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Paper drill

I needed to borrow a paper drill (hole-punches large amounts of paper.)  So I went over to Craigslist and asked to borrow one.  Someone responded within an hour and told me they had a professional model that was free for the taking.  In the mean time, I had the following delightful email exchange:

> > > On Nov 25, 2007 3:06 PM, why702 < banks2127@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > i  own one but you would have to use it here dont know who would let
> > > you just take it and trust that you would return it.Nonetheless you
> > > can do this over here for 1 million dollars
> > >
> > I could of course have given you my driver’s license or something as
> > collateral … but fortunately there are kinder people in the world than
> > you.  I have an offer from someone who is going to simply give me one.
> >
>  > Regards,
> >
> > Joshua McGee
> >
> On Nov 25, 2007 10:50 PM, why702 wrote:
> ok see if it works out
>

Picked it up tonight.  Have it sitting on my workbench now.  Could go for a little cleaning with some mineral spirits, but it was fucking *free*.  Retails over a grand.  Nice unit.  Nice people.  See how it works?  Welcome to craigslist.  Don’t expect to see you around too much, though.

- Joshua McGee
http://www.mcgees.org

Damn, did I forget to disguise his email address?

Sun, 25 Nov 2007 23:59:29 -0600
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2 Responses to “Paper drill”

  1. Bob Mike Says:
    November 26th, 2007 at 10:33 am

    Given the number of political/religious posts that you’ve made, I’m surprised to learn that this is the first time you’ve made use of the “assholes” tag.

  2. Joshua (Site Owner) Says:
    November 26th, 2007 at 11:35 am

    Yeah, the tagging was a sight gag and a “hope he reads it” gag, as I signed my email to him (as you see) with my URL.  I should retroactively amend my previous posts to use the “asshole” tag more liberally.  And maybe the “people who suck” tag.  I’d be most fascinated by threads that deserve one and not the other.  Thoughts?

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