Coworker to son: It's just a scratch, stop being so gay and rub some damn Neosporin on it. Get over it!
Manhattan, New York
Overheard by: George
Admin assistant to group of women: You should see the size of my muffin!
New Brunswick
Canadia
Overheard by: Frightened in Fredericton
Office guy: Can I have one of your tampons?
Office girl: (stunned silence)
Office guy: Stamps! I meant stamps.
Quebec
Canadia
Overheard by: Bill
VP: I'd rather have a prostitute wear my shoes than a rich woman.
Burbank, California
Overheard by: Urz
Office guy: I have to steal some condoms from my parents. (pause) Wait. Their brand probably doesn't work--they had me.
Manhattan, New York
Receptionist: The guy from unit #1 is here, he's have lightening problems.
Apartment handler: LIGHTENING PROBLEMS FROM HIS UNIT?
Receptionist: No, I mean lighting problems.
Real Estate Office
San Francisco, California
Overheard by: Not Stepping in Water
Employee #1: Did you know that a baby is 10 times more likely to have both sets of genitalia than he is having Down's syndrome?
Employee #2: Really?
Employee #3: That's weird.
Employee #1: Yeah, I know. I used to know a kid who had Down's syndrome.
(pause)
Employee #3: What do you mean used to know? What, did he get better?
Sudbury, Massachusetts
Overheard by: Woofenstein Esq
Manager #1: Should we have the meeting in your office?
Manager #2: No, it looks like a Sears-Roebuck exploded in there.
Burnaby
Canadia
Overheard by: Working Girl
Coworker, about another: She's smart as a doorknob, smart as a button.
Manhattan, New York
Overheard by: Public Transit Bureaucrat
30-something male: We used to play a game called "how many beers before you make a pass at Bea Arthur?"
40-something male: Two!
Government Office
Washington, DC
Male coworker to another: We need to squeeze that in today. Are you doable?
Kenilworth, New Jersey
Male coworker: I'm real good with women. Women love me. I can handle a woman.
Female coworker: Okay...
Male coworker: But, you know, now that I think about it... Every time I've ever been stabbed has been because of a woman.
Female coworker: Okay... Well, that's... Okay.
Washington, DC
Coworker #1: He can't do it, he says he can't punch it out that quick.
Coworker #2: You tell that asshole if I'll come down there and kick his ass, this is ridiculous! (pause) What's his number? I'll give him something to cry about!
Alexandria, Virginia
Boss: You're just jealous cause you get the water but not the disco dispenser.
Burnaby
Canadia
Overheard by: Working Girl