Regardless of where you live in the world, the chances are that at some point during the day you might encounter someone rude or inconsiderate. Whether this happens while you’re driving somewhere, you get parked in during the course of your day, or you will find yourself having to deal with someone who is just plain self-centered, having some inspiration for creative notes you can leave the person might end up going a long way to make yourself feels better, and to teach them a quick lesson. The following list of interesting and funny notes, alongside some suggestions, should give you some ideas as to what other people have done when facing a similar situation.
Shouting To Get Your Point Across
Anybody who grew up in the digital age will know that when you receive something in ALL CAPS, it usually means that someone is very excited or really angry with you. If you get a note on your car windshield in all caps, you’re probably in some kind of trouble. In the note below, you can see that the person who left it was upset at the parking skills of the person they were leaving a note for. At the end of the day, all caps will probably be taken less seriously, as people don’t tend to respond well to being preached at. Worse yet, the note is passive-aggressive too!
Shouting To Get Your Point Across
Not Exactly a Love Letter
If you receive a note starting with “Dear”, you’re probably hoping and assuming that it will be a love letter of sorts. As the next example suggests, this wasn’t the case for a driver who decided to make room to park by moving the trash cans in front of a house. While it started off “nice”, the passive aggressiveness is spewing by the end of it, topped off with a “hate you” at the end, which is a very cold touch if we’ve ever seen one.
Not Exactly A Love Letter
I’m Not Leaving My Number
It’s common knowledge that when you hit someone’s car, or even scratch it walking past, you leave a note with your number so you can pay for the damages. This person decided to leave a note, showing ample signs of regret and guilt, but calmly stating that they were not leaving their number. Ouch! According to the note writer, the owner of the vehicle seemed to have more than enough money to handle the repair costs.
Im Not Leaving My Number
Grumpy Cat Will Soften The Blow
Several people have too much time on their hands. In the next note, someone took the time to draw the popular “Grumpy Cat” meme, offering a warning to the person not to park in their spot again. At least it wasn’t towed right away, and the note leaver gets top marks for creativity too. As adorable as this note is, you can be sure that the warning is sincere. This wrongful driver might remember the glaring cat’s face next time that they think about parking in the wrong spot.
Grumpy Cat Will Soften The Blow
Chalking It Up
This “note” was probably left by a teacher who had some spare chalk in their pockets. Using the opportunity to send a message, this person was quick to correct the bad parking habits of this particular driver, who somehow managed to park perfectly across the line dividing two bays. This driver seems to be from a country where people park on a line, rather than in between them. Taking up two whole parking spots takes a special kind of selfishness.
Chalking It Up
Don’t Mess With Monster Trucks
You don’t like to mess with someone who has a monster truck. This very pissed-off individual may have ended the note with “sincerely”, but you can tell that they were serious as all hell. If we got this note, we certainly would learn our lesson right away! Can you imagine returning to the parking lot, only to find your vehicle being squashed like a pancake by a monster truck? Just the thought alone is bad enough to inspire considerate parking.
Dont Mess With Monster Trucks
The Blind Leading The Blind
While this note gets double points for cruelty by not only being sprayed onto the car window but referencing Helen Keller in the process, we can’t help but wonder if it ended up getting the message across. Let’s hope their insurance company covered paint stain damage. While we would never endorse making fun of someone as incredible as Hellen Keller, this driver certainly did not make much use of their senses when they parked that day.
The Blind Leading The Blind
Meme’s Aplenty
Creativity always gets bonus marks when you’re leaving a note on someone’s car, and this one takes the cake in that department. Sometimes, the less that is said, the better is. This note gets extra props as it was printed, implying extra effort from the writer (or a sadder notion that they carry these around with them in their pockets for opportune moments). Memes have become the perfect way to deliver passive-aggressive messages, it seems.
Memes Aplenty
Not Your Typical PB&J
This next example is perhaps one of the more shocking instances as it involves a double blow to the person at fault. The upset party not only left a lengthy note, but also decided that peanut butter on the windshield would send a strong message. Yikes! When you are desperate to leave an angry message, but cannot find anything to write it with, you need to get creative. While we hate to see good peanut butter wasted, but this time it was worth it.
