Entries Tagged as 'colorado'

I just hope this driver doesn’t have any tattoos

March 11th, 2010 · 82 Comments

Kit from Austin spotted this vigilante service vehicle during a road trip through Colorado…

And although the photo below was taken in Toronto, I’d like to imagine the message was scrawled in lipstick by a frustrated passenger just before passing the car above.

related: Smug Alert

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Tags: car · colorado · spelling and grammar police · your/you're

Counter attack

February 25th, 2010 · 196 Comments

“Personally, I think all places should post this sign,” says Molly in Los Angeles.

These days, it appears a lot of cash register-operators agree with Molly (and the fancy shop in Studio City where she buys her cheese).
To wit: exhibit a, from Betsey in Sumter, S.C.

Exhibit b) spotted by Otto at a sandwich shop in Frisco, [...]

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Tags: "customer service" · actually totally reasonable · california · cell phone · colorado · etiquette · new york · oh snap · south carolina

frig you, ya big goof

August 19th, 2009 · 126 Comments

This note, from Michelle in Denver, displays the remarkable lengths that some people will go to avoid confrontation.
“And this bright-green gem wasn’t the only priceless thing visible,” Michelle says. “On the cubicle wall closest to the refrigerators was a camera…and it was actually connected to the computer and recording a live feed. This is why [...]

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Tags: denver · message to all intended for one · not-so-veiled threats · office fridge · smiley

he’s just not that into unicorns

February 15th, 2009 · 97 Comments

two target customers for lisa frank’s new line of movie tie-in stickers — coming soon to the hot topic/urban outfitters near you!

(above, from colorado. below, from california.)

related: do not kiss on someone else’s kiss
extra credit: the legend of casey™ and caymus™

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Tags: california · colorado · heart · rainbow-colored · sig o · signed with love · spurned lover · university

or just jewish

December 23rd, 2008 · 60 Comments

writes alex in denver: “last year, my roommate luke got frustrated that our undecorated tree was still sitting in the basement on christmas eve. we decided to get retribution by moving the tree into his room.”

happy hannukah, everyone!

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Tags: denver · holiday spirit · roommates · whiteboard

“when the people fear their government, there is tyranny.”

July 16th, 2008 · 201 Comments

writes an anonymous federal employee in colorado: “this morning we were reminded via an office-wide email that we must comply with the official timekeeping rules.”
that means recording the correct time on our time sheets, not being absent during core hours without submitting a leave slip, not being off campus except for lunch hour or approved [...]

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Tags: CAPS LOCK · colorado · fired · meta · not-so-veiled threats · now that's management · office · the government

thou dost protest too much, methinks

January 22nd, 2008 · 66 Comments

writes joe in denver: my roommate “gets very emotional when someone criticizes him, but will gladly email me or leave notes around the house with dozens of ‘little reminders’” like this one, written after joe left a broom in the living room overnight.

related: how not to housetrain a roommate

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Tags: "helpful" advice · a little uptight · denver · smiley

And what’s your Christmas wish?

December 20th, 2007 · 105 Comments

Two heartwarming notes brimming with compassion and holiday cheer!

related: a holiday wish

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Tags: boulder · dogs · heartwarming compassion · holiday spirit · los angeles · piss · pleasantries as afterthought · the homeless

some suggestions for using the urinal

June 11th, 2007 · 17 Comments

(from an anonymous urinal-user in boulder, colorado.)

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Tags: "helpful" advice · CAPS LOCK · bullet points · colorado · excessive underlining · office · toilet