Female coworker on phone: For lack of a better word, “pop art,” you know, like that banana picture you have.
Los Angeles, California
Overheard by: Joy
Female coworker on phone: For lack of a better word, “pop art,” you know, like that banana picture you have.
Los Angeles, California
Overheard by: Joy
Peon: Did you see that chick last night? She was so hot. After the meeting, Eric* made a beeline for her.
Co-worker: Oh, yeah? She was hot?
Peon: Well, in the real world she was probably like a 7, but in the lawyer world, she’s like a 12.
West Street
Boston, Massachusetts
Overheard by: Julianna
White female coworker, about guy holding exotic bird: That’s one of those talking birds.
Hispanic female coworker: Yeah, I’ve seen those before.
White female coworker: They can talk, but you can’t hold a conversation with them. They’re not that smart. They can’t answer when you ask them a question.
Hispanic female coworker: Uh-huh.
633 3rd Avenue
New York, New York
Overheard by: Appalled
Paralegal: I know there's Chinese food, and there's Japanese food, but is there Korean food?
Coworker: What? Of course there is!
Paralegal: What's the difference?
Coworker: Countries.
Port Washington, New York
Cubicle mate #1: Do you remember when Steve Urkel got all hot and started going as Stefan Urquelle?
Cubicle mate #2, confused: Yeah…
Cubicle mate #1: I just remembered that.
Cubicle mate #2: Ha. Did I do that?
Ontario Street
Chicago, Illinois
Overheard by: gotanycheese
Peon #1: It’s written mostly from the perspective of the dog…
Peon #2: So is it fiction?
Publisher’s office
New York, New York
Coworker, smelling vegetarian lunch: Eww! It stinks in here! Is that my burp or Scott's balls?
Fall River, Massachusetts
Boss: Whoever invented cheese is a great American.
Coworker: Cheese wasn’t invented by an American.
Boss: Well, whoever did invent it should be made an American.
Austin, Texas
Male cubicle dweller to another: Good Lord, we have a crackhead in the NASCAR!
Battle Creek, Michigan
Girl: Can you keep this desk clean?
Guy: What? The desk is clean. Stop hating!
Girl: Hey, hey, don’t say that, I’m not a cock-blocker. I don’t cock-block.
Guy: What the fuck does that have to do with my desk?
350 South Figueroa
Los Angeles, California
Overheard by: Sexual tension in the workplace?
