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The hand drawn seven-legged spider above became the subject of a hilarious viral email a couple of years ago. It begins with an email exchange between an Australian man – David Thorne – and a utility company. As it turns out, Thorne owes the company $233.95. Because he has no money, he emails a hand drawn spider which he values at $233.95.

Here’s the response for the company:

From: Jane Gilles
Date: Thursday 9 Oct 2008 10.07am
To: David Thorne
Subject: Overdue account

Dear David,
Thankyou for contacting us. Unfortunately we are unable to accept drawings as payment and your account remains in arrears of $233.95. Please contact us within the next 7 days to confirm payment has been applied to your account and is no longer outstanding.

Yours sincerely, Jane Gilles

From: David Thorne
Date: Thursday 9 Oct 2008 10.32am
To: Jane Gilles
Subject: Re: Overdue account

Dear Jane,
Can I have my drawing of a spider back then please.

Regards, David.

Read the rest of the exchange at 27bslash6.com.

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You Dropped food on the floor, do you eat it?

You know that you’ve been guilty of this before. Accidentally dropping a food item on the floor then claiming the 5 second rule. According to Wikipedia, The five-second rule is a popular polite fiction regarding the eating of food that has fallen to the floor or ground. The substance of the rule is that if food falls on the ground, it may be safely eaten as long as it is picked up within five seconds.

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