Entries Tagged as 'maryland'

how good is that?

August 19th, 2008 · 153 Comments

our anonymous submitter in takoma park, maryland says her roommate/landlord is constantly leaving little post-its and e-mails for the other roommates, but i think these two have a bit of yum-o synchronicity.

related: the first thing i did when i woke up

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Tags: e-mail · food · maryland · thanks (but not really) · the earth

crazy is right

February 19th, 2008 · 224 Comments

in the office kitchen, expecting your coworkers to wipe up the spatters from their exploded hot pockets seems like standard enough microwave etiquette. and a ban on charred popcorn and leftover tuna casserole? eh, fair enough. but this note — from an anonymous office worker in baltimore — is the kind of thing that leads [...]

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Tags: a little uptight · baltimore · microwave · office

office anthropomorphism

December 29th, 2007 · 64 Comments

many offices, it seems, are a regular disneyland of what only appear to inanimate objects. the evidence? from frank in san francisco, a talking sponge:

from amy in annapolis, a talking toilet:

from ben in san antonio, a talking door:

and then there’s my favorite – from an anonymous submitter in washington, d.c. – a talking (and walking) [...]

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Tags: CAPS LOCK · annapolis · cleaning · clip art catastrophe · confusion??? · d.c. · irregular capitalization · maryland · microwave · opening/closing · san antonio · san francisco · texas · toilet

something must be done

June 22nd, 2007 · 46 Comments

vida says her friend in baltimore received this note from “his pathologically lying roommate.”

it’s a little hard to read, but the (genius) last line says, “if not possible we’re moving and you can stay.”
so: team joe? team asa? or too tough to call?

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Tags: baltimore · excessive underlining · roommates · shit · spelling and grammar police · toilet

stay home!!!

June 2nd, 2007 · 17 Comments

(from an anonymous submitter in maryland.)

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Tags: "helpful" advice · exclamation-point happy! · illness · kitchen · maryland · office · spelling and grammar police