On the phone

Employee: Fuck you very much for calling Blockbuster; how may I abuse you?…Oh, hi, Bill* [regional manager]…Yeah, today’s my last day.

Blockbuster
Del Mar, California

Overheard by: Petyr

Coworker on phone: Ma'am, are you an owner with Melvin? I can't help you if you're not an owner with Melvin. Again, ma'am, I can't help you if you're not an owner with Melvin. We didn't even book your vaca…okay, fine. Tell me your little story.

Redmond, Washington

Employee on the phone: No, it's just… Well, it's a hermathodite (pause) No! The form, not me.

Ontario
Canadia

Manager on phone: How was my day off? Well, I'm properly sore now.

Douglas Street
Omaha, Nebraska

Overheard by: Doug's Mom

Tech on phone: Please click start, type “cmd” and press enter. (pause) It should have brought up a command prompt. (pause) Nothing yet? Hmmm. Let me remote in. (starts laughing uncontrollably) Sir, you have to type “cmd” and press the enter key. Typing “cmdandpressenter” will not work. Sorry I wasn't more clear.

Dodge St
Omaha, Nebraska

Overheard by: northern lad

Bald guy on phone: So who's the head on that? Okay. Hey, could you hold on a second? (covers receiver) Fuck! (rolls eyes) Okay, I'm back. So he's coming?

New York City, New York

Co-worker on the phone: Really? And he had six donkeys?

1400 Lacey Boulevard
Hanford, California

Overheard by: suzanne

Sales rep on phone with customer: And then I spanked him and put him back inside. I was so mad at him!

Keene, New Hampshire

It's a New Orleans Thing, Dear Reader

Operator setting up auto claim with customer on phone: Sir, I'm so sorry your car got stolen today. At least you babies and CDs are fine. I think you need to git you some whiskey to calm you down. Or just do what I do to calm myself down, cheer! “Who dat! Who dat! Who dat! Yayayayayaya! Who dat!”

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Overheard by: Wish I had my MP3 player today

Co-worker on phone: How many limbs did he lose?…Ha, ha, ha!…That’s awful.

30 South 17th Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania