Indiana

Manager on phone: Is Andy* there? (pause) Well, when he gets back, tell him if he schedules an interview when he's not here again, I'll break his legs. (pause) Yeah, you have a good day. (hangs up)

West Lafayette, Indiana

Overheard by: Rachel S.

Woman: Oh, I want the baby. I just don’t want the pregnancy. If I could just go to a fast food place and order a baby, I would.

4910 16th Street
Indianapolis, Indiana

Manager #1: Shit! I can’t remember what I wanted to ask Al*…
Manager #2: If he’s gay? If he’s doing coke?

Circle Centre Mall
Indianapolis, Indiana

Overheard by: Shatmandu

Manager at employee bathroom: Why is this door propped open?
Waiter: Eric* just dropped a bomb in there.
Manager: Fuck, man, spray that air freshener.
Waiter: I did. The stink actually laughed at me.

Circle Centre Mall
Indianapolis, Indiana

Overheard by: Shatmandu

Co-worker #1: Hey! Stop calling me psycho!
Co-worker #2: Sorry sir, I didn’t know you could read my thoughts.

401 NW 4th Street
Evansville, Indiana

Coworker: Well, I told you that one I wanted to buy that chick a vibrator so she would shut the heck up!

Indianapolis, Indiana

Driver: I need to go home. There’s been an emergency.
Dispatcher: Oh! What happened?
Driver: Oh, my dad croaked, and I need to get maintenance on my truck. No biggie.
Dispatcher: Uh, okay.

7253 Western Select Drive
Indianapolis, Indiana

Host: Well, I think that’s going to be September 11th. Check the calendar.
Computer tech: September 11th? Isn’t that something important? Oh, that’s Labor Day, right?
Host: 9-11.
Computer tech, looking clueless: Ohhh. Well, okay.

421 NW Riverside Drive
Evansville, Indiana

Overheard by: Amanda

Manager: We’re going to have to let you go.
Employee: I didn’t do nothin’!
Manager: I personally caught you defecating into the employee bathroom sink.
Employee: The toilet was filthy!

95 South Illinois Street
Indianapolis, Indiana

Overheard by: Shatmandu

Straight server: The new chef looks like Philip Michael Thomas.
Queer server: Oooh! I’d fuck him with his chef hat on!

Circle Centre Mall
Indianapolis, Indiana

Overheard by: Shatmandu