Software developer, after running a successful test: Boo-yah! I’m not dumb! I may not know what 12 minus 5 is, but I’m not dumb! Who cares if I can’t add?
Suburb
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Software developer, after running a successful test: Boo-yah! I’m not dumb! I may not know what 12 minus 5 is, but I’m not dumb! Who cares if I can’t add?
Suburb
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
60-year-old prim-looking secretary: That spaghetti sauce I made last night ran right through me. I was on the pot all night.
Greensboro, North Carolina
Coworker #1: Suck my dick, bitch!
Coworker #2: Like a boss!
Gauteng
South Africa
Overheard by: Jan Blam
Lawyer: Did you know there was a gun in the house?
Defendant: No.
Lawyer: Did you hold the gun at any point?
Defendant: No.
Lawyer: Did you threaten anyone with the gun?
Defendant: I don’t remember.
Courthouse
Phoenix, Arizona
Overheard by: not a juror
Head of science, congratulating speaker after lecture on libraries: Thanks for telling me about the state library. When did it open?
Queensland
Australia
Overheard by: gobsmacked
Secretary: "my doctor told me that if I crack my neck I'll go blind."
Superintendant: "how are you still alive?"
West Chester, Pennsylvania
Female coworker #1: I just don't trust people who are openly trying to tear me down.
Female coworker #2: Probably a good instinct.
Big Beaver
Troy, Michigan
Guest: Man, I really love your food!
Server: Thank you, sir.
Guest: It gives me the strength of a puma!
Server: Uh… thank you sir?
5th St
Cincinnati, Ohio
Woman on phone: Sir, you may have cleaned your apartment very well, but unfortunately you didn't take all your cockroaches with you.
Portland, Oregon
Overheard by: jasmine
New mom: The days go by so fast now that I’m so preoccupied with… pumping.
Hudson St
New York City, New York
Overheard by: Harriet Vane
