Woman: I wish I had an overactive thyroid.
Man: Yeah, you’d get a lot of attention that way.
Elevator, 550 7th Avenue
New York, New York
Overheard by: Heather
Woman: I wish I had an overactive thyroid.
Man: Yeah, you’d get a lot of attention that way.
Elevator, 550 7th Avenue
New York, New York
Overheard by: Heather
Employee: I mean, really — who uses the word ‘lubricant’ in passing?
48th Street and Madison Avenue
New York, New York
Project manager: Boris, moose and squirrel are over there.
Union Square
New York City, New York
Overheard by: Julie
Coworker #1: Teach me how to say something dirty in Bulgarian.
Coworker #2: I’m not Bulgarian, I’m Bosnian.
Coworker #1: What’s the difference?
Coworker #3: Are you Mexican?
Coworker #1: Hell no!
Coworker #3: That’s the difference.
2157 Main Street
Buffalo, New York
Boss to junior staffer: Don't go take a poop and take forever!
Manhattan, New York
Overheard by: Jeff
Senior project manager to younger engineer: To prove that something doesn’t work you must first overload the crap out of it.
23rd Street and 6th Avenue
New York, New York
Overheard by: skippy
Coworker #1: Did you hear I broke my shoulder?
Coworker #2: How are you able to walk?
Saugerties, New York
Woman #1: I want a boy! How do I make a boy?
Woman #2: Like a baby?
Woman #1: Yeah, like a baby boy.
Woman #3: Well, my cousin did it! There's one way to get a girl, and another way to make a boy. I can ask him if you want.
Manhattan, New York
Gay guy #1: You look very Sesame Street today.
Gay guy #2: Oh my god, that's exactly what I was going for!
Fashion Institute of Technology
New York City, New York
Female secretary #1: I was hoping to mow the lawn today, but I probably won't be able to because of the weather.
Female secretary #2: Yeah, it sounds like it's supposed to rain this afternoon.
Male clerk: Oh, I didn't think weather matters when it comes to mowing the lawn.
Female secretary #1: Sure it does. You get all the grass stuck on the blades, and it causes all sorts of problems.
Male clerk: No, I was referring to the other type of mowing the lawn.
Female secretary #1: Oh. Well, yeah. The weather doesn't really matter for that. And that's more of a daily thing, anyway.
Albany, New York
