Entries Tagged as 'moms & dads'

2 points for chutzpah, but zero for originality

September 11th, 2007 · 100 Comments

writes our anonymous submitter in corte madera, california: “we have a lot of passive aggressive notes up around the office, and most of them are addressed to the entire office staff in common areas. you can imagine my surprise when after eating lunch and going out for a smoke break with some coworkers today, we [...]

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Tags: CAPS LOCK · california · cleaning · dishes · garbage · guilt trip · kitchen · moms & dads · office · oh snap · opening/closing · recycling · spelling and grammar police · visual aids · your mother doesn't...

don’t hate the playa

August 12th, 2007 · 101 Comments

our anonymous submitter lives in a 30-story condo building in chicago. her father works in the same building, and received this note in the suggestion box. “i found the letter slipped under my door one day,” she says. “my dad had put it there after reading it with his boss. i’m sure he’s damn proud [...]

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Tags: chicago · danger · drugs · excessive underlining · exclamation-point happy! · moms & dads · neighbors · noise · nonsensical spacing · not-so-veiled threats · sex sex sex · spelling and grammar police

cleaning party!

July 30th, 2007 · 32 Comments

justin in winston-salem, n.c. spotted this classic mom note on the fridge at his friends’ house — with a bonus roommate note, to boot!

says justin: “i love the magnet — not sure if it’s supposed to be a letter grade or not, but i prefer to think that it is. if they get an F, [...]

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Tags: cleaning · exclamation-point happy! · food · moms & dads · north carolina · roommates · signed with love · smiley · spelling and grammar police · university

this is all about the childern

July 15th, 2007 · 217 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.”

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Tags: CAPS LOCK · moms & dads · spelling and grammar police · st. louis · thanks (but not really)

no money, no trophy

July 12th, 2007 · 66 Comments

this exercise in mass shaming is brought to us by rocky in san diego, who adds: “these are 5-year-olds playing t-ball.”

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Tags: CAPS LOCK · excessive underlining · exclamation-point happy! · moms & dads · money · san diego · unnecessary "quotation marks"