October 16, 2006

• How Amy Got Played

  A man, a legend, a way of life. Learn it, love it, live it. With half my brain tied behind my back, just to make it fair.

  I said I was going to continue the discussion that we had going last week and we shall. We’ll start the week off slow and let it build. I might even throw a personal post or two into the mix.

  I have a very simple questionnaire that I would like to put to you. I suggested to Dan that he post it, but I’m taking my idea back. Sorry Dan. Before we get into that, I have a funny little story I have to tell you.

  How Amy Got Played
  Some of you may recall the strange affair of How Tom Got Played written, directed, produced and staring our dear friend ehowton. Well, I must tell you good people that I have done one better then that. You see, our dear friend Amy got played. And here’s how.

  When she was still living with her folks, I almost sent her anonymous flowers as a joke. However, there was a lot that was going on in her life at the time, so I backed down. I later told her about my plan and asked her how she would have covered it. She said she would have dealt with it. I made her a promise that I would indeed send her flowers.

  Well, about a month or so ago, she emailed her new snail maid address. I asked her if I should be on this list. She said she didn’t see why not. So…I sent her flowers anonymously, but delayed the shipment until the following week so that she wouldn’t make any connection. I waited and waited and waited for her to blog about it. But she didn’t. Finally, my curiosity got the better of me.

  I called the flower shop to see if the flowers had been delivered. I was told their side of this story:

  Oh yes! I know what I can tell you about!

  I seem to be a magnet for anonymous gift givers.

  All last week, my roomie and I missed a delivery from the FedEx guy. Finally on Friday, Amanda ran down and picked it up…thinking it was a package she had been waiting for. I got a phone call mid-evening. “Amy? You know that package we had to pick up? It wasn’t for me. It’s yours.”

  I was slightly puzzled and curious. “All it says on the outside of the box is that it’s from Hallmark.”

  Naturally my curiosity was piqued even further. With me egging her on, Amanda pulled over on the side of the road right then and there and opened the box.

  It’s contents?

  A small-ish teddy bear, and a bouquet of flowers. A card accompanied the gift, but it bore no signature. Amanda & I have both torn the packaging inside and out trying to solve the mystery of the gift giver’s identity with no luck.

  Is that not strange?

  Posted by consumedbyOne at 7:04 AM 10/09/006

  When I was on the phone with the flower company, they told me that they could send out a replacement package at no charge since the flowers would probably be wilted. I had them sent the next Saturday. Here is her version of what happened.

  I’m officially annoyed.

  A second floral package arrived on my front porch this morning…the contents identical to the package from two weeks ago. Same flowers (only these were white daisies instead of yellow), same pot for putting them in, same teddy bear, same card.

  And still anonymous.

  I’m feeling stalked at this point.

  If the sender’s intentions were to impress me with their thoughtfulness, they have succeeded only in scaring me and making me suspicious of every person I know. Note to any future would be admirers/thoughtful people: never send flowers anonymously unless you plan on following it up very shortly thereafter with revealing your identity.

  Posted by consumedbyOne at 3:12 PM 10/14/2006

  I called that afternoon. I got the return call Sunday evening and spilled the beans. Reactions are awaited.

  You don’t know Jack
  I devised a little quiz that I thought would be effective for Dan’s site. Here it is:

  1. Do you know the difference between the Religious Right, Christianity, Republicans, Conservatives and Conservatism?

  2. What is wrong with being Conservative?

  3. Can you point to a specific situation in which Conservatism does not work?

  4. Can you point to a specific situation in which liberalism worked?

  5. Why is it the case that overwhelmingly the youth of today claim to be liberals?

  6. Can you list and fully explain a liberal core belief?

  7. Why does it seem an injustice to make someone work hard and earn their possessions/societal rank?

  We will start with this questionaire for the week. In my next post, I will respond to your questions as well as reveal my thoughts on Iraq and North Korea.

  Until next time.

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