Geography & History

Co-worker: Isn’t it nice living so close to home?

1001 Roeder Avenue
Bellingham, Washington

Overheard by: Chris Shard

Office drone #1: Have you ever been to Chinatown for dim sum?
Office drone #2: Is that a drug?

Chicago, Illinois

Office pariah to 20-something wearing sweatshirt from recent vacation: Oh, Ireland… Is that some kind of college or something?

Texas

Overheard by: And then I died a little inside

Designer: Have you seen [Dustin] around?
Writer: Nope.
Designer: Hmm. I haven’t checked his office yet.

312 Plum Street
Cincinnati, Ohio

Canadian: Is there anything I should know about Cuban business customs before we get started?
Translator: No.

Girl with tray of espressos walks in and hands one to each person.

Canadian: I don’t drink coffee.
Translator: You do today.

Cuban Health Ministry
Havana, Cuba

Overheard by: Drank the coffee

CSR: You're from Canada?
Employee: Yep.
CSR: I love it there. I went to Montreal once. It was really nice. I haven't been to Quebec yet, though.

Montclair, New Jersey

Office Manager: How do you spell “Useta”?
Co-worker: Use it in a sentence.
Office Manager: I “useta” drink Cokes; now I only drink water.
Co-worker: That is an Arkansas word.

1700 Westpark Drive
Little Rock, Arkansas

Salesman: Yeah, I’m fucking fed up with that guy. He hasn’t sent in his reports for weeks. Just keeps flying out to Texas. What the fuck are we paying him for, anyway?
Manager: Texas? What’s he doing in Texas?
Salesman: Oh, apparently his dad died or something.

3000 Birch
Brea, California

Co-worker: We had Burger King breakfast in Mexico and it had refried beans and peppers in the eggs.
Manager: They were probably goat’s eggs, not chicken eggs.

9353 Jefferson Highway
Maple Grove, Minnesota

Peon: I’m going to be on a jury! I really hope I get a murder trial, since I’m in the city. When I lived in the country, I had to be on a jury for this guy who hit a cow. I’m like, ‘I don’t want to sit through this!’

351 West Camden Street
Baltimore, Maryland

Overheard by: Temp-tation