On the phone

Guy on phone: She’s not God, but she’s a good candidate.

7th Street
Cincinnati, Ohio

Coworker on phone: You have to go East… How should I know? I don’t know East from West!

Melville, New York

Overheard by: Super Mike

College worker chick on cell: … And nachos, so they poured hot sauce on me. But I was wearing happy pants, so I threw them away.

Eugene, Oregon

Overheard by: huh?

Pharmacy tech on phone: Thanks for calling ABC Pharmacy*… Yes, ma’am. Ma’am… Ma’am… Ma’am! Just speak your refill number to me — don’t punch it in your phone!

Braselton Highway
Dacula, Georgia

Overheard by: PharmDawg

Smart guy: I sent a copy of that e-mail out to the S&M guys, too.
Conference call audience: Okay, sounds good.

Progress Boulevard
Alachua, Florida

Overheard by: Cramped office-mate

Secretary on phone: No, I haven’t been well lately. I’ve had a bout of shingles all summer. From my breast bone to my hip, all down my right side… Shingles! No, shingles! Do you know what that is? It’s herpes! All down my right side!

1 Beacon Street
Boston, Massachusetts

Cube rat on phone: I saw the puppy on my lunch break… Yeah, now I have to go home and scrub the bathroom floor with my teeth.

Irving, Texas

Lawyer on phone: Well, if you’re a girl, I must be the queen’s bimbo.

Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois

Cube rat on phone: They’re cheap and easy.

9744 Forest Lane
Dallas, Texas

Overheard by: Renee

Cube rat on phone: Yeah, last year I did about 75 kids, and I’m hoping to do more this year.

University of Washington
Seattle, Washington