j. star says he found this passive-aggressive twist on the old rspca campaign/scottish band in a cincinnati parking lot. (pet-lovers: just to let you know, it was crumpled up on the ground, not on his windshield.)
related: i can has guilt trip?
if your grandma wrote PSAs
May 1st, 2008 · 133 comments
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Tags: MYOB · cincinatti · dogs · guilt trip · just to let you know · kinda sad · spelling and grammar police
133 responses so far ↓
#1 Quite Contrary
I can’t help but wonder if this was an accidental on purpose thing. Zyrtec is for allergies! Don’t make me feel guilty for you killing your adorable beagle because you were allergic to it!
May 1, 2008 at 9:33 pm rating: 0
#2 Wade
Begal?
Is that a breed of dog or a dyslexic bakery item?
I’ll bet it goes well with xol.
May 1, 2008 at 9:35 pm rating: +5
#3 Ben
I got a note almost exactly like this one time, except in my note the word “dog” was replaced with “baby.” Jeez, nosy people are stupid.
May 1, 2008 at 9:59 pm rating: +7
#4 Mishee
This note is hilarious, the drama so well conveyed through the written word! I wouldn’t doubt if this was an aspiring author/begal lover.
Even though the writer is completely right and I am totally for Team Crack the Damn Window You Selfish Asshole!
May 1, 2008 at 10:14 pm rating: +1
#5 Lorrie
The truly sad part - someone who wouldn’t bother to open a window for the dog would never read a note this long!
May 1, 2008 at 10:29 pm rating: 0
#6 Canthz_B
A true animal lover would have broken a window of the offending car, not scribble a non-punctuated, misspelled screed about their own guilt.
May 1, 2008 at 10:58 pm rating: +6
#7 Canthz_B
Ya just have to wonder if “Saybin” was vaccinated.
May 1, 2008 at 11:01 pm rating: +1
#8 Canthz_B
Attention shoppers: Why pay exorbitant veterinarian euthanasia fees? Parking here at Stop-Shop-N-Drop is sunny and convenient.
Our speedy check-out policy is second to none.
Dumpsters are located in the rear of the store.
May 1, 2008 at 11:12 pm rating: +4
#9 RunBarbara
I had a dog die once. Up hill. Both ways. In the snow. In a unitard.
Let this be a lesson to you, don’t steal prescription drug pads. You’re inviting trouble.
May 2, 2008 at 12:27 am rating: +4
#10 Sarah
At the risk of sounding heartless…Saybin doesn’t sound like a name, it sounds like what they make tofu out of. To make into delicious spreads for begals.
May 2, 2008 at 12:53 am rating: +2
#11 just wondering
So, Canthz, first you say “a true animal lover would break the window” then one post later in response to someone else, you say “stupid, nosy people” “don’t vandalize my car” and “mind your own business”? . Just a bit contradictory. You lock your dog in a car and it’s in trouble, I WILL break your car window…also call the cops and get you arrested for animal neglect. And probably break your arm while I’m at it. Team Don’t Get A Pet if you Don’t Have 2 Brain Cells to Rub Together.
Oh, and to clear up your confusion, it’s pretty clear that what Heather is saying is that while MOST pets from theses call WERE saved, ONE or TWO died.
May 2, 2008 at 1:12 am rating: +3
#12 Ashley
Team j. star didn’t find this note crumpled on the ground (c’mon, does it really look crumpled to you?) but rather on their windshield and lied about it to get posted on here without looking like a jackass.
May 2, 2008 at 2:08 am rating: 0
#13 amazon
I think we’re missing the point here, people! Instead of writing a direct note that says, “Don’t leave your dog in the car , it can kill them,” with an optional, “you asshole,” the note writer left a long, convoluted, almost illegible, punctuation deficient, misspelled story about their dog and how they would *hate* to see that happen to this person, because clearly Mr. or Ms. Zyrtec is looking out for the owner.
You can love animals and hate passive-aggressiveness at the same time.
May 2, 2008 at 2:55 am rating: +3
#14 AS
I once accidentally locked my niece into the car. I handed her the keys because she was crying to give her something to play with and closed the car door so I could go to the other side. As I walked around the other side I heard a click and all the doors locked. She had pressed the central locking button on the door opener. She was only a little older than one and couldn’t be told how to open the doors again. She was fine - I was the wreck - I had visions of her frying even though it was a cool day. I had to call someone to open the doors for me - it cost me a $100.
May 2, 2008 at 4:21 am rating: +1
#15 park rose
Just to let you know I had a sandwich once called bagel, but it wasn’t really a bagel, because it was a sandwich, so I called it begal.
One day I went to the store and I took it with me. I left it in the car and I also forgot to roll down the window when I came back begal didn’t greet me because some bastard had broken my window and made off with it. Let me add that it was 100° in the shade, and the begal was smoked salmon and cream cheese, and that I’d been taking care of it for a week.
The cops caught the begal liberator but, later, I found out he had died from salmonella poisoning. He couldn’t pay for the damage to my car. Just thought you might like to know.
If you’re going to leave your begal in the car, wind the window down far enough that the locks can be popped in case a concerned and hungry citizen walks by - you’ll save yourself some hefty repair fees and achieve divine retribution all in one fell swoop. As for car thieves - well, that’s a whole other matter…
May 2, 2008 at 7:29 am rating: +3
#16 HeidiD
The observer could always call the cops.
My mom and I actually did this once upon a time. The cops waited for the idiot owner to come out of the restaurant, then promptly gave him a fine and a thorough talking to. He said that he had every legal right to break the window if the dog was in obvious distress. Fortunately it didn’t come to that.
Team “Don’t leave your dogs in the car on a hot day you selfish pigs!”
May 2, 2008 at 8:47 am rating: 0
#17 claw71
Yeah, well let me tell you about a German Shepard I once had name Hans. I was taking him to the park but I had to stop at the store to get some Keflex for a nasty case of the clap that I was battling. It was hot so I left the window down. When I got back Hans wasn’t there to greet me because he had died from jumping out the window and running into the path of an oncoming garbage truck.
I thought I’d learned my lesson but then, a few years later I was back at the same store to get some Cipro (the clap again..thanks mom). I noted that it was hot and didn’t want my Baset Hound, Angela, to bake. I also didn’t want her jumping out of the car and running into the road, so I turned on the AC, grabbed my spare key and left the car running. When I got back Angela wasn’t there to greet me. She had manged to shift the car into reverse, ran over four children and down the bank into the river where the car sank and she drowned.
I just though you should know…I’d hate for you to feel guilty like I do.
By the way, now I don’t get prescriptions filled.
May 2, 2008 at 8:49 am rating: +13
#18 GhostWriter
There is a hidden message in this note.
“I had a dog/god named “SaveHim”, he was a boy/girl”
Upon further analysis, I suggest that this absent-minded Granny cooked one of her own grandkids. The dog was at home the whole time, eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches with the crusts cut off.
May 2, 2008 at 8:58 am rating: +3
#19 GhostWriter
Nobody ever tried to open a window on the unconditioned school bus we rode to high school wrestling matches. Willy Plisky (our 98 lb. guy) went into a coma once. But by all means, focus on the dogs.
May 2, 2008 at 9:07 am rating: +2