I’d say this whiteboard notice — from a student at Northwestern University in Evanston, illinois — is neck-and-neck with this for “most unnecessary and inappropriate analogy ever.”
‘Plex, by the way, refers to (in the words of our anonymous submitter, the note’s recipient) a Northwestern residence hall, Foster Walker Complex, “that’s full of disinterested seniors and minorities.”
(Sigh)
Change is on the way?
related: Just be glad you don’t know what’s in the coffee
166 responses so far ↓
#1
zchamu
Dirty greasy spoons. Probably here illegally.
Nov 13, 2008 at 12:07 pm rating: 93
#2
cw
Well, it was a “white” board.
Nov 13, 2008 at 12:08 pm rating: 47
#3
Canthz_B
You’d think by now the minority students would rate dorm rooms and not be forced to stay in the halls!
Nov 13, 2008 at 12:11 pm rating: 9
#4
RunBarbara
I like that “the blacks” is the only one NOT in capital letters. probably because black people cant read* and dont know the difference.
*note: unless its a menu board at roscoe’s chicken and waffles, then they can point and haggle
Nov 13, 2008 at 12:12 pm rating: 6
#5
Canthz_B
So, the Latinos would be the knives, right?
Nov 13, 2008 at 12:15 pm rating: 8
#6
Frankie
I don’t generally care what race you are. I’ll probably fork you anyway.
Nov 13, 2008 at 12:16 pm rating: 27
#7
J
Through no fault of my own (I have friends! I’m not disinterested!) I ended up living in the Plex my sophomore year (nearly 20 years ago). It’s sad to see, but some things never change.
Nov 13, 2008 at 12:17 pm rating: 3
#8
amy d
The forks, however, will mix with anything. Everytime I turn my back they are forking around.
Nov 13, 2008 at 12:18 pm rating: 2
#9
Sheepish
I once put my silverware away and left a spoon with the forks and the next time I opened the drawer there was a riot and the knives were stealing all the condiment packets while the spoons and the forks were burning each others’ homes.
Nov 13, 2008 at 12:18 pm rating: 20
#10
fantasy
Where in the hell do the sporks fit?
Nov 13, 2008 at 12:20 pm rating: 14
#11
Goldie
Strangely, the note doesn’t mention forks. There must be a reason why the note author only has access to spoons and butter knives, in his padded room with no sharp objects.
Nov 13, 2008 at 12:21 pm rating: 6
#12
Mishee
I wonder if mixing up the peppermint tea with the other teas would send this kitchen over the edge.
I mean, “Rodney King” sized unrest.
Nov 13, 2008 at 12:22 pm rating: 14
#13
secondsout
It’s just like my laundry. I make sure to keep the whites separate from the coloreds. At the very least, it’s separate, but equal.
Nov 13, 2008 at 12:30 pm rating: 19
#14
Frankie
I don’t use a silverware divider at my house. My silverware is all integrated.
Nov 13, 2008 at 12:32 pm rating: 3
#15
Anthony
Actually, I was going for the “most unnecessary and inappropriate analogy ever” with the porcupine thing yesterday.
Thank you Terry.
Nov 13, 2008 at 12:32 pm rating: 1
#16
Wade
Is the note writer promoting same spoon marriage?
Nov 13, 2008 at 12:32 pm rating: 9
#17
Dare
The most beautiful thing about a white board is the fact it is easily erased…
Nov 13, 2008 at 12:41 pm rating: 6
#18
biscuit
Door white boards. Where college students flex their intellectual might.
Nov 13, 2008 at 12:42 pm rating: 20
#19
Anthony
Actually, I have to say I like the wise man approach of the writer. It’s got that whole “Let me tell you a story” thing, followed by a “Life is like a box of silverware” conclusion.
I can see someone’s dad saying this on a fishing trip. “The silverware’s like that, Timmy.” You remember a lesson like that for the rest of your life.
Nov 13, 2008 at 12:46 pm rating: 8
#20
You Suck at Craigslist
Clearly this is an effort to ban inter-cutlery fraternization. We need a constitutional amendment to make this one stick. It’s for the good of the spoons.
Nov 13, 2008 at 1:16 pm rating: 0
#21
robocadaver
poor fork was left out.
Nov 13, 2008 at 1:20 pm rating: 0
#22
snee
forget about knives and spoons. what about the chop sticks? doesn’t anyone care about the chop sticks?!
utensilists!
Nov 13, 2008 at 1:21 pm rating: 14
#23
Canthz_B
I can just picture the guy who wrote this, putting his bong down as he’s struck by this brilliant insight, streaking to the white board to enlighten his fellow students before his epiphany fades from memory, as drug-induced profundity so often does.
Nov 13, 2008 at 1:26 pm rating: 5
#24
se
The spoons and the knives were forking delicious
Nov 13, 2008 at 1:49 pm rating: 5
#25
aaa
*sigh* I don’t even have anything funny to say. Going to a Jesuit university that wants us to be good humans and kiss everyone’s ass for being different has sucked all the non-PC funny out of me. ;_;
Nov 13, 2008 at 2:52 pm rating: 2
#26
HairySwede
separate but equal my ass. I’ll take a fine looking dinner knife over a spoon any day.
