General Idiocy

Drone: The client just called to say he only received eight pages of the fax I tried to send.
Boss: Did you check to make sure you are sending to a fax number?

Main and Center
Moab, Utah

Cop: Put the knife down, you don’t want to do this.
Depressed guy: Stay back! I’m serious I’ll do it!
Cop: Come on, put the knife down so we can talk.
Depressed guy: Stay back!
Cop, pulling out his Taser: Ok, last chance, put the knife down or I’ll Tase you!
Depressd guy: Stop, I don’t want to get hurt!

Cromwell, Connecticut

Overheard by: CT Observer

Patron using computer: I want to print this. (points to screen)
Librarian, looking over patron’s shoulder: You want to print that YouTube video?

Public Library
Atlanta, Georgia

Black coworker: You're German?
White coworker with German last name: Yes.
Black coworker: How long you been German?
White coworker: Uh…since I was born.
Black coworker: I thought you were white!

Manhattan
New York City, New York

Overheard by: Animal

Coworker: You should be able to mail a FedEx envelope at the post office. You shouldn't have to put it in a FedEx box. I mean, people get FedEx envelopes all the time.

Plainsboro, New Jersey

Overheard by: MyBrainHurts

Coworker #1: I heard Sophia Loren was ill.
Coworker #2: Is that Ralph Lauren’s wife?

48th street
Pompano Beach, Florida

Middle-aged guy: It took me forever to find this building; it was confusing because the numbers were written with letters.

Manhattan, New York

Overheard by: Devoted Puppy

Phone rep: If I were my eyebrows where would I be?

915 Broadway
New York, New York

Paralegal #1: When there is a hurricane, do you know why they tell you to fill up your bathtubs?
Paralegal #2: I think it’s because the water in the bathtub will hold down the floor.

1633 Broadway
New York, NY

Overheard by: No Double Posts

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