Entries Tagged as 'plants'
As Lachlan in Melbourne points out, for 4 and 6 years old these kids have pretty good writing skills (with the exception of that little “hyph:-colon”). But lawdy, kids today and their language!
Meanwhile, in Pittsburgh…
And in Philadelphia (as spotted by Tash, who is not a yuppie)…
related: the right to bear fruit
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Tags: family · fuck fuckity fuck fuck · plants · xoxo
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: [...]
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Tags: CAPS LOCK · clearly a non-native english-speaker · excessive underlining · new york · plants · spelling and grammar police · stealing · wtf?
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
both of these signs would have gotten their points across perfectly well in just a few words…but the true passive-aggressive always knows how to convey his or her true meaning with just one more choice phrase.
exhibit a) from paula in logan, utah:
exhibit b) spotted by my pal brooke in savannah, georgia:
related: that means you, edith
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Tags: lOWERCASE l · old folks · plants · pleasantries as afterthought · savannah · utah
three u.s. cities where nature-lovers might want to keep their hands to themselves:
1. austin, texas
2. macon, georgia
3. pittsburgh, pennsylvania
(thanks to don in austin, elizabeth in macon, and jasmine in pittsburgh for risking the wrath of some devoted gardening/second amendment enthusiasts to document these warnings.)
related: no “questions” asked
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Tags: CAPS LOCK · austin · blame it on the crackhead · exclamation-point happy! · georgia · macon · neighbors · not-so-veiled threats · pittsburgh · plants · spelling and grammar police · stealing
“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.”
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Tags: CAPS LOCK · exclamation-point happy! · kansas · nonsensical spacing · plants · touching · university