Employees

Guy on phone with one finger stuffed in his ear: I didn't get it, Lisa, what's your dad dying got to do with us not having anal? (pause) What? No sex at all? (pause) Not even a blowjob? Jeez, I mean, why are you acting so weird all of a sudden?

Manhattan, New York

Overheard by: Saagar

Longtime standing employee: You've used up all your mulligans.
Temp employee: What do you mean? Today? This week?
Longtime standing employee: For the remainder of your stay.

Escondido, California

Overheard by: Mike G

Accountant #1: You know, French onion soup has beef-stock in it.
Accountant #2: But it's not like, real meat, it's just… boiled.
Accountant #1: Don't tell me, tell Jesus!

Albany, New York

Colleague on phone: No, no, no. No! I'm gonna ask you, like Tina Turner asked Ike: What's love got to do with this, baby?

Fordham University
New York

Office lady on phone: No, I'm not getting Dave to help… Hell, you know what men think six inches is!

British Columbia
Canadia

Clerk: I saw you driving earlier, did you get your license back?
Customer: Yeah, it's all good now. If I could only stay out of the bar…
Clerk: You don't think there's a connection between those two things?
Customer: What do you mean?

Indianapolis, Indiana

Overheard by: BFS

Office woman, annoyed her desk was rearranged: He keeps putting office supplies in my private area!

Jacksonville, Florida

Journalist in network newsroom: Ewwww! Corpses on the beach! (pause) Oh, never mind. They were just prostitutes.

Manhattan, New York

Slick young professional woman, deadpan: I've said so many horrible things about him, it will be nice to finally meet him in person.

Harlem, New York

Cube-dweller to manager: Jeez, Daniel*, you would have killed me! Except I would never have owned up to it, but I can now, coz I didn't do it…

Melbourne
Australia

Overheard by: confused but amused