Designer on phone: You lost your chi? Is it with your red shirt? He stole your chi? He's a chi-stealer!
Broadway
New York City, New York
Overheard by: Editrix
Designer on phone: You lost your chi? Is it with your red shirt? He stole your chi? He's a chi-stealer!
Broadway
New York City, New York
Overheard by: Editrix
Photographer: If you don't know someone who will fuck you with an octopus, do you know anyone who would flog you with one?
San Francisco, California
Overheard by: fetishgirl
Editor: You got a little insert action going on there?
Paginator: Yeah, you like it?
Editor: Oh yeah, I like it.
Paginator: What about this, you like this?
Editor: That’s great.
9 Long Pond Road
Plymouth, Massachusetts
Overheard by: Miss Persnicket
Photographer: You wouldn't by chance have a suction cup with a pin on it, would you?
Culver City, California
Overheard by: LaLa Land
Writer, standing in doorway: You've got a lot of cat stuff in here now.
Designer: I was thinking that. It's kind of creepy. Seems like I might be gay, or some kind of weirdo loner who talks to his cat all the time.
Writer: Well, at least it's not saying things about you people don't already know.
Scottsdale, Arizona
Overheard by: Miel Durand
Architect: You pick out those colors yet?
Designer: Yep, right there.
Architect: Wow, those are bright… I was thinking more like this.
Designer: You told me green and orange, those are olive and rust!
Phoenix, Arizona
Manager: Alyssa calls burritos “burros.” What's the difference? I've always heard it called “burrito.” What do you call it?
Graphic artist and authentic Mexican: “Taco grande.”
Web designer and office coquette: That was my nickname in high school.
Sex Toy Company
Las Vegas, Nevada
Overheard by: Looks like Diva
Designer: Have you seen [Dustin] around?
Writer: Nope.
Designer: Hmm. I haven’t checked his office yet.
312 Plum Street
Cincinnati, Ohio
Salesman on speakerphone: Hey, Paul, get in here so we can work on BJs. (meaning the wholesale store)
Graphic designer: Eeewwwww!
Farmingdale, New York
Overheard by: peej
Photographer: Okay, I took pictures of the reigning Woody the Woodchuck and the two that are aiming to replace her when she retires. Can you tell the current one?
Designer, staring intently: This one?
Photographer: Wow, good job! You know your Woodys!
323 East Grand River Avenue
Howell, Michigan
Overheard by: Pam Beesley
