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The unfinished story of the unhappy door

Kerry — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:12:54 +0000

The missing last line of this story: “Unfortunately, it just made people slam the door more loudly out of spite.”

(Upon publication, this story was roundly slammed by reviewers.)

And what’s the magic word?

Kerry — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 01:30:51 +0000

From a frat house in Denton, Texas…

to an alley in Sydney, Australia…

back to a dorm room in Richmond, Virginia…

…the notion of “minding your manners” takes a few somewhat compromising turns along the way.

So this is your NON-vulgar side? Shut the front door!

Kerry — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 13:00:17 +0000

Sorry, I meant back door. I’m gonna slowly back away now, ma’am…

related: Dear lovely ladies

>>Crushing

Kerry — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 03:05:48 +0000

Paul has lived in his apartment in Berlin for 15 months, but this note is the first time he’s heard a single complaint about his door. Especially annoying, Paul says, is the fact that it’s anonymous, “even though it could possibly have been written by only one of two people,” and that it’s written in English, “which most expats would consider an insult.”

Just another example of how — no matter smiley faces you sprinkle throughout — your oh-so-courteous anonymous note is probably just going to leave everyone more “pi**ed off.”

>Closing<< is usually the wrong term to describe this. >>Crushing<< is mostly the better term. :-( If your door is broken , let it repair from our beloved [redacted] or Repair it yourself or Use your key to close it in a way, not bothering your neighbors. ....and kindly give this info your visitors too ;-) Greetz & Peace" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4139/4767057071_7135a658f2.jpg" alt="Dear Neighbours, some people livin here , are really pi**ed about the way, you close your door, when coming/leaving. >>Closing<< is usually the wrong term to describe this. >>Crushing<< is mostly the better term. If your door is broken , let it repair from our beloved [redacted] or Repair it yourself or Use your key to close it in a way, not bothering your neighbors. ....and kindly give this info your visitors too ;-) Greetz & Peace" width="500" height="375" />

related: Wie bitte(r)?

extra credit: “Greetz” [urbandictionary.com]

Completely valid rebuttals

Kerry — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 20:24:20 +0000

More proof that — no matter how in the right you are — writing a note about it makes you kind of an airhose, too. Especially if you’re using Comic Sans.

From Elizabeth at CMU in Pittsburgh:

And from Drake at BYU in Provo, Utah:

extra credit: The man behind Comic Sans [wsj.com]

All I want is a room somewhere

kerry — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 02:42:13 +0000

One loverly lady in Illinois found this note on the door of her dorm room after a long day of classes. (The identity of the note-leaver is still a mystery, as is the meaning of the phrase “dollar sign flower slams easily.”)

Adds our submitter: “When we had our next floor meeting, I did the not-so-passive thing of calling out ‘whoever wrote the note,’ saying that we were trying our hardest to keep her ‘lovely.’”

related: We hear you, man