Entries Tagged as '"accidental" "borrowing"'

oh, sure, blame it on the housekeeper

February 20th, 2009 · 73 Comments

says corrine in los angeles: “i walked into my friends’ building and saw these posted ALL OVER.” (trifling much?)

related: come get some

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Tags: "accidental" "borrowing" · excessive underlining · laundry · los angeles · stealing

the pointed politics of spoon ownership

December 13th, 2008 · 63 Comments

the spoon may lack the aggressive physique of its more acute brethren, the knife and fork, but make no mistake: it is the passive-aggressive utensil of choice.
why else would these spoons, spotted by melissa at her office in harlingen, texas, be assuming a leadership position among this group of discontented silverware? we received word of [...]

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Tags: "accidental" "borrowing" · Spoons · office · visual aids

desperate times

October 13th, 2008 · 79 Comments

need another sign we’re officially in a recession? how ’bout three?
    
 

related: “no” questions asked

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Tags: "accidental" "borrowing" · bicycle · california · excessive underlining · neighbors · san francisco · smiley · thx

not to name names, but…

March 18th, 2008 · 83 Comments

world-renowned troublemaker troy mcclure forwards this e-mail from his department’s secretary in sydney.

no big deal, you say? take a second look at the addressee list. (yes, jonathan, i’m talking to you.)
related: just in case you didn’t catch the sarcasm

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Tags: "accidental" "borrowing" · dishes · overzealous secretary · sydney

it’s not funny, it’s my sandwich

December 5th, 2007 · 137 Comments

joe in northern virginia has amassed a pretty divine collection of office fridge notes over the years, the best of which portend various forms of karmic/economic/physical retribution.

related: it must have been a pretty big bite 

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Tags: "accidental" "borrowing" · ellipses-crazed · food · not-so-veiled threats · office · office fridge · reston · stealing · virginia

“no” questions asked

November 26th, 2007 · 121 Comments

i love how the notewriter quickly abandons the initial pretense here, then completely throws in the towel with the last line.

thanks to adam in san francisco for this masterpiece!

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Tags: "accidental" "borrowing" · CAPS LOCK · confusion??? · san francisco · stealing · strangers