it takes a “genius” to come up with a potluck theme like this one

May 28th, 2008 · 312 comments

dealing with the rantings of your crazy boss or overzealous receptionist is one thing, but what do you do when your office’s resident passive-aggressive note-leaver doesn’t even work there? casey in san diego (a.k.a. the beloved runbarbara) says that’s the situation she’s found herself in at her job.

the offender, sandra, “has met me a total of twice, both times for less than a minute,” casey says. yet for some reason, when sandra (the aunt of the owner) stops by the office once a week to water the plants and drop off supplies, “she leaves these strange notes EVERYWHERE — and she almost always directs questions about said notes to me,” casey says. i often have no idea she posts these notes until someone asks me about the odd directions in them.”

below, a tiny sampling of sandra’s delightfully schizophrenic directives. (just click on the photos to enlarge.)

(citation needed)

best. potluck. theme. ever.

i’d like to think this note was posted immediately following the “potluck”…

dear bulimics

related: please ladies please

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312 responses so far ↓

  • #1  anglophile

    I’ve been told where to go by RunBarbara, and let me tell you, it was very private to us ladies!

    May 28, 2008 at 7:07 pm   rating: +3  

    • #1.1  Mishee

      She has also told ME where to go - and I think she would love for us to tell everyone glo!!

      May 28, 2008 at 8:00 pm   rating: 0  

       
    • #1.2  tinkerbell2

      I’d go pretty much anywhere with RunBarbara..

      What I still can’t believe about these notes is that thx Sandra DOESN’T EVEN WORK THERE. I mean, wtf? I might go round a few local offices this afternoon and leave chummy little notes in the toilets. Hell, it passes the time.

      May 30, 2008 at 8:13 am   rating: +4  

       
     
  • #2  Robin Claire

    AHAHAHAH. Sounds like Casey’s goodlooking? :D

    May 28, 2008 at 7:11 pm   rating: 0  

    • #2.1  RunBarbara

      Im so good looking that its actually embarrassing.

      May 28, 2008 at 8:05 pm   rating: +15  

       
     
  • #3  Sundance

    Women’s ladies room?

    Please tell me this person does not speak English as a first language.

    May 28, 2008 at 7:14 pm   rating: +14  

     
  • #4  Joyful

    My favorite thing about these notes? The picture of the dentist on the “Throw up” notes. Is she implying that by throwing up they will rot their teeth? I just love it!

    May 28, 2008 at 7:16 pm   rating: +21  

    • #4.1  anglophile

      Obviously, the dentist is triggering his young patient’s gag reflex, precipitating the “throw up”.

      May 28, 2008 at 7:26 pm   rating: +14  

       
    • #4.2  Joyful

      Ha, even more gross!

      May 28, 2008 at 7:28 pm   rating: 0  

       
    • #4.3  Lurker

      Maybe he’s fishing something out of the patient’s “old pipes.”

      May 28, 2008 at 8:18 pm   rating: +8  

       
    • #4.4  RunBarbara

      I love it when my dentist “triggers my gag reflex”…of course, he made me promise not to tell anyone. he said its our secret.

      May 28, 2008 at 8:23 pm   rating: +40  

       
     
  • #5  Tom

    Please see Casey in human resources if you need a new “garbage bag”. Please stop putting “throw up” on the potluck list.

    May 28, 2008 at 7:18 pm   rating: +60  

    • #5.1  Krystal Pistol

      Best. Comment. Ever.

      Aug 16, 2008 at 9:15 pm   rating: 0  

       
     
  • #6  NoPunIntended

    Holy F’ing redundant usage of saying the same thing over and over again.
    Thank you,
    Thx
    Sandra

    May 28, 2008 at 7:18 pm   rating: +11  

     
  • #7  Sundance

    So, is Casey in Human Resources your full name?

    Also, what do you do if your “diarrhea” is a bigger job than your “throw up”? May you then “throw up” in the toilet and “shit” in the garbage can?

    May 28, 2008 at 7:23 pm   rating: +41  

     
  • #8  Sheepish

    the 3rd note is precious…
    “THROW UP”
    “FACILITIES”
    “BIG JOBS”
    what is she actually saying?

    May 28, 2008 at 7:24 pm   rating: +3  

    • #8.1  Jaybird

      Those are the themes for the next 3 potlucks

      May 29, 2008 at 9:51 am   rating: +39  

       
     
  • #9  anglophile

    Who brings mashed potatoes to a potluck?

    May 28, 2008 at 7:27 pm   rating: +6  

    • #9.1  Sue Do Nim

      Maybe those who don’t want their “THROW UP” to look like a “BIG JOB’ in the “WOMEN’S” LADIES ROOM bring something with no chunks.

