Secretary to intern: How does your cat like tuna? I mean, he's never been to the ocean before.
Houston, Texas
Overheard by: I hate my desk
Secretary to intern: How does your cat like tuna? I mean, he's never been to the ocean before.
Houston, Texas
Overheard by: I hate my desk
Male college admissions rep at event: Wait. Do I need to be somewhere? Do I need to be doing something?
Female superior: You need to stand here now, and look pretty.
Male college admissions rep: Done.
Syracuse, New York
Overheard by: it's like this all the time
Team member: Hey, Kim, do you spell your name with an 'i' or a 'y'?
Kim: I spell it k-i, but I love k-y.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Overheard by: Jodie
Trainer: Doing a job correctly is usually better than doing it wrong.
Trainee: Are you fucking serious, bro?
Gunter Air Force Base
Montgomery, Alabama
Overheard by: At least someone realizes it too
Female coworker: Have you ever had a crush on one of your cousins?
Male coworker, sarcastically: Yeah, my 12-year-old cousin is really hot.
Female coworker: No, I mean, it's just that they're so nice and cute and … I just really love my cousins!
Male coworker: (blank stare)
Cincinnati, Ohio
Overheard by: Jessica
Cube monkey #1: Will you take my bladder to the bathroom?
Cube monkey #2: Only if you take my colon.
Miramar, Florida
Overheard by: MKC
Colleague, on phone to is help desk: Hi, I'd like to report that we haven't had access to the internet for two days now.
Help desk: Okay, we'll log it as an issue.
Colleague: What happens now?
Help desk: We'll report it to security to look at.
Colleague: And what will they do?
Help desk: They'll look at it.
Manchester, New Hampshire
Sales guy #1: I wonder what milk would taste like if the cow ate an orange.
Sales chick: Would a cow even eat an orange?
Sales guy #2: Oh, yeah, they'll eat the hell outta them!
Sales guy #1: I guess it would taste like a creamsicle… Mmm-mmmm.
Charlotte, North Carolina
Overheard by: I don't want to know how this started..
Attorney, leaving voicemail: Hi, this is Kate. I'm just returning your call about the project documents. Feel free to call me back at your earliest convenience. Best, Kate.
(hangs up, then screams) Ohmigod! I just said “best, Kate” at the end of a voicemail. Who does that? Who leaves voice mails like they're writing e-mails?!
Manhattan, New York
