Entries Tagged as 'california'

Gee, that’ll show ’em

November 17th, 2009 · 89 Comments

Exhibit a) The “urban” example, from the Silver Lake neighborhood of L.A…

Exhibit b) The equally ineffectual suburban cousin of exhibit a, from “a quiet, small community in San Diego where the residents are basically all over 50.”

related: bleak house

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Tags: california · garbage · graffiti · los angeles · questionable logic · san diego

you’re very welcome!

October 20th, 2009 · 135 Comments

jonathan, john and michael  share a roof deck with their next-door neighbors in san francisco, who jonathan says “repeatedly, and seemingly sincerely, invited us to use their barbecue grill any old time.”
one weekend, jj&m decided to take them up on their offer. they organized a small cook-out for friends and invited the neighbors to join. [...]

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Tags: neighbors · san francisco · thanks (but not really)

the patty hearst of fish

October 7th, 2009 · 163 Comments

laura in los angeles spotted this note at a tropical-themed family restaurant in rosemead, california, where aquariums figure heavily into the decor. the biggest fish, laura says, occupies his (her?) own tank at the front of the restaurant.
piscine body image issues aside, as a former casual-dining restaurant hostess  — a job that generally means bearing [...]

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Tags: anthropomorphism · california · exclamation-point happy! · fish · restaurant

from the rejected first draft of the amelie screenplay

August 24th, 2009 · 99 Comments

no, it’s not really “passive-aggressive.” but this find — spotted by matthew in los angeles — is just too magical to keep to myself.
oh, and mishell, if you ever jog on down to austin and want to share a banana-free breakfast taco or tamale, let me know. (but let’s say 9:30, ’cause i have something [...]

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Tags: CAPS LOCK · california · los angeles · not so much passive-aggressive · spelling and grammar police · too good to be real? · wtf?

love, dad

July 26th, 2009 · 105 Comments

while returning a long-lost battery charger, kaitlin’s dad echoes the sentiments of parents with adult children everywhere.

meanwhile, sarah in greenville, s.c. shows the downside of giving in to parents’ nagging for unfettered access.

related: why you should not be facebook friends with your parents

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Tags: CAPS LOCK · facebook · moms & dads · san francisco · signed with love · south carolina

facebook wedding drama

July 11th, 2009 · 83 Comments

as always, facebook users are keepin’ it classy.

and a couple of doozies from stfu, marrieds:

related: tant pis, mon amie

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Tags: california · facebook · frenemies · mean girls · sad face · smiley · weddings and bridezillas

the parable of the lost keys

July 6th, 2009 · 137 Comments

sydney spotted this bizarrely self-satisfied bit of scripture in a friend’s downtown berkeley apartment building.
says sydney: “i personally think the bible verse adds a nice touch of guilt, but it’s the emoticon smileys that really put the whole thing over the top for me.”

(also…what exactly has the note-writer been doing while holding those keys ransom [...]

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Tags: berkeley · jesus · smiley

i, who should seriously lay off the caffeine

June 30th, 2009 · 221 Comments

this martyr alert spotted by randy on the breakroom fridge of his office in chico, california…

related: hostile takeover

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Tags: california · coffee · martyr complex · milk · office fridge · thanks (but not really)

consider this

June 23rd, 2009 · 121 Comments

evan in san diego spotted this bilingual warning in a local thrift store. “i particularly enjoy the vaguely racist implication of the spanish translation,” evan adds. “it’s the only sign in the store (among dozens) that’s en espanol.”

related: when nature calls

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Tags: espanol · oh no you didn't · questionable logic · retail hell · san diego

notes with character

June 12th, 2009 · 119 Comments

because nobody says “i mean business” like…donald duck.

except, perhaps, mickey mouse?
writes our anonymous submitter in toronto: “my sister went to do her laundry with her 2-year-old daughter who kept on saying ‘mickey! mickey!’” it seemed like random toddler babbling…until she saw the note.

related: how many wonders can one cavern hold?

extra credit: didn’t disney sue a [...]

