Ohio

Co-worker: How much are you supposed to give when someone’s mom dies? Because all I have is a five.

300 N. Commons Boulevard
Mayfield, Ohio

Female coworker who never shuts up: I woke up at 9:55 am. Soon as I woke up, I looked at my husband and he looked at me. I said, “did I tell you about the hallway skeleton?” He starting laughing, and I said “it's amazing.” He said, “not now.”

Dublin, Ohio

Female coworker to male coworker in next cubicle: I'm sorry, but I have no use for a talking fish!

Valley City, Ohio

Employee working on ad for customer: It says here that this sale won’t be repeated. But down in the corner, it says ‘Third annual.’

Ludlow Street
Dayton, Ohio

Overheard by: Chuckling To Myself

Co-worker #1: Hey, tell them that story you were telling me the other day. The one about Burger King.
Co-worker #2: What story about Burger King?
Co-worker #1: You know…you were with your dad or your father-in-law…
Co-worker #2: The story where my father had a heart attack because of a Burger King sandwich?
Co-worker #1: …Yeah.
Co-worker #2: That’s the story.

312 Plum Street
Cincinnati, Ohio

Student: This question doesn't make sense.
Professor: What do you expect? I'm not Goldilocks.
Every single student: What?
Professor: What? You're Goldilocks! You all are Goldilocks.

University of Akron, Ohio

Overheard by: All Three Bears

Coworker: He made me an offer I could easily refuse… but I took it anyway.

Cleveland, Ohio

Overheard by: NotQuiteTheGodFather

Old lady in wheelchair: My first car's name was Chelsea.
Girl, pushing wheelchair: Oh, I have jeans and they are Chelsea, too… Bootcut, though.

Toledo, Ohio

Overheard by: jullylully

Suit #1: Hey, did the DB team ever send you that data for your report?
Suit #2: No.
Suit #1: Can't you just make up the numbers?
Suit #2: I would, but I already made up 60% of the numbers in the report.
Suit #1: 60%?
Suit #2: Yeah, generally 40% of the numbers in a report have to be accurate. It's an accepted standard.

Cleveland, Ohio

Worker #1: Did you know that Big Lots closed all of its furniture stores down? It was no IKEA but it sure had a few nice things in there. Damn I am full of gas this afternoon.
Worker #2: I didn’t know they had furniture stores…
Worker #1: Yeah…They have surely came a long way since I was a kid. They always had like the crappiest food stuff. They are a close-out store, right?
Worker #2: I didn’t know they had food.
Worker #1: Well, not food food, but like cereal.
Worker #2: Oh, shelf food. Yeah.
Worker #1: Yeah..I would totally not buy discontinued bananas. That’s just rank.

1 Easton Oval
Columbus, Ohio