Meals and Snacks

Office worker #1: Man, I feel like I have a fuckin' brick of cheese in my stomach.
Office worker #2 (in a concerned tone): That really sucks.
Office worker #1: Yeah.
Office worker #2: Ratatouille comes out on DVD next week!

Gastown
Vancouver
Canadia

Bizarre cube dweller: Cornmeal, hamocks, gunpowder, and guitar strings. I mix it up and just sit, pray, meditate, that sorta thing. I found a great place, too. The problem? Ethel don't want to. Given our natural proclivities, we'd be out raping and pillaging if it weren't for that stuff.

Scottsdale, Arizona

Overheard by: Cube Guru

Woman (regarding missing eggs): They're having wet dreams down south!

Portland, Maine

Overheard by: Gina

Hypersensitive woman: Tacos are a great idea. We'll definitely need a lot of ground beef, but we should also have a vegetarian option, like ground turkey.

Charleston, South Carolina

Overheard by: Tuff Bandito

Factory worker, checking the weather: It's raining watermelons and crack babies out there.

Blue Ash, Ohio

Overheard by: overtime on the line

Secretary, looking for manager: Have you seen Thomas* anywhere?
Peon at photocopier outside restroom: Yeah, he's just gone in there. I think he might be a while.
Secretary: Why?
Peon: He was carrying some sandwiches and a coffee.

Onehunga
Auckland
New Zealand

Overheard by: KiwiBloke

Very old man: Dammit, I forgot to take my medication.
Adult son: So take it now.
Very old man: I'm supposed to take it right after meals.
Adult son: But you just finished your meal.
Very old man: I know, so I'm going to take it now.
Adult son: So you didn't forget.
Very old man: Yeah, but if I didn't remember, I would have forgotten it.

Long Beach Diner
Long Beach, New York

Overheard by: Big Larry

WeightWatchers at Work leader: Today our topic is going to be “Eating Out and Not Blowing It.”

Washington, DC

Overheard by: But what if I need the protein?

Project manager #1: I'm taking a class, but someone stole my notebook.
Project manager #2: Learning sucks… Let me tell you what I'm going to have for dinner.

Troy, Michigan

Overheard by: Then wouldn't I be learning?

Female coworker: What are you going to do with it? Eat it?
Male coworker: Well, for right now it's a pet…

Cincinnati, Ohio