General Idiocy

Girl #1: It doesn’t really feel like Friday.
Girl #2: What does it feel like?
Girl #1: I don’t know. It feels like a week from Friday.

220 Kroncke Drive
Sun Prairie, Wisconsin

Overheard by: Luke

African American Female: So, [Becky], where are you from?
Native African Female: Uganda.
African American Female: Oh, I thought you were from Africa!

7500 Greenway Center Drive
Greenbelt, Maryland

Boss: So see if you can find these people’s email addresses.
Intern: …You want me to find Desmond Tutu’s email address?
Boss: Try Google if you get stumped.

2130 H Street NW
Washington, DC

Suit: Do you have what I call a “sharpie”?
Secretary: …what you call a sharpie?
Suit: Yes.
Secretary: …you and no one else?
Suit: It’s like a, a felt-tipped pen.
Secretary: Oh, I know what it is.
Suit: Well, most people don’t know what it’s called.
Secretary: You’re kidding, right? It says it right on the pen.
Suit: Well, do you have one?
Secretary: Yes. Yes, I do. I keep it here in what I call my “drawer”.

795 Spring Street
San Francisco, California

Woman on phone to client: Well, New Year's Day fell on the 1st this year, which messed a few things up.

Durham, North Carolina

Overheard by: Stunned

Supervisor: You just blew a perfect opportunity to lie and get back into the trust tree.

500 North Gulph Road
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania

Overheard by: Dave

Suit: On days other than Fridays, slacks are preferred. If you must wear jeans, black jeans are permitted, because they can look like, uh, a slacks process…is…happening.

490 S. Center Street
Reno, Nevada

Overheard by: Good Guy

Customer: Do you have seven-packs of nuggets?
Cashier: We have eight or twelve.
Customer: Oh, wonderful. I’ll take twelve.

Orange City, Florida

Overheard by: laughing

Receptionist: What’s a brainteaser?

16 Bailey Avenue
Ridgefield, Connecticut

Overheard by: Nikki

Worker: It took me forever to get to work today. I don’t mind the snow so much, but I wish it would only snow on the grass.

25101 Chagrin Boulevard
Beachwood, Ohio