Entries Tagged as 'questionable logic'

passive-allergic

November 4th, 2007 · 336 Comments

“okay, so i’m not sure if i’m in the wrong on this one,” says melanie from sydney. “i have a long haired cat who sheds a lot, so i just used to pick up the bits of fur and throw them out the window.” (um, right, of course.) melanie continues: “i’m on the third [...]

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Tags: actions speak louder · australia · cats · neighbors · questionable logic · sydney

return to sender, address unknown

September 5th, 2007 · 201 Comments

our anonymous submitter has held on to this email for more than five years now, but she still has no idea what she did to offend the sender. she barely knew him at the time, she says, “and needless to say, i don’t know him any better now, except i have a better handle on [...]

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Tags: CAPS LOCK · e-mail · excessive underlining · not-so-veiled threats · questionable logic · spelling and grammar police

perhaps a committee to assess the health of the committee?

August 20th, 2007 · 101 Comments

“the healthy companies committee” explains katherine in d.c., is the name of the office pep squad led by the sender of the e-mail. (”ironically,” she adds, “he does not seem to be able to deal with his frustration in a ‘healthy’ way.”)
the hilarity of this note is more subtle than say, a “thank you terry,” [...]

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Tags: comma diarrhea · confusion??? · d.c. · dishes · dishwasher · e-mail · exclamation-point happy! · not-so-veiled threats · office · questionable logic · royal we · spelling and grammar police

movin’ out (anthony’s song)

August 14th, 2007 · 202 Comments

mary saw this collection of missives while visiting friends in long island city, queens last spring.

anthony left a note on the door…

saving his pennies for someday…

you oughta know by now

workin’ too hard can give you a heart attackackackackackack

and it seems such a waste of time

you should never argue with a crazy [...]

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Tags: landlord · money · more aggressive than passive · more like crazy · moving/not moving · queens · questionable logic · rebuttals · spelling and grammar police

did you ever consider the possibility that…oh, never mind.

August 9th, 2007 · 69 Comments

 
(thanks to frank in san francisco. )

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Tags: california · e-mail · food · mold · office · questionable logic · san francisco · sarcasm