Entries from October 2007

pumpkin with a death wish

October 31st, 2007 · 77 Comments

sarah in richmond says this jack-o-lantern appeared just minutes ago near the stairs to her apartment. we’ll call this the “before” shot…

stay tuned for the “after” photo: punkin stomped to bits by contrarian trick-or-treaters.
happy halloween, kids!

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Tags: neighbors · noise · pumpkin · richmond

the “your mother doesn’t work here” of the hospitality industry

October 31st, 2007 · 175 Comments

my former roommate eric inspired this roundup (and an overly dramatic round of gagging/hair-pulling/eye-gouging on my part) by passing along a photo of this sign spotted on marco island, florida — though it could have been anywhere on main street, usa. note the small print at top, which reads: “signs sold in our gift shop.”

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Tags: florida · kids · shameless meme-mongering

be more of a people’s person, ok?

October 30th, 2007 · 89 Comments

(from beyond robson, via miss604)
perhaps scott should give anytime stan a call?

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Tags: canada · farewell letter · office · vancouver

wake me up? wham!

October 30th, 2007 · 249 Comments

bradley in new york woke up yesterday to find this little love note from his girlfriend. (his explanation? “she’s a light sleeper.”) i feel her pain. if there’s a sound more irritating than a nokia ring tone, the pathetic “i’m dying” whine of an out-of-juice cell phone just might be it.

meanwhile, chris’s friend michelle doesn’t […]

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Tags: cell phone · more aggressive than passive · new york · noise · not-so-veiled threats · san jose · sig o · signed with love

nice try

October 29th, 2007 · 202 Comments

lanqui spotted this note on a moped that was locked to a street sign in greenwich village. that bit of orange there? yup, that would be a ticket.
(click to enlarge)

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Tags: moped · new york · raging against the machine · that's illegal · underlining · woulda shoulda coulda