Entries Tagged as 'posted online'

please pick up your dirty laundry ASAP

August 28th, 2008 · 121 Comments

says our anonymous facebook user in ottawa: “it’s exactly what it looks like.”

related: in daylights? in sunsets? in midnights? in posts on facebook?

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Tags: ex drama · facebook · ottawa

the powerseller of pompano beach

July 27th, 2008 · 310 Comments

if you’ve ever tut-tutted over the consequences of big-box stores and online retailers overtaking small businesses, you’ll be heartened to hear that some folks have figured out how to bring those old-fashioned mom-n-pop ideas about customer service into the digital age…with the help of a big ol’ corporation called ebay!
while browsing the auction site for [...]

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Tags: "customer service" · CAPS LOCK · Pompano Beach · ebay · florida · more aggressive than passive · university

cue the violins

July 25th, 2008 · 209 Comments

when sheena in austin spotted this note on her neighbor’s front door, she couldn’t help but wonder: “if your doormat has sentimental value, maybe it should be hanging on your wall instead of sitting on the ground?”

related: wrath mat
extra credit: sentimental value: clothing stories from ebay

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Tags: austin · ebay · excessive underlining · grow up · neighbors · stealing

in daylights? in sunsets? in midnights? in posts on facebook?

June 29th, 2008 · 118 Comments

writers an anonymous social networker in gainesville, florida: “this guy and his (ex) roommate are friends of mine on facebook, and they’ve been bickering back and forth for months now, airing their grievances for everyone to see.” the girl eventually moved out, our submitter says, but it seems like maybe — just maybe — [...]

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Tags: facebook · money · roommates · stealing

thou shalt honor thy facebook newsfeed, and keep it holy

May 29th, 2008 · 99 Comments

a certain facebook friend of our anonymous submitter seems to have been going through a rough couple of weeks. but, hey, at least she seems to be confronting her issues!

(confidential to facebook friend: i’m no shrink, but i have a feeling this strategy might be more effective if the method of confrontation was [...]

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Tags: facebook · you know who you are

news you can use

May 25th, 2008 · 62 Comments

the word “newsflash,” like the phrase “no offense,” is an early indicator that what follows is probably going to be something pretty bitchy. unless, of course, you’re watching tv news, in which case the word “newsflash” more likely heralds the announcement of a hard-hitting segment about the household product in your kitchen that could be [...]

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Tags: "helpful" advice · a little patronizing · facebook · garbage · ice · moms & dads · office · roommates · sarcasm · thanks (but not really) · whiteboard

no offense! (just kidding) no worries! (just kidding)

April 22nd, 2008 · 85 Comments

reason #962 why i’m happy facebook wasn’t around when i was in high school…

related: 2 good 2b 4gotten
extra credit: judy “just kidding” grimes [SNL]

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Tags: facebook · frenemies · just kidding!