Health & Hygiene

Laughing woman with young child: And then I just had to follow the cow around with a bag, waiting for it to poop!

Oakland Zoo
Oakland, California

Overheard by: lith

At little boy spills his drink. The supervisor hands him a mop

Supervisor: Now go clean up the mess you made. This will teach you what you’ll be doing when you grow up.

20410 Highway 46 W
Spring Branch, Texas

Registrant for conference to receptionist: This says we should list food allergies. I listed horses.

Severna Park, Maryland

User: If you don’t turn my cell phone back on today, I’ll tell the families of my patients and their lawyers that you are responsible for the patient’s death, because I couldn’t be reached!
Call center operator: Sir, if you are expecting your patients to die, perhaps they should switch to a different physician…

310 W. Bakerview Road
Bellingham, Washington

Overheard by: Josh Sinnett

Batty old receptionist to worker: So what did you do over Thanksgiving weekend?
Worker: Oh, I delivered twins!
Batty old receptionist: Okay…
Worker: I'm a Big Sister with Big Brothers/Big Sisters, and my little sister got pregnant. Guess that means I'm not such a good Big Sister…

Beverly Hills, California

Inspirational speaker: The left side of the brain in charge of your creative process, so when you don’t feel inspired, take a deep breath closing your right nostril with your finger so all the air goes only and directly to the left side of your brain…
Audience, while inhaling as told: Wow…

Miami, Florida

Secretary #1: Yeah, he has warosis. That's when you've just gotten back from a war and you have all this trauma from it.
Secretary #2: Oh gosh. I've heard of that – my granddad had it when he got back from the war.

Queen Street
Melbourne
Australia

Worker #1: Thanks for the pretzels.
Worker #2: Oh, now the bag is dirty.
Worker #1: I’ll have you know my hands are clean. I sit here at my desk and sanitize them all day.
Worker #3: You know, I can sanitize you. All women need to be sanitized.

9725 Datapoint Drive
San Antonio, Texas

Female coworker: I wish I was disabled.
Male coworker: What? Why?
Female coworker: ‘Cause then people would do things for you, like carry your stuff and get you things.
Male coworker: People do that for pretty people — why don’t you wish to be pretty?

910 Louisiana Avenue
Houston, Texas

Server admin: Yay! Malaria!

State & Water
Peoria, Illinois

Overheard by: only girl in an office of men…