laura in los angeles spotted this note at a tropical-themed family restaurant in rosemead, california, where aquariums figure heavily into the decor. the biggest fish, laura says, occupies his (her?) own tank at the front of the restaurant.
piscine body image issues aside, as a former casual-dining restaurant hostess  — a job that generally means bearing [...]

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this restroom sign from baton rouge, louisiana manages to combine variations on two of the genre’s most irritating cliches — the rhyme that must be flushed and the clip art that must be stopped…with some additional ridiculous floral clip art thrown in for good measure.

and yet, somehow, this note manages to offend me even more. [...]

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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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writes stephanie in lubbock, texas: “one day at work, there were four or five of these bulletins posted above all bathroom trashcans, with an additional flyer posted in the ‘memos’ section on the bulletin board. there’s such rage in her bulletin, it’s like she personally found crap resting on a pile of paper towels.”

meanwhile, our [...]

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because nobody says “i mean business” like…donald duck.

except, perhaps, mickey mouse?
writes our anonymous submitter in toronto: “my sister went to do her laundry with her 2-year-old daughter who kept on saying ‘mickey! mickey!’” it seemed like random toddler babbling…until she saw the note.

related: how many wonders can one cavern hold?

extra credit: didn’t disney sue a [...]

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writes aimee in sellersburg, indiana: “my former boss used to leave these kind of notes posted on our work bulletin board constantly. it was a really boring job, so these little rays of sunshine made coming to work worth it.”

related: i don’t recall signing any bond/contact regarding your use of exclamation points!!!

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writes toni in wales: ” i found these fightin’ words taped to one housemate’s cupboard. we’ve had some things go missing in the house, so i sympathise with their frustration. but the funniest part of this note, i think, is that this housemate had previously called a house meeting to complain about the other housemates’ [...]

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joanna from san diego spotted this beauty in the public kitchen at her grandparents’ retirement home in chattanooga, tennessee.  writes joanna: “i love it because it combines passive-aggressiveness with religious sanctimony. delicious!”

related: no, He uses vaseline

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writes desiree: “this is a note at the express (stamps-only counter) at a very busy post office in washington, d.c. they are apparently!! very!! uptight!! like everyone else in d.c. (myself included)!!”

meanwhile!! in florida…

and! in los angeles!

related: ain’t that the gospel truth?

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writes our anonymous submitter in hartford, connecticut: “we’re not much for posting notes in our restroom at work., so the situation must have been pretty dire for someone to go to the trouble to craft this one.”
i appreciate the initial sentiment here — i really do. this website has already condemned the cutesy rhyme that [...]

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chris says this note was slipped under his apartment door  by one of his “typically passive-aggressive seattle neighbors.” and no, he adds, he hadn’t noticed. perhaps because the door was lacking in aggressively punctuated parenthetical statements!! (homeowners dues??)

personally, i am just luuurving the nice little call-and-response rhythm this note has got goin’ on. i eagerly [...]

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marina found this flyer on her car’s windshield in venice beach, california, but with a sales pitch as compelling as this one, it’s really only a matter of time before this AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!! pops up alongside t.v. offers like cash4gold and the (ever-popular) pedegg.

adds marina: “i haven’t tried calling the number…yet.” WHAT IS SHE WAITING [...]

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our anonymous submitter in cleveland found this note taped to the office paper shredder. “my first thought was, ‘wow, this person has issues deeper than the full shredder,’” he says.

related: especially deborah

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our anonymous submitter in new jersey found this note taped to every apartment door in his complex. “we do indeed have a problem with feral cats in our neighborhood, but my sense is that they’ve been around for many (cat) generations…not that people are buying new ones.”

adds our submitter: “now that i think about it, [...]

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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 [...]

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says filly in new york: “i think it’s safe the assume the writer is neither a) an english major or b) a feminist.”

related: more from the frontlines of post-post feminism

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casey in human resources may have moved on, but not to worry — thx sandra is here to solve our global climate crysis!

related: it takes a “genius”

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our anonymous submitter reports that a certain less-than-collegial colleague had the gall to dash off this note while the perfume-wearer in question was standing at the photocopier less than five feet away. and, our submitter adds: “she did not attempt at all to disguise her handwriting.”

related: fight or flight

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my favorite part of this two-page glory? the flash of insight on page 2: “i realize that last sentence is phrased as a question, but really it is more of a statement.”

related: care, it makes a difference

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in this edition of facebook friday…an assortment of cat fights in the making, plucked from the newsfeeds of the innocent facebookers caught in the crossfire!
exhibit a)

exhibit b)

exhibit c)

the smiley face there is a nice touch, but my favorite this time around has to be this doozy of an about-face (read from the bottom up):

related: no [...]

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