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
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
Telephone salesperson: May I please speak to Eric Smith*?
Receptionist: He doesn’t work here any more, can I take a message?
Telephone salesperson: No, that’s okay, I’ll call him back.
1270 Broadway
New York, New York
Overheard by: Brian
Customer: Do you sell cheeseburgers?
Jewelry store
Sydney
Australia
Coworker: Huh? Dude, I can’t hear you, you have your headphones in.
Cambridge, Maryland
Overheard by: Why oh why…?
Manager: You’ve already lied to me twice tonight!
Waiter, louder: But I didn’t know you knew I was lying!
Haynes Bridge Road
Alpharetta, Georgia
