Entries Tagged as 'thanks (but not really)'

kitchen wish list

August 13th, 2007 · 85 Comments

an anonymous submitter brings us this note from the kitchen of vermont theater’s group housing, “where all the techies live.” unlike other notes we’ve seen attributed to management/the apartment/the cat, etc., our submitter says the bit at the bottom was, in fact, written by the house’s cleaning lady. he adds, “granted, the kitchen was messy, [...]

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Tags: dishes · kitchen · spelling and grammar police · thanks (but not really) · vermont

this is all about the childern

July 15th, 2007 · 218 Comments

explains an anony-dad in st. louis: “i asked our babysitter to fill out a short form for us on a daily basis, letting us know a summary of what happened during the day — when they last ate, whether they seemed like they were getting sick, that sort of thing. i guess it offended her.”

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Tags: CAPS LOCK · moms & dads · spelling and grammar police · st. louis · thanks (but not really)

we hear you, man

July 7th, 2007 · 61 Comments

thanks to elliette for passing this along for her friend in manhattan.
and as a bonus, a classic passive-aggressive noise complaint from the fantastic found magazine:

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Tags: music · neighbors · new york · noise · ohio · pleasantries as afterthought · thanks (but not really)