Coworker at lunch: Hey, let's go to that Asian noodle place, I'd love spaghetti and meatballs today.

Landover, Maryland

Manager at copy machine: Oh. I jammed it. Sorry. (walks away with stuff without fixing)

Marlborough, Massachusetts

Male coworker: She's a leslie.
Older female coworker, sounding judgey: Just because she wears a lot of plaid, doesn't mean she's a lesbian.
Male coworker, sounding annoyed: Her last name is Leeeeesssssleeeeeey.

Marlborough, Massachusetts

Overheard by: Dawn Elizabeth

Female coworker: Oh, hey, how are you?
Nerdy executive: I'm not bad, I'm a level 20 dragonborn.
Female coworker: Oh… I'm not quite there yet.

Chico, California

Perky salesman: Well, she sounds really nice!
Perky saleswoman: Yeah! She seems really cool! I like her.
Perky salesman: I was being sarcastic. I don't like her at all.
Perky saleswoman: Is that funny?

St. Paul, Minnesota

Sales manager: Here's a number for my friend Jamie*. She's the shipping manager over at Nestle and she's looking for new brokers to book loads through.
Freight broker: Oh, great, thanks. But out of curiosity, what is it that you do for her?
Sales manager: I help her find her shoes when she's drunk.

Fort Mill, South Carolina

Singing coworker: I feel shitty! Oh so shitty!
Coworker who shares office wall: I don't think that's how it goes.

Bakersfield, California

Marketing assistant: If I had a dog that small I'd build him a parachute and see if he could fly.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Overheard by: Innocent bystander

Manager: Hey! How did the restroom go yesterday?

Middleboro, Massachusetts

Overheard by: MC

Patient, lying on exam table in the middle of a gynecological exam: Hey, is that my phone ringing?
Nurse: Uh, I think so.
Patient: Hand me my pants.
(nurse hands patient her pants)
Patient, taking cell out of pants: Hello? (pause) Oh, nothing… What are you up to?

Los Angeles, California

Overheard by: Vicky