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Other Stuff => General Wargames and Hobby Discussion => Topic started by: Thunderchicken on 29 March 2014, 06:08:46 PM
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Needing some buildings to fill out my Victorian board, I turned to me 'ol mucker Jimbibbly who kindly sent me one of his fab creations from Oshiro Model Terrain. Being the sensible chap he is, he decided to address my packages to 'Thundercheeks' and 'His grace, The Chicken of Thunder' It's not every day you find a failed delivery notice from Royal Mail on your doormat addressed to 'Thundercheeks'.
So, toady was the day I had to visit the sorting office, armed with the delivery note to collect my goodies. I did consider sending my daughter in to collect them but she has been an angel this week so it wouldn't have been fair.
Anyway, this is how the conversation went with staff at the sorting office:
Me: "Morning, I'm collecting a couple of packages that have to be signed for." Hands delivery note over the counter.
Postie: "Got some ID mate?"
Me: "I have but the name on the delivery note isn't my real name." This has now probably got the attention of people queuing behind me.
Postie, frowning and looking at the delivery note: "Who's it addressed to then?"
Me: "Me, but it's my nom de plume from a forum I visit."
Postie (quite loudly): "Thundercheeks?" I'm sure I hear a snigger behind me.
Me (now looking for an exit strategy): "Sort of, my actual handle is Thunderchicken but it has been mutated to Thundercheeks." As soon as I say it I realise the absurdity of what I just said.
Postie: "So do you have any ID with your forum name on it?"
Me (pathetically): "Erm......... no but I can show you the forum if you want, it's saved to favourites on my phone." Gets phone out realising that my avatar is Windsor Davies which could confuse things further.
Postie: "No, it's alright mate. I'll have to check this." I should add, he maintained a straight face throughout this short verbal transaction.
Postie disappears and comes back with a colleague, who I presume is his supervisor. The supervisor takes one look at the delivery note, looks at me holding my phone up while sporting a look of mortified desperation on my chops, looks at the note again, bursts out laughing and says, "Thundercheeks eh?" Continues to chortle heartily for what seems like an eternity before finally saying, "Sign here."
He then passes the packages over to me and feeling I need to explain it's not the sort of forum he, and everyone else in the sorting office think it is, I feebly say, "It's wargaming stuff." I then exit the establishment swiftly, ensuring not to make eye contact with anyone.
Thanks James. Revenge will be swift, clinical and rather funny. My time will come. lol lol
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lol lol lol
Not to sound harsh, but... rather you than me!
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lol lol lol
Fuck me, that was brilliant!
That gave not only me, but the rest of the chaps (and chapess) still at work at the moment a right good laugh!
lol lol lol
James: You are a git, but that was fecking hilarious!
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Thanks James. Revenge will be swift, clinical and rather funny. My time will come. lol lol
I cannot wait to see what you come up with.
:D
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lol lol lol lol lol lol lol
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So if we all pm Jimbibbly for your address, we could send "Thundercheeks" postcards from all corners of the globe. Just wait till next time you're at the post office then....
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My jaw hurts from laughing!
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I cannot wait to see what you come up with.
:D
Counsel is being held with my twin ;)
So if we all pm Jimbibbly for your address, we could send "Thundercheeks" postcards from all corners of the globe. Just wait till next time you're at the post office then....
Oy!!!
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I have just read that aloud to my gathered family lol lol lol lol
You realise you can contract out revenge?!
Many of us have the bibbly's address and could send him parcels ..... ;D
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So if we all pm Jimbibbly for your address, we could send "Thundercheeks" postcards from all corners of the globe. Just wait till next time you're at the post office then....
Best. Revenge. Ever.
We could write 'special sentiments' on each postcard.
MM.
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Oh, that's rich! Well played, bibbles! lol lol lol
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I have BOTH of your addresses, so am looking for the highest bidder!
:D :D :D
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LOL, it could be worse we had one in our office addressed to Arse Burglar, it was addressed to an address in a university student area and was only noticed because it was vibrating. In this case a signature was not required :D
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I've got tears of laughter rolling down my cheeks from reading Neil's recounting of events - brilliant!
