Geography & History

Senior Manager: [Justine] just asked me if you heard from the Miami system about the problem we had on Friday afternoon.
Manager: No. They were preparing for Wilma to hit them…oh, about now.

1400 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Office girl #1: Did you hear that Kendra's man isn't on the Eagles anymore?
Office girl #2: They fired him?
Office girl #1: Hold on, let me check. (pause) Oh, nope. He's going to play for the Colts now.
Office girl #2: Where's that?
Office girl #1: I'm not sure.
Office girl #2: It sounds like it's somewhere cold.
Office girl #1: I have no clue.
Office girl #2: I'll google it. (pause) Indianapolis.
Office girl #1: Where's that?
Office girl #2: I don't know. I think that's north of here.
Office girl #1: Oh…
Office girl #2: Oh, it's in Indiana.

Morgantown, West Virginia

Overheard by: humble office drone

Worker #1: Today was like International Day at McDonalds this morning. Not one person spoke with a Midwest accent…I was gonna be like, “Oh, they are so fucking up my breakfast.”
Worker #2: Did you hear that there are more terrorists in Ohio?
Worker #1: Yeah? First they want to blow up our malls here in the city, now kill the President. They are always in Ohio. You never hear about them in like, Montana. That’s where the Nazis are.
Worker #3: Yeah, the terrorists are up there on the 4th floor…You should go up there.
Worker #2: I’m not going up there.
Worker #1: They do have a nice floor up there.

1 Easton Oval
Columbus, Ohio

Boss, about author: It's a great book, but the guy is one of those liberal nuts, real left wing. Been part of the anti-Nazi movement for years.

Manhattan, New York

Overheard by: What Year/Country is This

Coworker: Do they speak English in Maine?

Asheville, North Carolina

Overheard by: Native of Maine

Employee to another: It does not exist. San Fransisco does not exist.

Washington, DC

Overheard by: then where was i?

Supervisor on phone: …I dunno where. You like Korean food? Of course you do, you’re one of them.

6101 Wetzel Avenue
Fort Carson, Colorado

Male: No, I'm sure it said “buffalo mozzarella.”
Female #1: Well, I know mozzarella is made from cow's milk.
Male: Maybe it's from Buffalo, NY.
Female #1: Is that where mozzarella is from?
Male: Maybe.
Female #2: Is goat cheese made from goats?
Waitress: No, usually from the milk.

Seattle, Washington

Suit #1: So your mother thinks the tsunami is what’s causing the bad weather in California?
Suit #2: You never know, she may be right.
Suit #3: Mother is always right…Mother knows best…

30 E. 33rd Street
New York, NY

Auditor: What is a ‘Dutch Auction Tender Offer’? Is that where they go to Dutch and have an auction? … Where is Dutch?

Parham Road
Richmond, Virginia