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Earth Belongs on the Ground, Not on Me
Flamboyantly gay man on cell, sashaying student union: Apparently there was like a three-day no shower policy to attend this Earth Day function! Whatever, I didn't get the memo.
UNC
Greensboro, North Carolina
Overheard by: Caroline
Categories: Colleges & Universities | Default | Guys | Health & Hygiene | North Carolina | Office politics | Students | Posted 2009-05-28 | Email | Quote | Link | Del.icio.us | Facebook
Please Join Mr. Morse and Mr. Braille in the Office
Woman over intercom: Attention, there is an emergency in the ladies' room. There are no more paper towels.
(customers in super long line snicker)
Man on intercom (a minute or two later): Attention Mr. Dewey, we have an emergency in the office. Nobody can understand your decimal system.
Trader Joe's
Washington, DC
Overheard by: Hungry
Categories: Coworkers | Default | Employees | Guys | Offers and requests | Office politics | Stores | Washington, DC | Weirdness | Women | Posted 2008-11-26 | Email | Quote | Link | Del.icio.us | Facebook
We Recommend Turning Your Monitor and Playing a Lot of FreeCell
Female suit to another: So...how do we do things that make it look like we're doing things?
Shout-out: feeds.feedburner.com
Overheard by: corporate America, we have a problem
Categories: Default | Office politics | Overheard in Minneapolis | Questions | Suits | Women | Posted 2008-09-17 | Email | Quote | Link | Del.icio.us | Facebook
That's a Great Idea!
Goth girl: So by working to benefit communism, they started to think that communism wasn't actually so bad!
Creepy guy: You know, some people say that young people aren't deep. You've proved them wrong. (leaves)
Fat friend: Good thing he didn't hear us talking about how Sims should be able to sell drugs.
Highlands Ranch, Colorado
Categories: Colorado | Creepsters | Default | Drugs | Fat people | Goths | Guys | Office politics | Posted 2008-09-15 | Email | Quote | Link | Del.icio.us | Facebook
We Care About Different Bears
Guy with clipboard: Do you have a minute for human rights?
Guy walking by: No. (pause) Wait, did you say humans rights?
Guy with clipboard: Yes.
Guy walking by: Oh, I thought you were one of those crazy environmentalist people.
Guy with clipboard: No, we're crazy gay rights people.
University of Colorado, Boulder
Overheard by: Violentvixen
Categories: Colleges & Universities | Colorado | Compare and contrast | Default | Guys | Offers and requests | Office politics | Questions | Sexuality | Posted 2008-09-14 | Email | Quote | Link | Del.icio.us | Facebook
He Doesn't Go Very Far In
Young fashionista #1: How do you stay so positive?
Young fashionista #2: Oh, you know, I just don't let the bad stuff in.
Young fashionista #1: What about Pedro?
São Paulo
Brazil
Overheard by: paparazzi
Categories: Brazil | Comebacks | Default | Hipsters | Office politics | Philosophy | Sex | Zombies | Posted 2008-03-24 | Email | Quote | Link | Del.icio.us | Facebook
The Police Escort Was Another Hint
Nurse: I didn't even bother checking the urgency, but I guess if there are stab marks it's urgent.
Shout-out: feeds.feedburner.com
Overheard by: funvill
Categories: Nurses | Office politics | Overheard in Vancouver | Posted 2007-06-15 | Email | Quote | Link | Del.icio.us | Facebook
P Diddy: Just Call It 'Sampling'
Client to design agency, regarding their website: For simplicity's sake, we ripped off a few things.
Shout-out: adverbatims.blogspot.com
Categories: AdVerbatims | Clients | Office politics | Posted 2007-03-26 | Email | Quote | Link | Del.icio.us | Facebook
