Performance-enhancing glasses
Conversation overheard in work
girl #1: "Me niece got glasses"
girl #2: "Are ya serious?"
...Long pause
girl #1 "Me niece won a race in sports day in school"
girl #2 "Was dat cos of the glasses?"
Overheard by Dylan, in the office
Posted on Thursday, 17th June 2010
Island Hopping!
On a flight from Dublin to Faro last week we were seated beside a large hen party. The two girls beside me were chatting about their upcoming holiday and one asks:
"Is Portugal a big Island?"
Her friend looked at her, disgusted and shouts
"Don't be so bleedin' stupid! It's not an Island, It's part of Spain!!"
Overheard by Claire, Ryanair flight to Portugal.
Posted on Thursday, 10th June 2010
Class A Fruit
Sitting at my desk in work today, and one of the lads had just won a hamper of fruit, and was trying to figure out what one of the fruits was called (it was a passionfruit)
Our supervisor, who knows every thing, stood up and said "That's a passionfruit, aren't they an amphetamine?!"
Think he meant aphrodisiac....
Overheard by Amy, work Dublin 15
Posted on Friday, 23rd April 2010
Up to Date with Current Affairs
A girl in work was away from her desk when her phone rang. As she wasn't there the girl who sits next to her answered, and gave the caller the e-mail address for the one who was away. When she got back to her desk she reads her mail and is in shock;
Girl 1: "What?! Who have you been giving my email out to??"
Girl 2: "Nobody, why, oh just some fella actually!"
Girk 1: "Just some fella?! Did ya not see where he was calling from..... F*ckin NAMA!!"
Girl 2: "Ye, he said that alrigh but it was weird, he didn't even sound foreign!!"
She thought NAMA was in India and your man was working in a call centre!
Overheard by Rob, Insurance Brokers Dublin
Posted on Friday, 09th April 2010
the office cake and bake was off to a great start.....
In my office which is open plan and carries even the smallest whisper to the further corners of the building.
"Anybody want some of my muffin?"
Overheard by ofice drone, work
Posted on Friday, 05th March 2010
above the call of duty
At work in a Doctors surgery, one of the doctors speaking to one of the receptionists says "Now Siobhan, I know this is well above and beyond the call of duty, but if i give you this fiver would you take my trousers down for me?" ...unintentionally left a lengthy pause before finishing... "to the dry cleaners, I've to go to a funeral tomorrow!"
hysterics all round!
Overheard by Clodagh, at work
Posted on Wednesday, 10th February 2010
Phone Abuse
A woman in work on the phone to a disgruntled client. - "I'm sorry Sir, but I won't allow u physically abuse me on the phone"
Overheard by Dermot, Dublin 18
Posted on Tuesday, 09th February 2010
Queen of America.
I was in work and an American woman came in an asked me could I change some of her coins for notes. She did not have much so I obliged.
She handed me the coins and I looked and one was a 1 American dollar coin with Sacagawea (native American)
I handed it back and said sorry I can take it.
She looked at the coin and said
'oh sorry, who is that? Oh that's the queen of England'
I said it was Sacagawea and she said 'who??'
I could not answer as I was trying not to laugh.
Overheard by Marty, Work
Posted on Sunday, 15th November 2009
Cat wars
Was working in xtravision one day, now you always get people coming in asking for recommendations like a good action flick or a thriller but this takes the biscuit. Guy walks up to me and says with all seriousness "do you have any futuristic thrillers about cats?" Cue my fellow workmate roll around the floor laughing and I had to head out back to laugh. Needless to say I couldn't think of one but I would like to see one.
Overheard by Danger diver, Xtravision kimmage
Posted on Friday, 11th September 2009
The generation gap is alive and well
Was in work a couple of weeks ago and one of the lads was saying how he watched the Luke Kelly tribute and it was very good, then one of the girls pipes up and says "who is Luke Kelly?" he replied "he was in the Dubliners" and she says "oh right, I don't really follow football!!"
Overheard by S, In work
Posted on Wednesday, 02nd September 2009
Look on the brightside
While in work, it was mentioned that it was my birthday.
The usual round of congratulations followed until one guy stated
that I should look on the brightside - I no longer have to worry about dying young
(I'm 35!!!!)
Overheard by Shay, Leixlip
Posted on Friday, 24th July 2009
If the Shoe Fits
Working in the kids section in Clarks shoe shop, an angry parent rings up complaining that his son was given shoes that didn't fit. After threatening the manager with everything from the small claims court to Joe Duffy he agreed to come back into the shop and as I was most senior kids fitter in at the time I was sent to deal with him.
"My son won't even let us put these near his feet they're so uncomfortable! Now what are you going to do about it?!" he roared at me.
I put the shoes on the kid had a look and they seemed fine, turned to the boy and asked
"Do you just not like the shoes?" to which he replied
"Yeah, they're ugly and I don't like them..."
cue one very mortified father
Overheard by Lauren, Liffey Valley
Posted on Thursday, 23rd July 2009
Not as close as you'd think
A woman relating the story of how close her son is to her sister (his aunt). He tends to spend more time in his aunts house then his mothers and they had recently been away in Santa Ponza on holiday. So close are they in fact that in her words "they are always together, they are like chalk and cheese!"
Overheard by Dave, In Work
Posted on Wednesday, 01st July 2009
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