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New homeowner: Did you ever find out what was causing that smell?
Worker: Yep.
New homeowner: What was it?
Worker: I'm not gonna tell ya.
New homeowner: Come on, what was it?
Worker, with a serious face and tone: You've got about four and a half to five opossums underneath your house.
Huntington, West Virginia
Overheard by: Jess
Construction worker yelling into manhole: As a matter of fact, I'm wearing a condom right now! Really! I put one on this morning.
10th and Pine
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Overheard by: Didn't want to know
American construction worker: See, you escaped communism. All I ever did was join the disco demolition night at Comisky park.
Polish construction worker: I didn't escape communism, I got kicked out. Big difference.
Chicago, Illinois
Hardhat telling story in falsetto voice: Leave me alone! I have a million things on my mind! [Switching to own voice] I'm like, 'We haven't had sex in weeks!'
Boston, Massachusetts
White construction worker: What was the name of Speedy Gonzales' cousin? The slow one...
Mexican construction worker: Why?
White construction worker: Because I want to start calling you that...
Hamilton Street
Shout-out: overheardinphilly.blogspot.com
Overheard by: slowpoke rodriguez