Sales rep to another: You know me–anal boy!
Baltimore, Maryland
Sales rep to another: You know me–anal boy!
Baltimore, Maryland
Sales rep to HR: I'm sick of people floory-ing me!
Rockville, Maryland
Overheard by: I'm not sick of it
Male attorney to another: We're not going to circulate this externally, not yet. If we want to do that internally, that's fine–that can be just between us girls.
Bethesda, Maryland
Security guy: Um, can I help you?
Admin guy: No, I’m fine. I work here.
Security guy: Well, do you recognize me?
Admin guy: Um, yeah. I see you every day.
Security guy: I’ve never seen you before. Do I look different?
Admin guy: No.
Security guy: I’m older than when you last saw me.
606 St. Paul Street
Baltimore, Maryland
Overheard by: lexbean
Coworker #1: Do you want this document spf-ed?
Coworker #2: Do mean pdf-ed?
Coworker #1: Yeah, why, what did I say?
Coworker #2: Sfp.
Ellicott City, Maryland
Lady accountant: I'm getting fat!
French accountant: Fat?! What are you talking about?! I could eat you and no one would notice! (awkward silence) Actually, pretend I didn't say that.
Baltimore, Maryland
Overheard by: Not an Accountant
Man, coming into office: Do you have superglue in your drawers?
Baltimore, Maryland
Boss: I need you to email this to [Kevin].
Assistant: No problem, I have the electronic version right here. I’ll email it out in a sec.
Boss: Great…Oh, and make sure my notes don’t show up when you send it out.
Assistant: Your notes?
Boss: Yeah, the notes I wrote there in the margins.
Assistant: Um, don’t worry. They won’t.
Boss: Great, thanks.
Assistant: Just fucking retire already…Jesus!
300 West Pratt Street
Baltimore, Maryland
Adviser: Okay, is everyone here? Great. So, John*, why don't you tell us what you've worked on this week?
John: Well, I did…
Adviser, interrupting: Actually, John, I'm just going to hummer you for a minute while I show them the data.
Female grad student: Um, what?
Adviser: I'm going to hummer him and just show everyone this, you know, like run over him like a big fucking car.
Female grad student: Uh, okay, but you can't say that.
Adviser: What? Why?
Female grad student: I'll tell you after lab meeting.
Adviser, angrily: What is so bad about saying that? Is it like mean or something to “hummer” someone?
Female grad student: Well it's not mean, it's just… Yeah, don't say that. Ever. We'll talk later.
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland
Overheard by: LabCat
Nurse: I think I have worked at every hospital around here. If I ever get anything stuck up my ass, I’m going to have to drive, like, 4 hours to find a hospital where nobody knows me.
100 East Carroll Street
Salisbury, Maryland
