Back in my college newspaper days, the pizzas in the back room always ended up, by the end of the night, completely decimated — some slices had the cheese picked off, others had the crusts nibbled away, and then those slices were oh-so-charitably left in the pizza box, presumably with the idea that some other, slightly more desperate slob would come by later and feast on the picked-over remains. That behavior, it seems, doesn’t stop with graduation.
Exhibit a) from Chris in New York
Exhibit b) from Nate in D.C.
exhibit c) from Jason in Los Angeles
exhibit d) from Chloe in Vancouver
exhibit e) from Therese in Seattle
related: The bathroom stall booger epidemic
99 responses so far ↓
#1
The Real Meh, The Great Meh, The Blue Meh
What a coincidence. “Please do NOT nibble on muffins” is chapter two of the book I have to read for sensitivity training.
Sep 15, 2009 at 8:31 pm rating: 90
#2
JetJackson
I love that the second person had to google search a photo of half eaten pizza to make their note because they couldn’t hold themselves back.
Sep 15, 2009 at 8:37 pm rating: 90
#3
50FtQueenie
This is why I work at home.
Sep 15, 2009 at 8:39 pm rating: 90
#4
MAMARILLA2
I don’t see the pictures of gallon milk jugs with a tablespoon of milk left in it or the bowls of leftovers with a couple of bites left in the bottom. These people exsist not only in the office, but in our very homes.
Sep 15, 2009 at 8:49 pm rating: 90
#5
kt
in all fairness that first slice of pizza looks pretty pitiful
Sep 15, 2009 at 8:49 pm rating: 90
#6
The Real Meh, The Great Meh, The Blue Meh
Please don’t leave half-written note on wall!
Write coherent thought?
Thanks!!
Sep 15, 2009 at 9:03 pm rating: 90
#7
Neeners
I love exhibit B – “Yes, this actually happened”
Oh my god! Your kidding! You mean there was some food laying around and someone …… actually ATE it? Your shitting me right?
This is OUTRAGEOUS!!
Sep 15, 2009 at 9:06 pm rating: 90
#8
Neeners
Chloe, why right in Sharpie on the bread? You might as well of just let them eat it.
All of these notes took a lot of care to write and “set up” for people to take note of, as if it was going to help. Issues, issues, issues…. if you leave food sitting out naked and vulnerable, what do you expect people?
Sep 15, 2009 at 9:07 pm rating: 90
#9
anglophile
Newsflash to oh-so-charitable nibblers: NO ONE wants the bottom half of your bagel. Just take the whole damn thing and throw the bottom away yourself.
Sep 15, 2009 at 9:11 pm rating: 90
#10
leftfoot
Are they really sure that they don’t have rats?
Besides, you know, the corporate type.
Sep 15, 2009 at 9:12 pm rating: 90
#11
zombieBlanco
What? I don’t see a problem – everyone knows leftovers don’t have any calories, especially if they already have a bite missing!
Sep 15, 2009 at 9:13 pm rating: 90
#12
Alex
People are so gross.
Sep 15, 2009 at 9:23 pm rating: 90
#13
Miati
First they complain about people stealing food, now they complain about them not stealing enough food. Make up your mind. Was that muffin your baby’s daily fiber intake or wasn’t it?
Sep 15, 2009 at 10:52 pm rating: 90
#14
aaa
Sooo… Do these people think they’re fooling anyone by not taking the whole unit of food, or do they just not care?
P.S.
These people really need to invest in those tiny 100 calories bags of snacks.
Sep 15, 2009 at 10:52 pm rating: 90
#15
Canthz_B
I’ve been forced to leave half-eaten food in the office break room…the other half in the Mens Room.
I made the mistake of looking up from my plate and seeing my co-workers’ disgusting table manners.
Really, some people should not eat in public…you know who you are.
Sep 15, 2009 at 11:16 pm rating: 90
#16
cavale
hey! i like cheeseless pizza!
Sep 15, 2009 at 11:30 pm rating: 90
#17
Kelly
People who believe that it’s not really stealing if they only take a couple of bites are the same people who believe that it’s not really sex if it’s just the tip.
Sep 16, 2009 at 12:04 am rating: 90
#18
bowloftoast
I’m still trying to figure out why there’s a muffin sitting in front of that copy of the Magna Carta.
Sep 16, 2009 at 2:39 am rating: 90
#19
Johnny
ONLY Two bites on a pizza slice?
THAT’S WILL POWER BABY!
Sep 16, 2009 at 9:39 am rating: 90
#20
T imo®
Death by a thousand cuts and starvation from a thousand nibbles.
Sep 16, 2009 at 10:54 am rating: 90
#21
Michelle S.
The nibbling thing irritates the crap out of me. I caught my boss doing that once and confronted her. She said “It’s not really eating it if you just pick at it. Calories don’t count unless you eat the whole thing.”
Sep 16, 2009 at 1:57 pm rating: 90
#22
Miss Em
I’m a little surprised by the last note. I’m prone to leaving half-eaten bags of chips on the counter in the breakroom all the time and they get snagged almost immediately.
Is it wrong to leave half-eaten food if it’s dry and not obviously gross?
Sep 16, 2009 at 4:11 pm rating: 90
#23
H2IK
My muffin protection sign would read…
You may nibble the muffins if you start at the bottom.
Sep 16, 2009 at 6:05 pm rating: 90
#24
aaa
Is it just me, or does “The Nibbler” sound like some weird mostly harmless criminal that breaks into people’s houses at night and nibbles on the fridge contents in his underwear?
Sep 16, 2009 at 10:43 pm rating: 90
#25
Canthz_B
I’m just very impressed by how they got the mold on that half-slice of bread to organize so well.
Such precision is usually only demonstrated by the North Koreans!
Sep 16, 2009 at 11:41 pm rating: 90
#26
Matador
Agree completely. Shared Food consumption practices always makes me nervous about the human race.
Sep 17, 2009 at 2:36 am rating: 90
#27
Chr?s Anton
The answer is simple.
The gentleman who previously held my position tried doing just that
Sep 17, 2009 at 3:04 pm rating: 90
#28
nixonagnew
as much as people hate passive aggression, I think that in cases like these, it’s well deserved. God knows, when I lived with disgusting slobbish roommates, I tried many times just flat out asking them to their faces to, you know, not be gross, not eat my stuff without getting permission, and all the other basic courtesy behaviors you’d expect from rational, non-brain-dead roommates…. And after months of face-to-face requests and me just cleaning up their messes for them, I snapped. And yea, that note-leaving behavior that even I tend to loath, was not only REALLY fulfilling, but also entirely necessary and surprisingly effective after about two weeks.
Sep 22, 2009 at 1:55 pm rating: 90
#29 the half-donut bandit
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Oct 28, 2009 at 11:21 pm rating: 90
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