Entries Tagged as 'that's illegal'

the audacity of theft

June 6th, 2008 · 150 Comments

writes an anonymous submitter in houston: “a neighbor in my building put up an obama yard sign on the door of her apartment around the time of the texas primary. when it disappeared, i assumed she took it down herself.” then up went this note — a cheerful bit of propaganda that oh-so-subtly disproves all [...]

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Tags: CAPS LOCK · houston · neighbors · politics · rainbow-colored · spelling and grammar police · that's illegal

or take a cab!!!

April 14th, 2008 · 72 Comments

cameron says the window cases in her college dorm are typically filled with run-of-the-mill upcoming event calendars or bland motivational posters, so this educational display caught her a little off guard.
 
related: no bread and circuses! but maybe an ice cream social?

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Tags: driving · new york · that's illegal · university · visual aids

your move, “officer”

January 1st, 2008 · 60 Comments

emily from boston summed this one up beautifully, so i’m going to let her take it away. writes emily:
1. i’m not making this up.
2. the 389 highland ave referred to in the note is a shop called “your move games.” they have a basement where dorky kids congregate and play D&D and WoW and [...]

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Tags: gaming · massachusetts · parking · raging against the machine · somerville · that's illegal

nice try

October 29th, 2007 · 203 Comments

lanqui spotted this note on a moped that was locked to a street sign in greenwich village. that bit of orange there? yup, that would be a ticket.
(click to enlarge)

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Tags: excessive underlining · new york · raging against the machine · that's illegal · woulda shoulda coulda

a fancy feast

September 4th, 2007 · 122 Comments

joshua brings us this amazing pair of notes from his apartment building in philly.
the backstory: “a bulk package of cat food (probably 20 or so cans) was delivered and sat in the hallway for about 4 or 5 days. we could see what it was because the sides of the package were cardboard, but [...]

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Tags: cats · neighbors · not-so-veiled threats · philadelphia · rebuttals · smiley · stealing · thanks (but not really) · that's illegal