Trainer: You like the weather out here?
New girl: Yeah, it’s really dry… And, um, weird for directions and stuff, you know? Like, does the sun set in the west out here, too?
Trainer: Uh, yeah.
Phoenix, Arizona
Trainer: You like the weather out here?
New girl: Yeah, it’s really dry… And, um, weird for directions and stuff, you know? Like, does the sun set in the west out here, too?
Trainer: Uh, yeah.
Phoenix, Arizona
File minion: You know, pygmies are so desperate…
Denver, Colorado
Co-worker: Dude…don’t you hate it when like clients are dicks and stuff?
51 W. 52nd Street
New York, NY
Overheard by: J-Mo
Two co-workers watch a woman showering in a window across the street.
Female co-worker: Is she dry showering?
Guy: No, there’s soap on her legs. Wow, those are America’s cleanest boobs.
Female co-worker: You can’t see soap from here.
Male co-worker: You can with the binoculars in my office.
Male co-worker runs to get the binoculars.
Female co-worker: Uh oh. She just cleaned somewhere funny.
Boss: What’s going on?… Ahh, a nudie with fake boobies! I love a good set of fake knockers!
Male co-worker: She has a scar on her butt.
Boss: I think that’s a tattoo.
Female co-worker: She should get that checked out.
225 North Michigan
Chicago, Illinois
Client: Wait, so what do you mean I can use my debit card. How does a debit card work? Do you like, just write it in your check registry?
Stylist: Yeah, it’s like a check, only electronic. You have to use your PIN number.
Client: I’ve never seen this before! Wait, I don’t know my PIN number.
Stylist: It’s the same as your ATM number. It’s the same thing.
Client: …This is amazing!
110 East Delaware Place
Chicago, Illinois
Overheard by: phone girl
Prehistoric employee: So your email address… is the com with one or two Ms?
Melbourne
Victoria
Australia
Overheard by: Time to retire
Boss on speakerphone: Yes, I need the data charts for the presentation tomorrow, could you e-mail them to me electronically?
Employee: Electronically? Uhhhh, yes, I’ll do it right away.
Houston, Texas
Overheard by: Corporate stooge
Trainer: When you answer the phone, feel free to say something like “good morning” or “good afternoon.”
Trainee: You mentioned “good morning” and “good afternoon” but what am I supposed to say if it's evening?
Manhattan, New York
Overheard by: Karen
Guy in charge of newspaper, commenting on Avatar opening: People seem to be going back to movies now.
Manhattan, New York
Client: You need to fix this design; the text is way too big.
Web designer: What is the text size in your browser set to?
Client: It’s on large so I can read it better.
1335 Columbus Avenue
San Francisco, California
