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Cubicle partner: it's like spilled milk under the bridge…

Manhattan, New York

Guy #1: Man, I wish we had one of those things. You know, you put money in and food comes out?
Guy #2: Vending machine?
Guy #1: Yeah. Right.

Manhattan, New York

Overheard by: Scott

Colleague, typing important serious e-mail to client: Ooops! I typed “sorry for any incontinence!”

Adelaide
Australia

Overheard by: PMSL

Coworker: I just think young people don't have good work ethnics. (a couple minutes later) My grandfather was a very interesting man. I wrote a bibliography about him.

Saskatoon
Saskatchwan
Canadia

Student teacher #1: I have to write a unit on the book My Side of the Mountain.
Student teacher #2: What? Why are you teaching something called “mindset of a nun” to your kids?

Ford City, Pennsylvania

Overheard by: Lyndsay

Developer: So we need to get those trees down before the rafters come back.
Underling: “Rafters”?
Developer: R-a-f-t-e-r-s. You know, like a hawk? They’re gonna nest in the trees if we don’t cut ’em down first.
Underling: Right. Raptors.

855 Capitolio Way
San Luis Obispo, California

Tech: Is it working?
Co-worker #1: No, I’m only partially lit.
Co-worker #2: How many people does it take to get you fully lit?
Co-worker #3: 4. 2 to watch and 2 to do the lighting.

600 Peachtree Street NE
Atlanta, Georgia

Overheard by: new jersey boy

Worker guy #1: I love names that are states. Or cities. Madison, Dakota, Georgia…
Worker guy #2: Jordan…

733 Third Avenue
New York, NY

Overheard by: the temp

Doctor's assistant to doctor: How do you spell “blood”?

Scottsdale, Arizona

Coworker on phone: My husband knows how to strap things down probably like your husband.

Melrose Ave
Nashville, Tennessee

Overheard by: ihear2much