Gripes

Female patient: Oh! You’re getting married next month?
Male patient: Trust me, you’re better off joining the Army and getting sent to Iraq.

Waiting room, East 49th Street
New York, New York

Irate tenant on voicemail: I came home today, and someone was in my apartment…vacuuming…I feel so violated.

3520 Lancaster Avenue
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Female co-worker: He gets all the good assignments! I had to spell. He gets to shoot people!

9th Street
Sheldon, Iowa

Five maintenance engineers stand staring at a window with rain pouring down on the inside of the glass.

Engineer: If we all knew about this, why didn’t we fix it?

6th and Sycamore
Cincinnati, Ohio

Overheard by: Alice

Female employee: Man, I’m soo busy today. Why is everyone taking advantage of me?
Male employee: I dunno.
Female employee: Oh well, maybe I just let people take advantage of me. It’s just easier that way.
Male employee: Some advice: don’t ever say that in a bar.

Motorola, 1301 East Algonquin Road
Chicago, Illinois

Male customer: Well, we’re definitely interested. We’ll be back this week to make the purchase.
Sales chick: It was a pleasure to meet you. My name is Katie.
Female customer: Oh, Katie. We’ll remember that name!
Sales chick: Oh?
Female customer, whispering: Katie is the name of my “other” personality.
Sales chick: Oh?
Female customer, turning to male customer: Katie is not very nice, is she, darling?
Male customer: No, dear, she’s not.

Northridge, California

Overheard by: charlotte

Woman: Isn’t this the most fucking idiotic thing you’ve ever had to do in your life?
Senior VP: No, actually, which is really embarrassing.

120 West 106th Street
New York, New York

Overheard by: George Feeney

Electrician: I think I may have made a mistake.
Owner of office: Ya think so? What gave it away, the flames?

528 Newtown Road
Virginia Beach, Virginia

Overheard by: Mike

British employee: Well, this was supposed to be completed by now. It looks like it’s gone all cock-up.
American #1: What?
British employee: I’m sorry, do you not have that phrase here?
American #2: In America, you can’t say cock like that. I shouldn’t hear you say cock.
American #1: We say fuck. Fucked up.
British employee: Ok, how’s this: Fuck off.

1 Corporate Drive
Orangeburg, New York

Hostess: I don’t know why they’re getting married. They don’t even have kids!

45 South Illinois Street
Indianapolis, Indiana