Cashier to customer #1: Awww, how cute! Is he your son?
Customer #2: No, he’s my son.
Cashier, pointing to customer #1: Are you sure? He looks like his son!
Government building
Washington, DC
Cashier to customer #1: Awww, how cute! Is he your son?
Customer #2: No, he’s my son.
Cashier, pointing to customer #1: Are you sure? He looks like his son!
Government building
Washington, DC
Young man on speakerphone: Let's set something up for next week then. When is good for you?
Lady who should have retired twenty years ago: You pick the day, I'm all loose.
Ottawa
Canadia
Coworker #1: Can you believe the whole company needs to take an ethics exam? It’s online, but still…
Coworker #2: Yeah, it sucks. I heard that one department’s doing the whole thing on a conference call together.
Coworker #1: But there’s a test…
Coworker #2: Yeah, they’re all taking the test together. One person says the answer and everybody enters it on their screen after the first person confirms it’s right.
Midtown
New York, New York
Manager to another: She sews a lot. Does she have a lot of cats or children?
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Overheard by: betsyvonawesome
Coworker, seeing guy in the hall: Hey, Jeff! Aren't you in China?
Plainsboro, New Jersey
Teacher-in-training #1: Did you know Alaska isn’t an island?
Teacher-in-training #2: Um… Yes…
Teacher-in-training #1: Oh. ‘Cause I just found out yesterday.
Lansing, Michigan
50-something lady on the phone: Do you want a sexual relationship or not? I thought that's what you wanted. (pause) I thought that's what you wanted! (pause) Yes, Victor, I've been taking my medicine. I've been taking my medicine on the same schedule every day!
Evansville, Indiana
Worker #1: Where's Tina*? (administrative assistant)?
Worker #2: She's out sick. She broke her leg, so we shot her.
Camden, New Jersey
Overheard by: HR Min
CSR: Do you know your son’s name? Your secret question is “What is your son’s name?” Do you know your son’s name?
Person resetting password: No, ma’am, I don’t know what that is either.
Mishawka, Indiana
Supervisor: Can you send this letter to The Netherlands?
Receptionist: Where's Neverland?
Old Town Alexandria, Virginia
Overheard by: i wish i could say this doesn't happen on a regular basis…
