Older office lady, watering plant: What, did you ask the same question as me?
Younger male colleague: What question?
Older office lady, lowering voice: About Natalee Holloway.
Younger male colleague: No, I just wanted to get some water.
Manhattan, New York
Overheard by: Harriet Vane
Intern: Are you still sick?
Female doctor with a deep chest cough: I just need to be pounded.
Manhattan, New York
Engineer on phone, in happy voice: Kevin! Congratulations! (pause, then in sad voice) Oh… my condolences.
Fishkill, New York
Overheard by: Bored Engineer
Canadian: Are you using the same water bottle from two months ago?
Brit: Yeah, so?
Canadian: You know the particles break down and become carcinogens, right?
Brit: That's how I get strong.
Manhattan, New York
Boss lady: Who are we missing? Mario*?
(Mario* comes into conference room)
Manager: Aha! I thought I smelled ravioli!
Boss lady: Ignore him, he's drunk.
Manager: Yep, it's after noon!
Manhattan, New York
Overheard by: Rose Fox
Legally blind patient: Ow! Owww, owwww! Hey, you can't do this to me! Where's the doctor?
Man in white coat: I am the doctor.
Hospital
Manhattan, New York
Coworker: Okay, have a good weekend. I'm off to a sweet sixteen party. (pause) From Bloomsday to sweet sixteen: the sublime to the ridiculous.
Manhattan, New York
Female engineer: They don't have any steel members to erect yet.
Annoying guy: That's what she said!
Female engineer, leaving: No, for the last time, she never said anything. Ever. Now I'm going to call your mother to pick you up after school. Fucking trolls!
Manhattan, New York
Coworker, hanging up phone: My daughter swallowed a Lego, I gotta go.
Manhattan, New York
Overheard by: The_SuperVixen
