Coworker #1: (singing)I'm all out of love…
Coworker #1&#2: (singing)I'm so lost without you. I know you were right, believing for so long…

Ontario, Canada

Overheard by: MediaSlave

Female manager: We need to get somebody in to fill the position.
Male manager: But nobody is right for it.
Female manager: You know who could do it, actually? We could get sarah back.
Male manager: Hah! Okay, but you get to manage her.
Female manager: Oh, come on! What is your problem with sarah?
Male manager: She's stupid.
Female manager: Okay, but–.
Male manager: She's just so dumb.
Female manager: Well, yeah.

Commuter shuttle, Boston, MA

Overheard by: Kitty

where are the minorities?!

Itasca, IL

Woman on the phone in the cube behind me responding to someone: "well its just the schizophrenia."

101 Federal St Boston MA

Coworker #1: Everywhere I go, there's rape! Coworker #2 frowns.
Coworker #1: Seed! Rapeseed! The yellow stuff in the fields! Coworker #2 looks dubious.
Coworker #1: Fine! Coworker #1 stalks off.

Stroud, Gloucestershire, England

Engineer: Sounds like you might need a bigger member.

Southeast Washington

Office drone #1: Hey, are you coming to bowling?
Office drone #2: I'll let you know tomorrow, I have to check with my wife.
Office drone #3: Lame!
Office drone #2: Sorry, aren't you going on holidays with your mum?

London

<b>customer service rep:</b> did we ever get original bills from mk? Didn't someone want them? Some crazy lady? Do you know what I'm talking about?… Do I know what I'm talking about?

Fort Mill, SC

Non-native english speaker boss: The idee (pronounced I-d) is…
Native english speaker colleague interrupts: Did you mean idea? (highlighting the e-a part).
Non-native english speaker boss: No, unless you say te-a?! (pronouncing the e-a part as in the correct pronunciation of idea). Native english speaker colleague almost fell from his chair…

The Netherlands

Co-worker: "I had to ask him, have you ever been told you an angina? He said I am a man, not a woman! Yeah, I didn't know at first. Its part of your heart."

Lincoln, NE

Overheard by: CA