Entries Tagged as 'money'

the kronic—what?—kles of keith

July 30th, 2009 · 151 Comments

one lazy sunday, when our anonymous submitter in minneapolis spotted this bit of graphity on a wooden bridge at a park, “at first i thought it was sweet in a sad kind of way,” he says. but then he kept finding more — “on benches, picnic tables, even trees, and they got progressively more insane.”
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Tags: blitzkrieg approach · drugs · ex drama · heart · minneapolis · money · wtf?

you’re not wrong, walter

July 13th, 2009 · 128 Comments

writes justin in iowa: “this was written by a coworker of mine last winter, and covers three sides of the tissue box. the tissues are long gone, but the box was apparently worth saving, and remains on the desk five months later.”

the full text: I had a cold/cough & I decided to buy some Puffs [...]

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Tags: illness · iowa · money · office · sharing is caring

paying through the spout

May 25th, 2009 · 190 Comments

our anonymous submitter in ontario, canada found this note in the office lunch area. apparently, the water in the office cooler had been going like crazy until the new pay-per-sip policy was enacted.
“while people were willing to pay,” our submitter says, “whoever was changing the bottles was not doing it as often as before the [...]

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Tags: money · office · office cop · ontario · water

we didn’t “steal” your muffin — we leveraged it

November 10th, 2008 · 128 Comments

sigh. half the people in your department just got pink-slipped, your 401(k) is worth shit, and now, just when you thought things couldn’t get any worse…they’re coming for your muffin, too.
all in the name of shareholder value!

(leaked by sayf in greenwich, connecticut.)
related: lean cuisine
extra credit: morgan stanley cancels christmas, jobs [dealbreaker]

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Tags: connecticut · greenwich · money · not-so-veiled threats · office fridge · rebuttals · stealing · touching

lean cuisine

October 23rd, 2008 · 82 Comments

from sasha in new york: evidence that the financial crisis has begun to trickle down to joe six-pack.

related: desperate times

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Tags: money · new york · office · stealing · thx · university

communication needed

September 17th, 2008 · 146 Comments

writes harry in new york: “my roomie sent me this e-mail two weeks after telling me i need to move out.  i guess it’s a case of retroactive passive-aggression on my part.”

in his own defense, harry adds, “the ‘light’ is a nightlight and the ‘AC’ is a window fan.”
related: some creative brainstorming and flexible thinking

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Tags: e-mail · energy usage · money · new york · roommates

oh, please. do i look like someone who uses drugstore shampoo?

September 11th, 2008 · 94 Comments

lindsey in scottsdale, arizona was less than pleased to find this post-it from her roommate when she stepped into the shower one morning. “there’s only three of us in the apartment, so it’s not hard to ask either of us,” she says. “and for the record, I’ve never used her stuff!”

related: clarifying motion #2
extra credit: [...]

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Tags: CAPS LOCK · arizona · money · roommates · scottsdale

french roast black, with a dash of deference

August 26th, 2008 · 203 Comments

despite the logo on this breakroom note, nikki in fresno doesn’t work at starbucks. (she just wishes she does.)

related: be curtius

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Tags: CAPS LOCK · california · fresno · highlighter · ital overkill · money · office · overzealous secretary · starbucks

bleak house

July 31st, 2008 · 217 Comments

“a few years back i was living in a halfway house in canberra where theft from the communal kitchen was a common problem,” writes alex in australia. “one morning we woke to discover that the fridge had gone missing.” (the coffee in question was stolen from a cupboard, but apparently the owner thought removing the [...]

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Tags: CAPS LOCK · actions speak louder · australia · canberra · fridge · money · questionable logic · roommates · stealing · you call that punctuation?

in daylights? in sunsets? in midnights? in posts on facebook?

June 29th, 2008 · 141 Comments

writers an anonymous social networker in gainesville, florida: “this guy and his (ex) roommate are friends of mine on facebook, and they’ve been bickering back and forth for months now, airing their grievances for everyone to see.” the girl eventually moved out, our submitter says, but it seems like maybe — just maybe — [...]

