Male coworker #1: I got this cheap lavender candle at Walmart and it doesn't even work! I can barely smell anything! I need some aromatherapy.
Male coworker #2: I'm telling you, you gotta buy a Yankee candle. They're the best.
Male coworker #1: Do they have lavender?
Male coworker #2: Yeah, they have lemon-lavender, vanilla-lavender…
Male coworker #1: I want just regular lavender. I'll check their website…
Washington, DC
Cubicle dweller #1: Do any animals eat humans?
Cubicle dweller #2: Uh, lets see… What does a koala eat?
Washington, DC
Peon: Don't get stoned with two birds in one throw. (pause) Wait…
Navy Yard
Washington, DC
Assistant: I think we put poison in her office before.
Washington, DC
Boss to peon: I think you should be in charge of figuring this out so we can blame you if it all blows up.
Peon: I'm not really comfortable with that approach.
Boss: I think you should learn to work with a lesser degree of comfort.
Washington, DC
Female suit on cell: I'm just having a baby, it's not like the entire focus of my life is changing.
Federal Building
Washington, DC
Male coworker, engrossed in conversation: Let's google Julie Andrews's boobs!
Government Office
Washington, DC
Coworker: I'm an engineer that went over to the green side.
US Army Corps of Engineers
Washington, DC
Government employee to admin: Do we have any vanilla folders up here?
Admin: Let me check. No more vanilla folders. We'll have to order some more.
Department of Justice
Washington, DC
Overheard by: Tasty Office Supplies
Pushy boss: Go on! Get in there! It's a meet-and-greet! Don't you want to meet the folks you'll be servicing?
Washington, DC
Overheard by: Waiting to be Serviced