Not Your Typical PB&J
Call Me Maybe
There was a time when every radio station in America was playing “Call Me Maybe” by Carly Rae Jepsen. This interesting note was penned to the tune of the chorus, although the message was somewhat harsher than the original. We wonder if it helped this woman learn her lesson. She seems awfully pleased to have been handed this note. Maybe she is the kind of person that delights in making people’s lives more difficult than they need to be.
Call Me Maybe
‘Tis The Season To Be Jolly
Christmas isn’t the happiest time for everyone, but this individual seemed to turn full “Grinch” at the sight of someone parking in their spot. Rather than calmly asking them not to do so, they proceeded to leave a note that does anything but spread the festive joy. Next time you consider leaving a note, try not to bring the person’s mother and children into the situation. When you put in the back-breaking effort needed to clear out a snowy parking spot, you will not accept someone else reaping the rewards.
Tis The Season To Be Jolly
Straight To The Point
We’ve seen many examples of long essays penned by angry people. This next one is short, effective and to the point. Going direct is not a bad idea, though it probably won’t have as much of an impact as throwing peanut butter on the windshield. We still can’t get over that one. Sometimes, you do not need to go out of your way to punish a person for their inconsiderate parking, as a clear and concise message will do so much more.
Straight To The Point
Teaching The Basics
Leaving a note for someone can also be an opportunity to teach them a life lesson. Many people love telling others what to do, and in the next example, the words “Parking 101” get that across right away. Any opportunity to teach also goes right out the window when you say “I assume you suck at life” alongside the class. To be fair, parking in front of someone’s driveway is one of the most inconsiderate things that one can do as a driver.
Teaching The Basics
Anger Management Please
While the occasional f-bomb can help to get your point across, this next note took it to another level. We get it, you’re angry. Nobody likes listening to a car alarm go off all the time, but it’s not like the person is doing it on purpose. A quick conversation may have provided a faster solution here. The fury expressed in this note is indicative of a wary mind pushed far past its sanity by the constant blaring of alarms.
Anger Management Please
When The Going Gets Tough
Here’s a note that is somewhat different than what we’re used to. This driver left a note for traffic cops asking them to stop giving them tickets, while also using the opportunity to express how much they were struggling at the moment. Have mercy and give them some props for effort, ticket writer! Traffic cops are among the most reviled members of society, punishing people for their petty road offenses, but this individual was clearly suffering under their oppression.
When The Going Gets Tough
A Poetic Experience
Sometimes a note writer can go so far as to craft something a little more poetic than usual, but in this example, the writer ends up in a situation where they question their own grammar while in the middle of penning the angry text. For linguists, that’s often worse than the parking violation itself. This note writer went on quite the mental journey, as an irritable message became a grammatical conjecture. Maybe this person suffers from ADD?
A Poetic Experience
Don’t Bring Stevie Into This
To the point, yes. Uncalled for, absolutely. This note expresses frustration and takes a jab at the eyesight of the driver at the same time, all in just seven short words. While the writer does get credit for being creative, the jab at the iconic and incomparable Stevie Wonder is never going to fly in our books. In modern times, jokes like these are considered politically incorrect, as they make fun of the disabled. Maybe this person needs their eyes checked!
Dont Bring Stevie Into This
“Hey Buddy”
When a note starts with “Hey Buddy” (unlike some of the other examples we’ve seen), you know that you’re at least dealing with someone who has some manners. This note, which calls someone out for parking in a handicapped space, is totally justified and anyone who is unwarranted in doing so may even deserve being towed at the end of the day. The handicapped have enough to deal with without people stealing their parking spots.
Hey Buddy
#TheParkingChronicles
It’s safe to say that the following guy or girl has become somewhat of a ‘parking police’ in the area. These nifty little cards, which have clearly been printed in advance, likely saves the writer some time, but naturally also makes the reader even more annoyed that someone considers this to be a valuable use of their time. You have to be something of a wannabe cop to keep cards like these handy (and in large amounts).
