Receptionist: A patient just tried to cancel her appointment that's in two hours. Said she was stuck in Dallas. I told her we didn't have any openings for a month.
Coworker: Why? We have openings tomorrow.
Receptionist: Because she's not in Dallas, she called from home. Caller id, helloooo. She'll be here…
Dental Office
Austin, Texas
Overheard by: Caller ID…hellloooo
Partner: Tell me something. Does anyone around here care about me at all? I mean if I were to drop dead right here and now in the middle of the floor would just leave me lying there or at least push me into a dark corner?
Receptionist: I’m sure I could manage a little bit better than that.
Partner: Well, thank you. At least someone cares.
1218 Webster Street
Houston, Texas
Overheard by: Office Slave
Loan officer: My husband’s parents were married for 50 years.
Receptionist: What’s the secret of being married that long?
Collector: Alcohol.
802 South Westnedge Avenue
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Overheard by: just passing by
Office secretary: All I'm saying is… They'd better be siamese.
Manhattan, New York
Dude: I just got back from waxing my board.
Receptionist: Oh, yeah? I noticed your board is long, like my husband's. Must be because you're both tall.
University Avenue
Palo Alto, California
Overheard by: that's what she said
Secretary on phone: So, ummm, yeah — I just wanted to check if your horse still had his boy bits or not…
Perth
Australia
General manager to sales guy: You are such a candy-assed, chicken-shit, pansy son of a gun!
Warehouse manager to sales guy: Dude, I’ve dated girls that are more of a man than you are!
Receptionist to warehouse manager: Yeah, but you’re from Jersey.
Kelso Drive
Baltimore, Maryland
Overheard by: Nikki
(receptionist passes a Boss Day card to one of the company partners to sign)
Partner, after signing it: So… What’s this for? His birthday?
Receptionist: No, his birthday was last month… remember?
Partner: Oh… I already signed it “Happy birthday”.
Main Street
Aspen, Colorado
Receptionist: What happened to your light?
Worker: The switch broke off.
Receptionist: Well, how can you work in the dark? Are they going to fix it?
Worker: [Chris] went to shut off the fuse so that he can work on it.
Receptionist: Here, I’ll fix it.
Worker: Stop it, you’ll electrocute yourself!
11 Broadway
New York, NY
Data entry clerk: I can’t find this person’s name in our records?
Manager: What’s the name?
Data entry clerk: Denver Colorado?
115 South 15th Street
Richmond, Virginia
Overheard by: Derek Polynesia
