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Okay, so this is what I just found in my letterbox:

An invitation to join the "Dining Out for Life - Dine Out, Fight AIDS!" campaign on April 27th, asking me to dine out in selected restaurants in New Jersey, Delaware and Pennsylvania, and "1/3 of your food bill will pay for local services in the fight against AIDS."

Somebody even made the effort to look through the list of participating restaurants and helpfully underline, with a pink marker, those in Montgomery County, PA.

Now, I think that's a marvellous idea and I really appreciate the thought, there's only one little thing.

I live in Germany. And I've never been to Pennsylvania in my life.


So, what are the most random pieces of snail mail you ever received?


And because everybody likes polls, I'll even throw in a poll!

I had a letter from a Navy recruiter chase me for 3 years. I lived in Michigan right before he sent it, but I went to basic training, it missed me at Fort Knox, went back to Michigan, stayed there for a while, went to Germany, where I missed it again, and finally went to my grandparents house in Michigan.

The funniest thing is that I was in the Army the entire time this Navy recruiting letter chased me around. The envelope was really beat up and torn in a few places.

Not really random, but funny nonetheless.

rofl... geez, how retarded do you have to be to take the costs and send a letter from the US to Germany asking some random person to please attend a party in the US? :D

rofl... geez, how retarded do you have to be to take the costs and send a letter from the US to Germany asking some random person to please attend a party in the US? :D

We Americans are spam masters. Hell, we invented spam as you know it.

I had a letter from a Navy recruiter chase me for 3 years. I lived in Michigan right before he sent it, but I went to basic training, it missed me at Fort Knox, went back to Michigan, stayed there for a while, went to Germany, where I missed it again, and finally went to my grandparents house in Michigan.

The funniest thing is that I was in the Army the entire time this Navy recruiting letter chased me around. The envelope was really beat up and torn in a few places.

Not really random, but funny nonetheless.
Heh, yeah, what never ceases to amaze me with things like that is that, often enough, the postal service can't even manage to correctly deliver one letter one time, yet they're able to keep your letter in constant rotation for three years. :p

In my job, we organize health management conferences, and once in a while we'll have requests from people from god knows what foreign country to send them an official "invitation" so they can show it to their local visa office and be able to attend. We're kind of sure this is a bit fishy, but we're not the visa police, so we don't really care. About two years ago we had a request from three people from a hospital in Kenya, IIRC, and we sent them the requested invitations (in three separate envelopes). They didn't show up for the conference.

More than a year later, the envelopes arrived back at our office, stamped "Undeliverable" and all beat up and covered in red African dust (which I thought was pretty cool :p).

What really blew my mind is that not only did the Kenyan postal service actually bother to send them back (of course, it took them a while...) but all three envelopes actually arrived back here on the same day.

Now if they only had that same accuracy with normal deliveries...:p

I got a catalog of porn videos once........that was unexpected. LOL:D

I got a catalog of porn videos once........that was unexpected. LOL:DYeah right, unexpected my ass. :D j/k

I got a catalog of porn videos once........that was unexpected. LOL:D

Sure Smunkee, sure...:)

I got a catalog of porn videos once........that was unexpected. LOL:D
unexpected... sure...

Whoa, a triple whammy!

Guess we're not buying that "innocent Smunkee" shtick, lol. :p

Yeah right, unexpected my ass. :D j/k
okay, it was in an envelope that looked like something else, so I opened it and then I can't say on here what was on the cover, but I turned bright red and started laughing so hard that my kids thought I was having a mental break

they kept saying

"what is it? what is it? is it from Grandma?"

which was making me laugh more...........