TheParkingChronicles
The Scariest Note on the Block
The following note feels like it was written by a serial killer. Not only is it typed up, but the tone of the piece is downright frightening and likely gave the reader the heebie-jeebies. The question is, is it worth taking such drastic steps just because someone parked badly? The verdict is still out on that one. This is a rather confusingly long note to leave a parking offender, who might be scratching their heads rather than reconsidering their life choices.
The Scariest Note On The Block
Soften The Blow With a Meme
Memes have become a cultural phenomenon and these days you can hardly hop onto a social media feed without being exposed to one. This creative note with a meme reference, which isn’t specific and simply suggests that it would be great if the person could park on their own spot, does the job without escalating the situation in the process. This sure beats having your car defaced, and is gently humorous enough to inspire goodwill.
Soften The Blow With A Meme
Getting The Family Involved
The best notes feel like a kick in the gut, and often the only way to make that happen is to make an emotional reference to your family. This note writer did exactly that, leaving the bad parker with images of a grandparent shoveling snow for the love of their family. Talk about the power of words. We do not live in a snowy area, so we do not understand how this manual-labor-inspired parking reservation process works.
Getting The Family Involved
A Message From The General Public
Rather than making it about them specifically, the following note writer took it upon themselves to send the “parking jerk” a message from everyone in the general public. This note gets points for being short and sweet, but the writer gets docked a few for being pretentious and assuming that everyone in the world agrees with their message. Immoral parkers are a general frustration for drivers around the world and this person did their bit for the greater good.
A Message From The General Public
Hurricane Katrina Shade
We don’t know whether to call this one shocking or brilliant. The creator is clearly someone sharp and witty, and often a bit of dark humor can go a long way to get the message across. Bringing Hurricane Katrina into the shady message? Might be a big step for some. We are sure that those who survived Hurricane Katrina might not appreciate the rather lame joke being made here. Maybe reference less traumatic events next time?
Hurricane Katrina Shade
What About The Ice Cream
It’s clear that the next note writer was having a bad day and a half. Penning an emotional letter to a double parker, they reference that by having to park so far away their ice cream melted, which likely added to an already stressful day. We’re sure “Mr. Important” thought twice before doing it again next time. Having to go out of your way because someone parked inconsiderately is one thing, but causing ice cream to melt is a true crime.
What About The Ice Cream
One Problem, Two Notes
Getting just one note on your windshield is embarrassing enough, but being slapped with two notes on a single day? Priceless. A car parked in New York city provided two starkly different examples of the kind of note you can leave on a person’s car if their alarm won’t stop going off over the weekend. Both had the same message, but one took a little longer to get there than the other. This car needs a Facebook page, it seems.
One Problem Two Notes
Hard To Find The Words
We’re not all versed with the talent to write beautifully when we put pen to paper. As the following windshield note suggests, some people may have a harder time articulating themselves than others. Most often, these notes will contain quite a bit of swearing, as was the case with the one addressed to a so-called “stupid *** *****”. A kinder approach may have been more impactful. Having to squeeze your way out of your car is an embarrassing spectacle indeed.
Hard To Find The Words
Warning Shots Fired
In this well-crafted message, a local parking vigilante issued a threat in the nicest way possible. The monotonous tone of the note is terrifying as it is, and if you ask us, the driver who received this one is lucky not to have arrived to a car splattered with Vaseline instead of the warning. The promise of more severe repercussions is bad enough to scare most wrongful parkers straight, especially when it is signed with a smiley face.
Warning Shots Fired
When All Else Fails
Who said you need paper to get your message across? In this particular case, the note writer didn’t have a paper on hand, so they opted to write the windshield note on a sanitary pad. It goes to show that angry people will do whatever they need to in order to be heard! Maybe this person will learn more about female physiology, as well as how to park more considerately. It is time to raise awareness!
