i know people who would write a note exactly like this. they speak english perfectly, but the note would be written with a sense that there is an inside joke because of its style which would make it all the more endearing.…  more»

frightening. imo, should have been posted as close to 31 Oct as possible. =P  more»

i watched an autopsy being done and the thing that struck me most was not the cutting up of the dead body, but the removal of the clothes first. as they removed the clothes of this relatively young person's corpse, i imagined that just hours before this person had chosen these clothes from their closet and put them on - buttoning buttons, tucking in a shirt, etc - without ever realizing it was the last thing they'd ever wear.

since that time, every morning when i get dressed i wonder briefly if this will be the last thing i ever wear.…  more»

looks like someone messed up and named this file goodbye.jpg, not realizing it replaced a previous goodbye.jpg and would send knee-jerkers into a frenzy of accusation.…  more»

kindergarten? no way. 2nd grade, maybe.…  more»

i assumed the hamburger helper was in the stove from a previous date (hence the need to mark the note -Thurs-) and not something Becky whipped up to entice John to wash some dishes.

if her John is anything like *my* John, he's the one who cooked the hamburger helper sometime on Tuesday and left it there.

imo, hamburger helper !=  more»

we've all heard that "freedom isn't free." it's difficult to define something by what it isn't.
if it isn't free, then what is it?…  more»

hmm. looks like it cut off the url. try again:
http://si9.org/180  more»

aww. west haven is not that bad, especially over by the beach.
a little history:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_West_H…  more»

they have school dances in elementary school?  more»

it sounds so serious and slightly creepy nerdy.

there is something about this note that reminds me of napoleon dynamite.  more»

"dearest of paulis"
i'm going to start all my love letters that that way from now on, pluralizing the name of my recipient and dubbing them dearest of all those who share their name.


@smell: relax. there are no kids.…  more»

oh, i get it. 420. not just drugs, but hitler's birthday as well.…  more»

wow. i wish i'd checked back on this thread earlier. i ignited debate on the internet!…  more»

ha! i go by that rite aid on the way to school all the time.
@librarian: it's not a "finer grocery store" by any sort of standards and i doubt many yalies shop there.…  more»

awww...
i got a note just like this when i was 11. he was hoping i would give him a kiss and i wasn't ready.…  more»

i wonder what the little dash is about after have and before no time (notime?).

@the city: i clicked on the make out club cause i like the art of the ad. looks to me like yet another teenage girl hooks up with 40 y/o man site.  more»

according to google, MR/DD stands for "mentally retarded / developmentally disabled."  more»

if you were smart, you'd wish for more wishes first. although, i guess wish #2 covers that in a way.

if i were given 3 wishes, i'd tuck them away and probably never use them.…  more»

aggghh.... the tails of her lower case Ys and Gs annoy me ever so much. why do they have to be so long?…  more»

the handwriting gets more and more flustered as she goes on. the way she writes "You are amoral, corrupt & depraved," almost looks sweet. by the time she gets to "You are treacherous, despicable , and vilely contemptible," i'm ready to believe it.  more»

re: massholes
what flargy said. 100%.
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that's an awesome ampersand.…  more»

i seem to recall hearing this in a martial arts class i took a while ago.…  more»

@mona: nope, a student. thanks for asking. =)  more»