Black coworker: You're German?
White coworker with German last name: Yes.
Black coworker: How long you been German?
White coworker: Uh…since I was born.
Black coworker: I thought you were white!
Manhattan
New York City, New York
Overheard by: Animal
Black coworker: You're German?
White coworker with German last name: Yes.
Black coworker: How long you been German?
White coworker: Uh…since I was born.
Black coworker: I thought you were white!
Manhattan
New York City, New York
Overheard by: Animal
Convention-goer in hallway: Want to come in? There! I just propositioned you!
Cleveland, Ohio
Lady coworker #1: What was the word of the day yesterday?
Lady coworker #2: … You mean from dictionary dot com?
Lady coworker #1: Yeah.
Lady coworker #2: Oh, I don’t know. I don’t get those emails.
Lady coworker #1: Oh, neither do I. I just wanted to know what it was.
11150 Santa Monica Boulevard
Los Angeles, California
Male coworker: So are you going to go learn about Peruvian hamsters today?
Female coworker, sighing: Yes.
Male coworker: Do you think if we do this he'll be better?
Female coworker: I've realized that *nothing* that we do will make him better. So we might as well do the nice thing.
Male coworker: Damn!
Seattle, Washington
Overheard by: rodents unite
Coworker: You should be able to mail a FedEx envelope at the post office. You shouldn't have to put it in a FedEx box. I mean, people get FedEx envelopes all the time.
Plainsboro, New Jersey
Overheard by: MyBrainHurts
Coworker to next cubicle: I'm sending you an e-mail.
Woburn, Massachusetts
Coworker #1: Hey, does anyone here have the athlete’s foot?
Coworker #2: Not currently… But I think Jerry* has jock itch.
Coworker #1: Thanks. You’ve been real helpful.
Peachtree Parkway
Norcross, Georgia
Overheard by: disease free
Coworker #1: Jack*, don’t you have a little thing?
Jack: I got a little thing, but it don’t do shit.
Coworker #2: So do I, Jack. So do I.
100 Main Street
Cincinnati, Ohio
Sales: I am so cranky today. I must be getting my period.
Co-worker #1: Again? You just had it last week.
Sales: Yeah. The PMS starts every week Monday and ends on Friday.
Co-worker #2: That’s not PMS, that’s menopause.
11694 Lackland Road
St. Louis, Missouri
Co-worker #1: So who is this [Harold] guy?
Co-worker #2: He was hired for a job, but never showed up.
Co-worker #1: Why? Did you ever find out?
Co-worker #2: All he wanted to do was rape and pillage, but Jesus wouldn’t allow it in this establishment.
8042 South Grant Way
Littleton, Colorado
