Entries Tagged as 'seattle'

it’s not, like, rocket science

October 25th, 2007 · 122 Comments

aarwenn from seattle found this note in her office’s cafeteria, which she says is a hot spot for bad writers with passive-aggressive issues. “of course,” she says, “here at Large Aerospace Company, a lot of us have ‘issues.’”

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Tags: bugs · fun with euphemism · garbage · just wondering · office · seattle · spelling and grammar police · unnecessary "quotation marks"

just in case you didn’t catch the sarcasm…

September 26th, 2007 · 91 Comments

a staff-all email from an anonymous submitter in seattle…

what’s muscle milk, you ask? well, say its makers, “muscle milk is arguably america’s favorite protein.” apparently because unlike, say, chicken, muscle milk comes in flavors like “egg nog,” “chocolate banana crunch” and “root beer float.”
related: try a bite 

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Tags: CAPS LOCK · comic sans alert · ellipses-crazed · email · office fridge · sarcasm · seattle · spelling and grammar police · stealing

excuse me, I believe you have my stapler

September 19th, 2007 · 266 Comments

attention: corporate emergency in the chicagoland area!

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Tags: a little uptight · and that's an order · chicago · crazy boss · email · not-so-veiled threats · office · office supplies · seattle · spelling and grammar police · underlining

we don’t want your ugly placemats

August 24th, 2007 · 97 Comments

damien saw this at the salvation army in seattle.
says damien, “the kicker on this one isn’t as much what’s said as what ISN’T said. this note clearly had a lot more to it that was — probably by a clearer head — snipped off.

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Tags: CAPS LOCK · seattle · thanks but no thanks

extremely loud and incredibly close quarters

August 6th, 2007 · 67 Comments

amy in seattle says her favorite part of the note is the children (please, think of the children!) but i was most impressed by the use of both “being effected” and “being impacted” in a single sentence. those loud, “vulgar-related” noises might, in fact, be the sound of english teachers around the world crying out […]

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Tags: brooklyn · neighbors · seattle · sex sex sex · spelling and grammar police