Peon on phone: She’s right that it doesn’t make sense, but it’s what we should do.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Peon on phone: She’s right that it doesn’t make sense, but it’s what we should do.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Office girl #1: So, she’s like, definitely got AIDS… That’s what I heard.
Office girl #2: Really? No way! She’s way too fat to have AIDS. It makes you really skinny.
Office girl #1: I wish I had AIDS — you could eat whatever you liked.
Office girl #2: Yeah, I suppose… It would mean you might die, though.
Office girl #1: Hmmm, we’re all gonna some day, though.
Office girl #2: Yeah.
London
England
Overheard by: Cecilia
Worker #1: Who’s that?
Worker #2: What, the new temp?
Worker #1: Oh. What happened to the other lady?
Worker #2: She was too over-qualified.
Worker #1: What, and the new guy’s not? What is his experience?
Worker #2: Well, he was a turd farmer from poor Virginia.
Des Moines, Iowa
Assistant #1: What if you get a busy signal?
Assistant #2: That means it’s busy.
Assistant #1, after a long pause: Thank you.
450 N Street
Sacramento, California
Overheard by: Assistant #3
Sassy Latina operations manager: Where have you been?!?! You’ve been gone for like an hour!
Spunky marketing manager: What? I was getting a bikini wax!
Sassy Latina operations manager: Oh. [pause] I *thought* your pants looked looser.
M Street, Washington DC
Korean chick, gasping: It smells like drunk Mexican in here!
144 South Glendale Avenue
Glendale, California
Colleague eating lunch: I'm going to put this whole thing in my mouth, so don't look.
Colleague not eating lunch: That's what she said.
Hospital
London
England
Overheard by: GrassL337
Man #1: I didn’t know we had brochures for this product last year.
Woman #1: Let me see. [takes it and looks over] Dude! Check out the hair on this chick’s arm!
Man #1: What?! No way! Ewww… Outsourcing stock photos from eastern Europe, for the win! Take a look! [gives it to man #2]Man #2: [looks it over, then shouts] That’s a man, baby!
Atlantic Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts
Overheard by: Ang
Coworker on phone: I made some really good roasted vegetables with polenta last night, you should have been there. (pause) No, that's a placenta.
Denver, Colorado
Overheard by: Shannon
Coworker: I can’t believe they raised the price of their chicken salads! I mean, chicken is, like, the bologna of meats!
1400 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio
