…With Pony Rides

Coworker: I can't believe he only gave us a 20,000$ spending limit.
Boss: Why?
Coworker: Because my daughter's first birthday was more than that! How am I going to find a place for twenty people that cheap?

Oak Brook, Illinois

Posted on April 6, 2009
Bosses, Employees, Family, Gripes, Illinois, Money, Questions

How Will It Fit Those and Your Blood?

Cube dweller #1: Aw, man, you totally stole my favorite bowl! And I got that from the third floor kitchen and everything. Now I'll have to go all the way down there get a new one.
Cube dweller #2: Make sure there's enough room for your tears.

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Posted on February 2, 2009
Comebacks, Coworkers, Gripes, Meals and Snacks, Minnesota

The Lost Stanza to This Land Is Your Land

Work bee, complaining about wife's: So I said, “Babe, we live in this country for two reasons, breakfast food and good toilet paper.”

Colorado

Overheard by: shaine

Posted on November 10, 2008
Colorado, Employees, Family, Gripes, Health & Hygiene, Meals and Snacks

Tiger Woods: You Ruined Golf for Me!

Lesbian #1: You should get a Subaru. Come on…join the club.
Lesbian #2: I don't really want a Subaru.
Angry straight coworker: Don't get a Subaru. Dude, you people take everything! First you take the rainbow. Now Subarus! What the fuck?

Richmond, California

Overheard by: B $

Posted on October 30, 2008
Advice, California, Coworkers, Gays and lesbians, Gripes, Insults

Not Nearly As Glamorous As the Recruiter Portrayed It

Manager in hallway: Damn! I'm so sick of being a drug dealer!

Clear Lake, Iowa

Posted on October 13, 2008
Bosses, Crimes, Gripes, Iowa, Substance Use & Abuse

And My Light Fixtures Are Starting to Sag

Customer service rep on phone: I know exactly what you mean. I haven't gotten a manicure in so long… my cubicles look horrible.

Cypress Creek Road
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Overheard by: Ava

Posted on August 29, 2008
Body Parts, Cubicles, Default, Florida, Gripes

Never Get Off the Metro at Foggy Bottom After Dark

Cute producer girl to smoking hot anchorwoman: Speaking of awesome, my ass hurts.

Washington, DC

Overheard by: WebHag

Posted on August 25, 2008
Body Parts, Coworkers, Default, Gripes, Sensory Experiences, Washington DC

Deleted Scene From Stand and Deliver

Math teacher: So that was interpreting the graph. Gosh guys, this is really boring.

Wallingford, Connecticut

Overheard by: margo

Posted on July 17, 2008
Connecticut, Default, Education, Gripes, Teachers

Dude, You’re Taking The Imitation of Christ Too Far

(co-worker #1 limps to copy machine)
Co-worker #2: Dude, what’s the matter with you?
Co-worker #1: I’m all messed up. But I’ll survive… eventually.

Sidney Street
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Posted on July 14, 2008
Anger management, Compare and contrast, Coworkers, Default, Feelings, Gripes, Massachusetts, Questions

You Don’t See People Sodomizing Donuts in the Display Case

Skanky girl #1: I’m never wearing miniskirts again!
Skanky girl #2: Why is that?
Skanky girl #1: Well, every time I’m dancing in one, someone tries to sodomize me.
Skanky girl #2: Oh, I hate that–it’s so rude.

DMV
New York

Posted on July 10, 2008
Clothes, Coworkers, Default, Government, Gripes, Sexuality

Gripes