Tech #1: Have you read the email from the project managers?
Tech #2: Yes, I have. Would you like to create the reply?
Tech #1: Are you asking me to flush out the stupid?
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
Tech #1: Have you read the email from the project managers?
Tech #2: Yes, I have. Would you like to create the reply?
Tech #1: Are you asking me to flush out the stupid?
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
Guest: I want some popcorn shrimp.
Waitress: Do you want a half pound or three-quarter pound?
Guest: I’ll have the half pound. It’s bigger, so we can share.
206 West Franklin Street
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Overheard by: HazyJay
Girl: Is this gonna be one of those phone conversations where you talk to yourself for 10 minutes and I just kinda listen?
Student Union, East Carolina University
Greenville, North Carolina
Child in stall: Mommy, where does that hole go?
Mother: It’s not a hole, it’s a pipe, and it goes to where the child-catcher lives. Now hurry up!
601 West Peace Street
Raleigh, North Carolina
Sales guy on phone: An inch and a half between the legs? … Yeah, that sounds pretty big for that size rod. … Are you standing it up like a horseshoe and measuring it? … Okay, let me get you some prices and call back.
8220 England Street
Charlotte, North Carolina
Overheard by: It’s a fastener thing.. you wouldn’t understand
Manager to room of trainees for upcoming audit: Today’s training has been cancelled, because I have something better to do.
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
Overheard by: Elementary Geek
CEO: By a show of hands, how many of you believe that I believe in this company?
Ballantyne Office Park
Charlotte, North Carolina
Sales guy #1: If I said it was hot in here, would anyone argue with me?
Sales guy #2: No.
Sales guy #3: It is pretty warm in here.
Sales guy #1: I was gonna say… It feels like an attic in here.
Sales guy #2: I would say it feels like the trunk of my car, but I don’t want to go there.
Assistant: Hmmm… If you said that, we would be obligated to ask how you know what the trunk of your–
Sales guy #2: –Yeah, I don’t want to go there.
8220 England Street
Charlotte, North Carolina
White customer pointing at Filipino bag boy: Is he black, or is he white?! I just can’t tell…
Cashier: Um, he’s Filipino.
White customer: I don’t care what religion he is, I just wanna know his race.
Cashier: He’s Filipino.
White customer: No wonder you’re just a cashier.
Piggly Wiggly
Farmville, North Carolina
Creepster hitting on CSA: Hey, there you are again.
CSA, without making eye contact: …Hey.
Creepster: You know what? You so beautiful.
CSA doesn’t respond.
Creepster, with spittle flying from between front teeth: Has anyone ever told you that you’re very photo-generic?
Animal Hospital
Charlotte, North Carolina
Overheard by: another CSA
