Biotech guy: Before you kill it, can I have the germplasm that is causing the issue?
St. Louis, Missouri
Biotech guy: Before you kill it, can I have the germplasm that is causing the issue?
St. Louis, Missouri
Suit: Okay, so we will have the guy wearing an “I brake for whales” t-shirt?
Client: Are you aware that whales live in the ocean?
Suit: Yes.
Client: How can someone brake for a whale?
Suit: [Silence.]
175 5th Avenue
New York, New York
Overheard by: Ave Chitenmyhair
High school senior #1: I am thinking about taking pre-med, I just hope it's not hard. I kind of like science.
High school senior #2: Why not study business?
High school senior #1: Because in my thoughts business always fails, but science is always, like… good.
Fresno, California
Lab worker packing specimens to send to reference lab: Wow! I don't have any gonorrhea or chlamydia today!
Kokomo, Indiana
Boss, discussing chances of gaining a particular client: There's a 100% chance, it's 50/50.
Financial District
Boston, Massachusetts
Coworker to boss: I think I found someone. She is the president of the mortuary science club, she has a ton of experience.
Boss: Perfect.
Manhattan, New York
Male postdoc: Are you sure you can’t do this experiment alone tomorrow?
Female postdoc: I’m sure! I’ll ask someone to help! I can’t do it alone! I’m too short! Pretty! Boobs, and stuff!
Physics Lab
Hunter College, New York
Engineer cleaning out her purse: Hey look! I had four cereal bars in there!
Geeky coworker: Look at the way those are laying next to each other on the desk, one right next to the other… Those aren’t cereal, they are parallel universes!
Richmond Road
Cleveland, Ohio
Overheard by: The Surly Programmer
Coworker: No… Honestly, if you give a man enough estrogen and provide enough nipple stimulation, he will produce milk.
Wellington
New Zealand
IT to sales: If you leave two mammals in a room together, eventually they will screw.
Victoria
Canadia
