after a minor breakout, matt in toronto “borrowed” his roommate’s clinique cleanser…and then forgot to put it back where he found it. his (admirably direct) roommate asked if he’d mind not using her clinique products again in the future, seeing as it was, you know, pretty expensive and not that big of a container. “no [...]
Entries from March 2008
clarifying motion #2
March 12th, 2008 · 105 Comments
Tags: actually totally reasonable · roommates · toronto
the minor gall, the major rift
March 11th, 2008 · 109 Comments
to quote chris anderson responding to milton friedman: “a free lunch doesn’t necessarily mean the food is being given away or that you’ll pay for it later — it could just mean someone else is picking up the tab.” indeed, craig in new york offers this example of the negative externalities that [...]
Tags: TLDR · a little patronizing · beverages · excessive underlining · gloriously redundant · highlighter · new york · p.s. · spelling and grammar police
je comprends…moi non plus
March 10th, 2008 · 254 Comments
marc in san francisco spotted this at a restaurant in the haight called all you knead (have fun with those puns, kids). i can certainly empathize, but after reading some of the reviews…well, maybe there’s a reason the tips aren’t so great.
related: a friendly tip from your waitress
Tags: "helpful" advice · a little patronizing · francais · restaurant · san francisco
when you can’t blame the dog
March 6th, 2008 · 122 Comments
spotted by maureen in cincinnati, ohio…
(actually, just kidding — it’s from a conference center in dayton. but how awesome would that be?)
related: blame it on coke
Tags: bathroom · dayton · odor · ohio
no, He uses vaseline
March 4th, 2008 · 183 Comments
myra spotted this note at the fine dining establishment known as tudor’s biscuit world in roanoke, virginia. (for the record, she says, don’t believe the hype — the biscuits aren’t all that great.) but if you’re looking for a place to bear witness…
related: there you go, bringing Him into it again
Tags: guilt trip · jesus · stealing · virginia
an occasion that blue mountain arts has yet to animate
March 3rd, 2008 · 88 Comments
the “thanks for forgetting my birthday, asshole” thank-you note: because the only thing that would have made this e-mail from rebecca’s (32-year-old) brother any better is a midi file soundtrack and a dancing elephant or two.
adds rebecca: “my resulting apology just yielded more hate-filled e-mails from him — nevermind that i was camping and he [...]
Tags: cry me a fuckin' river · e-mail · orlando · siblings · thanks (but not really)
oxford drama
March 2nd, 2008 · 108 Comments
our submitter found this glorious piece of work on the door to the common room at her oxford university dorm. “the guy who left it was a 6′5 redheaded dude who wore cravats,” she says. “no one was gonna fuck with him.” (don’t really understand the causality there, but i’m gonna let that one go.) [...]
Tags: just an asshole · signed with love · u.k. · university · warning

