Anglo coworker during meeting, loudly: Mi lapiz es muy grande!
Air Force Base, California
Overheard by: Joe
Anglo coworker during meeting, loudly: Mi lapiz es muy grande!
Air Force Base, California
Overheard by: Joe
Co-worker #1: Do you have a dog?
Co-worker #2: No, I have a hard enough time taking care of myself, let alone another dog.
2645 South Mojave Road
Las Vegas, Nevada
Person in cubicle: Is that your cell phone?
Person in next cubicle: No, it's my mouth.
Austin, Texas
Woman: It’s about time to not come to work for a couple of days.
770 N. Water Street
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Overheard by: Paul
Editor to another: You’re killing me. Why don’t you just cover yourself with tapioca and let the birds eat you?
Beaumont, Texas
Coworker #1: Do you want this document spf-ed?
Coworker #2: Do mean pdf-ed?
Coworker #1: Yeah, why, what did I say?
Coworker #2: Sfp.
Ellicott City, Maryland
Newlywed father-to-be on phone to coworker: Yeah, it’s great! Although… It’s very large and hard… For some reason I thought it would be squishy.
4001 South 700 East
Salt Lake City, Utah
Overheard by: Really hopes he’s talking about his wife’s belly…
Chubby office girl #1: … And I’m a big girl, okay? The wind was blowing so hard that I almost fell over. I dunno how other people stay on the ground.
Chubby office girl #2: I’ve often wondered that.
Chubby office girl #1: Why I’m so fat?
Chubby office girl #2, laughing: No, how skinny people aren’t airborne more often.
Chubby office girl #1: They’re more aerodynamic, I guess.
State Street
Boston, Massachusetts
Overheard by: Liz
Work bee #1: Do you get paid more because you speak two languages?
Work bee #2: No. I should, right? One would think…
Work bee #1: Yeah, seriously, speaking two languages is like having an extra toe, it makes you stand out.
Shelton, Connecticut
Worker #1: Ow! I just gave my face a paper cut!
Worker #2: Are you serious?
Worker #1: Uh…no.
685 Cathcart Street
Montreal, Quebec
Canadia
Overheard by: Timmy O’ Toole