many offices, it seems, are a regular disneyland of what only appear to inanimate objects. the evidence? from frank in san francisco, a talking sponge:

from amy in annapolis, a talking toilet:

from ben in san antonio, a talking door:

and then there’s my favorite – from an anonymous submitter in washington, d.c. – a talking (and walking) […]

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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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hannah saw this note on the window of a small toy store in downtown sarasota, florida. says hannah: “they are really cool about it, but people still kiss the window.”

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my own neighborhood of park slope, brooklyn has high concentrations of dogs, babies, crazies and bloggers, which makes for a heady brew of incredibly well-documented passive-aggressiveness. certain notes (like this long-running series) show up in my inbox over and over again. i’ve gotten various iterations of this note from no fewer than six different […]

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this delightful note comes to us from the wilds of suburban orange county, california. “there is a door at my school (a private college) that is constantly propped open,” explains amy, a grad student. “up until yesterday, the note on the door said, ‘please close door.’ i have NO idea about the microwave […]

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