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Baby Teeth, $10 OBO

“No, she didn’t lose three teeth in one day,” says Jenny in Texas, regarding her 7-year-old daughter, Zelda. “She was just hoping to graduate from $1 per tooth to $10 based on experience. (But...

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Loree in Texas found this crumpled Post-it note in her front yard. “Why the husband threw this gem away boggles the mind, but I am so glad it ended up where it did.” related: Haterade on the rocks,...

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Hey, Dumbo

As it turns out, a surprisingly large number of American apartment buildings are pachyderm-friendly. (It’s the owners that are the problem, of course.) related: How now, Mad Cow?

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For heaven’s sake, Steve

Spotted by Leonora in the window of a London office: related: Do not kiss on someone else’s kiss — and absolutely NO LICKING

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Presenting the new Mercedes-Benz No-Class

Writes our submitter in Brisbane, Australia: “It wasn’t me that reported the rich guy to the council, but it sure gave me a few laughs.” related: I know, all black sedans look the same extra...

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Tacky, you say?

Explains our submitter in Chicago: “Colleague A left the following note — an attempt to enforce an ambigious personal space decoration policy via shame — on Colleague B’s Eiffel Tower clip. (Note:...

May 15, 2013 Like 2 people like this

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Keeping Portland Weird

Our submitter has been couchsurfing his way through the living rooms of strangers across the country, and recently made a stop in Portland, Oregon. One morning, after leaving his dirty clothes in a...

May 14, 2013 Like 2 people like this

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Conditional love: A Mother’s Day postscript

The front: Aaaand the back: (Thanks to Jada in Knoxville, Tennessee for submitting!) related: A Mother’s Day Report Card

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Communal kitchen canoodling

Our submitter in Canada, who lives in a rooming house with a shared kitchen, laughed pretty hard upon finding this note. “It’s just so specific. So very specific.” “P.S.,” our submitter adds: “I...

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Trading up

This seems like a conversation you should probably have in person, no? I mean…ouch. related: Dear Alex, GET OUT.

May 8, 2013 Like 2 people like this

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It loses something in translation

Drew is currently sharing an apartment in Taiwan with three roommates. One day, this note appeared on the door of the bathroom, directly facing the toilet. Says Drew: “I contemplate its meaning...

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The crap we put up with for marriage…

Our submitter spotted this twist on a well-worn trope in the Potrero Hill neighborhood of San Francisco. related: Do you know these dogs???

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We’ve got to hold on to what we’ve got

Bethany in California says she saw this sign hanging from a house on her street. “I don’t know the person who wrote it, but I made my husband stop in the middle of the street so I could take a...

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A pre-emptive strike

Eddy shares a house in Providence, Rhode Island with his sister. “We’re both busy with school and work,” Eddy says, “so we take turns cleaning the bathroom.” Well, sort of. “I usually put it off...

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Just to watch him die

Nicole used to live in Reno, Nevada. Unless you’ve lived there, Nicole says, “then you can’t fully understand what a straaaange place it is, but this note might help.” She found it about four years...

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The Paper Towel Apocalypse

It you want people to actually pay attention to your bathroom signage, it’s go big or go home. This one certainly made Jennifer in Tennessee take notice. related: Things not to flush down the...

Apr 29, 2013 Like 2 people like this

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The don of donut discipline

Don is the organizer of a doughnut co-op in his Chicago office, in which each co-worker takes a turn bringing in doughnuts every Friday to share with the rest of the group. “One of my co-workers is...

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Free mattress, anyone?

related: Down and dirty down under

Apr 25, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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Six-year-olds make the best birthday cards

Brad in Nebraska says this birthday card from his six-year-old niece, Dani, stopped the whole family in its tracks. (With its awesomeness, I assume!) Mckenna, you are one lucky lady. Happy “WTF?”...

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Break the wrist, walk away

Rob in Dallas says this note appeared “after the martial arts ‘gym’ closed down unexpectedly.” (Full disclosure: I have no idea what “gym” is supposed to imply.) P.S. I’m sure I’m not alone in...

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Hellfire & arthritis

An eye for an eye, I understand. But a flower for joint inflammation? (Thanks to Sandra in Los Angeles for submitting!) related: No, He uses Vaseline.

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The naked truth

Writes Nick in New York: “Those of you who have ever lived alone will remember the feeling of liberation and wild abandon that comes with getting your first solo space after a lifetime of family...

Apr 19, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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What rhymes with putrid?

Having only worked at this office for a short time, Kay in Houston doesn’t know exactly what “The Fish Smell Invasion of 2012” refers to, “but being familiar with what happens in shared fridges,”...

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A whopper of a resignation

Our submitter says this note, written by “by a fellow employee who finally had enough of working in the inferno we call Burger King,” quickly made the rounds of the entire staff after being handed...

Apr 16, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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How many roommates does it take to change a light bulb?

It’s stuff like this that makes me remember why I live alone… related: The Toilet Paper Manifesto

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Not to name names, but…

Seriously, Jay? related: S is for Sibling Rivalry

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A devilish Tasmanian

Writes Renata: “On our holiday to northern Tasmania, we were driving to Mole Creek Caves when I spotted this sign in a tiny little town called Chudleigh. The town’s main point seemed to be the sale...

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The next great civil rights battle?

Our submitter in New Zealand, if forced to make a wild guess, says this missive “is probably from the woman across the hallway who stood in the middle of the floor last week and asked loudly, three...

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Are you a jerk turkey?

Emptying the lint trap at the laundromat has never really bothered me, personally. At least one person in Denver, however, seems to mind a whole lot. related: There’s no spitting in laundry.

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Baby Teeth, $10 OBO

Happily ever after

Hey, Dumbo

For heaven’s sake, Steve

Presenting the new Mercedes-Benz No-Class

Tacky, you say?

Keeping Portland Weird

Conditional love: A Mother’s Day postscript

Communal kitchen canoodling

Trading up

It loses something in translation

The crap we put up with for marriage…

We’ve got to hold on to what we’ve got

A pre-emptive strike

Just to watch him die

The Paper Towel Apocalypse

The don of donut discipline

Free mattress, anyone?

Six-year-olds make the best birthday cards

Break the wrist, walk away

Hellfire & arthritis

The naked truth

What rhymes with putrid?

A whopper of a resignation

How many roommates does it take to change a light bulb?

Not to name names, but…

A devilish Tasmanian

The next great civil rights battle?

Are you a jerk turkey?

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