amanda spotted this on the door of the post office in milford, pennsylvania. (confidential to the fecal matter general: dude, i know recycling can be a hassle sometimes, but this seems like a little much.)

perhaps the brooklynites who issued this poetical preemptive warning knew what they were doing all along…

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after noticing a tell-tale crisper sleeve in the garbage, charlie in new york spotted this helpful directive on the office fridge.

(though if you ask jim gaffigan, the thief was really doing the guy a favor.)
related: i swear this isn’t some kind of viral marketing campaign

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mishee was about to go ahead and just pay for that snapple…until she saw this colorful little note at a drugstore in sunnyvale, california. phew!

UPDATE: mishee (ever the overachiever) has returned to the scene to satisfy your curiosity about the signs behind the signs…and finds her snapple-drinking plans foiled in the process!

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when julie in elkhart, indiana saw this note from her roommate, molly…

she decided it was time to go on the offensive.

then came the counter attack…

…then julie photographed the exchange and sent it to us. game, set, match.
related: i know where she lives

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mara in minneapolis ( average temperature in january: 12° F/-11° C) says the worst job she’s ever had was at a local thrift store – and not because of the crazy customers and their indiscreet use of the fitting rooms. no, like many workers, the crazy person driving mara crazy was her boss — [...]

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chonny lives in manhattan apartment with three spirited roommates, and they enjoy, on occasion, knocking back a few glasses of wine for an impromptu roomie-bonding sing-a-long. “one night around 10, after a particularly taxing day, we decided to bring the vibe down with a little peter gabriel,” chonny says. “as we all belted out ‘in [...]

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