this notice was spotted by tom from cambridge, england in “the tiniest little toilet in my college hall” — so tiny, he says, there’s “barely enough room to fit a dog in there if you tried.” (but a few raw steaks? perhaps!)

(massive canine infestation: sharing the stage with the light brown apple moth debacle at [...]

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spotted by weston in the backroom of a dallas starbucks: the coffee chain’s recipe for the “keep-our-employees-locked-in-petty-arguments-so-they-won’t-unionize-accino”!
(add one pump “disgruntled english lit ph.d.s” + one pump “functional illiterates”; shake well.)

related: an extra bold request
extra credit: starbucks gossip

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this note represents pretty much everything about office culture that makes me cringe. appropriately enough, i can’t even bring myself to call out the specifics — it’s just too overwhelming. (but the sign will always be there…every day, taunting me.)

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julie spotted this amazing note on new york’s lower east side…

(dude, how ominous are those ellipses?)
related: movin’ out (anthony’s song)

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laid back? i’ll give you laid back. in fact, i’ll spell it out for you: janice will break your legs.

(thanks to peter in milwaukee for documenting — you’re my number one guy!)
related: be informed, homeland security will be

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amy from yonkers spotted this beauty at a marshall’s in hartsdale, new york. she wonders what possible scenario could have prompted its posting. “were there oogling complaints to management?” amy asks. “did a manager observe an oogling incident? and why, exactly, is cart-oogling a problem?”

(perhaps because of people like this.)
related: adio, amigo

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