Coworker, hanging up phone: My daughter swallowed a Lego, I gotta go.
Manhattan, New York
Overheard by: The_SuperVixen
Coworker, hanging up phone: My daughter swallowed a Lego, I gotta go.
Manhattan, New York
Overheard by: The_SuperVixen
Older rep approaching retirement to 30-something coworker: You have to tease it to get it to start squirting.
Manhattan, New York
Account exec eyeing treats in kitchen: Those biscuits are so good they make me want to cry. They taste like Paris!
Manhattan, New York
Male middle manager on phone: You did it? (pause) You came!
Lower Manhattan, New York
Overheard by: badTiming…
Lawyer on phone: That's a shit town! (pause) You live in that town?!
Huntington, New York
Overheard by: Lady Lawyer
Boss to underling: That's a man hug right there. That's a nipple bump!
Manhattan, New York
Woman on phone, taking notes: Okay, peace on earth. Peace on earth. Okay… Okay, perfect. Very simple, I like that a lot.
Manhattan, New York
Overheard by: Rose Fox
Employee #1: I am very observational.
Employee #2: You mean “observant.”
Employee #1: No, I mean I notice everything that goes on in this office.
Rochester, New York
Overheard by: Stephanie Wells
Coworker #1: These are very vicious rabbis.
Coworker #2: Vicious rabbis?
Coworker #1: Yeah.
Manhattan, New York
Secretary: I waste so much time trying to make it clear and succinct, when on the phone I can just say, “send me this, I need it.” Honestly, I kick and scream when I have no other choice but to use the internet!
Cheerful academic, placatingly: Well, it's great for communicating with Rome and London!
Manhattan, New York
