Words

Coworker #1: I heard Sophia Loren was ill.
Coworker #2: Is that Ralph Lauren’s wife?

48th street
Pompano Beach, Florida

Coworker: I used to get so sore from riding bareback… Oh, yeah, I used to ride bareback all the time… It was real easy.

Aberdeen, Maryland

Male peon: Well, now we all know you’re a ho.
Office girl: I prefer the term ‘prostitute.’

Golden Square, London
England

Woman to coworker: Why is it called a short story?

San Diego, California

Overheard by: Mike

Peon, to neighbor: At least I know how to spell it. I may not know how to spell totes, but I know how to spell that word.
Boss, interrupting: What do you know how to spell?
Peon: Vasectomy. V-a-s-e-c-t-o-m-y.
Boss: And in what context do you need to spell “vasectomy” in a work e-mail?
Peon: I just wanted to let you guys know what is going on with this dude, he's going to be on the phone a lot today.
Boss: Dude is getting a vasectomy?
Peon, pointing back and forth to her left and right boob: No, his grandma is.
Boss: Yeah, that's not a vasectomy.

Humble, Texas

Male Debt Collector #1: …I’m pretty sexist.
Male Debt Collector #2: I’m not sexist, I’m just realistic.

Magill
South Australia
Australia

Overheard by: Ilse

Manager: Would you like to buy a Lab?
Subordinate: Like, a meth lab?
Manager: Umm, no. Like, a dog.

Little Rock, Arkansas

Computer jockey: What is fisting? And what do you think it means when a man is emailing you pictures of naked boys?

25 West 4th Street
New York, NY

Manager: Literally, I am the entire choir, and you are preaching to me.

530 Means Street
Atlanta, Georgia

Attorney: I need a [investi]gator for a hand job.
Staff: Ha, ha! You mean a ‘hand delivery’?

South Jefferson Avenue
Springfield, Missouri

Overheard by: Left Lobe