“My mom mistakenly picked up a birthday card for my sister’s graduation,” writes our submitter in Canada. “The real gold, of course, is in what she decided to cross out.”
Entries Tagged as 'faint praise'
You may not be stylish or chic, but Mom loves you anyway
May 7th, 2014 · 46 Comments
Tags: Canada · faint praise · Mother-daughter notes
Thank you for ruining for my life.
April 3rd, 2012 · 19 Comments
Shanna spotted this note of appreciation outside the room of an resident advisor in her freshman dorm. ”And yes,” she says, “he actually did get in bed with someone’s girlfriend.”
related: Yes, this is from a college campus.
Tags: college life · faint praise · RA · thanks (but not really)
A supposedly fun thing I’ll never do again
May 23rd, 2010 · 89 Comments
Jessica from Halifax was perusing the comment board of a small restaurant on Salt Spring Island, B.C. when she spotted this tasty tale of shellfish-related woe.
Meanwhile, Charlie found this scary story (and the impressively deadpan response) pinned to the comment board at the River Street Whole Foods in Cambridge, Mass.
related: The EGG SALAD BAN
Tags: Boston · British Columbia · faint praise · food · restaurant · thanks (but not really) · Too good to be real?
“That’s what she said”
November 18th, 2008 · 201 Comments
Spotted by Randi in Charlotte, North Carolina, this one’s straight out of the Michael Scott playbook.
related: to the victor goes the bile
Tags: faint praise · most popular notes of 2008 · North Carolina · now that's management · oh no you didn't · spelling and grammar police
