Entries Tagged as 'etiquette'

a deep-seated issue

July 17th, 2008 · 609 Comments

marcus in leicester, u.k. found this stuck to the lid of the toilet by one of his housemates. “i’d understand if it was the seat,” he says, “but the lid?”

i’m with marcus, here — i don’t think this is some kind of dear abby “does the toilet paper go over or under?” type issue. is [...]

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Tags: "helpful" advice · "up for debate" · etiquette · toilet · u.k.

just plane rude

November 28th, 2007 · 112 Comments

writes deanne: “because orlando prides itself on being a friendly city, we tend to do most of our dirty work via passive-aggressive notes and signs. this one is from the front door of a tacky tourist shop on international drive. i can get past the reference to ‘plane rude’ but the ‘macdonalds’ analogy is a [...]

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Tags: clip art catastrophe · etiquette · exclamation-point happy! · florida · orlando · questionable logic · retail hell · smiley · spelling and grammar police

for your records

November 9th, 2007 · 293 Comments

i think what fascinates me most about this e-mail, from the head of the party planning committee — excuse me, “fun fund” — at an office in toronto, is the subject line. not only does the writer ignore the obvious “let them eat cake,” she vetoes the direct approach (”hey, fatty“) in favor of the [...]

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Tags: "helpful" advice · canada · ellipses-crazed · etiquette · money · office · overzealous secretary · party planning committee · toronto

wrath mat

October 10th, 2007 · 161 Comments

writes an anonymous submitter in new york city: “so, my mom bought me this doormat that says ‘leave.’ ya know, haha, funny joke, like the ones that say ‘go away.’ well, apparently my neighbor didn’t find it too humorous.”

adds our submitter: “some back story: the woman has lived in the apt across the hall for [...]

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Tags: CAPS LOCK · a matter of taste · etiquette · kids today · more aggressive than passive · more like crazy · neighbors · new york

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.

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Tags: e-mail · etiquette · food · office · stealing