Manager handing name tag to an employee: These are the old name tags. We ordered new ones, but the courier who was delivering them fell off the train and died.
Ramat Gan
Israel
Overheard by: ayala
Manager handing name tag to an employee: These are the old name tags. We ordered new ones, but the courier who was delivering them fell off the train and died.
Ramat Gan
Israel
Overheard by: ayala
Trainer: So, we used to be called the self-help department, but now it's the self-services department. Before, we helped customers to help themselves. I guess now we help customers to um, service themselves.
Austin, Texas
Temp: I think if I were to have two daughters, I would name them “Armada” and “Militia.”
Wall Street
Manhattan, New York
Female employee, from her cube: Did you get use of Mr. Purple today?
Marlborough, Massachusetts
Peon looking over supervisor's shoulder at computer screen: Why'd you…name it “gay sex”?
Media Services
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Overheard by: CW
Bimbette, loudly: My name is not Kielbasa!
Chesapeake, Virginia
Overheard by: we call her Meathead
Mom, as toddler runs into doorway: Look out, Helen Keller!
E Hadley Road
Indiana
Overheard by: Amanda
