Broker on phone: Blame it on greed…Uh huh…No, I’m saying that greed is a well-known, widely accepted motivator, so just say it was greed. They’ll understand.
10960 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, California
Overheard by: Eavesdropper
Broker on phone: Blame it on greed…Uh huh…No, I’m saying that greed is a well-known, widely accepted motivator, so just say it was greed. They’ll understand.
10960 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, California
Overheard by: Eavesdropper
Office peon, brightly: Well, you’re never too old to stop learning!
Madison, Wisconsin
Overheard by: Think I’ll Do That
Art director: Is it wrong that I saw something on the news about a triple homicide in Koreatown, now I’m craving Chinese food?
Los Angeles, California
Boss: Did you have a computer ethics class in college?
Programmer: [Scoffs] There is no ethics, it’s a computer.
10 Salt Creek Lane
Hinsdale, Illinois
Overheard by: Bill Dwyer
A maintenance guy hangs up a picture and tells his assistant: That should stay up till it falls down.
3301 Gun Club Road
West Palm Beach, Florida
Coworker: When you were younger, growing up in Mexico, you hated America because they had everything. You guys had everything. Then you grew up and you realized “the Joneses” were living right next to you and your parents were just poor.
312 Plum Street
Cincinnati, Ohio
Manager #1: So how’d that meeting go? Are you still morally bankrupt?
Manager #2: Why, yes! Yes, I am!
750 Broadway
New York, New York
Overheard by: Emilio Lizardo
Fellow intern: I think my goal for the next eight months in this company is to become a professional foosball player.
Yaletown
Canadia
Manager to another: I'm more comfortable with the Shakespearean heroines than the ducklings.
San Francisco
File Clerk: Are there many good benifits for joining Mensa? It looks like I have the option, but wonder if it is worth the effort.
Attorney: I believe one of the admission requirements is being able to figure out if it’s worth it.
1445 Ross Avenue
Dallas, Texas
