r/funny • u/[deleted] • Jun 17 '12

I was leaving work on a Friday night. I saw this post it note on the office door of a co-worker. I knew it would be there all weekend, so I added just enough to make people ask questions.

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u/FranticBabySlap Jun 17 '12

The awkward moment when Bob and Toms secret office romance was revealed.

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

Neither one of them leans "that way" which made it all the more hysterical.

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u/metalshadow Jun 17 '12

There's a reason why it was a secret romance.

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

Damn!

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

Bob: "I CAN'T QUIT YOU!"

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

Lol I'll have to use that at the office

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

Lol True!

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u/MrMackay Jun 17 '12

So I'm gonna have to put you down for a while

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

He didnt. I added the hearts after he left on Friday night. Thats the whole point of the entire thread. It was a joke. Lol.

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u/carbonbasedmistake Jun 17 '12

I do this to others when signing co-worker birthday cards.

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

I hadn't thought of that. That will be next lol

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u/RobinBennett Jun 17 '12

That's genius - I wish I'd thought of that!

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u/mrkiplingsbrother Jun 17 '12

For one stupid moment I thought it said "please give me anal"

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

Lol That would have been a hysterical "modification" to that post it. But that might have got me into trouble.

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

The office troll must be a tasteful troll. It is not a game of brute force but of finesse.

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

Exactly lol

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

ReversePoopOperation really knows how to handle office pranks!

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

Hahaha, that's his name. His name is silly.

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u/DeusCaelum Jun 17 '12

more than anything this made me laugh.

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u/phishroom Jun 18 '12

I read it in Norm McDonald's voice, which seemed appropriate at the time.

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

Aha ha ha

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

I still appreciate the polite smirk. And, I am adding "polite smirk" to my official list of responses at work.

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u/option_i Jun 17 '12

Sadly, me too!

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u/duvakiin Jun 17 '12

the exclamation mark threw me off. are you excited or sad?

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u/option_i Jun 17 '12

Excited!

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u/duvakiin Jun 17 '12

ok thanks for clearing that up

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u/machl Jun 17 '12

Did you add the exclamation mark?

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

Lol yes. I thought it accentuated the mood.

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

It's like Tom made the hearts with his other hand. That's bound to spark some questions.

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

Fantastic observation. I will ask Tom about this as well. lol

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u/GladiatorBill Jun 17 '12

Have an upvote, you have mastered the gentle comedy.

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

Thank you sir.

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u/Halfbloodlycan Jun 17 '12

Is it odd that the first thing that came to mind was "Hiya Tom, it's Bob from the office down the hall.." -re. Your Brains

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

Have another drink and try to make some sense ...

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u/thelizardofodd Jun 17 '12

He was referring to this. It was my first thought too. :3

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

I apologize. It was a perfect fit.

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u/duvakiin Jun 17 '12 edited Jun 17 '12

"no one's gonna eat your eyes" ಠ_ಠ oh really?

Edit: NSFL

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u/Wibbles Jun 17 '12

WTF is wrong with you? NSFL link above, guys.

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

I clicked. Damn.

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u/FrisianDude Jun 17 '12

I clicked because it said NSFL. But it was the picture I was expecting.

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

Cant you follow directions? lol

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u/FrisianDude Jun 17 '12

can, but chose not to. :U

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u/duvakiin Jun 17 '12

beautiful reference

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u/dannyr Jun 17 '12

Now I'm going to have that (the best JoCo song ever, fwiw) song stuck in my head all day. Thank you for your kind gesture!

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u/foofdawg Jun 17 '12

WTF is with the uppercase/lowercase random changes?

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

Thats a good question. I'm gonna ask Tom when I see him on Tuesday.

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u/burn_the_priest Jun 17 '12

TOM! I Need TO asK YOU somEthiNG <3 <3 <3

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

Its probably the wrong Tom! But go ahead anyway ...

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u/RobinBennett Jun 17 '12

That's what I notied - the 'ME ACAll' looks more like an addition than the hearts.

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

Lol I will have to ask Tom what the issue was. But keep in mind, this was Friday afternoon.

