The Military

I Do Have a PhD in It, After All.

Program manager: Would you let me mess with his head for just two minutes?

Hill Air Force Base
Utah

Overheard by: Snickering Intern

Posted on August 9, 2010
Body Parts, Bosses, Offers and requests, The Military, Utah

In Unrelated News, the Hospital's Death Rate Is Way Up

Doctor: I'm thinking about going up to Austin this weekend.
Nurse #1: What's in Houston?
Doctor: Austin.
Nurse #2: What about Houston?
Doctor: Austin!
Smart-ass tech: Boston?

Lackland Air Force Base, Texas

Overheard by: Geographically Declined

Posted on June 28, 2010
Doctors, Geography & History, Nurses, Questions, Tech People, Texas, The Military, Travel

Been Fighting the Laws Of Nature Ever Since

Coworker: I'm an engineer that went over to the green side.

US Army Corps of Engineers
Washington, DC

Posted on March 30, 2010
Colors, Compare and contrast, Coworkers, The Military, Washington DC

We Work for the Government

Trainer: Doing a job correctly is usually better than doing it wrong.
Trainee: Are you fucking serious, bro?

Gunter Air Force Base
Montgomery, Alabama

Overheard by: At least someone realizes it too

Posted on February 12, 2010
Alabama, Bosses and Underlings, Compare and contrast, General Idiocy, Office Politics, Questions, The Military

Huggy Bear: Get Over Here, Baby!

Tall, muscled naval officer: Is there a prostitute service where you can just buy a hug?

Tucson, Arizona

Overheard by: Kaiti

Posted on October 22, 2008
Arizona, Feelings, Questions, Sexuality, Strangers, The Military

We Grab Our Asses During the Day

Boss, explaining how to prepare contract documents: We do this so that we’re not running around, trying to grab our asses in the middle of the night. That’s not what we want to do!

Navy Yard
Washington, DC

Overheard by: Matt

Posted on July 31, 2008
Bosses, Default, The Military, Time Management, Washington DC, Wishes