Meals and Snacks

Guy: Man, having cigarettes without a lighter is like having peanuts without the jelly!
Lady: Don’t you mean butter?
Guy: Oh, no. I got the butter.

1450 East Parham Road
Richmond, Virginia

Overheard by: smoking some distance away

Receptionist on phone: Yeah, but at this point I’d really rather have waffles than lesbians.

Office building, Downtown Crossing
Boston, Massachusetts

Overheard by: what?

Saleswoman: Actually, I’m a vegetarian.
Salesman #1: Oh man, I couldn’t do that. That is crazy.
Salesman #2: Yeah, my dream is to eat an entire cow.
Salesman #1: My friend actually bought a second refrigerator so that he could put a cow into it.

Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Overheard by: Herbie

Lady: They’re going to have fish, chicken, whips, whatever.

440 Park Avenue
New York, New York

Guy: I can’t stand Red Bull. It tastes like old people.
Girl drinking Red Bull: You know what that tastes like?

Lucent Boulevard
Denver, Colorado

Overheard by: Red Bull Ben

Guest: I want some popcorn shrimp.
Waitress: Do you want a half pound or three-quarter pound?
Guest: I’ll have the half pound. It’s bigger, so we can share.

206 West Franklin Street
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Overheard by: HazyJay

Phone rep #1: What’s that?! A cheeseburger without cheese?!
Phone rep #2: Yeah. It’s called a hamburger.

500 North Central Expressway
Plano, Texas

Overheard by: amused coworker

Frustrated clerk to group of traders: Did you guys have retard sandwiches for lunch or something?
Smart-ass in back: I had a burrito.

Trading Desk
Chicago, Illinois

Overheard by: Walking by…

Guy #1: I love the Jell-O here.
Guy #2: Yeah… Want to go take a shower?
Guy #3: Hell yeah, let’s go take a shower!
Guy #1: Alright, I’ll run to my room, drop off my stuff, and we can head over to take a shower.

Kinsolving dining room
Austin, Texas

Overheard by: HornFan

Chick: A new day, another dollar. A new day, another dollar. A new day, another dollar. As long as I have my smoothie, I’m okay. Smoothie — okay. No smoothie — not okay.

375 Hudson Street
New York, New York

Overheard by: Harriet Vane