Writes our submitter from the UK: “It seems that student living brings out the best in passive aggressive note-writers.”
related: EAT ME!
Writes our submitter from the UK: “It seems that student living brings out the best in passive aggressive note-writers.”
related: EAT ME!
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Isaac prefaces this by saying, “I feel bad for the person who posted this screed. I really do.”
But — and isn’t there always a but? — he adds: “The university library here has a HUGE laptop and gadget-theft problem, and there are signs everywhere warning people not to leave their stuff unattended. This guy left a $2000+ shiny Apple laptop just sitting on a table, with all of his super-sentimental irreplaceable pictures on it, and just walked away. And then expected nothing to happen. Really?”
related: Which is a more despicable crime?
→ 135 CommentsFILED UNDER: college life · guilt trip · New Jersey · purple prose · stealing
What’s tackier than a pimp cup crusted in rhinestones? How bout a pimp cup crusted in last weekend’s purple drank?
(Thanks, CharChar!)
related: That’s punny
→ 27 CommentsFILED UNDER: dishes · roommates
Mothers-in-law. ‘Nuff said.
related: Nobody does guilt trips quite like Grandma
extra credit: sixwordmemoirs.com
→ 48 CommentsFILED UNDER: Facebook · family · Grandma · guilt trip
Writes Patrick in Wisconsin: “A member of our office staff prefers a lighter blend, while the rest of us tech guys prefer a cup of coffee that will actually wake us up.”
After the original laminated note spurred this tempest in a coffee pot, Patrick says that Ms. “Three Scoops” upped the ante by bringing in a second coffeemaker for her own personal use. The notes, however, remain.
related: Coffee-brewing for engineers
→ 104 CommentsFILED UNDER: a matter of taste · coffee · office · saga · Starbucks
Writes Jack in Seattle: “A friend of ours is a professional tile setter and general handyman. Sometimes he stays over and parks his work van on our block. We found this note on his windshield one morning after Sunday brunch. It’s so typically ‘Seattle’ it’s hard to be offended.”
Meanwhile, Charon noticed that this van-owner in Couer d’Alene, Idaho did get offended, “apparently because he owns a creepy van and people pointed out that it was creepy.”
P.S. Van owner: Maybe “I own a home next to the school” wasn’t the best way to get your point across here?
related: I don’t know you, and this is crazy…but your boyfriend’s hot, and your parking’s lazy.
extra credit: the 10 creepiest vans [jalopnik.com]
→ 67 CommentsFILED UNDER: Idaho · kinda creepy · parking · Seattle · smiley
And Dani in Texas…thanks for sharing?
related: A nasty twist on “Man Bites Dog”
extra credit: Nance Bodean’s Guide to Power Walking [youtube]
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Writes our submitter, Amy: “In going through my late great-grandmother’s memorabilia trunk, I saw that she apparently kept a ‘thank you’ letter I wrote her when I was eight years old.” (Said Amy’s mother, of the discovery: ”I clearly did not supervise the writing of this note.”)
related: Grandma saves granddaughter the trouble; writes thank you note to herself
→ 28 CommentsFILED UNDER: family · kids · thanks (but not really)
So, which jumble o’ jargon would you rip off the wall first?
Exhibit A?
or Exhibit B?
Coincidentally, both of these notes come to us from Colorado, apparently the least creative state in the union.
Go ahead and post those speculative explanations regarding The Centennial State’s staggering dearth of originality in the comments below. Then we’ll circle back to brainstorm some synergistic solutions. (“The Centennial State?” Really? It’s like you’re not even trying, Colorado!)
related: The rhyme that must be flushed
→ 55 CommentsFILED UNDER: Colorado · office · toilet · Your mother doesn't...
Writes Jean in Minneapolis: “Apparently some cool college girls decided to leave their mark on the wall of this pizza joint, just out of eye shot from the kitchen. The entire hallway is sprinkled with lipstick kisses.”
related: Do not kiss on someone else’s kiss
→ 32 CommentsFILED UNDER: Minneapolis/St. Paul · restaurant · so this is a thing? · that's unsanitary