Entries Tagged as 'orlando'

an occasion that blue mountain arts has yet to animate

March 3rd, 2008 · 88 Comments

the “thanks for forgetting my birthday, asshole” thank-you note: because the only thing that would have made this e-mail from rebecca’s (32-year-old) brother any better is a midi file soundtrack and a dancing elephant or two.

adds rebecca: “my resulting apology just yielded more hate-filled e-mails from him — nevermind that i was camping and he [...]

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Tags: cry me a fuckin' river · e-mail · orlando · siblings · thanks (but not really)

just plane rude

November 28th, 2007 · 112 Comments

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 [...]

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Tags: clip art catastrophe · etiquette · exclamation-point happy! · florida · orlando · questionable logic · retail hell · smiley · spelling and grammar police

happy to be of service

June 27th, 2007 · 68 Comments

cassie in orlando is preschool teacher, and brings us this note posted by the school’s director. “i cannot help but be in awe of her after this note,” cassie says, and i have to agree.

a classic, no?

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Tags: "helpful" advice · excessive underlining · heart · office · orlando · signed with love · sleeping · spelling and grammar police