Words

Maintenance foreman talking to vendor about fittings: When I say air, I’m talking about nitrogen.

Southlake Boulevard
Richmond, Virginia

Coworker #1, introducing coworker #2: His favorite thing to do on the weekend is to be loose.
Coworker #2: Lazy, not loose!

Broadway & Canal
New York City, New York

Overheard by: office peon loves her new job

Manager: It doesn't matter.
Clerk: Sorry, but my union guaranteed ass-covering requires that you specifically define “it.”

Pearl, Mississippi

Overheard by: Brain Dancing

Coworker on phone with client: Sorry for the delay, I just got a new laptop and I'm still working out all the kinks… And it is really kinky!

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Managing editor: Who didn’t have their salad tossed?

Wilmington, Delaware

Coworker #1, watching tv: Oh my god! One-one-eleven!
Coworker #2: Yeah, and then eleven-eleven-eleven.
Coworker #1, shocked: When's that?

Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania

Clueless office girl: Wow, look at you all dressed up!
Guy peon: What? Look at you, you're the one that's always dressed up.
Clueless office girl: Well Sophie* is the real fashion whore!
Sophie*, offended: What?!
Clueless office girl: Oops, I meant to say “fashion slut”!

Sacramento, California

Office girl: I’m on heat… Fire! Fire — I meant ‘fire’! Shut up.

London
England

The day after the company picnic. . .

Female clerk #1: Was that the new guy playing volleyball? You know the one that keeps trying to adjust his hours.
Manager: Maybe he just needs to wear a jock strap all the time.
Female clerk #2: Adjust his hours! His schedule! Everything is code for crotch to you!

5760 Highway 80 East
Pearl, Mississippi

Messenger: Going down?
Passenger: You want we should go sideways?

15 West 39th Street
New York, NY