shannon in new york saw this note posted on the fence of the nearby community garden while she and her roommate were taking her dog for a walk for.
the thought of a little old lady glued to her binoculars at 4 in the morning, this had them laughing for many prepositional phrases of time.

related: the [...]

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this is one of those notes i’ve spent far too long puzzling over. the frustratingly random capitalization, the misuse of/missing punctuation, the center justification, and of course, THE BOX. WHY THE BOX?

sir/ma’am, i will gladly supply you with as many baby ruths as you can stuff down your gullet if you can reconstruct the thought [...]

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my favorite part of this landlord-chiropractor dispute in brooklyn is the (professionally printed?) “tenant snuck out over the weekend” sign. how long has this landlord had that one in reserve?

meanwhile, dan in dallas received this direct-mail don’t from a doc he’s dubbed “dmitri the chiropractor.”

related: spinal manipulation

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presenting the winner of the creative spelling (and spacing) of the year award, spotted by rob in the recently-painted elevator of his brooklyn apartment building.

it has a lovely lyric quality to it, no?
related: your are welcome to our home

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spotted by tessa’s brother during his travels through america…

(this is one of those where the passive-aggressive part isn’t the note itself.)
related: passive-allergic
extra credit: stuffonmycat.com

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there’s a guilt trip…

and then there’s a guilt trip.

related: your hamster died? well, i can top that.

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writes kerry in brooklyn: “i just moved into a new apartment, and they don’t have secured outside parking for bikes. my place is NYC-sized, so naturally i decided to lock one of my bikes to the banister right outside my door. apparently that’s a big no-no in the building.”

meanwhile, melanie in newport, rhode island spotted [...]

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“my co-worker had a ‘meet our bundle of joy’ party in a common space of his apartment building,” says our anonymous submitter in new york city, and these notes were peppered throughout the space.
he adds: “not only did i opt out of ‘touching’ their baby, i also passed on digging into the bowl of ruffles.”

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editor’s note: eerac has been trying to get me to post this note for almost a year now, and i’m usually all, “but it’s not, you know, real!” and he’s all, “but it’s real funny!” (a point i had to concede). and so, in honor of april 1 (a.k.a. ninja note day on PAN) i’m [...]

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the village of irvington, new york, aaron explains, is a quiet suburb of the big apple in westchester county. “it’s got one main drag, conveniently named main street, where all the major businesses are located,” he says. one day, ” a public services vehicle pulled up too far on the sidewalk for the local italian [...]

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lately, our anonymous submitter in new york has been going to the housingworks cafe to study for the bar exam. because tables near electrical outlets are hot commodities, for the past few days she’s ended up sharing a table with the same “over-the-hill dude.”
our submitter knows her table-sharing etiquette: “i always keep the table free [...]

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one night last summer, sylvia in new york was just chillin’ out, watching tv, when she noticed a cat had wandered through the open window. sylvia, an animal-lover, assumed he was a stray (he didn’t have a collar), and because “he was super cute and affectionate,” she says, “we let him stay a little while. [...]

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our anonymous submitter in brooklyn received this e-mail from his 28-year-old male roommate after purchasing a similar (not identical) blue toggle pea coat. “we are rarely out of the apartment together,” our submitter notes. hmm, wonder why?

related: gossip boy

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our anonymous submitter says this display is just one of many microwave missives his coworker has created. “someone tore it down and threw it on the floor once,” he says, “but she put it back up, laminated with heavy-duty tape.”

and of course, the art-imitating-life inspiration for this post:

related: to each his own microwave
extra credit: pam [...]

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says filly in new york: “i think it’s safe the assume the writer is neither a) an english major or b) a feminist.”

related: more from the frontlines of post-post feminism

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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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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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(my roommate disagreed.)

now it’s my turn: happy birthday, kim! (emoticon emoticon emoticon)
related: an occasion that blue mountain arts has yet to animate
extra credit: cake wrecks

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5. being a stupid, retarded jerk.

4. what, can’t you read?

3. seriously, are you fucking illiterate?

2. do we look like the kind of store that sells “i just called to say i love you”?

and last but not least…
1. the internet (probably)

extra credit: thanks, mr. hipster

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daniel in new york spotted this note (and the follow-up) on the door of his soho office building’s restroom — “a nice single seater with a window.” adds daniel: “i understand the sentiment — my sphincter locks up like a vise with any distraction. but i do hope that the large white area on the [...]

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