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 [...]
Entries Tagged as 'exclamation-point happy!'
the patty hearst of fish
October 7th, 2009 · 163 Comments
Tags: anthropomorphism · california · exclamation-point happy! · fish · restaurant
2 notes, 1 cupcake
August 28th, 2009 · 89 Comments
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. [...]
Tags: bathroom · clip art catastrophe · exclamation-point happy! · spelling and grammar police · toilet
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 [...]
Tags: "customer service" · charlottesville · exclamation-point happy! · seattle · virginia
oh! shit!
July 15th, 2009 · 168 Comments
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 [...]
Tags: bathroom · exclamation-point happy! · office · pennsylvania · shit · texas
notes with character
June 12th, 2009 · 119 Comments
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 [...]
Tags: california · ellipses-crazed · exclamation-point happy! · fuck fuckity fuck fuck · laundry · not-so-veiled threats · out-of-context cartoon character · toronto
why can’t you act professional?
June 8th, 2009 · 146 Comments
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!!!
Tags: CAPS LOCK · confusion??? · crazy boss · ellipses-crazed · exclamation-point happy! · indiana · now that's management · sad face · you call that punctuation?
i don’t remember signing any bond/contract regarding your use of exclamation points!!!!!
May 26th, 2009 · 117 Comments
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’ [...]
Tags: CAPS LOCK · exclamation-point happy! · roommates · stealing · wales
what would jesus do for a klondike bar?
April 7th, 2009 · 104 Comments
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
Tags: "helpful" advice · CAPS LOCK · exclamation-point happy! · jesus · martyr complex · old folks · stealing · tennessee
this!! is how!! you know!! we mean it!!!
March 31st, 2009 · 128 Comments
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?
Tags: CAPS LOCK · clip art catastrophe · d.c. · exclamation-point happy! · spelling and grammar police · you call that punctuation?
and yet…the pink flowers?
March 29th, 2009 · 81 Comments
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 [...]
Tags: bathroom · clip art catastrophe · disgruntled janitor · exclamation-point happy! · inappropriate word EMPHASIS · irregular capitalization · office · piss · stealing · toilet
ain’t that the gospel truth?
March 11th, 2009 · 103 Comments
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 [...]
Tags: confusion??? · exclamation-point happy! · neighbors · opening/closing · seattle · you call that punctuation?
expect to see this ad airing in primetime very soon
February 3rd, 2009 · 106 Comments
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 [...]
Tags: CAPS LOCK · california · exclamation-point happy!
sigh-ned
January 11th, 2009 · 89 Comments
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
Tags: cleveland · crazypants · exclamation-point happy! · highlighter · office · ohio · spelling and grammar police
a new tagline for the price is right?
November 25th, 2008 · 290 Comments
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, [...]
Tags: cats · exclamation-point happy! · guests · jersey · neighbors
the book of cubicleism, article iv: “the laying on of hands”
November 2nd, 2008 · 143 Comments
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 [...]
Tags: CAPS LOCK · exclamation-point happy! · jesus · office · salt lake city · touching · utah
the most disgusting thing
October 30th, 2008 · 121 Comments
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
Tags: CAPS LOCK · bathroom · exclamation-point happy! · new york · office · spelling and grammar police · that shit is disgusting · toilet · university
thx sandra returns
October 20th, 2008 · 148 Comments
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”
Tags: CAPS LOCK · anthropomorphism · clip art catastrophe · exclamation-point happy! · san diego · spelling and grammar police · temperature · the earth · thx
let’s not mince words
October 12th, 2008 · 92 Comments
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
Tags: CAPS LOCK · california · exclamation-point happy! · more aggressive than passive · odor · office · oh no you didn't
a “discussion” on shoes
October 2nd, 2008 · 108 Comments
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
Tags: CAPS LOCK · cleaning · confusion??? · exclamation-point happy! · grow up · highlighter · martyr complex · roommates · shoes · spelling and grammar police
facebook: a place for frenemies
September 19th, 2008 · 125 Comments
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 [...]
Tags: exclamation-point happy! · facebook · frenemies · mean girls · smiley

