Entries Tagged as 'portland'

the overly friendly coworker: ruining your day since you held the elevator for her that one time

April 21st, 2008 · 132 Comments

homero in portland had just finished heating up his lunch in the office microwave when he returned to his desk to find this “helpful” note (attached to an ad from the local alt-weekly) waiting on his chair. though it’s unsigned, he says he’s pretty sure he knows which coworker left it for him. “she’s kind […]

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Tags: "helpful" advice · office · portland · smiley

wow, indeed.

November 22nd, 2007 · 58 Comments

you might think a hermit-like warcraft addict would make the ideal roommate (no noisy sex, no hogging the remote…) but as this little piece of passive-aggressive gold demonstrates, there are some other issues to contend with. like, say, the stench.

(from an anonymous submitter in portland, oregon.)
related: let me help you out

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Tags: "helpful" advice · CAPS LOCK · gaming · get a life · hygiene · portland · roommates · smell

sophisticated dryers use silverware when they eat your socks

September 19th, 2007 · 149 Comments

our anonymous submitter spotted this note on a resident’s door in an apartment complex in portland, oregon. oddly, she says, this resident lives alone.
then there’s this one, which james’s roommate found in the laundry room of his sacramento apartment complex.

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Tags: clothing · laundry · neighbors · portland · sacramento · stealing · underlining

dear vandal

September 13th, 2007 · 168 Comments

“random people seem to have a lot of fun vandalizing portland’s many bus stops,” says kathryn. “several of the stops i use frequently have had their schedules removed, which is oh- so-helpful. the other day when i went to the stop in front of my office to go home, i noticed this little note. they […]

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Tags: die bitch die · portland · rhetorical question · vandalism