Middle-aged woman: Are you going anywhere for the holidays?
Elderly man, clearly disappointed: No–I'm not up to traveling this year.
Middle-aged woman, excitedly: Good for you! Save those carbon credits!
Penn Quarter
Washington, DC
Overheard by: Jonathan
Secretary: That’s what my sister did. They went to Niagara Falls and got married by a midget.
Uniontown, Ohio
Employee #1, scanning the New York Times online: There was an election party for Ahmadinejad last night.
Employee #2: Oh, did you go?
Manhattan, New York
Office on phone: No. I do not want to take a shuttle bus to Uruguay. I will not sit next to a chicken.
Woburn, Massachusetts
Coworker, seeing guy in the hall: Hey, Jeff! Aren't you in China?
Plainsboro, New Jersey
Male coworker: In my own little way I got to ride John Glenn’s rocket!
Gaines Street
Tallahassee, Florida
Overheard by: Just passing by
Girl student to friend: If we can't operate an elevator here, how are we going to operate an elevator in another country?
Loyola University
Maryland
Overheard by: Nikki C.
Receptionist: How was Ireland?
Office manager: Actually, I was in Scotland.
Receptionist: That's not the same place?
Park Avenue
New York City, New York
Overheard by: Sammy Sanchez
Pilot: Folks we’ll be flying at 28 thousand feet today, however, the folks at maintenance only gave us enough fuel to fly at 22 thousand feet. So, we’ll see what happens. Enjoy your flight!
Delta Airlines flight
AP manager trying to decide on a vacation destination: I don't get it: why do you need a passport for Mexico but not Hawaii, when Mexico is just right there and Hawaii is a 16-hour flight?!
Midtown
Manhattan, New York
Overheard by: facepalm
