Fighting the Battle Of the Alamo to the Very End

Reporter on phone: I'm calling about Davy Crockett. You don't know him? Didn't he attack you with a machete last week? Right. Well, he died. Yeah. You heard about that? Right. So you do know him.

Keene, New Hampshire

Posted on October 23, 2009
Death, Geography & History, New Hampshire, On the phone, Questions, Violence, Writers and Editors

Public School Teachers Don't Get Paid Enough

Coworker on phone: Okay, don't punch any prisoners in the face.

Fordham University
Manhattan, New York

Posted on October 22, 2009
Body Parts, Coworkers, Education, New York, On the phone, Violence, Weirdness

…So, in Summary, the Receptionist Is Out to Lunch.

Coworker on phone: She's out of the circle. (pause) Well, she was never in the circle. (pause) But she was closer to the circle than others. (pause) She was orbiting outside the circle! (snort)

Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Overheard by: innercircle

Posted on October 21, 2009
Compare and contrast, Coworkers, On the phone, Pennsylvania, Weirdness

…Unless I Can Convince You There Are Evil Dragons in the Corner.

Librarian on phone: I've talked to you when you're high. It's not all that much fun!

Amherst, Massachusetts

Posted on October 19, 2009
Employees, General Idiocy, Massachusetts, On the phone, Sensory Experiences, Substance Use & Abuse

…Competent.

Office peon on phone: Look, I'm busy right now so I'll have to call you back. What's your phone number?
Stupid office peon: Ummm… I don't know. I never call myself.

Nashville, Tennessee

Posted on October 16, 2009
Coworkers, Dumb Employees, General Idiocy, On the phone, Questions, Tennessee

First-Time Poisoners Are Easy to Pick Out

Loud lady on phone: Hi, are you dead yet?

West Lafayette, Indiana

Overheard by: Rachel S.

Posted on October 14, 2009
Death, General Idiocy, Indiana, On the phone

…And Don't Give Me the Old “Global Warming” Argument Again!

Office assistant on phone: No, you have never been able to use funding for summer expenses. (pause) When did this happen? (pause) January is not summer!

Cambridge, Massachusetts