Science

Lady in queue to group of young people: When I was at school I was referred to as being a bit odd. But I didn't mind being different, I enjoyed science subjects like biology. Learning about orgasms and bacteria. Wait! Did I just say what I think I said?

London
England

Overheard by: Misslead youth

Ghetto anthropologist: As far as I'm concerned, I only came out of one woman!

Manhattan, New York

Overheard by: Right Place

IT manager to much more technical IT analyst: How can I be wrong when I don't even know what I'm talking about?

Sam Houston State University
Huntsville, Texas

Overheard by: Knows what she's talking about.

Clueless admin: What does Raj do?
Office manager: He does the same thing Sheldon does, a cosmologist.
Clueless admin: A cosmologist is a beautician.
(pause)
Office manager: Do you mean cosmetologist?

Melbourne
Australia

Coworker to IT employee: I'm sorry, I've never been to Saturn.

Manhattan, New York

Confused cube dweller: Is a baby a person?

Melbourne
Australia

Overheard by: confused but amused

Pregnant employee on personal call: I tried to have an ultrasound done but it didn't work out. Nothing to do with the baby–it was my uterus. It's an asshole.

Toronto
Canadia

Overheard by: Gwen Styles

Cubicle rat to cubicle neighbor: I told you about the gynecologist who left me on the table to deliver a baby and didn't tell me, right?

Austin, Texas

Overheard by: This is why I wear headphones

Senior developer: This code is all wrong. But it's predictably all wrong.

Austin, Texas

Overheard by: non-coder

Office girl, calling boss on phone: Hey! Uh… Help me out here. What's that research called that they're doing with the baby fetuses?
Boss: Umm… What?
Office girl: Did I lose you?

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Overheard by: freudian flip