spotted by anna on the wall of an apartment complex in phoenix…
meanwhile, in ottawa…it’s comforting to know that even when mom isn’t there to do your laundry, she can still help you guilt-trip your neighbors.
wet laundry’s a bitch
May 28th, 2008 · 213 comments
FILED UNDER: TLDR · guilt trip · karma's a bitch · laundry · moms & dads · thanks (but not really)
213 responses so far ↓
#1
Moon
The first one is great. If the dryer is still going, you can’t take out somebody else’s clothes.
The second one is BS. Almost all dryers allow you to put in extra money. Also, how was the person supposed to know if it had been 5 minutes or 2 hours? Get down there before your time is up. It’s not that hard to do. I’m sure chit-chat with your mother couldn’t have waited 10 minutes.
May 28, 2008 at 11:50 am rating: +20
#2
Quite Contrary
The adjective and adverb work on these notes is outstanding! Meager? Superior? Rudely? Yet, all of those are overshadowed by VIOLATED.
If no one agrees, I understand.
May 28, 2008 at 11:51 am rating: +6
#3
zombieBlanco
I guess “my baby has thrush” is better than “I wiped my crotch with those baby clothes”.
May 28, 2008 at 11:54 am rating: +10
#4
KittyKat
Note # 2 clearly states that the RUDE person’s needs come first - the note-writer even says she UNDERSTANDS! So WTF is she bitching about? Geez!
May 28, 2008 at 11:58 am rating: +6
#5
Mishee
I wonder if Anthony Grosso wrote the first… after all, this isn’t the first time he’s been VIOLATED…
May 28, 2008 at 11:59 am rating: +1
#6
RunBarbara
i always like it when the punch line to a joke is thrush. i fall for it every damn time.
May 28, 2008 at 12:00 pm rating: +14
#7
blh276
Yeah the second Passive aggressor sounds like an entitled little madam, who assumes that the world knows it should wait 5 minutes or however long she’s on the phone.
(I’m sure its a young lady, and not a gentleman why is that?)
May 28, 2008 at 12:03 pm rating: +2
#8
KittyKat
I know a girl named Karma. She IS a bitch! And she’s fucking fat! WTF?!
May 28, 2008 at 12:04 pm rating: +30
#9
Laundry Nazi
Removing clothes from a still-running machine is unforgivable. But from a stopped machine? I give you a ten-minute window of mercy before I toss your clothes — clean or dirty, wet or dry — on the folding table.
You’re welcome.
Seriously. Dorms and apartments have way too few machines for you to leave your clothes in after the cycle is complete.
I’m glad you understand that my need for clean clothes comes before your need to be tardy.
May 28, 2008 at 12:05 pm rating: +21
#10
Mishee
This is why when I put my clothes in and leave the laundry room, I set my cell phone alarm for 5 min before the cycle is due to end…
I don’t want some strangers fondling my underoos and my footie jammies!
May 28, 2008 at 12:12 pm rating: +2
#11
Ashley
As the author of the second note, its common courtesy to leave clothes in the machine unless you are extremely lazy and are waiting an ungodly amount of time for someone to switch the loads. I couldn’t bump my mom off the phone as she was telling me how my grandmother was in the hospital (not exactly a social call). The clothes were still sopping wet because the second dryer is a little touchy - sometimes it dries things perfectly other times it doesn’t get hot enough to dry everything (dependent on how often its been used that day) so why waste an extra $2.50 on the dryer in CASE the clothes may not be dry… especially since the $2.50 is all in quarters which is a royal pain in the ass.
As far as leaving it on the extremely dirty / dusty shelf the is behind the dryers that was just uncalled for, my clean white work shirts got covered in crap that Im still in the process of getting out….
Oh, and I always time my laundry as the machines go in 20 min, 30 min and 1 hr intervals so its really not difficult to keep track of how long your clothing has been sitting in the washing machine or dryer. Like I said, the people in this building are usually pretty good about switching loads when they are done and being patient about waiting but this person apparently was not.
So lets hope that clears things up
May 28, 2008 at 12:14 pm rating: +3
#12
Some Lady
If the dryer’s still running, you cannot empty it - that’s fair enough. But the millisecond that baby stops a-tumblin’ I will get your clothes out of there and put mine in, even if yours are damp. What do I care?! And if the same thing happens to me - I seriously don’t care. “Oh well.” I say to myself. “I guess I’ll have to wait 45 minutes.” I don’t spend 1/2 an hour crafting a snotty note and whining. Jeez!
May 28, 2008 at 12:17 pm rating: +6
#13
claw71
The dryer is not a clothing storage device and you shouldn’t leave your clothes unattended in a public or community laundry room.
Here’s a hint from Heloise: on laundry day, take extra change and a book to the laundry room and don’t leave unless your laundry is going with you.
May 28, 2008 at 12:21 pm rating: +19