Entries Tagged as 'university'

(they match the plastic slipcover on the futon)

May 7th, 2008 · 114 Comments

our anonymous submitter lives in what she says is a typical college apartment, one that is “not decorated according to any theme.” and yet, in a transformation a college freshman taking lit 101 might describe as “kafkaesque,” one of her roommates has been replaced by your [fill-in-your-own-ethnic-stereotype-here] grandmother.

adds our submitter: “these weird towels wouldn’t dry […]

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Tags: a matter of taste · bathroom · smiley · towels · university · wisconsin

dude kinda has a point

May 5th, 2008 · 138 Comments

at this college dorm in seattle, our anonymous submitter says each floor ordinarily has one male and one female bathroom. however, because this particular floor happens to have an overwhelming number of female residents, both bathrooms were deemed female-only…much to some guy’s chagrin.

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related: losing lisa

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Tags: bathroom · battle of the sexes · not-so-veiled threats · piss · saga · university · you be the judge

you’re not fooling anyone

May 2nd, 2008 · 70 Comments

this note was posted in the girls’ toilets at a college dorm in canberra, australia.

later, this note was slipped under the doors of everyone on the floor.

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Tags: RA · australia · bathroom · canberra · hair · shower · university · your mother doesn't...

the finest, most literary vagrants

April 29th, 2008 · 80 Comments

writes an anonymous student at binghamton university: “some grad students are mad about the teaching load for TAs, so they have been putting up these posters in order to raise awareness.”
adds our submitter (with a yawn): “i am now more aware of how douche-y they are.”

related: or take a cab!!!

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Tags: binghamton · blitzkrieg approach · new york · raging against the machine · university

or take a cab!!!

April 14th, 2008 · 72 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?

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Tags: driving · new york · that's illegal · university · visual aids

maybe if was hawaiian shirt day?

April 11th, 2008 · 50 Comments

alexa in texas works in a graduate lab of five students. one friday, she says, “our advisor came in around 9:30 a.m. looking for us. no dice: except for one poor guy, we were all out. when the hard-working crew finally rolled in around 1:30 (or, um, 3 p.m.), they were greeted by this inspirational […]

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Tags: CAPS LOCK · lab rats · nice and subtle · now that's management · office · texas · university

what, no bubble letters?

March 26th, 2008 · 83 Comments

cameron in hyde park, n.y. brings us this “maybe not-so-classic dorm dispute: girl meets boy, girl likes boy, boy has girlfriend, girl obsesses over boy, boy’s female neighbors post rejection note from boy to girl, girl…threatens neighbors, artistically.”

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Tags: MYOB · danger · disturbingly detailed · exclamation-point happy! · spurned lover · university