Claire and her mom found this relic of childhood while going through a filing cabinet over Christmas. “Neither of us know what prompted it,” Claire says, “though apparently I was mad enough about something to write her this note, but not mad enough to go to bed without her telling me goodnight. Boy, was I [...]
Entries Tagged as 'houston'
I want to inform you
January 17th, 2010 · 43 Comments
Tags: houston · kids · moms & dads
And a very happy Earth Day to you!
April 22nd, 2009 · 86 Comments
Alec in Houston found this little work of art on his desk, he says, “after I went out for lunch and didn’t do the dishes like they had asked.” With gritted teeth, he goes on: “They have ‘too much work’ and I have ‘none’ so I might as well wash them!”
related: Al Gore knows you [...]
Tags: a little patronizing · dishes · houston · office · thanks (but not really) · the earth
filthy, and very nasty
April 21st, 2009 · 169 Comments
Writes Tim in Berkeley: “Although this note is over 17 years old, I think it’s still worth submitting, at the very least as an example of notes from a bygone era. I received this note from the apartment manager when I was a senior at Rice University, living in an off-campus apartment. Admittedly, I wasn’t [...]
Tags: cleaning · houston · landlord · texas · that shit is disgusting · university
a day in the life of a crank
April 15th, 2009 · 170 Comments
What to do after you’ve already written your daily letters to the editor, congressman and the local weatherman and you’ve still got hours to go before the early bird buffet? Well, you turn to the classifieds!
related: cloudy with a chance of hate mail
Tags: awk abbrev · comma diarrhea · excessive underlining · houston · old folks · you call that punctuation?
Maybe if you had just an itty-bitty limp?
February 17th, 2009 · 342 Comments
First of all, the disclaimer: Our anonymous submitter in Houston lives in an apartment complex with very limited parking for residents. “When I come home from work late at night,” she explains, “the handicapped parking spot is typically the only one available.” That excuse, however, doesn’t seem to cut it for one of her neighbors.
As [...]
Tags: "helpful" advice · houston · kinda creepy · neighbors · not-so-veiled threats · parking · smiley · texas · that's illegal
the audacity of theft
June 6th, 2008 · 152 Comments
writes an anonymous submitter in houston: “a neighbor in my building put up an obama yard sign on the door of her apartment around the time of the texas primary. when it disappeared, i assumed she took it down herself.” then up went this note — a cheerful bit of propaganda that oh-so-subtly disproves all [...]
Tags: CAPS LOCK · houston · neighbors · politics · rainbow-colored · spelling and grammar police · that's illegal
the art of the passive-aggressive note
May 23rd, 2008 · 81 Comments
sure, it’d be easier and quicker to just clean it up. but the modern passive-aggressive (like katey in berkeley’s ex-roommmate) can’t pass up the opportunity to make a point.
a common variation on the van der rohe approach, as documented below by sam in dallas, is the so-called “reverse magritte.”
meanwhile, post-modern passive-aggressives (like this new [...]
Tags: actions speak louder · art · berkeley · cleaning · houston · new york · oakland · obnoxious definition · office · roommates · san francisco · wtf?
my boss, vanna
February 18th, 2008 · 66 Comments
at stanly’s office in houston, the team has whiteboard they update everyday with their accomplishments. after accidentally erasing his update, stanly’s boss left him this message.
of course, stanly had to return the gesture.
related: the post-it wars
Tags: houston · office · rebuttals
Try a bite.
June 13th, 2007 · 26 Comments
A booby-trapped soup — sans note — probably would have been the more effective (and more passive-aggressive) approach, but, um, to each his own?
If you’re wondering what OxyPowder is, allow Kenneth to explain.
Tags: excessive underlining · food · houston · more aggressive than passive · not-so-veiled threats · office · office fridge · stealing