Nov 13, 2008 at 3:03 pm rating: 1
#27
erin
more like most hilarious analogy ever … !
Nov 13, 2008 at 3:04 pm rating: 2
#28
GhostWriter
It’s not just that way in Plex. I’ve noticed it in House of the Dead, too.
Nov 13, 2008 at 3:16 pm rating: 0
#29
Bunnee
It’s all good and fine until fork accidentally falls into the garbage disposal. With a loud clank, the fork is mutilated forever. He would gladly mingle with the spoons and knives, but they can’t stand to look at him, with his tines all twisted and nicked up. Poor fork….
Nov 13, 2008 at 3:27 pm rating: 1
#30
Sheepish
Do not try and bend the spoon. That’s impossible. Instead… only try to realize the truth.
What truth?
There is no spoon.
There is no spoon?
Then you’ll see, that it is not the spoon that bends, it is only yourself.
*Woha*
A déjà vu is usually a glitch in the Matrix. It happens when they change something.
Nov 13, 2008 at 4:09 pm rating: 1
#31
Lurker
Y’know, it’d be a sad day if I opened up the silverware drawer and had trouble telling which were the spoons and which were the forks because they weren’t properly sorted. Round one = spoon. Tined one = fork. Stabby-stabby one – knife.
Nov 13, 2008 at 4:23 pm rating: 11
#32
claw71
If you let the blacks over at Plex find out that you have silverware in your dorm you won’t have to worry about mixed utensils anymore.
Nov 13, 2008 at 4:46 pm rating: 1
#33
john
I lived in plex! It was totally like that!
Nov 13, 2008 at 5:57 pm rating: 3
#34
Helena
I don’t mean to be picky, but I’m pretty sure that the person who posted this meant *un* interested, not disinterested.
Nov 13, 2008 at 6:17 pm rating: 1
#35
Jayse
Weird, I live in plex now…I feel the need to roam the halls looking for this board haha
and the minorities thing is true. asians everywhere.
Nov 13, 2008 at 7:13 pm rating: 1
#36
Canaidin Deadhead
anyone else notice that we’re only allowed to see a small portion of the whiteboard? What are they hiding from us? I SMELL A COVER-UP HERE!….oops, my mistake…it’s just some old socks on the heater
Nov 13, 2008 at 8:53 pm rating: 1
#37
Canaidian Deadhead
and before anyone says anything, yeah, yeah, I misspelt Canadian….well, that’s enough tequila & tabasco for one night….hic
Nov 13, 2008 at 8:55 pm rating: 0
#38
hydromjstik
I see you’ve played knife-y spoon-y before
Nov 14, 2008 at 12:45 am rating: 2
#39
fantasy
What!!
The Asians, Latinos and Blacks are in
the halls, where are the Whites in the rooms or
attending Community College?
Nov 14, 2008 at 1:56 am rating: 1
#40
Canthz_B
It’s only a matter of time before the cooking utensils file suit to be able to share a drawer with the eating utensils.
Then the eating utensils will see they have fewer differences than things in common.
Nov 14, 2008 at 2:21 am rating: 2
#41
Troy McClure
What was Jon Stewart’s inappropriate analogy? Australia is out of the hulu-loop.
Nov 14, 2008 at 3:06 am rating: 0
#42
what
Kerry, can’t you save things like this for your spinoff site, funnynotespeoplesendme.com? Focus on passive-aggressive. Not just funny signs and notes.
Nov 14, 2008 at 7:52 am rating: 1
#43
Woman on the Verge
Ever since my kids started emptying the dishwasher (under duress and dire threats of bodily harm) I find the teaspoons and soupspoons intermingling. This morning I found a litter of those little espresso spoons in the drawer.
Nov 14, 2008 at 8:10 am rating: 0
#44
Woman on the Verge
My dorm room whiteboard was much more highbrow. We had the top 50 ways to use pantiliners: makeshift hair band; bikini waxer; knee pads; etc.
Nov 14, 2008 at 8:11 am rating: 1
#45
Cheza
Holy racists, Batman!
Nov 14, 2008 at 12:47 pm rating: 1
#46
Truth
Being from Northwestern, I can safely attest that this comment about Plex is 100% true. The segregation and part about “disinterested minorities” is completely true. In fact, the architect who designed plex also designed prisons in the Chicago area, so it really all make sense if you think about it.
Nov 14, 2008 at 11:34 pm rating: 2
#47
K.R.
*sigh*
This will be the last day I visit this site. Humor, I like. Racism…not so much.
Nov 17, 2008 at 9:43 pm rating: 1
#48
S
So so true, and actually, very close to a perfect analogy given how Plex is organized. I was in Willard, thank goodness.
Nov 18, 2008 at 5:39 pm rating: 0
#49
Cool Real Cool
Willard sucks!
Nov 19, 2008 at 9:58 pm rating: 1
#50 the pointed politics of spoon ownership
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Dec 13, 2008 at 5:00 pm rating: 0
#51
Jim
ohhh the plex. some things never change?
Jan 7, 2009 at 8:21 pm rating: 0
#52 j-school today: from a dying medium to a dead horse
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Jun 4, 2009 at 12:19 am rating: 0
#53 911? I’m calling to report a serious disturbance of my beauty sleep. | PassiveAggressiveNotes.com
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