Insults

Political organizer: That crackhead bitch! Well, I don't like to call anyone a crackhead. (starts again) That one lady who smokes crack…

Cleveland, Ohio

Overheard by: I don't like labels, either

Boarding agent: Last call for Felix Calderon, we're about to close the door on flight 2175. You've been waiting for it all day. (shortly after) Boarding has ended for flight 2175. Felix Calderon, you're S.O.L.

Bob Hope Airport
Los Angeles, California

Overheard by: Alan J. Pedersen

Customer (on speaker): But it's too expensive, it isn't fair! I can't afford it. Can't I just pay you half?
Insurance rep: No, the premium for your vehicle is $435.60. You have to pay the full amount.
Customer: Can you find a way so I can just pay $200? That's all I can afford!
Insurance rep: No. You can't just pay any amount you want. You need to pay what you owe.
(this goes on for 10 minutes)
Insurance rep: Well, fine, if you can't afford to pay the insurance for your car maybe you should sell it and take the damn bus.
Customer: What? What did you just say to me?
Insurance rep: I'll transfer you to my manager.

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Working bee, quietly: Santa Claus, you cunt!

King Street
Sydney
Australia

Overheard by: highly amused

Coworker #1, holding small letter opener: Do you have one of these, only smaller?
Coworker #2: What's wrong with that one?
Coworker #1: It's too thick. I can't fit in in the smaller slits and it tears the whole thing apart most of the time.
Coworker #3: I had a boyfriend like that once.
Coworker #2: What the fuck?

Santa Ana, California

Overheard by: errica

Old bald lawyer to younger lawyer: I'm waiting for John Smith*, this son of a bitch who…
Third lawyer, strolling up, extending hand: Hi! Pleased to meet you! I'm that son of a bitch!

Brooklyn, New York

Overheard by: Big Larry

Woman at office party: She's got that psychological syndrome where she uses sex to get what she wants from men… What do they call that again?
Man: A whore.

Dario's Restaurant
Rockville Centre, New York

Overheard by: Big Larry

New airport paging/information clerk: Paging passenger Emerson Bigguns, passenger Emerson Bigguns. Please call airport information from the nearest white courtesy phone.
(pregnant pause) Fuck!

Airport
San Antonio, Texas

Overheard by: YGBSM

(director of sales and marketing flips off female programmer)
Female programmer: Don't even finger me!
(rampant laughter)

Keene, New Hampshire

Overheard by: Monkey

Executive assistant: So I'm going to a different lab this time, so I don't get the bitchy Nazi titty tech.

Dallas, Texas

Overheard by: grabbed mine and kept on walking