an anonymous submitter in ann arbor, michigan received this e-mail from a guy who just moved into her co-op (”basically a co-ed frat house”) for the rest of the summer. “we’ve tried to reason with him,” she says, to no avail. “when asked why he has to get up so early, he says, ‘i have [...]
Entries Tagged as 'michigan'
the two-word compromise you’re looking for: zip wire
August 3rd, 2008 · 180 Comments
Tags: and that's an order · drizzunk · e-mail · michigan · noise · questionable logic · roommates · sleeping · spelling and grammar police · thanks (but not really) · university
two points for honesty
April 24th, 2008 · 226 Comments
writes our anonymous submitter: “i work as a payment processor for a local ambulance company. i see lots of notes scribbled on bills, but this one was a first. at least he/she is honest! :)”
related: three cents for the saliva
Tags: michigan · money · raging against the machine · smiley
i used to be your biggest fan
December 3rd, 2007 · 71 Comments
derek and his bandmates in the grand rapids, mich. rock/metal band charles the osprey were in the middle of a post-set smoke when the club’s bartender came outside, grinning ear-to-ear, and handed them this note.
unlike the unwilling participants in improv everywhere’s “best gig ever,” charles the osprey seem to be taking the attention in stride. [...]
Tags: grand rapids · michigan · music · sarcasm · thanks (but not really)
what, no highlighting?
November 26th, 2007 · 105 Comments
our anonymous submitter in dearborn, michigan spotted this gem in a women’s restroom at her office of “several hundred financial and information technology professionals” — perhaps the future workplace of a “trifling” young uc-berkeley student?
related: i think it’s going to be a long long time
Tags: CAPS LOCK · bold underlined italics · comma diarrhea · exclamation-point happy! · hair · michigan · office
recipe for roommate discord
November 17th, 2007 · 200 Comments
our anonymous submitter in detroit tells us his roommate is a repeat offender when it comes to passive-aggressive note-leaving. this time around, he went with a note AND a text message. (”and it’s not even my fault!” our submitter says.)
Tags: and that's an order · blitzkrieg approach · detroit · kitchen · oven · roommates · text message · that's a fire hazard · turning on/off
hendrix is the cat
June 21st, 2007 · 27 Comments
no lols from this feline — just some lovely passive voice!
(thanks to megan in michigan.)
Tags: cats · cleaning · michigan · passive voice · roommates · signed with love · whiteboard
studying up on bedside manner might not be a bad idea
June 5th, 2007 · 35 Comments
CC found this note in one of the study carrels at her large midwestern med school:
this was her response:
(she continues on a second page.)
Tags: excessive underlining · michigan · moving/not moving · smartass · university

