with morale at many companies coasting towards all-time lows, those peppy human resources specialists keep coming up with new budget-conscious ways to keep us worker bees happily humming along. to wit: “popcorn thursday.” sounds like a total blast, right?

meanwhile, an anonymous post-it writer in denver speaks up for how employees really feel about these “morale boosters.”

related: a sign (or ten) that your HR department might have too much time on their hands

chris in providence brings us this show-stopper from the computer science department at brown university. my head is still spinning a little bit.

meanwhile, in lake forest, california…

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writes our anonymous submitter in cleveland: “my roommate mike is usually a generous guy, but he’s very possessive of his coffee, beef jerky, and other certain food indulgences. this note was sort of touching; he didn’t want to share, made that clear, but then decided he probably should — not for me though, but for his waistline.  what a sweetheart!”

related: you’re not wrong, walter

writes our anonymous submitter: “i know carl to have done exactly what she’s saying — cheat on her and lie to the girls saying he didn’t have a girlfriend. but still, a mass email? really? i’m not even on her friends list…so did she send it to his friends?” (the “k-hole,” by the way, reportedly refers to the apartment in which carl lives.)

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kellye from huntsville, alabama spotted these notes posted on boarded-up diner during last month’s G20 summit in pittsburgh.

explains kellye: “the broken windows were caused by a few rowdy anarchists/drunk college kids from oakland who apparently missed the mark in their defiance of the man. since the vandals represented only a very small cross-section of protesters involved, other more local-friendly civil disobedients apparently saw fit to apologize for in their stead and offer their respectful patronage.”

jonathan, john and michael  share a roof deck with their next-door neighbors in san francisco, who jonathan says “repeatedly, and seemingly sincerely, invited us to use their barbecue grill any old time.”

one weekend, jj&m decided to take them up on their offer. they organized a small cook-out for friends and invited the neighbors to join. “they did,” jonathan says, “and a good time was had by all.”

then, the next day, this gracious thank-you note was slipped under their door.

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a helpful reminder: when talking shit about your coworker (like “e”) via e-mail, you (unlike “c”) probably want to be extra sure you don’t confuse “fwd” with “reply all.” just a thought!

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brett in raleigh, north carolina had to move out at the end of last semester after his lease ran out, and while he didn’t want to have to resort to a finding a random craigslist roommate, that ended up being the case.

brett’s mea culpa: “being a grad student, i am not home much and have responsibilities to take care of on campus, but obviously some of my other responsibilities were being overlooked at home.” (lucia, by the way, is the name of his cat.)

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extra credit: “i’m not here to make friends” reality show mashup [youtube]