Entries Tagged as 'money'

reporting not-exactly-live from sxsw

March 14th, 2008 · 85 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 · 90 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 · 76 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 · 98 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 · 161 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 · canada · ellipses-crazed · etiquette · money · office · overzealous secretary · party planning committee · toronto

why-fi

November 7th, 2007 · 100 Comments

“apparently i needed to help pay for the growing internet bill,” says our anonymous submitter from boston. “this was the only way i was notified: no connection and a wireless LAN reprogrammed with a new password.”

but password-protecting your network is actually a relatively direct (and dare i say, more effective) approach compared to this…

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Tags: actions speak louder · boston · money · roommates