Coworker, on phone on other side of cubicle: No, no, you don't look like Barney. You look good.
Boston, Massachusetts
Overheard by: Now I've Got That Song In My Head
Coworker, on phone on other side of cubicle: No, no, you don't look like Barney. You look good.
Boston, Massachusetts
Overheard by: Now I've Got That Song In My Head
Female coworker on phone: Was it big? (pause) Oh… Wow! He used an attachment? (pause) Well, how much did that add on?
Ottawa
Canadia
Consultant on speaker phone: How about now? Is that better?
Meeting attendees: Yeah, much better, what did you do?
Consultant on speaker phone: I got out of bed and took you off speaker phone.
Minneapolis, Texas
Coworker on phone: Hi, I was waiting to speak to Doug. (pause) No, Doug is a man, I spoke to a man before. (pause) Oh, sorry, you just didn't sound like the guy I spoke to last time.
Victoria
BC
Canadia
Manager on the phone: I'm carrying the shoulders of five people on my back.
Pomona, California
Overheard by: Rather confused
Irate cafeteria worker to 14-year-old daughter, over phone: I will fight you like I'd fight an enemy in the street.
Garden City, New York
Overheard by: emma pilsbury
Fellow cube dweller on cell to friend: He gets all clingy every time I have a miscarriage.
Henderson, Nevada
Overheard by: Sal Sagev
Coworker on cell: I have a confession to make fast, horse peeps! Are you ready for this? (pause) The reason I have to go home is to do number two. Because last time I think it came out like a subway sandwich. And the toilet doesn?t work upstairs anymore. (pause) Yes, that was me! So there, I feel better now.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Overheard by: Trevor Arnold
Male administrative assistant on phone: It's great that I am eccentric, it means I can be deviant most of the time.
Rockville, Maryland
Overheard by: watching the clock
Receptionist on phone: Cupcakes are just muffins that accessorize.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