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Tags: california · ellipses-crazed · exclamation-point happy! · fuck fuckity fuck fuck · laundry · not-so-veiled threats · out-of-context cartoon character · toronto

no, no you can’t

June 9th, 2009 · 225 Comments

writes our anonymous submitter from san francisco: “i bought $50 worth of groceries at trader joe’s, my boyfriend made an awesome pizza out of [some of] them, and as we were watching a movie and eating some, my uber-bachelor roommate yelled through the door and asked if he could get a slice. the man has [...]

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Tags: art · food · roommates · san francisco · shit

blowing smoke

May 28th, 2009 · 340 Comments

there’s a guilt trip…

and then there’s a guilt trip.

related: your hamster died? well, i can top that.

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Tags: guilt trip · new york · nice stationery · oakland · odor · thanks (but not really)

if she were really passive-aggressive, she’d get the fence secretly electrified

May 18th, 2009 · 168 Comments

writes chris in riverside, california: “my friend eric essentially has a LAN center in his garage. cigarettes and energy drinks are the diet of choice and we (usually 5 to 7 people lanning there at any given time) piss on his fence so we don’t flush the toilet too many times over the evening.  he [...]

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Tags: actually totally reasonable · california · moms & dads · piss · smoking · toilet

a “sincere” apology

May 7th, 2009 · 371 Comments

writes our anonymous submitter in san francisco: “i spotted this on the sidewalk on my way to work. (it wasn’t obviously attached to anything, just laying there.)  i realize parking in SF is a real nightmare, with driveways every .03 inches, but come on!

related: how berkeley

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Tags: parking · san francisco · sarcasm

spit & vinegar

May 3rd, 2009 · 196 Comments

writes matt in los angeles: “i went to get some of the 2% milk i keep in our communal work fridge for my coffee, and BAM! — front and center was this lovely.”

related: and i’m singing “uh oh” on a friday night

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Tags: heart · los angeles · office fridge · rebuttals · spitting · thanks (but not really)

the more the messier

April 30th, 2009 · 218 Comments

presumably, writes chris in san francisco, the note-writer “figured that if she didn’t put a note on all each offending bag, someone was going to feel left out.”

adds chris: “admittedly, the kashi cereal box in the back has been there for over two years.  i leave it just as an experiment in human behavior, but [...]

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Tags: blitzkrieg approach · office fridge · san francisco

the international brotherhood of daves

April 16th, 2009 · 161 Comments

writes joe in van nuys, california: “dave has been upset because people have been drinking his tea.  apparently, he was unaware of other potential daves in the office. next time, maybe he should clarify?”

related: who’s the smartass?

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Tags: california · office fridge · rebuttals · stealing · tea

more notes white people leave

March 30th, 2009 · 247 Comments

quelle horreur!  “a good week after using my roommate’s microplane to grate parmesan, this note showed up on the fridge whiteboard,” writes tori in (where else?) san francisco. “apparently microplanes are for ZESTING ONLY!”

(unless, of course, it’s a microplane zester/grater.)
related: notes white people leave

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Tags: "helpful" advice · kitchen · roommates · san francisco · whiteboard

the ripped-off tabs are what get me

March 18th, 2009 · 154 Comments

veronica spotted this gloriously expressive exercise in futility stapled to a telephone pole near her home in san francisco. i totally forgive the double p in “apartment,” because dude,  i know exactly how you feel.
also, the idea of someone ripping off one of those tabs and going “why yes, i will fuck myself!” is just [...]

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Tags: CAPS LOCK · california · fuck fuckity fuck fuck · san francisco · stealing

the case for single-sex toilets

March 17th, 2009 · 139 Comments

“in the staff area of our library, there is a single-stall, co-ed bathroom,” says our anonymous submitter in berkeley, california. everyone got along okay, more or less, until recently, when one of the library’s male employees “left quite a mess behind.” then a female coworker responded with the note below.

and then, well, the lines were [...]

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Tags: CAPS LOCK · battle of the sexes · berkeley · california · clip art catastrophe · fed-up librarian · office · toilet