Friday 28 November 2008
LOL ROFL LMAO ETC
Below is the complete email conversation that Adelaide man David Thorne claims he had with a utility company chasing payment of an overdue bill.
From: Jane Gilles
Date: Wednesday 8 Oct 2008 12.19pm
To: David Thorne
Subject: Overdue account
Dear David,
Our records indicate that your account is overdue by the amount of $233.95. If you have already made this payment 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: Wednesday 8 Oct 2008 12.37pm
To: Jane Gilles
Subject: Re: Overdue account
Dear Jane,
I do not have any money so am sending you this drawing I did of a spider instead. I value the drawing at $233.95 so trust that this settles the matter.
Regards, David.
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.
From: Jane Gilles
Date: Thursday 9 Oct 2008 11.42am
To: David Thorne
Subject: Re: Re: Overdue account
Dear David,
You emailed the drawing to me. Do you want me to email it back to you?
Yours sincerely, Jane Gilles
From: David Thorne
Date: Thursday 9 Oct 2008 11.56am
To: Jane Gilles
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Overdue account
Dear Jane,
Yes please.
Regards, David.
From: Jane Gilles
Date: Thursday 9 Oct 2008 12.14pm
To: David Thorne
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Overdue account
Attached
From: David Thorne
Date: Friday 10 Oct 2008 09.22am
To: Jane Gilles
Subject: Whose spider is that?
Dear Jane, Are you sure this drawing of a spider is the one I sent you? This spider only has seven legs and I do not feel I would have made such an elementary mistake when I drew it.
Regards, David.
From: Jane Gilles
Date: Friday 10 Oct 2008 11.03am
To: David Thorne
Subject: Re: Whose spider is that?
Dear David, Yes it is the same drawing. I copied and pasted it from the email you sent me on the 8th. David your account is still overdue by the amount of $233.95. Please make this payment as soon as possible.
Yours sincerely, Jane Gilles
From: David Thorne
Date: Friday 10 Oct 2008 11.05am
To: Jane Gilles
Subject: Automated Out of Office Response
Thankyou for contacting me. I am currently away on leave, traveling through time and will be returning last week.
Regards, David.
From: David Thorne
Date: Friday 10 Oct 2008 11.08am
To: Jane Gilles
Subject: Re: Re: Whose spider is that?
Hello, I am back and have read through your emails and accept that despite missing a leg, that drawing of a spider may indeed be the one I sent you. I realise with hindsight that it is possible you rejected the drawing of a spider due to this obvious limb ommission but did not point it out in an effort to avoid hurting my feelings. As such, I am sending you a revised drawing with the correct number of legs as full payment for any amount outstanding. I trust this will bring the matter to a conclusion.
Regards, David.
From: Jane Gilles
Date: Monday 13 Oct 2008 2.51pm
To: David Thorne
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Whose spider is that?
Dear David, As I have stated, we do not accept drawings in lei of money for accounts outstanding. We accept cheque, bank cheque, money order or cash. Please make a payment this week to avoid incurring any additional fees.
Yours sincerely, Jane Gilles
From: David Thorne
Date: Monday 13 Oct 2008 3.17pm
To: Jane Gilles
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Whose spider is that?
I understand and will definately make a payment this week if I remember. As you have not accepted my second drawing as payment, please return the drawing to me as soon as possible. It was silly of me to assume I could provide you with something of completely no value whatsoever, waste your time and then attach such a large amount to it.
Regards, David.
From: Jane Gilles
Date: Tuesday 14 Oct 2008 11.18am
To: David Thorne
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Whose spider is that?
Attached
Sunday 23 November 2008
Monday 10 November 2008
Photoshop Of The Day
This is rumoured to be Whitney Houston's new album cover
Prizes for anyone who can guess whose body / face / hair was used to make this particular picture of 'Whitney' - because it sure as hell wasn't her!
Prizes for anyone who can guess whose body / face / hair was used to make this particular picture of 'Whitney' - because it sure as hell wasn't her!
Wednesday 5 November 2008
Pissing Money Away
A little industry news for you:
So, The EMI Group managed to lose £757 million in its last financial year, and another £287 million loss the previous year.
Wow.
That's pretty impressive...
Could these possibly be contributing factors?
5 amusing (or terrifying) facts about EMI in 2007 courtesy of the Maltby report and the Financial Times…
1. 88 per cent of its artists make a loss.
2. Some employees were paid in the past at salaries that were double market rates or higher.
3. Almost 50 per cent of CDs were returned unsold in April and May 2007
4. More than £700,000 was spent by EMI on taxis in London in the past year (it was the fourth biggest taxi account in London behind three investment banks with much bigger workforces).
5. EMI Music Publishing accounted for more than 100 per cent of EMI’s earnings in 2007, which I’m not sure even makes sense.
Now I'm hardly reknowned for my business brain, but even I can see that something doesn't quite add up here...
Hmmmm
So, The EMI Group managed to lose £757 million in its last financial year, and another £287 million loss the previous year.
Wow.
That's pretty impressive...
Could these possibly be contributing factors?
5 amusing (or terrifying) facts about EMI in 2007 courtesy of the Maltby report and the Financial Times…
1. 88 per cent of its artists make a loss.
2. Some employees were paid in the past at salaries that were double market rates or higher.
3. Almost 50 per cent of CDs were returned unsold in April and May 2007
4. More than £700,000 was spent by EMI on taxis in London in the past year (it was the fourth biggest taxi account in London behind three investment banks with much bigger workforces).
5. EMI Music Publishing accounted for more than 100 per cent of EMI’s earnings in 2007, which I’m not sure even makes sense.
Now I'm hardly reknowned for my business brain, but even I can see that something doesn't quite add up here...
Hmmmm
It Was All A Dream....
OK so I'm a little slow - OK a lot slow on this one... But I'm pretty excited.
I just wish I'd seen it before Halloween - it would have inspired me to dress up as Lil Kim just for the LOLs
Next year. Next year....
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