New Jersey

CSR #1: Do you remember Barbie?
CSR #2: Barbie? Was she the one who used to chain her chair to her desk?
CSR #1: No, that was someone else — Barbie was the one who used to have Barbie dolls all over her desk and pink fluffy pens and stuff?

473 Ridge Road
Dayton, New Jersey

Overheard by: office peon is having a ball today

Coworker #1: Hey, look — a list of famous people born on Friday the 13th.
Coworker #2: I wonder if I was born on Friday the 13th…
Coworker #1: When’s your birthday?
Coworker #2: August 5th.
Coworker #1: Then no…

Weehawken, New Jersey

Overheard by: Brian

Co-worker #1: Ew!
Co-worker #2: What?
Co-worker #1: His internet history has porn on it!
Co-worker #2: Really?
Co-worker #1: Yeah!
Co-worker #2: Like what?
Co-worker #1: A whole bunch of free stuff from [Fleshbot].com. I can’t believe this.
Co-worker #2: Yeah, I know…
Co-worker #1: I mean…I don’t care if he does this at home, but not at this computer…We work in here!
Co-worker #2: Yeah…Sure…What was that site again?

41 West Clinton Avenue
Tenafly, New Jersey

Female cubicle-dweller: Good news! Remember that smell I kept smelling but couldn’t find? That garbage smell? It was me!

1009 Lenox Drive
Lawrenceville, New Jersey

Old lady #1: They'll be all “whats that white stuff on yo' face?”
Old lady #2: Just tell 'em it's White-Out or something…

Delran, New Jersey

Overheard by: Bruce Banner

Female sales rep #1: So I don't like that kind too much.
Female sales rep #2: You like yours to be a little harder, like more firm?
Female sales rep #1: Yeah, but not too hard, I need to be able to pull the skin back and get to the good part.

Delran, New Jersey

Overheard by: Bruce Banner

Secretary #1: What is he doing now at the casino?
Secretary #2: I heard he got a good job as a Pit Bull.

New Jersey

Overheard by: bonbonr

Office chick #1: I want a small desk lamp for ambient lighting. A candle would rock… but I know most companies frown upon flammable things.
Office chick #2: Well, we have a flammable toaster oven, so I don’t see how a small candle would be any different.

Cherry Hill, New Jersey

Secretary: My mouse stopped working.
Tech guy: Was this after you dropped it?
Secretary: Yes.

Public University
New Jersey

Overheard by: Clark W.

Secretary (singing to herself to the tune of “If I only had a brain”): If I only had a hammer…if I only had a hammer…

Morris Plains, New Jersey