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Boss: In my opinion, which is 100% correct...
Prague
Czech Republic
Guy #1: Have you ever been caught masturbating in the bathroom?
Guy #2: What?! No, of course not!
Guy #1: Oh, okay... Good spot, ain't it?
Antwerp
Belgium
Overheard by: meneither
Peon #1: Okay, 'MDB' is the code we use to get Bob's attention.
Peon #2: Great, now we just need to hire someone named Bob.
Copenhagen
Denmark
Overheard by: Dave
Golfer to coworker: I'm lucky I'm ambidextrous -- great for my game.
Woman: You want to be careful -- I know someone who died of that.
Finance Centre
Dublin
Ireland
Student studying energy, to another: Do you think this a controlled or uncontrolled nuclear erection?
International School of Milan
Milan
Itlay
CFO: Our budget has been balanced the last few years because of unpaid maternity leaves, and we are working that into our models for coming years.
Committee member: So our financial solvency is based on people in the company having sex?
CFO: Basically.
Klaipeda
Lithuania
Boss: We never decided to postpone this issue. We just agreed that we would deal with other issues first.
Brouwersvliet, Antwerp, Belgium
Employee #1, on phone: Good morning, sir, my name is Brad*, and I'm from an execution service agency.
Employee #2: Dude. It's executive search agency!
Den Bosch
the Netherlands
Overheard by: Meme
Salesperson: But yeah, I agree with you -- you should really stop pissing on my shoes when we go to the toilet together.
Reihstrasse 28
Aachen, Germany
Overheard by: PW
Telephone sales rep at airline company: The flight leaves at 10:30.
... No, TEN THIRTY.
... No, TEN... THIRTY...
... It leaves at ten thirty, yeah.
... no... ten THIRTY..."
... at half past ten..."
... No. No. No... It leaves at TEN THIRTY!
... Half eleven, half past ten, ten THIRTY!
... Yes!
... Would you like to make a reservation?
... a reservation..?
... Would you like to reserve a seat?
[Long pause.]
... I have not made a reservation, would you like me to make one for you now?
... At the TEN THIRTY flight?
... Yeah, TEN THIRTY...
... No, you have NO RESERVATION!
... DO. YOU. WISH. TO. MAKE. A. RESERVATION?
... No, you have no reservation.
... You have NO RESERVATION!!!
... SHALL I RESERVE A SEAT?
... THERE IS NO RESERVATION MADE!
[Finally caves]
Have a nice flight, madam... Yes, ten thirty. Bye.
The Arken-building
Oernskoeldsvik, Sweden
Engineer: It's probably a computer that likes to see abstract choices.
Translated from the Dutch.
10 Wissenstraat
9200 Dendermonde
Belgium
Overheard by: Bart Verhofstadt