exhibit a) spotted at a laundromat in silver lake by jessica in los angeles…

exhibit b) from ronnie’s diner, also in l.a., by valerie:

exhibit c) from barnacle bill’s in sarasota, florida:
 
exhibit d) from, as miranda explains, ” the local ‘community thrift store’ in dahlonega,georgia, where everything is donated, and all the people who work there…are volunteers. raising [...]

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writes katrina in illinois: “i work in furniture, and due to the economy/the real estate crash, the company has been struggling and a lot of employees have been making a lot less money.  this little morale booster was found on the break room bulletin board — right beside the letter notifying us that the company [...]

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“one of my coworkers — normally a calm, even-keeled woman — sits near the door of the office,” writes ali in minnesota. “when others come in at night to write reports or look up info, they apparently destroy her desk in the matter of minutes. after a series of coffee cups and chair-lowerings, up went [...]

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kait’s roommate in providence was already pissed that the animal house next door was throwing a party on a tuesday night before a big exam, but it was the shitty pop-rock that really pushed her over the edge. and like so many other college-aged females, “over the edge” means…colored markers.

adds kait: “it didn’t stop the [...]

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our anonymous submitter in cleveland found this note taped to the office paper shredder. “my first thought was, ‘wow, this person has issues deeper than the full shredder,’” he says.

related: especially deborah

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apparently, sayeth google analytics, the oh-so-clever phrase “if you sprinkle when you tinkle” is one of the most common search terms that leads people to this little website. (sorry to disappoint you, folks — no cross-stitch patterns to be found here!)
so, um, yeah…i’m gonna go curl up the fetal position and die now. i’ll leave [...]

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our anonymous submitter says this display is just one of many microwave missives his coworker has created. “someone tore it down and threw it on the floor once,” he says, “but she put it back up, laminated with heavy-duty tape.”

and of course, the art-imitating-life inspiration for this post:

related: to each his own microwave
extra credit: pam [...]

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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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i recently returned from a few days in san antonio, texas, where my friend matt and i amused ourselves on the riverwalk with a competition to find the tackiest souvenir possible in each store within three minutes or less. (my first win: a “pooping armadillo” keychain.) when we entered this fine establishment, however, i had [...]

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despite the logo on this breakroom note, nikki in fresno doesn’t work at starbucks. (she just wishes she does.)

related: be curtius

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as this sign from a montgomery, alabama breakroom shows, “PopCorn Users” remain one of the most persecuted groups in the workplace today.
 
related: bizarre pardoning accident

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this public service announcement is brought to us by tully’s coffee, courtesy of megan in seattle.

related: “if it wasn’t for the toilet, there’d be no books”

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finding funny-haha engrish signs in japan is almost too easy, but biella from new york didn’t settle for cheap laughs during her trip. “your english is good,” one might say, but this club’s “advisory” about the tokyo police is pure paranoiac gold.

related: uniformed vigilantes patrol tokyo streets to intimidate slackers [boingboing.net]

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to quote chris anderson responding to milton friedman: “a free lunch doesn’t necessarily mean the food is being given away or that you’ll pay for it later — it could just mean someone else is picking up the tab.” indeed, craig in new york offers this example of the negative externalities that [...]

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reading in the bathroom is one thing…but kicking back with a purloined snapple? that’s one step too far for this food service establishment, as spotted by jenny in washington, d.c.

you gotta love that passive voice! any kindly guesses re: the crossed-out word?

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tim is the night auditor at a hotel in fort smith, arkansas and hardly ever sees his bosses. instead, they communicate with him through charming memos like this one:

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this exercise in redundancy is brought to us by erika in los angeles. it’s like the note-writer couldn’t decide which tactic would be most effective and just opted for all of the above.

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