an anonymous submitter in jersey writes, “these ‘motivational signs’ are posted up in the photocopy room. i guess we’re supposed to pause and reflect upon whether we’re performing to the best of our abilities while waiting for our packets to cycle through the copier. all that the second one is missing is the ‘…shall we?’”

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bill snapped this 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 up.

bill adds: “from what the friend i was visiting told me, the store aired religious TV every hour it was open. [...]

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this note is from an the philippines, but don’t try and write this off entirely as a “cultural thing.”
camille in manila says she finds “do not step on the toilet bowl” quite baffling, too, adding “stepping on the toilet could also mean probably stepping ‘into’ the toilet bowl itself, which is rather, uh, gross.”

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sometimes, a little complaining is necessary.
(submitted by jeremiah in little rock, arkansas.)

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paddy in belfast sends us this series of shots from his office kitchen, where several of his coworkers have taken their frustrations with microwave cleanliness into their own hands.
it all started when one day, a microwave appeared bearing this note:

…but SDT wasn’t taking any chances.

later, a second microwave appeared, complete with its own note:
…which prompted [...]

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