Overheard in the Newsroom is a highly amusing page. Clever snippets of conversation from newsrooms around the world (that would sound strange IRL) find themselves on this Facebook page with almost 114K fans. Like…
Veteran reporter introducing himself to new intern: “I’ve covered most things here, starting with my ass.”
We decided to try it out in the BRANDTHINK office, and this is what we got…

Eraser from papersource.com
Graphic designer 1, using an eraser: I haven’t used an eraser in months.
Graphic designer 2: I know how you feel..like, what’s this?!

Our McDonalds' escapades!
Colleague on the McDonald’s Day celebration (every 25th of the month): “Yesterday she told me, “I don’t know why, I’m craving McNuggets :3”, Now I know why, it was the 25th yesterday!”

It’s afro circus time!!!
“NO NO NO NO You’re gonna start doing the dance!”
This one happened earlier today:
Web Tech: Press my space!
Random passerby: *presses spacebar* …
Web Tech: It feels weird, right?
And a last one (not overheard, but all the same):

It. Was. Scary.
Do you have funny Overheard in your office quips?
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