i realize this example (from outside the american legion hq in park slope) is not so much “passive-aggressive” as it is “crazy,” but it tickles me too much not to post. the little species/feces couplet has been painted over and re-written at least twice, so obviously i’m not the only one who appreciated it.
you can’t tell from these photos, but this little storefront stands as one of the few bastions on fifth avenue that the armies of invading gentrifiers couldn’t take down with their industrial-size nozzles of mrs. meyer’s and turn into a precious little bakery selling organic dog cupcakes. while i was taking these photos a man in a lawn chair was either yelling at me or trying to sell me a ratty old suitcase, i’m not sure which.
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#1 Debutantejaim
I’d take a fresh hunk of dog crap and smear the words, “Shit At Your Own Risk.”
May 22, 2007 at 12:29 pm rating: +1
#2 sarah
I walk by this one on the way home from work every day. The “even feces” part always cracks me up. You’d think feces would be a GREAT and acceptable thing to dump there!
May 22, 2007 at 5:25 pm rating: 0
#3 ben
And notice the grave accent on the ‘E’ in ‘condemned’ - the guy has class
May 23, 2007 at 9:08 am rating: +1
#4 gentrification is insanit(ar)y « passive-aggressive notes from roommates, neighbors, coworkers and strangers
[...] sign (spotted by seamus in noe valley, san fran) is sort of a west coast version of this, no? again, more crazy than passive-aggressive, but too good to pass [...]
May 28, 2007 at 8:47 pm rating: 0
#5 gentrification is insanit(ar)y
[...] sign (spotted by seamus in noe valley, san fran) is sort of a west coast version of this, no? again, more crazy than passive-aggressive, but too good to pass [...]
Jul 9, 2007 at 9:20 pm rating: 0
#6 and pull up your pants
[...] photo at a liquor store in middle-of-nowhere tennessee, 40 miles east of memphis. like this one and this one, it’s more crazy than passive-aggressive — but too good to pass [...]
Jul 23, 2007 at 8:00 pm rating: 0
#7 oh, shit!
[...] own neighborhood of park slope, brooklyn has high concentrations of dogs, babies, crazies and bloggers, which makes for a heady brew of incredibly well-documented passive-aggressiveness. [...]
Nov 14, 2007 at 5:23 pm rating: 0
#8 this is why your postal worker is disgruntled
[...] the brooklynites who issued this preemptive warning knew what they were doing all [...]
Jan 14, 2008 at 11:26 pm rating: 0
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