Woman on phone to daughter, asking who sent her home to change her “inappropriate” outfit at school: Were they fat people?
Nashville, Tennessee
Woman on phone to daughter, asking who sent her home to change her “inappropriate” outfit at school: Were they fat people?
Nashville, Tennessee
Super-rich boss’s wife: So you know how we always call my husband God?
Employees at luncheon: [Puzzled silence]
Super-rich boss’s wife: Seriously, you know how we call him God?
Employees at luncheon: [Silence]
Super-rich boss’s wife: Well, I bought him a horse! And we’re going to call it Jesus! Isn’t that hilarious?
2725 Henry Street
Augusta, Georgia
Mother: Why did you check “female” on that?
Son: Aw, shit!
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
125 Worth Street
New York, NY
Overheard by: Jean-Luc Picard
Supervisor's son: Do you pay them to be here?
Supervisor: Sometimes it feels like it.
Golden Valley, Minnesota
Overheard by: Bill
Assistant: So how is your daughter?
Boss's wife: She's fine. She made honor roll. She's getting fat…
Manhattan, New York
Overheard by: Office Drone #3784
Expecting mom: Who wants to see pictures of my baby's abnormally large penis?
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Irate cafeteria worker to 14-year-old daughter, over phone: I will fight you like I'd fight an enemy in the street.
Garden City, New York
Overheard by: emma pilsbury
Son to mom: Who are the Harlem Globetrotters?
Mom: They're the guys that do tricks with their balls.
Tacoma, Washington
Overheard by: Super Bob
Admin on phone with daughter: Sure, you can go to Puerto Rico with the Jones*. (pause) How far is Puerto Rico, anyways? (pause) It's not really that far, right? It's like, part of the US, but it's one of those things–like a stepchild.
Lutherville, Maryland
15-year-old to sister, after receiving her first pap smear: It was weird!
14-year-old sister: What happened?
15-year-old: I took my pants off. Then he put his finger in my butt!
14-year-old: Oh my god! Then what?
15-year-old: That lady stood there and watched!
Louisiana