General Idiocy

New legal secretary: Excuse me, is it Miss D. Meanor or Miss Demeanor?
Solicitor: You cannot be that stupid…

Plymouth
United Kingdom

Blonde in scrubs: When people around me are sick and won’t stay home I’m not coming to work.
Redhead in scrub: You are a nurse.
Blonde in scrubs: I hate having sick people around me.
Redhead in scrubs: You are a nurse.
Blonde in scrubs: If a person is sick they should stay at home.
Redhead in scrubs: This is a hospital.

1100 Marshall Street
Little Rock, Arkansas

Chick: What is this, pedophile music?

Munkegata, Oslo
Norway

Disgruntled employee: I like my rage. I hold it close, like a really scratchy blanket. Or a blowfish.

Wausau, Wisconsin

Insurance rep: Do you know what flood zone you’re in?
Client: What are my choices?
Insurance rep: It’s not really a choice, FEMA assigns them.

North Great Neck Road
Virginia Beach, Virginia

Numbers guy: Wait, where did you get these numbers from?
Boss: Wikipedia.
Numbers guy: We can’t use those numbers!
Boss: Why? Only reliable people post things there so it’s okay to use the numbers in the report to the FDA.

St. Louis, Missouri

Receptionist: Hi, this is Pat*. I was calling to see if you wanted to set an appointment.
Customer on speakerphone: Yes, I do.
Receptionist: So, it looks like I set you an appointment before. What happened?
Customer on speakerphone: … You cancelled it.
Receptionist: Hm. I wonder why.

Atlanta, Georgia

Male graphic designer: This looks like a uterus, but it’s supposed to be a cow. Can we use it?
Female boss: You don’t have a girlfriend, do you?

Windward Parkway
Alpharetta, Georgia

Overheard by: Mary

Sorority girl #1: It is so cold.
Sorority girl #2: I wish I was, like, Asian. You know, like, those masks they wear? Over their faces? That would be so warm.

Ohio University
Athens, Ohio

Guest: I want some popcorn shrimp.
Waitress: Do you want a half pound or three-quarter pound?
Guest: I’ll have the half pound. It’s bigger, so we can share.

206 West Franklin Street
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Overheard by: HazyJay