Editor to legal reporter: Did you write the story about whether sex was a major life activity?
Crystal City, Virginia
Editor to legal reporter: Did you write the story about whether sex was a major life activity?
Crystal City, Virginia
Insurance agent on phone: Garbage? You said garbage? But if it’s garbage, why would you need to insure garbage??
East Little Creek Road
Norfolk, Virginia
Overheard by: kim
Manager: Since I don't have any feelings or emotion, it kinda doesn't get in the way.
Richmond, Virginia
Concerned mother on phone: My son just informed me that the room deposits are due tomorrow.
Secretary: Yes.
Mother: But I’m in Germany, and if I mailed in the money it would take two weeks.
Secretary: Your son could pay with a debit card or cash.
Mother: I gave him a debit card and he lost it.
Secretary: Uh-huh.
Mother: … My son is a goddamned idiot.
Virginia
Female designer: If you show up, you can watch me use your hard drive.
IT guy: Ummm…
44 Canal Center Plaza
Alexandria, Virginia
Scared CSR: Someone just blew up the bathroom!
Marshall Street
Richmond, Virginia
Coworker #1: So you can swallow it all right? You don't have to keep spitting out every sample, do you?
Coworker #2: No… You can swallow.
Lorton, Virginia
Coworker: So, you went hunting last night?
Cube neighbor: Yup.
Coworker: Do you gut the deer yourself?
Cube neighbor: Yup.
Coworker: So… I guess you know what the inside of a human looks like, then, right?
701 East Byrd Street
Richmond, Virginia
Overheard by: Did she just say that?
Boss, setting down ancient computing equipment: I don’t know what’s going to happen when I turn this on. Hopefully it won’t catch on fire…
Minion: Then why is it on my desk?
Tyco Road
Vienna, Virginia
Overheard by: Hiding behind the bookshelves
Boss: Spring is in the air. I’ll be outside for the next 15 minutes reviewing this paper. If any urgent crisis happens, don’t tell me.
308 West Freemason Street
Norfolk, Virginia