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it?s not a race (it?s a social construct)
2008-03-25 02:36:00 here’s a trio of notes from california that each make me very uncomfortable…and not just because of the painful lack of irony. first up: an excerpt from seating guidelines posted at the quaint little mexican restaurant in huntington beach where brynn used to waitress. so quaint, in fact, brynn says “they also posted a dress code ... More About: Social , Race
help yourself
2008-03-24 16:40:00 spotted by doppelfrog at london’s paddington station… related: water, water everywhere
i?m pregnant?what?s your excuse?
2008-03-24 04:19:00 amanda in fairhaven, mass. recently took her sister-in-law in for an ultrasound appointment, and she was a little frightened by this sign. (it was posted in three places inside and outside the restroom.) related: bun — er, pizza in the oven More About: Pregnant , Excuse
the passive-aggressive note has not been destroyed; it has been solved
2008-03-21 17:17:00 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.) More About: Note , Passive
my secretary, sybil
2008-03-20 03:27:00 dan spotted this triple-bonus-score of a note at the desk of a receptionist in MTV’s new york office. the craziest part, he says? “she leaves it up there all the time, just in case she calls in sick. it’s just up there, all day, in her face, reaffirming her violent disapproval for people invading her ...
not to name names, but?
2008-03-19 03:07:00 world-renowned troublemaker troy mcclure forwards this e-mail from his department’s secretary in sydney. no big deal, you say? take a second look at the addressee list. (yes, jonathan, i’m talking to you.) related: just in case you didn’t catch the sarcasm More About: Names
the chav?s guide to sxsw
2008-03-18 03:38:00 while you were drunk-texting your latest eugene mirman sighting to all your pals, more industrious folk like bryan from minneapolis, betsy from l.a., and adele from montreal were documenting the champagne of comedic gold served up by the austin bartenders. related: reporting not-exactly-live from sxsw More About: Guide
but who?s counting?
2008-03-17 13:19:00 writes an anonymous new yorker: “our neighbors hate us because we are the youngest in the building. thus, any malfunction that occurs in the building results in notes directed towards us. and yes, this note was a follow-up to another note (seen at left) also directed at us.” happy st. patrick’s day, kids! related: infinite note project More About: Counting
reporting not-exactly-live from sxsw
2008-03-14 11:50:00 before i pass out, i bring you two of my favorite more-aggressive-than-passive notes from the music clubs of austin! related: i used to be your biggest fan More About: Live
clarifying motion #2
2008-03-13 03:17:00 after a minor breakout, matt in toronto “borrowed” his roommate’s clinique cleanser…and then forgot to put it back where he found it. his (admirably direct) roommate asked if he’d mind not using her clinique products again in the future, seeing as it was, you know, pretty expensive and not that big of a container. “no ... More About: Motion
the minor gall, the major rift
2008-03-11 22:23:00 to quote chris anderson responding to milton friedman: “a free lunch doesn’t necessarily mean the food is being given away or that you’ll pay for it later ? it could just mean someone else is picking up the tab.” indeed, craig in new york offers this example of the negative externalities that ... More About: Major , Minor
je comprends?moi non plus
2008-03-10 23:21:00 marc in san francisco spotted this at a restaurant in the haight called all you knead (have fun with those puns, kids). i can certainly empathize, but after reading some of the reviews…well, maybe there’s a reason the tips aren’t so great. related: a friendly tip from your waitress
when you can?t blame the dog
2008-03-06 19:56:00 spotted by maureen in cincinnati, ohio… (actually, just kidding — it’s from a conference center in dayton. but how awesome would that be?) related: blame it on coke More About: Blame
no, He uses vaseline
2008-03-05 05:56:00 myra spotted this note at the fine dining establishment known as tudor’s biscuit world in roanoke, virginia. (for the record, she says, don’t believe the hype — the biscuits aren’t all that great.) but if you’re looking for a place to bear witness… related: there you go, bringing Him into it again More About: Vaseline
an occasion that blue mountain arts has yet to animate
2008-03-04 02:57:00 the “thanks for forgetting my birthday, asshole” thank-you note: because the only thing that would have made this e-mail from rebecca’s (32-year-old) brother any better is a midi file soundtrack and a dancing elephant or two. adds rebecca: “my resulting apology just yielded more hate-filled e-mails from him — nevermind that i was camping and he ... More About: Arts , Blue , Mountain
