General Idiocy

Female team leader: Hey, Mark. I've been thinking…
Male team leader: Uh-oh. That's not good.

Wellington
New Zealand

Overheard by: Derf

Extremely loud cube rat: Okay, let me check on that for you. That is “c” as in “Sam”?

Troy, New York

Overheard by: Sneaker

Receptionist on phone: That's what I'm sayin'. A hooker wouldn't be in flats.

Five Points Station
Atlanta, Georgia

Overheard by: Wearing Sneakers

Salesperson: You need to get the tri-band phone so you'll have service in all 63 states wherever you go.

Hargray Wireless
Ridgeland, Mississippi

Employee: On this new printer I just installed, we can print double sided.
Crazy-haired boss lady: I don't think I can.
Employee: No, we all can now.
Crazy-haired boss lady: Well, are things double sided on your screen? I don't have anything that is double sided on my screen, so I can't print double sided.

Merrillville, Indiana

Overheard by: CJ

Female no-nonsense suit: No kidding, Henry. I was just about to sleep with that Indian guy, and the Dow is down 400!

Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

Administrative assistant to receptionist: I think you think I'm thinking of something other than what I'm thinking of…not what you're thinking of.

Duluth, Georgia

Overheard by: Huh?

Director: How do you spell “dumb”? “D-u-m” or “d-u-m-e”?
Account executive: It's “d-u-m-b.”
Director: What?
Account executive: “D-u-m-b.” B, b, b…like “boy.”
Director: What about boys?

40th & Lexington
New York City, New York

Service rep #1: We went to that campsite for the weekend. We really had to rough it out there.
Service rep #2: Oh, yeah? Like how?
Service rep #1: Well, they didn't really have all the anemones.

Cranston, Rhode Island

Overheard by: Mercier3

Employee #1: The Latinos that work there…it's like they have their own little language.
Employee #2: Is it Spanish?

Fairfax, Virginia

Overheard by: Meghan