Musing writer: I'm calling it “His Bag,” because increasing Santa's sack by 3% is just gross.
Chicago, Illinois
Overheard by: Hear No Evil
Musing writer: I'm calling it “His Bag,” because increasing Santa's sack by 3% is just gross.
Chicago, Illinois
Overheard by: Hear No Evil
Boss on phone: I know! I'm like a freakin' unicorn today.
Manhattan, New York
Male coworker with upbeat demeanor: Well, let's just cut my head off and set it somewhere…
North Scottsdale, Arizona
Supervisor: Yarr, here be today's checklist, yarr.
Montreal
Canadia
Manager to employee: Even with a few billion dollars, I think that a gay Jew would have a bit of trouble getting elected pope.
Employee: They picked a Nazi last time.
Manager: Well, yes, but even a Nazi is better than a gay Jew.
Employee: I have a bumper sticker that says that.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Cool guy #1, leaving restroom: Okay, dude… You hungry?
Cool guy #2: You know it!
Flatiron District
Manhattan, New York
Coworker to another who has just put basket on his head: It's like you're playing “Amish tron” or something…
Hollywood, California
Overheard by: scrapes
Managing editor: Am I going to need to start reading this paper every day?
Newsroom
St. George, Utah
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
Lawyer on phone: You know Bob* in the development office, the bald guy with the peg leg? Man, I am always having these Freudian slips around him that are so inappropriate. Like one time, we were talking about girls and he came in and I asked “what about you, Bob, are you a leg man?”
Huntington, New York
Overheard by: Lady Lawyer