Well, then I stand corrected. We get the computer requests, monitors, etc. Those don't seem too far-fetched, but an iPod/Blackberry request seems to be a bit much. Guess I was wrong though....
Hmmmm.....with all the snow we've had, maybe I should ask for a snowthrower....:) Ray At 10:58 AM 2/8/2005, you wrote: >Um, pianos are given away all the time on our freecycle list. Cars >have also been given away. My best friend was going to give on away on >freecycle, but ran out of time and just had it hauled away. We _got_ a >piano off of freecycle. People give away computers on our freecycle >list all the time. I saw a 17" CRT monitor recently. You'd really be >amazed. > > >On Tue, 08 Feb 2005 10:49:26 -0500, Ray Champagne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > LOL....I had this one today: > > > > ------------------ > > Looking for an upright piano so the kids can take lessons. > > ------------------ > > > > We get laptops and iPods and blackberry requests all the time. Seriously > > people, have some self-respect. And some intelligence. Who's gonna give > > away an iPod? Or a friggin' PIANO for that matter? > > > > On a side note, I got a set of encyclopedias this weekend. That was fun, > > remembering what the world was like before the internet! Felt like I was > > 14 again! > > > > Ray > > > > > > At 09:38 AM 2/8/2005, you wrote: > > >This one cracked me up this morning: > > > > > >--------------------- > > >If anyone has an Ipod that they don't want, please give it to me. > > >I've wanted an Ipod ever since they were made but I cannot afford > > >one. I am a college student trying to get my degree, and I don't > > >have a job. My boyfriend would like to buy me one but he can't > > >afford it either. I would greatly appreciate one. I live in > > >Lancaster. > > >------------------- > > > > > >Hah! an unwanted iPod :) These kind of requests raised some issues > > >with the moderator a few weeks ago. She posted a notice saying that > > >the requests shouldn't be extravagant (cars, laptops, etc.). She got > > >a deluge of posts saying that anyone should be able to ask for > > >anything. What gave me a chuckle was a bunch of people quoting > > >scripture to back up their idea that you should ask for anything. > > > > > >I've resigned myself to the fact that most of these people are greedy > > >and I probably won't post anything to it, but I still keep suscribed > > >to view messages like the one above. I also have a new list > > >DFWOnlineGarageSale. Now that's a better idea I think. :) > > > > > >Marlon > > > > > >-- > > >G-mail must not realize I'm and anti-social nerd, it keeps telling me > > >to "Invite 8 friends to Gmail" > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:146545 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
