Entries Tagged as 'mixed metaphors'

i asked santa for a baby alive, and all i got was this stupid dishwasher

July 2nd, 2008 · 146 Comments

i didn’t think i’d ever see a kitchen appliance more inappropriately anthropomorphized than this fridge, but i think this dishwasher note (from an anonymous submitter in england) dials the WTF-factor up to 11.

related: the passive-aggressive note has not been destroyed; it has been solved

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Tags: CAPS LOCK · anthropomorphism · bold-underlined-caps · dishes · dishwasher · mixed metaphors · sad face · shit · u.k. · wtf?

Our customers are always right…except when they’re wrong.

April 25th, 2008 · 118 Comments

Heather says this pizzeria in Victoria, B.C. has been confounding customers with its customer service “policy” for as long as she can remember. (Which I guess means…it’s working?)

related: ps bacon is life

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Tags: "customer service" · canada · mixed metaphors · pizza · restaurant

the passive-aggressive note has not been destroyed; it has been solved

March 21st, 2008 · 119 Comments

this note represents pretty much everything about office culture that makes me cringe. appropriately enough, i can’t even bring myself to call out the specifics — it’s just too overwhelming. (but the sign will always be there…every day, taunting me.)

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Tags: CAPS LOCK · alot · anthropomorphism · fridge · inane cartoon · mixed metaphors · say wha? · spelling and grammar police · u.k.