“I have no traces of child paraphernalia in my Mini Cooper,” says our submitter from Alexandria, Virginia — and she didn’t buy her car for environmental reasons. (“I bought it because I’m a Mini fan,” she says, “regardless of the global impact.”) So, as you might imagine, she was more than a bit puzzled to [...]
Entries Tagged as 'northern virginia'
Save the earth…kill the kids?
March 3rd, 2010 · 159 Comments
Tags: northern virginia · pure poetry · strangers · the earth · unsolicited feedback · wtf?
Snowed in? Come meet your neighbors! (Unless you’re like, old.)
February 11th, 2010 · 83 Comments
Erin in Arlington, Virginia says this sign appeared in every elevator in her building during the D.C. area’s Snowmaggedon of 2010. “Apparently cabin fever requires drinks…and only people in their 20s and early 30s.”
related: no girls allowed
Tags: neighbors · northern virginia · old folks
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 [...]
Tags: indiana · music · northern virginia · university · virginia
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 [...]
Tags: cell phone · clip art catastrophe · espanol · guatemala · guilt trip · jesus · northern virginia · virginia · you're like so going to hell

