ah, young love.

related: facebook: a place for frenemies
extra credit: thumbspeak [thenewyorker.com]

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…well, you know how it goes.

meanwhile, in melbourne…

and in london…

…a saucy variation on a much-photographed placard from london’s soho:

but my favorite sign was spotted by nick at a backpacker’s hostel in rio:

related: the whore of west babylon

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related: seriously!?!

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says our anonymous facebook user in ottawa: “it’s exactly what it looks like.”

related: in daylights? in sunsets? in midnights? in posts on facebook?

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writes our anonymous submitter from canada: “i got back to my desk after lunch on a friday and found this heartfelt note on my keyboard. i was touched.”

adds our submitter: “i worked my ass off on that damn report!”
related: oh sweetie, i love it when you talk dirty!
extra credit: TPS report cover sheet

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given the highly intellectual discussions this site’s commenters have become known for, it seems safe to assume that the question “how are we to judge poetry?” is one that you, dear reader, have no doubt pondered on many an occasion, along with other more academic concerns such as the proper resting state of the toilet [...]

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this bit of poetry is brought to us by alex in vancouver, an innocent observer on the scene.

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nadia received this letter from her boyfriend’s cousin, amy, who recently relocated with her boyfriend from saskatoon to victoria, canada…and have been shacking up with nadia and her boyfriend since then. over the past month, roomie relations have become a bit strained, to say the least.
“we had to send a stray cat she was harboring [...]

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writes an anonymous submitter in peterborough, ontario: “this past year my roommates and i had a stranger rent the extra room in our house, and he turned out to be a socially oblivious slob we spent the entire year picking up after.” as frustrating as the situation was, his roommate andrew can’t seem to fully [...]

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is posting a “polite” sign for the neighbors passive-aggressive? “perhaps,” says the washington post.

perhaps this portland resident could learn a lesson in politeness from our famously good-natured neighbors to the north? or, um, maybe not.

(photos from guy in toronto, via jerrold!)
related: boston, a place for friends

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after a minor breakout, matt in toronto “borrowed” his roommate’s clinique cleanser…and then forgot to put it back where he found it. his (admirably direct) roommate asked if he’d mind not using her clinique products again in the future, seeing as it was, you know, pretty expensive and not that big of a container. “no [...]

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zakir in montreal came home one night to find his roommate tristan ferociously scribbling this note for his other roommate, vincent. apparently, tristan was baking cookies on saturday night (aww) and when he turned on the stove, the entire apartment filled with smoke from the charred cardboard from vince’s frozen pizza. says zakir: “vincent’s [...]

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it was a “killer busy” week at the office, so gord in ontario admits that he and his coworkers left the place in a certain state of disarray. (such is the wont of “creative professionals.”) unfortunately, the boss chose that weekend to pop in to give some people an impromptu tour. on monday, these adorable [...]

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i think what fascinates me most about this e-mail, from the head of the party planning committee — excuse me, “fun fund” — at an office in toronto, is the subject line. not only does the writer ignore the obvious “let them eat cake,” she vetoes the direct approach (”hey, fatty“) in favor of the [...]

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(from beyond robson, via miss604)
perhaps scott should give anytime stan a call?

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long-simmering roommate issues comes to a head in toronto…
(green ink is being kicked out by black ink.)

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up first, anna brings us this charitable little note from the her apartment building in london, ontario.

anytime stan…proof that canadians really are nicer? meanwhile, in milwaukee…

and lastly, a vaguely dadaist interpretation, in what very well may be another one of l.a.’s elevator-cum-film sets.

related: cross-country elevator action

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frequent troublemaker team cassandra sends us a dispatch from her trip to old montreal. the charmant hostel she stayed in had 32 hostelers, two bathrooms, one kitchen, lots of awkward signage, and an overall vibe of, “i’ve said this 10, 000 times and i’m not saying it again.”

plus….

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the coast newspaper in halifax recently invited its readers to share their “passive-aggressive roommate tales.” (gee, what a great idea!)
my favorite part:

Excerpts from a 34-point note sent to a former roommate:
2. Your rent was always late and it was not paid in full.
4. You used the dishes and baking ware that we provided to you [...]

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“apparently our growing satellite office has some food thieves,” says an anonymous submitter in ontario.

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