When All Else Fails
When There Is An Abundance of Paper
Contrary to the previous example, this next note had an abundance of paper available, with the angry civilians sprawling their message across numerous pages to make their point. There can be no avoiding this one, as the driver wouldn’t have even been able to pull out of the parking bay without having their view obstructed. What seems to be an employee of Dunder Mifflin used their supplies to the fullest extent. This message could easily have been contained in a single piece of paper, but where is the fun in that?
When There Is An Abundance Of Paper
Carly Rae Strikes Again
We didn’t know that “Call Me Maybe” was that much of a hit! In this second example, a creative note scribbler used the tune of the pop smash to get their point across in a nursery rhyme fashion. Definitely not as catchy as the original, but we’re sure that the driver got the point nevertheless. We have always wondered what the insult at the end of the note means, and how one would go about wearing an a**hat.
Carly Rae Strikes Again
Going The Polite Route
Asking someone to “park with manners” can only be deemed to be very British, and few notes in our series have conveyed such a polite tone while trying to reprimand the bad driver in the process. We can’t help but picture the Queen of England reading the note in high brow fashion to get the point across even more. This note becomes truly hilarious if you had to read the last line on its own.
Going The Polite Route
The Scan Proves You Are Brainless
Creative, yes. Harsh, absolutely. When a talented artist gets their hands on a piece of paper after getting annoyed with a bad parker, the result is a drawing of an X-ray scan “proving” that the person doesn’t have a brain in their heads. Ouch. You might be wondering what was so offensively drawn within the skull that it had to be blocked out, but you might be able to guess if you look at the whole scene carefully.
The Scan Proves You Are Brainless
A Lucky Escape
Luckily for this bad driver, the note writer was too tired to actually call the tow truck company to have the car moved. Had this not been the case, they may have had to pay to get the car released from being impounded. Consider this a lucky escape and a learning opportunity, driver! Whoever wrote this note seems to deliver justice based on their energy levels, and this wrongful parker is lucky that there was no Starbucks nearby.
A Lucky Escape
“I Hope You Crash”
Any letter starting with “Dear *******” and putting out to the world that they hope the person crashes their car is really not sending an appropriate message. At least this person left their name, Bob, taking some form of ownership for the harsh words, which is a rarity among other similar notes of the same tone. Bob really needs to take it easy, as wishing a crash on anyone is quite a terrible way to teach a lesson.
I Hope You Crash
A Dent To Remind You
You’ve got to give the next person some credit for taking ownership of the fact that they crashed into the person’s car while trying to park. Problem is, this happened because the person was parked across two bays. Should they have left their details to pay for the damage? The writer certainly didn’t think so. This note seems to have mixed messages, being both apologetic and vindictive at the same time. Sticking to one tone might help to get your point across better.
A Dent To Remind You
A Note For Thieves
While not your typical car note, this one gave us quite the chuckle. It seems that the car owner wanted to let potential thieves know that there wasn’t anything valuable in their car. Considering the note is torn, it seems that someone else tried to find something regardless. Have you no shame? To be fair, the car itself is probably worth a fair sum. Perhaps this person should think of better protection for their car than a note.
A Note For Thieves
Word Doc Instructions
When you try to let someone know that they might be in the wrong, a typed out word doc with instructions of how to rectify the problem might help, or cause more problems. We particularly enjoyed the diagram, and how creative the writer got even though they were clearly angry very. This is the university assignment of angry parking notes, the fulfillment of which will probably be graded. You can be sure that this person followed the instructions carefully.
Word Doc Instructions
The Coloring Turtle
Comparing the driver to a three-year-old who can’t stay within the lines (ouch), this example shows how easy is to make someone feel terrible without using more than 20 words. Oddly enough, this feels like one of the few passive-aggressive notes on the list that might have actually done the trick. This has to be one of the most effective parking note burns we have ever seen, and it doesn’t have a single swear word in it.
