Entries Tagged as 'e-mail'

some creative brainstorming and flexible thinking

August 8th, 2007 · 105 Comments

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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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.

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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.

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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 [...]

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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.)

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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…

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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.

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Tags: e-mail · etiquette · food · office · stealing

hey, fatty

June 1st, 2007 · 42 Comments


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Tags: e-mail · office