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giant overheard in the office
12/27/2005 @ 1:58:39 PM | 1109 days ago | permanent link | posted in funny
Some nice distractions from all that work (around you) Boss: Will my BlackBerry work in Thailand? IT: Yeah, it will work anywhere in Europe. One Allen Center, Houston, Texas Co-worker #1: Are you going to the Christmas party?Co-worker #2: No. Co-worker #1: Why not? Co-worker #2: Because I am going to a funeral. Co-Worker #1: I would rather go to a funeral than this Christmas party. 3001 West Big Beaver Road, Troy, Michigan Peon: Well, you know as they say, "Necessity is the mother of all invention." Boss: That's cool, did you just make that up? 800 E. 28th Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota Inside Wholesaler #1: We could cast a fourth Lord of the Rings with some of the people that work on this sales desk.Inside Wholesaler #2: I know! [Janet] looks like a stump with eyes and a mouth. 601 Congress Street, Boston, Massachusetts VP Research: The client would like us to find a creative way to solve the problem. Field Manager: I am tired of looking for the solution to this problem; let's start looking for someone to blame instead... 85 E Street, South Portland, Maine Co-worker #1: If I sent the e-mail to [Duncan]'s BlueBerry, would he be able to open the attachment?Co-worker #2: What's a BlueBerry? Co-worker #1: You know, a PDA. Everyone up there has them. Co-worker #2: I thought those were BlackBerrys? Co-worker #1: No, they are blue, the black ones are last seasons's model. Look it up. 100 North 6th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Co-worker on phone: "What am I working on?" I'm working on not killing anyone. What're you working on? 640 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY Employee: So Doc, how long before the leg grows back?Vet: It's not a freakin' starfish! 4448 Hendricks Avenue, Jacksonville, Florida Account manager: Do you get the monthly reports and messages? Office worker: No, I don't get anything. I'm so lonely. Berkeley Divinity School at Yale 409 Prospect Street, New Haven, Connecticut Business Services Manager: I just sent you that logo in Word format.Web Manager: Word isn't really an image format, but I can probably make it work. Business Services Manager: Well, I probably have it in another format. I think I might have it as a Giraffe. 211 Commerce Street, Nashville, Tennessee Lawyer #1: What does that mean again? Lawyer #2: Listen, if you can't figure out this report, you're fired. 452 5th Avenue, New York, NY Student: Can you back up my papers and stuff?Technician: Sure, how much is there? Student: About four gigabytes...it's mostly porn but there are some papers mixed in there somewhere. Kent State University 16 Petrarca Drive, Kent, Ohio Engineer: Man, I can't write code today. Someone must have stole my talent. Manager: That would be petty theft. 8000 West Sunrise Boulevard, Plantation, Florida Attorney: An Interested Party is any board member who receives, or whose spouse or descendants receives, financial gain from the corporation.Board member: So if my son works here, then I'm not an Interested Party. Attorney: Your son is your descendant. Board member: Are you sure? 1524 North Santa Fe Avenue, Vista, California Co-worker: Oh, there's my stapler! I was looking for it. Boss: Actually it's my stapler. I own this company; everything here is mine. I'm just letting you keep it at your desk. 1718 Villa Avenue, Indianapolis, Indiana Boss: Did you hear about the terrorist attacks in Jordan?Secretary: Um, yes; a suicide bomber killed hundreds of people at a wedding. Boss: You see, you shouldn't attend so many weddings. The odds are against you. Scripps Research Institute 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California Boss: Why were you late today? Employee: I went out last night and I stayed out too late. Boss: I am not sure if I should admire your honesty or if I should fire you for not having the courtesy to lie to me. Hudson River Foundation 17 Battery Place, New York, NY Co-worker #1: My diet is going really well. I have hardly eaten anything today.Co-Worker #2: Oh really? Co-Worker #1: Yeah, I have had only three hot dogs and two hamburgers. Convergys 860 Levoy Drive, Salt Lake City, Utah Co-worker #1: I don't understand why she had to take her birthday off. I mean, if it's just your birthday and you're not doing anything special, what's the point? Co-worker #2: Yeah, I'd only take the day off if it was my birthday and I had cancer. Good Morning America 147 Columbus Avenue, New York, NY IT: Okay, try it now. The problem solved, it works.Call Center: Wait, wait, wait. Don't start jerking each other off just yet...We still have to test one other thing. Marketron 101 Empty Saddle Trail, Hailey, Idaho Co-worker #1: Okay guys, I'll see you next week. I'm heading off to Tennessee to see relatives. Co-worker #2: Well, don't hook up with anybody. Capital One 456 North Kimball Place, Boise, Idaho Exec #1: ...Yeah, anybody can own a Louis Vuitton nowadays. You know someone really has money when they can control other people's time.Exec #2: Totally. 1212 6th Avenue, New York, NY Employee #1: It's disgusting. Someone left a big piece of shit floating in the toilet. Employee #2: Speaking of shit floating, did you hear who got promoted? 425 East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois Links - http://www.overheardintheoffice.com/ - blog post 10/17/2005 - Best of Overheard in the office
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