General Idiocy

Admin: What time is it in France?
Worker: I think it’s February.
Admin: Really?

3239 Satellite Boulevard
Duluth, Georgia

Co-worker on phone: I’m “kvetching”…ha, ha…well, I guess you’re kvetching…ha ha ha…we’re…ha ha…we’re kvetching together…wait, what does “kvetching” mean?

175 5th Avenue
New York, NY

Coworker on phone with customer: No. We do not accept payments via fax. No, I'm sorry, you cannot fax your money to us. (pause) Ma'am, you can mail your check or money order to us, we can take check or CC over the phone, but we do not accept cash via fax.

Southington, Connecticut

Receptionist: Hey, help me with this list. The boss wants me to go to the store and get some stuff for the coffee room. You know, stuff like filters and cups and stuff. But I can’t figure out what these icet rays are.
HR clerk: Let me see the list…Sweetie, this says ice trays. You know, for the freezer to freeze water into cubes.
Receptionist: Are you sure? Because if the boss wants icet rays, that’s what I better get.
HR clerk: Well okay, if you really want icet rays, try the office supply store and make them check in the back. You may have to ask for their manager.
Receptionist: Thanks, see you in a little while.
HR clerk: You know, I should have used that opportunity to sell her a bridge.

5760 Highway 80
Pearl, Mississippi

Overheard by: Brain Dancing

Office drone #1: Yeah, and Hercules lost all his strength when he got his hair cut.
Office drone #2: Do you mean Hercules or Samsung?

Austin, Texas

Overheard by: DelilahWorkedforSony

New PR consultant: Wait. When you're in the witness protection program… can you tell strangers that?

Manhattan, New York

Accountant: Why did you switch from coffee to green tea?
Analyst: Tea is easier on my throat and it has more antioxidants.
Accountant: What are antioxidants?
Analyst: They keep me from having oxidants…Come on! That’s funny, dammit!

100 East Rivercenter Boulevard
Covington, Kentucky

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