the most passive-aggressive thing about this note? well, our submitter admits: “i do play soundtracks just to annoy him. maybe next time he shouldn’t dance with other people’s significant others at the office holiday party.”

related: it was an ironic dance party, okay?

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sigh. half the people in your department just got pink-slipped, your 401(k) is worth shit, and now, just when you thought things couldn’t get any worse…they’re coming for your muffin, too.
all in the name of shareholder value!

(leaked by sayf in greenwich, connecticut.)
related: lean cuisine
extra credit: morgan stanley cancels christmas, jobs [dealbreaker]

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anthony in salt lake city, utah was a little perplexed when the new lady sharing his cubicle put this little number up. odder still, he says, “is the fact that this particular wall was originally my half — she took everything i had on that end and moved it to the other side.”
says anthony: “apparently [...]

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i recently returned from a few days in san antonio, texas, where my friend matt and i amused ourselves on the riverwalk with a competition to find the tackiest souvenir possible in each store within three minutes or less. (my first win: a “pooping armadillo” keychain.) when we entered this fine establishment, however, i had [...]

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“working in a university library, you get used to a lot of ‘quirky’ personalities,” says our anonymous submitter in manhattan, kansas, “but so far, this is the only one that has decided to put pathology to paper.”

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dan spotted this triple-bonus-score of a note at the desk of a receptionist in MTV’s new york office. the craziest part, he says? “she leaves it up there all the time, just in case she calls in sick. it’s just up there, all day, in her face, reaffirming her violent disapproval for people invading her [...]

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so, after seeing this note from daily piglet in columbia, south carolina:

and this one, from anna in providence, rhode island:

and this doozy from an anonymous san francisco office worker…

is it any wonder that this photo from afroswede’s flickrstream (and others) came to mind?

(meanwhile, over at bethany’s “blog”…u can touch this.)
related: can i lick [...]

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Thanks to Sarah for capturing this delicious little slice of life from her Christian college in Illinois. (Delicious like a quart of Starbucks Coffee Almond Fudge, not one measly little low-fat Frappucino bar.)

related: but He took the wheel

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Long-simmering roommate issues comes to a head in Toronto…
(Green ink is being kicked out by black ink.)

related: I can’t stand this shit anymore.

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explains our anonymous submitter in st. louis: “i just lost my job at [giant pharmaceutical company]. i was feeling rather passive-aggressive, so i tore this flyer down from the inside of the bathroom stall. it has been there for over three years.”

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This isn’t just a note — it’s a work of art. And it’s about 100 shades of amazing.
I’ll let Rich explain: “I had a party at my house once in college, and one of our roommates who was going to be gone was really scared that someone was going to sleep in his bed. so, [...]

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re: “you left evidence”, Good Soul says:

In 2001, I solved a “disappearing food” problem without these little notes. For some time (3 weeks or so), I bought some very nice food, put my name on it with a “do not touch — not for human consumption!” sign, and watched it disappear. I also [...]

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From Giovanni: a classic example of the “office fridge” sub-genre.

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