Comments on: Rules for thieves http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2007/08/01/rules-for-thieves/ funny (if not necessarily "passive-aggressive") notes from pissed-off people Sat, 25 May 2013 21:26:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dog lover http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2007/08/01/rules-for-thieves/comment-page-1/#comment-148841 Dog lover Tue, 05 Aug 2008 00:18:36 +0000 http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2007/08/01/rules-for-thieves/#comment-148841 I totally agree. It's kind of like the author started on a reverse psychology sarcastic funny idea, but it only worked for thef irst rule. The rest seem forced and don't really flow as well. Don't fit the concept really. I totally agree.
It’s kind of like the author started on a reverse psychology sarcastic funny idea, but it only worked for thef irst rule. The rest seem forced and don’t really flow as well. Don’t fit the concept really.

]]> By: longbow http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2007/08/01/rules-for-thieves/comment-page-1/#comment-7170 longbow Mon, 27 Aug 2007 20:33:30 +0000 http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2007/08/01/rules-for-thieves/#comment-7170 when i was in the military, we had an open container policy, if there was an open container of anything out on someones desk and it was ungaurded, it was fair game made you watch your 6 a lot more when i was in the military, we had an open container policy, if there was an open container of anything out on someones desk and it was ungaurded, it was fair game

made you watch your 6 a lot more

]]> By: Amelie http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2007/08/01/rules-for-thieves/comment-page-1/#comment-5065 Amelie Tue, 07 Aug 2007 06:49:55 +0000 http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2007/08/01/rules-for-thieves/#comment-5065 Foraging. Just like a bear. Somebody used the thesauuuuuruuussss. Foraging. Just like a bear. Somebody used the thesauuuuuruuussss.

]]> By: Steph http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2007/08/01/rules-for-thieves/comment-page-1/#comment-4955 Steph Sun, 05 Aug 2007 20:07:02 +0000 http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2007/08/01/rules-for-thieves/#comment-4955 "Eating somebody else's food, if done improperly, can cause undeserired feelings in the owner." - best passive aggressive phrase in a while “Eating somebody else’s food, if done improperly, can cause undeserired feelings in the owner.” – best passive aggressive phrase in a while

]]> By: grute http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2007/08/01/rules-for-thieves/comment-page-1/#comment-4697 grute Thu, 02 Aug 2007 11:52:45 +0000 http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2007/08/01/rules-for-thieves/#comment-4697 Very nice. Maximum P/A Very nice. Maximum P/A

]]> By: jules http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2007/08/01/rules-for-thieves/comment-page-1/#comment-4687 jules Thu, 02 Aug 2007 03:57:59 +0000 http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2007/08/01/rules-for-thieves/#comment-4687 ewwww. Hard to follow that thought. I have to agree with Erin. I have never, ever thought of taking someone's food! Even if it didn't have a name or death threats. It just seems so wrong. Am I normal? ewwww. Hard to follow that thought.

I have to agree with Erin. I have never, ever thought of taking someone’s food! Even if it didn’t have a name or death threats. It just seems so wrong.
Am I normal?

]]> By: jay http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2007/08/01/rules-for-thieves/comment-page-1/#comment-4680 jay Thu, 02 Aug 2007 02:22:11 +0000 http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2007/08/01/rules-for-thieves/#comment-4680 shared fridge = lunch thief = germ farm roulette I'd say there is a cold sore in someones future shared fridge = lunch thief = germ farm roulette
I’d say there is a cold sore in someones future

]]> By: Erin http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2007/08/01/rules-for-thieves/comment-page-1/#comment-4675 Erin Thu, 02 Aug 2007 00:20:35 +0000 http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2007/08/01/rules-for-thieves/#comment-4675 There is no food so compelling that would cause me to eat something not my own out of a shared fridge at work. People who steal food must have balls so big they have trouble walking. There is no food so compelling that would cause me to eat something not my own out of a shared fridge at work. People who steal food must have balls so big they have trouble walking.

]]> By: Zsa http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2007/08/01/rules-for-thieves/comment-page-1/#comment-4667 Zsa Wed, 01 Aug 2007 21:37:59 +0000 http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2007/08/01/rules-for-thieves/#comment-4667 I give it a B+ The writer could have gone into painfully vivid detail about the feelings of loss after finding an empty, dirty container where lunch used to be. I however, find the thought of opening my tupperware and finding only two bites left of my lunch horrifying. Scathingly, starving my unborn child, agressive-agressive note-worthy. I give it a B+ The writer could have gone into painfully vivid detail about the feelings of loss after finding an empty, dirty container where lunch used to be.
I however, find the thought of opening my tupperware and finding only two bites left of my lunch horrifying. Scathingly, starving my unborn child, agressive-agressive note-worthy.

