Entries Tagged as 'comma diarrhea'
“if it wasn’t for the handwriting,” says lauren in california, “i would have guessed my mom wrote it.”
meanwhile, carson in valencia found this note (crudely laminated with packing tape) attached to a tree while walking his dog in the park. “maybe next time maggie will think twice about leaving her ceramic cats unattended,” he says.
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our anonymous submitter in dearborn, michigan spotted this gem in a women’s restroom at her office of “several hundred financial and information technology professionals” — perhaps the future workplace of a “trifling” young uc-berkeley student?
related: i think it’s going to be a long long time
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lisa in berkeley says she was doing laundry in her dorm building when someone pointed out this amazing note to her. “according to that person, who knew the note-poster through a friend, ‘the towels were actually nice. they were from kohl’s or something.’”
lisa says the note has since been taken down. “i guess an ra [...]
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“the healthy companies committee” explains katherine in d.c., is the name of the office pep squad led by the sender of the e-mail. (”ironically,” she adds, “he does not seem to be able to deal with his frustration in a ‘healthy’ way.”)
the hilarity of this note is more subtle than say, a “thank you terry,” [...]
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says kristi in chicago: “this was from our receptionist to the ENTIRE office except, for some reason, me (thanks to my other co-worker for forwarding it and including me in the fun). it’s her job to order supplies and put away deliveries. someone signed for a delivery of paper and apparently the receptionist doesn’t like [...]
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