New York

Paralegal: I know there’s Chinese food, and there’s Japanese food, but is there Korean food?
Coworker: What? Of course there is!
Paralegal: What’s the difference?
Coworker: Countries.

Port Washington, New York

Peon #1: It’s written mostly from the perspective of the dog…
Peon #2: So is it fiction?

Publisher’s office
New York, New York

Office guy: I was using the adjective, not the dwarf.

Manhattan, New York

Intern: My uterus is dry‐heaving.
Supervisor: Wow.

242 West 38th Street
New York, New York

Overheard by: Sarah

Suit #1: All my clients complain that the questionnaire package we require is too onerous.
Suit #2: Really? I never get any complaint about ours.
Boss: Well, have you ever seen his package? Maybe you two should get together and compare packages. 

245 3rd Avenue
New York, NY 

Manager: Everybody who was smoking pot in here last night is fired! … Okay, looks like I have a vacant building.

Schenectady, New York

Overheard by: fired

Salesperson to another: Wow! I like your new pants? (pause) Do they fit you?

Plattsburgh, New York

JP Morgan Office Manager: Do he know he have a meeting? Her said he have a meeting.

38 W. 75th Street
New York, NY

Project manager, regarding principal of firm: He has been driving around with his windshield wipers on because he can’t figure out how to turn them off, do you really think he will understand this?

98th & Broadway
New York City, New York

Co‐worker: Hey [Trish], can you come here a sec?
Office Manager: Yeah, where are you?
Co‐worker: I’m in the closet.

155 6th Avenue
New York, NY