Crimes

Police sergeant: Have you done those sexual child abuse talks at the school yet?
Civilian employee: Yes, and several of the children need to file a report.
Police sergeant: Great! Now we have more work. Whose idea was it to do those talks?

8620 California Avenue
South Gate, California

30-something redhead to older male lunch companion: I'm kind of disgusted with my current job in law enforcement. I'm thinking of a career change to either a highly-paid call girl or an assassin.
Older male lunch companion: Well, you're awesome at sex, and you *do* know how to kill people…

Restaurant
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Middle-aged manager: Whoa! You're new here!
Young female temp (making copies): Yeah, I just started on Monday, I'm a temp.
Middle-aged manager: Has anyone shown you the dead bodies yet?
Young female temp: Uh, no.
Middle-aged manager: Once the temps realize what creeps we are, they kill us.

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Overheard by: a temp

Customer: What's going on? Why are there a bunch of cop cars outside?
Bank teller: I don't know. (looks at other tellers) Are ya'll getting robbed?

Kleberg Street
Kingsville, Texas

It's a New Orleans Thing, Dear Reader

Operator setting up auto claim with customer on phone: Sir, I'm so sorry your car got stolen today. At least you babies and CDs are fine. I think you need to git you some whiskey to calm you down. Or just do what I do to calm myself down, cheer! “Who dat! Who dat! Who dat! Yayayayayaya! Who dat!”

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Overheard by: Wish I had my MP3 player today

Casting assistant: …I mean… If you’re not going to type your letter, you might want to make sure that your handwriting doesn’t make you look like a serial killer.

Diamond Street
Brooklyn, New York

Overheard by: Tigertail

Coworker on phone: I wish people in prison had access to Facebook.

Pensacola Beach, Florida

Associate attorney to boss: Hey! You're smiling! You must've killed a client!

Reston, Virginia

Overheard by: The Receptionist Hears the Darndest Things

Mall employee: Remember, it's only incriminating if it's recorded!

Waldorf, Maryland

Overheard by: Jenna

Criminal defense attorney: Leave me alone. I have to get back to work.
Peon: Why is that?
Criminal defense attorney: I have a client that might actually be innocent.

39 South LaSalle Street
Chicago, Illinois