Entries Tagged as 'virginia'

miss place is SO SERIOUS

October 15th, 2009 · 237 Comments

ashley in richmond, virginia says this e-mail was sent to every single employee at her office. then,  “after thirty minutes, the sender attempted to recall it six times.” (that’s how you know she was SO SERIOUS.)

related: the classic all-staff e-mail

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Tags: CAPS LOCK · all-staff e-mail · cell phone · richmond · spelling and grammar police

takashi murakami meets lilly pulitzer meets “no cuts, no buts, no coconuts”

September 22nd, 2009 · 127 Comments

dee dee in virginia says her five-year-old daughter, lilly, presented her with this card after kindergarten last week. “at first it seems like the usual ‘i love mommy’ card,” dee dee says, “but the back clearly addresses her irritation with the neighboring copycat whose use of hearts, stars, and flowers were infringing on my daughter’s [...]

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Tags: kids · virginia

thanks for not asking

July 16th, 2009 · 140 Comments

let me stop you right there. before you say anything else, have you consulted this sign, as spotted on the door of a souvenir shop by angie in seattle?

or this one, as seen by meghann outside a bar in san francisco?

well, then your questions will certainly be answered by my personal favorite, spotted by jessie [...]

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Tags: "customer service" · charlottesville · exclamation-point happy! · seattle · virginia

that personalized stationery finally comes in handy

June 10th, 2009 · 132 Comments

extra p in charlottesville, virginia found this note in his office break room. he draws our attention to two sections in particular: “the ‘let there be closure’ line, which seems more appropriate for a break-up note, and the ‘mark an X if you threw it away’ part, which reminds me of grade school mash notes. [...]

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Tags: charlottesville · office · stealing · virginia · water

anyone for “heart and soul”?

November 24th, 2008 · 90 Comments

“there are several common rooms in my dormitory at indiana university, and most of them have pianos available for the students to play,” writes jain in bloomington.
“while I can empathize with this anonymous student’s frustration, possibly after hearing the third or fourth broken attempt at ‘chopsticks’ in a single day, i’ve personally found the exit [...]

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Tags: indiana · music · northern virginia · university · virginia

three things your health teacher didn’t tell you about herpes

June 18th, 2008 · 109 Comments

(a passiveaggressivenotes.com public disservice announcement)
1. from portland, oregon…

2. from williamsburg, virginia…

3. from miami, florida…

related: come get some
extra credit: herpes: it’s got new york by the balls [nymag.com]

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Tags: FYI · miami · not-so-veiled threats · now that's not true · portland · roommates · smiley · starbucks · stealing · university · virginia · warning · whiteboard · williamsburg

He died for your clip art

April 28th, 2008 · 67 Comments

i really thought it couldn’t get more egregious than this clip-art catastrophe from a church in boston (left), which made this one (right) look downright tasteful in comparison.

but then, at a friend’s recent wedding, carey in northern virginia spotted this note — complete with that same punchy little yellow smiley — on several [...]

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Tags: cell phone · clip art catastrophe · espanol · guatemala · guilt trip · jesus · northern virginia · virginia · you're like so going to hell

no, He uses vaseline

March 4th, 2008 · 186 Comments

myra spotted this note at the fine dining establishment known as tudor’s biscuit world in roanoke, virginia. (for the record, she says, don’t believe the hype — the biscuits aren’t all that great.) but if you’re looking for a place to bear witness…

related: there you go, bringing Him into it again

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Tags: guilt trip · jesus · stealing · virginia

so obsessed that i’m becoming a bore

February 12th, 2008 · 74 Comments

writes simon from richmond, virginia: “i was combing through my facebook newsfeed and came across this note posted by someone on my friend list. i have no idea who the note is referring to, but i think it’s kind of interesting that he’s putting out his dirty laundry for all to see.”

related: meet my new [...]

