jenn in san francisco received this little from a then-roommate who she lived with for a year but barely ever saw or spoke to. says jenn, “she was rarely seen outside the confines of her own room and seemed to prefer communicating electronically and then, only when absolutely necessary. so you can imagine, she probably [...]
Entries Tagged as 'e-mail'
some creative brainstorming and flexible thinking
August 8th, 2007 · 105 Comments
Tags: "helpful" advice · e-mail · energy usage · lighting · money · roommates · san francisco · smiley · temperature
tantamount to storage
August 3rd, 2007 · 123 Comments
i’m just gonna let ben from d.c. set this one up:
Last October, I moved from one apartment to another on fairly short notice. The kid I found on craigslist to take my spot really wanted to move in a few days early, which was incredibly inconvenient for me. However, I agreed, so I [...]
Tags: craigslist · e-mail · moving/not moving · spelling and grammar police
rules for thieves
August 1st, 2007 · 23 Comments
“apparently our growing satellite office has some food thieves,” says an anonymous submitter in ontario.
Tags: canada · e-mail · food · office · office fridge · ontario · sarcasm
the thoughts that count
June 25th, 2007 · 85 Comments
an anonymous brooklyn mom sends in this choice — dare we say priceless — example of park slope’s well-documented mama drama.
Tags: "helpful" advice · brooklyn · e-mail · moms & dads · money · rebuttals
some suggestions for the comfort of your guest
June 19th, 2007 · 54 Comments
first, i’ll let stephanie in los angeles explain the context for this one: “after a night of drinking, i let a friend of mine crash with me at my apartment. this friend, who does have her own apartment in the city, left with me in the morning, yet i still received this email from my [...]
Tags: "helpful" advice · e-mail · los angeles · roommates
the first thing i did when i woke up
June 16th, 2007 · 137 Comments
the third paragraph of the first e-mail is the brilliant part.
adds michelle: “that bread was fucking delicious.”
(sorry, michelle: i have to side with your roommate on this one.)
Tags: CAPS LOCK · charlottesville · e-mail · food · more aggressive than passive · not-so-veiled threats · university · virginia
the souls of our shoes
June 5th, 2007 · 22 Comments
this important safety message is brought to you from an anonymous worker at a call center in toronto…
Tags: attire · danger · e-mail · kitchen · office · spelling and grammar police · toronto
the eleventh plague
June 4th, 2007 · 5 Comments
oh, how i love (totally tacky) reply-all e-mails.
thanks to kate in new york city, who says she has a whole inbox full of e-mails like this from the coworkers at her law firm.
Tags: e-mail · etiquette · food · office · stealing

