Dorks, Geeks, & Nerds

Receptionist, on his last day: How can I give the rest of the staff access to these files?
Tech guy: Put them on the network.
Receptionist: Where’s the network?
Tech guy: Exactly! It’s everywhere, man!

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

Overheard by: I’m New Here

Cube rat #1: Hey Chris, go install this on Ben's computer.
Cube rat #2: (lets out audible fart)
Cube rat #1: Never mind.
Cube rat #2: Hey, I'm only getting two bars for my laptop's Wi-Fi connection.
Cube rat #3: It's because that damn fart cloud is out blocking the signal!

Columbia, South Carolina

Overheard by: Cube Rat Holding Nose

Minion: Do you seriously want to go off on a Chinese hamster ovary tangent? I mean, who gives a crap?

1959 NE Pacific Street
Seattle, Washington

Overheard by: snickerpants

Data geek #1: Do they massage the data before they give it the clients?
Data geek #2: Oh, we massage it like it's Kobe beef.

Salt Lake City, Utah

Internet hipster: It's a meme of a meme, so it's meta.
Boss: What?!

Fontana, California

Geek #1: Yeah, I'm pretty good with the chicks these days.
Geek #2: Oh, yeah? How?
Geek #1: I just walk up to them and be like “how you doiiiinn'” and I got them.
Geek #2: Then why are you always with me?

SUNY
New Paltz, New York

Security guard: This guy comes in with an orange juice bottle of vodka every morning! Gimme a shot of that!
Nerdy office worker: Do you really think I look like an alchie? An alchemist, maybe…

Manhattan, New York

Middle-aged project manager: Remember markers?!
Middle-aged web guy: I loved sniffing markers!
Middle-aged project manager: Airplane glue! We had to take my neighbor to the hospital because she got the lid stuck inside her nose from sniffing too hard.
Middle-aged web guy: Haha! I bet that was hard to explain to her parents!
Middle-aged project manager, dreamily: I just sniff paint…

Baltimore, Maryland

Overheard by: Unsurprised Temp

Cube dweller: I hear you got a new person in your department. That should help with the load.
IT geek: Yeah. Too bad she's fat and ugly.
Cube dweller: But you'd fuck her anyway if you got the chance. Right?
IT geek (sighing): Yeah, I probably would.

Woodland Hills, California

Overheard by: Gunboat

Specialist to data entry rep: Reboot your system and then send in a testicle service request.

Central, Illinois

Overheard by: Mrs. D