Weird People
Specifically, weird people on Freecycle.

I love freecycle. It's been marvelously useful in the last couple of years when I've had something bulky to get rid of, and it's a fantastic way of ensuring that usable things don't end up in landfill unnecessarily.

However, being part of their mailing lists means I'm exposed daily to the anguished cries for help that seem to form the subtext of a disproportionate amount of Freecycle mails.

Case in point, a message received earlier on this week:

"OFFER: I have a half full 200ml bottle (so 100ml approx) of Calpol six plus, orange flavour. Quite expensive stuff, so seems a shame to throw in bin. Available for collection from South End Green."

Why? I bet you're sitting there in your pants as you type that.

Another: "Offer: A nearly full 1 litre bottle of Sainsbury's Creme Bath 'Sweet Dreams'"

They were rubbing themselves as they typed that. Rubbing themselves with Sainsbury's Creme Bath.

Another: "Offer: Frog Spawn"

Sometimes I'm scared to even read my emails.
( rofl harris, Wed 6 Apr 2011, 16:56, 5 replies)

A friend put up a breast pump on freecycle
and was contacted by someone who asked all kinds of intelligent questions about the exact type of machine, capacity and so on.

Disturbingly it was a man. Who was quite open about the fact that he didn't want it for breast milk.
(moon monkey is busy making memories worth repressing, Wed 6 Apr 2011, 17:26, closed)

I know someone
who built a beer tap for his home brew using one
(sittingduck Attention seeking, bullshitting fuck-knuckle, Wed 6 Apr 2011, 17:56, closed)

Or the delightful wanted ads.
Wanted: Telly for my poor kids to watch. Fully working please. At least 50" LCD.
( DukeEuphoria Comes highly reccomended, Wed 6 Apr 2011, 17:29, closed)

my local freecycle
wont allow any frog spawn offers, not that ive ever wanted any.
(insomniac-surfer oh go on then, just this once, Wed 6 Apr 2011, 17:37, closed)

If you're getting rid of something
Someone will have it. But by christ do they come begging in numbers. I offered a box of old books and I received nearly 40 emails.
( sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Wed 6 Apr 2011, 17:59, closed)