Culture Buzz It's the classic story of, “Roommate A doesn't want to work out, but Roommate B makes Roommate A work out anyway, so Roommate A responds with brilliant notes as an evasive maneuver.” It's actually quite a lot of effort for an attempt to be lazy.
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“This half-and-half is for everyone, take as much as you need, I can always buy more.” Cubicle farms ground the “sharing is caring” mentality right out of you.
Culture Buzz This little girl is not taking “no” for an answer. She should really go into business when she grows up. (via passiveaggressivenotes.com)
Way cheaper than hiring an exterminator. Too bad this wouldn't work for bedbugs.
Did someone in our office make this? I can tell from the “I heart C++” mug.
Well, that narrows it down. Now all you need to do is search for the person who writes like a serial killer. (Via Reddit.)
Sign spotted at a Dunkin' Doughnuts in Salem, Massachusetts during the east coast's recent weather troubles. This one's for all you coffee fiends. (via Passive-Aggressive Notes)
Culture Buzz These reward posters were found on Cornelia Street in New York’s West Village. They go from forgiving to accusatory in 5 little steps. (Via Passive Aggressive Notes.)
More genius graphic design from David Thorne. You'll need to read the whole email exchange for context. This is the only thing I have the attention span to actually read today.
Do not postpone an 8-year-old's trip to the beach. There will be serious consequences (and a frilly border.) (via Passive Aggressive Notes, of course.)
But it's medicinal! The neighbors are just trying to help.
A great little How-To for all you amateurs who keep accidentally writing friendly, encouraging notes when you're trying to get someone to do something.
Together, these two notes tell a beautiful story about the power of compassion. Or maybe the story is about passive aggression. Whichever.
This makes me wish we had more note-based flame wars in the BuzzFeed office fridge. I've decided that I'm in love with whoever wrote the second note. (Source.)
I wonder whether this actually worked. (Via.) Because you don't really want to disassemble a piece of narrative art.