Entries Tagged as 'grow up'

a “discussion” on shoes

October 2nd, 2008 · 108 Comments

my favorite part of this two-page glory? the flash of insight on page 2: “i realize that last sentence is phrased as a question, but really it is more of a statement.”

related: care, it makes a difference

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Tags: CAPS LOCK · cleaning · confusion??? · exclamation-point happy! · grow up · highlighter · martyr complex · roommates · shoes · spelling and grammar police

where’s anytime stan when you need him?

August 13th, 2008 · 209 Comments

sarah in somerville, mass. wasn’t fazed when she left her apartment one saturday to find this otherwise “run-of-the-mill your-mother-doesn’t-live-here note”…until she rounded the corner and was greeted by photocopies of the same note taped to every available surface in the hallway.

then, the next day, another note appeared near the elevator…

…which had apparently been written on [...]

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Tags: elevator · grow up · pleasantries as afterthought · somerville · vomit · your mother doesn't...

cue the violins

July 25th, 2008 · 209 Comments

when sheena in austin spotted this note on her neighbor’s front door, she couldn’t help but wonder: “if your doormat has sentimental value, maybe it should be hanging on your wall instead of sitting on the ground?”

related: wrath mat
extra credit: sentimental value: clothing stories from ebay

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Tags: austin · ebay · excessive underlining · grow up · neighbors · stealing