kim in canberra says this a3-sized missive was posted in numerous locations on all four floors of her building. of this numbered list, i’d say #3 is what puts it over the top.
on a related note:  did you know the word “avocado” comes from the aztec word for testicle? (thanks, wikipedia!)

 
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writes our anonymous submitter: “this was sent to my 6-year-old step daughter by her grandma. the birthday present in question was a pack of writing paper and $5 american. we live in canada.”
(the “did you get…” pretense combined with the oh-so-subtle post script is so classic “passive-aggressive grandma” that i cannot even handle it. bonus [...]

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this martyr alert spotted by randy on the breakroom fridge of his office in chico, california…

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writes our anonymous submitter: “i’m the oldest of four girls, none of whom are living at home. in fact, we’re all currently living in different states. my mom resents the fact that we don’t want to spend the rest of our lives living under her roof. on mother’s day she screened my call, then mass-texted [...]

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this is why the “seething and waiting” strategy will never get through to a messy roommate. (they are oblivious to your blind rage!)
to wit: laura lives in a four-person suite at boston college, where she says one of her suitemates, christin, is “a notorious neat freak.” what that meant was that christin and her roommate, [...]

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joanna from san diego spotted this beauty in the public kitchen at her grandparents’ retirement home in chattanooga, tennessee.  writes joanna: “i love it because it combines passive-aggressiveness with religious sanctimony. delicious!”

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our anonymous submitter in brooklyn received this e-mail from his 28-year-old male roommate after purchasing a similar (not identical) blue toggle pea coat. “we are rarely out of the apartment together,” our submitter notes. hmm, wonder why?

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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.”

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as a little weekend bonus, i bring you this post from the smith daily jolt’s alumnae forum. yes, it’s long.

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this note, from the science library of washington and lee university in lexington, virginia, has a bit of a backstory.
explains our anonymous submitter: “here, you can reserve a carrel for the entire school year, with two students to a carrel. our honor system is such that people leave their books and belongings at their carrel [...]

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