Entries Tagged as 'siblings'

all the makings of a great noah baumbach screenplay

March 25th, 2009 · 248 Comments

victoria in foster city, california, says her brother taped this note to one of the kitchen cabinets in their mother’s house after her boyfriend took his own frozen chicken out of little brother’s grasp the night before. (just to clarify that mess of pronouns: it was victoria’s boyfriend’s chicken. not that it really matters.)

“he’s 17 [...]

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Tags: family · not-so-veiled threats · rebuttals · siblings

no girls allowed

April 18th, 2008 · 99 Comments

writes bailey in oklahoma: “my nine-year-old brother hung the original note on his door when i came home from college for christmas. after i laughed it off, he left a special note just for me. when i when walked in anyway, he yelled, “didn’t you see the sign?!?’ i can’t believe i’m being patronized by [...]

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Tags: battle of the sexes · kids · siblings · visual aids

An occasion that Blue Mountain Arts has yet to animate

March 3rd, 2008 · 96 Comments

The “Thanks for forgetting my birthday, asshole” thank-you note: Because the only thing that would have made this e-mail from Rebecca’s (32-year-old) brother any better is a midi file soundtrack and a dancing elephant or two.

Adds Rebecca: “My resulting apology just yielded more hate-filled e-mails from him — nevermind that I was camping and he [...]

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Tags: birthday · cry me a fuckin' river · e-mail · orlando · siblings · thanks (but not really)