as this sign from a montgomery, alabama breakroom shows, “PopCorn Users” remain one of the most persecuted groups in the workplace today.
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Entries Tagged as 'gloriously redundant'
especially deborah
August 17th, 2008 · 205 Comments
Tags: alabama · bold-underlined-caps · excessive underlining · gloriously redundant · highlighter · irregular capitalization · microwave · montgomery · popcorn
passive-aggressive mad libs
July 30th, 2008 · 131 Comments
this note from a “friendly neighbor” was put through the mailslot of dan’s apartment in the heart of south philly. says dan: “i wanted to put ‘thanks for the advice!’ on the door in response, but thought better of it.”
as infuriating as the note was, “i do love how they phoned in the underlining on [...]
Tags: excessive underlining · garbage · gloriously redundant · neighbors · philadelphia
sheena is a paintballer
July 9th, 2008 · 177 Comments
where do you suppose this “anomous” tampa, florida resident stands on the whole nature-vs.-nurture debate?
interested? here’s a free preview!
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Tags: "helpful" advice · CAPS LOCK · crazypants · dubious scientific claims · exclamation-point happy! · florida · gloriously redundant · irregular capitalization · kids today · moms & dads · neighbors · spelling and grammar police · tampa · the lawn · unnecessary "quotation marks"
it takes a “genius” to come up with a potluck theme like this one
May 28th, 2008 · 315 Comments
dealing with the rantings of your crazy boss or overzealous receptionist is one thing, but what do you do when your office’s resident passive-aggressive note-leaver doesn’t even work there? casey in san diego (a.k.a. the beloved runbarbara) says that’s the situation she’s found herself in at her job.
the offender, sandra, “has met me a total [...]
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stop! in the name of clip art
April 15th, 2008 · 78 Comments
like this phrase, there are a few irritating little pieces of clip art that keep popping up in submissions over and over again. hovering somewhere near the top of most-wanted list is this pouty little white-gloved dandy.
from the factories of pittsburgh…
…to the cube-farms of virginia, this perspiring misanthrope has been spreading his message of intolerance [...]
Tags: CAPS LOCK · bathroom · boston · clip art catastrophe · exclamation-point happy! · gloriously redundant · neighbors · office fridge · pittsburgh
shittiest secret admirer ever?
April 10th, 2008 · 148 Comments
“my roommate thinks I took her dry erase board when I was 40 miles away the week it was taken,” says an anonymous college student in tampa, florida. “she has been leaving me notes like this ALL YEAR.”
god help our poor submitter, but i’m nominating this crazy rainbow of a note for the passive-aggressive hall [...]
Tags: CAPS LOCK · crazypants · ellipses-crazed · exclamation-point happy! · gloriously redundant · more aggressive than passive · not-so-veiled threats · oh the irony · rainbow-colored · roommates · stealing · whiteboard
the minor gall, the major rift
March 11th, 2008 · 109 Comments
to quote chris anderson responding to milton friedman: “a free lunch doesn’t necessarily mean the food is being given away or that you’ll pay for it later — it could just mean someone else is picking up the tab.” indeed, craig in new york offers this example of the negative externalities that [...]
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