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If you've ever worked in an office, used municipal buildings or lived in a city, chances are, you already know what public notices are — bland, dull, usually complaining and rarely funny posters that tell us somewhat useful information about all kinds of things. For a prankster, though, street signs or a note out in public is an easy opportunity to get a guaranteed audience for their smart jokes. When the note is a passive-aggressive complaint about something petty, the urge to give an appropriately hilarious response or make an office prank out of it must be downright irresistible!

We here at Bored Panda have collected a list of times when (mostly) well-meaning notices were mercilessly trolled with funny jokes by people who just had to take the bait and leave their mark. Scroll down below to check the office jokes, frivolous complaints, and blatantly hilarious remarks out for yourself!

#1

Funny Poster Spotted In Cambridge: Friendly Neighborhood Note Banter

Funny Poster Spotted In Cambridge: Friendly Neighborhood Note Banter

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Toby Comics
Community Member
8 years ago

That's how counsel... rolls :D I'm going to regret that

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    #2

    Here Is An Office Joke

    Here Is An Office Joke

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    Toby Comics
    Community Member
    8 years ago

    Send 10 dollars in a brown paper bag!

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    #3

    The Coffee Maker At My Office Got A Public Notice

    The Coffee Maker At My Office Got A Public Notice

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    Toby Comics
    Community Member
    8 years ago

    Brew can do it!

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    #4

    A Smart Joke On A Public Notice

    A Smart Joke On A Public Notice

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    Cyndi H
    Community Member
    8 years ago

    This one made me laugh out loud

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    #5

    Alaskan Office Joke

    Alaskan Office Joke

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    Toby Comics
    Community Member
    8 years ago

    Make sure they're tastier too

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    #6

    Office Joke

    Office Joke

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    SnowyLynx
    Community Member
    8 years ago

    Life is full of disappointments

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    #7

    The People At This Office Couldn't Help Themselves With This Public Notice

    The People At This Office Couldn't Help Themselves With This Public Notice

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    Toby Comics
    Community Member
    8 years ago

    You CANT be mad at this

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    #8

    My School Tried Locking Us Out Of The Bathrooms. Retaliation Followed

    My School Tried Locking Us Out Of The Bathrooms. Retaliation Followed

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    Zenozenobee
    Community Member
    8 years ago

    What is that kind of punishment??? Let's punish averyone for the one guy that messed up? I hope no one is sick or this gonna be a real mess.

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    #9

    Smart Jokes

    Smart Jokes

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    Prashant Chaudhary
    Community Member
    8 years ago

    These cans! All are alike.

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    #10

    The Office Fridge Prank

    The Office Fridge Prank

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    Ladies and Gentlemen
    Community Member
    8 years ago

    Food thieves are worst, Still the last one is funny!

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    #11

    Do Not Deny My Needs

    Do Not Deny My Needs

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    BusLady
    Community Member
    8 years ago

    But short people need jobs, too! That's discrimination!

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    #12

    When Dad Leaves A Misspelled Note

    When Dad Leaves A Misspelled Note

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    Jessica A
    Community Member
    8 years ago

    I laughed way too hard at this. Handel does look rather taken aback!

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    #13

    Just Like My Ex

    Just Like My Ex

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    Linouchka 99
    Community Member
    8 years ago

    LOL !

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    #14

    The Poster On My Teacher's Door Was Tagged, This Was Her Response

    The Poster On My Teacher's Door Was Tagged, This Was Her Response

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    Night Owl
    Community Member
    8 years ago

    That's a good assessment

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    #15

    Not Accepting Change

    Not Accepting Change

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    Ladies and Gentlemen
    Community Member
    8 years ago

    Yeah.. you gotta deal with it, like it or not.

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    #16

    My School Has Motivational Photos Put Up Everywhere And This Is A Great Response To One Of Them

    My School Has Motivational Photos Put Up Everywhere And This Is A Great Response To One Of Them

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    Toby Comics
    Community Member
    8 years ago

    My friend told me he couldn't stand, being in a wheelchair

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    #17

    Emergency Exit

    Emergency Exit

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    Ladies and Gentlemen
    Community Member
    8 years ago

    That seal looks so frightened to be removed.

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    #18

    This Sign On A Vending Machine At My Work

    This Sign On A Vending Machine At My Work

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    Prashant Chaudhary
    Community Member
    8 years ago

    Makes sense

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    #19

    My English Teachers Response To A Grammar Nazi

    My English Teachers Response To A Grammar Nazi

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    GB1997
    Community Member
    8 years ago

    bossed it, as I was reading the 16 year old's note I was thinking shes going to wish she didn't do that...

