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Post-It War Between Two Office Buildings Ends With Epic Finale
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Post-It War Between Two Office Buildings Ends With Epic Finale

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Post-it notes. The world would be in chaos without them. Nobody would remember anything. Nobody would be able to turn their office walls into superhero murals. Nobody would be able to leave passive-aggressive messages on the doors of communal refrigerators or plan their next funny prank. And nobody would be able to have the sort of epic sticky note battle that recently took place in New York.

It all started innocently enough. An employee at Harrison and Star wrote a simple “hi” in Post-it notes on her window and waited for somebody to respond. And somebody did. They wrote “sup”. So far, so civil. But this office prank didn’t stop there. Oh no. It was only just getting started! Both buildings host a number of marketing and media agencies and their inhabitants couldn’t resist getting involved in the action with their creative ideas. Soon enough the windows were full of funny messages and pictures with hundreds of Post-it note pads used. But as you’ll discover below, even the best pranks come to devastating end in the most unexpected of ways…(h/t: twisted sifter)

Update: Wonder what they did with all of those used Post-it notes? They were used as part of a fundraising campaign for the NY Veteran’s Hospital! Click here to learn more.

Everything started with an innocent “HI” on the 6th floor at 75 Varick Street in NYC

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Image credits: @freshasthedayshewasborn

Soon, “Sup” appeared on a building from across the street at 200 Hudson

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As both buildings had a lot of media and marketing agencies, it eventually turned into WAR

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The windows started filling up with funny pictures and messages

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Image credits: Mike Segar

Somebody made a Snapchat icon

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Image credits: Mike Segar

Others took a more random approach

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Image credits: @gloddy

Even the Angry Birds got involved!

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Image credits: Mike Segar

Post-it manufacturer 3M also joined the war by providing free ammunition (i.e Post-it notes!)

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Image credits: Mike Segar

As the war got more creative, it seemed that nobody would win

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Image credits: @kBostley

Not even Spiderman could stop it!

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Image credits: Mike Segar

With no other option, Havas Worldwide brought the war to an end with this epic mic drop

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Workers stayed late with beer and pizza to create the spectacular finale, and fellas from Spectacle Studio later posted this video

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Unfortunately, the battle was ended by building managers who ordered all participants to have everything taken down by the weekend.

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Ori Bengal
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That is so awesome! And.... (I see people talking poop in the threads here about this being a waste of time/paper) -- This kind of thing is fun, creative, builds teams, and the media coverage will bring in lots more work. Not to mention 3M donated the stick-it-notes for ammunition.

JJ Ferrentino
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

not to mention post it note are reusable... if they havent been written on they can still be written on.. for example...

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Naln Haggerty
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

People need fun, other wise they get sick! People are working very hard and even in their lunch times, little fun wouldn't hurt. Corporate America can spare a little time for people to be creative and have fun!

Amanda Panda
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They must not get a lot of business if they had all that free time to do this. Still fun to watch.

Dev Jayakrishnan
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you ask anyone in advertising, they'd tell you exactly why that is the case. Unlike normal 9-5's we need the break from routine to actually do our work i.e be creative. Monotony is the enemy so we tend to do stupid (yet wildly entertaining) s**t from time to time.

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Jill Jack
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Brilliant !!!! So much fun rather than hate !!! This makes me happy ????

Tricia Overstreet
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Thank you NYC buildings-holding-people-with-fun-hearts!!!! And Thank you Post-it manufacturer 3M !!!!!!!!!

Tricia Overstreet
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And a shout out to Image credits: Mike Segar and that Bored Panda.....you may be bored, but it gives you time to bring us all great news stories instead of those that sound like Criminal Mind episodes....

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Crystal Rose
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Awesome! It's good to be creative and have fun. Even more so if you can do it at work and get paid for it. :)

Albino Squirrel
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have one question... Is that video a sped up version of them doing that, because how is that possible if they're using sticky notes

Melissa Emmons
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was wondering if it was done via stop-motion? That is, taking the first picture, then moving all the post-it's very slightly, snapping the next one, and repeating? ...Stop-motion is a time-consuming and laborious process, if that's how they did it then someone is well-versed in the movements! ...Otherwise, the first picture would be the original one, then they would have computer animated each subsequent frame digitally.

