Emma says this note appeared in her dorm at the University of Chicago shortly before the Thanksgiving holiday. “Our kitchen has a sign on the fridge that says: ‘If you leave your food unlabeled, it’s fair game. Label your food.’ I assume this girl did not label her food.” (Because who would be cruel enough to steal such a traditional Thanksgiving delicacy from an old lady?)
Another dorm resident online casino sent in a shot of the anonymous response added later.
related: Thanksgiving pride & passive-aggression
83 responses so far ↓
#1
goose
I thought stealing shit was totally in the spirit of Thanksgiving?
Nov 23, 2010 at 6:04 pm rating: 90
#2
shwo!
If you have some guacamole, and I have some guacamole, and I have a chip. And my chip reaches across the table, and starts to scoop your guacamole… I EAT YOUR GUACAMOLE!
Nov 23, 2010 at 6:10 pm rating: 90
#3
chris
seems just aggressive to me
Nov 23, 2010 at 6:19 pm rating: 90
#4
Canthz_B
There goes her place in Granny’s will.
Never promise to bring the traditional Thanksgiving guacamole if you can’t deliver.
Nov 23, 2010 at 6:24 pm rating: 90
#5
pony girl
Team don’t eat it if it isn’t yours.
Unless this dorm is filled with alzheimer’s patients, they know damn well what food is and isn’t theirs.
Nov 23, 2010 at 6:38 pm rating: 90
#6
scott
who eats guacamole on thanksgiving anyways
Nov 23, 2010 at 6:52 pm rating: 90
#7
JeRe
Who makes guacamole two days before it’s going to be eaten? I say the person who saw the guacamole with the little label that said “Thanksgiving Guacamole for Grandma” saved grandma and some hopefully luscious avocados from a fate worse than leftovers.
Nov 23, 2010 at 6:57 pm rating: 90
#8
pony girl
@6 -
Well, we know of at least three people, judging from this PAN.
please excuse the gigglebrax. i’m operating on about 4 braincells right now
Nov 23, 2010 at 6:59 pm rating: 90
#9
molly moon
I live with people who constantly eat my food. Luckily one of them is a vegetarian. So whenever I cook anything I just put meat in it. He has gotten sick a couple times, right after I noticed that my green beans were gone. Maybe one day he will figure it out?
Nov 23, 2010 at 7:00 pm rating: 90
#10
FeRD
Here’s what’s really bugging me — I’m starting to feel, looking closely at the note, like the notewriter might have spelled it “guacomole”. (Which I’d of course immensely enjoy berating and ridiculing her for, if true.) But, due to the quirks of her handwriting and an improbable convergence of letter forms, I don’t think there’s any way that can be asserted with sufficient authority for the mocking to begin.
Nov 23, 2010 at 7:12 pm rating: 90
#11
guacomole
Guacomole!
Nov 23, 2010 at 7:13 pm rating: 90
#12
Walker, "Tex" (a stranger)
“If you leave your food unlabeled, it’s fair game. Label your food.”
Who wants to bet a dollar that she labeled it “Guacamole?” (Or possibly “Guacomole.”)
Nov 23, 2010 at 7:16 pm rating: 90
#13
Kristin
The addon was more of a dick move. The girl can’t really do anything to solve the crime so she had to be PassAgg instead. Although she could just be aggressive-aggressive and punch every resident in the face.
Nov 23, 2010 at 8:05 pm rating: 90
#14
Divvitar
WTF? Just get off your high-horse miss “guacomole” and make some more! That first batch was fucking delicious!
Nov 23, 2010 at 8:35 pm rating: 90
#15
Zinnia
How rude can the note writer be? Don’t go half-assing some passive-aggressive note without the obligatory ten exclamation points after the expletive. And, try capitalizing the sentences you hastily scrawled off; this is a dorm, you are in college, at least make an attempt to prove it. Granny can always get guacamole (which is indeed spelled wrong) but I’m willing to bet she’d much rather have a literate grandchild. And lastly, sorry, nobody is afraid of notes authored in pink highlighter.
Nov 23, 2010 at 8:43 pm rating: 90
#16
castle
That guacamole was “F*cking Delicious”!
Nov 23, 2010 at 9:25 pm rating: 90
#17
butt
I’m mostly wondering why ‘solved’ is underlined in the response.
PAN never SOLVED anything
Nov 24, 2010 at 2:31 am rating: 90
#18
Canthz_B
Who says someone ate the guacamole? Has anyone checked the garbage disposal? I know that’s where I’d have put it.
Nov 24, 2010 at 2:55 am rating: 90
#19
WMDKitty
I’m definitely team “If it isn’t yours, DON’T EAT IT!”
I’d also like to add, “If you’re not sure, ASK!” Most people are willing to share when asked nicely.
Nov 24, 2010 at 3:41 am rating: 90
#20
aaa
Dude, being passive aggressive solves all sorts of shit. It sets wrongs right while making you look totally bitchin cool in the process. Don’t colleges teach their students anything these days? Fuck, what is this world coming to?
Nov 24, 2010 at 6:22 am rating: 90
#21
divaandwriter
So why doesn’t she just go out and buy some more guacamole at the local supermarket? Even poor college students can usually afford one tub of supermarket guacamole.
Nov 24, 2010 at 9:08 am rating: 90
#22
Canthz_B
I’d just tell Grandmother the guac was stolen by a wolf as I traveled over the river and through the woods to get to her house.
Maybe then we could get her to move into some cheap senior citizens housing in the inner city, where we could be robbed by junkies like respectable people!
Nov 24, 2010 at 1:12 pm rating: 90
#23
Nerdette
What dorm is this in? I know in Broadview we had similar signs suggesting labeling your food, and anything unlabeled was just free-for-all.
Nov 25, 2010 at 8:25 am rating: 90
#24
Walker, "Tex" (a stranger)
As much as I hate to be serious, there are two ways to keep guacamole from turning brown:
1. Adding something acidic immediately after opening the avocado helps (tomatoes, lime/lemon juice).
2. But the real issue is oxidation. So you put a piece of plastic wrap directly on the surface of the guacamole and smooth out any air bubbles. That’ll keep it green for days.
Now, snark on!
Nov 25, 2010 at 10:29 am rating: 90
#25
Zarah
The obvious choice when dealing with this crowd is to publicly and copiously spit in everything you put in the fridge.
Dec 1, 2010 at 10:58 pm rating: 90
#26
sold!
now I see I stumbled down a rabbit hole named “archived.”
“Never mind.” –E. Litella
Nov 23, 2011 at 2:14 pm rating: 90
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