Questions

Customer service agent, ending phone call: Thank you for calling. Is there anything else you need to help us with today?

Toronto
Canadia

Overheard by: Sars

Editor to legal reporter: Did you write the story about whether sex was a major life activity?

Crystal City, Virginia

Student: What is this bit?
Professor: Which bit?
Student: The kinda-purplish, squishy bit.
Professor, to assistant: Do you know what that is?
Assistant: No.
Professor, to student: That’s not important. You can ignore that.

USC Anatomy lab
Los Angeles, California

Overheard by: Kylie

Detective #1, walking away from meeting with chief: Man,where do you come up with some of this shit?
Detective #2: There were a couple summers in the 70s when I thought LSD was a vitamin.

Manhattan, New York

Insurance agent on phone: Garbage? You said garbage? But if it’s garbage, why would you need to insure garbage??

East Little Creek Road
Norfolk, Virginia

Overheard by: kim

Coworker #1: If being married is so bad, why are you still married?
Coworker #2: It's cheaper to keep her!

Chicago, Illinois

Overheard by: Althoff

Boss: Well, they apparently thought the gnome was a good idea, so why not go with a troll?

Mesa, Arizona

Overheard by: David

Office worker: Where are the Doritos?
Cube mate: Huh?
Office worker: I said: “where are the Doritos?”
Cube mate: Oh, I thought you said: “where are the dirty hoes?”

Yardley, Pennsylvania

Customer: By chance, was your mom a flight attendant?
Employee: Why, do you think you’re my dad?

Costa Mesa, California

Overheard by: Still laughing now

Assistant: Where are all the great shoe sales? I mean, after September 11th there were some great sales!

Chicago, Illinois

Overheard by: Can’t believe she still works here