Violence

Designer to photo researcher: Try to find a nice child abuse shot.

10801 N. MoPac Expressway
Austin, Texas

Overheard by: always listening

Assistant #1: I just accidentally punched that girl in the head by the fax machine.
Assistant #2: Good.
Assistant #1: Yeah, but then she said “Ow” all drawn out and gave me a nasty look.
Assistant #2: What a bitch.
Assistant #1: Quit squatting by the fax machine and I won’t punch you in the head.

233 Spring Street
New York, NY

VP: She was mean! She said, “I guess I’ll just have to come up to New York and kill you then.”
Assistant: Was she being sarcastic?
VP: I think so.

30 E. 33rd Street
New York, NY

Travel agent: Just tie a string around it to cut off the circulation and it'll fall off.

Malvern, Pennsylvania

Worker bee: I won’t spend 60 dollars on something I can’t shoot my friends with.

11145 Westheimer Road
Houston, Texas

Overheard by: me either

Customer, excitedly: Yeah, if I do exactly as the judge says, I’ll be off of probation in a year!
Old cashier: In a year? Lucky you! My son has four years of probation.
Customer: Four years? Man, that’s tough. What did he do?
Old cashier: He shot someone! [Breaks into hysterical laughter along with the customer.]

South Adams Street
Marion, Indiana

Overheard by: Just wanted to pay for my groceries

Security guard: I walked in on him making love to a mannequin, so I kicked the shit out of him.

Hazeldean Mall
Kanata, Ontario, Canada

Guy: The worst part of being a corrections officer is when the prisoners want to fight you.
Suit: Yeah, that seems like it would be dangerous.
Guy: No, it’s just that I hate the paperwork.

327 Lakeshore Drive East
Dunkirk, New York

Coworker: Well, if she died beforehand, then nobody killed her — they just set the body on fire.

474 Industrial Park Drive
Boone, North Carolina

Co-worker on phone: Okay, go home and make dinner and await further instructions.

133 Littleton Road
Westford, Massachusetts