General Idiocy

Resident office gay guy: I cant wait until I am pregnant.

Los Angeles, California

Associate to IT guy: So, my touchscreen hasn't been working, so I hit it harder and now there's a crack in the screen.
IT guy: Your computer isn't touchscreen.

Schaumburg, Illinois

Overheard by: Get me out of here

Manager: Are you going to throw out those Christmas decorations?
Employee: Yes.
Manager: No, we should give those away. Give them to them to the homeless.
Employee: But…(pause) They're homeless!
Manager: Yeah, but haven't you seen those that live under the bridge? They could decorate!
(room goes silent)

Brownsville, Texas

Salon receptionist: How can I help you?
Girl: I would like to schedule an appointment for acrylic nails.
Salon receptionist: Okay, can I get your first and last name?
Girl: Sure, it's Lindsay… (long pause) …I forgot the second question.

San Diego, California

Overheard by: Really…?!

Newswriter to whole room: I've always wondered something. When they say the space shuttle is returning to earth on Saturday, is it also Saturday in space? Or do you think it's a different day up there?

Gainesville, Georgia

Overheard by: not sure what i'm doing here

Girl, during meeting: Meeting adjourned!
Boss: Actually, that's at the end of the meeting.
Girl: Oh, I thought it was like “aloha.”

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Overheard by: bryan b

Pregnant employee at coworker's baby shower: Oh, an anti-roll pillow! Thank you!
Male employee: What's it for?
Pregnant employee: To keep the baby from rolling onto his stomach and possibly suffocating in the crib.
Chatty woman: My two babies died from sleeping on their stomachs.
(stunned silence)
Chatty woman: Just kidding! (laughs)

Orlando, Florida

Overheard by: office monkey extraordinaire

Connecting Across the Room Is Close Enough

Work study employee: So then this guy looks at me, and starts talking about tantra and leering at me, right?
Coworker: What in the hell is tantra?
Work study employee: (explains briefly)
Coworker: God, so it's not even kinky, it's just damn boring. Who the hell wants to connect on a deeper level? Shit.

Eastern Washington University
Cheney, Washington

Tech support rep: Okay, so go ahead and type in the url in the address bar.
Customer: Okay, uh, um, should I be on the internet?
Tech support rep: Yes.
Customer: Okay. Um. Okay. So uh, should I google “internet”?

Boston, Massachusetts

Overheard by: loves three way calling and the mute button

Pilot: We have two great flight attendants, and one that you'll find is only so-so.

Flight over Boston, Massachusetts

Overheard by: AL