General Idiocy

Relic: Jerry, is California one hour or two hours behind us now?…What? Isn’t there some time of the year when they are only one?

2828 N. Haskell Ave
Dallas, Texas

Overheard by: cherry simon

Co-worker: …I like doing things like hiding grape soda and going into the women’s bathroom after work to put up all the seats and write Missy’s name on the wall.

1932 Highland Avenue
Cincinnati, Ohio

Overheard by: Leigh

Employee #1: Helen, what’s your e-mail address?
Employee #2: H-E-H-E-Q-I-N@[overheard].com
Employee #1: So that’s H-E-E-E–
Employee #2: No, H-E-H-E.
Employee #1: Okay, like “hee hee”?
Employee #2: Yes. Q-I–
Employee #1: “Hee hee chin chee”?
Employee #2: No.

1088 Yanan West Road
Shanghai, China

Overheard by: Tom Will

Department Manager: How do we file a claim?
Insurance Rep: Just download a claim form and fax it to us with your bill from the doctor.
Department Manager: Do we have to fax the original bill or can we just fax a copy?
Insurance Rep: Um…yes, it’s a fax.

3900 West Avera Drive
Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Overheard by: AllGladHere

Peon: But if we didn’t buy it from them, will they provide service?
Boss: It doesn’t matter. This is an integral part of our everyday operation. If we have to buy a service contract, we will. If we give them money, they will service us.

550 Madison Avenue
New York, NY

Developer: We need to determine the different between how the HTML team views 10 pixels as opposed to how web experience is viewing 10 pixels.

50 Beale Street
San Francisco, California

Employee: Damn it! I broke my speaker phone. I’ve punched it hundreds of times before and it hasn’t broken…

6300 Diagonal Highway
Boulder, Colorado

Secretary: I love this new water bottle I got. It holds all the water you need for a full day. The problem is that when I drink out of it, I look like a hamster.

401 Church Street
Nashville, Tennessee

Co-worker on phone: …So if that wasn’t enough, she signs the email
“LOL”. Now you can’t tell me that wasn’t completely obnoxious…Yeah. Lots of luck…Oh. But, still…

1236 Shannon Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana

IT Guy #1: Why didn’t the janitor take my empty computer boxes?
IT Guy #2: Did you put a sign on it for the guy to haul it away?
IT Guy #1: Yeah, it says “junk”.
IT Guy #2: Dude, it should say “trash”.

500 Eldorado Boulevard
Broomfield, Colorado