writes ben in snohomish, washington: “we visit my aunt the same amount we visit the rest of our extended family, but for some reason she takes it personally that we don’t do so daily. she took the occasion of my son’s 11th birthday to take a shot at us.”

related: my condolences on your birthday

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chris in valdosta, georgia came home last halloween eve to find this friendly reminder taped to every mailbox in his quiet little cul-de-sac. (”it’s a little worse for wear,” chris explains, “because i ripped it off and stomped it on a few times before scanning it.”)

the underlying message, interestingly enough, actually isn’t all that different [...]

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this good-humored e-mail was send out to the entire staff of an elementary school…IN HELL!
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related: what would jesus do for a klondike bar?

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jen in tallahassee, florida found this posted on the fridge in her synagogue’s kitchen. “we’ve tried many things to prevent missing food from this refrigerator,” jen says. “we’ve even installed a lock so that only certain people with keys can get into the refrigerator…and yet, the problem continues.”

related: the PANtheistic approach

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when dealing with anonymous strangers, there’s no point in playing coy about your hopes and dreams. tell us, kids, what do you REALLY want?

related: i hope your cat chokes

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another sign of the times: nick in tampa, florida says the sodas in his small office used to be free, but now they cost 50 cents. and yet, when they’re left out “unguarded and unsecured, naturally, people steal them,” nick says. eventually, one coworker thought instilling the fear of god would make for a good [...]

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our submitter from honolulu lives with two roommates…in a house that belongs to one of those roommate’s parents. (mayday! mayday!)
one day, apparently, mother dearest decided to come over for an unannounced visit. surprise!

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related: i can has guilt trip?

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this is one of those notes i’ve spent far too long puzzling over. the frustratingly random capitalization, the misuse of/missing punctuation, the center justification, and of course, THE BOX. WHY THE BOX?

sir/ma’am, i will gladly supply you with as many baby ruths as you can stuff down your gullet if you can reconstruct the thought [...]

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sydney spotted this bizarrely self-satisfied bit of scripture in a friend’s downtown berkeley apartment building.
says sydney: “i personally think the bible verse adds a nice touch of guilt, but it’s the emoticon smileys that really put the whole thing over the top for me.”

(also…what exactly has the note-writer been doing while holding those keys ransom [...]

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joanna from san diego spotted this beauty in the public kitchen at her grandparents’ retirement home in chattanooga, tennessee.  writes joanna: “i love it because it combines passive-aggressiveness with religious sanctimony. delicious!”

related: no, He uses vaseline

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anthony in salt lake city, utah was a little perplexed when the new lady sharing his cubicle put this little number up. odder still, he says, “is the fact that this particular wall was originally my half — she took everything i had on that end and moved it to the other side.”
says anthony: “apparently [...]

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earlier this year, emma in california was sharing a kitchen with three other girls. one day, out of the blue, one of her roommates posted this note. (warning: prepare to reexamine any preconceptions you may have about mormons, straight-edgers, and college-aged women in general.)

by the next morning, emma says, the note was promptly defaced, but [...]

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i think we’ve received some of your mail by mistake. just wanted to pass these along! xoxo, PAN

related: arrivederci, asshole

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“the screen door to our block of flats is broken,” says our anonymous submitter in australia, “which has provoked some rather unique responses from my fellow residents.”

related: but who’s counting?

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at yale divinity school, the daily chapel service is followed by a coffee hour. apparently, says sara in new haven, “some who skip chapel were helping themselves to the goodies before the intended time. looks like the ‘keeper of the snacks’ has something to say about this.”

meanwhile, john in sudbury, mass. spotted this humble plea [...]

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jasy from laurel, maryland spotted this beauty while driving down the jersey turnpike.
“i’m dying to know just how blasphemous denise is to deserve the sign,” jasy says, “but is it really that surprising that the antichrist would claim jersey as home base?”

related: no, He uses vaseline
extra credit: “hey, look our toll plaza over” [nytimes.com]

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1. prey on their insecurities.

2. get jesus involved.

3. oh, screw it.

related: roommate fumes; unilever marketing execs rejoice

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i really thought it couldn’t get more egregious than this clip-art catastrophe from a church in boston (left), which made this one (right) look downright tasteful in comparison.

but then, at a friend’s recent wedding, carey in northern virginia spotted this note — complete with that same punchy little yellow smiley — on several [...]

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myra spotted this note at the fine dining establishment known as tudor’s biscuit world in roanoke, virginia. (for the record, she says, don’t believe the hype — the biscuits aren’t all that great.) but if you’re looking for a place to bear witness…

related: there you go, bringing Him into it again

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based on the online/canine aging scale (one dog year = one youtube day) this video is pretty much on its last legs, but we love it just the same. consider this post a mercy shot of euthanasia. (and thanks to maximilian, jen, chris, willa, nattie, cat and dave for passing along!)

related: oh, shit!

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