High school girl: I’m gonna name a cheese after you, Mr. L.*!
Mr. L.: If you actually had the power to do that, I’d be very flattered.
West Santa Clara Street
Arcadia, California
Overheard by: The Know It All
High school girl: I’m gonna name a cheese after you, Mr. L.*!
Mr. L.: If you actually had the power to do that, I’d be very flattered.
West Santa Clara Street
Arcadia, California
Overheard by: The Know It All
Female coworker: Did you hear that Bobbi lost her father?
Chorus of ‘Awwws’ from other coworkers.
Male coworker: Why doesn’t she look in her cunt? Everyone else seems to have been in there.
Ruby Tuesday’s
Carle Place, New York
Overheard by: Big Larry
Male employee: I want you to know, Cindy* will be complaining to you about something I said to her. It’s all a lie, though.
Manager #1: Oookay…
Male employee: She’s gonna say I called her a ‘dirty fucking cunt.’
Manager #2: Ohhh, boy…
Male employee: But it’s bullshit. I called her a ‘dirty fucking bitch.’ I don’t use the ‘C’-word.
Circle Centre Mall
Indianapolis, Indiana
Overheard by: Shatmandu
Contract attorney: Ann Coulter? She looks like a bag full of antlers.
575 7th Street NW
Washington, DC
Overheard by: Daniel
General manager: That’s what I like about you — you’re a reliable disappointment.
Environmental, Safety, and Industrial Hygiene coordinator: Thanks!
450 Sukhumvit Road
Rayong
Thailand
Overheard by: Rick campion
College boy #1: She’s engaged now.
College boy #2: What?!
College boy #1: Yeah, she just got engaged, like, a week ago.
College boy #2: That’s gay.
12th & Q Street
Lincoln, Nebraska
Overheard by: Confused
Guy on phone: I’m single, I’m not tied-down, I’m Italian — what the fuck else do you want?
Cupertino, California
Overheard by: tmg
Creepster hitting on CSA: Hey, there you are again.
CSA, without making eye contact: …Hey.
Creepster: You know what? You so beautiful.
CSA doesn’t respond.
Creepster, with spittle flying from between front teeth: Has anyone ever told you that you’re very photo-generic?
Animal Hospital
Charlotte, North Carolina
Overheard by: another CSA
Woman #1: My boyfriend is Italian. That’s as good as fucking a black man, but without the racial drama.
Woman #2: I thought Italian men were dumb.
Woman #1: Exactly.
Forest Avenue
Paramus, New Jersey
Overheard by: Office Manager
Coworker #1: So, Mr. Ericson* says he is going to send in pictures of his fence to show the problems he has with it.
Coworker #2: Yeah, well, I checked the email. He didn’t send us pictures of the fence.
Coworker #1: What did he send?
Coworker #2: Pictures of himself, half-naked.
Coworker #1: Well, I’m not fixing that.
Atlanta, Georgia
