The blank notes are simply there for convenience in case anybody else wants to voice their idiotic opinions. In the time it might take an individual to locate a sheet of paper, they may have forgotten what they wanted to write, which would be a insult to all things good and PA.
Who carries post it notes with them at all times to write a reply? I guess they could see the note there, then go and get a post it note on which to write their reply.
That might be an excuse for a few typos. It’s not an excuse for speaking in tongues, like your previous comment!
What’s the point of repeatedly ramming your sausage-fingers into the touchscreen so you can stab out a message, at all, if the result is going to be indecipherable to anyone reading it?? Seems easier to just not bother.
Am I the only person in the world who doesn’t get lazy when they log onto their iPad? What is it about those devices that causes everyone else’s fingers (and brains) to break?
Oh, P.S to Bryan: You don’t have to fill in “n/a” for the Website field, when posting here. You can just leave it blank. That way, the system won’t turn your name into an invalid hyperlink.
See, I think this whole post-it cascade could have been prevented, since it seems to have resulted from an initial misinterpretation.
The way I read it, the initial note is actually two separate complaints, presented together. The notewriter is complaining that:
1. There’s too much nasty
2. Coke contains insufficient amounts of Orange Juice for their liking
Now, #1 is obviously a reference to the scandalous amounts of office sex that the notewriter’s been privy to lately — and excluded from, one assumes, or there’d be little call for complaint. Sounds like some co-workers need to be a bit more discreet… at least wear an overcoat to cover their harnesses and rubber gear, when they wear sexcessories to the workplace in anticipation of some break-room sexytime rumpus.
Complaint #2, well, that’s really indisputable. Coke contains, to my knowledge, exactly 0% orange juice, so that would at best satisfy most people’s expectations… and, surely, there must be some people who would prefer a higher OJ content. And, of course, this being a Coke machine, the notewriter has precious little hope of being provided with Mountain Dew as an alternative. Too bad, so sad!
If only the note had been properly interpreted from the beginning, all of this post-it warring could have been avoided!
You know what REALLY blew my mind? I realized, after I posted my analysis of the first note’s duality, that all of the notes could be interpreted this way!
So, if you assume that every one of the notewriters here is a horribly conflicted, borderline-schizoid fruitcake (which doesn’t really feel like that much of a leap), then you find two simultaneous conversations intertwined in the post-its:
(1)
Too much NASTY
O.J. has been set free!
What? This is a Coke machine <self-important thick exclamation point>
While we’re all voicing our idiotic opinions, may I suggest that the machine carry booze?
4LOCO
(2)
Coca-Cola not enough O.J.!
Take a stab at it <inane right-side-up smiley>[*]
Grow an orange tree, an grow up.
Think on it.
MOFO <pretentious oversized outline exclamation point>
[*] — Or… maybe a really terrible sketch of a bunny rabbit.
After reading the 4th note, I have to agree with the original note …. I mean, what good would vodka be without some orange juice? or tomato juice? Gotta keep the Coke, though …. you know, for the rum
It’s a bit unfunny, the first three notes have been written by the same person as evidenced by the handwriting. They didn’t even bother to change the pen.
"The thing that drives me bonkers at work is to open up the trash can drawer and see a cup half-full of water that was carefully placed into the trash can so it doesn't spill--in a trash can an arm's length away from the kitchen sink!
99% of the people in my office are college graduates, probably toward the top of their class. But some without enough common sense to pour the water in the sink before putting the cup into the trash can.
38 responses so far ↓
#1
SeeYouInTea
I absolutely love the 2nd note.
Mar 8, 2012 at 9:12 pm rating: 90
#2
Tea
Team: booze in the pop machine.
Mar 8, 2012 at 9:13 pm rating: 90
#3
Ed.D.
Where is this from? I know that graffiti face.
Mar 8, 2012 at 9:16 pm rating: 90
#4
Blasphemer
I’m just happy to see the Shepard Fairey sticker making an appearance.
Mar 8, 2012 at 9:24 pm rating: 90
#5
Sir Puke
Keep fruit juice out of Coke machine as it cuts into the selection nasty soft drinks.
Keep orange juice out of the orange crush as well.
Mar 8, 2012 at 9:24 pm rating: 90
#6
Who passed out the Haterade?
Run, OJ, run!
Mar 8, 2012 at 11:25 pm rating: 90
#7
Bryan
Who has sticky notes on dek ready to comment back or are you to tell me they see this then write a note after getting the post it sticky note
Mar 9, 2012 at 12:12 am rating: 90
#8
Bryan
After going and getting the post it sticky note* grammar nazis enjoy I’m on an iPad n don’t care
Mar 9, 2012 at 12:13 am rating: 90
#9
FeRD
See, I think this whole post-it cascade could have been prevented, since it seems to have resulted from an initial misinterpretation.
The way I read it, the initial note is actually two separate complaints, presented together. The notewriter is complaining that:
1. There’s too much nasty
2. Coke contains insufficient amounts of Orange Juice for their liking
Now, #1 is obviously a reference to the scandalous amounts of office sex that the notewriter’s been privy to lately — and excluded from, one assumes, or there’d be little call for complaint. Sounds like some co-workers need to be a bit more discreet… at least wear an overcoat to cover their harnesses and rubber gear, when they wear sexcessories to the workplace in anticipation of some break-room sexytime rumpus.
Complaint #2, well, that’s really indisputable. Coke contains, to my knowledge, exactly 0% orange juice, so that would at best satisfy most people’s expectations… and, surely, there must be some people who would prefer a higher OJ content. And, of course, this being a Coke machine, the notewriter has precious little hope of being provided with Mountain Dew as an alternative. Too bad, so sad!
If only the note had been properly interpreted from the beginning, all of this post-it warring could have been avoided!
Mar 9, 2012 at 2:37 am rating: 90
#10
Suz
After reading the 4th note, I have to agree with the original note …. I mean, what good would vodka be without some orange juice? or tomato juice? Gotta keep the Coke, though …. you know, for the rum
Mar 9, 2012 at 10:29 am rating: 90
#11
Lily
I love the considerateness of leaving blank post-it notes for others to join in on this “conversation.”
Mar 9, 2012 at 11:50 am rating: 90
#12
Adriana
Orange soda is clearly the best compromise and only solution here.
Mar 9, 2012 at 12:10 pm rating: 90
#13
Melissa
What could be nastier than CANNED orange juice?
Mar 10, 2012 at 2:14 am rating: 90
#14
Pilgrimchick
This is a great example of a collaborative think-tank.
Mar 10, 2012 at 9:24 pm rating: 90
#15
anna
It’s a bit unfunny, the first three notes have been written by the same person as evidenced by the handwriting. They didn’t even bother to change the pen.
Mar 14, 2012 at 12:40 pm rating: 90
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