Guy on cell: I can hardly hear you. It sounds like you’re in a coffin.
Beaverton, Oregon
Overheard by: brian
Guy on cell: I can hardly hear you. It sounds like you’re in a coffin.
Beaverton, Oregon
Overheard by: brian
Building guest: I'm supposed to be upstairs on the 23rd floor for Cox.
Building security: Whoa there!
Manhattan, New York
Tenant: You know, it has been so nice outside, I wish we had windows that would open.
Building manager: Yeah, me too, but if we did, everyone would be jumping out of them to kill themselves.
270 Park Avenue
New York, NY
Overheard by: JB
Body builder in gray wind pants, pink tank top and new Reeboks: So, do you lift weights?
Girl lifting weights: Sometimes.
Evanston Athletic Club
Evanston, Illinois
Guy: At least it’s Friday, right?
DMV Girl: I hate you.
300 W. 34th Street
New York, NY
CSR: Is Mike there?
Man: Do you know what day it is?
CSR: What does that have to do with anything?
Man: Well it’s Sunday!
CSR: I know that! Can I talk to Mike?
Man: No it’s Sunday and he isn’t alive on Sunday because he’s a vampire!
375 Ghent Road
Akron, Ohio
Overheard by: No Longer Employed
Security guard: Um, we have a problem here.
Traveler: And what might that be?
Security guard: Do you have any other form of identification? Your driver’s license is expired.
Traveler: No, it’s not… this is 2006.
Security guard: You may pass.
General Mitchell Airport
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Overheard by: Feeling Secure
Man walking into building to security guard: I think I can do it with a screwdriver and wire coat hanger.
Houston, Texas
Flood vic #1: So I said to my boss, “I won’t be able to make the meeting in NYC, because my house is flooded and I had to evacuate.”
Flood vic #2: So what did she say?
Flood vic #1: She said that she was stressed out about having to cancel the meeting and incoveniencing the people in NYC.
Flood shelter cot
Overheard by: sitting on a cot waiting for Noah.
Exasperated meeting contact: I think the temp I hired is mildly retarded, so I’m going to need your help with this.
Concierge: My mother drank and smoked while pregnant with me.
Penn and Liberty Avenues
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania