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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