London

Receptionist: Give me an STD that's not serious, just…unhealthy.

London
England

Suit #1: …and then there's the thing about the readiness proposal.
Suit #2: And are they readiness?
Suit #1: Uh, yeah…they're ready.

Shell Center
London
England

Overheard by: I judge you when you use poor grammar

Senior consultant: I’m not sure that the wow factors you listed here are really wow factors.
Consultant: Meh, I’m easily pleased.

209-215 Blackfriars Road
London
England

Overheard by: Underwhelmed

Programmer: Does anyone want a free, almost clean keyboard?
Tech support peon: Not until you tell us what you just ‘almost cleaned’ off of it.
Programmer: Jeff*.
Tech support peon: Uhhh, no thanks.

Islington, London
England

Trainee: Would you mind closing that window? The cold air is making my skin peel off.

London
England

Coworker #1: So, I got my girlfriend to give me a wax job on the weekend — y’know — down there.
Coworker #2: Oh, yeah? How was that? Nice?
Coworker #1: No… She waxed my piercing off through the skin.
Coworker #2: Shit!
Coworker #1: Yeah…

Government Department
London
England

Tourist: Do you have any Opera?
Employee: We have The Marriage of Figaro.
Tourist: Hmmm, no. What about Lion King?

TKTS booth, Leicester Square
London
England

Boss, on phone: Abby*, it’s Frank*. I’m at the British Library, and there’s a man looking at me.
Abby, on other end of phone: …Yes?
Boss: Who is it?

British Library, 96 Euston Road
London, England

Overheard by: hapless