thanks to elliette for passing this along for her friend in manhattan.
and as a bonus, a classic passive-aggressive noise complaint from the fantastic found magazine:

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this one makes me wince. seriously, ouch.

(from cassandra in toronto.)

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(spotted by kyla in regina, saskatchewan.)

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robert in sacramento found this one on the wall of his apartment building’s laundry room. says robert: “on the surface, i don’t think this sign is too bad. the underlining of “time” and the “thanks a lot!!” at the end push it over the top for me.”

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from heidi’s apartment building in kansas city, mo. says heidi: “the decorating committee of condo owners added lamps to the hallway tables on each floor. someone started turning the lamps off on some floors, and someone else left this note on the bulletin board in the building’s laundry room. “gotta love that festive holiday stationery!

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my personal favorite from sara k’s oh-so-delightful office sign project.

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tim found this note in the basement storeroom of an apartment building in kiel, germany:

tim’s rough translation:
THANKS for filling [up the storeroom]!!!
i was able to get to the meter just SUPER!!!
tenant 5/1 [fifth floor, first apartment]
[hand written at the bottom] many thanks from me too, tenant 5/2

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mike in paris brings us this petit message passif-agressif:

<<paris - 28 may 2007
urgent!
one must do one’s work during the daytime and NOT at night, or else it’s the police that will be working!
for the last time!>>

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from lars in san francisco.

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i empathize with the note-leaver here, but after reading apt. 10’s response, i can’t help but side with the defendant– especially after melissa in omaha revealed that this particular neighbor posts notes like this quite frequently. because really, that shit is disrespectful.

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the latest in a well-documented series.

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the latest in a series previously documented here and here.

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there’s something wildly theatrical about this one — i wouldn’t be surprised if it burst into song.
(spotted in gowanus, brooklyn)

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slipped under our door by the downstairs neighbors.

(guilty as charged.)

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