Passive-Aggressive NotesPassive-Aggressive Notespassive-aggressive -- and just plain aggressive -- chinotes from roommates, neighbors, coworkers and strangers Articles
when peaceniks get pissed
2007-11-25 18:53:00 writes ludovic from geneva: “i went to bil’in, a palestinian village cut through by the security fence, for the weekly friday demonstration. there’s a house there whose owner rents out the ground flat to activists to be used as a meeting place, sleeping hostel, that sort of thing. the day was obviously tense, but seeing ... More About: Pissed
apology denied
2007-11-23 15:00:00 our anonymous submitter in california was having some issues with her roommates not washing their dishes. “it got so bad that i picked up what i thought was a black bowl only to find it was white and covered in ants,” she says. when asked to clean up after themselves, the roommates responded with a note calling her a bitch. then came this one — accompanied by someone peeing in her shampoo. adds our submitter: “i moved out not too long after that.” More About: Apology , Polo
wow, indeed.
2007-11-23 05:56:00 you might think a hermit-like warcraft addict would make the ideal roommate (no noisy sex, no hogging the remote…) but as this little piece of passive-aggressive gold demonstrates, there are some other issues to contend with. like, say, the stench. (from an anonymous submitter in portland, oregon.)
?if it wasn?t for the toilet, there would be no books?
2007-11-22 01:45:00 reading in the bathroom is one thing…but kicking back with a purloined snapple? that’s one step too far for this food service establishment, as spotted by jenny in washington, d.c. you gotta love that passive voice! any kindly guesses re: the crossed-out word? More About: Books , Toilet
do not kiss on someone else?s kiss
2007-11-21 00:57:00 hannah saw this note on the window of a small toy store in downtown sarasota, florida. says hannah: “they are really cool about it, but people still kiss the window.” More About: Kiss , Some
all i want is a room somewhere
2007-11-20 03:42:00 one loverly lady in illinois found this note on the door of her dorm room after a long day of classes. (the identity of the note-leaver is still a mystery, as is the meaning of the phrase “dollar sign flower slams easily.”) adds our submitter: “when we had our next floor meeting, i did the not-so-passive ... More About: Room , Some , Somewhere
eats, shoots and leaves
2007-11-18 23:58:00 joey in pittsburgh spotted this one on the campus of carnegie-mellon university. now that’s the thanksgiving spirit! meanwhile, a different version of this photo floating around shows what appears to be a copy-edited version. ain’t punctuation grand? More About: Shoots , Leaves , Shoot , Aves
recipe for roommate discord
2007-11-17 22:55:00 our anonymous submitter in detroit tells us his roommate is a repeat offender when it comes to passive-aggressive note-leaving. this time around, he went with a note AND a text message. (”and it’s not even my fault!” our submitter says.) More About: Recipe , Reci , Cord
is that a calligraphy pen?
2007-11-16 04:04:00 “keep in mind that this is coming from the messiest and loudest of six roommates,” says our anonymous submitter, a college student in new york. isn’t it always?
no bread and circuses! but maybe an ice cream social?
2007-11-15 16:52:00 “our CA (community advisor) posted this friendly note on our bathroom door,” says our submitter, a college student in milwaukee. the dorm residents — apparently a libertarian-minded bunch — were pissed about frequent CAD (common area damage) charges for putting recyclables in the trash instead of the mandatory recycling bin. they took a break from ranking up ron paul stories on reddit and digg to add their two cents here. More About: Social , Ice Cream , Bread , Cream , D and C
living with an adolescent (abridged)
2007-11-14 08:03:00 carlina in texas is close with her parents, but she’s been having a bit of a rough time lately. apparently carlina’s mother has grown tired of her daughter’s apathy/hostility/general malaise, and slipped this classic mom note under her door. if that note didn’t remind you of your own mom, perhaps you can relate to this one ... More About: Living
oh, the irony
2007-11-13 17:16:00 sadly, no backstory for this one, except that it was found on a door in san francisco — but i think this is one of those exchanges that does pretty much speak for itself. despite the obvious criticism richard opens himself up to, i think you have to give the guy props for having the guts ... More About: Irony
oh, shit!
2007-11-12 03:42:00 my own neighborhood of park slope, brooklyn has high concentrations of dogs, babies, crazies and bloggers, which makes for a heady brew of incredibly well-documented passive-aggressiveness. certain notes (like this long-running series) show up in my inbox over and over again. i’ve gotten various iterations of this note from no fewer than six different people ... More About: Shit
for your records
2007-11-09 17:35:00 i think what fascinates me most about this e-mail, from the head of the party planning committee — excuse me, “fun fund” — at an office in toronto, is the subject line. not only does the writer ignore the obvious “let them eat cake,” she vetoes the direct approach (”hey, fatty“) in favor of the ... More About: Records , Cord
who are you calling ocd?
