Entries Tagged as 'p.s.'

an official declaration of the silent treatment

July 1st, 2008 · 345 Comments

nadia received this letter from her boyfriend’s cousin, amy, who recently relocated with her boyfriend from saskatoon to victoria, canada…and have been shacking up with nadia and her boyfriend since then. over the past month, roomie relations have become a bit strained, to say the least.
“we had to send a stray cat she was harboring [...]

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Tags: "helpful" advice · TLDR · canada · p.s. · roommates · spelling and grammar police

oh sweetie, i love it when you talk dirty!

June 10th, 2008 · 145 Comments

“my friend katelyn’s roommate left her this note before she went away for memorial day weekend last year,” says monica in boston. “i love how it starts off so BFF-like…then takes a sharp left into passive-aggressive territory.”

adds monica: “while katelyn normally likes to avoid confrontation, i think this note pushed her over the edge. she [...]

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Tags: dishes · heart · mean girls · p.s. · roommates · smiley · university

the more you know

May 15th, 2008 · 173 Comments

this public service announcement is brought to us by tully’s coffee, courtesy of megan in seattle.

related: “if it wasn’t for the toilet, there’d be no books”

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Tags: "customer service" · bathroom · drugs · highlighter · p.s. · seattle · spelling and grammar police · stars

the minor gall, the major rift

March 11th, 2008 · 109 Comments

to quote chris anderson responding to milton friedman: “a free lunch doesn’t necessarily mean the food is being given away or that you’ll pay for it later — it could just mean someone else is picking up the tab.” indeed, craig in new york offers this example of the negative externalities that [...]

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Tags: TLDR · a little patronizing · beverages · excessive underlining · gloriously redundant · highlighter · new york · p.s. · spelling and grammar police

two birds with one snowman

February 20th, 2008 · 52 Comments

while other passive-aggressives plow through post-its with wild abandon, the caretaker of kale’s building in winnipeg has a more economical style.

p.s. vetta, i think the only thing that would make me love this note more is if your postscript began with “i wish…”
related: and what’s your christmas wish?

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Tags: garbage · holiday spirit · p.s.