Entries Tagged as 'illinois'

crying over sour milk

January 29th, 2008 · 119 Comments

ashley in chicago says her roommates are the king and queen of passive-aggressive notes. (”if they ever found this site, they’d think it was a self help group,” she says.) the latest example:

ashley’s still fuming over this one. “i mean, come on just throw it away yourself! you’re probably exerting more energy writing the email [...]

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Tags: chicago · cleaning · fridge · roommates · would you mind?

so much for turning the other cheek

December 13th, 2007 · 137 Comments

thanks to sarah for capturing this delicious little slice of life from her christian college in illinois. (delicious like a quart of starbucks coffee almond fudge, not one measly little low-fat frappucino bar.)

related: but He took the wheel

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Tags: apostrophe abuse · excessive underlining · heart · ice cream · illinois · irregular capitalization · jesus · not-so-veiled threats · spelling and grammar police · touching · university · you call that punctuation? · you're like so going to hell

all i want is a room somewhere

November 19th, 2007 · 103 Comments

one loverly lady in illinois found this note on the door of her dorm room after a long day of classes. (the identity of the note-leaver is still a mystery, as is the meaning of the phrase “dollar sign flower slams easily.”)

adds our submitter: “when we had our next floor meeting, i did the not-so-passive [...]

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Tags: door-slamming · excessive underlining · heart · illinois · mean girls · signed with love · sleeping · thanks (but not really) · university · xoxo

excuse me, I believe you have my stapler

September 19th, 2007 · 266 Comments

attention: corporate emergency in the chicagoland area!

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Tags: a little uptight · and that's an order · chicago · crazy boss · excessive underlining · not-so-veiled threats · office · office supplies · seattle · spelling and grammar police

more from the frontlines of post-post-feminism

August 17th, 2007 · 123 Comments

says kristi in chicago: “this was from our receptionist to the ENTIRE office except, for some reason, me (thanks to my other co-worker for forwarding it and including me in the fun). it’s her job to order supplies and put away deliveries. someone signed for a delivery of paper and apparently the receptionist doesn’t like [...]

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Tags: "helpful" advice · chicago · comma diarrhea · e-mail · moving/not moving · office · spelling and grammar police