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when nature calls
2008-01-02 21:01:00 i thought it was pretty crazy when jessie sent in this sign from a thrift store in wilmington, north carolina a few months back… then ashley sent in this eerily similar note from a thrift store in barnegat, new jersey. seriously, what is it about thrift stores that makes people want to shit in the fitting ... More About: Nature , Calls
your move, ?officer?
2008-01-02 03:00:00 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 ... More About: Move , Officer
happy new year!
2007-12-31 07:20:00 (and much love to robin in sydney!) More About: New Year , Happy , Happy New Year , Year
the sincerest form of passive-aggression
2007-12-30 20:18:00 laura in boston says one of the restrooms at her school is a real note bonanza. the inside of the stall features no fewer than four individual notes about proper flushing etiquette, and immediately outside the restroom are two (slightly contradictory notes) about proper door opening/closing procedure. but what’s most interesting? how a couple of those ... More About: Form , Passive , Eres
office anthropomorphism
2007-12-29 20:30:00 many offices, it seems, are a regular disneyland of what only appear to inanimate objects. the evidence? from frank in san francisco, a talking sponge: from amy in annapolis, a talking toilet: from ben in san antonio, a talking door: and then there’s my favorite ? from an anonymous submitter in washington, d.c. ? a talking (and walking) ... More About: Office
well, ho ho ho
2007-12-23 18:51:00 as we’ve seen this week, notes re: the neighbor’s constantly barking dog often end up being less passive-aggressive and more out-and-out aggressive. but as matt noticed, this san francisco resident was able to put a festive holiday spin on the old not-so-veiled threat. related: oh, the irony
and what?s your christmas wish?
2007-12-21 01:04:00 two heartwarming notes brimming with compassion and holiday cheer! (sigh) related: a holiday wish More About: Christmas
2good 2b 4gotten
2007-12-20 03:28:00 margaret and her high school classmate, gertrude, had a “well-established mutual loathing. (”she would repeatedly make passes at my boyfriend,” margaret says.) but of course, that’s no reason not to sign each other’s senior yearbooks. god, i love teenage girls. frenemies 4-eva! related: gossip boy
oh dear
2007-12-19 04:42:00 jared says this sign was posted in both the men’s and women’s restrooms at his office in salt lake city, utah. says jared, “it seems that someone does not like hearing people ‘pushing.’” related: are you there, margaret? god, could you be any more disgusting?
passive (voice) abuse
2007-12-18 03:12:00 amber received this amazing note in an envelope on her doorstep in sacramento. “i have no idea which neighbor sent this to me, but i can only assume it was the paranoid-looking woman who lived above me,” she says. “but i don’t do drugs. i don’t even smoke cigarettes!” related: don’t hate the playa More About: Abuse , Voice , Passive
clip art crimes
2007-12-17 00:02:00 which clip art extravaganza is the most gratuitous? you be the judge! is it this sign, from the virginia office of — of course — a major mobile carrier? is it this little tea party of a sign from cambridge, mass.? or is it this one, from, yes, a church restroom? related: cubicle etiquette More About: Clip , Crimes
actually, we just hate you
2007-12-14 04:15:00 “we really don’t hate the holidays,” says our anonymous foreign-policy elf in washington, d.c., “just passive-aggressive coworkers.” related: perhaps a committee to assess the health of the committee? More About: Hate , Hate You
so much for turning the other cheek
2007-12-13 06:17:00 thanks to sarah for capturing this delicious little slice of life from her christian college in illinois. (delicious like a quart of starbucks coffee almond fudge, not one measly little low-fat frappucino bar.) related: but He took the wheel
adio, amigo
2007-12-12 14:55:00 our anonymous submitter saw this note posted on the door to the walk-in cooler at a convenience store in boerne, texas. “the clerk told me that the red bull delivery person had been drinking red bull and leaving the empty cans on the floor of the walk-in,” our submitter says. “in her words, ‘he was ... More About: Adio , Amigo
seriously!?!
