United States

Lady peon: What do you call those cows that you eat?

114 New Street
Atlanta, Georgia

Overheard by: russ

Minion: Do you seriously want to go off on a Chinese hamster ovary tangent? I mean, who gives a crap?

1959 NE Pacific Street
Seattle, Washington

Overheard by: snickerpants

Coworker: I’m lucky I wasn’t raised by my mother. I’d have turned out a total slut. She’d wear high heels to her job at the sawmill.

Portland, Oregon

Overheard by: Innocent Bystander

Cube rat #1: Damn, you had braces for seven years and your teeth are still that fucked up?
Cube rat #2: Yeah? You’ve been on a diet for two years and your ass is still that fat?

Trenton, New Jersey

Coworker #1: So how did your tennis match go last night?
Brad*: Um, I’d rather not talk about it.
Coworker #2: Nobody wins when Brad wears tennis shorts.

Piedmont, South Carolina

Overheard by: Ape

Boss : What is that red thing on top of a rooster’s head called? I can’t find a description anywhere on the Internet.
Employee: Just Google ‘cock’ and ‘diagram.’

Bloomington, Indiana

Overheard by: Sailorette

Sensitive soul: She’s gotten heavier, so now I can beat her.

Central Street
Evanston, Illinois

Older lady on phone: I don’t have any gorillas today! (Pause) No, I’m sorry. I was just trying to be funny.

Hose parts corporate office
Phoenix, Arizona

Overheard by: Hiding in my cube

IT manager: Sometimes when I’m down and nothing makes any sense, I just pretend I work for Emeril Lagasse.

West Village
New York, New York

Hardhat: Don’t eat the tuna salad in the cafeteria. It made me throw up.
Suit: Food poisoning takes a while. How long did it take to make you sick?
Hardhat: About 5 seconds. All I can figure is, someone must’ve put fish in it – I’m allergic to fish.

7th Street
Minneapolis, Minnesota