What’s the Big Dill?

Deli employee #1: That sandwich needs pickles.
(deli employee #2 hangs head and stops making sandwich)
Deli employee #1: Are you crying?

Wawa
West Chester, Pennsylvania

Overheard by: Rachael

Posted on July 14, 2008
Default, Feelings, Meals and Snacks, Offers and requests, Pennsylvania, Questions, Service

Think Of The Killing Fields With American Cheese

Jaded tech writer: I’m just enabling you, man. And for what? For Egg McMuffins, man.

Tigard, Oregon

Overheard by: Sasha

Posted on July 11, 2008
Default, Meals and Snacks, Offers and requests, Oregon, Tech People

Although Mink Mocha Is Also Lovely

Dentist receptionist #1: What kind of coffee would you like? We have hazelnut, french roast…
Dentist receptionist #2: I could have sworn you just said: “weasel nut”.
Dentist receptionist #1: That’s my favorite flavor.

Duluth, Minnesota

Overheard by: Just waiting

Posted on July 11, 2008
Coworkers, Default, Meals and Snacks, Medical, Minnesota, Offers and requests, Receptionists, Words

Mr. Scott: Good Gravy, Captain, I’m Ladling All We’ve Got!

Extra nice granny: Good god, if they need more than three gallons of gravy we are in big trouble.

Montezuma
Prescott, Arizona

Overheard by: Tom

Posted on June 25, 2008
Arizona, Default, Family members, Meals and Snacks

By the Time You Get to the Racism, It’s Almost Refreshing

Accounting drone: Is someone eating fucking jockstraps and dirty socks now? There really needs to be some kind of restrictions on the food people are allowed to eat in here. How about a guideline like: “If it smells like a dead hooker, treat it like a dead hooker and eat it in your car.”? Thank god we don’t have any Indian programmers.

Milwaukee Street
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Posted on June 24, 2008
Coworkers, Cubicles, Default, Employees, Meals and Snacks, Offers and requests, Race, Sensory Experiences, Weirdness, Wisconsin

Gouda Luck!

Wisconsinite on a diet, talking about quitting her walking team: I quit the stepping. Right now I am focusing all my energy on not eating cheese.

Eden Prairie, Minnesota

Overheard by: Nic

Posted on June 23, 2008
Coworkers, Default, Diet & Weight, Meals and Snacks, Minnesota

Nothing I’d Want to Repeat

Employee yelling to co-worker: Will! What did I say about fish sticks this morning?!

Hartford, Connecticut

Posted on June 17, 2008
Connecticut, Coworkers, Default, Employees, Meals and Snacks, Offers and requests, Weirdness

Maybe You Can’t

Nurse assistant to patient: Do you want corn, carrots, or peas?
Patient: Cake.
Nurse assistant: Cake isn’t a vegetable. What would you like to drink?
Patient: Cookies.
Nurse assistant: You can’t drink cookies.

St. John Hospital
Detroit, Michigan

Overheard by: I was laughing