October 28, 2008

Amoeba
FOUND by Kyle Kastraba in Caro, Michigan
I found this Post-it note on the sidewalk outside of the building where I work. I spent the better part of my day trying to figure out which one of my coworkers wrote it, and whose back they stuck it on.
not just another mouth in the lipstick vogue
I'd like to add "verbally challenged" to that list.
+ October 28, 2008 12:19 AM +
the man behind the curtain in oz
All the clues should be there. Someone short, asexual, essentially brainless (that one cell is devoted to things more important than thinking) angry (understandably), and likely to divide in two at any minute.

Narrow it down?

+ October 28, 2008 12:41 AM +
Geek NOT in my mom's basement
Interesting that the note writer (or some other editor) fixed 'disturbed' and the second 'challenged' but not the first 'challenged'. Maybe this particular editor will let one typo (write-o?) slide, but then has to fix the rest.

How big was the actual note? We assume it's a standard yellow sticky, but if it was really, really small it could have been written by a paramecium and stuck on the back of a euglena. Those wacky paramecia!
+ October 28, 2008 12:53 AM +
monkey in denial
sounds like the first draft for a singles ad.
I say throw in "likes long walks on the beach" and it's ready for print!
+ October 28, 2008 01:07 AM +
Gloria in excelsis deo
I hesitate to think of what "disturded" might mean. Does it involve vacuum equipment?

I like the way the i in "vertically" is reduced to its bare essence, a dot.
+ October 28, 2008 01:26 AM +
sick in tired
Hmmm...looks like someone had a most unsatisfactory first date with the "amoeba" who, she discovered, is mentally without form and void, eats like an amoeba (basically surrounding and absorbing anything edible within reach) and has erectile dysfunction disorder. *That's* what she means by "vertically challenged"--he can't get it up. As for "mentally disturbed", that refers to the activities he wanted her to engage in to help him conquer the challenge.

She's just trying to warn other possible candidates for his attention. Public spirited girl.
+ October 28, 2008 04:18 AM +
LASH erected...

Ahahahaha!! SICK IN TIRED has said it all!
+ October 28, 2008 05:13 AM +
Hiplainsdrifter in South Portland, Maine
I like how they were trying to be politically correct. Always dancing around. Just couldn't come out and say he/she is a retarded, crazy, lower for of life, midget.

(Kyle man... I believe this fell off your own back look no further.)
+ October 28, 2008 06:20 AM +
Librarian in the woodwork
No, no, no. These are clearly notes from that resume enhancement workshop that the HR department had everyone go to. You remember, it started with "write down all your strengths".
+ October 28, 2008 06:43 AM +
A girl in a cube
The PC-ness of this note is intriguing...
+ October 28, 2008 07:26 AM +
fooch in Down The Rabbit Hole
....in bed
+ October 28, 2008 08:09 AM +
Myrna in Greenville
Where can I find this guy/girl! They seem entertaining!
+ October 28, 2008 08:10 AM +
Night in gale
Kyle, I admire your work ethic.
+ October 28, 2008 08:11 AM +
Sammy Davis Junior Jr
Me?
+ October 28, 2008 08:13 AM +
Joh(n)
How do amoebas communicate?

By cell phone, of course.

(Sorry, that's all I got.)
+ October 28, 2008 08:47 AM +
alan goes "pting" in Joe Strummer's head
It's funny, but that was the name of my first band.
+ October 28, 2008 09:14 AM +
hilary in new haven
your co-workers are middle-school students?
+ October 28, 2008 09:29 AM +
kwyncee in -terfice errorem, diligere errantem
this note describes how i feel before the morning's first cup of coffee.
+ October 28, 2008 10:22 AM +
lying in jason mraz's arms
HAHAHAHAHAHAHHA i just laughed out loud in the libe.....omg
+ October 28, 2008 11:31 AM +
Effie in Oxfordshire
These are 3 positive things; vertically challenge emotionally means "go on, rise to the challenge, fall in love! Develop yourself". Disturbed mental challenge is where you have to do all sorts of difficult tasks, like long division, while people throw soft toys at you, and flash and stuff. And amoebas are one of the first forms of life, that's got to be pretty cool. I think whoever wrote this really admires the person, and wants to stretch them to their full potential.
+ October 28, 2008 11:36 AM +
Librarian in the woodwork
Careful, Effie! You stretch that little amoeba guy too far and you'll have a couple of them on your hands.
+ October 28, 2008 01:20 PM +
baby basil in the herb garden
LOL Librarian! As in "all over your hands".

And thanks for teaching me about 420. Now that dern spam question is a breeze.
+ October 28, 2008 01:44 PM +
Chrome Toaster in chelmsford top security prison
LOL @ Joh(n) good one. (seems like it should've been followed by "nyuk nyuk" or something.)

Hey, Flargy! You just made my Day! Thanks!!!
:-D
+ October 28, 2008 03:11 PM +
Smallbear
What did one bacteria say to the other bacteria?
-The trouble with your gene pool is there's no Lifeguard.

Why did the amoeba cross the road?
-It was time to split.

Why do bacteria like Nitrates so much?
-They're cheaper than day rates.

What is the only thing worse than a Mecium?
-A Paramecium.
+ October 28, 2008 05:17 PM +
slow solid , frozen in the waterdish
did it initially say emotionally disturtled?
+ October 28, 2008 06:44 PM +
gorgon in minneapolis
Uh, Kyle, if you haven't figured out yet who the note was posted on, it's you.
+ October 28, 2008 09:07 PM +
daniela sifting though stuff in here
Recipient sounds like a catch...where do I sign up?
+ October 28, 2008 09:17 PM +
allyson1934 in Marlette, MI
hahahahahaha
this is so much funnier, knowing personally the possible candidates. I have a few good guesses.. ha.
+ October 28, 2008 10:29 PM +
Lolita
Vertically Challenged, Emotionally Disturbed, Mentally Challenged Amoeba

Which makes such slime eternal,

Reality is a staircase leading nowhere.

Mashed potatoes, where's the gravy baby?

+ October 28, 2008 11:04 PM +

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