The funniest thing I’ve read this year

Thursday, July 17th, 2008

You know, when crazy emails get passed around the world, it’s impossible to tell if they’re genuine or made-up, isn’t it? Most of the time, anyway. Of course, the giggles you can get from some of them don’t rely on whether they’re real or fictional. But the email I’m about to provide you with an anonymised transcript of (Jane is not really Jane, John is not really John) is, most definitely, real.

It arrived in my inbox yesterday from my local Freecycle mailing list.

Is this reply genuine or just a filthy mind? Can’t make it out – Jane

—– Forwarded Message —-
From: John <____@____.com>
To: Jane <____@____.com>
Sent: Wednesday, 16 July, 2008 1:20:19 PM
Subject: Re: OFFERED: – Single Bed – S____

— In _________freecycle@yahoogroups.com, “Jane” <____@…>
wrote:
>
> I have a single base and mattress on offer – the mattress is like
new, having had little to no use. Jane
>
>
Jane could we meet if I can find a truck?

Personally I think ‘John’ is quite serious and did not intend his response to be seen as anything other than coming from an interested party who needs to secure transportation to collect the bed.

But really, it’s the juxtaposition of his reply and the fact that the single bed has ‘had little to no use’ that makes everyone I’ve shown or read this to laugh out loud!

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