General Idiocy

Coworker #1: Who else do we know that's born in February?
Coworker #2: Marilyn's the 26th.
Coworker #1: You sure?
Coworker #2: Yes, because her birthday's right after Thanksgiving.

Gainesville, Florida

Overheard by: Faydra

Peon: What colors do we use for the Fourth of July?

Briarcrest & 29th
Bryan, Texas

Female Facebook coworker: My old professor just Facebooked me.
Male non-Facebook coworker: That sounds wrong. Is that like a dirty Sancho or something?
Female Facebook coworker: It's Sanchez. And no.

Wacker Drive
Chicago Illinois

Overheard by: Hear No Evil

(coworker is walking down the corridor with 3-D glasses on)
Girl: That's a bit odd. Does he realize he's only going to see things in color, not in 3-D?
Guy: You didn't just say that.
Girl: What?
Guy: Well, how many dimensions do you think I am?
Girl: One.

Portland, Oregon

New client: Excuse me, but I think there's been a mistake. I don't need to see an attorney. I thought I made an appointment to meet with a legal aide… A legal… You know… What are they called?
Legal assistant: No, ma'am. Everyone meets with the attorney. They are the only ones qualified to give legal advice. Otherwise it's considered practicing law without a license.
New client: But I don't need legal advice, I just need someone to tell me what the law says!

Country Club Road
Eugene, Oregon

Project manager: With some of these clients, the question is, how educated are them?

Cleveland, Ohio

Office dude: It's raining, I can hear it.
Office chick: Outside?

Atlanta, Georgia

Overheard by: Why does it always rain on me?

Bill: I wish we had a bar like Cheers where everyone knows your name.
Shawn: Maybe we could wear nametags next time we go to a happy hour?
Howard: We wore nametags at your company's happy hour fundraiser and no one remembered shit.
Shawn: Hey!
Bill: That's because the employees of Shawn's company are slow in the head.
Shawn: Okay, we may be slow, but at least we aren't uh… (pause) I'll think of something (scratches head) just give me a minute.

Washington, DC

Overheard by: Management Ninja!

Employee to manager: Do you know how to talk to deaf people on the phone?

Williamsville, New York

Supervisor to peon: Do you know how to get rid of tracked changes on a document?
Peon: Yes, do you want to accept the changes, or reject them?
Supervisor: No, I want them gone.
Peon: Yes, but do you want them to be incorporated into the document, or do you want to reject them.
Supervisor: They can’t be there! I have to send this document out! No tracked changes!

Ottawa, Ontario
Canadia

Overheard by: Allison