“the screen door to our block of flats is broken,” says our anonymous submitter in australia, “which has provoked some rather unique responses from my fellow residents.”
related: but who’s counting?
everyone: shut it.
September 22nd, 2008 · 86 comments
FILED UNDER: australia · elevator · jesus · opening/closing · saga
86 responses so far ↓
#1
Dare
Yours in Passive Agressive Jesus Prayer!
Sep 22, 2008 at 9:59 am rating: +6
#2
claw71
If you think these notes are long, you should see the messages I post around my building.
Sep 22, 2008 at 10:02 am rating: 0
#3
aaa
I can’t tell if that last sign talking about Jesus is being facetious or not. :c
Sep 22, 2008 at 10:03 am rating: +4
#4
GhostWriter
I don’t remember Jesus preaching, “Look beyond the sliding door.” I think that was Morpheus.
Sep 22, 2008 at 10:07 am rating: +12
#5
zchamu
Leaving the door open makes baby Jesus cry.
Sep 22, 2008 at 10:16 am rating: +9
#6
cm
Why look beyond the sliding glass door to love each other when you could just look through it?
Sep 22, 2008 at 10:21 am rating: +7
#7
Wade
If you are relying on a screen door for security, passive aggressive notes are the least of your worries.
Sep 22, 2008 at 10:22 am rating: +43
#8
Captain Dick
But I thought Jesus WAS born in a barn…
Wouldn’t he want the door open?
Sep 22, 2008 at 10:49 am rating: +23
#9
Mishee
Jesus H. Christ, those notes piss me off!!
Not much I can do about it though.
Except leave a note.
Sep 22, 2008 at 11:00 am rating: +8
#10
Sheepish
sometimes love is not the solution to the problem.
it is not by faith alone that doors are fixed.
maybe they should pray for the repair man to come and fix the door.
and by pray i mean call him and ask him to fix it.
Sep 22, 2008 at 11:08 am rating: +16
#11
Joe
If you all get together and pray, maybe you will be [i]passed[/i] over by the thieves. Oh, and I think there’s something about spilling blood on the door. Who wants to volunteer?
Sep 22, 2008 at 11:47 am rating: 0
#12
0falcon8
everyone mentions shutting the door, but there is no reference to a lock-that’s some security system
Sep 22, 2008 at 2:49 pm rating: 0
#13
Canthz_B
I thought Jesus had an open-door policy.
Love thy neighbor, but don’t trust that SOB!
Sep 22, 2008 at 2:53 pm rating: +3
#14
secondsout
The second note points out that a red note that says that when the door is open, it’s unsecured. He then goes on to suggest that a potential thief will suddenly realize that an open door is unsecured.
What thief needs to be told that an open door is unsecured? Shh, don’t tell thieves that they can walk through an open door!
Sep 22, 2008 at 2:54 pm rating: +3
#15
secondsout
Note #3 is a passive-aggresive note to lament the profusion of passive-aggressive notes. The circle of irony there is mind-boggling.
Sep 22, 2008 at 2:56 pm rating: +3
#16
secondsout
Is there a reason that all three notes are posted lop-sided, or is the photographer just incapable of holding a camera straight?
Sep 22, 2008 at 2:59 pm rating: 0
#17
paige
whoa, man. nobody mentioned a busted door until you came in and posted the second note.
oftentimes i find myself thinking, ‘what would jesus do in this situation?’ and most of the time i feel like he would leave a passive-aggressive note.
Sep 22, 2008 at 3:03 pm rating: +7
#18
Canthz_B
The screen door is a metaphor for the Pearly Gates of Heaven.
Those who are like us are allowed in, those who differ must be kept out of our Paradise.
We cannot just allow our metaphorical Pearly Gates to be left open to all…what would Jesus think?!
Sep 22, 2008 at 3:03 pm rating: +2
#19
VocaPopula
Nice use of color…unfortunately, now I have La Marseillaise stuck in my head.
Sep 22, 2008 at 3:34 pm rating: +7
#20
Quite Contrary
Prayer this.
Sep 22, 2008 at 3:37 pm rating: 0
#21
Quite Contrary
What’s really more important here is…what would Al Gore want? Door open or shut?
Sep 22, 2008 at 3:38 pm rating: 0
#22
Ryan
Everyone know red signs are the work of the devil.
Besides, can’t we all just get along?!
Sep 22, 2008 at 3:47 pm rating: 0
#23
snee
whenever god closes a door, he opens a window.
jesus, on the other hand, never remembers to shut the slider. that’s when all the trouble starts!
Sep 22, 2008 at 4:01 pm rating: +15
#24
glastonberry
Ahhh yes, a crooked, blurry photo is the perfect comment on crooked, blurry logic. Maestro!
Sep 22, 2008 at 4:38 pm rating: 0
#25
Goldie
Hey EVERYONE!
Our door is busted. The lock is not working. Come on in for steamy sessions of indiscriminate, unprotected love with random apartment residents. We are concerned it’s taking you so long!
Signed,
Want you to bang us like a screen door in the wind.
PS. We are all in this together.
Sep 22, 2008 at 5:55 pm rating: +7
#26
amy d
Why can’t we all just shut the screen door?!
Sep 22, 2008 at 7:14 pm rating: +2