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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”

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.

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]

These walls are NOT soundproof.

kerry — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 03:42:39 +0000

Jared says this sign was posted in both the men’s and women’s restrooms at his office in Salt Lake City, Utah. “It seems that someone does not like hearing people ‘pushing,’” he says.