IT guy, while waiting for coworker's computer to load: So, what kind of name is your last name, anyways?
20-something coworker: German.
IT guy: Ah… So, you ever been over to those concentration camps? The closest I ever got to was the Holocaust Museum downtown.
Reston, Virginia
Overheard by: Jen
Coworker #1: I don't get why everyone's so upset about Mexicans coming into the US. I mean, they're already part of the country.
Coworker #2: Say what now?
Coworker #1: Mexico's part of the US, isn't it?
Coworker #2: Yeah, if by “part of the US” you mean a whole other friggin country.
Nursing Home
Pennsylvania
Overheard by: ah the future of america
Peon: I think I'm going Indian for lunch.
Manhattan, New York
Engineer lady: You're from Canada, right?
Heavily accented engineer guy: No… Australia.
Engineer lady: Oh, right. I knew it was some place with an accent!
Everett, Washington
Tourist: Excuse me, do you know where Randall's log cabins is located?
Local clerk: Randall's log cabins?
Tourist: Yes, do you know where they are located?
Local clerk: Where they are located?
Tourist: Yes, they are somewhere in this area.
Local clerk: In this area?
Tourist: Yes, do you know where they are?
Local clerk:Do I know where they are?
Tourist: Yes, Randall's log cabins, I need directions to it.
Local clerk: You need directions?
Tourist: How about a map, do you have a map of this area?
Local clerk: Do I have a map of this area?
Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
Overheard by: jocko james
Hot topic clerk: Can you imagine how boring Star Wars would be if they had put it in Oregon?
Michigan
Marketing drone: There is an island near New Guinea where all the animals are small. There is a pygmy puma that survives on moths.
(silence from marketing room)
Marketing drone: Moths!
Chicago, Illinois
Overheard by: Sumi
Doctor to nurses: Y'know, I just don't trust dying in America.
Miami, Florida
Overheard by: Stef
Telemarketing girl: New York people are so stupid! I'm so glad I wasn't raised on the West Coast!
Arkansas
Overheard by: random coworker
Crazy office lady in middle of rant: Did you laugh during Watergate?
20-something intern: Dude, I was a sperm during Watergate.
Washington, DC
