Like so many passive-aggressive notewriters, the author of this note — which Sarah in Brockton, Mass. says was posted in the elevator, front hallway, back hallway and the mailroom of her building after a particularly rowdy Friday — just can’t seem to fully commit to sarcasm as a rhetorical technique.
(You know, because otherwise people might not get it!!!)
related: Just in case you didn’t catch the sarcasm…
106 responses so far ↓
#1
Frankie
I’m so picturing a cop drama right now.
” Come in unit 205. Come in unit 205. Over.
Your are a douchebag unit 205. over.”
Oct 9, 2008 at 6:22 pm rating: 9
#2
Chinchillazilla
I’d be pretty pissed if I were their neighbor, too.
Oct 9, 2008 at 6:24 pm rating: 4
#3
Krystal Pistol
My scumbag friends are really nice people! I’ll be sure to let them you know you said so.
Oct 9, 2008 at 6:30 pm rating: 2
#4
kidney bean
Maybe “pigs” is the author? Some kind of wannabe-frathousesque nickname?
Oct 9, 2008 at 6:35 pm rating: 18
#5
Dina
Dear Neighbors,
Thanks so much for the note! When I decided to have my little get-together, I wasn’t exactly sure whether my friends would mesh well with yours. It’s such a relief to know that you all got on so well. I’ll be sure to invite them back soon!
Cheers,
“The Big” Unit 205
Oct 9, 2008 at 6:56 pm rating: 27
#6
bean
fuck it. Think of something witty, and I’ll just copy it with precision timing.
Oct 9, 2008 at 6:56 pm rating: 2
#7
summer
well, at least he’s not bitter.
Oct 9, 2008 at 7:10 pm rating: 3
#8
park rose
Those not invited to the party in 205 looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.
Oct 9, 2008 at 7:12 pm rating: 60
#9
Canthz_B
Pigs are under-appreciated animals. This was a well deserved shout-out.
PIGS!!!
Oct 9, 2008 at 7:18 pm rating: 23
#10
Monique
It’s a friday night for gods sake, let them have the party and get your own LIFE! Sorry, I’m a little bitter, a similar thing happened to me recently. Accept the passive aggressive note was sent to the realtor
Oct 9, 2008 at 7:37 pm rating: 2
#11
0falcon8
dear passive-aggressive apartment neighbor:
we take much offense at the species slur in your note. we are extremely clean and intelligent animals and do not partake in frat-type activities like drinking beer, as we lack opposable thumbs. furthermore, if you think “oink” is a swear word, then you can go oink yourself, you oinkin’ motheroinker. oink off, you oinkhole.
the pigs
Oct 9, 2008 at 7:43 pm rating: 21
#12
HS
Dear PIGS!!!,
You’re welcome!!
Unit 205
Oct 9, 2008 at 7:54 pm rating: 2
#13
Eric B.
What’s the big deal? It’s not like there was cheese smeared on the doors or anything. The note writer is so ungrateful!
Oct 9, 2008 at 7:54 pm rating: 9
#14
amy d
Those scumbag friends were my neighbors. Perhaps you would know that if you weren’t cooped up in your unit all the time eating bon-bons and talking to your birds.
Oct 9, 2008 at 8:01 pm rating: 10
#15
secondsout
What about my friends who aren’t scumbags? Can they be as noisy as they like? Awesome!
Oct 9, 2008 at 8:04 pm rating: 7
#16
secondsout
So was Sarah living in Apt 205 or just sending in the picture?
Oct 9, 2008 at 8:05 pm rating: 0
#17
Resident Grammarian esq
Hmm, loud raucous party what do I do.?
A) Call the police
B) Call them / Knock on the apartment door
C) Write a badly constructed PAN using no clip art (even though it was typed), and stick it in different places, using an uneconomical amount of blue tape.
Oct 9, 2008 at 8:33 pm rating: 7
#18
claw71
This note is actually a transcript from a recent condominium association meeting. I was there. It was really sweet, the residents of unit 205 presented one of the association members with an award. They did throw a pretty wild party but it was a lot of fun and we all enjoyed the crazy Scumbag family.
The whole affair was great, we were all having a wonderful time when all of the sudden the doors to the banquet hall crashed open and a dozen hogs came bounding in. It scared the crap out of everybody, especially the speaker. Pigs, indeed.
