Nerds and Geeks

Office guy #1: Dude, you’re making me nervous with that letter opener.
Office guy #2: Why’s that?
Office guy #1: Because you look like you played too much Dungeons & Dragons back in the day.

18 Adam & Eve Mews
London, England

Analyst to lackey: I don't think it makes any sense to run around playing “battleship” with analysts' Outlook calendars.

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Overheard by: Rachael

Programmer to manager: It's not wrong. It may not be in the format they were expecting, but it's not wrong.

Halifax
Nova Scotia
Canadia

IT guy to friend: I lost a job and a girlfriend to World of Warcraft…it was so worth it!

Asheville, North Carolina

Overheard by: Sarah M.

Girl on phone with IT: Mine's minimized and I can't get it up!

Littleton, New Hampshire

Overheard by: TMI

Reporter: Dude, her tweets were all over my site. And they weren't even relevant!

Palo Alto, California

IT techie working on networking junk: Uh-oh. I ain't communicatin' good.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Overheard by: I noticed…

Cashier, handing customer a receipt: And here’s a memento of our time together.

Bed, Bath, and Beyond
Jacksonville, Florida

Engineer #1: You don’t understand…the program’s got unresolved
symbols that won’t work.
Engineer#2: Yeah, I got 2 unresolved symbols for you right here.

8000 West Sunrise Boulevard
Plantation, Florida

VP Research on phone: Look, I understand you think your project numbers are important, but we have data to suggest you don’t need to know them.

85 E Street
South Portland, Maine

Overheard by: Brian Brinegar