General Idiocy

Man to friend: Wait, they're charging us for stripping?

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

CSR: Yes, ma'm, that cellphone plan has unlimited minutes.
Customer: And how many minutes is that exactly?

Oklahoma

Overheard by: couldn't make this up

Wide-eyed coworker,completely serious: You put the “pow” in “Kelly Kapowski”!

San Antonio, Texas

Overheard by: Is it 1990?

Secretary to another: I wish there were a way to tell Word “don't print.” Like CTRL DP. (pause) Maybe that wouldn't be so good.

Berkeley, California

IT guy #1: Why are they in this order?
IT guy #2: It's alphabetical.
IT guy #1: No, it's not.
IT guy #2: How do you figure?
IT guy #1: S before q.
IT guy #2: Come again?
IT guy #1: You know… S, t, q, v, w, x, y, z. (pause) Wait a minute…

Niles, Illinois

Overheard by: Mosh

Customer: Have a nice Passover.
Coworker #1: What's “Passover” mean?
Coworker #2: It means she's Jewish.
Coworker #1: Oh. It sounded like something naughty.

Troy, Michigan

Customer: I would like to buy this box of condoms, but I want to know if I can return them if they don't work.
Cashier: What do you mean “if they don't work?”
Customer: You know! If I get pregnant!

Brooklyn, New York

Overheard by: OhMyGodBecky

Woman to group of friends: I just can't get over how my son and daughter have the same initials.

Appleton, Wisconsin

Overheard by: Count Chocula

Patron: I'm looking for a book. Could you help me?
Clerk: Can you tell me the title?
Patron: No.
Clerk: How about the author ?
Patron: Uh, no, I don't don't know the author or the title but it has something to do with (pause) uhh…
Clerk: You need to go to the reference desk so that they can look it up for you.

Lima, Ohio

Coworker #1: Well, I climbed over the fence and knew that it hurt for some reason, but I didn't realize it was an electric fence until I climbed back over a second time.
Coworker #2: So you're pretty much telling us that cows have more sense than you?

Nashville, Tennessee