I got an invitation to a birthday party today from a person I seem to know.

they kept saying

"what is it? what is it? is it from Grandma?"

which was making me laugh more...........
LOL. :p

We once had a letter (or bill or something) sent to our house by mistake, because the postman couldn't read the number on the front. I think it was for #75 and we live at #25. Now that's fair enough. However, instead of just taking it over to #75, my mum decided to cross out the original number, write '75' very clearly on it, and post it again. 2 days later, what turns up in our post? Yep, that letter. So I re-posted it. Came back to us. Re-posted (we were just taking the piss by this point). Came back to us. Re-posted. This time, when it arrived at our house again, my mum spoke to the postman and asked why it kept on arriving at our house. He said he recognised the envelope so he didn't bother looking at the address. We took it over to #75 ourselves.

my mum spoke to the postman and asked why it kept on arriving at our house. He said he recognised the envelope so he didn't bother looking at the address. We took it over to #75 ourselves.
Oh my God, how awesome is that? LOL. :p *wiping tear from eye*

I got a catalog of porn videos once........that was unexpected. LOL:D
how did you get on the mailing list??

that's what I want to know.


or maybe not. :eek:

yeah, I want to know.

a month or so ago i received a PRAYER RUG from an outfit in kansas. it was a piece of newprint with the face of jesus printed on it. i was supposed to kneel on the face of jesus and pray for whatever boon i wanted from god. im pretty sure they suggested that it be a prayer for money but they didnt ask that i send them a cut just that i pass the rug along to someone else so they could get the benefits from it too.

it was so wrong on so many levels

I received a totally unexplained sock in an envelope once...

while not "unexpected" in the usual sense of the word, i recieved one of those oh-so-common recruitment letters from the U.S. Army... but my last name was spelled wrong on the adress lable! my name ends in "ley" and they had "lery".

granted, one letter isn't too big a deal, but this is from the national government's military force!!

oh, and a year or two before that by brother got one where his first name "Dane" was replaced with something completely dissimilar - "Ronald" or "Albert" or something like that :p

These days I mostly get bills and credit card offers for the people that lived in my apartment before I did. This wouldn't be so annoying, except for the fact that I get this stuff addressed to six or seven different people, and I live in a one bedroom apartment. Didn't any of them bother to change their addresses?! :confused:

Back when I was getting ready to graduate from high school, I kept getting mail from one school that I had applied to, even though I withdrew my application after getting accepted at another school. That didn't seem to deter them though. First I got an acceptance letter. Then a letter about housing. Then a letter about all the different student organizations. Then something asking me if I'd like to participate in the big sib-little sib program by the Asian American student assocation. Then a letter asking me to please let them know if I was planning to attend their school. I wrote them three more letters while this was happening, asking them to please stop sending me mail. They only stopped after they called me to ask about housing preferences, and I yelled at them that I was going to attend a different school. Funny thing is, I was in Belgium at the time, and the school is in California. They could have saved themselves a lot of postage.

I got a letter saying I'd won some money (nothing strange about that you think, these things come in the door the whole time), considering it trash, I dumped it. But I wasn't the only one who got one of these letters, apparently a lot of other people got them too, and cashed them in and got about eur1000! So pised I missed that!

a month or so ago i received a PRAYER RUG from an outfit in kansas. it was a piece of newprint with the face of jesus printed on it. i was supposed to kneel on the face of jesus and pray for whatever boon i wanted from god. im pretty sure they suggested that it be a prayer for money but they didnt ask that i send them a cut just that i pass the rug along to someone else so they could get the benefits from it too.

it was so wrong on so many levels
I got one of those too!

I got a coconut. They just put the address and stamps on the shell.

I got a letter saying I'd won some money (nothing strange about that you think, these things come in the door the whole time), considering it trash, I dumped it. But I wasn't the only one who got one of these letters, apparently a lot of other people got them too, and cashed them in and got about eur1000! So pised I missed that!

I had something very familiar to that happen to me, though it was only about $50, but still.

Subtly bumped, because I love stories like that. :)

Okay, so this is what I just found in my letterbox:

An invitation to join the "Dining Out for Life - Dine Out, Fight AIDS!" campaign on April 27th, asking me to dine out in selected restaurants in New Jersey, Delaware and Pennsylvania, and "1/3 of your food bill will pay for local services in the fight against AIDS."I never get any of those...
(Not that I mind)

Somebody even made the effort to look through the list of participating restaurants and helpfully underline, with a pink marker, those in Montgomery County, PA.

