one lazy sunday, when our anonymous submitter in minneapolis spotted this bit of graphity on a wooden bridge at a park, “at first i thought it was sweet in a sad kind of way,” he says. but then he kept finding more — “on benches, picnic tables, even trees, and they got progressively more insane.”
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jeff in grand blanc, michigan says one of his friends found this note on her bed one day when she came home from school. (and no, you can’t go live there.)

related: passive (voice) abuse

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three u.s. cities where nature-lovers might want to keep their hands to themselves:
1. austin, texas

2. macon, georgia

3. pittsburgh, pennsylvania

(thanks to don in austin, elizabeth in macon, and jasmine in pittsburgh for risking the wrath of some devoted gardening/second amendment enthusiasts to document these warnings.)
related: no “questions” asked

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this public service announcement is brought to us by tully’s coffee, courtesy of megan in seattle.

related: “if it wasn’t for the toilet, there’d be no books”

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amber received this amazing note in an envelope on her doorstep in sacramento. “i have no idea which neighbor sent this to me, but i can only assume it was the paranoid-looking woman who lived above me,” she says. “but i don’t do drugs. i don’t even smoke cigarettes!” 

related: don’t hate the playa 

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our anonymous submitter lives in a 30-story condo building in chicago. her father works in the same building, and received this note in the suggestion box. “i found the letter slipped under my door one day,” she says. “my dad had put it there after reading it with his boss. i’m sure he’s damn proud [...]

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