]]> By: Writer, Rejected http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2007/08/01/rules-for-thieves/comment-page-1/#comment-4655 Writer, Rejected Wed, 01 Aug 2007 19:03:09 +0000 http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2007/08/01/rules-for-thieves/#comment-4655 I think this note is a great concept, but it's not executed as sharply as it could have been. I agree with others that the rules are too similar and are confusing, as if she couldn't quite hold her sarcasm throughout the entire note. She needed a comedy writer on this one. I say, Team Thieves (also a hard word to spell). I think this note is a great concept, but it’s not executed as sharply as it could have been. I agree with others that the rules are too similar and are confusing, as if she couldn’t quite hold her sarcasm throughout the entire note. She needed a comedy writer on this one. I say, Team Thieves (also a hard word to spell).

]]> By: Lisa http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2007/08/01/rules-for-thieves/comment-page-1/#comment-4649 Lisa Wed, 01 Aug 2007 18:19:29 +0000 http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2007/08/01/rules-for-thieves/#comment-4649 once upon a time I had a pint of ice cream in a shared freezer, clearly marked with my name, death threats, etc. there was a thief who very carefully scraped an even layer off the top of my ice cream once a night for about a week. once I misspelled thief in a spelling bee. once upon a time I had a pint of ice cream in a shared freezer, clearly marked with my name, death threats, etc. there was a thief who very carefully scraped an even layer off the top of my ice cream once a night for about a week.

once I misspelled thief in a spelling bee.

]]> By: WhizGidget http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2007/08/01/rules-for-thieves/comment-page-1/#comment-4648 WhizGidget Wed, 01 Aug 2007 17:34:47 +0000 http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2007/08/01/rules-for-thieves/#comment-4648 The sarcasm in that was just dripping, like leftover melted cheese off stolen enchiladas. Speaking of, I once brought such to the office (leftovers from dinner the previous night) and they vanished along with the container I brought them in. I left a note asking if the container could be returned. The next day the container was in the kitchen, freshly washed with a note that said "Thank you for lunch, sorry I had to steal it but it smelled good" So my advice for the original note writer is to mention something about opening containers to smell them (probably to figure out if someone spiked something benign with pepper sauce). The sarcasm in that was just dripping, like leftover melted cheese off stolen enchiladas.

Speaking of, I once brought such to the office (leftovers from dinner the previous night) and they vanished along with the container I brought them in. I left a note asking if the container could be returned.

The next day the container was in the kitchen, freshly washed with a note that said “Thank you for lunch, sorry I had to steal it but it smelled good”

So my advice for the original note writer is to mention something about opening containers to smell them (probably to figure out if someone spiked something benign with pepper sauce).

]]> By: Andy http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2007/08/01/rules-for-thieves/comment-page-1/#comment-4647 Andy Wed, 01 Aug 2007 17:28:39 +0000 http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2007/08/01/rules-for-thieves/#comment-4647 julia: I agree, you'll probably not reach the offending parties with those messages, but a lot of the time, these messages/notes/signs are more a stress relief for people. I think that's why we can see extremes at times, which makes them more enjoyable. julia: I agree, you’ll probably not reach the offending parties with those messages, but a lot of the time, these messages/notes/signs are more a stress relief for people. I think that’s why we can see extremes at times, which makes them more enjoyable.

]]> By: Willow http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2007/08/01/rules-for-thieves/comment-page-1/#comment-4646 Willow Wed, 01 Aug 2007 17:15:20 +0000 http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2007/08/01/rules-for-thieves/#comment-4646 GhostWriter - #4 can still be advice to thieves. I ended up leaving a note once at my office which requested that if people were going to finish my milk they at least throw out the carton so I knew I had to buy more BEFORE I made coffee. (which I did not self-submit here, thanksverymuch) GhostWriter – #4 can still be advice to thieves. I ended up leaving a note once at my office which requested that if people were going to finish my milk they at least throw out the carton so I knew I had to buy more BEFORE I made coffee. (which I did not self-submit here, thanksverymuch)

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