Wasn't That a Challenge on Project Runway?

Coworker, preparing to go to cemetery: I need a go-to funeral dress.

Dallas, Texas

Posted on November 26, 2010
Clothes, Coworkers, Death, Texas

Omaha's the Place to Go for Autoerotic Snakephyxiation

Clerk #1: You hear about that guy who got choked to death by his pet python?
Clerk #2: Yeah, apparently the snake had choked him in the past, but never killed him before.

Omaha, Nebraska

Overheard by: Doug's Mom

Posted on November 17, 2010
Animals, Coworkers, Death, Nebraska, Violence, Weirdness

…Please Ignore the Flowers and Balloons I Sent.

Engineer on phone, in happy voice: Kevin! Congratulations! (pause, then in sad voice) Oh… my condolences.

Fishkill, New York

Overheard by: Bored Engineer

Posted on November 11, 2010
Death, Engineers, Feelings, New York, On the phone, Weirdness

So I Don't Have to Rappel Down the Elevator Shaft?

Secretary: Nothing we do here is worth death.

Decorah, Iowa

Overheard by: It's True

Posted on October 4, 2010
Admins, Compare and contrast, Death, Iowa

Time to Get a Court Order and Change the Locks, Honey

Lady in elevator: And then I laid there and thought about what I'd do if he really killed someone.

Portland, Oregon

Overheard by: Rachel

Posted on October 1, 2010
Crimes, Death, Employees, Oregon, Violence, Weirdness

The Thin Line Between Leftovers and Toxic Waste

Coworker to another: I was going to get you back by putting your phone in the fridge. However, I opened that fridge… and it was like death in there.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Posted on September 23, 2010
Coworkers, Death, Oklahoma, On the phone, Sensory Experiences

…Choosing Between Ones and Zeroes All Day Long

IT director, leaving: If anyone needs me, I'll be in the storage room trying to hang myself. I can't deal with this shit anymore.

Kansas City, Missouri

Posted on September 20, 2010
Bosses, Death, Missouri, Tech People, Violence, Weirdness

…Aaaand Send!

Frustrated office dweller: Die, die, die! Poke you in the eye!

West Perth
Australia

Overheard by: IT Guru

Posted on September 17, 2010
Australia, Death, Employees, Threats, Violence, Weirdness

Isn't This a Passage in the Bible?

Programmer #1: But I'd have a justified reason to kill you.
Programmer #2: Huh?
Programmer #1: You punched a kitten.

Adelaide
Australia

Posted on August 16, 2010
Animals, Australia, Coworkers, Crimes, Death, Tech People, Threats, Violence

Martha Stewart's Employees Really Do Share a Bond

Assistant: I think we put poison in her office before.

Washington, DC

Posted on July 22, 2010
Crimes, Death, Employees, Washington DC

Death