Entries Tagged as 'san diego'

it takes a “genius” to come up with a potluck theme like this one

May 28th, 2008 · 312 Comments

dealing with the rantings of your crazy boss or overzealous receptionist is one thing, but what do you do when your office’s resident passive-aggressive note-leaver doesn’t even work there? casey in san diego (a.k.a. the beloved runbarbara) says that’s the situation she’s found herself in at her job.
the offender, sandra, “has met me a total [...]

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maybe you should switch to body wash?

March 31st, 2008 · 85 Comments

at least that would make the roommate situation a little less hairy…

related: losing lisa

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Tags: hair · hygiene · roommates · san diego · shower · that shit is disgusting

it’s not a race (it’s a social construct)

March 25th, 2008 · 194 Comments

here’s a trio of notes from california that each make me very uncomfortable…and not just because of the painful lack of irony.
first up: an excerpt from seating guidelines posted at the quaint little mexican restaurant in huntington beach where brynn used to waitress. so quaint, in fact, brynn says “they also posted a dress code [...]

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Tags: california · casual xenophobia · parking · restaurant · san diego

gossip boy

December 2nd, 2007 · 45 Comments

our anonymous submitter in san diego got this text message from a friend, explaining: “it’s in reference to him hooking up with one of my friends on my couch. he’s hooked up with three of my friends to date. it’s bound to get around, ya know?”

adds our submitter: “there’s no safe way to respond to [...]

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Tags: drizzunk · frenemies · san diego · sarcasm · sex sex sex · text message

if the TSA was in charge of the office fridge?

October 21st, 2007 · 245 Comments

our anonymous submitter spotted this note posted by a coworker on the office fridge. when asked about the note, this coworker described himself as someone “with a penchant for an orderly universe and a strong desire to see food mingle.” um, okay.

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Tags: a little uptight · excessive underlining · inappropriate italics · let's try · office · office cop · office fridge · oh snap · san diego

no money, no trophy

July 12th, 2007 · 66 Comments

this exercise in mass shaming is brought to us by rocky in san diego, who adds: “these are 5-year-olds playing t-ball.”

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Tags: CAPS LOCK · excessive underlining · exclamation-point happy! · moms & dads · money · san diego · unnecessary "quotation marks"