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Coworker on way to office birthday party: Let's go eat some of this birth cake.
Pal: Technically, it's “after-birth” cake.

Erie Street
Chicago, Illinois

Overheard by: Admin Ass

Saleswoman to another, returning from restroom: Damn, that Indian food really does clean you out!
Friend: Yeah, its like Roto-Rooter!

Saks Fifth Ave

Overheard by: agreed

Corporate suit: Hi, is my attorney here?
Young receptionist: No, sir, she's on maternity leave.
Corporate suit: Maternity leave? Did she have a baby?
Young receptionist: Yes, sir, she did.
Young receptionist to paralegal: Doesn't “maternity leave” mean you have a baby?

Law Office
Kansas City, Missouri

Manager: We don’t have a single product with an orifice

2299 Ridge Road
Greenville, South Carolina

Cube guy #1: Hey, I got that ointment you mentioned last night.
Cube guy #2: Oh yeah, did it go away?
Cube guy #1: Well, you know … It never really “goes away”.

Internet Company
Scottsdale, Arizona

Overheard by: Cube Guru

Specialist: So we can do more width, or more length. Which do you want?
Analyst: Let's go with more length.

South Burlington, Vermont

Overheard by: Megan

Support dude: You find the darnedest things in your trunk when you open it up!

1650 South East Street
San Bernardino, California

Overheard by: Greg Short

Coworker, yelling while storming out: The “p” in my name is silent, ya know!

Paterson, New Jersey

Large lesbian boss to employee: I'm going to give her a mouthful… Uhm…I mean a…uhm, eyeful, uhm…wait, earful. I'm going to give her an earful.

Phoenix, Arizona

Overheard by: Trying not to picture it

Customer: I need to have some work done on my car, and I want to know how much it’s going to cost.
Shop guy: Okay, let’s go take a look.
Customer: Well, the car isn’t here, it’s at my house.
Shop guy: You need to bring the car here if you want an estimate.
Customer: I don’t need an estimate, I just want to know how much it’s going to cost.

Auto body shop
New Jersey