Entries from February 2008

over and over - the warning (passive-aggressive remix)

February 21st, 2008 · 146 Comments

laid back? i’ll give you laid back. in fact, i’ll spell it out for you: janice will break your legs.

(thanks to peter in milwaukee for documenting — you’re my number one guy!)
related: be informed, homeland security will be

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Tags: crazypants · milwaukee · pure poetry · say wha? · smoking · spelling and grammar police · you call that punctuation?

two birds with one snowman

February 20th, 2008 · 52 Comments

while other passive-aggressives plow through post-its with wild abandon, the caretaker of kale’s building in winnipeg has a more economical style.

p.s. vetta, i think the only thing that would make me love this note more is if your postscript began with “i wish…”
related: and what’s your christmas wish?

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Tags: garbage · holiday spirit · p.s.

crazy is right

February 19th, 2008 · 224 Comments

in the office kitchen, expecting your coworkers to wipe up the spatters from their exploded hot pockets seems like standard enough microwave etiquette. and a ban on charred popcorn and leftover tuna casserole? eh, fair enough. but this note — from an anonymous office worker in baltimore — is the kind of thing that leads [...]

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Tags: a little uptight · baltimore · microwave · office

my boss, vanna

February 18th, 2008 · 65 Comments

at stanly’s office in houston, the team has whiteboard they update everyday with their accomplishments. after accidentally erasing his update, stanly’s boss left him this message.

of course, stanly had to return the gesture.

related: the post-it wars

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Tags: houston · office · rebuttals

infinite note project

February 15th, 2008 · 87 Comments

faydra in gainesville, florida lives in an apartment complex she describes as “a step above dorm living” — 85 girls total, all of them coming and going at all hours. faydra’s next door neighbors kicked things off (with the most frightening clip art extravaganza ever) and things devolved from there. in chronological order:

related: a fancy [...]

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Tags: CAPS LOCK · clip art catastrophe · excessive underlining · exclamation-point happy! · florida · neighbors · noise · rebuttals · smiley