Lady in cube on phone: Hey, where's a good place to buy dad a new holster for his .38? (pause) No! I got him bullets last year!
Aliso Viejo, California
Lady in cube on phone: Hey, where's a good place to buy dad a new holster for his .38? (pause) No! I got him bullets last year!
Aliso Viejo, California
Professor on phone: Do you know if Diane is right or left handed?
Office administrator: Ummm… I have no idea, why?
Professor on phone: Because I'm trying to figure out who left me this note.
Canberra
Australia
Overheard by: Tilla
Concerned mother on phone with daycare: Does he normally hit his friends like that?
Omaha, Nebraska
Overheard by: Db's mom
Young phone monkey: Do Canadians celebrate Christmas?
Older phone monkey: Jesus Christ!
Gran Park
Orlando, Florida
Girl on intercom: Happy hour is now beginning in the upstairs happy room.
(intercom off, then back on)
Man: You are all a bunch of bitches.
Washington, DC
Manager on phone: Is Andy* there? (pause) Well, when he gets back, tell him if he schedules an interview when he's not here again, I'll break his legs. (pause) Yeah, you have a good day. (hangs up)
West Lafayette, Indiana
Overheard by: Rachel S.
Office lady on phone: I'm your wife! You should know my birthday! (hangs up)
Manhattan, New York
Coworker on phone with client: Sorry for the delay, I just got a new laptop and I'm still working out all the kinks… And it is really kinky!
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coworker on phone: How can I help you? Ummm… Okay. Sir, is everything alright? Well, you seem to be breathing a little heavy. No, I can’t help you with that. You should probably go out and buy a magazine. I’m hanging up now sir [hangs up]. Fucking freaks.
Spring Street and Cleveland Avenue
Columbus, Ohio
Overheard by: Ari
Coworker, on phone with husband: Well, I think they fell out of my… (pause) That's alright, there's a lot of shit to clean up.
Iowa City, Iowa
Overheard by: Shocked and Awed