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Armand Berdynaj
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This just in, both office managers have strokes when seeing the money they wasted on post its

Yobs Cabrera
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow ! This planet is much safer if the war we used to know would be exactly like this.

Yobs Cabrera
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This planet is much safer if war that we used to know would be exactly like this.

Alesandra House-Malispina
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

humans need interaction , our pets have more things to keep their brain healthy and them happy , no wonder these workers enjoyed doing this .

Richard Brooks
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yall are dumb complaining about the waist of the paper i bet yall waist more of your time than paper and to me time is worth more than paper

Janice Neely
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Building management made a HUGE mistake. No amount of budgeting could have bought this type of positive advertising. Now, people who have heard about the building management's decision will likely be less inclined to rent space which is at a premium in NYC. Honestly, the tenants and the Post-It Note's manufacturer literally did all the advertising for them and they were foolish to not capitalize on it. Not thought through at all!

Scott Tomlinson
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Stupid building managers ruined the best source of FREE advertising they've likely ever had. What harm was done?? Why stop something that would attract attention from around the world, If it wasn't harming anyone? If I ever own/manage a building and someone wanted to do that, they'd be more than welcome. Specially if the post it notes were supplied for free!!

Shannon Wedgewood
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So much fun! And they're sticky notes...still usable. Just take them down and put them back in a pile...a little less sticky, but still usable.

YveNigma Smythe
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No matter what age society still tries to beat it out of you. Diversity, talent and leadership are great pillars for any organization.

YveNigma Smythe
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Diversity is what drives a sound cultural foundation, develops organizations and builds trust within an organization. No matter the age society will always try to beat it out of you...

Don Guild
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

For the people posting all the those notes, don't they have work to do ?

Ronnie Ramirez Vilches
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Boring building managers !!! at the end the recog those building get would increase their $$$ value ..

Bogna Kowalczyk
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

why do we call it "war"instead of "dialogue"? https://www.facebook.com/BognaKowalczyk

Jeje Nata
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Kinda funny war. The impact also to the world. Many trees are cut down.

Daria B
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Many posti-it are made of recycled paper and are recyclable material as well, I believe. Someone, please, correct me if I'm wrong.

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.gas.
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It stinks that they had to stop because of a fire hazard. I think they should be allowed to do it maybe during working hours, and then take it down at night.

Mervyn Deal
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Where's the actual stitched photos?? Give this work more credit than providing photoshoped nonesense!

get in
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Being paid to goof off? Creative? I think someone else patented those images before.....

vadev
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My last pay check was $8500 working 1o hours a week online. My younger brother friend has been averaging 12k for months now and he works about 22 hours a week. I cant believe how easy it was once I tried it out. This is wha­ I do...... www.4new-way.com

Otis Almatsier
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

..meanwhile, forests and jungles are being cut down in 3rd world countries to make these papers, and now they waste a huge amount of them for this childish gestures. Sorry, I'm not impressed.

Aaron Morgan
Community Member
8 years ago

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False, I don't think any of this happened. Cool fiction story tho

Sally Vogel
Community Member
8 years ago

This comment is hidden. Click here to view.

Not appreciated by me...fun and creative, yes, but trees get cut down and energy is used to make paper. I know I sound like a grouch, but I'm watching the places I loved fall apart.

Ori Bengal
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That is so awesome! And.... (I see people talking poop in the threads here about this being a waste of time/paper) -- This kind of thing is fun, creative, builds teams, and the media coverage will bring in lots more work. Not to mention 3M donated the stick-it-notes for ammunition.

JJ Ferrentino
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

not to mention post it note are reusable... if they havent been written on they can still be written on.. for example...

Load More Replies...
Naln Haggerty
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

People need fun, other wise they get sick! People are working very hard and even in their lunch times, little fun wouldn't hurt. Corporate America can spare a little time for people to be creative and have fun!

Amanda Panda
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They must not get a lot of business if they had all that free time to do this. Still fun to watch.

Dev Jayakrishnan
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you ask anyone in advertising, they'd tell you exactly why that is the case. Unlike normal 9-5's we need the break from routine to actually do our work i.e be creative. Monotony is the enemy so we tend to do stupid (yet wildly entertaining) s**t from time to time.

Load More Replies...
Jill Jack
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Brilliant !!!! So much fun rather than hate !!! This makes me happy ????

