Coworker #1, hanging up the phone: I can't believe it's six o'clock, I should be going home and I'm here on the phone talking to Steve* about chicken eggs!
Coworker #2: Why?
Coworker #1: I don't know, he thinks the yolks mean they're fertilized.
Austin, Texas
Overheard by: that's not how eggs work
Receptionist on phone: No, sir… No, but you can leave him a voice mail telling him how much you hate his guts. I hope you have a shitty day too, sir.
Fairfax, Virginia
CSR: Thank you for calling, how are you today? (pause) Oh, very uncomfortable and kind of disturbing?
Plymouth, Minnesota
Loud cube neighbor on cell: Well, how in the hell did he escape if he was handcuffed?!
Frankfort, Kentucky
Overheard by: Coder Chick
Enrollment counselor on phone with student: The first letter is I, like “eyeball.”
Phoenix, Arizona
Overheard by: Literate Listener
Sales guy on phone with prospect: Yeah, well, then you get confused and don't know what to do and you're like a deer with headlights.
William St
New York City, New York
Annoyed boss, barging in to cubicle: You ignored my call?
Worker, glancing at phone: Huh? Oh…yeah, a little bit.
Morris Plains, New Jersey
Elderly attorney on phone: I knew you were Armenian. Armenians always have sweet, kind, whispered, milky voices.
Newport Beach, California
Overheard by: Slaveia
Man on phone: How's your brother doing? Is he incarcerated somewhere?
Detroit, Michigan
Office assistant on the phone in cubicle: Who's your deddy, who's your deddy? Who's your deddy, who's your deddy, who's your deddy?
Michigan Ave
Chicago, Illinois
Overheard by: It ain't me, that's for sure!
