General Idiocy

Boss, looking out window at parking lot full of snow: It's like a parking lot out there!

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Customer service rep: I don’t know what that is, but let me explain it to you.

Wallingford, Connecticut

Overheard by: Cubicle Co-Worker

Office dweller on phone: You get Snoop. We get Jon Bon Jovi.

Austin, Texas

Coworker, after conversation with boss: A fetus could come up with better ideas.

Melville, New York

President #1, on teleconference: So that about wraps up what we discussed during the presidents' retreat. Did you have anything you wanted to add?
President #2 (after pause): Oh, I actually had you muted.
President #1: Okay, did you hear everything I said or do you need me to repeat anything?
President #2: Oh. Umm…no, I was going to the bathroom.

Baltimore, Maryland

Paralegal #1: It’s funny when I enter a label for what type of event the attorney is doing, one of them says “Meditation”. Who would meditate in the conference room?
Paralegal #2: Are you sure it doesn’t say “Mediation”?
Paralegal #1: Oh yeah, I guess that would make more sense in a law firm, huh?

7700 Old Georgetown Road
Bethesda, Maryland

Patient: Yeah, I have a twin brother about my age.

Presbyterian Hospital
New York, New York

Overheard by: Speechless RN

Worker #1: Does anyone know who owns the black Civic out front?
Worker #2: Why's it gotta be a black Civic? Why can't it just be a civic?

Redmond, Washington

Girl #1: There is so much secondhand smoke here that it’s going to kill us eventually.
Girl #2: That’s for sure!
Girl #1: It’s okay, though. I have life insurance.

Local bar
Burlington, North Carolina

Overheard by: Bartender Snickering Nearby

Employee #1: You sure talk a lot.
Employee #2: Well, I have a lot of things going through my head, and I think everyone should hear them.

Grand Rapids, Michigan