Good for You, Maggie. Good for You.

Cube dweller: What's up, chest hair?
Office dweller with unbuttoned shirt: I don't *have* any chest hair…and I like it that way.

Owings Mills, Maryland

Overheard by: widget

Posted on March 25, 2015
Body Parts, Employees, Maryland, Physical Appearance, Questions

What? There's One in There Somewhere.

Teller at post office: What's your box number?
Customer: “O” as in “honest.”

Manhattan, New York

Posted on March 24, 2015
Dumb Customers, Financial Folk, General Idiocy, New York, Questions, Words

12PM Sensitivity Retraining

Co-worker #1: How was the event today?
Co-worker #2: Oh, it was good. The audience was mostly colored, but there were a few white people.
Co-worker #1: …

444 Park Avenue South
New York, NY

Posted on March 24, 2015
Coworkers, New York, Questions, Race

And Could You Describe to Me What She's Wearing?

20-something male cube dweller on phone: Hi, this is…hello? (pause) Oh, wow. No, sorry, I just heard your tone of voice and thought I should have been paying 4.99 for the call. (laughing) Is your mom home, or is she on her way here?

CRPC
Leeds
England

Overheard by: cubenerdery

Posted on March 23, 2015
Employees, England, Family, On the phone, Questions

A Help Desk Instant Classic

Girl: It said my cookies aren’t turned on? What am I supposed to do, pour some milk on myself and show them my tits?

234 West 42nd Street
New York, NY

Overheard by: Lauren Hopkins

Posted on March 23, 2015
Body Parts, Coworkers, Gripes, New York, Questions

Baby Hercules Surprised Everybody

Man on cell: He put you into a headlock and gave you a noogie? (pause) You realize our son is eight months old? (pause) Okay, almost nine months but still he can barely move his fingers, let alone put you into a headlock.

Founders Plaza
East Hartford, Connecticut

Overheard by: Bamber

Posted on March 23, 2015
Age and ageing, Connecticut, Default, Family, On the phone, Questions, Weirdness

Translation: Once It's in Writing, I Can Take the Credit

IT manager: What is the plan for the internal server deployment?
IT drone: We are going to the client on Monday to stand up the server.
IT manager: You promised me a plan by 5/1. Where is it?
IT drone: The plan is that we will go to the client on Monday and do the work.
IT manager: You understand, I need a plan. When can you get it to me?

Washington, DC