“there are several common rooms in my dormitory at indiana university, and most of them have pianos available for the students to play,” writes jain in bloomington.
“while I can empathize with this anonymous student’s frustration, possibly after hearing the third or fourth broken attempt at ‘chopsticks’ in a single day, i’ve personally found the exit to be a more successful coping strategy than leaving bitchy notes on a baby grand. but hey, different strokes…”

meanwhile, dan spotted a supermarket in sterling, virginia that took the above note-writer’s sentiment just a half-step further.

related: i used to be your biggest fan
extra credit: pearls before breakfast [washingtonpost.com]
FILED UNDER: indiana · music · northern virginia · university · virginia
the most passive-aggressive thing about this note? well, our submitter admits: “i do play soundtracks just to annoy him. maybe next time he shouldn’t dance with other people’s significant others at the office holiday party.”

related: it was an ironic dance party, okay?
FILED UNDER: massachusetts · music · office · p.s. · touching
FILED UNDER: CAPS LOCK · highlighter · microwave · new york · not-so-veiled threats · obnoxious definition · office · spelling and grammar police
a little object lesson for the kids in tulsa, oklahoma…

(where’s this line item in the budget for the war on drugs, ya think?)
related: tokyo police club
FILED UNDER: excessive capitalization · oklahoma · the po-po · tulsa
spotted by randi in charlotte, north carolina, this one’s straight out of the michael scott playbook.
related: to the victor goes the bile
FILED UNDER: faint praise · north carolina · now that's management · oh no you didn't · spelling and grammar police
group projects.
#5, however, is what really seals the deal.

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related: please ladies please
FILED UNDER: a little uptight · bullet points · california · e-mail · hygiene