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Tags: facebook · money · roommates · stealing

a little bit of psycho-therapy

June 8th, 2008 · 66 Comments

“this is from my shrink’s office,” explains our anonymous submitter in wisconsin. “ironically, I was going to them to help me resolve issues with my spouse’s passive-aggressive tendencies.”

can’t you just feel the repressed anger in the sudden drop-off in punctuation?  (after all, if you’re not gonna use three exclamation points, why bother?)
related: perhaps it’s time [...]

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Tags: CAPS LOCK · money · shrinks · wisconsin · you call that punctuation?

oh, she said it.

April 30th, 2008 · 130 Comments

ellen in san francisco says this note is but the latest development in what has become a toilet paper-thin relationship with her passive-aggressive roommate. it started two months ago, she says, when her roommate “decided after six months of sharing that i was no longer allowed to use her toilet paper. i should mention that [...]

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Tags: bathroom · money · paper product fairy · san francisco · smiley

two points for honesty

April 24th, 2008 · 226 Comments

writes our anonymous submitter: “i work as a payment processor for a local ambulance company. i see lots of notes scribbled on bills, but this one was a first. at least he/she is honest! ”

related: three cents for the saliva

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Tags: michigan · money · raging against the machine · smiley

the chav’s guide to sxsw

March 17th, 2008 · 126 Comments

while you were drunk-texting your latest eugene mirman sighting to all your pals, more industrious folk like bryan from minneapolis, betsy from l.a., and adele from montreal were documenting the champagne of comedic gold served up by the austin bartenders.

related: reporting not-exactly-live from sxsw

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Tags: austin · bar · money · tipping

reporting not-exactly-live from sxsw

March 14th, 2008 · 89 Comments

before i pass out, i bring you a few of my favorite more-aggressive-than-passive notes from the music clubs of austin.
first, from the scoot inn…

more bouncer sass from (i think) beerland…

and lastly, from emo’s…

related: i used to be your biggest fan

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Tags: austin · ice · money

you can do it. we can’t help.

February 25th, 2008 · 92 Comments

julie spotted this amazing note on new york’s lower east side…

(dude, how ominous are those ellipses?)
related: movin’ out (anthony’s song)

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Tags: crazypants · money · not-so-veiled threats · say wha?

this is not positive communication

February 6th, 2008 · 77 Comments

this series comes to us from an anonymous office worker in sydney, australia, who explains: “despite our multi-million dollar profits, some people in our office are really attached to our company’s bottom line.”

UPDATE: the saga continues!
related: excuse me, i believe you have my stapler

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Tags: money · office supplies · saga · sydney

actually, we just hate you

December 13th, 2007 · 99 Comments

“we really don’t hate the holidays,” says our anonymous foreign-policy elf in washington, d.c., “just passive-aggressive coworkers.”

related: perhaps a committee to assess the health of the committee?

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Tags: d.c. · e-mail · holiday spirit · money · office · party planning committee · spelling and grammar police

no bread and circuses! but maybe an ice cream social?

November 15th, 2007 · 162 Comments

“our CA (community advisor) posted this friendly note on our bathroom door,” says our submitter, a college student in milwaukee.
the dorm residents — apparently a libertarian-minded bunch — were pissed about frequent CAD (common area damage) charges for putting recyclables in the trash instead of the mandatory recycling bin. they took a break from ranking [...]

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Tags: awk abbrev · group bitchfest · itemized list · money · more aggressive than passive · raging against the machine · university · wisconsin

for your records

November 9th, 2007 · 293 Comments

i think what fascinates me most about this e-mail, from the head of the party planning committee — excuse me, “fun fund” — at an office in toronto, is the subject line. not only does the writer ignore the obvious “let them eat cake,” she vetoes the direct approach (”hey, fatty“) in favor of the [...]

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Tags: "helpful" advice · cake · canada · ellipses-crazed · etiquette · money · office · overzealous secretary · party planning committee · toronto