Entries Tagged as 'brooklyn'

extremely loud and incredibly close quarters

August 6th, 2007 · 68 Comments

amy in seattle says her favorite part of the note is the children (please, think of the children!) but i was most impressed by the use of both “being effected” and “being impacted” in a single sentence. those loud, “vulgar-related” noises might, in fact, be the sound of english teachers around the world crying out [...]

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Tags: brooklyn · neighbors · seattle · sex sex sex · spelling and grammar police

the thoughts that count

June 25th, 2007 · 82 Comments

an anonymous brooklyn mom sends in this choice — dare we say priceless — example of park slope’s well-documented mama drama.

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Tags: "helpful" advice · brooklyn · e-mail · moms & dads · money · rebuttals

some legionnaire’s idea of epigrammatic wit

May 21st, 2007 · 8 Comments

i realize this example (from outside the american legion hq in park slope) is not so much “passive-aggressive” as it is “crazy,” but it tickles me too much not to post. the little species/feces couplet has been painted over and re-written at least twice, so obviously i’m not the only one who appreciated it.

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Tags: brooklyn · exclamation-point happy! · garbage · more aggressive than passive · more like crazy · park slope · shit

now you’re just bringing it on yourself, don’t you think?

May 20th, 2007 · 7 Comments

the latest in a well-documented series.

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Tags: brooklyn · dogs · garbage · neighbors · park slope · shit · smiley

how about never? does never work for you?

May 18th, 2007 · 6 Comments

from emily: another example of brooklyn’s seemingly unparalleled commitment to exasperated signage. (as previously documented here.)

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Tags: brooklyn · more aggressive than passive · parking · strangers