Female office dolt: Oh my god! I need to put my sweater away before I get fined!
Water Street
New York City, New York
Overheard by: Cubicle Gnome
85-year-old client: I’ve been sick all morning but I’ll tell you what: the best way to cure diarrhea is by drinking wine!
Sales manager on phone: Oh… Um… Really?
Hotel
Dulles, Virginia
Overheard by: Rather Disgusted
Female coworker: Your dog looks like a pig.
Land O' Lakes, Florida
Bridezilla-to-be on cell in lounge: … Yeah, but, like, his family is just so different than ours, Mom! They’re lower class and aren’t used to spending a lot of money on stuff like that!
Insurance company
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Drone #1: Hey could they use images instead of words for these labels?
Drone #2: Are we going to do it…
Drone #1, interrupting: No, is it technically feasible!?
Drone #2: Technically, it's feasible to split an atom. (pause) Are we going to? No.
St. Louis, Missouri
Boss: So what would be the wider business implamications of this?
Canberra
Australia
Overheard by: glad she wasn’t in that meeting
Cubicle mate on phone: Yeah, that’s so me. Wait, now what is this called? Well I’d rather be a dog walker than a porn star!
Topeka, Kansas
Cube dweller: You sonofabitch, you’re getting a goddamn manicure! If you don’t, I’m going to rip your goddamn nails off, because you don’t deserve them!
Office, Soho
New York, New York
Overheard by: Nervous Co-worker
Shoe store girl #1: You look tired all the time.
Shoe store girl #2: Well, I think it’s my allergies. I’m allergic to cats and I like to rub mine on my face all the time.
Shoe store girl #1: Oh.
Northgate Mall
Seattle, Washington
Coworker: Do you think your mom would sell me a cigarette?
Coworker: No, I think she'll give you one because she's not a Quick Stop or a Crown Fried.
New Jersey