Entries Tagged as 'visual aids'

“take out of box, place directly in toilet”

January 13th, 2008 · 86 Comments

after noticing a tell-tale crisper sleeve in the garbage, charlie in new york spotted this helpful directive on the office fridge.

(though if you ask jim gaffigan, the thief was really doing the guy a favor.)
related: i swear this isn’t some kind of viral marketing campaign

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Tags: "helpful" advice · new york · office fridge · stealing · visual aids

sticky note

November 30th, 2007 · 146 Comments

couch-sleeping molly wasn’t andrea in astoria’s first roommate with quirky habits.
andrea’s now ex-roommate blythe has a penchant for leaving her chewed gum around the apartment in odd places – on this occasion, on a kitchen cutting board. (cue passive-aggressive amy!)

related: to put it as politely as possible

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Tags: new york · queens · roommates · visual aids

2 points for chutzpah, but zero for originality

September 11th, 2007 · 100 Comments

writes our anonymous submitter in corte madera, california: “we have a lot of passive aggressive notes up around the office, and most of them are addressed to the entire office staff in common areas. you can imagine my surprise when after eating lunch and going out for a smoke break with some coworkers today, we [...]

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Tags: CAPS LOCK · california · cleaning · dishes · garbage · guilt trip · kitchen · moms & dads · office · oh snap · opening/closing · recycling · spelling and grammar police · visual aids · your mother doesn't...

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

July 6th, 2007 · 61 Comments


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

wait, what was the first reason again?

June 25th, 2007 · 41 Comments

paul in san diego says this note showed up above both urinals at his office last week.

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Tags: CAPS LOCK · bathroom · nose-picking · office · san diego · visual aids

when ph.d.s get frustrated

June 3rd, 2007 · 87 Comments

says dave in new york city: “i love that this note contains a fairly detailed explanation of lord kelvin’s formulation of the second law of thermodynamics. and a helpful diagram!”

related: when you get down to it 

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Tags: "helpful" advice · temperature · university · visual aids