2007-12-11 06:01:00 the inimitable jeff rubin passes along this note from the foyer of his park slope apartment building. yup, that’s what you think it is there on the floor. (perhaps a hapless victim of the bag-tampering deliquent?) jeff says the shit was cleaned up when he checked a few hours later. meanwhile, elsewhere in brooklyn, confusion still reigns. related: ...
the thought that counts
2007-12-10 19:18:00 our anonymous submitter from dallas works in the creative department of a large corporation that’s recently cut back on extras like holiday parties and cake and fruit. this scrooge-like misanthropy seems to have taken a toll on staff morale — even among the determined breed of office “fun fund” leaders. click to enlarge; transcription after the ... More About: Thought
get your own :)
2007-12-09 23:46:00 individual cheese pizza with chicken, bacon, sun-dried tomato and feta cheese plus a side salad: $6.31. addressing your note “to whom it may concern” when you only have one roommate? (you know the rest.) (thanks to todd in stillwater, oklahoma for snapping the photo.) related: you left evidence
blame it on coke
2007-12-07 02:57:00 casey from shreveport, louisiana spotted this on the coke machine in the office break room. she clarifies: “henry g.’s comment is in reference to the increase in price, not katie’s wanting more coke zero.” meanwhile, breanna in l.a. saw this baffling note in a liquor store on the corner of hollywood and vine. (”did someone pee ... More About: Coke , Blame
it?s not funny, it?s my sandwich
2007-12-05 23:11:00 joe in virginia has amassed a pretty divine collection of office fridge notes over the years, the best of which portend various forms of karmic/economic/physical retribution. (see more in the furious fridge notes flickr pool) More About: Funny , Sandwich
holy matrimony
2007-12-05 02:21:00 karolina in dallas says she typically tries to wait her husband out in situations like this one, but she almost always ends up caving ? “particularly when mold is involved.” More About: Holy , Matrimony
choose-your-own adventure memo
2007-12-04 14:45:00 daniel m. saw this note in a men’s room on the 59th floor of the empire state building, where he confirms the toilets were indeed frequently left unflushed. More About: Adventure , Memo , Choose
i used to be your biggest fan
2007-12-03 20:13:00 derek and his bandmates in the grand rapids, mich. rock/metal band charles the osprey were in the middle of a post-set smoke when the club’s bartender came outside, grinning ear-to-ear, and handed them this note. unlike the unwilling participants in improv everywhere’s “best gig ever,” charles the osprey seem to be taking the attention in stride. ...
ABP on the V8
2007-12-03 01:03:00 nobody likes it when food goes missing from the office fridge, but one v8-drinking facilities staffer in savannah, georgia wanted to make her displeasure a bit more official. adds our anonymous submitter: “as you can see, the pest control department took appropriate action.”
gossip boy
2007-12-02 18:16:00 our anonymous submitter in san diego got this text message from a friend, explaining: “it’s in reference to him hooking up with one of my friends on my couch. he’s hooked up with three of my friends to date. it’s bound to get around, ya know?” adds our submitter: “there’s no safe way to respond to ... More About: Gossip
sticky note
2007-11-30 16:46:00 couch-sleeping molly wasn’t andrea in astoria’s first roommate with quirky habits. andrea’s now ex-roommate blythe has a penchant for leaving her chewed gum around the apartment in odd places ? on this occasion, on a kitchen cutting board. (cue passive-aggressive amy!) More About: Note , Icky , Tick
it?s not food, mister ? it?s ice cream! (drat, foiled again)
2007-11-29 18:30:00 tourist traps have the best signs. more proof? this exercise in subtlety is from provincetown, mass., where it was spotted by intrepid vacationer teresa from boise. exhibit b) is from washington, d.c., in a store sam says sold “all sorts of crap, from nixon and michael jackson pins to african drums and sweaters.” (admittedly, this one’s ... More About: Food , Ice Cream , Cream
just plane rude
2007-11-29 01:34:00 writes deanne: “because orlando prides itself on being a friendly city, we tend to do most of our dirty work via passive-aggressive notes and signs. this one is from the front door of a tacky tourist shop on international drive. i can get past the reference to ‘plane rude’ but the ‘macdonalds’ analogy is a ... More About: Plane , Rude
i?ve got my eye on you
2007-11-28 01:43:00 laura spotted this punchline of a note (”you know it’s time to move out when…”) at her apartment building in downtown brooklyn. or rather, her former apartment building. it’s unclear whether the note-leaver was motivated by recent research suggesting that pictures of eyes may deter crime. meanwhile, kim documented a convenience store in worcester, massachusetts taking ...
?no? questions asked
2007-11-27 00:44:00 i love how the notewriter quickly abandons the initial pretense here, then completely throws in the towel with the last line. thanks to adam in san francisco for this masterpiece! More About: Questions
what, no highlighting?
More articles from this author:2007-11-26 07:33:00 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? 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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