Such a perfect little hat trick at the end of this note (submitted by Laura in Baltimore) — the four exclamation points, the heart, the “thx.”
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#1
Keath
Genius! Dear me, I do so think I need one of those for myself!
May 22, 2007 at 1:55 pm rating: 0
#2
nino
your blog made a difference in a rather long day of dealing with bureaucratic mumbo-jumbo. i’m now on the look-out for notes to submit. in the meantime, i linked your site to mine. hope you don’t mind.
May 22, 2007 at 1:56 pm rating: 0
#3
minus five
i’m linking your site as well. this is a great way to spend my time at work. i’ll be on the lookout for some notes. hilarious. keep up the good work.
May 22, 2007 at 2:50 pm rating: +1
#4
joefelso
This note just exudes the author’s self-satisfaction. What’s most un-charming in a note like this one is the absolute ignorance about how it will be received. I can imagine the chair the NEXT time the author is away.
May 22, 2007 at 5:35 pm rating: 0
#5
K.
I agree 100% with the sentiment of the note, yet the last post made the most sense of it’s probable perception – and backlash.
I’d like one, quite similar to this note here, but it would list MY KEYBOARD or RANDOMLY ON MY DESK… you know, the INBOX I have just doesn’t have the impact I suppose of getting the work to me.
May 22, 2007 at 7:32 pm rating: +1
#6
Erudite Redneck
Sadly, my work areas is in such a constant state of disarray that the only way for anyone to be sure I will see a fax or new mail or anything else left while I am away is for them to leave it in my chair! Hey, it’s a newsroom.
May 23, 2007 at 5:18 am rating: 0
#7 Passive-aggressive notes : AdamSchwabe.com
[...] other public place at one point or another. I think I may need to print myself off a copy of the and/or [...]
May 23, 2007 at 8:00 am rating: 0
#8
icedmocha
LOL, the damn heart is the funniest thing!
May 23, 2007 at 9:58 am rating: 0
#9
Steven
hey! i know you! nice one, laura.
May 23, 2007 at 8:54 pm rating: 0
#10
Extra P.
Hmmm… well, I’m not going to stop, so you’d better sharpen your knitting needles, chum.
May 24, 2007 at 2:46 pm rating: +1
#11
astrid
god, i looooove room-mates!!!
May 24, 2007 at 3:49 pm rating: 0
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