Now, I think that's a marvellous idea and I really appreciate the thought, there's only one little thing.

I live in Germany. And I've never been to Pennsylvania in my life.What a coincidence. Me neither. But I am registered to vote there.

You know that gag where you fill out a bunch of subscription cards for someone else and check 'bill me' on them? That happened to my roommate. We got some amazingly specific magazines...

What a coincidence. Me neither. But I am registered to vote there.
In Montgomery County, PA? :eek: :p
Maybe you sent it to me, you sneaky bastard?

You know that gag where you fill out a bunch of subscription cards for someone else and check 'bill me' on them? That happened to my roommate. We got some amazingly specific magazines...
Oh fuck, did he have to pay for them?

In Montgomery County, PA? :eek: :p
Maybe you sent it to me, you sneaky bastard?Littlestown, actually.

Littlestown, actually.
Hmm, looked that up, and it's not even far away from Montgomery County! I'd forward you the invitation, but there are no Adams County restaurants on the list, so you probaby won't want it. Eh.

Btw, I've since figured out why I got it. I made an online pledge to one of the organizations involved, for this (http://www.ppsp.org/PledgePicket-index.asp) awesome idea. Still doesn't really explain why they would think it would be a good idea to send me an invitation all the way to Germany. :p

Hmm, looked that up, and it's not even far away from Montgomery County! I'd forward you the invitation, but there are no Adams County restaurants on the list, so you probaby won't want it. Eh.

Btw, I've since figured out why I got it. I made an online pledge to one of the organizations involved, for this (http://www.ppsp.org/PledgePicket-index.asp) awesome idea. Still doesn't really explain why they would think it would be a good idea to send me an invitation all the way to Germany. :pWell, it wouldn't do me any good. I've never been to Pennsylvania either.

Oh fuck, did he have to pay for them?
No, it's common enough that they're familiar with it. He just had to make a whole lot of phone calls. It's one of the only time media conglomeration worked in someones favor, he could cancel a lot of magazines all at once that came from the same publisher.

It entertained the rest of us, though. And I got to read a magazine dedicated to pens...

No, it's common enough that they're familiar with it. He just had to make a whole lot of phone calls. It's one of the only time media conglomeration worked in someones favor, he could cancel a lot of magazines all at once that came from the same publisher.

It entertained the rest of us, though. And I got to read a magazine dedicated to pens...
Pens! That's awesome, dude! Just imagine if it had been about something boring like, I don't know, porn. Lucky you. :)

Pens! That's awesome, dude! Just imagine if it had been about something boring like, I don't know, porn. Lucky you. :)You, for some reason I almost think you're serious...:eek:

Pens! That's awesome, dude! Just imagine if it had been about something boring like, I don't know, porn. Lucky you. :)
Oh there was porn. Oh yes, there was porn...strangly those magazines didn't stay as available as things like the parrot magazines...(yes, plural)

You, for some reason I almost think you're serious...:eek:
Oooh, that hurts.

And it also tells me that you didn't catch my entry in the "Sexuality" thread before I edited it. Hee. I mean *looks innocent*. :D

Oh there was porn. Oh yes, there was porn...strangly those magazines didn't stay as available as things like the parrot magazines...(yes, plural)Hehe. That totally reminds of Hugh Grant's reporting for "Horse and Hound" in Notting Hill. (Please hold any comments about my taste in movies. It was a nive popcorn movie.)

Hehe. That totally reminds of Hugh Grant's reporting for "Horse and Hound" in Notting Hill. (Please hold any comments about my taste in movies. It was a nive popcorn movie.)
I don't know why people think I'm going to bag on thier movie tastes. I mean, I totally do, but I don't know why people think I will...

