New Jersey

Co-owner of company to underling: Was she able to tell that you were vegetarian by looking at your fingers?

Branchburg, New Jersey

20-something girl, handing over papers: These ones are re-do's.
50-something Indian man: Why?
20-something girl: Because they were crying.
50-something Indian man: Oh, boy.
20-something girl: At least no one threw up on us this year.

North Brunswick, New Jersey

Manager on phone: So I’m going to ask you a question, and you’re going to hate me for not knowing the answer. [pause] That was below the belt. [pause] It’s child protection. [pause] Annnyways, I was wondering…

473 Ridge Road
Dayton, New Jersey

Overheard by: office peon

Student, while messing with professor's computer: How do you get your thing up?
Professor: What?

Mercer County Community College
West Windsor, New Jersey

Boss: You can’t handle the truth!
Co-worker: Is that from a movie?
Boss: Yeah. You know: You can’t handle the truth!
Co-worker: Mmm, don’t know that one.

31 Hillman Avenue
Ewing, New Jersey

Overheard by: Susan Harrison

Butcher: Careful! Blood on the ground’s slippery.
Clerk: …I never want to hear anyone say that to me again.

110 Route 23
Riverdale, New Jersey

Jersey girl: It smells like foot in here!
Coworker: Just one foot?

1000 Harbor Boulevard
Weehawken, New Jersey

Boss: He can’t talk to me like I’m his little brother. He needs to act like it’s God on the phone.

159 Jackson Road
Berlin, New Jersey

Overheard by: R. Collins

Secretary: Can I offer you gentlemen anything to drink?
Business hick #1: Yes, ma’am, I’d sure love a cup of black coffee.
Business hick #2: Yeah, the same for me, with cream and milk, please.

345 Park Avenue
New York, NY

Former VP: I heard you were dreaming about me.
Executive Assistant: If the person gave you the impression that it was in a positive connotation, they were gravely mistaken.

1000 Voorhees Drive
Voorhees, New Jersey