our anonymous submitter in california was having some issues with her roommates not washing their dishes. “it got so bad that i picked up what i thought was a black bowl only to find it was white and covered in ants,” she says. when asked to clean up after themselves, the roommates responded with a [...]
Entries Tagged as 'more aggressive than passive'
apology denied
November 23rd, 2007 · 107 Comments
Tags: actions speak louder · california · dishes · excessive underlining · get over it · more aggressive than passive · piss · roommates · whiteboard
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 [...]
Tags: awk abbrev · group bitchfest · itemized list · money · more aggressive than passive · raging against the machine · university · wisconsin
wake me up? wham!
October 30th, 2007 · 249 Comments
bradley in new york woke up yesterday to find this little love note from his girlfriend. (his explanation? “she’s a light sleeper.”) i feel her pain. if there’s a sound more irritating than a nokia ring tone, the pathetic “i’m dying” whine of an out-of-juice cell phone just might be it.
meanwhile, chris’s friend michelle doesn’t [...]
Tags: cell phone · more aggressive than passive · new york · noise · not-so-veiled threats · san jose · sig o · signed with love
wrath mat
October 10th, 2007 · 161 Comments
writes an anonymous submitter in new york city: “so, my mom bought me this doormat that says ‘leave.’ ya know, haha, funny joke, like the ones that say ‘go away.’ well, apparently my neighbor didn’t find it too humorous.”
adds our submitter: “some back story: the woman has lived in the apt across the hall for [...]
Tags: CAPS LOCK · a matter of taste · etiquette · kids today · more aggressive than passive · more like crazy · neighbors · new york
losing lisa
October 3rd, 2007 · 138 Comments
gina from santa cruz lives in a dorm where ten girls share one bathroom. says gina, “i love saga notes, and feel we need some more of them, so i figured this collection would certainly do the trick.” indeed, gina, indeed! the progression here, from pleasantries and smileys to — well, you’ll see — is [...]
Tags: "helpful" advice · all clogged up · bathroom · die bitch die · eww · excessive underlining · internet citation · it's science! · mean girls · more aggressive than passive · not-so-veiled threats · note wars · rebuttals · saga · santa cruz · shower · smiley · that shit is disgusting · that's unsanitary · university
at least it wasn’t “grand valse”
September 16th, 2007 · 190 Comments
according to a 2006 harris poll, office-workers say annoying ringtones are one of their biggest pet peeves — second only to office loud talkers. so i’m actually surprised we haven’t seen more notes like this one, which flickr’s heather champ found taped to her (chirping) cell phone once upon a time. (meanwhile, elsewhere at yahoo [...]
Tags: cell phone · more aggressive than passive · office · san francisco · yahoo