2007-11-08 18:55:00 this just in: starving unborn children aren’t the only casualties of office fridge lunch thievery. as one anonymous new yorker reports, now the sick and the infirm are being picked off, too! (thank you kindly? best wishes? hungry on the 12th floor, you kill me.) More About: Calling
why-fi
2007-11-08 04:18:00 “apparently i needed to help pay for the growing internet bill,” says our anonymous submitter from boston. “this was the only way i was notified: no connection and a wireless LAN reprogrammed with a new password.”
be informed, homeland security will be
2007-11-07 04:09:00 PES picked this note out of an apartment building in newark, nj in 2004 because he loved the paragraph, which is oh-so-amazing. add in the peculiar diction and the glorious redundancy of it all, and you’ve got one fucking delicious note. p.s. for more deliciousness, be sure to check out the stop-motion shorts at eatpes.com. More About: Security , Homeland Security
the jake issues
2007-11-06 03:11:00 says our anonymous contributor from los angeles: “this is page three (!) of a three-page letter of complaints from my wife’s (ex) office manager to the heads of the company.” apparently one of her coworkers, jake, merited his own page. (no word on how this went over with the bosses.) click to enlarge! More About: Issues , Jake , Issue
passive-allergic
2007-11-05 00:32:00 “okay, so i’m not sure if i’m in the wrong on this one,” says melanie from sydney. “i have a long haired cat who sheds a lot, so i just used to pick up the bits of fur and throw them out the window.” (um, right, of course.) melanie continues: “i’m on the third ... More About: Passi , Passive
now finish up them taters, i?m gonna go fondle my sweaters
2007-11-02 15:50:00 writes tessa, who works at a restaurant in albuquerque: “the day manager left this note for the night cook, who does spend all night smoking, watching TV and calling his girlfriend on the business phone.” (i’m sure this note will absoutley set him straight.) More About: Sweaters , Gonna , Finish , Nish , Fond
volenti non fit injuria
2007-11-01 16:36:00 garvey is a 3L at a “relatively cheap” state law school in new york city, where he says “there’s a perpetual joke that it’s still a bargain, even with all its many, many problems.” garvey found this note attached to one of the ancient computers in the school’s less than state-of-the-art law ... More About: Lent
pumpkin with a death wish
2007-11-01 00:56:00 sarah in richmond says this jack-o-lantern appeared just minutes ago near the stairs to her apartment. we’ll call this the “before” shot… stay tuned for the “after” photo: punkin stomped to bits by contrarian trick-or-treaters. happy halloween, kids! More About: Pumpkin , Death
the ?your mother doesn?t work here? of the hospitality industry
2007-10-31 13:45:00 my former roommate eric inspired this roundup (and an overly dramatic round of gagging/hair-pulling/eye-gouging on my part) by passing along a photo of this sign spotted on marco island, florida — though it could have been anywhere on main street, usa. note the small print at top, which reads: “signs sold in our gift shop.” i ... More About: Industry , Work , Hospitality , Mother , Hospitality Industry
be more of a people?s person, ok?
2007-10-31 00:51:00 (from beyond robson, via miss604) perhaps scott should give anytime stan a call? More About: People , Person
wake me up? wham!
2007-10-30 13:45:00 bradley in new york woke up yesterday to find this little love note from his girlfriend. (his explanation? “she’s a light sleeper.”) i feel her pain. if there’s a sound more irritating than a nokia ring tone, the pathetic “i’m dying” whine of an out-of-juice cell phone just might be it. meanwhile, chris’s friend michelle doesn’t ... More About: Wake , Wham
nice try
2007-10-29 13:00:00 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) More About: Nice
come get some
2007-10-26 15:23:00 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.’” More About: Some
it?s not, like, rocket science
2007-10-25 15:00:00 aarwenn from seattle found this note in her office’s cafeteria, which she says is a hot spot for bad writers with passive-aggressive issues. “of course,” she says, “here at Large Aerospace Company, a lot of us have ‘issues.’” More About: Science , Rocket , Rocket Science
they were shivering, not dancing
2007-10-24 14:45:00 chris has held on to this note from his college days at suny binghamton since 1990, which i believe makes this the oldest note to grace this site thus far. the years seem to have given him some perspective on the situation, and chris fully admits to being the apartment’s “thermostat tyrant,” always nagging everyone to ... More About: Dancing , Were , Erin , Hive
bright future in sales
More articles from this author:2007-10-23 02:58:00 this exercise in how not to get a job is brought to us by an anonymous submitter in kansas city. the worst part: before sending this e-mail, this guy was actually in the top five. (i think steve might have watched in good company one too many times.) More About: Future , Sales , Bright 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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