Cubicle #1: Oh, Jesus!
Cubicle #2: Why are you saying “Oh, Jesus”? I thought you were a Baha'i?.
Cubicle #1: Because it's easier than saying “Oh Bahá'u'lláh.”
Irving, Texas
Cubicle #1: Oh, Jesus!
Cubicle #2: Why are you saying “Oh, Jesus”? I thought you were a Baha'i?.
Cubicle #1: Because it's easier than saying “Oh Bahá'u'lláh.”
Irving, Texas
Chick #1: That’s a really nice dress. How much did it cost?
Chick #2: Oh, um, $3500.
Chick #1: $3500! For a sun dress?!
Chick #2: Oh! You said “dress.” I thought you said “breasts.”
3200 Fifth Avenue
Sacramento, California
Overheard by: Snarfed my Soda
Coworker #1 in elevator: You know Dave*, in credit? I think he's kind of cute.
Coworker #2: Yeah. But I think he's gay.
Coworker #1: Uh-huh, I thought maybe.
Coworker #3:, freezingly: He happens to be my husband.
Houston, Texas
Co-worker #1: Are Abercrombie and Fitch catalogs homoerotic?
Co-worker #2: Oh my god. Totally!
Co-worker #1: But they aren’t gay, right?
Co-worker #2: What do you think homoerotic means?
584 Broadway
New York, NY
Attorney to paralegal: Do you still have those creepy photos of that dead guy?
Asheville, North Carolina
Employee: Did you punch your mother?
Manager: You know…some mothers just deserve to be punched.
Arizona
Overheard by: George
Male coworker: It's one o'clock already? Man, this day is flying by so fast!
Female coworker: It's dragging for me.
Male coworker: Last time I looked at the clock it was only 11 am. Man, where did the time go?
Female coworker: That's because you're old and you keep falling asleep and waking up an hour later!
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Overheard by: Janet
Reporter, rushing up to editor to give him extra work: Hey, Mike.
Editor: So you're running over here to screw me?
Beaumont, Texas
Assistant editor, on Thursday: They want to get started on the Monday business page tonight.
Copy editor: How can you do that? What news are going to use?
Assistant editor: Well, we never use “real” news on Mondays.
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Overheard by: Art Department