Consultant from India: They should have a word in English for update, like “updation”. Then you can know that the thing has been updated.
Consultant from America: Well, if you look in the dictionary, they list all the verb tenses there are… and I… don't think that's a word.
Consultant from India: Yes, I made it up. Like that super power friggy-liscious word from the Mary Popplins.
Manhattan, New York
Overheard by: Lah
Coworker on phone: “C” as in “telephone”? Oh, “a” as in “telephone”…
Grandview, Ohio
Overheard by: Ty
Clueless coworker, holding up bracelet she found at H&M: The store is exactly like Forever 21.
Patienceless coworker, raising eyebrows: No. It's not… at all! Not even remotely.
Clueless coworker: Well, it's kinda sorta similar in some ways.
Sacramento, California
Manager: If I break your chair, then it's broken!
Durham, North Carolina
Overheard by: Well…yeah
Clueless admin: What does Raj do?
Office manager: He does the same thing Sheldon does, a cosmologist.
Clueless admin: A cosmologist is a beautician.
(pause)
Office manager: Do you mean cosmetologist?
Melbourne
Australia
Intern #1: I work for Toyota. I don't work for Japan.
Intern #2: Aren't they the same thing?
Washington, DC
Grad student female: My dad's a mailman.
Grad student male: Really? Mine was a milkman.
Grad student female: There was a milkman?
Toronto
Canadia
Overheard by: mike sereny
Coworker on phone: 'A' as in 'telephone'? (pause) Oh, 'e' as in 'telephone.'
Grandview, Ohio
Company president: I'm going to take a dump… a special dump.
Kenilworth, New Jersey
Overheard by: Special Employee
Boss in meeting: You want to hear the CEOs speech, go google it on YouTube.
Wiesbaden
Germany
Overheard by: woken by snickering co-workers
