“working in a university library, you get used to a lot of ‘quirky’ personalities,” says our anonymous submitter in manhattan, kansas, “but so far, this is the only one that has decided to put pathology to paper.”
Entries Tagged as 'nonsensical spacing'
we all need somebody to hate on
June 4th, 2008 · 152 Comments
Tags: CAPS LOCK · exclamation-point happy! · kansas · nonsensical spacing · plants · touching · university
post-punctuationism
August 21st, 2007 · 83 Comments
explains sarah in new york city: “one lab in the building where i work has covered the walls outside their lab with candid photos of the lab members. over time, some of these photos got some ‘modifications’ from passers-by, such as a mustache or horns here or there. mature, I know. today, i [...]
Tags: excessive underlining · graffiti · more aggressive than passive · new york · nonsensical spacing · not-so-veiled threats · office · signed with love · spelling and grammar police
don’t hate the playa
August 12th, 2007 · 101 Comments
our anonymous submitter lives in a 30-story condo building in chicago. her father works in the same building, and received this note in the suggestion box. “i found the letter slipped under my door one day,” she says. “my dad had put it there after reading it with his boss. i’m sure he’s damn proud [...]
Tags: chicago · danger · drugs · excessive underlining · exclamation-point happy! · moms & dads · neighbors · noise · nonsensical spacing · not-so-veiled threats · sex sex sex · spelling and grammar police
refrain/stop/discontinue
July 18th, 2007 · 40 Comments
an anonymous new yorker explains the context: “this note appeared in the office kitchen on the fridge next to our fancy keurig coffee machines (the ones with the little pods). the coffee pods were set out on the counter in a display, but when people couldn’t find their flavor of choice, they’d go into the [...]
Tags: coffee · fun with synonyms · new york · nonsensical spacing · not-so-veiled threats · office