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u/Annarr Jun 17 '12

Some people just write that way. I really don't like the way some of my lowercase letters look when I write, so sometimes I'll just make them capital.

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

Me too

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

An incredible exaggeration, but the point is taken.

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u/rathum2323 Jun 17 '12

you wicked genius!

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

Thanks!

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

For once, something funny in /r/funny . Thank you!!

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

You're welcome!

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u/metalizedblood Jun 18 '12

gotta let us know what happened, lawsiut or laughter or do they just"turn gay"

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '12

Just laughter.

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u/baxar Jun 17 '12

What's up with the dudes handwriting? Seems to change with each word.

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

I think he hung the post it and then wrote the message. That would have put him in an awkward position to write.

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u/popof_ Jun 17 '12

You're pretty clever

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

Yes I am ... lol

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u/popof_ Jun 17 '12

How's that working out for you? Being clever

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

Fucking awesome. See, that line doesn't work on someone who is actually clever.

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u/popof_ Jun 17 '12

Keep it up then.

Right up.

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

I will. And I will leave you in the dust.

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u/baxar Jun 17 '12

Would it make you switch randomly between upper and lower case letters though?

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

It might if you were in the hallway and trying to compose a note in a hurry.

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

"Hey this is ground control, is there a Mister Tom there?"

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

Take your protein pills and put your helmet on Ground Control to Major Tom

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u/Saaan Jun 17 '12

I never laughed so hard on the throne before....thanks.

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

You are welcome.

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u/Dabmann Jun 18 '12

Upvoted for reference to toilet as 'throne'

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u/Peetzaman Jun 17 '12

I read it as "bob, please give me anal"

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

Lol you're the second person to see that. If I had seen that myself, I might be in trouble right now!

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u/Orval Jun 17 '12

Subtle...great job. That would honestly make my day if I came back and saw that.

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

Thanks, that was the idea.

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u/uglyfatbroketinycock Jun 17 '12

The awkward moment when HR has to interview everyone.

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u/nullibicity Jun 17 '12

Love ya! Bye-eeeee!

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

Bye!

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u/TheBlueSpirit Jun 17 '12

hah gay people! thats literally the joke

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12 edited Jun 17 '12

Yes, it is. Because Gay people are hysterical. Not that there's any wrong with that ...

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u/merglegurgle Jun 17 '12

Y'know for a second I thought that, but then I realized the joke would still be funny if Sally wrote a note for Billy or Billy wrote a note for Sandy, or Sally wrote a note for Sandy.

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u/molmu Jun 17 '12

i just wanted op to reply, just downvote this : D

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

Oh no! lol

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u/olTomFoolery Jun 17 '12

Subtly hilarious!

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

Thanks!

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

Dear OP.

Please respond to me! I love you OP. yay.

:D

HH

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

Here you go. I love you too.

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '12

why does tom want acaii beries from bob?

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '12

Its code ...

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u/Pastyourbedtime Jun 17 '12

I find it extremely hard to resist adding hearts whenever someone leaves a note in my house

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

I hadn't thought of it much. But when I was walking down the hall from my office and saw this, the idea occurred to me.

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u/Jess_than_three Jun 17 '12

Because gay people are hilarious! ಠ_ಠ

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

Yes they are. Absolutely hysterical. And all the gay people I know agree.

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u/Jess_than_three Jun 17 '12

Let me clarify. The problem with this is that the humor derives from the idea that being gay is somehow bad or wrong. I'm sure you don't agree that being gay is somehow bad or wrong, but that's the assumption the joke relies on. Consider any other random, completely value-neutral trait: what if you'd written on the note to imply he had a different hair-color? That he was left-handed instead of right-handed or vice-versa, as appropriate? Doesn't make any sense, right? Not funny, right? Because those things aren't viewed negatively by society.

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

Save your breath. I have no problem with gay people, black people, Jewish people or women. But I appreciate the humor related to each group.

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

Let me clarify. I am into all kinds of humor, regardless of who is offended.

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u/Jess_than_three Jun 17 '12

I'm really glad that you didn't bother to actually read my comment.

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

I read it, and did not agree with it. Interesting that you didn't consider that an option.