      May 29, 2008 at 12:03 pm   rating: +7  

       
     
  • #10  anglophile

    And just exactly what sort of hats do you wear to a Mongolian BBQ? Where are the pictures? I’m going to see Casey in Human Resources about that.

    May 28, 2008 at 7:37 pm   rating: +46  

    • #10.1  RunBarbara

      Note: Its not MONGOLIAN BBQ, its MONGOLIA BBQ. We are going to eat people, glo.

      May 28, 2008 at 8:07 pm   rating: +9  

       
    • #10.2  Voca Popula

      I’ve attended a lot of potlucks, and they’ve always fallen a little flat. Now I know what’s missing…no hats!

      May 29, 2008 at 8:34 am   rating: +12  

       
    • #10.3  Beth

      I thought it was Magnolia BBQ. The kind where you eat flowers. Because some people are vegan, you know.

      May 29, 2008 at 9:30 am   rating: +8  

       
    • #10.4  anglophile

      Oh, NOW I understand what you mean when you say you work in “human resources”, Barb!

      May 29, 2008 at 2:49 pm   rating: +3  

       
    • #10.5  redheddedblondie

      if you are going to eat the people themselves, then you can just take their hats, right? why does she need to bring more?

      May 29, 2008 at 4:20 pm   rating: +11  

       
    • #10.6  raiseyourglass

      I solved the crime!
      The real reason the food ran out was because the ladies were purging and then going for seconds not that there where non-food bringing freeloaders.

      So it was Sandra in the bathroom with a toothbrush. Todd walked in while she was getting rid of the evidence.

      May 29, 2008 at 10:39 pm   rating: +3  

       
    • #10.7  Sam Jones

      This is what you eat at a Mongolian BBQ:

      “Typically, diners choose various ingredients from a buffet of thinly sliced raw meats and vegetables and assemble them in a large bowl or on a plate. These ingredients are given to the griddle operator who adds the diner’s choice of sauce and transfers them to one section of the hot griddle. Oil and sometimes water may be added to ease cooking and the ingredients are stirred occasionally.
      The ample size of the Mongolian barbecue griddle allows for several diners’ food to be cooked simultaneously on different parts of the griddle. When cooking is complete, the finished dish is scooped into a bowl and handed to the diner.”

      I would take this to mean that you can’t just prepare it at home.

      Jun 10, 2008 at 12:34 am   rating: 0  

       
    • #10.8  MaxMillion

      Goddamn Mongorians!!!

      Aug 13, 2008 at 11:12 am   rating: 0  

       
     
  • #11  Christin

    I feel unbelievably sorry for Casey in Human Resources. (In case you missed it, as I did, on first read-through: the submitter of these notes IS Casey in Human Resources.)

    Tom @5: Nice. :-D

    May 28, 2008 at 7:38 pm   rating: +6  

    • #11.1  Halley

      Why should you feel sorry for Casey? He is making $5 each off of all the lazy employees!

      May 29, 2008 at 4:36 pm   rating: +3  

       
     
  • #12  known unknown

    I’d like to raise a bit of concern at the fact that bathroom cleanliness and pot lucks followed each other so closely into this woman’s stream of consciousness. Somewhere in that connection lies the solution to the “big job” puke sessions - I’m almost sure of it.

    To her credit, last time I puked up “Mongolia” ribs, hats and leftover birthday cake, it was a three-bagger episode that I would not subject to any delicate lady toilet so THX Sandra does have a point…

    May 28, 2008 at 7:43 pm   rating: +19  

    • #12.1  Joe

      If you are men, please stop going into the womens ladies room. The women use that “facility” for the big job of “throwing up” to keep their figure slim. We don’t want you to know that, so we keep this private.

      Ladies, make sure you bring a lot of food to the “potluck”, or you won’t have anything to appear to eat. We all know you “throw it up” afterwards anyway, but guys like girls with a healthy appetite. They also like women who keep their “facilities” clean, as well. So make sure you remove all condemning evidence of the “throw up” by taking out the garbage bag each time.

      If you are having difficulty getting the gag reflex going so you can “throw up,” please see your dentist — or Casey in Human Resources.

      Thx,
      Sandra

      May 28, 2008 at 8:06 pm   rating: +64  

       
    • #12.2  Sundance

      If men weren’t so fucking shallow about a woman’s appearance, maybe we wouldn’t have to “appear to eat” and “throw up” what we do eat.

      “Guys like girls with a healthy appetite?” In what world is that? I’m moving there.

      May 28, 2008 at 8:18 pm   rating: +11  

       
    • #12.3  known unknown

      …try actually having a healthy appetite and hearing, *”but you’re so little, where does it all go???” all the damn time.

