IT guy: There’s a spectrum between those who are completely illiterate and those who are completely literate, and the people who write the news are somewhere in-between.

Tonopah, Arizona

Overheard by: AndyDan

Cube rat on phone: I saw the puppy on my lunch break… Yeah, now I have to go home and scrub the bathroom floor with my teeth.

Irving, Texas

Female analyst: Actually, my parents are in town this weekend. I think we’re going to go see the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Male analyst: Oh! The Dead Sea Scrolls! You mean… the band?

San Diego, California

Overheard by: Bored Actuarial Intern

Female coworker to male coworker: You need to squeeze as you smell the hole to make air come out.

Richmond, Virginia

Boss: Have you ever heard of a book with a swastika on the cover that didn’t sell?

555 8th Avenue
New York, New York

Office grunt: Now if I say something tastes like shit, I’ll have a frame of reference.

Hyde Street
San Francisco, California

Overheard by: A.D.

Old woman: She’s been doing the moonwalk.
Young woman: That’s great!
Old woman: They’re waiting to find out the results of her biopsy.
Young woman: Yeah…

417 3rd Avenue
Albany, Georgia

Summer associate to managing partner: … And then my mom told my date, ‘The monkey can play in the trees, but not in the bush.’

Century City, California

Cube dweller #1: Hey, today’s your first paycheck, right? What are you gonna do with it?
Cube dweller #2: I gonna buy a new whip.

Englewood, Colorado

Vet examining dog with anal abscess: All this dog needs is an hour alone with its butt and its tongue.

Washington, DC