CSA: You might not be able to tell because I'm wearing a hoodie, but I work out a lot.
Manhattan, New York
CSA: You might not be able to tell because I'm wearing a hoodie, but I work out a lot.
Manhattan, New York
Office boy: I want to go to Dodger Stadium. (everybody looks at him) Hey, I'm still talking about sports. It's not like I started talking about skiing.
Culver City, California
Overheard by: quiet observer
The day after the company picnic. . .
Female clerk #1: Was that the new guy playing volleyball? You know the one that keeps trying to adjust his hours.
Manager: Maybe he just needs to wear a jock strap all the time.
Female clerk #2: Adjust his hours! His schedule! Everything is code for crotch to you!
5760 Highway 80 East
Pearl, Mississippi
Manager loudly on phone: Now you're gonna have to put a golf ball in there, and it'll be twice as big!
Austin, Texas
Overheard by: Nator
Male sales VP, looking over sales rep's shoulder at computer: Oh yeah, I have that on my iTunes too: Quando, Quando, Quando, by Englebert Humperdink.
Male sales rep: Yeah, this is my gym mix.
Santa Barbara, California
(coworker #1 launches stress ball at coworker #2)
Coworker #2: Good thing you throw like a girl.
Coworker #1: Ya know, you're like the opposite of United Way: you bring out the worst in me.
Coworker #1: I'm pretty sure that's not their motto.
Coworker #2: I'm pretty sure you're still fucking annoying. (waits a moment) Yep.
East Midtown
New York City, New York
Overheard by: The Temp
Cubicle dweller #1: Hey, man, are you busy?
Cubicle dweller #2: No. I'm watching the World Cup.
Plainsboro, New Jersey
Very overweight boss, drenched in sweat while moving boxes: Exercise isn't good for fat people.
Kamloops
Canadia
General manager: Mr. Food & Beverage Manager, would you like to add anything?
Food & Beverage manager: Yes, I’d like to mention that the volleyballs haven’t yet arrived for the animation team. Mr. Purchasing Manager hasn’t bought them yet.
Purchasing manager: Let me get the balls for you now, they’re right under the table.
Translated from the Arabic.
Le Meridien Makadi Bay Hotel
South Hurghada, Egypt
Eastern European cocktail waitress: So what is this “stepping up to the plate” you spoke of in our meeting?
Bar manager: It’s an analogy…OK, it’s like this: in baseball, you step into the batter’s box. You step up to the plate to try and hit a home run. That’s what we need, is home runs here.
Eastern European cocktail waitress: I don’t understand your speech at all.
Bar manager: Great! Now I’m going to have to explain what an analogy is.
Bourbon Street Casino
120 E. Flamingo Boulevard
Las Vegas, Nevada
Overheard by: KellyMarie