      *I could tell you, but I don’t have the heart to prove science and THX Sandra wrong with my explanation.

      May 28, 2008 at 10:48 pm   rating: +1  

       
    • #12.4  Canthz_B

      #12.2…Nobody likes an anorexic bone yard.
      Eat up and give a man something to hold on to! ;-)

      May 29, 2008 at 3:03 pm   rating: +2  

       
    • #12.5  Mark

      Hell yeah! Give me a chubby chick anytime! I can’t stand the size 0 types. They break.

      May 29, 2008 at 4:12 pm   rating: +7  

       
    • #12.6  bellabeastie

      Ya know, growing up I was what boys call “husky” - and girls then were called “a half-size”. OMG I just wanted to die when I shopped for clothes. Size 14 1/2 then. Fate worse than death.

      Now 5′10″ and 155 lbs.

      Team Baby I Don’t Break

      May 29, 2008 at 10:39 pm   rating: +2  

       
     
  • #13  César

    wtf? SCIENTIFICALLY proven? fuck you lady. When I used to work at mcdonald’s I’d pray I’d get the men’s room instead of the Ladie’s room. The ladies room was miles more disgusting.

    This person deserves to die.

    May 28, 2008 at 7:48 pm   rating: +20  

    • #13.1  Total Douche

      I’m with you, I work part time in a restaurant and the ladies room is almost ALWAYS a fucking sty, while the men’s room is RARELY a mess.
      And could someone please tell me how, “scientifically”, women manage to shit on the underside of the toilet seat?

      May 28, 2008 at 10:38 pm   rating: +25  

       
    • #13.2  amazon

      Maybe that’s the throw up splatter on the underside, since apparently that’s a major issue for womens ladies rooms.

      May 29, 2008 at 1:15 am   rating: +10  

       
    • #13.3  eddy

      From the horror stories I’ve heard from my wife of various women’s restrooms, I’m inclined to agree with you.

      May 29, 2008 at 10:49 am   rating: +1  

       
    • #13.4  soulwound

      I completely agree! The womens’ ladies room in my college dormitory was always a hell of a lot messier than the mens’ gentlemans room.

      I have no idea how they could tolerate using the facilities in the state they kept it in.

      May 29, 2008 at 11:57 am   rating: +3  

       
    • #13.5  TL

      Word. The messiest, most disgustingest roommates I’ve had have been “WOMEN”.

      THX SANDRA

      May 29, 2008 at 12:47 pm   rating: +2  

       
    • #13.6  raiseyourglass

      I used to clean offices for a living. I totally agree women are much nastier than men.

      May 29, 2008 at 10:45 pm   rating: +1  

       
    • #13.7  Grade Ape

      Oh God… the horrors I’ve seen while cleaning a womans bathroom (shudders).

      As a MENS I demand to see this scientific proof that THX SANDRA claims to have!

      Jul 15, 2008 at 6:56 pm   rating: 0  

       
     
  • #14  Sheepish

    I just spent 10 minutes trying to a find link to this episode of Oprah I saw a long time ago.
    I’ll just have to explain it…
    There was this housewife who had bulimia and instead of throwing up in the toilet like the rest of us skinny bitches she threw up in clear trash bags and saved them at the back of her closet for garbage day. Then she would lug them outside and leave them for the garbage man to pick up.
    At the time I was so confused, if she really wanted to hide it from her family why not just puke in the toilet and flush.
    Now my confusion is no longer… her pipes couldn’t handle the big jobs!
    Thank you PAN.

    May 28, 2008 at 7:51 pm   rating: +12  

    • #14.1  Lorelie

      It wasn’t on Oprah, it was Intervention.

      Or wait, maybe that’s a common solution to old pipes.

      May 29, 2008 at 8:28 am   rating: +1  

       
    • #14.2  Oveta

      Bulimics puke into containers (trashbags, jars, etc) instead of the toilet because they are puking up whole chunks of food that often clog up the toilets. Im an Intervention addict.

      May 29, 2008 at 10:36 am   rating: +1  

       
    • #14.3  sdf

      on intervention, the girl was throwing up in her closet because he family was suspicious of her disorder. she would avoid the bathroom after dinners because that’s where they thought she was throwing up. is was so gross. she would store the bags of vomit in her closet with her clothes.

      May 29, 2008 at 11:40 am   rating: +1  

       
    • #14.4  Lorelie

      Then why was she puking in the garage at her employer’s house, when no one was home? I think I’ll go with Oveta’s theory.

