Entries Tagged as 'indiana'

Deny a man his web comics? How dare you.

December 3rd, 2009 · 217 Comments

Heather in Indianapolis is the kind of gal who helps out a pal who’s down on his luck. So when her marginally employed friend needed a place to crash while he got back on his feet, she let Greg live in her house and help himself to her food and other belongings, like her laptop, [...]

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Tags: guilt trip · indianapolis · martyr complex · moving/not moving · not cool · p.s. · roommates

the existential crisis of a water fountain

September 2nd, 2009 · 89 Comments

This little water fountain with big dreams was spotted by Elizabeth in an Indianapolis college dorm. The illegible signature is a nice touch, no?

 
related: I eat dirty plates

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Tags: anthropomorphism · indianapolis · university

Why can’t you act professional?

June 8th, 2009 · 146 Comments

Writes Aimee in Sellersburg, Indiana: “My former boss used to leave these kind of notes posted on our work bulletin board constantly. It was a really boring job, so these little rays of sunshine made coming to work worth it.”

related: I don’t recall signing any bond/contact regarding your use of exclamation points!!!

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Tags: CAPS LOCK · confusion??? · crazy boss · ellipses-crazed · exclamation-point happy! · indiana · now that's management · sad face · you call that punctuation?

anyone for “heart and soul”?

November 24th, 2008 · 90 Comments

“there are several common rooms in my dormitory at indiana university, and most of them have pianos available for the students to play,” writes jain in bloomington.
“while I can empathize with this anonymous student’s frustration, possibly after hearing the third or fourth broken attempt at ‘chopsticks’ in a single day, i’ve personally found the exit [...]

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Tags: indiana · music · northern virginia · university · virginia

i before e except after c ftw

January 10th, 2008 · 105 Comments

When Julie in Elkhart, Indiana saw this note from her roommate, Molly…

…she decided it was time to go on the offensive.

Then came the counter attack…

…and then Julie photographed the exchange and sent it to us.

Game, set, match.
related: I know where she lives

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Tags: awk abbrev · i before e · indiana · oh snap · roommates · smiley · spelling and grammar police

can i lick it?

October 8th, 2007 · 101 Comments

no, you can’t  — at least not at erin’s office in indianapolis. explains erin, “my co-worker got tired of people,  separating pages on the printer by licking their fingers so she helpfully taped this box of sortkwik to it.”

meanwhile, alvaro’s office in madrid is having licking issues of its own with the office coffee machine. [...]

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Tags: CAPS LOCK · espanol · indiana · indianapolis · licking · madrid · office · spain

Killing you with cuteness

May 30th, 2007 · 25 Comments

Michele in Jasper, Indiana says she doesn’t actually expect to see her digital camera again, “but I at least wanted to inflict some guilt on the person who took it.”

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Tags: guilt trip · indiana · office · stealing