Entries Tagged as 'north carolina'

I think this is the best costume for today.

February 3rd, 2010 · 79 Comments

Noah in Richmond, Virginia spotted this earnest plea in the bathroom of “a funky little coffee shop” on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. “The sign was also on a bulletin board in the middle of the shop as well,” he says — “just in case the thief was avoiding the scene of the crime.”
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Tags: art · ellipses-crazed · north carolina · restaurant · stealing · wtf?

a bitter pill to swallow

December 17th, 2009 · 123 Comments

“To the best of our knowledge,” writes our submitter from Raleigh, North Carolina, “the bottle in question is one of those $0.79 plastic Deer Park water bottles.” You know, the special kind carried in just about every gas station, 7-11, and grocery store in the state.

Moral of the story? Just another example of how taking [...]

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Tags: cry me a fuckin' river · guilt trip · north carolina · office fridge

P.S. You’re not invited to my birthday party, either!

October 16th, 2009 · 213 Comments

Brett in Raleigh, North Carolina had to move out at the end of last semester after his lease ran out, and while he didn’t want to have to resort to a finding a random Craigslist roommate, that ended up being the case.
Brett’s mea culpa: “Being a grad student, I am not home much and have [...]

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Tags: north carolina · roommates · university

One can only hope you won’t be giving the wedding toast

June 28th, 2009 · 85 Comments

At a recent wedding that Allison in Ealeigh, N.C. attended, the bride asked that, instead of signing a guestbook, wedding guests write their wishes for the couple on fabric squares that would later be made into a memory quilt. When allison saw this one sitting on top, she couldn’t resist snapping a photo.

related: taboo, the [...]

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Tags: north carolina · sex sex sex · unsolicited feedback

And those Cheetos were my baby’s yellow dye #6

June 26th, 2009 · 90 Comments

This (long-overdue) all-staff e-mail is like a fetus-sized version of one of my favorite self-righteous masterpieces. (How this one got buried in my inbox for so long, I have no idea.)
It comes to us courtesy of Jennifer in Chapel Hill, N.C., who notes: “In this instance, ‘local users,’ is everyone in our corporate HQ — [...]

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Tags: all-staff e-mail · moms & dads · north carolina · office · preggers · stealing

Is your babysitter trying to get in your kid’s pants?

May 15th, 2009 · 336 Comments

So, I pretty much have a policy of not posting notes submitted by the people who wrote them. I made an exception for this one because I think the really passive-aggressive part of the story is the behavior that inspired it. You might disagree. Nonetheless — on to the backstory, from an anonymous dad in [...]

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Tags: MYOB · moms & dads · north carolina

i’m calling your bluff on this one, mom

March 4th, 2009 · 76 Comments

amy spotted this attached to a mailbox in monroe, north carolina. writes amy:  “i have no idea which flower it was (there were many that were still left on the porch), but i was impressed by the effort the victim took with this note — it was written on poster board and left up for [...]

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Tags: birthday · guilt trip · moms & dads · north carolina · plants · sad face

to have and to hold

March 2nd, 2009 · 103 Comments

To be honest, I find this note — from an anonymous submitter in Raleigh, N.C.. — to be kind of depressing. So let me just say this: if you’ve recently broken up with a significant other and have been thinking, “Hmm, maybe a heartfelt note is the way to win him/her back!” — JUST. SAY. [...]

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Tags: crazypants · ex drama · north carolina

“That’s what she said”

November 18th, 2008 · 199 Comments

Spotted by Randi in Charlotte, North Carolina, this one’s straight out of the Michael Scott playbook.

related: to the victor goes the bile

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Tags: faint praise · north carolina · now that's management · oh no you didn't · spelling and grammar police

“it wasn’t me”

May 13th, 2008 · 93 Comments

as far as post-coital “littering” goes, i’m guessing most dorm bathrooms have seen a lot worse than a pink t-shirt, no?

(and we certainly appreciate matt in greensboro, for snapping the photo.)

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Tags: bathroom · double-entendre alert · greensboro · on behalf of everyone · sex sex sex · university

When nature calls

January 2nd, 2008 · 125 Comments

I thought it was pretty crazy when Jessie sent in this sign from a thrift store in Wilmington, North Carolina a few months years back…

Then Ashley sent in this eerily similar note from a thrift store in Barnegat, New Jersey. “The first time I noticed it, there was only one note,” Ashley says. “Weeks later, [...]

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Tags: jersey · kansas · louisiana · north carolina · piss · retail hell · shit · tennessee · that shit is disgusting · wilmington · wtf?

Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Processed-Food Fiend

September 10th, 2007 · 84 Comments

As this example from Winston-Salem, N.C. shows: hell hath no fury like a lactose-loving office worker.

The thief might be depending on the fridge’s contents as a source of food, but mercy? Don’t count on it.

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Tags: cheese · itemized list · north carolina · not-so-veiled threats · office · office fridge · stealing · winston-salem

cleaning party!

July 30th, 2007 · 33 Comments

justin in winston-salem, n.c. spotted this classic mom note on the fridge at his friends’ house — with a bonus roommate note, to boot!

says justin: “i love the magnet — not sure if it’s supposed to be a letter grade or not, but i prefer to think that it is. if they get an F, [...]

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Tags: cleaning · exclamation-point happy! · food · moms & dads · north carolina · roommates · signed with love · smiley · spelling and grammar police · university