A booby-trapped soup — sans note — probably would have been the more effective (and more passive-aggressive) approach, but, um, to each his own?
If you’re wondering what OxyPowder is, allow Kenneth to explain.
Try a bite.
June 13th, 2007 · 23 comments
FILED UNDER: excessive underlining · food · Houston · more aggressive than passive · not-so-veiled threats · office · office fridge · stealing
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#1
mothmanbr
Your #1 choice for colon-cleansers.
Jun 13, 2007 at 1:03 am rating: 90
#2
Locke
Oxy-Powder, the best colon cleanser on the market today!
Jun 13, 2007 at 6:01 am rating: 90
#3
Lesley
I would have mixed in the Oxy-Powder without a note. A few hours on the throne would have them re-thinking their soup-theft habits!
Jun 13, 2007 at 6:33 am rating: 90
#4
MB
How do you take a bite of soup?
A slurrp, a swig or possibly a gulp. But a bite?
Jun 13, 2007 at 6:47 am rating: 90
#5
Michael
So he/she mixed oxy powder in the soup to thwart the thief… but doesn’t that mean it will be inedible for the owner as well?? Unless colon-cleansing was already on the day’s agenda…
Jun 13, 2007 at 7:26 am rating: 90
#6
joebec
well he spoiled all the fun by telling the culprit he mixed the powder in. he should have kept his mouth shut and watch them start foaming at the mouth. *sigh* some people…
not only that but now he has to go hungry too. what an idiot! he doesn’t deserve that soup.
Jun 13, 2007 at 8:34 am rating: 90
#7
oyan
Well, if he hadn’t written what he did it probably wouldn’t have ended up here, and we all wouldn’t be sitting here laughing about it.
Jun 13, 2007 at 9:04 am rating: 90
#8
hopefulgirl
yeah, i like the note. and tomorrow, when there is no note and soup, the culprit will wonder if the new soup is spiked as well.
however, the soup owner is still without his soup. maybe he is like westley in the princess bride and has worked up an immunity to the powder.
Jun 13, 2007 at 9:30 am rating: 90
#9
guttercup
that has to be the best note… i’d be scarred shitless… no pun intended.
Jun 13, 2007 at 12:06 pm rating: 90
#10
brassgerbil
People who steal food from office fridges should be strung up by their genitals and beaten with rabid monkeys.
Jun 13, 2007 at 12:08 pm rating: 90
#11
mothmanbr
Have any of you considered that maybe the note is a bluff?
Jun 13, 2007 at 12:24 pm rating: 90
#12
JoeDrinker
Falls under the “if I can’t have it, nobody can” category, I guess.
Jun 14, 2007 at 8:25 pm rating: 90
#13
jen
Just *take* the OxyPowder, and put the watery… eh, nevermind.
Jun 15, 2007 at 9:42 am rating: 90
#14 in praise of passive-aggression
[...] an example, he describes booby-trapping a pint of ice cream with a layer of salt (without leaving a note of warning for the roommates.) the culprit’s response is the best [...]
Jun 17, 2007 at 11:24 am rating: 90
#15
Allen
I’d hate to put up a note like that since it reminds me of a joke I heard once: A farmer was upset about someone stealing from his watermelon patch at night. So he put up a sign that said “One of these watermelons has been poisened”. When he came back the next day, someone had crossed out “One” and wrote in “Two”.
Jun 18, 2007 at 12:51 pm rating: 90
#16
lambert
I’m with mothman. Put the note on the soup, don’t put the powder in the soup, eat the soup yourself, like you would have intended… And don’t worry about anyone else eating it, because they think it’s got something in it.
Jun 19, 2007 at 1:03 pm rating: 90
#17
darkernights
If i saw that note i’d probably think it’s a bluff, then take the soup, throw it away, make new soup, really put oxypowder in then replace in original container.
Jun 26, 2007 at 1:18 pm rating: 90
#18
RaggDolly121
I love the ‘I’m watching you’ part! classic.
Jul 3, 2007 at 9:51 am rating: 90
#19
Ryan
Why steal the soup when there’s applesauce and tons of Coffee-Mate?
Aug 7, 2007 at 7:45 pm rating: 90
#20
Scadilla
I ate an old co-workers spicey chicken sandwich, but out of pure spite. I wasn’t too hungry. I actually shared it with another co-worker. Something about a stolen lunch tastes so damn good.
Mar 3, 2008 at 5:19 am rating: 90
#21
Amber
Sorry guys & gals, someone had to do it…. “NO SOUP FOR YOU!” ~Soup Nazi.
Aug 11, 2008 at 6:48 pm rating: 90
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