General Idiocy

New art director: This product line is called Madrid, right?
Creative director: Yes.
New art director: So why do you want me to look for images of the south of France?
Creative director: Isn’t Madrid on the coast of France?

325 Model Farm Road
High Point, North Carolina

Overheard by: I could find that on a map

Cashier: Oh, I’m sorry, it says your funds are insignificant. Maybe you should call your bank?

917 East Broadway
Tempe, Arizona

Pregnant teen cashier: Where is my prostate?
Coworker: Uhhh…

South Carolina

Administrative assistant: You know how they choose the pope with those smoke signals?
Staff member: Yeah…
Administrative assistant: It’s kind of like Groundhog’s Day, isn’t it?
Staff member: Wait, what? The movie or the holiday?
Administrative assistant: Duh, the holiday! What would the movie have to do with the pope?
Staff member: Well, what does the holiday have to do with the pope?
Administrative assistant: What?

Willamette Boulevard
Portland, Oregon

Overheard by: Jenny

Intern on third day of work: This is probably something I should have asked the first day, but… where’s the men’s room?

Madison Avenue
New York, New York

Principal: Do you know Fortran?
Research analyst: Yes, I think so… Wait, is that a man or a woman?

John Hancock Tower
Boston, Massachusetts

Overheard by: economista

Clerk: What is your license plate number?
Customer: Five, T like ‘Tom,’ N like ‘Knife,’ L like ‘Lion*,’ five, two, seven*.
Clerk: N like ‘knife’?
Customer: That’s right!

DMV
Virginia

Guy looking across street: Is that girl sexy?
Friend: That’s a dude, man. How’s your eyesight?
Guy: I can see fine, I just can’t see clearly.

Newbury Street
Boston, Massachusetts

Overheard by: alan

Employee #1: It’s spelled S as in ‘Shoenique…’
Employee #2: Huh?

Denver, Colorado

Confused boy at info desk: Um, excuse me, do you know where the books are?

Popular book store
Mays Landing, New Jersey

Overheard by: looking at some right now