Man to female coworker: I don’t think you understand — you brought in fried chicken for us. This gesture is a little more serious than, ‘I can tolerate your presence,’ and quite honestly, I’m not sure if I’m ready to take our relationship to that level.
M Street
Washington, DC
Thin older executive assistant: I'm eating candy, my doctor says I gotta keep my fatty acids up.
Thin younger executive assistant: Your fatty asses?
Thin older executive assistant: Well, that's what candy leads to, I guess.
Tallahassee, Florida
Overheard by: DBA [giggling, one cube over]
Coworker secretly returning another’s bag of snacks while clutching stomach: Good God. This must be how those people who are eating that 200-pound, anatomically correct chocolate Jesus feel. Pardon me while I unbutton my pants so I can breathe.
300 North McKemy Avenue
Phoenix, Arizona
Loopy office lady: Oh, in the winter I only drink decaf, but in the summer, I drink coffee with one shot of Kahlua, one shot of Baileys, and one scoop of vanilla ice cream. Oh, yeah! And one shot of amaretto.
Office Park
Murray, Utah
Overheard by: I'm the sucker with cream only.
Spanish teacher to students: Now for those of you who do not know a sandwich is: two pieces of bread with one or two objects in between them, and is eaten as a snack.
Loveland, Colorado
Overheard by: Aristide
Girl searching through office freezer: Hey, I love cold pizza…wait a minute, this isn’t cold, this is frozen!
3701 S. Lindbergh Boulevard
St. Louis, Missouri
Overheard by: Brian Muench
Employee: “Isolate”? Why’s there an E on the end?
Supervisor: …
Employee: Oh. Just kidding!
Supervisor: Seriously?
Employee: It looked weird.
Supervisor: So when you go to the coffee shop, do you order a “late”?
Employee: No, I order a latt. Two Ts.
500 Dulany Street
Alexandria, Virginia
Starbucks barista: You know why they are called “naked juices”?
20-something: Excuse me?
Starbucks barista: They sprinkle just a little bit of E in them… Next thing you know you're feeling up on yourself, then next thing you know you're naked.
20-something: Uhhh…
Starbucks barista: I'm high as balls right now, man.
Manhattan, New York
Overheard by: College Student
Waiter to customer: I’m sorry, but we’re out of swiss. Would you like mozzarella or cheddar?
Customer: Swiss.
Waiter: No, we don’t have swiss. Do you want mozzarella or cheddar?
Customer: You don’t have swiss?
Waiter: Nope, but we do have mozzarella and cheddar.
Customer: That sucks!
Waiter: Yeah, I’m sorry. Would you like either mozzarella or cheddar?
Customer: What other cheeses do you have?
Waiter: Mozzarella and cheddar.
Customer: Don’t you have any other cheeses?
Salt Lake City, Utah
Writer to editorial assistant: Ham is more powerful than bacon, unless you eat a lot of bacon.
Hinsdale, Illinois
