Passive Aggressive Notes: Painfully Polite and Hilariously Hostile Writings (Paperback)

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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.com a 2008 Webby Award Winner and the official "Best Blog" of the South by Southwest Interactive festival.

A Note from the Author

It all began with a first date...and not a particularly good date, either. Apparently, things between this guy and his roommate had gotten so bad that they now communicated almost exclusively via Post-it note. Ah, yes, I said, I know those notes well--my current apartment (where I lived with three other roommates) had seen its share, most of them about the presence of unwashed dishes in the sink. They were usually signed with love; they were never addressed directly. I should start collecting them, I joked--put 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 small talk--I decided 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: "Instead of a single note, can I submit an entire person? Like my mother?") This book represents the funniest and most outrageous of those 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 author of Living with the Passive-Aggressive Man, observed: "A joke can be the most skillful passive-aggressive act there is."

--Kerry Miller

A Look Inside Passive Aggressive Notes
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Dear Stalker	Get a Life
You Fail	Conscious Sense of Things

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"We dare you not to laugh out loud." --Redbook Magazine

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Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Harper Paperbacks (November 4, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0061630594
• ISBN-13: 978-0061630590
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,982 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Laugh out loud!, November 5, 2008

By	Freda E. Ruth (Clearwater, Florida United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Kerry Miller's book Passive-Aggressive Notes,etc. reads hilariously for all ages. My group consists of women in their 80's and we all laughed hysterically at the notes but were a little taken aback by some of the language. No one wanted to put it down. Each person wanted to read something aloud. Well worth the money for a good laugh--or two or three.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A quick way to improve your mood, November 7, 2008

By	BALK - See all my reviews

I read Passive Aggressive Notes on the train home after a long day and went from tired and stressed out to laughing so hard that I shed a tear or two. It's a collection of real notes and photos of the outrageous things people can't find a way to say directly to their roommates and coworkers. Anyone who works in an office, shares an apartment, or dislikes confrontation will so love that this book exists.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Delightfully Entertaining , November 5, 2008

By	Sara "Sara" (Lil' Rhody) - See all my reviews

I have been a fan of passiveaggressivenotes.com since it started and its nice to have a print version! Having lived with some passive aggressive note-writers in my own life, I certainly can appreciate this collection. I think its a fabulous gift idea because its witty and fun. It is good for the people in your life with a great sense of humor and even better for those who need to do a little self reflection about their own passive-aggressive nature. This book is a must-have for any coffee table!!!