Massachusetts

Boss to peon: I tried googling “hamster mating rituals”.

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Secretary to boss: So then I put a sweat sock over his head and left it there for about seven hours.

Boston, Massachusetts

Flustered admin: Hey guys…does your hand ever get sweaty on the mouse?

Boston, Massachusetts

Overheard by: Pod Buddy

Woman: Hi, where can I find books on specific countries?
Librarian: Well, which country are you looking for?
Woman: Kansas.

Newton Free Library
Newton, Massachusetts

Loud mother, entering lingerie department holding hand of 11-year-old daughter: Can you tell me where your smallest training bras are? And I mean the smallest!

Chestnut Hill Macy's
Boston, Massachusetts

Man on phone: You should be in Boston, that's where Ben Franklin is from! The second President is from Boston!

Springfield, Massachusetts

Help desk: Thank you for calling, this is SUU, how can I help you?
Ditzy caller: Yeah…hi, I'm having problems with your website. Whenever I enter my employment in this field it kicks back a scary warning and says invalid characters.
Help desk: Okay, we're having a bit of a glitch with that, so just go ahead and remove all of the punctuation, then it should go through no problem.
Ditzy caller: Punctuation? You mean like capital words?

Atlantic Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts

Overheard by: Ang

Employee returning from Starbucks: Your whisper of cinnamon may have turned into a dull roar.

Boston, Massachusetts

French intern: Um, excuse me? What is “slut”?
Coworker: Heh…I would run that by your supervisor.

Watertown, Massachusetts

Overheard by: Rachael

IT guy #1: Christ, I'm retarded!
IT guy #2: I'm sure he's aware of that.

Waltham, Massachusetts