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Man tries to pay bill with spider drawing

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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

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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?

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Awesome

Do it.

http://images.google.com/hosted/life

My balls are tripping.

Obviously I've had a lot of stuff set up during my "hiatus."

Trip balls son. It's cool for a minute then it's just ridiculous.


Minilogue - Animals from ljudbilden on Vimeo.

Greatness

Not sure of the photographer or purpose of the series, but it's a pretty awesome 1970's inspired editorial. Although you think Obama at first, it's supposed to be Mohammed Ali (hence the 70's and boxing).

Enjoy.

Awesome.

Cassie

Hmm...well Cassie looks a lot different than her Delia advertisement days. (And she has Shaq hands. Being a nerd, someone obviously didn't take account of using a wide angle lens as it skews the edges. A fashion photography no-no.)

Enjoy if you enjoy man hands and feet. Cassie's somewhere in this picture. I guess they decided to enlarge the wrong things this time around.

Mighty big words David Thorpe...

...for me to accept would be blasphemy, for now. Although, LeBron is clearly the best ball player in the world currently.


I'm okay with it just as long as the Kobe lovers get a little riled up.

For all those The Office Fans out there.

Hiatus

For now. Good day.

Smashed.

Enjoy I guess.

aaaahahahahahahahhaa I forgot about this.

I don't think Jeff even looks at this...but...Happy Birthday!

The best was when the dude made the bull lean over and...well....if you were there, you know...

..

....

.....aahhahahahaha. Okay done.

Someone might be upset by yesterday's results...

:(

http://sports.espn.go.com/espnmag/story?id=3683493

Super Powers

Some test shots. I really need new models. Anyone want to have super powers?

Spiderman.

Ice Man.

Haha...

This girl was that weird ass girl from Knocked Up.  The best when she was "interviewing" that Asian chick.

Love Stuff like This

From Canberra, Australia.

His name bubbles.

It's not. But this is crazy.

Yvette Helin

A designer, she went around NY taking pictures as a female pedestrian figure sign symbol thing.

The Pedestrian Project.

Dan Witz

...has wit. Not really, but he's very creative.

Enjoy.

Check here for the whole thing: Ugly New Buildings

Sharon Core

Haven't seen anything this beautiful in a month..or so or something, regardless, Core creating some works after painter Wayne Thiebaud. Some of her stuff is currently in NY's Yancey Richardson Gallery.

Does she do paintings or photographs?















Photographs.