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Wanted: Justice, with a side of fries.

Kerry — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:02:09 +0000

A few days ago, says our submitter in Louisiana, a co-worker left her meal on the lunchroom table while she went to the restroom. When she came back, she discovered that some brazen mo-fo had jacked her sandwich, leaving the empty bag behind.

“Being from the Creative Marketing department,” our submitter says, “she decided to fight back against the food thief with this.”

I Can’t Believe It’s Not (My) Butter

Kerry — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 22:51:34 +0000

Tommy in Norway isn’t the only one getting butt-hurt over butter.

From the U.K…

to Australia…

to Ireland…

it’s beginning to look like this butter crisis might be going global.

Meanwhile, in America…

related: A bitter butter battle

In the spirit of the holidays…enjoy the pipe bomb!

Kerry — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 21:53:00 +0000

My friend Amy and her husband recently had a UPS package stolen from their front porch. Thanks to the wonders of a home security camera, they were able to see that the thieves were actually their next-door neighbors. After a few rounds of “WHAT? WHO DOES THAT? REALLY?” they called the cops and had the fools arrested. (Score: Technology – 1; Humanity – 0.)

Meanwhile, the residents under siege at this Denver apartment building seem to be taking the vigilante approach to justice. Somehow, unless Batman shows up, I just don’t see this ending well.

So…atheists shop for free?

Kerry — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 04:55:27 +0000

Spotted by Analee at Houston’s annual Nutcracker Market, “a holiday shopping wonderland“…

related: No, He uses Vaseline.

Soda stealers are the lowest forms of life!

Kerry — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 18:22:51 +0000

The subtle version (from Denver, Colorado):

And the not-so-subtle version (spotted by Ariana in Boulder, Colorado):

extra credit: Coke, Sprite, or Ice-T

Your Ultra Charmin Neighbor

Kerry — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 20:44:04 +0000

Writes our submitter in Philadelphia: “In our apartment building, packages are left by the block of mailboxes, relatively near where your individual mailbox is. I’ve never had a problem, but apparently not everyone was so lucky…this sign was on every floor of the building.”

related: I hope your cat chokes.

Happy National Sandwich Day!

Kerry — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 00:10:36 +0000

Would you care to furnish the last line of this haiku?

related: Sandwich guilt

Stay classy, Fairbanks

Kerry — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 01:22:34 +0000

I’ll admit it: When reading the backstory to this note, I definitely raised an eyebrow at Mary’s assertion that this restaurant in Fairbanks, Alaska — Bobby’s Downtown — is best known for its “lavishly posh restrooms.” Then I took a look at the online reviews.

Now, as fascinated as I am by this whole “princess of the bathrooms” concept, I should probably get back to Mary — who, on her most recent visit to Bobby’s famous facilities, spotted a delightful new addition to the decor:

Boy, that is one issue of the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner I cannot wait to see.

Where cursing thieves with crippling violence has a 2000-year-old precedent

Kerry — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 20:19:57 +0000

Spotted by Vicky at an antiques shop in Bath, England: a modern twist on the ancient local tradition of curse tablets. (To quote Wikipedia: “About 130 curse tablets have been found at Aquae Sulis, now Bath in England, where many of the curses related to thefts of clothes whilst the victim was bathing.”)

related: Law & Order: Social Media Unit

extra credit: Curse tablets of Roman Britain

Oh, sure, blame it on the crackhead.

Kerry — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 19:30:54 +0000

Take it from Whitney, kids: “Crack is whack.” (And it makes you an easy scapegoat for pretty much anything and everything.)

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And lastly, from South London:

Law & Order: Social Media Unit

Kerry — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 02:57:43 +0000

Kelly in Halifax was on her way to the bus terminal when a note in the window of a small souvenir shop caught her eye. A few days later, she spotted an update, too.

(And no, the black bars weren’t present in the original photos.)

This flamingo has flown

Kerry — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 23:31:43 +0000

Writes Leslie in Richmond, Virginia: “The note’s creator seems to have purposely made his/her community note as undecorative as possible, but left the USA sign, flag, toadstools, ceramic rabbit, and rainbow-colored pinwheels untouched.”

Personally, I would have liked to see if adding of few of these to the yard would have solved the problem.

Short fuses over shorted fuses

Kerry — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 02:37:41 +0000

Well, here’s another one to file under I didn’t even know that was a thing.

Explains our submitter in Chicago: “We live in a VERY old building with a lot of electrical problems. Apparently, one of the tenants is blowing fuses daily and switching their blown fuses out with other units’ working ones. Crazy.”

How to respectfully steal my food

Kerry — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 04:00:52 +0000

Compared to the notes we usually see about food theft, Steven seems like a pretty reasonable guy. But isn’t “respectful stealing” still something of an oxymoron?

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