Secretary on phone: How am I? I'm finer than a frog's hair split four ways.
(pause) I *said* I'm… finer… than… a… frog's… hair… split… four… ways.
(pause) It means I'm miserable!
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia
Secretary on phone: How am I? I'm finer than a frog's hair split four ways.
(pause) I *said* I'm… finer… than… a… frog's… hair… split… four… ways.
(pause) It means I'm miserable!
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia
Employee #1: Give me an “h”! Give me an “o”! Give me an “n”! Give me an “o”! What does that spell?
Employee #2: “Hono”?
Employee #1: Yeah!
Department Store
New Zealand
Overheard by: Sars
Employee to another who just sprayed hand sanitizer: Gah, you just sprayed your thing and it got in my mouth. (continues eating bag of nuts)
Lawton, Oklahoma
Overheard by: Jonathan
Trainer: When you answer the phone, feel free to say something like “good morning” or “good afternoon.”
Trainee: You mentioned “good morning” and “good afternoon” but what am I supposed to say if it's evening?
Manhattan, New York
Overheard by: Karen
Salesguy on phone: I got your nuts right here!!
8220 England Street
Charlotte, North Carolina
Employee #1: So basically, I’m going to wear a shirt that says, ‘Ghouls Gone Wild’ on it.
Employee #2: You can’t do that! You have to dress slutty!
Sixforks and Strickland
Raleigh, North Carolina
Overheard by: Heather
Boss: You’ll be happy to know that we asked accounting to open up a billing code for “unstrategic planning.”
5340 Alla Road
Los Angeles, California
Account manager, yelling across the hall: He needs you to bring more photo paper, and black ink.
PR exec, yelling back: A black cape?
Account manager: No, ink!
PR exec: A cape?
Account manager: He wants ink!
PR exec: Why does he want a cape?
London
Canadia
Co-worker #1: Can I use the abbreviation RNA?
Co-worker #2: You mean, like the stuff in your blood?
Co-worker #3: What’s the abbreviation for “the customer’s a jerk”?
962 Coronado Boulevard
Universal City, Texas
Coworker: My name is Virginia. (silence) No, Virginia. (silence, then sighs) Not Victoria but Virginia. You know, like the State? (silence) Or not. It's Virginia, ma'am, like the ham? (silence) Yes, it's good ham. How can I help you?
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Overheard by: WD40
