Entries from November 2007

eats, shoots and leaves

November 18th, 2007 · 166 Comments

joey in pittsburgh spotted this one on the campus of carnegie-mellon university. now that’s the thanksgiving spirit!

meanwhile, a different version of this photo floating around shows what appears to be a copy-edited version. ain’t punctuation grand?

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Tags: garbage · pittsburgh · punctuation abuse · you're like so going to hell

recipe for roommate discord

November 17th, 2007 · 200 Comments

our anonymous submitter in detroit tells us his roommate is a repeat offender when it comes to passive-aggressive note-leaving. this time around, he went with a note AND a text message. (”and it’s not even my fault!” our submitter says.)

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Tags: and that's an order · blitzkrieg approach · detroit · kitchen · oven · roommates · text message · that's a fire hazard · turning on/off

is that a calligraphy pen?

November 15th, 2007 · 232 Comments

“keep in mind that this is coming from the messiest and loudest of six roommates,” says our anonymous submitter, a college student in new york. isn’t it always?

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Tags: dishes · excessive underlining · new york · paper product fairy · roommates · university

no bread and circuses! but maybe an ice cream social?

November 15th, 2007 · 161 Comments

“our CA (community advisor) posted this friendly note on our bathroom door,” says our submitter, a college student in milwaukee.
the dorm residents — apparently a libertarian-minded bunch — were pissed about frequent CAD (common area damage) charges for putting recyclables in the trash instead of the mandatory recycling bin. they took a break from ranking [...]

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Tags: awk abbrev · group bitchfest · itemized list · money · more aggressive than passive · raging against the machine · university · wisconsin

living with an adolescent (abridged)

November 14th, 2007 · 213 Comments

carlina in texas is close with her parents, but she’s been having a bit of a rough time lately. apparently carlina’s mother has grown tired of her daughter’s apathy/hostility/general malaise, and slipped this classic mom note under her door.

if that note didn’t remind you of your own mom, perhaps you can relate to this one [...]

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Tags: cleaning · guilt trip · moms & dads · signed with love · texas

oh, the irony

November 13th, 2007 · 94 Comments

sadly, no backstory for this one, except that it was found on a door in san francisco — but i think this is one of those exchanges that does pretty much speak for itself.
despite the obvious criticism richard opens himself up to, i think you have to give the guy props for having the guts [...]

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Tags: dogs · google stalking · neighbors · noise · note wars · san francisco