Boss: Alright everyone, I’m leaving for the day. Everyone knows my cell phone number, right?
Peon: 1-800-sex?
Northern Iowan
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Boss: Alright everyone, I’m leaving for the day. Everyone knows my cell phone number, right?
Peon: 1-800-sex?
Northern Iowan
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Engineer #1: A charred, dark husk of evil smoldering into infinity would be cool.
Engineer #2: I’d prefer the Dyson Sphere. Though I personally find Niven ringworlds much more aesthetically pleasing.
Engineer #1: But a husk!
Engineer #2: A Dyson sphere could be kind of a husk.
Engineer #1: Come on! Spooky husk!
Engineer #2: No! No spooky husk!
Engineer #1: Aww.
Engineer #2: …We can make the Dyson Sphere kind of spooky if you insist.
401 Elliott Avenue W
Seattle, Washington
Overheard by: Bjorn Townsend
Writer to editor: I was having a staring contest with you a little while ago, but you weren’t paying attention so I won.
Broad Street
Augusta, Georgia
Designer to photo researcher: Try to find a nice child abuse shot.
10801 N. MoPac Expressway
Austin, Texas
Overheard by: always listening
Employee: Well, did we decide against boobs?
163 Freelon Street
San Francisco, California
Overheard by: Eve S. Dropper
Female designer #1: Did she have natural birth or were they cut out?
Female designer #2: They say that after you have the first, the rest just slide out.
Soho
New York City, New York
Female designer: I’ve been yoinked a lot today.
Orlando, Florida
Overheard by: Meg
Copywriter: I haven’t seen Mallrats.
Designer: What?!
Copywriter: Or The Goonies.
Designer: Have you seen any movie?
Copywriter: Those are the only two I haven’t seen.
Plum Street, Cincinnati
Ohio
Overheard by: Erica
Female worker #1: You couldn’t tell how big it was?
Female worker #2: Well, I hadn’t touched it before then.
The Daily Reflector
Greenville, North Carolina
Photo assistant: Eeewwww! I can’t believe you put that in your mouth!
Culver City, California
Overheard by: LaLa Land
