Tech #1: Phew! I just spent hours grabbing screenshots to show the manager what I’ve been doing.
Tech #2: Umm… You know he’s blind, right?
Tech #1: So… I should send a note instead?
Charlotte, North Carolina
Overheard by: Not involved – really!
Tech #1: Phew! I just spent hours grabbing screenshots to show the manager what I’ve been doing.
Tech #2: Umm… You know he’s blind, right?
Tech #1: So… I should send a note instead?
Charlotte, North Carolina
Overheard by: Not involved – really!
Employee #1: What are you doing?
Employee #2: A crossword. What’s the capital of Maine? Is it Rhode Island?
Lombard and Buchanan Street
San Francisco, California
Teacher: I was sitting there thinking, ‘If I only had a brain!’ And then I thought, ‘Duh! The Wal-Mart’s open!’
Brookdale, Nova Scotia
Canadia
Overheard by: Chris
Coworker #1: I don’t know, he was weird. And plus, I’ve never dated a guy from Indiana…
Coworker #2: Wait… He was Indian?
Birmingham, Alabama
Overheard by: Cubica
Waitress #1: My sister is in the hospital because she just had her second liver transplant.
Waitress #2: Oh my god! Both of them?!
Waitress #1: Both of whats?
Waitress #2: Both of her livers?!
Waitress #1, turning to manager guy: Do you want to tell her, or should I?
McHenry, Illinois
Overheard by: Thank God I’m Me
CSR: Yes, if you do your payment online it can take two business days to post.
Customer: The other person told me 48 hours! Which one is it? I’m always given different information!
411 Smithfield Street
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Overheard by: mrswackado
Pledge drive volunteer: Would you like to pledge to fight hunger and homelessness?
College guy: No thanks, man.
Pledge drive volunteer: How about pledging to make higher education more affordable?
College guy: Dude, homeless people don’t even go to college…
470 West 7th Street
Bloomington, Indiana
Overheard by: pledging
Newbie walking over to Poland Spring water machine: You know, I’ve never known which one of these is colder.
Boss: What you mean?
Newbie: I’ve never been sure if the red tab gives you colder water than the blue tab.
Boss: [Stares.]Newbie: Do you know?
Boss: Yeah. It’s the blue tab.
Newbie: Are you sure?
Boss: [Walks away.]
31 West Grove Street
Middleboro, Massachusetts
Overheard by: Ryan Engley
Tech guy: Yeah, Betty* left a Post-it at my desk because her computer was broken — it wouldn’t turn on, but then when I got there it seemed to be fine.
HR rep: Oh, she actually came to me about it so I just left the Post-it for her just in case, but I’m pretty sure the reason it wouldn’t turn on was because she was pressing the big round Dell symbol instead of the start button.
5700 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, California
Overheard by: I can turn on my computer
Student: If I put more stamps on it, will it go faster? My sister’s birthday is tomorrow.
Middlebury College Mail Center
Middlebury, Vermont
Overheard by: Disgruntled Mail Worker