The Coloring Turtle
A Step Too Far
While we can appreciate a printed document, a business card type note maybe a little too far on the cuckoo scale. It’s clear that this member of the parking police keeps these on hand to dish out at the opportune moment. It may be some time to consider getting a new hobby to fill your time. To think that trees were cut down so that this immensely petty set of cards could be printed out…
A Step Too Far
Have a Great Day
It’s nice to hear “have a great day” from a store attendant after you’ve bought something new, but not quite the same when it comes in the form of a note in the context of the following example. Not one to mince their words, this person got straight to the point, even though adding the word “douche” feels a little bit like overkill at this point. There are some people out there that will go to great lengths to make their point.
Have A Great Day
A Note From Optimus Prime
Transformers fans will get it, others won’t. Whether you know that series or not, the sheer witty nature of leaving a note that is altogether passive-aggressive and to the point at the same time definitely deserves some props and respect. Watch out for the Autobots, bad drivers. This parking job is certainly deserving of Optimus Prime’s intervention, and you can bet that he would be able to park his enormous firetruck far better than this human.
A Note From Optimus Prime
Not The Friendliest Hello
Here’s another example of somebody who has a little too much time on their hands. While the message is direct and to the point, we can’t help but feel like the “Hiya” is the condescending hello that nobody really deserves. The message? Definitely more applicable considering the nature of the transgression. Finding this kind of note on your car is not going to be a very constructive gesture, rather, it is a cringeworthy embarrassment of note.
Not The Friendliest Hello
The Diagram Helps
When words fail you, perhaps try a diagram instead. As this example suggests, the note writer was someone of few words, opting to show the driver where they had gone wrong through a sketch drawn at the bottom. Whatever you have to do to make yourself feel better goes. This person might need to return to driving school and redo those awfully dreary parking lessons. It is all worth it when you strive to make society a better place.
The Diagram Helps
A Political Jab
Easily one of the most offensive notes on our list, this one is written in all caps and can be insulting to a wide set of the general population. While we can’t fault the person for taking a stand against someone who parked across two spaces, perhaps there is a gentler way to get the message across in the future. A note like this is bound to escalate the current fragile political relations in America.
A Political Jab
A Turn For The Worst
Some car notes don’t seem all too bad at first, like the one below. As you keep reading, the warm and fuzzy feeling subsides, and the last paragraph is a kick in the gut. Clearly, the poor complainant just needed a good night’s rest, preferably without any interruption from this car alarm ever again! While this person managed to empathize with the alarming vehicle owner, their frustration over having their bed soiled won out in the end.
A Turn For The Worst
Your Car Doesn’t Even Deserve One Spot
Starting off note by telling the person that their car is so pathetic that it doesn’t even deserve a single parking spot is not exactly the best way to get off on the right foot. The writer clearly got cold feet towards the end, opting to add a giant smiley after what felt like an only slightly sincere “thanks”. Further, this person clearly expressed their disdain for Chevys, which we think are perfectly good cars when they are parked considerately.
Your Car Doesnt Even Deserve One Spot
Teach Me How To Do Better
Notes with diagrams tend to put a big smile on our faces. This particular one is a great example, and possibly one of the most detailed notes out there. We are trying to figure out is why this member of the parking police decided to throw in a line about showering too. The mind boggles! This kind of patronizing note does serve a purpose, maybe to those who are just learning how to drive, even old ones.
Teach Me How To Do Better
A Kick In The Nuts
It’s one thing to make your point using a few stern words, but it’s a whole other thing to work props into your message. This particular one has to go down in the history books as being one of the more iconic notes left on a windshield, even though the person who left it should probably consider a more gentle approach the next time they are in a similar position. At least this person received some free protection.
A Kick In The Nuts
I Want To Play a Game
If there is one way to scare off a potential traffic violation, it’s to insinuate that you are Jigsaw from the Saw movie series. This creative civilian has received so many parking tickets before, it seems like they are unlikely to budge at yet another one. Top marks for effort and creativity, but we’re not so sure this will hold up in the court of law when a summons is issued. Pick a card, any card!
I Want To Play A Game