Maryland

Coworker: There are people making out on the lawn! [Everyone rushes to window to look.]

8900 Kelso Drive
Baltimore, Maryland

Overheard by: Thanking God I’m not white trash

Blonde: I’m queen of the Gentiles!

Owings Mills, Maryland

Professor: So we'll have lab meeting on Monday, then.
Grad student: Um, that's Labor Day, so people will probably be away.
Professor: Away? Why?
Grad student: Because it's a federal holiday?
Professor: Well, we're not federal, so we don't take federal holidays.

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland

Overheard by: LabCat

IT guy to another, about version 2.0 of the website: Is this the final solution?

Bethesa, Maryland

Overheard by: uncomfortable cube dweller

Lab manager: Well, we'll just keep the one with biggest rack.

Baltimore, Maryland

Older IT guy: I live by the rule of thumb: “If the stick's not bigger than your thumb, you can beat 'em with it!” (laughs) Okay, now, go to your sent box…

Sparks, Maryland

Overheard by: Operator

Salesman: I’m just trying to help you! Every time I see you you’re eating.
Purchasing manager, mouth full of cookies: Every time I see you you’re ugly.

8900 Kelso Drive
Baltimore, Maryland

Overheard by: Anonymous Temp

Female office worker, while eating trail mix: Man, all these nuts are making my throat itchy.
Male coworker, excitedly: That's what she said!

Baltimore, Maryland

Boss: Have you fixed that invoice?
Minion: Yeah! It was totally magical — Mary* thinks I’m awesome, and she’s going to do some stuff in the system and the invoice will be fixed!
Boss: So, we’re getting paid?
Minion: Yeah! Magical Mary will fix it, I’ll send it out, and we’ll get paid! Hooray for everyone!

200 Harry S. Truman Parkway
Annapolis, Maryland

Overheard by: Rica

News reporter #1: Why was he arrested?
News reporter #2: I guess he was suspicious-looking.
News reporter #1: Was he just going around arbitrarily replacing windshields?

Southern Maryland

Overheard by: Cubicle neighbor