Professor #1: What's going on out there?
Professor #2: It's either a gang fight or a game of Red Rover.
College
West Virginia
Overheard by: Professor 3
Professor #1: What's going on out there?
Professor #2: It's either a gang fight or a game of Red Rover.
College
West Virginia
Overheard by: Professor 3
Assistant: They’ve already designed the corn maze for a Lewis & Clark theme.
Account executive: Why did they choose Superman?
Assistant: [Stumped silence.]
Thomas Street
Seattle, Washington
Overheard by: Pants
Engineer #1: So, Tom*, I'm going to need you to get me up to date on all of these projects before you leave.
Engineer #2: Yes, I think a Vulcan mind meld is the best option.
Hill Field, Utah
Overheard by: Snickering Intern
Agent, about actor: His nose shames Pinocchio!
Studio City, California
Coworker: Here it is: “Allen Ginsberg was a 60s era poet, most notable for the poem Howl.” Oh. I thought it was about werewolves, or vampires or something…
Long Island, New York
Peon #1: What are you looking for?
Peon #2: A thesaurus.
Peon #1: Is that by Dan Brown?
Manhattan, New York
Computer technician: I swear to you, they're going to find Bin Laden, and he's going to be working at the Dell call center.
Manhattan, New York
Large effeminate guy with German accent: These are the metallic pencils you do not have! (waves crayola box at employee)
Employee: Okay… Sir?
German guy: Do you know vat I am making? A portrait of Al Pacino! To really capture his manliness! Once I did a picture in charcoal but my art teacher said to really get the effect, I vould haf to burn it!
Joann's Fabrics
Los Angeles, California
Overheard by: manybellsdown
Male employee: So who are some other famous pairs? Tom & Jerry… Bonnie & Clyde… Ren & Stimpy…
Female employee: Your mom and Chuck Norris?
Lawrenceville, New Jersey
Cube rat to another: I don't want to play your stupid game, I just want the purple monkey!
Alpharetta, Georgia
