On the phone

Tech support rep: …the accelerator card. No, the one connected to your array. OK, uplug that.

Pause

Tech support rep: OK, are you grounded?

Pause

Tech support rep: OK, gently pull it from the slot.

Pause

Tech support rep: Now lick it.

Pause, snickering, then slight panic.

Tech support rep: No sir. I was just kidding.

290 Donald Lynch Blvd.
Marlborough, Massachusetts

Overheard by: James McCabe

Intern on phone: Uh-huh, yeah. We're staying with the nuns. Apparently you pray for an hour and then you can sleep there. I know.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Lawyer on phone with client: Where would you like to get sued first?

Huntington, New York

Overheard by: Lady Lawyer

Coworker on phone: The baby was born retarded because her mother was a vegetarian. Thankfully the good Lord took her away.

Broad Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Exasperated boss, on phone with son: Oh, let's just leave Jesus out of this, okay?

Huntington, New York

Overheard by: Lady Lawyer

Female coworker #1: I just tried to call him, but he didn't pick up! God, he never picks up.
Female coworker #2: But you've been going through his e-mail, right?
Female coworker #1: Yes! Like every day!

Manhattan, New York

Bubbly 20-something girl on cell in bathroom: I mean, I don't know. Can you even text a guy over 35 after 11?

Manhattan, New York

Lawyer on phone: Homeless strippers?… Dude, you don’t want to hook up with a homeless stripper.

Empire State Building
New York, New York

Overheard by: temporary paralegal

Sales rep on phone: I haven't done either, but I think that skiing would be easier.
Assistant: I don't know, I think I'd have a hard time keeping my legs together.

Kansas City, Missouri

Overheard by: PJ

Engineer on phone: Now that's a good question. What was the question again?

Confederate Avenue
Atlanta, Georgia