Consultants

Lobbyist: Who’s your favorite consultant?! Who?! Say my name!

K Street
Washington, DC

Abs instructor pointing out muscle groups: That’s the great thing about being the instructor — you get to touch.

Army base
Iraq

Overheard by: The Touched

Engineer: If there’s a meltdown from us making [a particular mistake], how much damage would it do around the plant?
Sales guy: It’s actually for New Brunswick, so it wouldn’t be too big a deal.

Highways 24 and 401
Cambridge, Ontario
Canadia

Overheard by: Not moving to New Brunswick anytime soon

Woman: Watch out for him — he eats women’s shoes.

Cleveland, Ohio

Overheard by: Glad I’m wearing men’s shoes

Receptionist on phone: Yeah, but at this point I’d really rather have waffles than lesbians.

Office building, Downtown Crossing
Boston, Massachusetts

Overheard by: what?

CSR: Yeah, Alabama is first. I can’t think of any other states that start with ‘A’… Mhmmm… Oh, right, Arizona. And Iowa.

Boston, Massachusetts

Consultant #1: Should we print copies so people can take notes?
Consultant #2: I never take notes — I have a phallic memory. If I see it once, I always remember it.

Bay Area Boulevard
Houston, Texas

Bookkeeper: He has a monkey! It’s a medically trained monkey. It can dial 911. What it tells them, I’m not sure…

Western Avenue
Los Angeles, California

Overheard by: the sugar monster

Employee to systems guy: So, first of all, we want the truth.

1400 Douglas Street
Omaha, Nebraska

Insurance rep: Do you know what flood zone you’re in?
Client: What are my choices?
Insurance rep: It’s not really a choice, FEMA assigns them.

North Great Neck Road
Virginia Beach, Virginia