Financial Folk

I-banker: Why can’t we just donate money to hire people to do this work?

2615 W. 84th Place
Chicago, Illinois

Female account manager: Kevin*, maybe you know this. I've been asking everyone and no one wants to tell me. What is a “pearl necklace?”
Kevin* (gay HR director): Oh, boy. Shut the door, please.

Manhattan, New York

Overheard by: Juan Chung

Female cashier: Hey, is that your purple car out there?
Stock dude: Yeah, it is. The chicks love it.
Female cashier: I like it. I want a purple Probe.
Stock dude: Yeah…I heard that about you.

436 Southbridge Street
Auburn, Massachusetts

Overheard by: I heard that too.

Mortgage Specialist: I have to say this loan is for you. In fact, if you were to reject the loan I would frankly have to drive down to
your house and shoot your porch light out.
Borrower: Well we can’t have that now, can we?

440 W 200 S
Salt Lake City, Utah

Overheard by: AK 47

Accountant using secretary's copier: Yeah, I guess you can slide in there and make a copy.
Partner, overhearing: Slide? The electric slide?
(secretary groans)
Partner: What, is that like the worst dance ever?
Secretary: Yeah. 'cuz at least the chicken dance is, like, fun.
Partner: That, and it makes sense, because y'know, that's how chickens dance! (demonstrates by flapping)

Manhattan, New York

Accountant: Why did you switch from coffee to green tea?
Analyst: Tea is easier on my throat and it has more antioxidants.
Accountant: What are antioxidants?
Analyst: They keep me from having oxidants…Come on! That’s funny, dammit!

100 East Rivercenter Boulevard
Covington, Kentucky

Branch manager: I really wish we had a color printer up here!
Personal banker: Well, you know what? We don't! So why don't you take out the trash!

Conway, Arkansas

Overheard by: Brynn

Supervisor: Internet access appears to be back up.
Accountant: I don’t care; hurl yourself out the nearest window immediately.

2005 Market Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Finance: The pills the pharmacy gave me for my back looked funny. They were supposed to be oval and yellow but they are more long and white.
VP: So did you find out what the problem was?
Finance: Well, I called the pharmacy and they said that they had mistakenly given me anti-psychotics instead of my back medicine.

666 11th Street NW
Washington, DC

Manager: Did you make a new folder for the nursery division?
Accountant: Did I?
Manager: Yes, did you?
Accountant: Would I?
(manager stares blankly)

Freehold, New Jersey

Overheard by: Max