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But do people recognize ‘fine art’ when they see it?

Kerry — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 05:29:28 +0000

At the local art exhibit of the Utah State Fair: a smug reminder of what we already know, thankyouverymuch. As our submitter wrote, “We’re not animals, after all!”

related: Signed, R. Mutt

No “cat parts” in the sink

Kerry — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 01:31:01 +0000

Our submitter found the following signage at an engineering office in Salt Lake City, Utah. Adds our submitter: “For the life of me I can’t figure out what ‘cat parts’ is supposed to refer to — or why people would need a note to know it’s not appropriate to leave them in the kitchen sink.”

P.S. When I did a quick Google Image Search for “cat parts,” I ended up here:

related: “Place feral cats in box”

Papa’s John

Kerry — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 03:15:52 +0000

If you needed another reason to be happy you don’t live in Utah, Justin brings us this explosion of bad ideas from a Provo office park.

(I’m going with “Team None-of-the-Above” for this one.)

extra credit: Food-scented air fresheners [grubgrade.com]

The “Next to Marry” List

Kerry — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 02:17:42 +0000

Scix in Salt Lake City, Utah found this Valentine tucked into a book at a local thrift store run by the Mormon Church. “The idea of using any edition of The Rules to get your kids married is kind of scary,” he says, but imagining the sweet, naive Mormon mom behind it (doing EVERYTHING IN HER POWER) makes it kind of cute…if a bit absurd.

Maybe it was the “Bring your own Sprite” part that turned people off?

Kerry — Tue, 04 May 2010 00:00:51 +0000

Our submitter in Provo, Utah came across this sad little display taped to a door at Brigham Young University. “There’s a lot of pent-up, childish anger there,” she says.

Perhaps those would-be party-throwers in Provo could find some consolation from Ricky in Buenos Aires — his 49th birthday party was also cancelled due to a lack of cooperación from his amigos. (Hello, mission trip?)

Completely valid rebuttals

Kerry — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 20:24:20 +0000

More proof that — no matter how in the right you are — writing a note about it makes you kind of an airhose, too. Especially if you’re using Comic Sans.

From Elizabeth at CMU in Pittsburgh:

And from Drake at BYU in Provo, Utah:

extra credit: The man behind Comic Sans [wsj.com]

If you could summarize BYU culture in one note…

Kerry — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:45:33 +0000

At least a half-dozen submitters (including Spencer, Kelsae, and Mark) would pick this one — from a pizzeria in Provo, Utah.

“For those who don’t know, “lower kingdoms” comes from Mormon theology, where they believe that people are sorted out into three kingdoms instead of the traditional heaven and hell option,” Kelsae says.

Adds Spencer: “There’s a stack of plastic cups in the public’s reach for use either for water or soda, depending on whether you paid or not. The influence this business avers on final judgment, combined with overt Mormon theology (the the staff signatures include both Captain Moroni and Nephite #2) made me both wince and chuckle.”

related: nosy Provo neighbors

“Piece out our imperfections with your thoughts”

Kerry — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:47:29 +0000

Writes Mike in Provo, Utah: “This is a letter my friend Liz found on the windshield of her car during the time she was dating her now-husband. They framed the note, and now have it proudly displayed in their living room.”

related: A substance user and a player!

Smug alert

Kerry — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:00:32 +0000

The car you drive can say a lot about you as a person.

Sometimes…too much.

(Thanks to the eagle-eyed Russell in Madison, Wisconsin; Alyssa in Pleasant Grove, Utah and Samantha in Lexington, Kentucky for the documentation.)

All I want for Christmas

Kerry — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:05:23 +0000

Writes Monica in Salt Lake City, Utah: “The hip abduction machine has been broken at my local gym for almost the entire year. The powers that be claim it will be fixed soon, Monica says, but it looks like one fellow gym-goer decided to take up the issue with an even higher power.

related: evidently, yes

The Book of Cubicleism, Article IV: “The Laying on of Hands”

Kerry — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 23:30:23 +0000

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 she thinks I’m going to poke the Messiah’s high school yearbook picture all day — or maybe the note is what he’s thinking?”

related: So much for turning the other cheek
extra credit: The great and dreadful day of the lord [dooce.com]

In other words…move it along, Grandma!

Kerry — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 22:52:07 +0000

Both of these signs would have gotten their points across perfectly well in just a few words…but the true passive-aggressive always knows how to convey his or her true meaning with just one more choice phrase.

Exhibit a) from Paula in Logan, Utah:

Exhibit b) spotted by my pal Brooke in Savannah, Georgia:

related: That means you, Edith

There are only 10 types of people in the world…those who remember to bathe regularly, and those who don’t.

Kerry — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:34:44 +0000

“Neumont is a strictly computer-science college located on the second and third floors of an office building,” writes Jared in South Jordan, Utah. It’s therefore a point of pride for Neumonters that out of several hundred CS students, “there are [only] a few who seem to forget to shower for a few weeks at a time.”

related: WoW, indeed

To be young

Kerry — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 16:56:47 +0000

Happy Valentine’s Day, kids!

(Thanks to Ron in West Jordan, Utah, who found this note taped to his front door.)

related: wake me up? wham!