Entries from October 2007

come get some

October 26th, 2007 · 146 Comments

lisa in berkeley says she was doing laundry in her dorm building when someone pointed out this amazing note to her. “according to that person, who knew the note-poster through a friend, ‘the towels were actually nice. they were from kohl’s or something.’”

lisa says the note has since been taken down. “i guess an ra [...]

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Tags: TMI · berkeley · california · comic sans alert · comma diarrhea · die bitch die · laundry · not-so-veiled threats · spelling and grammar police · stealing · that shit is disgusting · towels · university

it’s not, like, rocket science

October 25th, 2007 · 123 Comments

aarwenn from seattle found this note in her office’s cafeteria, which she says is a hot spot for bad writers with passive-aggressive issues. “of course,” she says, “here at Large Aerospace Company, a lot of us have ‘issues.’”

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Tags: fun with euphemism · garbage · just wondering · office · seattle · spelling and grammar police · unnecessary "quotation marks"

they were shivering, not dancing

October 24th, 2007 · 139 Comments

chris has held on to this note from his college days at suny binghamton since 1990, which i believe makes this the oldest note to grace this site thus far.
the years seem to have given him some perspective on the situation, and chris fully admits to being the apartment’s “thermostat tyrant,” always nagging everyone to [...]

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Tags: binghamton · new york · shameless meme-mongering · smartass · temperature · university

bright future in sales

October 22nd, 2007 · 141 Comments

this exercise in how not to get a job is brought to us by an anonymous submitter in kansas city. the worst part: before sending this e-mail, this guy was actually in the top five.
(i think steve might have watched in good company one too many times.)

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Tags: "helpful" advice · e-mail · kansas city · office · spelling and grammar police

if the TSA was in charge of the office fridge?

October 21st, 2007 · 245 Comments

our anonymous submitter spotted this note posted by a coworker on the office fridge. when asked about the note, this coworker described himself as someone “with a penchant for an orderly universe and a strong desire to see food mingle.” um, okay.

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Tags: a little uptight · excessive underlining · inappropriate italics · let's try · office · office cop · office fridge · oh snap · san diego