“living with your parents while still in college has it’s benefits (saving money and all) but it also has its drawbacks,” writes laura in springfield, missouri. primarily…boundaries.
“my parents regularly grab my mail and put it in a compartment on a desk in our kitchen, which i don’t always check,” laura explains, and sometime shortly after […]
Entries Tagged as 'missouri'
did you send your mom a mother’s day card?
May 10th, 2008 · 71 Comments
Tags: going postal · missouri · moms & dads · springfield · thanks but no thanks
bright future in sales
October 22nd, 2007 · 141 Comments
this exercise in how not to get a job is brought to us by an anonymous submitter in kansas city. the worst part: before sending this e-mail, this guy was actually in the top five.
(i think steve might have watched in good company one too many times.)
Tags: "helpful" advice · e-mail · kansas city · office · spelling and grammar police
your to lazy
October 15th, 2007 · 167 Comments
those troublemakers requesting more crazy apartment notes can thank our anonymous submitter, a GM at a property management firm in springfield, missouri for today’s masterpiece. “one of our resident managers delivered this letter to 115 units at her property, then e-mailed me a copy because she was REALLY proud of it,” our submitter writes. “i […]
Tags: TLDR · cleaning · dogs · exclamation-point happy! · garbage · irregular capitalization · itemized list · landlord · missouri · more like crazy · music · noise · not-so-veiled threats · parents & kids · parking · rhetorical question · roaches · smoking · spelling and grammar police · vandalism
this is why your server is cranky
July 29th, 2007 · 602 Comments
exhibit a) submitted by an anonymous bystander at a lunch counter in oregon caves national park:
exhibit b) submitted by patrick in kansas city, mo, who explains: “my friends chris and katie had a rude waitress a few weeks ago. in order to tell the waitress that there was indeed a reason she wasn’t getting a […]
Tags: actions speak louder · kansas city · missouri · oregon · restaurant · service · underlining
this is all about the childern
July 15th, 2007 · 213 Comments
explains an anony-dad in st. louis: “i asked our babysitter to fill out a short form for us on a daily basis, letting us know a summary of what happened during the day — when they last ate, whether they seemed like they were getting sick, that sort of thing. i guess it offended her.”
an […]
Tags: CAPS LOCK · moms & dads · spelling and grammar police · st. louis · thanks (but not really)