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    #20

    Our Office Relocated Some Equipment. A Ninja Turtles Fan Had A Quick Response To The Posted Notice

    Our Office Relocated Some Equipment. A Ninja Turtles Fan Had A Quick Response To The Posted Notice

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    Mangoes'nRum
    Community Member
    8 years ago

    Because the old one went Kraang and stopped working...

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    #21

    Found This At Work Today

    Found This At Work Today

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    Ladies and Gentlemen
    Community Member
    8 years ago

    Open coffee can, get a fistful, shove it down your throat and drink warm water. Ta-Da!

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    #22

    An Appropriate Question

    An Appropriate Question

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    Zahida Perveen
    Community Member
    8 years ago

    Hoogabooga man maybe...

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    #23

    When Is A Door Not A Door?

    When Is A Door Not A Door?

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    Steve Bowman
    Community Member
    8 years ago

    When it's ajar!

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    #24

    I'm A Manger

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    BusLady
    Community Member
    8 years ago

    Look at all the pin holes at the bottom of the notice. Lol

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    #25

    Leave The Office For 10 Mins

    Leave The Office For 10 Mins

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    r3dd3v1lL
    Community Member
    8 years ago

    Somewhere an environmentalist hippie is crying at the use of so much paper

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    #26

    Can You Recycle That?

    Can You Recycle That?

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    Toby Comics
    Community Member
    8 years ago

    I've bin recycling

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    #27

    Please Keep The Door Closed

    Please Keep The Door Closed

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    First Last
    Community Member
    8 years ago

    I like comic sans. Am i weird?

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    #28

    Days Without Sacarsm

    Days Without Sacarsm

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    Dian Ella Lillie
    Community Member
    8 years ago

    O days without a spelling mitsake...

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    #29

    Free Market Competition

    Free Market Competition

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    Ladies and Gentlemen
    Community Member
    8 years ago

    I want to take part in this game and make it a hell lot messier!

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    #30

    Check

    Check

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    Nini Meow
    Community Member
    8 years ago

    That one cross and a wink 🤣🤣🤣

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    #31

    Vegan Vs. Carnivore Support Groups

    Vegan Vs. Carnivore Support Groups

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    Night Owl
    Community Member
    8 years ago

    But I'm omnivore (as are most people).

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    #32

    Employees Must Wash Hands

    Employees Must Wash Hands

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    Toby Comics
    Community Member
    8 years ago

    Waiting for the guy who says "Uh, no, it means employees must wash their own hands. Duh!"

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    #33

    Okay, Who's The Wise Guy?

    Okay, Who's The Wise Guy?

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    A Dyke From The Dreamworld
    Community Member
    8 years ago

    BILL NYE THE SCIENCE GUY! BILL! BILL! BILL! BILL! BILL! BILL! BILL!

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    #34

    I Don't Know Why I Can't Stop Laughing At This

    I Don't Know Why I Can't Stop Laughing At This

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    birdhouse
    Community Member
    8 years ago

    Daves unite!

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    #35

    I Mostly Prefer Tomato Sauce

    I Mostly Prefer Tomato Sauce

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    Ladies and Gentlemen
    Community Member
    8 years ago

    Someone please add - "And leave the bones for the dog"

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    #36

    My Response To This Idiotic Poster

    My Response To This Idiotic Poster

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    Pamela24
    Community Member
    8 years ago

    Dear fellow grammar nazi, I salute you!

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    #37

    Saw This Sign Earlier. Made The Lower Sign And Posted It As A Joke

    Saw This Sign Earlier. Made The Lower Sign And Posted It As A Joke

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    Dian Ella Lillie
    Community Member
    8 years ago

    As a public service the second note should have included this URL: https://www.boredpanda.com/multi-level-marketing-pyramid-scheme-explained/

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    #38

    Someone Granted This A Passive-Aggressive World Record

    Someone Granted This A Passive-Aggressive World Record

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    Little Menace
    Community Member
    8 years ago

    Oww, this is a nice one. It's so beautifully sarcastic.

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    #39

    Friend Saw This On A Dorm Door. Which One Of You Did This?

    Friend Saw This On A Dorm Door. Which One Of You Did This?

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    Random Panda
    Community Member
    8 years ago

    I feel for the person who wrote the original note tho. Pot smells absolutely horrible and I hate it when I go to social events and someone decides to start smoking pot inside. Can't imagine what it's like not being able to get away from that stench in your own room.

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    #40

    Some People Just Want To Watch The World Burn

    Some People Just Want To Watch The World Burn

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    KaPOW
    Community Member
    8 years ago

    So evil, I love it

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    #41

    In Response To An Over Protective Parent

    In Response To An Over Protective Parent

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    Naima Ivansdóttir
    Community Member
    8 years ago

    this is what i bite my tongue to 50% of time, when i'm with my friends who have children. (the other 50% of time i do to "shut the f**k up before i beat the hell out of you, brat")

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    #42

    Post No Flyers

    Post No Flyers

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    Larkin Elliott (student)
    Community Member
    8 years ago

    So simple yet so efficient

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    #43

    Do As I Say, Not As I Do

    Do As I Say, Not As I Do

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    SykesDaMan
    Community Member
    8 years ago

    Rules don't apply to mgmt! :(

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    #44

    Sorry For The Choice Of Font

    Sorry For The Choice Of Font

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    Night Owl
    Community Member
    8 years ago

    Using that font is out of order.

