Worker #1 on speaker: I was wondering why [Billy] hasn’t called me yet.
Worker #2 on speaker: I’ll go make sure he calls you this time.
Worker #1 on speaker: Do me a favor and punch him in the kidney as you walk by for me! Make him crap blood for a night so he can think it over.
1 Dell Way
Round Rock, Texas
Manager loudly on phone: Now you're gonna have to put a golf ball in there, and it'll be twice as big!
Austin, Texas
Overheard by: Nator
Salesperson, leaving voicemail for customer: Hey there, it's me! Guess you're out killing Bambi–call me back when you get back in town!
Austin, Texas
Co-worker on phone: I’m “kvetching”…ha, ha…well, I guess you’re kvetching…ha ha ha…we’re…ha ha…we’re kvetching together…wait, what does “kvetching” mean?
175 5th Avenue
New York, NY
Coworker on phone with customer: No. We do not accept payments via fax. No, I'm sorry, you cannot fax your money to us. (pause) Ma'am, you can mail your check or money order to us, we can take check or CC over the phone, but we do not accept cash via fax.
Southington, Connecticut
Advisor on phone: Since I'm not there anymore, you need to let the whole office know about that little victory! If nothing else…just so that I can toot my horn through your mouth!
El Paso, Texas
Overheard by: Band Nerd
Coworker on phone: Hello, is Anita Ho in?
Austin, Texas
Overheard by: Ladycop
Man on phone: Did you find your tree? Did you hug your tree?
Michigan Avenue
Chicago, Illinois
Supervisor on phone: Yeah, it usually takes about, I don’t know, three or four days to get the good whores, and then…
Camden Street
Baltimore, Maryland
Receptionist on phone: I wish he'd understand that no movie he makes is worth anything unless Kenny Loggins has his finger in it.
Kansas City, Missouri
