General Idiocy

Coworker about his new car: It's not foreign, it's German!

Bellevue, Washington

Teacher: Just pretend it's Russian and nail it.

Bowling Green, Ohio

Coworker: What day is Christmas, the 24th?

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Engineer lady: You're from Canada, right?
Heavily accented engineer guy: No… Australia.
Engineer lady: Oh, right. I knew it was some place with an accent!

Everett, Washington

Peon #1, about SpongeBob: No, the lobster's name is Larry.
Peon #2: I thought the lobster's name was Mr Crabby?
Peon #1: That would be the crab.
Peon #2: Ohhhh, I right, I can see that.

Northridge, California

Intern standing at fax machine to admin assistant: Yeah! I finished! It took me like 45 minutes! Do you guys fax a lot? I think I'll just make a phone call next time.

Seattle, Washington

Colleague: I just ate a pen cap thinking it was a tootsie roll. Always look before putting stuff in your mouth.

Plainsboro, New Jersey

Overheard by: oh dear

Lady holding baby: Do you have a high chair?
Starbucks barista: The chairs over by the window are pretty high.

Starbucks
Boston, Massachusetts

Overheard by: I work here

IT employee: Birthdays and anniversaries I can't remember for shit… But IP addresses? Those I know.

Austin, Texas

Coworker #1: There are bugs living in my computer screen. I can see them move when I type.
Coworker #2: You should vacuum them out.
Coworker #3: No! Keep them! I find them extremely interesting.
Coworker #1, pensive: Maybe, if I click them really really hard, they'll go away.

K.U.Leuven
Belgium