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    #45

    Jesus Is Watching You

    Jesus Is Watching You

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    Gerry Higgins
    Community Member
    8 years ago

    Jesus would turn the Cokes into wine. - Me 3:16

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    #46

    It's My Beret Now

    It's My Beret Now

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    stellermatt
    Community Member
    8 years ago

    that looks like the kind you'd find in a second hand store

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    #47

    How Many Scientists Does It Take?

    How Many Scientists Does It Take?

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    stellermatt
    Community Member
    8 years ago

    I change the toilet roll comically, does that still make me wrong?

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    #48

    Pushed Lots Of Buttons

    Pushed Lots Of Buttons

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    LOttawa
    Community Member
    8 years ago

    But did you start opening things??

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    #49

    Snack Machine's Getting Hungry

    Snack Machine's Getting Hungry

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    minerva15
    Community Member
    8 years ago

    The vending machines strike again! Don't trust them!

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    #50

    Spoiled Milk

    Spoiled Milk

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    Marie-Louise Chenois
    Community Member
    8 years ago

    Gotta hate that spoiled milk xD

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    #51

    Lost Dog

    Lost Dog

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    SeamusRGN
    Community Member
    8 years ago

    Please don't mess with lost pet signs. that's someones family.

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    #52

    No Staples Please

    No Staples Please

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    Night Owl
    Community Member
    8 years ago

    This got out of hand

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    #53

    This Is What Happens When People Submit Passive-Aggressive Office Memos Where I Work

    This Is What Happens When People Submit Passive-Aggressive Office Memos Where I Work

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    Kris B
    Community Member
    8 years ago

    I love ketchup from my head tomatoes

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    #54

    These Are Posted On My Office's Fridge

    These Are Posted On My Office's Fridge

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    7j6eqi
    Community Member
    8 years ago

    I can't believe people really do that.

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    #55

    Just Say No To Whimsical Fonts

    Just Say No To Whimsical Fonts

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    Patricia Ross
    Community Member
    8 years ago

    Why you hating on my sense of whimsey?

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    #56

    You Are Very Strange

    You Are Very Strange

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    Dian Ella Lillie
    Community Member
    8 years ago

    Why would anyone take that person's home?

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    #57

    Office Politics: Not Eating Other People Is More Important Than Not Eating Other People's Food

    Office Politics: Not Eating Other People Is More Important Than Not Eating Other People's Food

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    Kenny Kulbiski
    Community Member
    8 years ago

    Unless they're roadkill

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    #58

    That's Not Suspicious At All

    That's Not Suspicious At All

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    Jessamyn Zolcznski
    Community Member
    8 years ago

    Riiiight

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    #59

    The Health Flyers At Work Are Getting A Little Weird

    The Health Flyers At Work Are Getting A Little Weird

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    Totally a Dragon
    Community Member
    8 years ago

    You can drink lava Only once though

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    #60

    Good Point

    Good Point

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    Christopher Dixon
    Community Member
    7 years ago

    A flyer that no one noticed...

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    #61

    No "Cat Parts" In The Sink

    No "Cat Parts" In The Sink

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    Anne
    Community Member
    8 years ago

    Cat parts.... hmm.. what..I have questions.. what are cat parts?

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    #62

    Passive-Aggressive

    Passive-Aggressive

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    Tim Douglass
    Community Member
    8 years ago

    Someone doesn't understand liability.

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    #63

    Saw This Above The Urinals In The Bathroom At Work This Morning

    Saw This Above The Urinals In The Bathroom At Work This Morning

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    Random Panda
    Community Member
    8 years ago

    People who do s**t like this are disgusting.

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    #64

    I Feel Bad For The Fly

    I Feel Bad For The Fly

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    Danger Noodle
    Community Member
    8 years ago

    I feel bad for the fly too :(

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    #65

    This Petition

    This Petition

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    Trixster Million
    Community Member
    8 years ago

    "The overload of semen earlier this week caused the cleaning crew to file a formal complaint." Exactly how much semen constitutes an "overload"?

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    #66

    Guess They Shouldn't Have Put "No Flyers" On The Board. Poor Petrie

    Guess They Shouldn't Have Put "No Flyers" On The Board. Poor Petrie

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    birdhouse
    Community Member
    8 years ago

    Poor Petrie, he just wants to be loved.

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