Entries Tagged as 'smiley'

two points for honesty

April 24th, 2008 · 226 Comments

writes our anonymous submitter: “i work as a payment processor for a local ambulance company. i see lots of notes scribbled on bills, but this one was a first. at least he/she is honest! :)”

related: three cents for the saliva

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Tags: michigan · money · raging against the machine · smiley

the overly friendly coworker: ruining your day since you held the elevator for her that one time

April 21st, 2008 · 134 Comments

homero in portland had just finished heating up his lunch in the office microwave when he returned to his desk to find this “helpful” note (attached to an ad from the local alt-weekly) waiting on his chair. though it’s unsigned, he says he’s pretty sure he knows which coworker left it for him. “she’s kind [...]

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Tags: "helpful" advice · office · portland · smiley

bun — er, pizza — in the oven

February 29th, 2008 · 122 Comments

zakir in montreal came home one night to find his roommate tristan ferociously scribbling this note for his other roommate, vincent. apparently, tristan was baking cookies on saturday night (aww) and when he turned on the stove, the entire apartment filled with smoke from the charred cardboard from vince’s frozen pizza. says zakir: “vincent’s [...]

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Tags: double-entendre alert · heart · montreal · oven · pizza · preggers · smiley · south carolina · spelling and grammar police

infinite note project

February 15th, 2008 · 87 Comments

faydra in gainesville, florida lives in an apartment complex she describes as “a step above dorm living” — 85 girls total, all of them coming and going at all hours. faydra’s next door neighbors kicked things off (with the most frightening clip art extravaganza ever) and things devolved from there. in chronological order:

related: a fancy [...]

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Tags: CAPS LOCK · clip art catastrophe · excessive underlining · exclamation-point happy! · florida · neighbors · noise · rebuttals · smiley

thou dost protest too much, methinks

January 22nd, 2008 · 66 Comments

writes joe in denver: my roommate “gets very emotional when someone criticizes him, but will gladly email me or leave notes around the house with dozens of ‘little reminders’” like this one, written after joe left a broom in the living room overnight.

related: how not to housetrain a roommate

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Tags: "helpful" advice · a little uptight · denver · smiley