General Idiocy

Architect: There's too much…there are too many people thinking around here.

Charlottesville, Virginia

Manager: These monitors that you are getting rid of; are they any good?
Tech: They are a little fuzzy.
Manager: “A little fuzzy”? What’s “a little fuzzy”?
Tech: You know, like a hamster.

90 Sherman Street
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Passenger #1: Don’t you wanna use the stairs for just one floor?
Passenger #2: Hmmm… I never know which one goes up and which one goes down.

Packed elevator, 1909 K Street
Washington, DC

Manager lady: She lives in New Mexico. New Mexico?! Where is that? Do they speak Spanish there? Is there an old Mexico?

186 Suburbia Court
Santa Cruz, California

Co-worker #1: Is [Hal] here?
Co-worker #2: No.
Co-worker #1: What should I do with the mail? Do you get it?
Co-worker #2: What do you do with the mail every day?
Co-worker #1: Put it on [Hal]’s desk.
Co-worker #2: Well then?
Co-worker #1: Well I wasn’t sure. I forgot.

740 Sansom Street
Phiadelphia, Pennsylvania

Colleague: You know why George Bush Sr. died? [Others look at one another, then laugh.] … Isn’t he dead?!

Park Avenue
New York, New York

Overheard by: JS

Coworker #1: Is Florida’s time zone one or two hours behind us?
Coworker #2: I’m not sure. It’s pretty far south, so probably two.

235 Promenade Street
Providence, Rhode Island

Receptionist, on phone: Ocean View* Escrow
Processor: Darlene* please.
Receptionist: She’s on the other line. Would you like to hold?
Processor: I’d love to.
Receptionist: Really?
Processor: Not big on sarcasm, are you?

1950 Sawtelle Boulevard
Los Angeles, California

Overheard by: Matt

Blonde entering elevator: I tell you, people are lazy.
Brunette: Which people?
Blonde, hitting button for second floor: Everybody. Everybody is lazy!

2001 Lind Avenue SW
Renton, Washington

Overheard by: going to 5

Client on phone: When can I schedule an appointment to conjugate a meeting?

315 North Great Neck Road
Virginia Beach, Virginia