Gripes

Office peon: That John Wilkes Booth — they just didn’t shoot Lincoln soon enough.

Arlington, Texas

Peon to another at two-hour mark in meeting: I’d poop in my chair if I thought it would make this meeting more interesting.

Lakewood, Colorado

Overheard by: Couldn’t have hurt — mighta helped

Chick: What is this, pedophile music?

Munkegata, Oslo
Norway

Waitress: And so the guy from the health department says we have, like, one day to get this shit cleaned up or he is shutting us down. Oh my god, he’s right! Look at all this crap in the bottom of the ice… [As two customers walk in] Oh, hello. Two for dinner?

Diner
Maine

Overheard by: brian brinegar

Manager: I purposefully wore pants with strategically large pockets for the cowbell, but it still got stuck.

72 Marietta Street
Atlanta, Georgia

Overheard by: deep pockets

Contract attorney: Ann Coulter? She looks like a bag full of antlers.

575 7th Street NW
Washington, DC

Overheard by: Daniel

Guy on phone: I’m single, I’m not tied-down, I’m Italian — what the fuck else do you want?

Cupertino, California

Overheard by: tmg

Female coworker: Well, I guess I hadn’t thought it out so thoroughly.
Male coworker: Yeah, and the hookers were like, ‘Woo-hoo, market share!’

Chevy Chase, Building 4
Maryland

Overheard by: Xen

Woman #1: Well, we were stupid back then. We thought cracking your knuckles was cool — we didn’t realize it could lead to arthritis.
Woman #2, taking a drag on her cigarette: Yeah, we just didn’t know.

7715 Chevy Chase Drive
Austin, Texas

Man: Why are you allowing a day spa? I didn’t think you allowed day spas in this town. When you have day spas you attract people who get facials, and we don’t want those kinds of people in this town!

Redlands City Hall
Redlands, California