Entries Tagged as 'nonsensical spacing'

we all need somebody to hate on

June 4th, 2008 · 152 Comments

“working in a university library, you get used to a lot of ‘quirky’ personalities,” says our anonymous submitter in manhattan, kansas, “but so far, this is the only one that has decided to put pathology to paper.”

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Tags: CAPS LOCK · Plants · exclamation-point happy! · kansas · nonsensical spacing · touching · university

post-punctuationism

August 21st, 2007 · 83 Comments

explains sarah in new york city: “one lab in the building where i work has covered the walls outside their lab with candid photos of the lab members. over time, some of these photos got some ‘modifications’ from passers-by, such as a mustache or horns here or there. mature, I know. today, i [...]

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Tags: excessive underlining · graffiti · more aggressive than passive · new york · nonsensical spacing · not-so-veiled threats · office · signed with love · spelling and grammar police

don’t hate the playa

August 12th, 2007 · 101 Comments

our anonymous submitter lives in a 30-story condo building in chicago. her father works in the same building, and received this note in the suggestion box. “i found the letter slipped under my door one day,” she says. “my dad had put it there after reading it with his boss. i’m sure he’s damn proud [...]

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Tags: chicago · danger · drugs · excessive underlining · exclamation-point happy! · moms & dads · neighbors · noise · nonsensical spacing · not-so-veiled threats · sex sex sex · spelling and grammar police

refrain/stop/discontinue

July 18th, 2007 · 40 Comments

an anonymous new yorker explains the context: “this note appeared in the office kitchen on the fridge next to our fancy keurig coffee machines (the ones with the little pods). the coffee pods were set out on the counter in a display, but when people couldn’t find their flavor of choice, they’d go into the [...]

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Tags: coffee · fun with synonyms · new york · nonsensical spacing · not-so-veiled threats · office