chris in providence brings us this show-stopper from the computer science department at brown university. my head is still spinning a little bit.

meanwhile, in lake forest, california…

related: the nerd’s guide to passive-aggressive behavior

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ashley in richmond, virginia says this e-mail was sent to every single employee at her office. then,  “after thirty minutes, the sender attempted to recall it six times.” (that’s how you know she was SO SERIOUS.)

related: the classic all-staff e-mail

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shannon in new york saw this note posted on the fence of the nearby community garden while she and her roommate were taking her dog for a walk for.
the thought of a little old lady glued to her binoculars at 4 in the morning, this had them laughing for many prepositional phrases of time.

related: the [...]

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exhibit a) from a share house of would-be flip-cup players in garfield heights, ohio (!!!)

exhibit b) from an office in dallas. writes our anonymous submitter: “everyone in the building knew who was trashing the bathroom, but no one ever confronted the guy directly about it. after about a year, this note went up.” (not surprisingly, [...]

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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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ah, college. you’d think living in an all-girls dorm might solve problems like this…

but then you get…this. explains hannah in pullman, washington: “i live in an all-girls dorm, and guys aren’t allowed to use the bathrooms in the hall. the rule is they are supposed to be escorted out into the lobby…which is a apparently [...]

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caroline sends this delightful trio of holier-than-thou notes from “a rather famous university in scotland where many students and staff have illusions of grandeur.”
the first  note was spotted, caroline says, while exiting a building “where many people work late and lights are almost always burning to help us find our way through the maze of [...]

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exhibit a) spotted at a laundromat in silver lake by jessica in los angeles…

exhibit b) from ronnie’s diner, also in l.a., by valerie:

exhibit c) from barnacle bill’s in sarasota, florida:
 
exhibit d) from, as miranda explains, ” the local ‘community thrift store’ in dahlonega,georgia, where everything is donated, and all the people who work there…are volunteers. raising [...]

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writes emily in austin: “in the notewriter’s defense, this machine has also given me regular coke when i have pressed ‘coke zero’ on many an occasion,  so when I saw this note, i thought I had figured it out. if i wanted coke zero, i just had to push the button for regular coke. (i [...]

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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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“we’ve had trouble with our downstairs neighbors since we moved in,” says sara in madison. “well, really just one of them, a woman in her fifties.” this neighbor’s most recent dose of crazy appeared in the mailbox sarah shares with her roommate (”little buddy,” in crazy lady-speak).

i kinda prefer this note without any explanation whatsoever, [...]

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presenting the winner of the creative spelling (and spacing) of the year award, spotted by rob in the recently-painted elevator of his brooklyn apartment building.

it has a lovely lyric quality to it, no?
related: your are welcome to our home

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writes aimee in sellersburg, indiana: “my former boss used to leave these kind of notes posted on our work bulletin board constantly. it was a really boring job, so these little rays of sunshine made coming to work worth it.”

related: i don’t recall signing any bond/contact regarding your use of exclamation points!!!

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writes toni in wales: ” i found these fightin’ words taped to one housemate’s cupboard. we’ve had some things go missing in the house, so i sympathise with their frustration. but the funniest part of this note, i think, is that this housemate had previously called a house meeting to complain about the other housemates’ [...]

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writes linda in austin, texas: “this note popped up a few months ago on my downstairs neighbor’s door, but i didn’t take a look at it until now.” but how much longer will it be before she garners an invite from this gracious host?

related: why you don’t want to go to b-school, in two words

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simone in austin says a coworker at her office invited several people over to a house for a game night, and helpfully distributed hand-drawn maps to help people find their way. later that day, she found of those hand-outs back on her desk, along with the following bit of anonymous feedback. what a peach!

related: silent [...]

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passive-aggressive? oh, heavens no! these are just a few selfless public service announcements.
from an office in oregon…

new zealand…

and kentucky…

related: the overly friendly coworker: ruining your day since you held the elevator for her that one time

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“one of my coworkers — normally a calm, even-keeled woman — sits near the door of the office,” writes ali in minnesota. “when others come in at night to write reports or look up info, they apparently destroy her desk in the matter of minutes. after a series of coffee cups and chair-lowerings, up went [...]

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joanna from san diego spotted this beauty in the public kitchen at her grandparents’ retirement home in chattanooga, tennessee.  writes joanna: “i love it because it combines passive-aggressiveness with religious sanctimony. delicious!”

related: no, He uses vaseline

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“my co-worker had a ‘meet our bundle of joy’ party in a common space of his apartment building,” says our anonymous submitter in new york city, and these notes were peppered throughout the space.
he adds: “not only did i opt out of ‘touching’ their baby, i also passed on digging into the bowl of ruffles.”

meanwhile, [...]

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