Technology

Exec: Babies don’t go online! Mothers do.

163 Freelon Street
San Francisco, California

Overheard by: Eve S. Dropper

Marketing manager: Uh-oh. I just totally blogged.

4th Avenue and Clarendon Avenue
Phoenix, Arizona

Overheard by: embarrassed for you

Computer programmer guy #1: I don't even play video games.
Computer programmer guy #2: That's because you didn't want to wrap it up.

Indianapolis, Indiana

Overheard by: Heather

Wireless tech support: Could you pull the battery from the phone?
Customer: I didn't realize these things had batteries.

Millbury, Massachusetts

Admin: So at home I have the CD writer installed but it’s just not working–
IT guy: Okay, you’re all fixed up…and good luck with your burning problem.

238 Bedford Street
Lexington, Massachusetts

Overheard by: Sandy

Supervisor: I need you to fax this enrollment form to the dental insurance company right away.
Peon: Shouldn’t I make a copy first?

9111 Duke Boulevard
Mason, Ohio

Coworker: This e-mail is giving me autism!

Madison, Wisconsin

Overheard by: Kate

Suit #1: Yo, you tried that new Office?
Suit #2: What?
Suit #1: That new Microsoft Office 2008, 2009 or whatever.
Suit #2: Yeah.
Suit #1: That shit is hot!

Manhattan, New York

Overheard by: algernon

Homeless guy #1: Damn! I just got kicked out of the library! Damn!
Homeless guy #2: What did you do, man?
Homeless guy #1: I don’t know. I don’t know.
Homeless guy #2: Aren’t you drunk?
Homeless guy #1: Well, yeah. Also, I might have been looking at dirty pictures on the computer.
Homeless guy #2: Aw, that’s not so bad.
Homeless guy #1: And they said that I was being disrespectful to the librarians.
Homeless guy #2, freaking out: No way, man! You can never, never disrespect the librarians! Always respect librarians! What were you thinking? Are you an idiot?

Outside Boulder Public Library
Boulder, Colorado

Overheard by: Librarian on break

Worker bee: So my computer crashed.
Manager: So? Tell the technicians, not me.
Worker bee: No, I mean “crashed onto the floor of my office.”
Manager: What?
Worker bee: I told you the new desks were crap.

Canary Wharf
London
England

Overheard by: Hopeing the floors hold