Indiana

Intern at computer, to self: I gotta get out of this relationship. She’s sending me pictures of jewelry.

3330 Founders Road
Indianapolis, Indiana

Applicant, explaining multi-year gap in employment history: I got sent to jail for stabbing a guy twelve times, but it was bullshit.
Manager: Oh yeah?
Applicant: Yeah. I only stabbed him six times; I just had two knives in my hand. It was bullshit.
Manager: Hmm. I see.

Indianapolis, Indiana

Overheard by: Shatmandu

Staffer #1: In your view, how are sociopaths and psychopaths different?
Staffer #2: Why are you doing this?

4555 Central Avenue
Columbus, Indiana

Lawyer, offering cigarette: Need one?
Non-smoking secretary: I’m gonna need something a lot stronger to deal with you today!
Lawyer, exiting door to smoke: Top, right desk drawer in my office.

Law office
Indiana

Lady worker answering phone: Hi Alex*! … I knew it was you because this is a 321* area code, and you work in Boston and it wasn’t your home number… And if it wasn’t you, then I was prepared for your boss to be calling me telling me you fell off a stool, hit your head, and wound up dead on the floor.

Indiana

Facilities manager, explaining a construction delay: So the erectors didn't come…

Carmel, Indiana

Overheard by: ass chaps

Little girl, pointing to ad poster: Dog!
Father, looking at the ad: No, honey, that’s Ellen Degeneres.

Target Shopping Center
Avon, Indiana

Overheard by: Shatmandu

Cube dweller to coworker: Dude, that diamond was flawless–it was anatomically correct.

Indianapolis, Indiana

Tester: Dude, did you see this? There’s a button in the software that says “Fuck Off.”
Designer: So?…That’s a feature. Did you press it?
Tester: Yeah…it just went away.
Designer: And did it make you feel better?
Tester: Strangely, yeah. Yeah, it did.
Designer: See?

211 Van Buren Street
Nashville, Indiana

Overheard by: Scott

New intern taking tour of company warehouse: So, you said that we have a lifetime guarantee on all the clothes that we send out?
Warehouse manager: Oh, yeah, we guarantee all our merchandise. We’ll even return underwear that’s been soiled.

Plainfield, Indiana