Annoying coworker #1: Hey, this guy's last name is German!
Annoying coworker #2: Is he a foreigner? Myself… (bangs head on desk)
Fullerton, California
Overheard by: Monica
Annoying coworker #1: Hey, this guy's last name is German!
Annoying coworker #2: Is he a foreigner? Myself… (bangs head on desk)
Fullerton, California
Overheard by: Monica
Loud cube rat: It's just a booger! You want a booger?
Normal cube rate: No, but let me help you out. (pulls out a Kleenex)
Mebane, North Carolina
Overheard by: Horrified
Librarian #1: He's getting married in September. I guess it's pretty serious.
Office worker: Of course it's serious if they're getting married!
Librarian #2: Well, he could be forced into it. Maybe it's an arranged marriage!
Navy Yard
Washington, DC
IT professional #1: But the thing is that a lot of these people will need me forever… most of them are from 40-60 years old… Need I say more?
IT professional #2: Ugh, god! Just give them an abacus and call it a day.
Parnall Road
Jackson, Michigan
Overheard by: cubewalker
Coworker #1: Is it in regular writing or slanty writing?
Coworker #2: “Slanty” writing? Italics?
Coworker #1: No, italics is when it is bold.
Medical Office
Durham, North Carolina
Coworker: Wow! Those are some shiny shoes! You know, it’s a good thing to have shiny shoes because people are more likely to be enthralled by your feet and less likely to notice your incompetence.
Elevator, Office building
Dallas, Texas
Overheard by: checking own feet
Grunt #1: We need to buy a couple of monkeys and have monkey knife fights.
Grunt #2: Is there anything against the law about that?
2540 Satellite Boulevard
Duluth, Georgia
Coworker #1: Tell me I’m crazy.
Coworker #2: You’re crazy.
Coworker #1: Yeah, Helen* totally caught me checking out Bob* yesterday.
Coworker #2: You’re crazy, ’cause he’s gay…
Coworker #1: So, what? Gays aren’t allowed to look good?
Missoula, Montana
Overheard by: Gaia
Coworker #1 on phone: Seriously, it was like neutering a cat with a butter knife.
Coworker #2 on speaker: What?
DT Sacramento, California
Overheard by: Suddenly glad I don’t have pets
Advisor #1: Wow, you're really almost done packing up your office. All the rainbow stuff is gone…
Advisor #2: I never had any rainbow stuff up. It was just colorful.
Advisor #1: True. It's like the party's over.
Advisor #2: Yup. The make-up's off. My hair's messed up… Can't find my underwear.
Advisor #1: Wait, how is that different from any other day?
Manhattan, New York
Overheard by: Daniel
