Secretary on phone: No, James isn't at his desk, I think he's on the pot.
Portland, Oregon
Overheard by: Kay
Secretary on phone: No, James isn't at his desk, I think he's on the pot.
Portland, Oregon
Overheard by: Kay
Salesman on phone: No, no: it's a merger, not a takeover. It's kind of like when Germany merged with Poland in World War II.
New Albany, Ohio
Overheard by: I can't tell if he's joking or not
Coworker on phone with husband: Be careful with that thing. Once you get it up you can't get it back down.
Hopkinsville, Kentucky
Overheard by: will1966
Woman on phone, taking notes: Okay, peace on earth. Peace on earth. Okay… Okay, perfect. Very simple, I like that a lot.
Manhattan, New York
Overheard by: Rose Fox
Guy on cell in handicapped bathroom stall: No, now listen to me. No, you listen to me, man!
(loud, long, echoing fart) Hey, man, listen. How about I call you back? Yeah. Okay.
Richmond, Virginia
Store manager on phone: And I said, “Lord god, please Jesus, don't let my mama's water be cut off, not with that old man living in that house with her, and he ain't had no bowel movement in three days.”
Northport, Alabama
Overheard by: Lisa
Secretary: I waste so much time trying to make it clear and succinct, when on the phone I can just say, “send me this, I need it.” Honestly, I kick and scream when I have no other choice but to use the internet!
Cheerful academic, placatingly: Well, it's great for communicating with Rome and London!
Manhattan, New York
Coworker on cell: Hand. Hand. Balls, boobs… Smudge. What?
University of Illinois
Chicago, Illinois
Coworker giving directions on the phone: You need to go west. Do you know which way's west?
Oregon
Admin on phone: I got a fax in the mail…
Pocatello, Idaho
