back in 2006, austin in london didn’t feel like confronting his roommate about the masses of hair that were clogging the bathroom sink. instead, he wrote him this special poem.
adds austin: “my roommate never actually said anything about the note, but he did clean the drain out by the time I’d arived home…so I assume he got the message.”
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#1 me, lame
I would love people to stop submitting their own “passive-aggressive” notes. That is so egotistical, and lame.
I’m lame and passive-aggressive, btw.
Aug 1, 2007 at 3:07 am rating: +1
#2 lisa
The self-submitted notes are boring, and as said below, lame.
Aug 1, 2007 at 5:10 am rating: +1
#3 aggreement
Team stop submitting your own notes!
Aug 1, 2007 at 5:34 am rating: 0
#4 Team tired
Team stop naming everything under the sun teams! That’s lame, too!!
Aug 1, 2007 at 5:42 am rating: +1
#5 not lame
i actually think this is brilliant.
clear, humourous and (apparently) got the point across. pretty damn good passive aggressive behaviour, if you ask me.
and i’m not on a team.
Aug 1, 2007 at 6:24 am rating: +1
#6 meta
i wish there was a “thus” before the word “us” so that the meter would work. it’s a limerick; it has to be perfect.
Aug 1, 2007 at 6:42 am rating: 0
#7 meta
i meant a “thus” before the word “keeping.”
Aug 1, 2007 at 6:43 am rating: 0
#8 T-Bone
I agree that submitting ones own notes is silly. In my opinion, if the note is sent in by its creator, then it isn’t passive-aggressive; instead it becomes, “Look at my clever note and oh boy- I sure showed him!”
That is a good limerick, though.
Aug 1, 2007 at 6:54 am rating: 0
#9 Heather
I sense a spin-off site: “Passive-Agressive Poetry.”
If you have to say it at all, say it in rhyme.
Aug 1, 2007 at 6:56 am rating: 0
#10 Andy
Since the limerick is not dirty, I give it a thumbs down.
Aug 1, 2007 at 7:08 am rating: +1
#11 Stephanie
But it is dirty, Andy. It’s about drain hair. What’s more dirty than drain hair.
Oh, and I’m totally supportive of passive-aggressive poetry.
Aug 1, 2007 at 8:09 am rating: 0
#12 tobjar
if it takes longer to write your little note than it would to fix the problem you are bitching about, then YOU’RE the douchebag, not the other guy.
my guess is you could’ve cleaned that shit out in the time it took you to find a pen.
Aug 1, 2007 at 8:16 am rating: 0
#13 Andy
Well, there’s drain hair from your head, and drain hair from other locations. ‘Nuff said.
Aug 1, 2007 at 8:41 am rating: 0
#14 will
If I lived with you I’d clog every drain in the house.
Aug 1, 2007 at 9:12 am rating: 0
#15 will
I’m going to go write a note now and submit it.
Aug 1, 2007 at 9:12 am rating: 0
#16 BoggyWoggy
To be truly passive-aggressive, instead of writing the lame limerick and then photographing it (for the attention), it would be better to collect all of the guy’s drain hair for a month, then put it in his drawers, neatly hidden inside his favorite underweat! Then, he’d freak and think something was physically/medically wrong with him!
Now, not only is that P-A, but also a good prank!
Aug 1, 2007 at 11:47 am rating: +1
#17 BoggyWoggy
Whoops…in his underweaR! I’m not sure what “underweat” is!
Aug 1, 2007 at 11:49 am rating: 0
#18 Writer, Rejected
The limerick is missing a few beats in the final line, which makes me have to agree with everyone else. Lame.
Aug 1, 2007 at 11:57 am rating: 0
#19 Writer, Rejected
I think I’m allergic to underweat—and also panty gluten.
Aug 1, 2007 at 12:04 pm rating: +1
#20 Andy
Panty gluten? Is that the result of a yeast infection? D’oh!
Aug 1, 2007 at 12:23 pm rating: +1
#21 robin
weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Aug 1, 2007 at 12:35 pm rating: 0
#22 Zsa
Team: find your 15 minutes of fame elsewhere. And if you are goine to self-submit, make it better than this.
Aug 1, 2007 at 2:40 pm rating: 0
#23 Erin
I think this is funny and must have been theraputic for the note writer both to write and to submit. Team you hataz wish you were as clever as the limericist.
Aug 1, 2007 at 5:23 pm rating: 0
#24 Potbelly
Panty gluten?! I am so going to drop that term in casual coversation. If it goes over I will progress to thong seitan and boxer bran.
Aug 1, 2007 at 6:02 pm rating: +1
#25 T-Bone
BoggyWoggy 16: YES. That would have been beautifully passive-aggressive. Or just throw the wad of drain-hair on his pillow or car windshield, rather than hide it.
I liked “underweat”! Funny!
Aug 1, 2007 at 7:55 pm rating: 0
#26 Jaye
I’m sorry, but that is a pretty crap poem.
Aug 1, 2007 at 11:55 pm rating: 0
#27 mikey mouse
So everybody agree its a lamerick
Aug 2, 2007 at 9:56 am rating: +1
#28 Andy
mikey mouse: I love it. Add that term to the dictionary!
Aug 2, 2007 at 10:36 am rating: 0
#29 Writer, Rejected
Bad poetry and Boxer Bran give me a stomach ache…………….
Team Lamerick
Aug 2, 2007 at 10:38 am rating: 0
#30 Helen
Should definitely be ‘thus keeping us sane’ How irritating to not be able to read stuff like this without wanting to correct it? Should leave myself a note to chill the hell put maybe.
Aug 2, 2007 at 2:51 pm rating: 0
#31 landshark
An exchange I once overheard at my ex-boyfriend’s place:
Bill*: Hey Joe*, did you just shave off your beard?
Joe (who has very obviously just shaved off his beard): Um, yeah…
Bill: Interesting…because the sink just grew one!
*Names have been changed for the protection of the innocent.
Aug 3, 2007 at 7:35 am rating: +1
#32 BoggyWoggy
Okay, here goes:
There once was a blogger name Austin,
Who was not from the city of Boston,
He wanted some fame,
So he did something lame,
_____________________________
(Now, some help with the last line, please…)
Aug 4, 2007 at 6:00 pm rating: 0
#33 jen
And now, he’s getting all tossed on.
Aug 4, 2007 at 9:38 pm rating: 0
#34 Spruce Moose
I overheard this one years ago.
Older brother (who was gay) left hair in the sink.
Younger brother went into the bathroom and said, “I see you’ve brushed your teeth.”
Aug 5, 2007 at 12:19 am rating: 0
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Aug 5, 2007 at 9:20 am rating: 0
#36 BoggyWoggy
Go, Jen! I LOVE it!
Aug 6, 2007 at 8:00 am rating: 0
#37 Amelie
Austin in London. It’s all very confusing.
Aug 6, 2007 at 11:52 pm rating: 0
#38 macroon maker
if he has the time to make up a retard of a limerick, he should have time to clean the drain.
Dec 21, 2007 at 7:32 pm rating: 0
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Jul 22, 2008 at 4:17 pm rating: 0
#40 leroy mscpack
hahahahah
Jul 23, 2008 at 4:28 pm rating: 0
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