Loan assistant, after hanging up the phone with loan officer: Well, he's not the sharpest light bulb in the drawer, is he?
Mount Vernon, Kentucky
Loan assistant, after hanging up the phone with loan officer: Well, he's not the sharpest light bulb in the drawer, is he?
Mount Vernon, Kentucky
Boss in special activities division: The short answer is: it's classified.
Bearded man: What's the long answer?
Boss: The long answer is: it's classified, and I don't like you.
CIA Headquarters
Langley, Virginia
Overheard by: John Alejandro King
Department supervisor: What possessed you to throw the cow at the wall?
Office guy: Because… it… sticks to things!
Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
Overheard by: Moo…
College admissions rep: I might sound like an idiot, but I look good.
Syracuse, New York
Philosopher: It's hard to whistle when you're flying.
Connecticut
Code enforcer: I have an animal control complaint.
Animal control: Okay, what is it?
Code enforcer: There's a camel loose in our office!
Dallas, Texas
Overheard by: Lauren
Female employee: I'm going to wear a handlebar mustache. For that androgynous look.
City Centre
Bristol
England
Telemarketer with heavy Indian accent: Hello, I would like to speak to whoever handles your Yellow Pages or SuperPages needs. Who would that be?
Guy, interrupted at work: Do you not see a problem with the phonebook sales person calling and saying they don't know who they are calling?
Honolulu, Hawaii
Office peon to big boss lady: Oh, move! You're taking up the whole hallway!
Big boss lady: I beg your pardon?
Office peon: Did I say that out loud? You know how people usually say that when they're joking? I'm not joking… I really didn't mean to say it.
Big boss lady: Perhaps you should follow me to my office.
Office peon: Yes… probably.
Sydney
Australia
Overheard by: better at (not) talking
Cube dweller: This joint thing is confusing me. What's a joint?
La Jolla, California
