On the phone

Female coworker on phone: If he doesn't get that dishwasher off the deck I'm going to go out and take a sledgehammer to his truck.

Woburn, Massachusetts

Overheard by: Blazer & Blue Jeans

Phone rep on cell: All right, we'll just keep giving praise to god then!

Chesapeake, Virginia

Overheard by: Project Manager

Engineer on phone: I cracked my first manhole at thirteen.

20 Crosby Drive
Bedford, Massachusetts

Investment Banker (on phone): What? Are you sure? I really don’t think you are in labor and I have plans…What that means is that I really want to recruit this guy and I am going to continue having drinks with him. Call me in two hours…No, I am not going to meet you at the hospital. These things take forever…I’ll be there when it’s Go time, not until then.

9 West 57th Street
New York, NY

Co-worker on phone: Hi. I have an irregular shaped package. Do you have anything special I can wrap it in?

609 Greenwich Street
New York, NY

Co-worker: Well, if I am being stalked by phone, at least it’s by a funny stalker.

175 5th Avenue
New York, NY

Co-worker on phone: Huh? I’m stalking you? How do you know?

420 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY

Coworker in cubicle on phone at 7 am: I can't talk about that right now. I don't want everyone here to know my business this early in the morning.” (after a few seconds pause) I usually wait until the afternoon.

Elkridge, Maryland

Coworker on phone: “C” as in “telephone”? Oh, “a” as in “telephone”…

Grandview, Ohio

Overheard by: Ty

VP of operations, in meeting with IT, taking semi-important phone call: Hi, this is Ted*. (pause) Yeah. You know what, let me call you back, I'm in the middle of somebody right now.

Washington, Pennsylvania

Overheard by: Server guy

Engineer coworker on phone: I've got this article. You should read it. It's a patent. We could do this!

Wisconsin