Entries Tagged as 'canberra'

a lunch thief with serious balls

July 19th, 2009 · 124 Comments

Kim in Canberra says this A3-sized missive was posted in numerous locations on all four floors of her building. Of this numbered list, I’d say #3 is what puts it over the top.
On a related note:  Did you know the word “avocado” comes from the Aztec word for testicle? (Thanks, Wikipedia!)

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Tags: australia · canberra · martyr complex · stealing · university

What’s black, white and totally over?

December 11th, 2008 · 101 Comments

From Canberra…

To London…

To Washington, D.C….

…it seems like one thing everyone can agree on is the total obsolescence of print media.
(sigh)
related: Love, apt. #3

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Tags: australia · canberra · d.c. · newspaper · pleasantries as afterthought

bleak house

July 31st, 2008 · 219 Comments

“a few years back i was living in a halfway house in canberra where theft from the communal kitchen was a common problem,” writes alex in australia. “one morning we woke to discover that the fridge had gone missing.” (the coffee in question was stolen from a cupboard, but apparently the owner thought removing the [...]

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Tags: CAPS LOCK · actions speak louder · australia · canberra · fridge · money · questionable logic · roommates · stealing · you call that punctuation?

you’re not fooling anyone

May 2nd, 2008 · 74 Comments

this note was posted in the girls’ toilets at a college dorm in canberra, australia.

later, this note was slipped under the doors of everyone on the floor.

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Tags: RA · australia · bathroom · canberra · hair · shower · university · your mother doesn't...