Cubicle dweller #1: Do any animals eat humans?
Cubicle dweller #2: Uh, lets see… What does a koala eat?
Washington, DC
Cubicle dweller #1: Do any animals eat humans?
Cubicle dweller #2: Uh, lets see… What does a koala eat?
Washington, DC
Peon #1: Is “data warehouse” one or two words?
Peon #2: One.
Texas
Office drone to another: I learn something new from John every day. I forget what he said now, but I can repeat it right after he says it!
Plainsboro, New Jersey
Coworker: The word “aural” just doesn't feel right in my mouth.
Seattle, Washington
Overheard by: Trying not to be sent to HR
Coworker on speakerphone: He tried to put it in today, but he can't get it in the hole.
Boss: Didn't we give him dimensions, Chuck?
Coworker: Yes, we did, but they were too big.
Boss: Let's make a template!
South Carolina
Overheard by: AlyssaFaith
Older rep approaching retirement to 30-something coworker: You have to tease it to get it to start squirting.
Manhattan, New York
Coworker on phone: Ugh, it's just the bloating and the pain. (pause) Oh, wait! I think things are on the move! (rushes to bathroom)
Ypsilanti, Michigan
Overheard by: CubeDweller
Office lady: Greek? Is that a language?
Steubenville, Ohio
Coworker: I love kids. Just not kids with problems.
Freehold, New Jersey
Overheard by: Robert
College-educated marketing coordinator: Do you know what he's asking for?
Designer: He wants you to get a quote to print the postcards.
College-educated marketing coordinator: I know, but what does “two comma one hundred” mean?
Designer: He wants a quote on two-thousand, one hundred postcards.
College-educated marketing coordinator: Oh.
Pennsylvania
