Boss: Who made the coffee this morning?
Underling, defensively: Why?
Navy Yard
Washington, DC
Boss: Who made the coffee this morning?
Underling, defensively: Why?
Navy Yard
Washington, DC
Female employee: You've never had Krispy Kreme donuts?
Male employee: Nope.
Female employee: Ohh. They are so good!
Male employee: Really?
Female employee: Yeah, they're better than sex!
Male employee: Hmm. You must be doing it wrong.
Centerville, Utah
Company prom queen on regional conference call: Are we prospecting for donors who are interested in maternal morbidity?
International Nonprofit
Washington, DC
Overheard by: No, butter is not a carb.
Recruiter on phone: Are you bilingual? (pause) Do you speak a language other than English? Do you speak Spanish? Okay, do you speak English?
Park Ave
New York City, New York
General manager: Did Jimmy* clean the wall in the bathroom?
Business manager: Yeah. Who put boogers on the wall, anyway?
Main Street
Saginaw, Michigan
Worker #1: I make less than everyone. People on unemployment make less than me.
Worker #2: Is that true?
Worker #1: No.
6727 Odessa Avenue
Van Nuys, California
Male coworker: So he wants to be Cinderella?
Female coworker: Yes.
Male coworker: Like *Cinderella* Cinderella?
Female coworker: Yes. I figure, if he wants to be like his uncle, there's nothing wrong with that.
Baltimore, Maryland
Overheard by: Temp-tation
Biology teacher: So, in conclusion, diffusion is ions separating from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration.
15-year-old blonde: So it’s like an orange, right?
High school
Cherry Hill, New Jersey
Overheard by: jess
Assistant: They’ve already designed the corn maze for a Lewis & Clark theme.
Account executive: Why did they choose Superman?
Assistant: [Stumped silence.]
Thomas Street
Seattle, Washington
Overheard by: Pants