      May 29, 2008 at 12:42 pm   rating: 0  

       
    • #14.5  MoxieBombshell

      Hahaaahah!!! Sheepish, I saw a Lifetime Movie about that girl/woman!!! Oh man… I so didn’t want to watch, and yet couldn’t tear myself away — for like 15 minutes, but still. It felt like forever.

      PS also a CSI episode had a woman who threw up (and shit) in plastic bags so she could weigh it and make sure she was excreting as much as she was ingesting. And you *so* know that had to be taken from real life… no writer came up with that little gem on their own — truth is always stranger than fiction (and usually funnier — hell, use this website for an example!)

      Jun 11, 2008 at 2:08 pm   rating: +1  

       
     
  • #15  Zorin

    Wow. I assume these are single-person restrooms? The kind where only one person can go in and use it, with the door locked?

    Talk about having odd hangups. “Ewww, a GUY took a dump here before me! Guy dumps are nasty! Yet my crap smells like flowers I’m sure…”

    May 28, 2008 at 7:59 pm   rating: +6  

    • #15.1  Lorelie

      Roses, specifically. Thanks for noticing.

      May 29, 2008 at 8:29 am   rating: +8  

       
    • #15.2  Grim Squeak

      GIRLS DONT POO!

      Please dont ruin this ideal for me :(

      Jul 7, 2008 at 8:50 pm   rating: +1  

       
    • #15.3  Mishee

      Grim - Well, there are these 2 girls… and you see, they have this 1 cup

      anyways, I just wanted to get the 300th post on THX SANDRA…

      Jul 7, 2008 at 8:53 pm   rating: +5  

       
     
  • #16  Mishee

    I would like to talk to Casey in Human resources about a sexual harrassment issue and also to discuss my 401 (k) but there is a line out the poor girl’s door a mile long, consisiting of people wanting to give her money for the potluck and “women” who need keys for the bathroom!

    Yeah! Thx Sandra!! Thx alot!!

    May 28, 2008 at 8:02 pm   rating: +28  

    • #16.1  RunBarbara

      *slaps Mishee on the ass and gives her a swirlee*

      Very private to ladies.

      May 28, 2008 at 8:08 pm   rating: +6  

       
     
  • #17  RunBarbara

    Im here.

    May 28, 2008 at 8:03 pm   rating: +57  

    • #17.1  Mishee

      wow, how the hell do you get a PLUS for an “Im here” comment… you didn’t even do the apostrophe right!

      God people love you!

      (Glad to know I am in the “Cool Inner Circle” of RB’s PANland…) :D

      May 28, 2008 at 8:08 pm   rating: +15  

       
    • #17.2  mokie

      Mishee: Don’t you know who that is? That’s Casey in Human Resources. Everything runs through Casey in Human Resources. Now give Casey in Human Resources $5 and a plus.

      Jun 3, 2008 at 1:39 am   rating: +5  

       
     
  • #18  Lrae Nomis

    Speaking as a man, if im having a “Bathroom Emergency” it means im about to explode shit or piss all over the floor that i am standing on. Going to find Casey and get the KEY to the LOCKED bathroom would really preclude the EMERGENCY.

    If you ladies cant handle a penis in your tampon room occasionally, go shit in your purse

    May 28, 2008 at 8:06 pm   rating: +44  

    • #18.1  RunBarbara

      She never said she was speaking for the whole office. She is speaking for the crazy voices in her head. I dont care who uses my bathroom as long as they dont throw up in the urinal, have sex in the sink or take my paper on the back of the toilet. I have a LOT of big jobs.
      You wanna know the best part?
      THE BATHROOM ISNT EVEN LOCKED!

      May 28, 2008 at 8:13 pm   rating: +28  

       
    • #18.2  Mishee

      What about drugs?

      May 28, 2008 at 8:16 pm   rating: +1  

       
    • #18.3  RunBarbara

      Drugs are fine as long as you leave me a line or two in the powdered soap dispenser. It makes the inner-stall BJs a lot easier to handle.

      May 28, 2008 at 8:29 pm   rating: +26  

       
    • #18.4  se

      just curious, why no sex in the sink?

      May 28, 2008 at 8:54 pm   rating: 0  

       
    • #18.5  RunBarbara

      because thats where secondscout and i are going to be and we want it clean, damnit.

      May 28, 2008 at 9:18 pm   rating: +6  

       
    • #18.6  Total Douche

      So… SANDRA’S next note should read,

      “Our next POTLUCK THEME will be:
      Filthy Coke Whore Bathroom Sex.
      If you would like to participate in
      Filthy Coke Whore Bathroom Sex
      just pay $5 to Casey in Human Resources.
      And don’t bring any cake, because
      there’s plenty left over from the
      Mongolian Cluster Fuck potluck
      that we had LAST week.
      THX SANDRA”