Substance Use & Abuse

Starbucks barista: You know why they are called “naked juices”?
20-something: Excuse me?
Starbucks barista: They sprinkle just a little bit of E in them… Next thing you know you're feeling up on yourself, then next thing you know you're naked.
20-something: Uhhh…
Starbucks barista: I'm high as balls right now, man.

Manhattan, New York

Overheard by: College Student

The boss is laughing hysterically.

Peon: Are you okay?
Boss: I’m okay.
Peon: Are you sure?
Boss: I told you that I thought Wendy’s spiked my Coke.
Peon: With what? Crack?
Boss: Spiked my Coke with crack!

3100 W. Lake Street
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Coworker #1, at nine AM: Is it time to go home yet?
Coworker #2: Not quite! Why, not feeling well?
Coworker #1: Was at a friend’s house last night — mixed rum and wine. It’s gonna be a long day… Think the boss lady will let us go home early?
Coworker #2: Don’t think so. Just drink a glass of water; you’ll be fine.
Coworker #1: Maybe if I pee in my office, she’ll let me go home.
Coworker #2: But I don’t think she’ll let you come back…

Kenmount Road
St. John’s, Newfoundland
Canadia

Overheard by: Summer Temp

Co-worker #1: Ah, beat me to it!
Co-worker #2: Yeah, it’s the little victories that get you through the day.
Co-worker #3: …Yeah, that or drugs.

375 Hudson Street
New York, NY

Overheard by: Paul Lamb

Assistant manager: Where the hell did you go? I came up front, and a bunch of girls were dragging you out of the store.
Coworker, chuckling: They needed me to show them how to roll a joint.
Assistant manager: I didn’t hear that [walks away].

291 Highway
Liberty, Missouri

Suit: Let me introduce you to our crackhead intern…[Patrick].

51 West 52nd Street
New York, NY

Overheard by: E-nigmatic

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

Doctor: Did you put the drugs in the drug room?
Nurse: No! I can’t find where they are supposed to go. Every time I try and find the drugs in that room I want to kill somebody!
Doctor: Please don’t. We shouldn’t be killing any more patients anyway.

250 West Bridge Street
Dublin, Ohio

Cube dweller #1: Man, my daughter got the worst ear infection last night and wouldn't stop screaming.
Cube dweller #2: Wow, that's horrible, what did you do?
Cube dweller #1: My wife wanted me to take her to the emergency room but I said, “are you crazy? I just smoked three bowls and am buzzing hard!”
Cube dweller #3: Someone please make him stop.

West Palm Beach, Florida

Older man: So, are you hungover?
Younger woman: No. Why? Do I look hungover?
Older man: No. I just wanted to start a conversation, and I don’t know what else to talk to you young people about.

501 Second Street
San Francisco, California