On the phone

Colleague on cell: Haha! Oh, yeah, we could use that to celebrate September eleventh!

Government office
Wellington
New Zealand

Young office dude: Did you see that I called you, like 40 times?
Young office chick: Yeah, I saw that I had stalker calls and it made me feel really special.

San Rafael, California

Coworker on phone: Fool me once, shame on… you. (pause) Fool me… the second one is where it’s my fault.

Thurston Avenue
Greensboro, North Carolina

Overheard by: Audrey

Male assistant on phone: I think I’d know if I’d given birth.

Madison Avenue Office Building
New York City, New York

Sales rep on phone: Okay, so that’s V as in ‘voluptuous,’ A as in ‘anatomy,’ N as in ‘nutrition…’

6105 Oakleaf Avenue
Baltimore, Maryland

Overheard by: Ren

Designer on phone: You lost your chi? Is it with your red shirt? He stole your chi? He's a chi-stealer!

Broadway
New York City, New York

Overheard by: Editrix

Collegiate on cell: Hey, Mom, you’ll be proud of me — I actually bought books at Borders — to read!

Barnes & Noble, Center City
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Overheard by: book stacker

Cubicle dweller on phone: I have no idea how I am going to live my life without you but effective tomorrow I am going to try.

Horizon Way
Irving, Texas

Woman on phone: Uhhuh… Well, we just have to learn how not to be child molesters.

Walnut Street
Evansville, Indiana

IT staff to engineer on phone: If you follow the document I sent you, you will be able to complete the web page.
Engineer: I can't read.

Silicon Valley, California