Posts Tagged ‘at work’

  • Choose Your Own Adventure

    Date: 2009.10.28 | Category: all | Response: 0

    Woman in next cube: Well, what if the bear was on acid?

    Roseville, in the office
    Overheard by So what if it was.

  • Someday She’ll Take It Out Of The Box

    Date: 2009.10.25 | Category: all | Response: 0

    Slightly overweight female office worker #1: You feel like being productive tonight? Hey! We could play Wii Fit. I have Wii Fit.
    Slightly overweight female office worker #2, begrudgingly: Yeah, okay, sure.
    Slightly overweight female office worker #1: Or, we could go to Chili’s.
    Slightly overweight female office worker #2, emphatically: YES.

    U of M Gopher Way
    Overheard by I hope these two don’t run a Motivation Club.

  • He’s Met One Of Them

    Date: 2009.10.25 | Category: all | Response: 0

    Co-worker: Well, Canadians are emo.

    Minneapolis, workplace
    Overheard by TJS.

  • You Have Heard Of Minnesota Before, Right?

    Date: 2009.10.25 | Category: all | Response: 0

    Guy in thin leather jacket: You mean it gets colder than this??

    South Minneapolis, Outside the office
    Overheard by It’s only October.

  • I Know Even Less Now

    Date: 2009.10.15 | Category: all | Response: 0

    Office Grunt #1: The India people slowly dropped the ball on that one last week.
    Office Grunt #2: Yeah?
    Office Grunt #1: Yeah. And this week they kicked it off the soccer field and they’re drinking tea on the sidelines.

    Eagan, ThomsonReuters
    Overheard by Smirking.

  • Her Limericks Are Getting A Little Better

    Date: 2009.10.07 | Category: all | Response: 0

    Coworker (to herself): Who am I? I’m just a girl with a cup of ice.

    Minneapolis, cube land
    Overheard by soon you will have a cup of water.

  • Woman’s Intuition

    Date: 2009.10.07 | Category: all | Response: 0

    Woman walking out the door into a downpour: Well, it appears as if it’s still raining.

    Minneapolis, Star Tribune
    Overheard by Sherlock Holmes.

  • And Who Would Want To?

    Date: 2009.09.30 | Category: all | Response: 0

    Jane: We’ll just give Mary a few more minutes before we start.
    Sally: Oh, she’ll be late, Jack nailed her by the elevator.
    Jane: What?
    Sally: Yes, Jack was nailing her by the elevator bay. I should have stopped him, but you know how Jack is; once he gets started, you can’t stop him.

    Saint Paul, conference room in just another stuffy company

  • He’s Just Not Going To The Right Clubs

    Date: 2009.09.16 | Category: all | Response: 0

    Coworker #1: She always smelled like a stripper.
    Coworker #2: And what does a stripper smell like?
    Coworker #3: Despair and self-loathing.

    Shoreview, Office Building
    Overheard by The lapdance is always better when the stripper’s cryin’.

  • What If I Use Metaphors?

    Date: 2009.08.31 | Category: all | Response: 0

    Woman to a man as they are leaving the building: Oh, I was going to tell…
    Man: Don’t you dare talk about work right now. If you do, I’ll puke all over you.

    Minneapolis, U.S. Bank Plaza
    Overheard by If I talk about it, will you puke?

  • But Not Slower Than Easter

    Date: 2009.08.28 | Category: all | Response: 0

    Old lady on the phone: Oh Lordy, I wouldn’t wait too long; that woman is slower than Christmas.

    St. Paul, front desk of a small non-profit
    Overheard by rdean.

  • Which One Can You Help Me With?

    Date: 2009.08.27 | Category: all | Response: 0

    Guy on phone in cube to customer service: At first I was having intermittent sex… ACCESS!

    Plymouth, healthcare cube
    Overheard by freudian.

  • Loosen Up

    Date: 2009.08.24 | Category: all | Response: 0

    Man, upon seeing box of frozen waffles: Hey! Let go of my Eggo!

    St. Paul, the break room
    Overheard by Art.

  • Just Setting Up A Hypothetical Situation

    Date: 2009.08.21 | Category: all | Response: 0

    Employee on Friday afternoon to boss: Have you ever busted me lying on my timecard?

    Minneapolis, Art School
    Overheard by alwaysthegoldenboy.

  • It Was Just One Night!

    Date: 2009.08.21 | Category: all | Response: 1

    Mean old lady in cube next to mine: God. I don’t know his street name! I only know him by his clown name!

    St. Paul, at work
    Overheard by 20 something girl.

  • Can I Get A Refund?

    Date: 2009.08.11 | Category: all | Response: 0

    Lady on phone: Hey Brian, I did your friend Bill.

    St Louis Park, Office Building
    Overheard by So you just come right out and say it huh?

  • Better Luck Next Time

    Date: 2009.08.05 | Category: all | Response: 0

    Male Co-Worker: I only had to say “vaginal” once on that call.

    St. Paul, at work
    Overheard by The poor female assistant.

  • That Usually Has Very Negative Results, Or So I’ve Heard

    Date: 2009.08.03 | Category: all | Response: 0

    Woman to coworker: We’ll be fine. I’ll just say I’m high and I’ll be fine.

    Plymouth, Carlson Center
    Overheard by confused intern.

  • The First Sign It Won’t Last

    Date: 2009.08.01 | Category: all | Response: 0

    Broheim mailroom guy: So, I get out of the shower and I had, like, a hair “V” from my chest to my pubes. She didn’t get it.

    Minneapolis, at work
    Overheard by POB.

  • He’s Been Waiting A Long Time To Use That One

    Date: 2009.07.26 | Category: all | Response: 1

    Bro-worker upon leaving the restroom: I had to use the handicap stall because that shit was RETARDED!

    St Paul, at work
    Overheard by I believe it’s handi-capable.

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