i’m just gonna let ben from d.c. set this one up:
Last October, I moved from one apartment to another on fairly short notice. The kid I found on craigslist to take my spot really wanted to move in a few days early, which was incredibly inconvenient for me. However, I agreed, so I [...]
Entries Tagged as 'e-mail'
tantamount to storage
August 3rd, 2007 · 123 Comments
Tags: craigslist · e-mail · moving/not moving · spelling and grammar police
rules for thieves
August 1st, 2007 · 23 Comments
“apparently our growing satellite office has some food thieves,” says an anonymous submitter in ontario.
Tags: canada · e-mail · food · office · office fridge · ontario · sarcasm
the thoughts that count
June 25th, 2007 · 82 Comments
an anonymous brooklyn mom sends in this choice — dare we say priceless — example of park slope’s well-documented mama drama.
Tags: "helpful" advice · brooklyn · e-mail · moms & dads · money · rebuttals
some suggestions for the comfort of your guest
June 19th, 2007 · 53 Comments
first, i’ll let stephanie in los angeles explain the context for this one: “after a night of drinking, i let a friend of mine crash with me at my apartment. this friend, who does have her own apartment in the city, left with me in the morning, yet i still received this email from my [...]
Tags: "helpful" advice · e-mail · los angeles · roommates
the first thing i did when i woke up
June 16th, 2007 · 137 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.)
Tags: CAPS LOCK · charlottesville · e-mail · food · more aggressive than passive · not-so-veiled threats · university · virginia
the souls of our shoes
June 5th, 2007 · 22 Comments
this important safety message is brought to you from an anonymous worker at a call center in toronto…
Tags: attire · danger · e-mail · kitchen · office · spelling and grammar police · toronto
the eleventh plague
June 4th, 2007 · 5 Comments
oh, how i love (totally tacky) reply-all e-mails.
thanks to kate in new york city, who says she has a whole inbox full of e-mails like this from the coworkers at her law firm.
Tags: e-mail · etiquette · food · office · stealing