Oct 9, 2008 at 8:46 pm rating: 14
#19
Woman on the Verge
Dear People Who Were Not Invited to the Unit 205 Party,
Stop venting your jealous rage by leaving copious amounts of blue tape on the windows. Just because we have rowdy, fun, piggish friends with colorful vocabularies and you don’t is no reason to deface property with garish tape and uninspired notes with boring fonts.
Love,
Unit 205, or as our friends call us, 205 Unit
Oct 9, 2008 at 8:46 pm rating: 3
#20
strike_a_light
Sound control to 205
Sound control to 205
Send your scumbags home and put your unitard on
Sound control to 205
Commencing PAN, search engines on
Don’t invite those pigs, whatever else you do…
Oct 9, 2008 at 9:26 pm rating: 19
#21
Quite Contrary
Dear PIGS!
Did you ever stop to think there might be a reason you weren’t invited?
Signed, Thank You Unit 205
Oct 9, 2008 at 9:26 pm rating: 2
#22
Goldie
I lived in 206 for a year. Did we have any frat boys partying next door that year? Not a chance. Sure enough, as soon as I move out, the fun begins. There is no justice in this world.
Oct 9, 2008 at 9:30 pm rating: 6
#23
fantasy
How chicken of you to write all these notes and post them everywhere.
If you wanted to come to our next party all you have to do is ask you dumb cow!
Love,
“The Pigs”
Oct 10, 2008 at 12:22 am rating: 2
#24
Ashley
Having grown up in Brockton, MA – if all these people have to complain about it a neighbors friends swearing, I’d say they have it pretty good.
Oct 10, 2008 at 12:57 am rating: 0
#25
Canthz_B
Notice of all the places the sign was posted the laundry room is not one of them.
“The Pigs of 205″ aren’t expected to frequent that space.
Oct 10, 2008 at 1:33 am rating: 2
#26
JuanRojas
Those pigs were fucking delicious.
Oct 10, 2008 at 2:39 am rating: 1
#27
claw71
This little piggy threw a party
This little piggy got stoned
This little piggy got rowdy
This little piggy played BONE
and this little piggy screamed Shit, fuck, damn, mother fucker suck my big black stuff, bitches until the wee hours of the morn…
Oct 10, 2008 at 8:26 am rating: 15
#28
Allclick
Dear notewriter,
I appreciate your note! Thank you for asking all other residents to congratulate me on my party. Some even bought me gifts! I was hesitant at first at bringing friends here, especially as I knew they would treat it like a frat house, and all have tourettes syndrome, but i’m glad that you felt “lucky” for this to happen and considered them nice people! I’m “lucky” to have you as a fellow tennant! I was half expecting some loser to attack me in a passive-aggressive and cowardly way.
Next time we have a party I’ll make sure you are there! Bring a keg!
Unit 205
P.s. Just a thought…but you weren’t being sarcastic were you?? Hope not! Lolz
Peace and Love
Oct 10, 2008 at 9:36 am rating: 2
#29
claw71
So Unit 205 is one of Frank Zappa’s kids then, right?
Oct 10, 2008 at 10:02 am rating: 10
#30
Garcy
Those pigs in Unit 205 made me feel totally distrupted.
Oct 10, 2008 at 10:27 am rating: 2
#31
Andy
How stupid is the note writer going to feel when s/he finds out the party goers were all the inhabitants of the building EXCEPT her/him?
S/he should have seen the life-size pinata of her/him in the middle of the party and all the sour candy that filled it!
Oct 10, 2008 at 10:58 am rating: 2
#32
maude
1st rule of sarcasm: stay in character.
Oct 10, 2008 at 5:59 pm rating: 0
#33
Sabrina
Whoa. Passive-agressiveness at its finest!
Oct 12, 2008 at 9:26 am rating: 0
#34
Ryan
The author lives in Brockton, MA… what does she expect??
Oct 15, 2008 at 12:49 pm rating: 0
#35
Miss Morgan
I can’t believe how well written this note is, considering the author resides in Brockton, MA. Check out Brockton’s definition on UrbanDictionary.com to familiarize yourself with the city. I live here. It’s terrible. Unfortunately, I am too poor to leave. Brockton does that to you.
Nov 2, 2008 at 3:57 pm rating: 0
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