Words

Officer: Immediately!
Intern: Like now, immediately?

San Diego, California

Creative director: I think we need to remove the word “chillax.”

Ontario
Canadia

Reading tutor #1: It’s your turn.
Reading tutor #2: Shut up, I know. I’m thinking. [Places letter on Scrabble board] There.
Reading tutor #3: What’s a gee-ram?
Reading tutor #2: Gram, you idiot.

Lusher Elementary School, Lowerline and Willow
New Orleans, Louisiana

Gimme a Hand with It, Okay?

From inside copy room: Oh my god, my flap’s gone up! Don’t you hate it when your flap goes up?

Queensland
Australia

Overheard by: EM

Female caseworker #1: It was so cute. The one kid wrote, “you are awesome.” but spelled it a-w-s-u-m.
Female caseworker #2, after pause: Wait… was that wrong?

Norristown, Pennsylvania

Engineer on phone with supplier: Well, I didn’t mean to cram Siemens down your throat.

5th Avenue
Calgary, Alberta
Canadia

Guy #1: Shouldn’t you know?
Guy #2: Dude, I don’t know anything. I’m not a Sultan.

West Greenwich, Rhode Island

Overheard by: Stan

Boss to office manager: Oh, look, Clementine Clark is following me on clitter… Uh, I mean “Twitter.”

Manhattan, New York

Overheard by: Sandy Riverside

Receptionist: How do you spell “Thursday”?
Co-worker: Look at your calendar, genius.

3110 Camino Del Rio South
San Diego, California

Manager: So, can we finally take his picture off the home page?
Developer: What’s the matter? Do you have something against nipples?
Manager: I don’t even like the word ‘nipples.’ ‘Butter,’ that’s another word I don’t like.
Developer: You should meet a friend of mine. She doesn’t like the word ‘goggles’.

Centre St
New York