Entries Tagged as 'raging against the machine'

no bread and circuses! but maybe an ice cream social?

November 15th, 2007 · 161 Comments

“our CA (community advisor) posted this friendly note on our bathroom door,” says our submitter, a college student in milwaukee.
the dorm residents — apparently a libertarian-minded bunch — were pissed about frequent CAD (common area damage) charges for putting recyclables in the trash instead of the mandatory recycling bin. they took a break from ranking [...]

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Tags: awk abbrev · group bitchfest · itemized list · money · more aggressive than passive · raging against the machine · university · wisconsin

volenti non fit injuria

November 1st, 2007 · 89 Comments

garvey is a 3L at a “relatively cheap” state law school in new york city, where he says “there’s a perpetual joke that it’s still a bargain, even with all its many, many problems.” garvey found this note attached to one of the ancient computers in the school’s less than state-of-the-art law [...]

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Tags: i.e. or e.g. it's all greek -- or is it latin? -- to me · raging against the machine · university

nice try

October 29th, 2007 · 202 Comments

lanqui spotted this note on a moped that was locked to a street sign in greenwich village. that bit of orange there? yup, that would be a ticket.
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Tags: excessive underlining · new york · raging against the machine · that's illegal · woulda shoulda coulda

no sarcasm left behind

September 27th, 2007 · 195 Comments

our anonymous contributor works part-time (through a non-profit) at a large, “troubled” high school in milwaukee. today, while making some copies, she found this anonymous wonder.

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Tags: milwaukee · office · raging against the machine · sarcasm

and pull up your sign

September 25th, 2007 · 91 Comments

writes mel in beaufort, south carolina: “our city has decided to go with those shorter, more pleasing to the eye signs for businesses. all new businesses have had to have them for a few years now, but existing businesses are just starting to have to replace their signs. i guess the local liquor store wasn’t [...]

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Tags: raging against the machine · smartass · south carolina