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 [...]
Entries Tagged as 'that's illegal'
Maybe if you had just an itty-bitty limp?
February 17th, 2009 · 342 Comments
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
or take a cab!!!
April 14th, 2008 · 73 Comments
cameron says the window cases in her college dorm are typically filled with run-of-the-mill upcoming event calendars or bland motivational posters, so this educational display caught her a little off guard.
related: no bread and circuses! but maybe an ice cream social?
Tags: driving · new york · that's illegal · university · visual aids
Your move, “officer”
January 1st, 2008 · 62 Comments
Emily from Boston summed this one up beautifully, so I’m going to let her take it away. Writes Emily:
1. I’m not making this up.
2. The 389 Highland Ave referred to in the note is a shop called “Your Move Games.” They have a basement where dorky kids congregate and play D&D and WoW and [...]
Tags: gaming · massachusetts · parking · raging against the machine · somerville · that's illegal · the po-po
nice try
October 29th, 2007 · 203 Comments
Lanqui spotted this note on a moped that was locked to a street sign in Greenwich Village. That bit of orange there? Yup, that would be a ticket.
Tags: excessive underlining · new york · raging against the machine · that's illegal · the po-po · woulda shoulda coulda
a fancy feast
September 4th, 2007 · 125 Comments
joshua brings us this amazing pair of notes from his apartment building in philly.
the backstory: “a bulk package of cat food (probably 20 or so cans) was delivered and sat in the hallway for about 4 or 5 days. we could see what it was because the sides of the package were cardboard, but [...]
Tags: cats · neighbors · not-so-veiled threats · philadelphia · rebuttals · smiley · stealing · thanks (but not really) · that's illegal

