Entries Tagged as 'coffee'

refrain/stop/discontinue

July 18th, 2007 · 40 Comments

an anonymous new yorker explains the context: “this note appeared in the office kitchen on the fridge next to our fancy keurig coffee machines (the ones with the little pods). the coffee pods were set out on the counter in a display, but when people couldn’t find their flavor of choice, they’d go into the [...]

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Tags: coffee · fun with synonyms · new york · nonsensical spacing · not-so-veiled threats · office

welcome to the office

June 4th, 2007 · 4 Comments

explains jdb: “the blue note went up first, then we hired a bunch of contractors. the red note went up shortly after that.”

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Tags: cleaning · coffee · exclamation-point happy! · office

switch to tea

May 31st, 2007 · 6 Comments

this note is like the teenager who manages to contain themselves long enough to grudgingly recite a lengthy mandated apology, but then can’t resist turning around and giving the finger afterwards…or the perky flight attendant who finally cracks when the drunk fat guy hits the call button again at the end of a long flight. [...]

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Tags: "helpful" advice · bullet points · coffee · etiquette · office · ohio

just severe enough

May 18th, 2007 · 12 Comments

from william, who notes: “sadly, management thought this was too severe, so it was replaced with a long whiny treatise on coffee etiquette.”

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Tags: coffee · comic sans alert · not-so-veiled threats · office