On the phone

Office girl on phone: I’m sorry, he’s not in right now. Is there something I can do to you? Shit. I mean for you?

Cornwall
United Kingdom

Overheard by: Christina

Woman on phone to daughter, asking who sent her home to change her “inappropriate” outfit at school: Were they fat people?

Nashville, Tennessee

Boss on phone: Yeah, you know that thing you removed? Well it's growing back, and it's irritated.

Los Angeles, California

Office girl on phone: What is it? (pause) Does it feel weird?

Cleveland, Ohio

Voicemail: Please state your name and excuse for absence.
Employee: I’m too drunk to drive.

167 3rd Avenue
Brooklyn, New York

Receptionist on phone: Hello, law offices…Excuse me? I think you have the wrong number. This is a law office. No, this law office has nothing to do with the Maury Show. Sir, you know, I really think you have the wrong number…No, our number is nothing like that…Well, I don’t know, are you drunk? Really? Well, good for you…Okay, well, good luck in getting through to Maury.

350 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York

Person in cubicle: Is that your cell phone?
Person in next cubicle: No, it's my mouth.

Austin, Texas

Tech support: Can you tell if it’s an Ethernet cable or a phone cable?
Customer: How do I tell?
Tech support: Well, if you hold it up to the cable attached to your phone and you look at the plug, if it looks the same, you’ve got a phone cable. If it’s bigger, it’s probably Ethernet.
Customer: Oh cool. Let me look.
Tech support: WAIT! [dial tone]

711 Boylston Street
Boston, Massachusetts

Female marketing manager on phone: That was the best meeting we've had since I've been here. It felt like sex! When it was finished I wanted to smoke a cigarette and drink some scotch.

Technology Square
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Office girl on cell: Come on, Mom, you know how I feel about socks!

621 East 9th Street
Des Moines, Iowa