Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

Freecycle, comes with a free laugh!

Collapse

X
 
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts

  • Freecycle, comes with a free laugh!

    I've just recently signed up to the Hull freecycle group on Yahoo!

    The first thing I've posted on there is an offer of a fridge which reads:
    Kelvinator K33 white fridge freezer. Used, but in good working condition. Needs a wipe down and a clean out. No problems with it for years of use, but upgraded to under-the-counter versions

    I have it on Fair Offer Policy, which means I wait for a couple of days and give it to the person I feel deserves it the most rather than the first person to come along (obviously some people work and so can't be online as often)

    But I just received the following request for it which I had to share:

    Hi ollie ...i have wrote you a poem...(give it to me)...lol

    ollie ollie what can i do
    i need that freezer ..but its up to you
    your using fair policy
    from what i can see
    im writing this poem
    so give it to me

    it needs a wipe and maybe a clean
    you posted a picture so it could be seen
    its white and its tall .no problem at all
    i like what i see
    so give it to me

    so when you decide
    to whome it will go
    just send them an e-mail
    and then we will know

    tell me sooner... rather than later
    i will come and collect
    my new Kelvinator

    but if you decide to give it to others
    its really ok..i will use my mothers
    and if you decide to give it to me
    i will gladly accept
    your K33


    How can I not give it to this guy? I don't know if this is normaly on Freecycle, but it certainly made me chortle!
    Current Executive Board Members at Ollietopia Inc:
    Snadger - Director of Poetry
    RedThorn - Chief Interrobang Officer
    Pumpkin Becki - Head of Dremel Multi-Tool Sales & Marketing and Management Support
    Jeanied - Olliecentric Eulogy Minister
    piskieinboots - Ambassador of 2-word Media Reviews

    WikiGardener a subsidiary of Ollietopia Inc.

  • #2
    ROFLMAO
    I'd give it to him too........Brilliant

    Comment


    • #3
      I can see your logic for choosing. I suppose for the extra effort in coming up with the best 'story'. What were the other emails like?
      BumbleB

      I have raked the soil and planted the seeds
      Now I've joined the army that fights the weeds.

      Comment


      • #4
        DEFFO give it to him

        Comment


        • #5
          Other mails include:

          1) dear ollie please could we have your fridge freezer, my daughter is about to move into her first house with a new baby and no money whatsoever..she has no fridge as yet cos i've been waiting for one to come on here, would really appreciate it. collection is no problem thanks from fiona

          2) Could you please tell me if you still have this please as my mothers fridge frezzer has just broke many thanks

          3) Hi, I would be very appreciative if you could consider me for the fridge freezer. I can collect (almost) anytime. Kind Regards Oliver

          They all sound equally worthy, although (2) seems the most urgent. But writting a full poem AND it containing all the known aspects of the offer, I feel people should be rewarded for effort and ingenuity
          Last edited by OllieMartin; 12-07-2009, 09:23 PM.
          Current Executive Board Members at Ollietopia Inc:
          Snadger - Director of Poetry
          RedThorn - Chief Interrobang Officer
          Pumpkin Becki - Head of Dremel Multi-Tool Sales & Marketing and Management Support
          Jeanied - Olliecentric Eulogy Minister
          piskieinboots - Ambassador of 2-word Media Reviews

          WikiGardener a subsidiary of Ollietopia Inc.

          Comment


          • #6
            I recently put a bunk bed on our freecycle didnt get a poem but it went to the first person as it was the only person lol.
            Gardening ..... begins with daybreak
            and ends with backache

            Comment


            • #7
              I'd give it to the poet. You never know how true a sob-story is, but the poem has to be genuine in a different sense.
              Flowers come in too many colours to see the world in black-and-white.

              Comment


              • #8
                Originally posted by OllieMartin View Post
                Other mails include:

                They all sound equally worthy, although (2) seems the most urgent. But writting a full poem AND it containing all the known aspects of the offer, I feel people should be rewarded for effort and ingenuity
                The next time our freecycle has a fab greenhouse or similar I will know to put my thinking cap on and devise a funny poem
                BumbleB

                I have raked the soil and planted the seeds
                Now I've joined the army that fights the weeds.

                Comment


                • #9
                  What he might not have thought through is the fact that, if I give it to him, he's going to have to meet me to collect it. And I'm definately going to pull his leg about the poem!
                  Current Executive Board Members at Ollietopia Inc:
                  Snadger - Director of Poetry
                  RedThorn - Chief Interrobang Officer
                  Pumpkin Becki - Head of Dremel Multi-Tool Sales & Marketing and Management Support
                  Jeanied - Olliecentric Eulogy Minister
                  piskieinboots - Ambassador of 2-word Media Reviews

                  WikiGardener a subsidiary of Ollietopia Inc.

                  Comment


                  • #10
                    I think number 1 should get it however the poem is awesome!
                    Follow my garden and chilli growing project... @impatientgrower

                    Comment


                    • #11
                      Originally posted by OllieMartin View Post
                      What he might not have thought through is the fact that, if I give it to him, he's going to have to meet me to collect it. And I'm definately going to pull his leg about the poem!
                      Surely, you will need to reply in verse!
                      BumbleB

                      I have raked the soil and planted the seeds
                      Now I've joined the army that fights the weeds.

                      Comment


                      • #12
                        Originally posted by BumbleB View Post
                        Surely, you will need to reply in verse!
                        Perhaps I could respond using the medium of contemporary dance?
                        Current Executive Board Members at Ollietopia Inc:
                        Snadger - Director of Poetry
                        RedThorn - Chief Interrobang Officer
                        Pumpkin Becki - Head of Dremel Multi-Tool Sales & Marketing and Management Support
                        Jeanied - Olliecentric Eulogy Minister
                        piskieinboots - Ambassador of 2-word Media Reviews

                        WikiGardener a subsidiary of Ollietopia Inc.

                        Comment


                        • #13
                          Originally posted by OllieMartin View Post
                          Perhaps I could respond using the medium of contemporary dance?
                          Each to their own
                          BumbleB

                          I have raked the soil and planted the seeds
                          Now I've joined the army that fights the weeds.

                          Comment


                          • #14
                            give it to the poet.
                            My phone has more Processing power than the Computers NASA used to fake the Moon Landings

                            Comment


                            • #15
                              Give it to the poet in my book. The others are the usual Freecycle sob stories.

                              Sorry to be harsh but the girl who is moving into a new home with her baby and no money should stay with her folks if she is that skint, or do what the rest of us have done and save to buy second hand.
                              Happy Gardening,
                              Shirley

                              Comment

                              Latest Topics

                              Collapse

                              Recent Blog Posts

                              Collapse
                              Working...
                              X