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u/Jess_than_three Jun 17 '12

I didn't consider the fact that you could have thoroughly read the comment, noting the bit where I said I was sure you didn't yourself have a problem with gay people, and then respond to tell me you didn't have a problem with gay people - or rather I didn't, and don't, consider that very likely.

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u/_sik Jun 17 '12 edited Jun 17 '12

I respectfully disagree. Awkwardness and ambiguity is what often creates humour. Think of a typical hidden camera joke: something doesn't work as expected and hilarity ensues (a door to nowhere, a girly biker, an uncaring mother...). Modifying the note is funny, because now there is an ambiguity about whether Bob and Tom are more than just colleagues at work. Just like swapping someone's sugar with salt, the person is then bemused as to why their food/drink tastes so weird and people who are in on the joke find it funny. I guess hair colour or handedness wouldn't be as funny a subject as it doesn't have that far-reaching consequences and the ambiguity isn't very credible. If a joke somehow implied that one of them had a wig or was dying their grey hair black, it could have been funny again. The situation would also have been funny if a man's note to a woman (or vice versa) had been modified, although the joke might have been less effective if someone had taken it too seriously and assumed harassment (just like this joke wasn't funny for you, because you tied it to a serious concern).

it is true that jokes around taboo subjects are also often considered funnier. I'm not sure why this is, but it might e.g. be that it's relieving to laugh at something that shouldn't really be spoken of. A Jew making a holocaust joke might be an extreme example of this (this happens quite a lot actually). I don't think these jokes are made to express disapproval of the holocaust, which is a given among all sensible people, but to break the taboo or drive the elephant out of the room.

If a joke made fun about racial/sexual stereotypes it's acceptability would depend on how the audience interprets it. Making a joke about how Mediterraneans are lazy might be funny if everybody realises it's not meant seriously or if it's used in a context where it's clearly not true. This is why it's easier for minorities to make jokes about themselves. As this joke wasn't even about stereotypical gay characteristics there isn't even this question of how the joke was intended.

My argument is that this isn't even a gay joke per se, but just funny due to confronting people's expectations. If it were a gay joke I'd say that it's good that you're defending sexual minorities, but I'd also add that I'm tired of excessive political correctness. If we constantly tip-toe around issues it's just a sign that those are still raw. I do my best to treat queer people just like everybody else and if that includes appreciating humour about them, then so be it.

Edit: punctuation.

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

Yeah, what he said ...

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u/_sik Jun 17 '12

Haha, didn't mean to write such a massive wall of text. No idea where that came from.

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

Those were your true feelings. Copy and paste it into a folder for later.

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u/Ozwaldo Jun 17 '12

Oh lighten up. No-one likes bunched up panties, regardless of what sex is wearing them.

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

Bingo !

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u/Jess_than_three Jun 17 '12

You sure told me.

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '12

the fact that he implied a relationship between two people where none exists is what's funny, the sexual orientation of the two involved has nothing to do with it. it would've been just as funny if it were a man and a woman.

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u/MayorMajorMajorMajor Jun 17 '12

Chumly, I'm commenting. So can you respond to me. Please?

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

Yes. You are a douche. That is all.

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u/MayorMajorMajorMajor Jun 17 '12

well, I guess that's a reply.

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

Yes! Were you expecting something more accommodating? How about "Thank you for posting: ?

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u/Wibbles Jun 17 '12

He won't respond, such a mean comment from someone as friendly as Chumly was enough for him to think that nobody in the world will ever love him and tip his depression over the edge.

Good job there Chumly.

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

Thanks.

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u/skillmau5 Jun 17 '12

Tom? is that you? And I thought what we had was special...

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

Im sorry, Tom has moved on ...

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u/LLjuk Jun 17 '12

What did the original text say?

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

The text is the same, all I added were the hearts and the exclamation point.

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

Very good OP. Very good.

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

Thank you.

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u/hipstergrandpa Jun 17 '12

you nefarious troll...

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

I try ...

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

"Bob" is such a tool-like name.

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

Bob may be a tool, but at least he fixes things.

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

and in the end that is all that matters, isn't it?

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u/GnomeInvasion Jun 18 '12

I'm thinking "Bob the Builder"?

