Passive Aggressive Notes: Painfully Polite and Hilariously Hostile Writings
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Part voyeuristic entertainment, part group therapy, Passive Aggressive Notes offers a fascinating look at the all-too-familiar frustrations of embattled office drones, apartment dwellers, parents, and pet owners everywhere.
This curated collection combines dozens of outrageous, never-before-seen notes as well as favorites from Passiveaggressivenotes.coma 2008 Webby Award Winner and the official “Best Blog” of the South by Southwest Interactive festival.
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Book Description
Part voyeuristic entertainment, part group therapy, Passive Aggressive Notes offers a fascinating look at the all-too-familiar frustrations of embattled office drones, apartment dwellers, parents, and pet owners everywhere.
This curated collection combines dozens of outrageous, never-before-seen notes as well as favorites from Passiveaggressivenotes.com a 2008 Webby Award Winner and the official “Best Blog” of the South by Southwest Interactive festival.
A Note from the Leader
It all started with a first date…and not a particularly excellent date, either. Rumor has it that, things between this guy and his roommate had gotten so terrible that they now communicated nearly exclusively via Post-it note. Ah, yes, I said, I know persons notes well–my current apartment (where I lived with three additional roommates) had seen its share, most of them about the presence of unwashed dishes in the sink. They were usually signed with like; they were never addressed directly. I should start collecting them, I joked–place them on the Internet or something. Now that would be passive-aggressive.
Later that night–after it became clear that our relationship wasn’t going to progress beyond standard tiny talk–I chose to do just that. And unlike my roommates’ approach to dish-washing, the response to passiveaggressivenotes.com was enthusiastic, immediate, and overwhelming. Within weeks of the site’s launch, thousands of notes poured in from shared bathrooms, kitchens, cubicles, and parking lots. (Wrote one reader: “As a replacement for of a single note, can I submit an entire person? Like my mother?”) This book represents the most amusing and most outrageous of persons submissions.
Despite the book’s title, some of these notes are really more aggressive in tone, and some of them are more passive–polite, even. What they all share a common sense of frustration that’s been channeled into written form rather than a direct confrontation. It’s barbed criticism disguised as something else–helpful advice, friendly concern, light-hearted humor. But as Dr. Scott Wetzler, a clinical psychologist and leader of Living with the Passive-Aggressive Man, experimental: “A joke can be the most skillful passive-aggressive act there is.”
–Kerry Miller
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After reading the reviews I thought this would be really amusing–it wasn’t. It was a waste of time and money
Reader’s Rating: 1 / 5
Well, there is no denying that the notes are amusing. Well, most of them.
I, for one, am one of persons few people who are still aware of nouns, verbs, adverbs, etc.
I don’t need to use the F-bomb as their replacements in sentences!
Additional than the language (even worse on the actual blog – the editors seriously need to clean
it up and do some deleting!), many are certainly amusing. The majority, but,
are just a showcase for immature, selfish or drunk people leaving or reacting to notes about
their latest rude behavior.
Take it for what it’s worth… some fun, some not.
Wish they’d place basic human behavior back in the school systems and make it a daily requirement.
SO tired of not being able to read anything lacking a visual assault.
Reader’s Rating: 3 / 5
I bought this book as a gift for my mom, because it got so many reviews about how amusing it was. After looking through it I didn’t find them amusing and I didn’t find them “Passive Aggressive” I just establish them to be aggressive and rude.
Now, if it was called “Rude Notes Written to People Who Deserve It” I may have been more understanding of why these notes were writen. But the whole time I couldn’t help but reflect of the recipient and how rude the notes were.
Maybe I’m too sensitive, but I just didn’t find the notes that amusing. I rather read Post Secret or Establish,
Reader’s Rating: 2 / 5
This is a decent collection of polite notes written with a bit of cynicism. There are a few gems in this book, but not too many. It’s endearing to read the witty ways people can skirt around blunt confrontation – this book provides enlightenment. I’d give this book a once of twice look over, but not much more than that. It could serve as an appealing coffee table book or even one to place in the bathroom for not so quick toilet visits. Additional than that, this is just a quick way to amuse yourself briefly.
Reader’s Rating: 3 / 5
You should really probably do it. For starters, it’s really amusing. And not amusing like persons e-cards you like to forwards — I mean really amusing. Second of all, it’s cheap. And I’ve seen your haircut, so I know how much you like cheap stuff. And number three, it’s really well loved. Everyone I know is talking about it. Especially the kids. What, you haven’t heard? That’s weird. I thought you were pretty in-the-loop. Huh. Go figure.
Anyway, I know you’re not the kind of person who’s huge on “quality” or “smart decisions,” but do yourself a favor and make an exception. Let’s face it: You’re not getting any younger.
Thanks! Have a fantastic day!!!
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5