Health & Hygiene

Nurse: Is there a reason that there’s a “no pregnant women” sign on that room? Because the patient in there is pregnant.

1500 East Medical Center Drive
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Overheard by: Maude Lynne

Designer: So I took the dead cat by the tail and chucked it over the fence and I thought, “Man. If the people at work could only see what a bumpkin I am.”

312 Plum Street
Cincinnati, Ohio

Worker: Someone left puke in the toilet. I swear, bulimia should be illegal.

1000 SW Broadway
Portland, Oregon

Suit #1: Over on 49th, there’s a truck parked with a bunch of girls dancing in bikinis. It’s to promote Cancun.
Suit #2: For you it’s to promote a heart attack.

383 Madison Avenue
New York, NY

Receptionist: Argh! My arm is so itchy. I’m, like, allergic to work!
Co-worker: Stop scratching; you are making it worse! At lunch, go
and get an antihistamine to stop the swelling.
Receptionist: Antihistamine or antiinflammatory? I think it’s
inflamed. What’s the difference anyway?
Co-worker: Antihistamine is something that is not histamine, and
antiinflammatory is something that’s not inflammatory.
Receptionist: So I’ll ask the chemist?

25 Parramatta Road
Underwood, Queensland
Australia

District Supervisor: Wait, maybe I misunderstood him, but was he saying “Bachelor’s Degree”?
Regional Manager: Actually, the words he used were “Bastard’s Degree.”
District Supervisor: Ha, ha! I thought so but I didn’t think he could be that ignorant.
Regional Manager: Well, he is a retarded ex-con with personality disorders.
District Supervisor: Yeah, you’re right.

3651 Cedarcrest Avenue
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Overheard by: Joshua Carpenter

Employee: What are you doing? Are you okay?
PR Manager: Ugh…Stretching. I slipped on the subway this morning.
Employee: Oh, it looks like you’re trying to…never mind.

11 Hanover Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts

Co-worker #1: I’m getting restless. I feel like I wanna go running or something.
Co-worker #2: It’s awful cold out there.
Co-worker #1: Well, plus, I’m wearing a suit, huh?
Co-worker #2: Ever see that movie Falling Down?

1241 South Wabash Avenue
Chicago, Illinois

HR #1: She said she’s going to be on it for life! What kind of doctor gives you Valium for life?
Accountant: A good one!
HR #1: And what doctor would mix Valium, Vicodin, and Demerol?
HR #2: What’s this doctor’s name, again?

1776 Main Street
Springfield, Massachusetts

Overheard by: ribbon

Co-worker #1: I don’t understand why she had to take her birthday off. I mean, if it’s just your birthday and you’re not doing anything special, what’s the point?
Co-worker #2: Yeah, I’d only take the day off if it was my birthday and I had cancer.

147 Columbus Avenue
New York, NY

Overheard by: Eve S. Dropper