On the phone

Genius on phone: Hey, man… what’s going on? So I heard that two cops shot a dude, and I was just wondering if it was you.

44th Street & Broadway
New York, New York

Overheard by: Speechless

Manager on phone: She was a nun. No, she was a nun! She was a nun! She was! She was a nun! A nun!!

330 Madison Avenue
New York, New York

Math genius on the phone: It doesn’t really matter to me. It’s, like, 12 of one or half a dozen of the other.

333 2nd Avenue
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Overheard by: Over-qualified, obviously

Receptionist: Hello, Ruddman* Media International…Excuse me? A heat index? I’m sorry, I don’t know what you’re talking about…Ruddman Media International…No, no this is not the weather channel.

3 Park Avenue
New York, New York

Overheard by: Why do I work here?

Manager on phone: Yeah, I broke up with him…Yeah, he was okay…Yeah…Yeah…But he just didn’t scale.

Silicon Valley, California

Overheard by: David

Rep on phone with trucker: You do know you can’t drive your rig into the ocean, right? That’s bad…Oh, okay. Well, I hope you have a nice view.

1368 Old Fannin Road, Suite 400
Brandon, Mississippi

Co-Worker, whispering on phone: And I know I’ve said this before, but I will never be naked in the file room again…

2811 Wilshire Boulevard
Santa Monica, California

Employee: Someone just called me. They said, “Hello,” and asked if I could help them because they had a question. I didn’t know what to do, so I said, “No,” and hung up. Was that okay?
Boss: I guess that’s one way of handling it.

US Patent and Trademark Office
Alexandria, Virginia

Overheard by: Why Me?

Co-Worker on phone: So I was throwing up in the bathroom, and my three best friends were having sex in the stall next to me.

1601 Cloverfield Boulevard
Santa Monica, California

Co-Worker, on phone: When were the children terminated?…Were they terminated here in Tulsa? I’ll need to see a copy of that order.

41st and Mingo
Tulsa, Oklahoma