Technology

IT worker: So what do you want to call your server?
Female coworker: How about Skynet? Everybody loves Skynet!
Male coworker: If you call it Skynet I will stab you in the eye.
Female coworker: Well, everyone except him.

North Queensland
Australia

Overheard by: Sarah Connor

Consultant on speaker phone: How about now? Is that better?
Meeting attendees: Yeah, much better, what did you do?
Consultant on speaker phone: I got out of bed and took you off speaker phone.

Minneapolis, Texas

There Are So Few Good Roles for African-American Actors

Woman in hardware store, holding tube of black caulk: Does this caulk come in a smaller size?
Helpful hardware dude: No ma'm, black caulk only comes in large sizes.

Hardware Store
San Antonio, Texas

Overheard by: of course it does…..

Coworker, explaining why he's carrying two calculators: One is built for speed, and one is to pick up women.

Boston, Massachusetts

Employee #1, trying to put flash drive in front USB port: It won't fit.
Employee #2: That's what she said.
Employee #1: Seriously, it's too big!
Employee #2: That's what she said!
Employee #3: Well, try it in the back.
Employee #2: That's what she said!
Employee #1: It's in!
Employee #2: That's what she said!
Employees #1 & #3: Shut up, Dave*!

Port Orchard, Washington

Coworker: But if I print it on both sides of the paper, how do I see what's on the other side?

Salt Lake City, Utah

Boss: We want to have the title field on the business card, so include on the ordering page a drop-down list so the employee can select a title, and corporate standards are consistent.
IT consultant: No problem, do you have a list of titles?
Boss: No.
IT consultant: So what would you like to have in the drop-down list?
Boss: A list of titles.

Winnipeg
Manitoba
Canadia

Female coworker, about new computer program: At first I had a hate attack, but after a while I got the hang of it.
Male coworker: Sort of like anal.

Manhattan, New York

Overheard by: G Dorn

Boss to office: What does a robotics team do?

Miami, Florida

Overheard by: stuck in cube neighbor hell

Sigh.

IT guy #1: Hey, Ted*, I'm gonna start fixing some of these problems in your box.
IT guy #2: You know, I've been doing pretty well getting through them. With that new tool.
IT guy #3: Yeah, that new tool is great! It lets me plow through those new hires quicker than before! I don't know how it works, but they go. Crazy for it!

Sparks, Maryland

Overheard by: Hello, Operator…