Consultants

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

Receptionist: Hi, this is Pat*. I was calling to see if you wanted to set an appointment.
Customer on speakerphone: Yes, I do.
Receptionist: So, it looks like I set you an appointment before. What happened?
Customer on speakerphone: … You cancelled it.
Receptionist: Hm. I wonder why.

Atlanta, Georgia

Writer: So, if I get the new position I’ll be your boss.
Designer: That’s what I hear.
Writer: I could be all… pimp-slapping you if you got out of line. Or, like, assigning you all kinds of work while I’m laying on the beach drinking one percent milk.
Designer: With that raise you could be drinking whole milk!

16340 North Scottsdale Road
Scottsdale, Arizona

Investigative journalist on phone: Honey, please, you’ve got to get me those records. Without them we don’t have a story! In order to do this story, I really need you to get me those records, honey. I know you have access to them… Well, no, you won’t technically be lying to the police.

TV news show
New York, New York

Overheard by: Lindsay

Clerk: Are you worried?
Rehab counselor using laptop: No. Why?
Clerk: People always look worried while they are trying to memorize the Internet.

4555 Central Avenue
Columbus, Indiana

Cube girl on phone, laughing: That must be really annoying, someone telling you your mom’s dead and then they tell you your dad’s dead, too!

100 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York

Phone rep #1: What’s that?! A cheeseburger without cheese?!
Phone rep #2: Yeah. It’s called a hamburger.

500 North Central Expressway
Plano, Texas

Overheard by: amused coworker