Employee on phone: I don't know if Sue* knows about the twin sister. I know Lucy* does–the maid–because they were kidnapped together. (pause) Oh. Okay, I'll talk to you later. Bye!
Saratoga Springs, New York
Overheard by: Intrigued
Employee on phone: I don't know if Sue* knows about the twin sister. I know Lucy* does–the maid–because they were kidnapped together. (pause) Oh. Okay, I'll talk to you later. Bye!
Saratoga Springs, New York
Overheard by: Intrigued
Daycare center worker on phone: I mean, we've got a sombrero. We can do that Mexican thing…whatever month it's in.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Overheard by: George
Dejected-looking job interviewer: My prospective employee just interrupted this interview to go call her bookie.
Menands, New York
Overheard by: I hope she won
Receptionist on phone: That's what I'm sayin'. A hooker wouldn't be in flats.
Five Points Station
Atlanta, Georgia
Overheard by: Wearing Sneakers
Boss on phone, eating cashews: Excuse me, I had a handful of nuts in my hand and put them in my mouth.
Lady on the other end: That's okay.
Boss, with mouth full of cashews: No, it's not, I apologize pitifully.
Louisville, Kentucky
Overheard by: He wasn't sorry
Boss, yelling at employee during conference call: I need to know if this guy is jerking me off or not!
18th St.
New York City, New York
Overheard by: Cill the Obscure
Boss: Whats wrong?
Red-faced receptionist: I just picked up a call and you could hear people having sex on the other line! I'm afraid to answer the phone now…
Boss: From now on, put those calls through to me.
Edmonton
Canadia
Employee answering phone: Thank you for calling… (gets squirted with silly string) Aahh!
Customer: What?
Employee: I'm sorry, I just got shot in the face with something.
Scotts Valley, California
Overheard by: Mari
Grad student: So I think that the manuscript should be organized differently…
(advisor's phone rings, he has a quick conversation in Arabic)
Advisor: Goddammit, sorry. I hate when my damn Arab relatives call, they always want me to set them up with prostitutes for their trips to the United States.
Grad student: Uh…
Advisor: Anyway, where is figure 3 going in your paper now?
Baltimore, Maryland
Overheard by: LabCat
Supervisor, hanging up phone with crazy caller: She said Nancy Pelosi told her she could call in.
Secretary: Who's that?
Supervisor, stunned: The Speaker of the House?
Secretary: What house?
Supervisor: The one of ill-repute down on Marshall Street.
County Courthouse
Norristownm, Pennsylvania
Overheard by: Lan
