Assistant: I think we put poison in her office before.
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
Ditzy blonde intern: I just met the cutest guy on the elevator!
Less ditzy staff: Oh, which office does he work for?
Ditzy blonde intern: Hold on, he gave me his card. (shuffles through purse) Pol–politico's office?
Less ditzy staff: Shit, you talked to the press! You know you're not supposed to talk to those assholes!
Ditzy blonde intern: Shit! Are they gonna fire me?
Less ditzy staff: What are you gonna do about this?
Ditzy blonde intern, after long pause: Does politico do takebacks?
Washington, DC
Boss, about to hang up on someone calling into the meeting: Is there anything else?
Colleague: No, I think I'm done.
Boss: Good, 'cause I got my finger on the button over here. I feel like the little boy with his finger in the dike.
Washington, DC
Male #1: You have a Buddha head! I just want to rub it! Do you like it when people rub your head?
Male #2: Yes, I do.
Male #1: Okay, this just got weird.
Navy Yard
Washington, DC
