i swear this isn’t some kind of stealth viral marketing campaign

May 29th, 2007 · 31 comments

…but hot pockets are totally the car radios of the communal freezer.

exhibit a: new york city hotpocketnyc.jpg

exhibit b: southern oregon

hotpocket1shaggy.jpg

exhibit c: washington, d.c.

hotpocketapa.jpg

exhibit d: oahu, hawaii

hotoahu.jpg

thanks to beth at columbia and dj shaggy for their help in uncovering this phenomenon.

Tags: exclamation-point happy! · hot pocket · office · office fridge · sad face · spelling and grammar police · stealing · underlining · unnecessary "quotation marks" · whiteboard

31 responses so far ↓

  • #1  nikki

    this is my favorite so far

    May 29, 2007 at 1:23 am   rating: 0  

     
  • #2  TheShortFatKid

    hot pockets are a hot theft item and responsible for the riun of many o’ work microwave. They blow-up big time when they are put in too long.

    May 29, 2007 at 7:05 am   rating: 0  

     
  • #3  Marnie

    Number three is so so so my favorite for it’s plethora of grammar mistakes and because the person topped it off with a “shall not.”
    How very biblical.
    Now, I wish I had a hot pocket.

    May 29, 2007 at 8:12 am   rating: 0  

     
  • #4  carolbrowne

    I had no idea there was such a hot pocket problem in the world. Shocking!

    May 29, 2007 at 8:46 am   rating: 0  

     
  • #5  Anhoni

    Who knew these items were the crack cocaine of the food world? People will lie, cheat, steal and possibly ruins their lives just for a taste.

    I liked the last submit of the photos of the convenience store thieves. I used to work at a bookstore and we did that with shoplifters. Good times.

    May 29, 2007 at 9:10 am   rating: 0  

     
  • #6  cape buffalo

    that first one needs to be forwarded to the overlords at the unnecessary quotation marks blog.

    May 29, 2007 at 9:58 am   rating: 0  

     
  • #7  krkbaker

    It seems that hot pockets may perhaps be the car radios of a shared freezer. Perhaps easier to steal because it only takes a couple of minutes to cook them. So you’re in and out. Funny. kim

    May 29, 2007 at 10:03 am   rating: 0  

     
  • #8  Tatyana

    I LOVE hotpockets, and have been said to closely resemble one.

    May 29, 2007 at 10:24 am   rating: 0  

     
  • #9  Lara

    Hot pocket theifs should be dealt with by using the fullest extent of the law.

    May 29, 2007 at 10:30 am   rating: 0  

     
  • #10  joebec

    OMG, hot pockets really ARE that good! i’m gonna have to try them for myself. i wonder who’s i can steal… LOL :D

    May 29, 2007 at 11:46 am   rating: 0  

     
  • #11  Lexi

    People at my work LOVE to steal hotpockets (or my lean pockets). I have had them stolen from me multiple times. I can’t write a note cause HR would no approve of that. Oh well. The only thing I can do is continue to write my name on the box and keep my fingers crossed.

    May 29, 2007 at 3:47 pm   rating: 0  

     
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    May 29, 2007 at 7:02 pm   rating: 0  

     
  • #13  Chriz

    Whom needs a grammar lesson?

    May 29, 2007 at 10:22 pm   rating: 0  

     
  • #14  bluespike

    love the sad smiley in the first one

    May 30, 2007 at 12:51 am   rating: 0  

     
  • #15  whatladder

    That reminds me of my mother’s favourite joke:

    Knock, knock.
    Who’s there?
    F*ck.
    F*ck who?
    F*uck WHOM.

    May 30, 2007 at 1:30 am   rating: 0  

     
  • #16  themrs07

    Hot pockets are effin disgusting. Who the hell would be desperate enough to steal ‘em MUST be hungrier than hell.. let ‘em have ‘em. Ugh.

    May 30, 2007 at 5:36 pm   rating: 0  

     
  • #17  seamus

    Jim Gaffigan has a joke that goes something like:

    “You what no one has ever said before? ‘Wow, eating that Hot Pocket sure was a good idea. I am glad I did that.’”

    May 30, 2007 at 10:06 pm   rating: 0  

     
  • #18  scottyf311

    If hot pockets weren’t so portable and delicious, this wouldn’t be a problem, now huh???

    May 31, 2007 at 2:08 pm   rating: 0  

     
  • #19  Hamilton Lovecraft

    This aggression will not stand, man!

    Jun 1, 2007 at 1:03 am   rating: 0  

     
  • #20  LQP

    Back in the day when I worked at a public library somebody stole my Hot Pockets. I responded by writing this passive-aggressive haiku (or something similar, I can’t recall it exactly) and posting it on the fridge:

    Dear Hot Pocket Thief:
    I hope that it tastes like guilt,
    So hot and delish

    The next day there was a note from the Hot Pocket thief who was profuse in his/her apology, as well as two new replacement boxes of hot pockets.

    I felt really terrible despite it all, and attempt to curb any passive aggressive behavior from myself.

    Jun 1, 2007 at 10:49 am   rating: 0  

     
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  • #22  Hellen

    Jim Gaffigan - Hot Pocketsssss…..Pope Pocketsssss!!! (Just go to YouTube and type in hot pockets and his name, Jim Gaffigan, you will die from laughing!!!!)

    Jun 4, 2007 at 10:13 am   rating: 0  

     
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  • #24  Janey

    Yuck. I HATE Hotpockets. I’m not sure why anybody would want to steal them, let alone buy them.

    I agree with Hellen about Jim Gaffigan’s standup - hilarious!

    Jun 14, 2007 at 10:14 am   rating: 0  

     
  • #25  Brian

    My musical comedy duo wrote a song about hot pockets. It turned out to be a pretty good recording. check myspace.com/daveandbrian

    Oct 11, 2007 at 10:05 pm   rating: 0  

     
  • #26  eBay Saver! Find out how

    I had some A**Hole at work who would drink some of my 1/2 gallon milk daily that I kept in a community fridge at work. I never figured out who it was, but I got ‘em good! I diluted the milk with my golden sweet urine!

    Nov 28, 2007 at 12:34 pm   rating: 0  

     
  • #27  GezD

    #3 “…it’s plethora of grammar mistakes.” I see what you did there; you were being ironic.

    Dec 1, 2007 at 7:43 am   rating: +1  

     
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