Cube girl on phone, laughing: That must be really annoying, someone telling you your mom’s dead and then they tell you your dad’s dead, too!
100 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York
Cube girl on phone, laughing: That must be really annoying, someone telling you your mom’s dead and then they tell you your dad’s dead, too!
100 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York
Chick: Excuse me, do you know where I could find bedding?
Salesclerk with very heavy accent: Bedding suit?
Chick: No, not bathing suits — bedding.
Salesclerk: [Blank stare.]Chick: You know, pillowcases? Sheets?
Salesclerk: [Blank stare.]Chick: Never mind.
Saks Fifth Avenue
New York, New York
Office chick: Is that an Islamic newspaper?
Office guy: It’s the Wall Street Journal.
15 East 26th Street
New York, New York
Overheard by: Erak
Boss to new receptionist: These are some of the noises I make that will annoy you. This is my mouse clicking. This is me kicking the desk in front of me. This is my chair squeaking. Oh, and sometimes I just say ‘shit,’ like I have Tourette’s.
Receptionist: Okay… [They go back to work.]Boss: Shit.
200 West 16th St
New York, New York
HR hottie: I can’t think right now! Between Excel and porno midgets I’m nuts!
Westchester, New York
Assistant: I made the reservations for you. Give me a minute and I’ll get you the ballistics.
Boss: Ballistics?
Assistant: Yeah, the ballistics — your flight arrangements and your hotel confirmation. You know, the ballistics!
39th Street and 8th Avenue
New York, New York
Overheard by: I can’t believe I hired her
Coworker #1: New Mexico is a state? Since when?
Coworker #2: Uh, for quite some time now.
Coworker #1: Oh. Well, I didn’t know West Virginia was a state until last year.
New York, New York
Overheard by: She has a college degree
Boss to late employee: Where have you been?
Blonde: Hi.
Boss: You look like shit today.
Blonde: Maybe that’s because I was up all night fucking!
Midtown
New York, New York
Overheard by: Jonny Z
Chick: A new day, another dollar. A new day, another dollar. A new day, another dollar. As long as I have my smoothie, I’m okay. Smoothie — okay. No smoothie — not okay.
375 Hudson Street
New York, New York
Overheard by: Harriet Vane
50-ish woman #1: I had this fish for lunch, and it was sooo salty!
50-ish woman #2: Was it? Well, it is from the ocean, you know.
50-ish woman #1: No, it was seasoned with too much salt.
50-ish woman #2: It doesn’t even have to be seasoned! It’s from the ocean!
Elevator, 16th Street and JFK Boulevard
New York, New York