Oooh, that hurts. No it doesn't. It makes you feel all naughty and [CENSORED]

And it also tells me that you didn't catch my entry in the "Sexuality" thread before I edited it. Hee. I mean *looks innocent*. :DNo, but you managed to pique my curiosity :D

I usually throw out everything addressed to me that doesn't have "final notice" written on it. Unless it comes in a box or exceptionally fat envelope, in which case it might be goods, or it's around my birthday and there's the promise of money inside.

Does the can of deodorant my aunt sent me for christmas count?

Does the can of deodorant my aunt scent me for christmas coconut?I have no idea why I just suddenly got the urge to do that, but it felt right for some weird, twisted reason...

This wasn't really random, but I found it really annoying and at the same time, funny.

The city municipal court sent me a letter for my hearing for driving while my license was suspended.

The letter stated my court date was February 6, 2006.

The envelope was dated February 9, 2006.

I got it February 15, 2006.

The courthouse is ONE BLOCK from my house.

No it doesn't. It makes you feel all naughty and [CENSORED] Um, no, it makes me feel like a dork, actually. A misunderstood dork, to be exact. :p

No, but you managed to pique my curiosity :D Yeah, well, too late, buddy. Oh, you would have liked it. :D


Does the can of deodorant my aunt sent me for christmas count? Um, I'm almost afraid it does.

Yeah, well, too late, buddy. Oh, you would have liked it. :D Vile fiend! Why must you torture me like this?!

The courthouse is ONE BLOCK from my house.
They probably routed it through Southern Jersey and Belize. :p

Vile fiend! Why must you torture me like this?!
Because it makes you feel all naughty and [CENSORED]. :D

Actually, reading the courthouse thing reminded me of something, though unrelated.

I was in summer camp, lovesick, lying in my spacious tent when my sister ran in and dropped her cell phone on me and told me in an aggravated tone that mom wanted to talk to me about me getting caught without a ticket on the Berlin public transportation system.

I was surprised, since I didn't remember ever being caught on the BVG without a ticket...

I have no idea why I just suddenly got the urge to do that, but it felt right for some weird, twisted reason...

o.O

Give me back my weed.

(hehe)


Um, I'm almost afraid it does.

It wasn't dropping any hints or anything. I haven't seen her for years, so unless I smell bad enough for someone to be able to tell from 800km away, i'm good.

Because it makes you feel all naughty and [CENSORED]. :DYeah, censored is right :p

They probably routed it through Southern Jersey and Belize. :p

The best part of it is the Post office is the opposite direction of my house from the city courthouse. I'm not exactly sure how 6 days of mailing comes from 2 miles of travel. It's probably one of those mysteries of the universe that may never be solved...

o.O

Give me back my weed.

(hehe)I didn't need any "influences" to come up with that...:eek:

Actually, reading the courthouse thing reminded me of something, though unrelated.

I was in summer camp, lovesick, lying in my spacious tent when my sister ran in and dropped her cell phone on me and told me in an aggravated tone that mom wanted to talk to me about me getting caught without a ticket on the Berlin public transportation system.

I was surprised, since I didn't remember ever being caught on the BVG without a ticket...
Are we supposed to somehow "get" this or is this like the scent of coconuts?

Are we supposed to somehow "get" this or is this like the scent of coconuts?Hm... maybe I need to add that I was busy pulling an all nighter after Abi-ball at a friends place at the time I was allegedly abusing the Berlin public transportation system...

Actually, reading the courthouse thing reminded me of something, though unrelated.

I was in summer camp, lovesick, lying in my spacious tent when my sister ran in and dropped her cell phone on me and told me in an aggravated tone that mom wanted to talk to me about me getting caught without a ticket on the Berlin public transportation system.

I was surprised, since I didn't remember ever being caught on the BVG without a ticket...
Reading the bolded part the story can take a disturbing turn...


So, anyway, what, did someone steal your wallet and then use your ID when they got caught somewhere?

