Meals and Snacks

Coworker #1: I got the hiccups from eating a pretzel the last time I was at a Pacers game.
Coworker #2: You got the hiccups from eating a pretzel?
Coworker #1: Yeah, all that bread… and I was drunk.

Indianapolis, Indiana

Saleswoman: There was this guy in high school that had a crush on me, and he just loved peeps. He would molest peeps all day long…

Bonner Springs, Kansas

Boss from other room: The most expensive coffee in the world, and…
Database monkey, yelling: Is that the kind that's shat out by monkeys?
Boss: No, leopards!

Austin, Texas

Female coworker #1: I really need to cut back on my caffeine.
Female coworker #2: Yeah, me too.
Female coworker #1: No, I really need to stop. Whenever I go out with my running group, I always need to pull over and shit in the bushes. Y'know, because of the caffeine.
Female coworker #2: (tries unsuccessfully to hide disgust)
Female coworker #1: What? It's totally natural.
Male coworker: Why can't there be more men in this department?

New York City, New York

Overheard by: Had to stop eating my lunch

Peon: Oh my god! Who made the coffee?
Secretary: I did. What's wrong with it?
Peon: This stuff is like liquid crack!
Secretary: You're such a sissy. You added half a cup of blueberry creamer!
Peon: Seriously, I think I'm having chest pains. Call 911!

Bangor, Michigan

Overheard by: Love my coffee

Co-worker: The first time I had a Krispy Kreme doughnut, it honestly changed my life.

1125 Amsterdam Avenue
New York, NY

Foreign boss: [Cynthia], what are you eating?
Veronica: A breakfast burrito.
Foreign boss: Oh, no, [Cynthia]. You will never find a boyfriend.

350 South Beverly Drive
Beverly Hills, California

Overheard by: ben rosman

Customer: These ice cream cones and a hundred dollars in lotto tickets.
Store clerk: Okay, $106.39
Customer: What? These ice creams cost six dollars?! What a waste of money! No, I dont want them. What a waste. Seriously! No, no — just the lotto tickets.

Eastlake Mart
Seattle, Washington

Overheard by: kallisti

Coworker to another, looking at tea in her cup: I think this has caffeine in it, it's called “Wake Up.”

Montpelier, Vermont

Overheard by: tam

Male cube monkey #1: Are you excited about the spring dinner tomorrow?
Male cube monkey #2: Yeah man! It’s at a steakhouse.
Entire room: Steak! Steak! Steak! Steak!

Canal Park
Cambridge, Massachusetts