“The Winston Salem Transit Authority posted this memo in their depressing, dingy, bus depot,” reports Bill in North Carolina. (The WSTA‘s new motto: “Kick ’em while they’re down!)
related: Your knees are pressing into my repressed rage
Your new favorite band: Larceny of Electric Power
April 2nd, 2012 · 51 comments
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How to deal with a chronically messy roommate once and for all
April 1st, 2012 · 19 comments
The strategic box placement — in what appears to be a minefield of dog turds — is bad enough. But the really passive-aggressive part? Apparently, the box wasn’t taped shut on the bottom.
related: “I don’t miss them.”
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Another year older, but not necessarily wiser
March 30th, 2012 · 83 comments
“When I saw the first post on Facebook, I thought it was a rather aggressive joke,” our submitter says. “Then I saw her response two days later, when only 45 people (yes, I counted) wished her a happy birthday on her wall.” What a tough world we live in! (sob)
related: Facebook, a place for narcissists
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A little less “Deck the Halls,” a little more “Silent Night”?
March 28th, 2012 · 55 comments
![Dear Neighbors, Someone in this building LOVES Christmas music. If that person could PLEASE remember that not everyone has the same bizare [sic] taste in music, and that peole around them can hear it VERY CLEARLY, and do not appreciate being FORCED to listen to](http://farm8.static.flickr.com/7092/7024824957_ea1cbf7ba8.jpg "Dear Neighbors, Someone in this building LOVES Christmas music. If that person could PLEASE remember that not everyone has the same bizare [sic] taste in music, and that peole around them can hear it VERY CLEARLY, and do not appreciate being FORCED to listen to \"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas\" (and every other song) at 7 AM in MARCH (or any other time of day). Thank You, Merry X-Mas")
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Alexander and the nasty, dirty, filthy, germy hands in the freezer
March 27th, 2012 · 63 comments
“Apparently someone at my office thinks cracking the ice cube trays with your hands is a mortal sin,” writes Natalie in Washington, D.C. “My question: Would it really be better if we used other body parts?”
Honestly, when I first read the words “ice gobblers,” I thought this note was going in a different direction. Because not refilling the empty ice-cube tray? Now that’s a crime.
related: Four approaches to ice-cube maintenance
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And on the eighth day…paper towels?
March 26th, 2012 · 42 comments
So, apparently this is how creationism debates play out among employees of Seattle coffee shops.
related: A public service announcement from Tully’s Coffee
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The Hunger (Mind) Games
March 25th, 2012 · 85 comments
…because if there’s one thing you can do to help the starving children of Africa, it’s to eat a cupcake. (Sigh.)
That said, nobody wants the damn thing after you’ve taken a bite out of it. Don’t try to assuage your guilt/food issues by telling yourself that someone else will eat it.
related: The Nibbler — the plague of office breakrooms everywhere
extra credit: Charity Navigator’s top-rated charities providing aid to victims of famine and drought in Africa
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The Catalan Tourist Board: Guerrilla division
March 22nd, 2012 · 108 comments
Eerac and I are literally in the process of booking a holiday rental apartment in Barcelona for an upcoming vacation with our respective partners. Today, this photo showed up a the top of the PAN inbox. Matt from the U.K. says he spotted it hanging from a window in — of course — Barcelona.
Meanwhile, elsewhere in Barcelona…
(photo credit: cremefee)
(photo credit: Jen SFO-BCN)
(The Rambling American — Tourist Terrorists)
I feel welcome already. Now, on to the Gaudís!
related: Abbey Road Tourist Delirium
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