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bar...@bookpro.com

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Jan 1, 2010, 4:03:57 PM1/1/10
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I'm not sure Shelly needs more examples of passive-aggressive office
microwave users and sign proliferation, but 'tis the season of giving,
so here goes:

http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2007/07/19/to-each-his-own-microwave/

http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2008/11/20/sincerely-disappointed/#more-10044

http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2008/09/21/a-sign-or-ten-that-your-hr-department-might-have-too-much-time-on-their-hands/#more-9505

http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2007/12/29/office-anthropomorphism/

In fact, the www.passiveaggressivenotes.com site is a treasure trove.

The art on this sign from Greece, prohibiting putting toilet paper in
the toilet is a gem:

http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2009/11/11/poseidons-a-pervert/#more-11769

BW

Shelly

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Jan 2, 2010, 9:46:47 AM1/2/10
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bar...@bookpro.com wrote in
news:o8osj5hu1lk1pa5qu...@4ax.com:

> I'm not sure Shelly needs more examples of passive-aggressive
> office microwave users and sign proliferation, but 'tis the
> season of giving, so here goes:

God bless!

> http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2007/07/19/to-each-his-ow
> n-microwave/
>
> http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2008/11/20/sincerely-disa
> ppointed/#more-10044
>
> http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2008/09/21/a-sign-or-ten-
> that-your-hr-department-might-have-too-much-time-on-their-hands
> /#more-9505

Now *that* one looks eerily familiar.

> http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2007/12/29/office-anthrop
> omorphism/

>
> In fact, the www.passiveaggressivenotes.com site is a treasure
> trove.

I love PAN (it's not entirely unlike therapy for me), but don't
always have a chance to peruse it. Thanks for pointing out ones
I'd missed!



> The art on this sign from Greece, prohibiting putting toilet
> paper in the toilet is a gem:
>
> http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2009/11/11/poseidons-a-pe
> rvert/#more-11769

I am boggled. Howsomever! It might help to explain some of the
weird goings-on I have noticed in the libarry bathrooms. Like,
throwing the TP on the floor, instead of in the toilet. Or, even
more bogglinger, just not using TP.

--
Shelly
http://cat-sidh.net/blog

Adam Funk

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Jan 2, 2010, 4:25:00 PM1/2/10
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On 2010-01-01, bar...@bookpro.com wrote:

> I'm not sure Shelly needs more examples of passive-aggressive office
> microwave users and sign proliferation, but 'tis the season of giving,
> so here goes:
>
> http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2007/07/19/to-each-his-own-microwave/

Urghh. You'd think accounting people would know better than to
reinforce those old stereotypes...

Our semi-automatic espress maker had been labelled "die Maschine ist
kaputt :(" for a while, but it was replaced while I was away for a few
weeks. It's still freely available to people who provide their own
beans or grounds.


> http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2008/09/21/a-sign-or-ten-that-your-hr-department-might-have-too-much-time-on-their-hands/#more-9505

I'm sympathetic about the office fridge clean-out notice, since
someone upstairs nobly purged ours last summer when it was starting to
smell a bit like barf.


--
Oh, I do most of my quality thinking on the old sandbox. [Bucky Katt]

Jared

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Jan 3, 2010, 2:03:29 AM1/3/10
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On Jan 1, 4:03 pm, barb...@bookpro.com wrote:
> I'm not sure Shelly needs more examples of passive-aggressive office
> microwave users and sign proliferation, but 'tis the season of giving,
> so here goes:

I've only been ensconced in the corporate world for a few years, so
it's neat to discover how universal some things are.

We had a popcorn fire in the building a few days ago that summoned a
fire truck. I was so proud that it was the losers on the second floor
and not _our_ company.

It makes you wonder, to consider that all the effort people put
towards interviewing and choosing supposedly smart employees in high-
tech fields with degrees and everything, they still can't weed out the
people who can't operate a simple kitchen appliance safely.

