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The printer doesn’t appreciate your tone.

Kerry — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:51:33 +0000

If only there were a simple solution to this problem…

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I just want to know the truth!

Kerry — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 20:07:03 +0000

Below: the first of many heartbreaking childhood disappointments to come for Kaeton’s six-year-old cousin, Laylah.

extra credit: Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus

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“…

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It’s a backbreaker.

Kerry — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 01:21:03 +0000

As amused as Emily in Houston was by this item description at the local Salvation Army store, she had to empathize a bit with the poor sucker who wrote it. (“The desk really was large and heavy-looking,” she says.)

Guns? Sure. Tortillas? Hell, no.

Kerry — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 17:39:11 +0000

Spotted by Tiffany in San Antonio, Texas…

(Not passive-aggressive, just too amusing not to share.)

The not-quite-so-amusing explanation, courtesy of commenter NativeoSanantonio: This is at the Aztec Theater in downtown San Antonio. It’s a live music venue that has a classic country music show. Fans would throw tortillas on stage as a show of appreciation. It was cute at first but quickly got out of control. The performers asked for the “No Tortilla” rule.

THIS LOCKER ROOM IS A NUDITY-FREE ZONE

Kerry — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 05:24:58 +0000

“My kids take swim lessons at Tyler Junior College, and we have to go through the women’s locker room to access the pool,” writes Jennifer in Texas. “Something tells me that some of the ladies here in the Bible Belt don’t appreciate seeing their fellow females displaying the full glory of God’s creation, if you get my drift.”

And a shot of the whole scene…

extra credit: The horrors of locker-room nudity [Salon.com]

Wrath of the Ancients™ 2.0

Kerry — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 22:58:01 +0000

At Summer’s office in Austin, there are a few known “soakers” who constantly leave their dirty dishes in their sink. Apparently, the office soothsayer has had about enough of this practice.

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P.S. I kinda have a crush on this sign.

Dear couchsurfer: here’s a clue you might have overstayed your welcome

Kerry — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 21:54:20 +0000

From Austin, Texas: a last-ditch attempt to get rid of a houseguest who took “Mi casa es su casa” a bit too literally…

related: Couchsurfing Greg gets pissed

July 4th Parade CANCELLED. Do you hate America?

Kerry — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 02:38:24 +0000

Since moving to Austin, I’ve learned that local neighborhood newsletters and listservs are some of the best sources for homegrown passive-aggressive fireworks. Though this particular example might seem relatively mild, our anonymous submitter claims the president of her neighborhood association typically does not disappoint in that department.

In the latest newsletter, “She passive-aggressively scolds the neighborhood for not volunteering (‘numerous requests have been sent out’) and then lists all the (supposedly) awesome things we will be missing out on because no one would volunteer. The last paragraph is the written equivalent of giving the middle finger with a polite smile on your face.”

related: Do you hate America?

I’m not exactly sure what a “pre-warning” is, but it sure sounds serious.

Kerry — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 03:34:12 +0000

Roslyn in Houston found this note under her roommate’s windshield wiper just over a month after they both moved in. Puzzlingly, she says, “We do not own a rooster, nor have we ever seen or even heard one.”

(In that case, Roslyn, I’d tell your roommate’s boyfriend to pre-watch-out.)

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Won’t someone think of the children?

Kerry — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 02:43:35 +0000

Part 2 in our “How to be the worst neighbor ever” series comes to us courtesy of Chris in Fort Worth, Texas.

When he first saw the note go up in his apartment complex, says Chris, “I thought it was pretty funny, but it wasn’t until the thief wrote a response that I had to take a picture.”

Need another reason to ditch the elevator for the stairs? Two words: nose grease.

Kerry — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 22:12:43 +0000

Our submitter, April, fills us in on a little background: The CMB building on the UT-Austin campus is home to Austin’s local PBS station, KLRU, and NPR affiliate, KUT, as well as classrooms for the University’s Radio-TV-Film department.

Apparently, one of the jokers frequenting this building is fond of pressing his or her nose on the surface of the stainless steel elevator doors — or at least that’s the conclusion drawn by the exasperated author of the following screed.

Three never-ending office arguments

Kerry — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 22:44:58 +0000

I’d nominate all three of these for inclusion in the encyclopedia entry for “petty office debates.”

Exhibit a) From San Francisco:

Exhibit b) From Jeron in Dallas:

Exhibit c) From Monterey, California:

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Vehicular misogyny

Kerry — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 12:44:06 +0000

“I guess I’m a bad parker,” says Renee in San Antonio — but really, how bad does a parking job have to be to inspire this kind of blind rage? Especially when the scene of the crime is the parking lot outside a big box store like Best Buy, not some precious residential block.

P.S. If you’re thinking “PMS bad,” next time I escape from the kitchen, I might have to give you a barefoot kick to the crotch.

related: When parking gets political