Woman in next cube: It was used, too, which is kind of gross. But it works! It gets in those little cracks!
Malvern, Pennsylvania
Overheard by: Don'tWannaKnow
Woman in next cube: It was used, too, which is kind of gross. But it works! It gets in those little cracks!
Malvern, Pennsylvania
Overheard by: Don'tWannaKnow
Male coworker: That smells good, what is it?
Female coworker: Air freshener… and a fart.
Nashville, Tennessee
Coworker, smelling her armpit: My armpit smells great today. (pauses, smells the other armpit) Almost as good as this one.
Fort Myers, Florida
Overheard by: Greg Dunn
Clerk: Okay, you have 12:45 and 1:45 subcommittees, AG is at 1:00, and Natural Resources is at 2: 00. I’m going to leave everything here on my desk and go do some work in the back office.
Senator: Do you even think I’m listening to you?
Clerk: No, not really.
State Capitol
Des Moines, Iowa
Rep #1: She wears disgusting eye makeup…like a tarantula.
Rep #2: Gross!
Rep #1: I know. She looks like a tramp. I mean, she can’t keep her legs closed.
Rep #2: Nasty!
Rep #1: She thinks she is so hot. Yeah, right.
Rep #2: Wait, isn’t she like, your best friend?
Rep #1: Of course!
Plainfield Pike, Rhode Island
Boss to a client on conference call: Why don't you come here? There's nothing like smelling whiteboard markers together.
Bellevue, Washington
Overheard by: theredheaddiva
Female CSR holding stack of papers to male CSR staring at empty printer tray: Hey, Scott, I think I grabbed your thing!
Castle Rock, Colorado
IT guy: What's wrong?
Foreign IT guy, sniffing: I'm not sure.
IT guy: Don't worry, you're in America now. They'll be stuff wrong with you that you never knew was wrong and whatever it is, there'll be a pill for it.
Foreign IT guy, backing away: Uhhhh… thanks.
Aliso Viejo, California
CSM, after customer has left: She smells like something from when I was little.
Lincoln Nebraska
Boss: Do you smell something burning?
Everyone: No. Is something burning?
Lab manager: Oh! I smell it! Guys, do you smell something burning?
Everyone: Nope.
Lab manager: Oh, well. There might be a fire. Maybe we'll all die… Whatever.
UCSD Pathology Lab
San Diego, California
Overheard by: kittymisfit