IT techie working on networking junk: Uh-oh. I ain't communicatin' good.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Overheard by: I noticed…
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
Engineer #1: A charred, dark husk of evil smoldering into infinity would be cool.
Engineer #2: I’d prefer the Dyson Sphere. Though I personally find Niven ringworlds much more aesthetically pleasing.
Engineer #1: But a husk!
Engineer #2: A Dyson sphere could be kind of a husk.
Engineer #1: Come on! Spooky husk!
Engineer #2: No! No spooky husk!
Engineer #1: Aww.
Engineer #2: …We can make the Dyson Sphere kind of spooky if you insist.
401 Elliott Avenue W
Seattle, Washington
Overheard by: Bjorn Townsend
30-something IT geek: Don't worry, you can always buy replacement and upgrade parts for your lightsaber!
20-something IT geek: Good! I was worried that I'd need to build a new one.
Dayton, Ohio
Overheard by: Noxi
Programmer: Cause of death… Amazing coding!
University of Maryland
College Park, Maryland
Boss to office (about imminent website launch): Five minutes to go live!
Boss to sysadmin: Are you going to do anything?
Sysadmin to boss: I'm diabetic, I need a burrito.
Boss to office: Go live delayed for burrito.
Tucson, Arizona
Systems Engineer: How long will it take for you to implement [the customer]’s changes?
Engineer: About two-three weeks. So four weeks.
Systems Engineer: Good. And how long will it take you to make your changes?
Intern: Well, I already did it, and it took an hour.
Systems Engineer: Okay, I’ll tell them five weeks total.
1440 N. Fiesta Boulevard
Gilbert, Arizona
Geek #1 with barrettes in his hair: Do you have any tape?
Geek #2: I don’t give tape to guys who wear barrettes.
Geek #1: They’re sparkly butterflies.
Geek #2: Whatever. I don’t have any.
Geek #1: Do you have anything that works similar to tape?
Geek #2, rummaging in desk: I have some deodorant… and some mouthwash.
Tremont Street
Boston, Massachusetts
