Music

Coworker #1: Your outgoing message sounds like a whispering Barry White.
Coworker #2: Well, you know…there are a lot of fruities out there and I got to keep them away.

Dallas, Texas

Your Editors Were Shock-G-ed to See How Long Ago That Was

Business analyst on phone: Hey, what do you need? The name of the user guide? It's the digital one… No, the digital guide. You know, like Digital Underground, only without Tupac… No, biggie wasn't in Digital Underground… Humpty Hump was… No, the guy with the gold nose… Okay, it's “h”… “u”… “m”…

Chantilly, Virginia

Overheard by: CubeRat

Boutique girl #1: We could go out to Dexter's after work, but there's a Beatles cover band there tonight.
Boutique girl #2: Ugh! Yeah? Oh well…
Boutique girl #3: I don't even know any of their new albums.

New Jersey

Male cube rat: Hey, Amanda, you wanna come sing “Endless Love” with me?

Chesapeake, Virginia

Overheard by: Project Manager

Event planner: Don't you think we should have background music?
Manager: That would be too expensive.
Event planner: What about just one person playing a harp?
Manager: Do you know someone?
Event planner: Yeah. I know a harpoonist.

St. Louis, Missouri

Overheard by: Tim

Boss, singing: Blue and yellow! Yellow and blue! Blueeee! Yelloooooow!
Employee: Here she goes again.

Reston, Virginia

Overheard by: Carly

Confused coworker on phone: My day? I just found out that the lead singer of Rush isn't a girl.

Portland, Oregon

Employee: I have “Holly Jolly Christmas” in my head, and it's all the bathroom's fault.

Kansas City, Missouri

Overheard by: Meghan

Coworker: Bon jovi's on American Idol?! Good god, this calls for a new pack of batteries and the tv on in the bedroom!

Portland, Oregon

Coworker: On a scale of one to Chris Brown, how angry are you?

Houston, Texas