Overheard in the Office http://www.overheardintheoffice.com/ The Voice of the Cubicle Copyright 2010 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:00:00 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.31 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sharon Changes Her Name to "Oversharon" Coworker on phone: Ugh, it's just the bloating and the pain. (pause) Oh, wait! I think things are on the move! (rushes to bathroom)

Ypsilanti, Michigan

Overheard by: CubeDweller

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Nashville, Tennessee

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Bank teller #2, wearing name tag that says "Sue*": I told him my name was Kelly and I ran!

Dayton, Ohio

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Ann Arbor, Michigan

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Steubenville, Ohio

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Delran, New Jersey

Overheard by: Bruce Banner

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Delran, New Jersey

Overheard by: Bruce Banner

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Rockefeller Center
Manhattan, New York

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Freehold, New Jersey

Overheard by: Robert

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]]> http://www.overheardintheoffice.com/archives/011854.html http://www.overheardintheoffice.com/archives/011854.html Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:00:00 -0500 ...So I Can Find Out What I'll Be Suing You For. Doctor: What the hell is that? I've never heard of it.
Receptionist: Uh, the rep just wanted me to tell you it's free.
Doctor: Well--sign me up, then find out what it's all about.

Springhill
Brisbane
Australia

Overheard by: PsychKat

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Kansas City, Missouri

Overheard by: There's a wealth of information in my office

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St. Louis, Missouri

Overheard by: ZPB

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Tysons Corner, Virginia

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]]> http://www.overheardintheoffice.com/archives/011850.html http://www.overheardintheoffice.com/archives/011850.html Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:00:00 -0500 Then Explain Marcia Cross, Smart Guy. Employee #1: What would you be? A zombie or a zombie hunter?
Employee #2: I think I'd just be a victim.
Employee #1: A vampire?
Employee #3, derisively: Vampires aren't real.

Chico, California

Overheard by: Dinah

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]]> http://www.overheardintheoffice.com/archives/011849.html http://www.overheardintheoffice.com/archives/011849.html Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:00:00 -0500 ...What's a "Quote"? College-educated marketing coordinator: Do you know what he's asking for?
Designer: He wants you to get a quote to print the postcards.
College-educated marketing coordinator: I know, but what does "two comma one hundred" mean?
Designer: He wants a quote on two-thousand, one hundred postcards.
College-educated marketing coordinator: Oh.

Pennsylvania

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