Tricia Overstreet
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Thank you NYC buildings-holding-people-with-fun-hearts!!!! And Thank you Post-it manufacturer 3M !!!!!!!!!

Tricia Overstreet
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And a shout out to Image credits: Mike Segar and that Bored Panda.....you may be bored, but it gives you time to bring us all great news stories instead of those that sound like Criminal Mind episodes....

Load More Replies...
Crystal Rose
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Awesome! It's good to be creative and have fun. Even more so if you can do it at work and get paid for it. :)

Albino Squirrel
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have one question... Is that video a sped up version of them doing that, because how is that possible if they're using sticky notes

Melissa Emmons
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was wondering if it was done via stop-motion? That is, taking the first picture, then moving all the post-it's very slightly, snapping the next one, and repeating? ...Stop-motion is a time-consuming and laborious process, if that's how they did it then someone is well-versed in the movements! ...Otherwise, the first picture would be the original one, then they would have computer animated each subsequent frame digitally.

Load More Replies...
Armand Berdynaj
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This just in, both office managers have strokes when seeing the money they wasted on post its

Yobs Cabrera
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow ! This planet is much safer if the war we used to know would be exactly like this.

Yobs Cabrera
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This planet is much safer if war that we used to know would be exactly like this.

Alesandra House-Malispina
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

humans need interaction , our pets have more things to keep their brain healthy and them happy , no wonder these workers enjoyed doing this .

Richard Brooks
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yall are dumb complaining about the waist of the paper i bet yall waist more of your time than paper and to me time is worth more than paper

Janice Neely
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Building management made a HUGE mistake. No amount of budgeting could have bought this type of positive advertising. Now, people who have heard about the building management's decision will likely be less inclined to rent space which is at a premium in NYC. Honestly, the tenants and the Post-It Note's manufacturer literally did all the advertising for them and they were foolish to not capitalize on it. Not thought through at all!

Scott Tomlinson
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Stupid building managers ruined the best source of FREE advertising they've likely ever had. What harm was done?? Why stop something that would attract attention from around the world, If it wasn't harming anyone? If I ever own/manage a building and someone wanted to do that, they'd be more than welcome. Specially if the post it notes were supplied for free!!

Shannon Wedgewood
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So much fun! And they're sticky notes...still usable. Just take them down and put them back in a pile...a little less sticky, but still usable.

YveNigma Smythe
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No matter what age society still tries to beat it out of you. Diversity, talent and leadership are great pillars for any organization.

YveNigma Smythe
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Diversity is what drives a sound cultural foundation, develops organizations and builds trust within an organization. No matter the age society will always try to beat it out of you...

Don Guild
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

For the people posting all the those notes, don't they have work to do ?

Ronnie Ramirez Vilches
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Boring building managers !!! at the end the recog those building get would increase their $$$ value ..

Bogna Kowalczyk
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

why do we call it "war"instead of "dialogue"? https://www.facebook.com/BognaKowalczyk

Jeje Nata
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Kinda funny war. The impact also to the world. Many trees are cut down.

Daria B
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Many posti-it are made of recycled paper and are recyclable material as well, I believe. Someone, please, correct me if I'm wrong.

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.gas.
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It stinks that they had to stop because of a fire hazard. I think they should be allowed to do it maybe during working hours, and then take it down at night.

Mervyn Deal
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Where's the actual stitched photos?? Give this work more credit than providing photoshoped nonesense!

get in
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Being paid to goof off? Creative? I think someone else patented those images before.....

vadev
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My last pay check was $8500 working 1o hours a week online. My younger brother friend has been averaging 12k for months now and he works about 22 hours a week. I cant believe how easy it was once I tried it out. This is wha­ I do...... www.4new-way.com

Otis Almatsier
Community Member
8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

..meanwhile, forests and jungles are being cut down in 3rd world countries to make these papers, and now they waste a huge amount of them for this childish gestures. Sorry, I'm not impressed.

Aaron Morgan
Community Member
8 years ago

This comment is hidden. Click here to view.

False, I don't think any of this happened. Cool fiction story tho

Sally Vogel
Community Member
8 years ago

This comment is hidden. Click here to view.

Not appreciated by me...fun and creative, yes, but trees get cut down and energy is used to make paper. I know I sound like a grouch, but I'm watching the places I loved fall apart.

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