Attorney: Do you have an extra pen I can have?
Receptionist: Sure.
Attorney (writing with pen): Actually, I'm kind of suspicious of this pen. I'll just go get one of my own.
Hall of Justice Building
Sacramento, California
Overheard by: Liz
Attorney: Do you have an extra pen I can have?
Receptionist: Sure.
Attorney (writing with pen): Actually, I'm kind of suspicious of this pen. I'll just go get one of my own.
Hall of Justice Building
Sacramento, California
Overheard by: Liz
Co-worker #1: Thank you so much [Dan] for getting me all of the ledes that I needed for the articles so last minute.
Co-worker #2: Oh, it’s no problem. It was easy, I can show you how to do it.
Co-worker #1: No, I’d rather you do it, thanks.
Co-worker #2: I can easily show you.
Co-worker #1: If there was a fire and you were burning, I’d assume you’d have a cell phone, so I could still call you and you’d still do it for me.
2105 C Street
Vancouver, Washington
Boss: Hey, are you good at org charts? Can you make me one?
Employee: I'm not a confectionist, but I can futz around and make you one.
Toronto
Canadia
Overheard by: Lookforthewoman
CSR: There’s this guy from a correctional facility who keeps on calling and asking for us to do three-way with him and his fiancée.
New Canton Way
Robbinsville, New Jersey
Overheard by: office peon’s office moved
Helpful librarian: Here is an explanation of the changes a boy goes through, and masturbation.
Shocked redfaced teen: No, I said books on emancipation!
Ceres, California
Boss, sending a sick employee home: You are so stubborn, I told you not to come in today.
Employee: I didn’t know I was sick, I just thought I didn’t feel good.
Long Beach, California
Co-worker: This lunchtime let’s lock ourselves in a toilet cubicle with a knife, some string and a needle, and see what happens.
144 Uxbridge Road
Shepherd’s Bush, London
UK
Coworker #1: I cannot wait for lunch.
Coworker #2: Do you want something from the vending machine?
Coworker #1: No, I want like food-food.
Coworker #3: Uh, what's “food-food”, Sarah*?
Coworker #1, dumbfounded: Um… Like food that's filling. Not just chips or something.
Coworker #3: Oh, like chicken?
Manhattan, New York
Overheard by: also dumbfounded
Male coworker: Do you have any hot girlfriends?
Female coworker: Why?
Male coworker: I need a date to the Christmas party. She needs to be hot, so that I can make all the other guys jealous. Conservative hicks.
Female coworker: Passive aggressive, much? And no, I won't submit my friends to you evil desires.
Houston, Texas
Overheard by: Female Peon
Female cube dweller to another: That's a cute shirt! Can I touch it?
Santa Fe Springs, California
Overheard by: Huh?
