the school in l.a. where anna works is under renovation, so a lot of the kids cut through the library on their way to and from the cafeteria. recently, one of these fine young scholars spilled an entire basket of fries…and kept walking. one of anna’s coworkers picked them up, but he missed one. another […]
Entries Tagged as 'food'
grimace and the fry kids
April 23rd, 2008 · 123 Comments
Tags: food · kids today · library · school
and please don’t step on any cracks, either
April 16th, 2008 · 124 Comments
after six months of backpacking through australia, my former roommate robin stopped by her mom’s house on long island to unload her giant pack of souvenirs, leftover trail mix, and unwashed underwear. her crucial mistake (besides the basic one: returning back home to mom as an adult)? leaving an unopened can of planter’s peanuts on […]
Tags: food · moms & dads · new york · peanuts · pleasantries as afterthought
and the even higher risk of your ass growing too large for you to safely dislodge your head
April 7th, 2008 · 53 Comments
originally unearthed from outside the hallowed conde nast cafeteria in july, 2001, this digital-age relic provides a quaint look back at those halcyon days among the new york media elite — back when gawker was still just a glint in nick denton’s eye, young anna wintour acolytes were still stuck in the induction phase of […]
Tags: "customer service" · "too inside fucking baseball" · food · new york · not-so-veiled threats · office · underlining
and my beef sandwich and my yogurt
February 28th, 2008 · 82 Comments
Tags: "helpful" advice · FYI · food · minneapolis · office fridge
paul newman: the franz ferdinand of the fridge
January 27th, 2008 · 86 Comments
this fridge saga (from a boston-area university lab building) comes to us with a confession on the part of the anonymous submitter: she started it, sort of.
it all began when she discovered that her salad dressing had been mysteriously disposed of. sad that she had to eat dry lettuce for lunch, she left a note […]
Tags: food · fridge · lab rats · massachusetts · saga · university · whiteboard