This Is a Fabric Store, Ma'am.

Receptionist to coworker: I have the hiccups, so I need some medical advice.

Madison, Wisconsin

Posted on August 17, 2010
Coworkers, General Idiocy, Health & Hygiene, Receptionists, Wisconsin

Ohio Provides Ample Evidence That There Is No Untroubled Paradise

Boss: At least we aren't in Tahiti!
Marketing guy: Tahiti?
Boss: Yeah, I heard they had a bad storm there.
Marketing guy: I didn't hear about that.
Boss: Oh… I think it was an earthquake actually.
Marketing guy: Uh-huh. You mean Haiti?
Boss: Yeah, that's it. An earthquake in Haiti.

Beachwood, Ohio

Overheard by: ~The Cleveland Kid

Posted on August 13, 2010
Bosses, Employees, General Idiocy, Geography & History, Ohio, Weather

…Doesn't This Mean They'll Kick You Out?

Boss, during sales meeting: I'm still trying to hire a new salesperson. Actually, Mark* was the best candidate, based on Monica's* recommendation, but he couldn't accept the job. And that happens. So, Monica*, you don't need to feel guilty about wasting anyone's time. Although I don't think you do feel guilty, which is really weird because you're Jewish.

Charlotte, North Carolina

Posted on August 11, 2010
Bosses and Underlings, Compare and contrast, Feelings, General Idiocy, Hiring & Firing, Meetings, North Carolina, Religion

Is This Conversation for Real?

Customer: Excuse me, maybe you know the answer to this. Are betta fish mythological?
Waiter: Um, no. They're real.
Customer: Well, I know they're real, but are they mythological?
(waiter walks away)

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Posted on July 27, 2010
Animals, Dumb Customers, Employees, General Idiocy, North Carolina, Questions

…Was the Gist Of My Senior Thesis.

Goofy redhead: Third world countries are just… so poor.

Louisville, Kentucky

Overheard by: And water is just… so wet.

Posted on July 19, 2010
Compare and contrast, Employees, General Idiocy, Geography & History, Kentucky, Money

Meet the Most Clever Duo in Oak Brook

Boss #1: Look at all that red on there!
Secretary: Yeah, well, it's a short paragraph.
Boss #1: Well, you know what they say about guys with short paragraphs…
Boss #2: You get red fast!
Boss #1: It's not the size of the paragraph that matters, it's the frequency.

Oak Brook, Illinois

Posted on July 16, 2010
Admins, Bosses, Compare and contrast, General Idiocy, Illinois

Probably on All 12 Continents, Too!

Customer: Now, your bank operates in 18 different countries? That's throughout the world, I suppose.

Paris
France

Overheard by: Peter

Posted on July 16, 2010
Dumb Customers, General Idiocy, Geography & History, Paris

Survey Says: Silent!

Middle-aged salesperson: It's “sal-mon.” It's spelled s-a-l-m-o-n.
Young salesperson: I'm pretty sure the “l” is silent.
Middle-aged salesperson: No, no, no! You need to go back to school like I did to learn how to properly pronunciate things! It's sal-mon. With an “l”!

Haltom City, Texas

Overheard by: Jdub