Mark Edwards

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Jan 3, 2010, 6:56:35 AM1/3/10
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No cluons were harmed when Jared wrote:
>We had a popcorn fire in the building a few days ago that summoned a
>fire truck.

We once had a Pop Tart fire in a building that stored flammable toxic
waste. The fire department was not amused, even if it did only take out one
corner of the break room.

We had a whole battalion show up, three squad cars, and the streets were
blocked off for 1/4 radius from the building.

Pop Tarts are FUN food!


Mark Edwards
--
Proof of Sanity Forged Upon Request

Mark

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Jan 3, 2010, 10:35:34 AM1/3/10
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On Jan 3, 6:56 am, Mark Edwards <Mark-Edwa...@comcast.net> wrote:

> We once had a Pop Fart fire in a building that stored flammable toxic


> waste. The fire department was not amused, even if it did only take out one
> corner of the break room.
>
> We had a whole battalion show up, three squad cars, and the streets were
> blocked off for 1/4 radius from the building.

IFYPFY

--
Mark (the real one who rarely reads usenet now,
especially after getting his gianormus LCD HD TV)


Mark Edwards

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Jan 3, 2010, 12:01:34 PM1/3/10
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No cluons were harmed when Mark wrote:
>Mark (the real one who rarely reads usenet now,
>especially after getting his gianormus LCD HD TV)

That's *perfect* for displaying Usenet messages and interweb pages!


Mark-not-real-but-rather-persistent-Edwards

Bill Marcum

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Jan 4, 2010, 9:49:56 PM1/4/10
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On 2010-01-03, Mark Edwards <Mark-E...@comcast.net> wrote:
> No cluons were harmed when Jared wrote:
>>We had a popcorn fire in the building a few days ago that summoned a
>>fire truck.
>
> We once had a fire in a building that stored flammable toxic Pop Tarts.

> The fire department was not amused, even if it did only take out one
> corner of the city.
>
IFYPTFY

Dr. HotSalt

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Jan 5, 2010, 4:35:20 AM1/5/10
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On Jan 3, 3:56 am, Mark Edwards <Mark-Edwa...@comcast.net> wrote:
> No cluons were harmed when Jared wrote:
>
> >We had a popcorn fire in the building a few days ago that summoned a
> >fire truck.
>
> We once had a Pop Tart fire in a building that stored flammable toxic
> waste. The fire department was not amused, even if it did only take out one
> corner of the break room.
>
> We had a whole battalion show up, three squad cars, and the streets were
> blocked off for 1/4 radius from the building.

You worked in a circular building? What was its *full* radius?
.
> Poop Farts are FUN!

IFYPFY.

Also; no they're not.


Dr. HotSalt

Shelly

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Jan 5, 2010, 6:31:48 AM1/5/10
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"Dr. HotSalt" <alie...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>> Farty Towels are FUN!
>
> IFYPFY.

IFYFFY.

--
Shelly
http://www.cat-sidh.net/blog


Mark Edwards

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Jan 5, 2010, 2:14:05 PM1/5/10
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Mark Edwards <Mark-Edwa...@comcast.net> wrote:
>> We had a whole battalion show up, three squad cars, and the streets
>> were blocked off for 1/4 radius from the building.

No cluons were harmed when Dr. HotSalt wrote:
> You worked in a circular building? What was its *full* radius?

Oops. Quarter *mile* radius.

Shelly

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Jan 5, 2010, 2:21:50 PM1/5/10
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"Mark Edwards" <Mark-E...@comcast.net> wrote in message
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>
> Mark Edwards <Mark-Edwa...@comcast.net> wrote:
>>> We had a whole battalion show up, three squad cars, and the streets
>>> were blocked off for 1/4 radius from the building.
>
> No cluons were harmed when Dr. HotSalt wrote:
>> You worked in a circular building? What was its *full* radius?
>
> Oops. Quarter *mile* radius.

That's an awfully large building!

--
Shelly
http://www.cat-sidh.net/blog

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