oxford drama
2008-03-03 04:11:00 our submitter found this glorious piece of work on the door to the common room at her oxford university dorm. “the guy who left it was a 6′5 redheaded dude who wore cravats,” she says. “no one was gonna fuck with him.” (don’t really understand the causality there, but i’m gonna let that one go.) ... More About: Drama , Oxford
bun ? er, pizza ? in the oven
2008-02-29 15:33:00 zakir in montreal came home one night to find his roommate tristan ferociously scribbling this note for his other roommate, vincent. apparently, tristan was baking cookies on saturday night (aww) and when he turned on the stove, the entire apartment filled with smoke from the charred cardboard from vince’s frozen pizza. says zakir: “vincent’s ... More About: Pizza , Oven
and my beef sandwich and my yogurt
2008-02-28 15:37:00 spotted by sarah in minneapolis… related: take out of box, place directly in toilet More About: Beef , Yogurt , Sandwich
stop, hammertime
2008-02-27 03:23:00 so, after seeing this note from daily piglet in columbia, south carolina: and this one, from anna in providence, rhode island: and this doozy from an anonymous san francisco office worker… is it any wonder that this photo from afroswede’s flickrstream (and others) came to mind? (meanwhile, over at bethany’s “blog”…u can touch this.) related: can i lick ... More About: Stop
you can do it. we can?t help.
2008-02-26 03:13:00 julie spotted this amazing note on new york’s lower east side… (dude, how ominous are those ellipses?) related: movin’ out (anthony’s song)
crazy is right
2008-02-20 04:15:00 in the office kitchen, expecting your coworkers to wipe up the spatters from their exploded hot pockets seems like standard enough microwave etiquette. and a ban on charred popcorn and leftover tuna casserole? eh, fair enough. but this note — from an anonymous office worker in baltimore — is the kind of thing that leads ... More About: Crazy
my boss, vanna
2008-02-19 01:07:00 at stanly’s office in houston, the team has whiteboard they update everyday with their accomplishments. after accidentally erasing his update, stanly’s boss left him this message. of course, stanly had to return the gesture. related: the post-it wars More About: Boss
infinite note project
2008-02-15 13:23:00 faydra in gainesville, florida lives in an apartment complex she describes as “a step above dorm living” — 85 girls total, all of them coming and going at all hours. faydra’s next door neighbors kicked things off (with the most frightening clip art extravaganza ever) and things devolved from there. in chronological order: related: a fancy ... More About: Project , Note , Infinite
to be young
2008-02-14 17:56:00 happy valentine’s day, kids! (thanks to ron in west jordan, utah, who found this note taped to his front door.) related: wake me up? wham! More About: Young
where angels fear to spit
2008-02-14 03:51:00 from an anonymous heathen in washington, d.c.: related: it must have been a pretty big bite More About: Angels , Fear , Spit
so obsessed that i?m becoming a bore
2008-02-13 03:13:00 writes simon from richmond, virginia: “i was combing through my facebook newsfeed and came across this note posted by someone on my friend list. i have no idea who the note is referring to, but i think it’s kind of interesting that he’s putting out his dirty laundry for all to see.” related: meet my new ...
(or burn)
2008-02-12 06:37:00 writes our anonymous submitter from canada: “i lived with these girls for a year, but about six to eight months in things started to get a little strange.” if our submitter had any doubts about how her roommates felt about her, however, the to-do lists that appeared on the fridge the weekend she was moving ... More About: Burn
eau dear
2008-02-11 17:45:00 this oh-so-subtle note was posted by mary’s former boss, “a pathetic professor in a backwater institution” where 90% of the graduate students happened to be korean, japanese, or chinese. “nevermind that he doused himself with great lashings of brut in an attempt to jazz up the bald-up-top-ponytail-in-back look he had going on,” mary says. “there were ...
there?s hertz?and there?s ?not exactly?
2008-02-10 20:55:00 thanks to rusty in decatur, georgia, who spotted this lovely exchange on the door of his apartment complex’s parking garage. More About: Hertz
through a glass bowl, darkly
More articles from this author:2008-02-09 09:39:00 cate in columbus went out of town for a night, and sadly, her absence was enough to provoke her betta fish (pope shaivo the third) to jump out of his bowl and end it all. but cate says her roommates, apparently unwise to the suicidal tendencies of bettas, “thought i had placed it on my ... More About: Glass , Bowl 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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