Co-worker on phone: I have a trailer to be picked up…Yes, it is ready now. It’s in a parking lot. You know, where cars park.
33 Shaws Lane
Springfield, Massachusetts
Overheard by: Disgruntled Cube Tenant
Co-worker on phone: I have a trailer to be picked up…Yes, it is ready now. It’s in a parking lot. You know, where cars park.
33 Shaws Lane
Springfield, Massachusetts
Overheard by: Disgruntled Cube Tenant
Female coworker, as free surprise deep-dish pizza is brought into office: Damn! Why did I choose today to bring a salad!?
Male coworker: Girl, you better toss that salad! I mean, throw it away!
Chicago, Illinois
Two female coworkers in unison: Nu nu nu nu nu nu nu nu nu nu!
Suitland, Maryland
Copywriter, after noticing web designer refreshing makeup: Wow. Look at you. Got a hot date?
Web designer: No. I'm meeting people. And I've never met them in person before.
Snarky PR specialist: And you don't want them to know right away that you're a horrible person?
Las Vegas, Nevada
Overheard by: Looks like Diva
Reporter #1: Did I just hear that someone got bit by a cow on the scanner?
Reporter #2: It’s possible. Some of them have really bad attitudes.
101 Avenue A
Conroe, Texas
Overheard by: Catherine
Recruit: This friend of mine is having a party Sunday. I can’t decide whether or not to go.
Coworker: Why wouldn’t you?
Recruit: It’s in honor of Martin Luther King, Junior.
Coworker: What’s wrong with that?
Recruit: Well, it’s a lingerie party.
Coworker: Oh…
13th Street and Peachtree Street
Atlanta, Georgia
Overheard by: I have a dream
Coworker #1: Hey, did you hear Dick Cheney’s lesbian daughter is pregnant? Explain to me how that happened.
Coworker #2 to Coworker #3: Joe*, you want to take care of this for me?
Waterfront
Washington, DC
Editrix: I remember a time at this company when someone would say there was free food, and I’d go get some. It didn’t matter what it was — I ate it because it was free.
Scheduler: Sounds like a dark time.
2001 Lind Avenue SW
Renton, Washington
Overheard by: Writer guy
Coworker #1: You wouldn't believe who just called me. Juan*. I haven't heard from him in six months, and now all of a sudden he thinks I'm going to talk to him again?
Coworker #2, jokingly: Well, maybe he just wants to be good friends.
Coworker #1: You know what? He can just go and be good friends with his horse!
Melbourne, Florida
Female coworker hearing drilling from another part of the building: What is that noise?
Male coworker: A brontosaurus.
Female coworker: What?!
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Overheard by: She’s… ah… tenacious
