Questions

40-ish female cube dweller: Do you have your Christmas frock picked out?
20-ish female cube dweller: What?
40-ish female cube dweller: Do you have a Christmas frock?
20-ish female cube dweller: Like a… dress?
40-ish female cube dweller: Yeah! To wear on Christmas!
20-ish female cube dweller: We don’t really get dressed up on Christmas.
40-ish female cube dweller: [Disappointed silence.]

1701 North Beauregard Street
Alexandria, Virginia

College girl #1: We just hung out last night.
College girl #2: Sure! (giggles) What is that? (points to friend's hair)
College girl #1: What? I still have cum in my hair!

Barnes & Noble
Colorado Springs, Colorado

Woman in elevator, pointing to sonogram picture: What is that?
Man showing the sonogram: Oh, she is holding his testicle.

Dallas, Texas

Computer-whiz colleague: You should do program-testing while I'm here, then I can come and help you with any problems.
Serious colleague: So, you don't mind being grabbed?

Melbourne
Australia

Overheard by: confused but amused

Loud chick: Why bother callin' it a vacation day when you can just call in sick?

Manhattan, New York

Overheard by: Harriet Vane

Maintenance guy on cell: There’s too many overloaded powerstrips in this building and all of the fire extinguishers are expired…you want me to call somebody?

1040 Old Yellow Creek Road
Vanleer, Tennessee

Overheard by: beth lankford

Assistant: How’s your day going?
Office worker: I wish I was dead.
Assistant: Good to hear.

3990 Old Town Avenue
San Diego, California

Pregnant coworker: Are you allowed to drink when you're breastfeeding? Is it just like when you're pregnant?
Distraught coworker: Why are we mammals? Why can't we just lay eggs and drink beer?

Manhattan, New York

Overheard by: Sarah R.

Employee #1: Why are you pulling all of those nuts off the shelf?
Employee #2: They were recalled because of the salmonella outbreak.
Employee #1: Oh. I didn't know there was peanut butter in those nuts.

Ohio

Overheard by: Sofa Kingdom

Innocent female hospital coworker: What does “coitus” mean?
Devious male hospital coworker: Gee, I'm not sure, why don't you google it?
Innocent female hospital coworker: Okay, I'll check wikipedia. (does so, then screams and covers computer screen with both hands, averting her eyes)
Devious male hospital coworker, laughing hysterically: Is something wrong?
Innocent female hospital coworker, still covering screen: There are pictures!

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Overheard by: Gerry