Female employee: (unintelligible)
Male employee, testily: Well. Not until we hire a dwarf.
Chicago, Illinois
Overheard by: Jamie B.
Office girl: Why are the long ones so hard to blow?
Wales
Overheard by: number8pie
Comp tech: If I had a million dollars I’d invent popcorn that pops every kernel.
Broadway
New York City, New York
Overheard by: TerryFTW
Manager: She was an elephant trainer in Thailand.
Assistant: Oh yeah, like that’s hard. Eat the peanut, bitch! [makes a whip gesture and cracking sound.]
Kirkwood, Missouri
Overheard by: Matt
Coworker, in response to request for user study participants: Have we figured out who it was that was crying at her desk when she was using the system? She may be a good person to add.
Charlotte, North Carolina
PR lady #1: I have nuts.
PR lady #2: That’s great, because I have a penis.
658 Church Street
Richmond, Victoria
Australia
Overheard by: Louise
Nurse: You’re not a weird old lady. Stop it.
Ivyland, Pennsylvania
Project manager: I’m like herpes. I don’t go away.
New York City, New York
Employee #1: Irene is gonna wipe out Staten Island.
Employee #2: It's about time.
Manhattan, New York
Boss: Our lives is a reality show.
New Jersey
Overheard by: english speaker
