writes deanne: “because orlando prides itself on being a friendly city, we tend to do most of our dirty work via passive-aggressive notes and signs. this one is from the front door of a tacky tourist shop on international drive. i can get past the reference to ‘plane rude’ but the ‘macdonalds’ analogy is a […]
Entries Tagged as 'etiquette'
just plane rude
November 28th, 2007 · 112 Comments
Tags: clip art catastrophe · etiquette · exclamation-point happy! · florida · orlando · questionable logic · retail hell · smiley · spelling and grammar police
for your records
November 9th, 2007 · 293 Comments
i think what fascinates me most about this e-mail, from the head of the party planning committee — excuse me, “fun fund” — at an office in toronto, is the subject line. not only does the writer ignore the obvious “let them eat cake,” she vetoes the direct approach (”hey, fatty“) in favor of the […]
Tags: "helpful" advice · cake · canada · ellipses-crazed · email · etiquette · fruit · money · office · overzealous secretary · party planning committee · toronto
wrath mat
October 10th, 2007 · 158 Comments
writes an anonymous submitter in new york city: “so, my mom bought me this doormat that says ‘leave.’ ya know, haha, funny joke, like the ones that say ‘go away.’ well, apparently my neighbor didn’t find it too humorous.”
adds our submitter: “some back story: the woman has lived in the apt across the hall for […]
Tags: CAPS LOCK · a matter of taste · etiquette · kids today · more aggressive than passive · more like crazy · neighbors · new york
the eleventh plague
June 4th, 2007 · 4 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
the post-it wars
June 4th, 2007 · 20 Comments
after receiving numerous “helpful tips” from her roommate at the university of minnesota…
lydia decided to add a few post-its of her own.
(the large signs on the oven and the microwave were already there.)
Tags: "helpful" advice · cleaning · dishes · etiquette · exclamation-point happy! · food · kitchen · microwave · minnesota · rebuttals · roommates · sponges · underlining · university