Coworker: “Great minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, small minds discuss people”. Eleanor Roosevelt said that, and you know she was smart, 'cause she was uuuugleeeeeee!
Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia
Coworker: “Great minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, small minds discuss people”. Eleanor Roosevelt said that, and you know she was smart, 'cause she was uuuugleeeeeee!
Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia
Social worker to others, standing outside smoking: If we were all 5'9″ we wouldn't be overweight.
Tampa, Florida
Coworker on phone: But you'll stand outside for me because you think my tractor's sexy.
Chickasha, Oklahoma
Coworker on phone: If you ever do that again, I'm gonna spank your ass.
Calgary
Canadia
Male cook: Fine, we'll spell it your way!
Female front desk agent: No, seriously! “Banana” is spelled b-a-n-a-n-a.
(later that day)
Female front desk agent to male front desk agent: Hey, how do you spell “banana”?
Male front desk agent: B-a-b…
Female front desk agent, cutting him off: Forget it.
Boston, Massachusetts
Overheard by: David
Office girl to colleague: Is it in the toilet?
Ft. Worth, Texas
Overheard by: NICK BUDROS
Peon #1: Stella*, Jack* wants to know if you can come into his office.
Stella*: Sure.
Peon #2: Dun… Dun… Dun…
Peon #3: Just don't close the door.
Peon #1: And don't close your eyes.
Peon #2: And don't put anything in your mouth.
Kansas City, Missouri
Overheard by: extremely good advice
Secretary: I'm going out, does anyone want anything from Fordham road?
Coworker: Are you going past a liquor store?
Fordham University
The Bronx, New York
Coworker, arguing against gun regulations: They say that easy access to guns leads to mass killings. Well, there's easy access to prostitutes but I don't have syphilis. I restrain myself.
Nashville, Tennessee