On the phone

Woman on phone: No, he just goes with the flow. And she is his flow.

323 East Grand River
Howell, Michigan

Woman on phone: He gave me a book of his own poetry that he’d had published and everything! But he’s not a total fairy, though… He used to be an engineer.

Westmead
Sydney
Australia

Overheard by: every3rdthought

Boss of technology dept: The speaker on my phone doesn't work.
Employee: Why don't you switch it with the one in the conference room?
Boss: But then I won't have the same phone number.

Beaverton, Oregon

Overheard by: i need a cocktail

Cube dweller #1, on phone: “Yes, “h” as in “Hitler.”
Cube dweller #2: Wow… Did he really just say that?

Kansas City, Missouri

Cube rat on cell: So, I’m really annoyed because TJ* keeps ordering movies on the TV, and I told him he’s going to have to pay for them… I just don’t trust him… I know he’s my boyfriend! You can block someone from doing that? Cool! … I know, and he kept asking me whether I minded because he was ordering lots of movies, or if I minded that some of them were porn…

College admissions office
Wisconsin

Voicemail: Hello, this is Joe* from engineering, I’m having a problem with my computer, and was told you could help me out. It appears that there is a problem with my fixed dick…er, ficked disk, fisk dick.
[pause] FIXED DISK…..

4747 Harrison Avenue
Rockford, Illinois

Young employee on cell: You know how you wear pants that are too tight and you get that mark? It's kinda like that.

Delran, New Jersey

Overheard by: Bruce Banner

Boss on phone, trying to dig himself out of a hole: I've been straight and honest and very clear and precise in what I say. I am very careful and think about what I say before I let it come out of my mouth, except this one time, but it went over everybody's head, so I don't think they noticed.

University
Maine

Executive assistant on phone: You know, I don't want to sound mean, but something I've noticed is: all the students who have (pause) problems… all take psychology courses! Why do you think that is? Maybe they're just trying to “figure it all out”?

Jesuit University
Maryland

Overheard by: Admin

Receptionist: No, sir. No, I don't know where you heard that. (pause) No, our judges cannot issue you a new Green Card over the phone.

Baltimore, Maryland