Reading the bolded part the story can take a disturbing turn...


So, anyway, what, did someone steal your wallet and then use your ID when they got caught somewhere?Thank goodness, no. The person checking whomever pretended to be me didn't bother getting a proper verification. I would have been required to pay if that person had somehow proven they were me.

I didn't need any "influences" to come up with that...:eek:

Oooh, you're one of the chosen! I hereby initiate you into the club with this sponge *sticks sponge to your forehead*, and dub thee Apprentice Laerod. Welcome aboard! Membership priveliges include...well, whatever you like.

Feel free to put "One of the CHOSEN", in your sig, if you like.

Oooh, you're one of the chosen! I hereby initiate you into the club with this sponge *sticks sponge to your forehead*, and dub thee Apprentice Laerod. Welcome aboard! Membership priveliges include...well, whatever you like.

Feel free to put "One of the CHOSEN", in your sig, if you like.Ah, member of the chosen... I'll add that to my invisible "Member of the Axis of Evil"* on my sig :p

*Ah, those were the days when Mesatecala was still around...

Ah, member of the chosen... I'll add that to my invisible "Member of the Axis of Evil"* on my sig :p

*Ah, those were the days when Mesatecala was still around...

Wasn't that the list that TPE made up? I can't remember if I was on it or not, and I distinctly recall not actually caring.

Wasn't that the list that TPE made up? I can't remember if I was on it or not, and I distinctly recall not actually caring.The axis of evil? Nah, while TPE might have come up with something like that, this particular instance came from an event where me and two other posters drove Mesatecala to put us on his ignore list with our "unwillingness to see the truth".

The axis of evil? Nah, while TPE might have come up with something like that, this particular instance came from an event where me and two other posters drove Mesatecala to put us on his ignore list with our "unwillingness to see the truth".

Oh, I see.

I think I vaguely remember him. Gay guy, right wing, yeah?

Oh, I see.

I think I vaguely remember him. Gay guy, right wing, yeah?
I'm amazed that anybody that is homosexual can love President Bush so much. :eek:

I'm amazed that anybody that is homosexual can love President Bush so much. :eek:
Well, he is mad hot. :p

Well, he is mad hot. :p
You just know that's going to be used against you in the future...

I'm amazed that anybody that is homosexual can love President Bush so much. :eek:

Don't misunderestimate him!

Well, he is mad hot. :pI must correct myself: "...love President Bush and his policies." Seriously though. Bush couldn't do anything wrong in his eyes. Conversations with him were hilarious. I started saving some of the best things he said.

You just know that's going to be used against you in the future...*cringe* Now I know why she deleted her post in the sexuality thread...:p

You just know that's going to be used against you in the future...
Well, I made sure not to include his name in my post, so as to make quoting and sigging infinitely more difficult. Aha!

Now I know why she deleted her post in the sexuality thread...:p You wish. :p

Well, I made sure not to include his name in my post, so as to make quoting and sigging infinitely more difficult. Aha!Da wär ich mir nicht so sicher :D
I'm amazed that anybody that is homosexual can love President Bush so much. :eek:Well, he is mad hot. :p

You wish. :pYou're right, of course :(

Well, I made sure not to include his name in my post, so as to make quoting and sigging infinitely more difficult. Aha!
Let's play a game of 'Follow the Link':
http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=10666835&postcount=63
:p

Let's play a game of 'Follow the Link':
http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=10666835&postcount=63
:p
Heh. You know, here I was beating myself up because I really do overuse those smileys, but now I'm really glad I didn't purge the habit yet or that would have looked real bad. :p

I deliver those things.;)

My work recieved a letter once (I work in a restaurant that will remain unnamed), it came from a company that wished to do a seminar and dinner for it's employees. The seminar was on ground warfare. Scary, but not as scary on the medical confrences we sometimes get to host. 100+ doctors sitting about eating fine food while watching how to conduct a new prostate exam.