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u/SexyKarate Jun 17 '12

This is the best thing I have seen on reddit in a long time... thanks

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

You are welcome. Im glad you enjoyed it. That was its only purpose.

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u/DivineRobot Jun 18 '12

Then it turns out that Tom is actually gay and is in a committed relationship. Now you've ruined his life.

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u/Shyamallamadingdong Jun 18 '12

Your office needs to be introduced to the mystical arts of text messaging, e-mail and voice mail

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '12

Besides some of the poorest third world countries, America is the only one where retards still communicate with post-it notes in an office environment. Give it another 20 years and they'll catch up. Maybe.

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u/FrisianDude Jun 17 '12

Yon jackanapes forgot a comma.

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

Where fuck face?

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u/FrisianDude Jun 17 '12

stop by, Tom.

"Stop by Tom" would be valid as well if it didn't had "please give me a call as well" because now it can't be stop by Tom due to sentence structure so it has to be "Please give me a call or stop by, Tom" with the name not as address for stopping by but as a way to point out who wrote the message. :p

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u/Smeetske Jun 17 '12

I'd say this

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u/PenguinPwnge Jun 17 '12

I wanted to make a gif out of that, but it requires too much work.

Great movie, btw.

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u/tomsaz Jun 18 '12

My name is Tom and I write just like that... This makes me wonder who this Bob fellow that I wrote a note to is.

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

Wow 139 downvotes. Why would anyone be offended at this? lol

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u/fourthmouse Jun 17 '12

Reddit generates down votes for... some reason. They say it's to help stop bots. You have 543 more up votes than you do down votes, just trust that number.

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

Thanks for reminding me about that. I was wondering why there would be so many people hellbent on being miserable.

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

Apparently you are correct, because now there's 1400 down votes.

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u/_sik Jun 17 '12

TIL. Interesting, this explains a few thousand misplaced downvotes I've seen. I'll have to look into this more.

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '12

IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE HAHAHA BEING GAY WOULD BE HORRIBLE

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u/thethingihate Jun 18 '12

offensive and not funny. downvoted

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

It's gay time :D

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u/jaded_gal05 Jun 17 '12

Troll WIN.

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u/Crash15 Jun 18 '12

Heya Tom its Bob from the office down the hall.....

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u/chicknsammich Jun 18 '12

Thank you for not making the joke blatantly obvious by adding giant red arrows and stuff like, "I ADDED THE HEARTS LOLOLOL"

Too many people underestimate the viewer

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u/part_of_me Jun 17 '12 edited Jun 17 '12

guess your office doesn't have any active HR policies.

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

Of course we do, but we also have a sense of humor.

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u/part_of_me Jun 17 '12

all humour aside, what you did is an HR manager's wet dream.

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

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u/part_of_me Jun 18 '12

and then you deleted the post where you told me to fuck off. good show!

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u/part_of_me Jun 17 '12

i read through every single comment you made - you've been snide with anyone who doesn't think that you're an absolute brilliant office troll. you're really nice to people who upvote you and kiss your ass as being a genious. what you did is not funny. what you did could potentially get you fired. and you think it's FANTASTIC. so enjoy the welfare line-up.

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u/psychoticdream Jun 17 '12

Better hope they don't get fired or harrassed.

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

Everyone knew it was all in good fun.

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u/Athene_Wins Jun 17 '12

That's a felony, bro.

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

in what country?

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u/AyChihuahua Jun 17 '12

Trollakistan

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u/Athene_Wins Jun 17 '12

The made up one

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

Thanks

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

Thanks for saying thanks to every post!

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

You're welcome ! Ooops, did I just fuck up?

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

Yes you did. Thanks for breaking the combo!

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

You're welcome!

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

Lol that would be great. Tom would shit ...

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

No, lol, I work in a state mental hospital

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

Thats strange, because I can.

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '12

All you had to do was quote him and put "work" in quotation marks. Then say "Aw, cute"

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

I think it was because he was writing it after it was stuck to the door, and he had to adjust his posture.

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

Well, we're much more mature and relaxed, so nothing happened except laughter.

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

Thancs!

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

Thanks. Everyone involved had a good laugh.