On the phone

Fashion exec on phone: Did you smell your shorts yet?

Bridgewater, New Jersey

Overheard by: I smelled them too

Office grunt on phone: I absolutely agree… with myself!

1 Howard Street
Burlington, Vermont

Conference call leader: Okay, so, by a show of hands…

40th Street and 5th Avenue
New York, New York

Overheard by: Super Mike

Lawyer on cell: … But where am I supposed to find a codpiece?!

Park Central Drive
Dallas, Texas

Overheard by: Disturbed Paralegal

Cube dweller on phone: Stupid, beer-drinking cat.

Bedminster, New Jersey

HR clerk on phone: Yes, it is true that flip-flops are prohibited by the company dress code… No, the addition of duct tape will not qualify flip-flops as closed-toe shoes.

5760 Highway 80
Pearl, Mississippi

Overheard by: Brain Dancing

Salesman on phone: Yes, I’m calling to speak to Stan*.
Guy answering phone: One moment, I’ll see if he’s in the office. [Muffled] Stan, there’s someone on the phone for you. What should I tell them?
Stan: No, tell them I’m not here.
Guy answering phone, to salesman: I’m sorry, sir, he must have stepped out. Hhe’s not in the shop.
Salesman: Are you kidding? I could hear you yell, ‘Stan, there’s someone on the phone for you,’ and then he yelled back, ‘Tell them I’m not here…’
Guy answering phone: Oh, sorry… Yeah, I should have muted it. Yeah, he’s actually in the shower right now and can’t get to the phone.
Salesman: … I’ll call back later.

Ottawa, Ontario
Canadia

Overheard by: Andrew

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?