Technology

Male coworker: They stole my icons!
IT guy: How can someone steal something inside of your computer?
Male coworker: They're not where I left them!

Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

Peon #1: My husband's Xbox died last night.
Peon #2: Oh, how sad. Were they close?

Sacramento, California

PA system: Training for the new copier will begin at 11:30, training for copier at 11:30.
Partner: I think I'm gonna pass on the copy meeting, but can someone write me a memo on which green and red buttons to push?

Lawrenceville, New Jersey

Overheard by: lowly intern

Security guard in lobby: Ma'am, you need to take the baby out of the pumpkin seat before you put the pumpkin seat through the x-ray machine.

Indianapolis, Indiana

Overheard by: Girl Friday

Office admin: They say they don't have the files in a higher resolution.
Female boss: Ugh! These stations are such losers!

National Public Broadcasting Org
Washington, DC

Client: May I ask you a question?
Patent Agent: Uh, sure.
Client: I’d like your opinion on my [douche] invention as an engineer and as a woman.

508 Riverbend Drive
Kitchener, Ontario
Canadia

Warehouse manager: Anyone seen Joe*?
Office manager: I don’t know where he is. He sent me an email at 2:03, so he’s at a computer somewhere.
Sales guy: I haven’t seen him in a while.
Office manager: I bet he went home and he’s sending these emails from the web-mail!
Assistant: No, I went out to the warehouse not long ago and passed him on my way out there. He didn’t look very happy though.
Sales guy: Why don’t you bake him a birthday cake?
Assistant: But it’s not his birthday!
Sales guy: It doesn’t matter. Birthday cakes make everyone feel better.

8220 England Street
Charlotte, North Carolina

Tech #1: There. Translations are done. All nine languages.
Tech #2: That was fast. I didn’t even know you spoke Arabic much less any of the others.
Tech #1: It’s easy — just highlight the text and change the font.
Tech #2: What?!
Tech #1: Yeah. We should hear back from the Army in a day or so. I went ahead and sent the new files off.
Tech #2: [Huge sigh.]

2000 Peachtree Industrial Boulevard
Atlanta, Georgia

Girl behind counter: So we open the oyster up, and inside we will find a pearl.
Middle aged American tourist: Wow, that is amazing! Does this hurt them?
Girl: Yes, this kills them.
Tourist: What! Can't you restart their brains or something?

Japanese Department Store, EPCOT Centre
Orlando, Florida

Overheard by: mark shale

Guy in next cubicle on phone: Speak up! I can’t hear you because of the solar flares.

1500 West County Road
Roseville, Minnesota

Overheard by: I can’t believe I work here