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Tags: facebook · i before e · richmond

ceci n’est pas une note passif-agressif

January 20th, 2008 · 60 Comments

rachel in virginia says her two roommates, “despite seeing and talking to me multiple times a day, decide to air their grievances through notes.” these grievances include being responsible for a $200 water bill “because i wash my face and hands at night and in the morning.” rachel has decided that enough is enough.
to paraphrase [...]

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Tags: meta · montana · virginia

clip art crimes

December 16th, 2007 · 140 Comments

which clip art extravaganza is the most gratuitous? you be the judge!
is it this sign, from the virginia office of — of course — a major mobile carrier?

is it this little tea party of a sign from cambridge, mass.?

or is it this one, from, yes, a church restroom?

related: cubicle etiquette

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Tags: all clogged up · bathroom · boston · cell phone · clip art catastrophe · jesus · massachusetts · office · tea · virginia · you be the judge · you're like so going to hell

it’s not funny, it’s my sandwich

December 5th, 2007 · 137 Comments

joe in northern virginia has amassed a pretty divine collection of office fridge notes over the years, the best of which portend various forms of karmic/economic/physical retribution.

related: it must have been a pretty big bite 

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Tags: "accidental" "borrowing" · ellipses-crazed · food · not-so-veiled threats · office · office fridge · reston · stealing · virginia

pumpkin with a death wish

October 31st, 2007 · 81 Comments

sarah in richmond says this jack-o-lantern appeared just minutes ago near the stairs to her apartment. we’ll call this the “before” shot…

stay tuned for the “after” photo: punkin stomped to bits by contrarian trick-or-treaters.
happy halloween, kids!

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Tags: neighbors · noise · richmond

she slipped the registrar 30 pieces of silver

September 14th, 2007 · 180 Comments

this note, from the science library of washington and lee university in lexington, virginia, has a bit of a backstory.
explains our anonymous submitter: “here, you can reserve a carrel for the entire school year, with two students to a carrel. our honor system is such that people leave their books and belongings at their carrel [...]

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Tags: martyr complex · rebuttals · signed with love · spelling and grammar police · university · virginia

um, rene hall?

August 30th, 2007 · 99 Comments

meric spotted this sign in melbourne while going to the launderette a few doors down. the bizarre thing, says meric, is that it’s in a shop window. “i have no idea what kind of dastardly person would steal poor dave’s bananas but every time i walked past it i laughed so much a little bit [...]

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Tags: australia · bananas · beverages · coke · food · melbourne · not-so-veiled threats · revenge · stealing · virginia

your mother doesn’t work here (or here, or here, or here)

July 6th, 2007 · 89 Comments

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Tags: CAPS LOCK · california · cleaning · exclamation-point happy! · food · moms & dads · nebraska · office · u.k. · virginia · visual aids

how not to housetrain a roommate

July 2nd, 2007 · 42 Comments

smileys can be terrifying.

(submitted by simon in richmond, virginia.)

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Tags: cleaning · excessive underlining · richmond · roommates · smiley · whiteboard

four approaches to ice cube maintenance

June 20th, 2007 · 35 Comments

exhibit a) from richmond, virginia: the pedantic approach

exhibit b) from minneapolis. minnesota: the conditional approach

exhibit c) from hartford, connecticut: the ALL for one and one for ALL approach

exhibit d) from dallas, texas: the federal government’s approach

(thanks to erik and kim for their submissions.)

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Tags: "helpful" advice · CAPS LOCK · connecticut · dallas/fort worth · ellipses-crazed · ice · minnesota · office · virginia

the first thing i did when i woke up

June 16th, 2007 · 138 Comments

the third paragraph of the first e-mail is the brilliant part.

adds michelle: “that bread was fucking delicious.”
(sorry, michelle: i have to side with your roommate on this one.)

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Tags: CAPS LOCK · charlottesville · e-mail · food · more aggressive than passive · not-so-veiled threats · university · virginia

priorities

June 6th, 2007 · 6 Comments

from the offices of “a large internet company” in northern virginia…thanks to liz for submitting!

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Tags: bathroom · group bitchfest · office · smiley · toilet · virginia