Overheard in my office…

I work on the top floor of our building.  I have just left my office and am making my way to the stairs when I overhear this from a woman standing at the lift:

Woman to another lady standing at the lift: Are you going down?

So one of the ladies (IF) who works in another office asked my boss if I was pregnant.

Boss: Yes, she is pregnant with a girl.

IF: What! But I thought she had a husband!

Boss: Ummm, the baby… its a girl…

IF: Oh…

K (handing me a paper with the words COPY emblazoned on the front): Did B give you the original of this?

Me: Well, K, that says COPY on it so its a copy for you.

K: So, must I give this to you still?

A bit of background:

One of the men that works out of our offices has been quite ill, so ill in fact that for a week he was in hospital, shifting between ICU, High Care and Cardiac ICU.

Today we received a message that he was home from hospital but would not be coming into the office for a few days.

W (to the office): AB is well, he is out of hospital and is resting at home for a few days before coming back to work.

K: Oh thats good.  Is he stable?

At this point W told me that she had to bite her tongue (literally) to keep from pointing out to K that if AB wasn’t stable he wouldn’t be at home…

KM comes to me with her cellphone out…

KM: Is this number 078 xxx xxxx or 082 xxx xxxx

The number looks like this: +2782xxxxxxx

Me: Well, the +27 is the SA country code…

KM: So is the actual number 078 xxx xxxx or 082 xxx xxxx?

Me: Take the +27 away and add a 0.

KM: Oh, so what is the +27?

The main topic of conversation around here lately has been teeth… loose teeth, lost teeth, false teeth, teeth implants…

The following conversation took place yesterday…

B: Im going soon to get my implants put in.

P: Oh thats good, and you dont have to worry about cavities and stuff.

B: Oh no I do, they are just like my real teeth!

Last I heard, implants were ceramic and immune to cavities… maybe I’m wrong… care to correct me anyone?

Talking about Frontierville…

W: For the next challenge you need 4 rib eye steaks.

Me: Do those come from the cows?

W: No, they come from the oxen.

Me: Ok, cool, I also need 1 more ham.

W: Where does the ham come from?

Me: Um…. pigs….

R: Should I make a copy before or after I send it?

B: It doesnt make a difference.

R: But once I send it where does it go? Does it come back?

B: Once you send it, just look in your sent items.

B: Then you can make a copy of it…

I’m not sure whats more troubling, the fact that R doesn’t realise things go to the sent items folder or the fact that B told her to make a copy of the email instead of just not deleting it…

We are in the process of having our annual report printed and are going through the layout and proofing stage.

Printing Guy: The guys in production don’t know which photo is the committee photo?

RM: Could be the one I sent with the heading – The Committee…

Printing Guy: Oh…

D (to no-one in particular): I was starving – when I couldn’t eat…