Violence

Cube monkey #1: You?re heading home already?
Haggard telecommuter that came into the office: Yup!
Cube monkey #1: Okay…um…drive safe!
Cube monkey #2: Don't whip the gerbil too hard!
Cube monkey #3: What? I thought he said he was going home?

Billerica, Massachusetts

Overheard by: Boter

Service rep #1: We went to that campsite for the weekend. We really had to rough it out there.
Service rep #2: Oh, yeah? Like how?
Service rep #1: Well, they didn't really have all the anemones.

Cranston, Rhode Island

Overheard by: Mercier3

Boss entering office, to coworker: Are you hiding any knives up here?

New York City, New York

Female coworker to male coworker: I'm going to punch you in the ovaries!

Hamilton
Ontario
Canadia

Secretary: Where are my scissors? Did you take my scissors? You're always taking my stuff!
Junior suit: Do you see me cutting anything?
Secretary: I'll cut you up.
Junior suit: With what?

Wall Street
New York City, New York

Coworker #1: Well, show her the law.
Coworker #2: If I show her the law, she will take her gun out and shoot me!

Richmond, Virginia

Overheard by: Scared to go with her

Female worker: I've been here so long, I can think of a million ways to get back at you.
Male worker: I'll just come in and start throwing water balloons.
Female worker: That's like stabbing, though.

Wall Street
New York City, New York

Overheard by: Tonic

Culinary professor: There were times that I wanted to be spanked.

Niagara Falls, New York

Overheard by: wishing she heard the beginning

Office monkey: You can shoot a goat with an M16 for $10.

Portland, Oregon

Overheard by: Jen

Frazzled coworker who brought her kids to work for lunch: If you touch your sister again I'm going to break all of your fingers off.
Son: Awwww, but I need all my fingers!

Palm Desert, California