Coworker to another while tweaking settings on their iPhones: Where's your colon?
Birmingham
England
Overheard by: Bex
Coworker to another while tweaking settings on their iPhones: Where's your colon?
Birmingham
England
Overheard by: Bex
Coworker: You are very bright today.
QC guy in yellow shirt: Oh, why thank you.
Coworker, walking away: And I don’t mean that in the mental sense.
8220 England Street
Charlotte, North Carolina
Cube rat #1, wearing white dress shirt: Too bad Abe’s* out today. He’d compliment me on my gangsta shirt.
Cube rat #2: What’s so gangsta about it?
Cube rat #1: I just know Abe. He’d say, ‘That’s a gangsta shirt!’ Too bad I wore it and he isn’t here to see.
San Diego, California
Overheard by: Diablo
Employee #1: I wish we still had dinosaurs. That would be awesome!
Employee #2: Are you high?
Employee #1: No, no, no. I'm just saying, it would totally solve the goose problem.
McLean, Virginia
(coworker #1 launches stress ball at coworker #2)
Coworker #2: Good thing you throw like a girl.
Coworker #1: Ya know, you're like the opposite of United Way: you bring out the worst in me.
Coworker #1: I'm pretty sure that's not their motto.
Coworker #2: I'm pretty sure you're still fucking annoying. (waits a moment) Yep.
East Midtown
New York City, New York
Overheard by: The Temp
Co-worker #1: Oh my god, I keep getting the hiccups!
Co-worker #2: Try holding your breath for ten minutes.
2815 Colby Avenue
Everett, Washington
Desk worker #1: I think we need something new in our lobby.
Desk worker #2: I could use a new rack. Mine’s all worn out. See how this just hangs?
Boston, Massachusetts
Overheard by: institution of higher education
Coworker, discussing why he can't go to lunch: I would fart once in my room on Saturday, and it would totally blow my mind. Then it would proceed to blow everyone else's minds in every other room upstairs. Like, seriously, Joe* was like “did you drop a deuce?” and I was like “no.” Then I proceeded to fart exclusively in the bathroom for the rest of the weekend, and bring a pack of matches too.
Crozet, Virginia
Overheard by: Cube Monkey
Guy to coworker at the next urinal, who just farted: Are you serious?!
St. Petersburg, Florida
BK guy: What did you do this weekend?
BK girl: I went to Ohio for a concert.
BK guy: Ohio? You went all the way over by California for a concert?
BK girl: Ummm… No…
Burger King, Rhode Island