Senior officer: They keep changing the uniforms! I can’t tell who’s in the Navy and who’s parking cars!
Navy Yard
Washington, DC
Senior officer: They keep changing the uniforms! I can’t tell who’s in the Navy and who’s parking cars!
Navy Yard
Washington, DC
Woman #1: I don’t think I can handle a two-hour meeting.
Woman #2: The trick is to doodle in your notebook the whole time; it looks like you’re taking notes.
Woman #1: I can design outfits for my cat rodeo!
330 South 3rd Street
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Overheard by: Cora
Coworker: I asked HR for two rubbers and she only gave me one! This happens every time.
Rama 1 Road
Bangkok
Thailand
Overheard by: Bangkok Lawyer
Cube rat playing with promotional sticky ball: When I hold this ball too long my hand starts to smell.
1440 Broadway
New York, New York
Guy: My computer keeps freezing.
Girl: It’s not freezing, it’s hot in here.
135 E. 57th Street
New York, NY
Employee: Nah, if he asks me for a ride, I ain’t giving it to him. I mean, maybe I will and then I’ll turn the radio to the Christian station and blast it and say, ‘I’m sorry! It’s my vehicle!’
Newport News, Virginia
Overheard by: The Temp
Overlord: It’s just like “Devil Went Down to Georgia” — the devil clearly wins but, they try to sell it like Johnny did.
Underling #1: Oh, yeah, the devil clearly wins.
Underling #2: No, it’s about the fiddle playing, you can’t bring the band of demons into the mix. Johnny wins on fiddle playing.
Underling #1: I can see what you’re saying but, the devil’s flash takes it.
Overlord: Right, the groove is undeniable.
Underling #2: You know what, let’s not have this discussion again. I don’t want to be mad on a Friday afternoon.
2525 State Road
Bensalem, Pennsylvania
Coworker #1: Did you read the e-mail from HR about the new Nazi-like, anti-fun internet policy? It says we’re not supposed to MySpace or YouTube on company time. How boring!
Coworker #2: Whatever! At least I still have my Slim Vibe — they can’t take that from me!
Phoenix, Arizona
Newly married office girl: Swallowing is not my idea of a vacation.
Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania
Overheard by: these walls are thin
Older black lady, at a young couple kissing and groping in a line of people waiting to pay their power bills: What the hell is wrong with these peoples? Jesus needs to come down and knock some damn sense into their stupid motherfucking ass.
Nevada Power Company
Las Vegas, Nevada
Overheard by: Annmarie
