Washington

Co-worker #1: Are we loud in meetings?
Co-worker #2: Some of us are.
Co-worker #1: Let me correct that: are we allowed in meetings?

3650 131st Avenue SE
Bellevue, Washington

Engineer #1: Why on Earth do we have to use this?
IT worker: We’re committed to using our own solution.
Engineer #1: Yeah, I understand the dog food rationale.
Engineer #2: The problem is that it’s not dog food. It’s kitty litter.

401 Elliott Avenue West
Seattle, Washington

Employee: I can’t process this according to your instructions.
Boss: Why’s that?
Employee: It’s against federal law.
Boss: I’ll have someone else do it.

Seattle, Washington

Student: This place is nice.
Employee: Yeah, it’s really peaceful until the homeless guys look at porn on the Internet and they have to call the cops.
Student: Does that happen a lot?
Employee: Yeah. What else do they have to do?

Law Library, University of Washington
Seattle, Washington

Client in high end salon to receptionist: I've got to ask you: how do you keep such a fabulous year-round tan?
Receptionist, giving blank stare: I'm half black.

Bellevue, Washington

Dev: But I have wanted tabbed browsing for seven fucking years!

One Microsoft Way
Redmond, Washington

Project Leader: We are anticipating problems we haven’t anticipated before.

4820 150th Avenue NE
Redmond, Washington

Female coworker: My box is just exploding right now!

Bellevue, Washington

As R.E.M. Can Testify

Girl: I love your shiny yellow balls.
Guy, laughing: Context is everything.

Seattle, Washington

Frazzled manager to administrative assistant: I need a cylon cartridge for my printer. Do you guys have a cylon cartridge?

Seattle, Washington

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