edward says this sign was posted on every floor and inside all the elevators at the hotel that headquartered ucla’s study abroad program in granada, spain last semester.
can you blame them? i mean, really — what a waste of perfectly good manchego!
edward says this sign was posted on every floor and inside all the elevators at the hotel that headquartered ucla’s study abroad program in granada, spain last semester.
can you blame them? i mean, really — what a waste of perfectly good manchego!
Tags: actually totally reasonable · cheese · espana · exclamation-point happy! · noise · spain · university
three u.s. cities where nature-lovers might want to keep their hands to themselves:
1. austin, texas
2. macon, georgia
3. pittsburgh, pennsylvania
(thanks to don in austin, elizabeth in macon, and jasmine in pittsburgh for risking the wrath of some devoted gardening/second amendment enthusiasts to document these warnings.)
related: no “questions” asked
Tags: CAPS LOCK · austin · blame it on the crackhead · exclamation-point happy! · georgia · macon · neighbors · not-so-veiled threats · pittsburgh · spelling and grammar police · stealing
rodti and laura elizabeth spotted these charming examples of local scottish color outside an internet cafe in glasgow’s west end.
meanwhile, a grocery story elsewhere in glasgow displays a similar plea for clemency…one that seems intended for a similar clientele.
related: blame it on coke
extra credit: buckfast tonic wine [wikipedia]
the worst toilet in scotland [youtube]
Tags: "customer service" · CAPS LOCK · apostrophe abuse · exclamation-point happy! · glasgow · irregular capitalization · it's not my fault · pure poetry · spelling and grammar police · toilet · u.k.
“a few years back i was living in a halfway house in canberra where theft from the communal kitchen was a common problem,” writes alex in australia. “one morning we woke to discover that the fridge had gone missing.” (the coffee in question was stolen from a cupboard, but apparently the owner thought removing the [...]
Tags: CAPS LOCK · actions speak louder · australia · canberra · fridge · money · questionable logic · roommates · stealing · you call that punctuation?
where do you suppose this “anomous” tampa, florida resident stands on the whole nature-vs.-nurture debate?
interested? here’s a free preview!
related: your to lazy
Tags: "helpful" advice · CAPS LOCK · crazypants · dubious scientific claims · exclamation-point happy! · florida · gloriously redundant · irregular capitalization · kids today · moms & dads · neighbors · spelling and grammar police · tampa · the lawn · unnecessary "quotation marks"
5. being a stupid, retarded jerk.
4. what, can’t you read?
3. seriously, are you fucking illiterate?
2. do we look like the kind of store that sells “i just called to say i love you”?
and last but not least…
1. the internet (probably)
Tags: "customer service" · exclamation-point happy! · ithaca · music · retail hell
courtney in california spotted this in the front yard of a neighborhood she happened to be cruising through today — one she says is “full of blue-hairs.”
adds courtney: “i may be knocking on this person’s front door sometime this week. i HAVE to know what melba’s letter said!”
related: you can do it. we can’t help
Tags: MYOB · california · crazypants · exclamation-point happy! · old folks · spelling and grammar police