by brenton crozier
I know, I know, enough with the blogs already. Everybody and their brother has a blog. “Hey man, check out my blog,” is the new “Look at these pictures of my kids.” Blogs have become instruments of bitter backbiting, political pugilism, information portals for the most obscure subjects, and a venue for Todd, the office guy with the disaffected demeanor, to write about how Incubus sold out and how they were cool as hell when he caught them that time in a local dive bar before they got all big and everyone started liking them. Have no fear, I policed my selections and discarded the duds, the dead ends, and of course, the Todds.
Ah, there is no method like the passive aggressive method. This site is absolutely, positively one of the funniest I’ve come across in a long time. You can agree with me if you want, but it’s totally up to you, even though it really is hilarious. Passive aggressive notes from coworkers, roommates, neighbors, and even strangers are submitted by recipients that are fed up of with that guy or girl who has an undying devotion to post-it notes and sharpies.
As you can probably guess, a majority of the notes revolve around dishes, stolen food items, and bathroom cleanliness. There is a wide spectrum and breakdown of the passive aggressive method found on the site. Notes range from the completely furious and fantastically sarcastic to last ditch desperation and the archetypal Office Space clones.
The best is when a good back-and-forth is featured. One good exchange was a mini post-it note battle in the fridge from Lindsay in Burbank. She did not appreciate someone eating her sushi and wanted to get to the bottom of it with her note asking, “Who is the asshole who keeps eating the Trader Joe’s sushi in the fridge?” The retort was another post-it stuck to the bottom of the first asking, “Who is the asshole who keeps leaving such delicious sushi in the fridge?”
My absolute favorite is the prolific Hot Pocket series. Apparently, there is a lot of Hot Pocket thievery going on across the country and an equal amount of passive aggressive note writing in response. The tone does not change from note to note, and pretty much states, “Dear Hot Pocket Thief! Stop stealing it’s wrong – and I’m hungry with no lunch!!! Thanks.”
Do you have that passive aggressive coworker or roommate? You no longer need to feel alone and can even exact some revenge with the help from your hilarious friends at passiveaggressivenotes.com, if that’s what you want to do.
Once you get over the clunky name, you are sure to appreciate the fantastically written and hilarious content of hurtyelbow.com. Somewhere between The Onion and Andy Rooney (if he were actually clever), lies the hilarious musings about everything from the topical to the absurd. From The 5 Stages of “Hey There Delilah” an account of the Plain White T’s muse and her frustration with the infamy brought by the song to Pixar Plagiarism: Same Movie, Different Clothes a column explaining the formula Pixar employs for every single movie they make. You can even create your own Pixar blockbuster by filling in the blanks: “_______________is about the secret world of ______________ but in the end, it’s about the importance of friendship.”
The Not Cute Enough report features animals and events that are simply not cute enough. Not Cute Enough recipients have included bubonic marmots, rabies, and wiener gluttony. Additionally, there are a number of amusing images and riotous videos on the site.
There are a number of comedic sources online, but most of them are simply unfunny and tedious. Hurtyelbow.com is clever at every turn, and written in an unassuming air that seems to be novel among bloggers having a go at humor. These are the types of stories that your coworkers and friends will actually appreciate you sending them and not begin marking your e-mails as spam.
Passiveaggressivenotes.com was passed on to me by a coworker and hurtyelbow.com found by following a series of links. There are probably millions of blogs and most of them are rubbish, but you may be lucky enough to unearth a gem that just may find its way to being one of your “Favorites” recipients. Blog on I say to the blogging faithful, but don’t send me your damn URL.
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