I send my sister a birthday card addressed to "Senior Product Evaluator, The Kinky Sex Toy Company" and the postie knocked to deliver it, but no where near as embarrassing and Thunderchicken's exploits
Revenge will be sweet I'm sure.
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I just checked the Royal Mail prices and it's only £1.60 to send a letter 'signed for'.
So for less than two quid I can send 'interestingly' addressed post to people who are going to have to sign for it, with the added possibility that they may have to go to a post office sorting office for it.
Watch your letterboxes! lol lol
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I can't stop laughing! You cads!
Reminds me of the time an American friend sent us a game. My wife jokingly listed our country as "Soviet Canuckistan". Well, my friend's wife (a wonderful lady, but not the brightest of things) wrote our address down, as, you guessed it, Soviet Canuckistan. It turned out to be an incredible piece of luck that it arrived after all.
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And Craig thought people were stark raving mad to talk about playing In Her Majesty's Name with anthropomorphic animals... :o ::) ;)
Gracias,
Glenn
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I have BOTH of your addresses, so am looking for the highest bidder!
:D :D :D
I've got yours!! :o
Watch your letterboxes! lol lol
Game on! lol
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Game on! lol
Challenge accepted >:D
cheers
James
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lol
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Counsel is being held with my twin ;)
Oy!!!
Brilliant. I'll send him one from sunny Visby.
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So is there going to be some sort of outbreak of, erm, interestingly addressed mail between LAF members now?
I'll get popcorn. And make sure nobody has my mailing address. :D
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Fantastic.
The post office are very weird when it comes to the name on the card though, of course you are not gonna have I'd with thunder cheeks on it.
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You are a bright spirit Mr. Bibblesworth. Well played and good for a storytelling. Neil, you have my sympathies - poor bloke, I hope you can pay back. :D
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The good thing is I've got the next one ready for when payback arrives :D
cheers
James
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The good thing is I've got the next one ready for when payback arrives :D
cheers
James
lol
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I'll get popcorn. And make sure nobody has my mailing address. :D
I would like to get some unbuttered popcorn - recently lost the Gall Bladder in an unplanned event - for the show.
And yes, I am securing my mail address here in... Slobbovia...
Gracias,
Glenn
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The good thing is I've got the next one ready for when payback arrives :D
I have a little surprise for him too, just waiting for it to arrive before I pass it on in the post... ;)
Not sure that I can remember his 'real' name now either..... ::)
Oh well, he is well known down at the sorting office already so it does not really matter, does it?
:D
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Check out my post in the Bazzar For Sale / Trade section under "List of LAF members addresses". I hadn't realised how easy it was to get data out of the SMF 1.1.19 forum modules until this thread prompted me to look.
List of Names and Addresses here > http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=65194.0 (http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=65194.0)
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Superb, well done Bibbly!
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Priceless!
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I've had a very hard and crappy week, but this really, really made me happy. Chaps, thanks for being such devious gits! lol . I'm still laughing my ass off here :D
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I remember my brother used to enjoy sending me spuriously addressed letters, sometimes in envelopes with damning company names printed on the outside (he used to get his office staff to do it for him), knowing full well they had to go to a sorting office and I had to pick them up from the secretary.
I also remember one girl sending me a jiffy envelope full of rice pudding. I never did understand why.
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lol lol lol
I'm lucky my colleague called in sick today, because if he hadn't, I would have had to explain why I was (failing at) attempting to keep in my laughter while reading this and 'the other ' thread. But as it is, I've got the office to myself and the guys down the hallway probably think I've been suppressing a coughing fit... :D
Brilliantly played good sir! 8)
Even though it's a whole other type of mail terror, I couldn't help but think about the times I used those free trial subscriptions that come in the mail to pester my friends with embarrassing products like adult diapers or sex toy catalogues. Completely anonymous and even more fun when the recipient was still living with his parents (granted; this was 20 years ago... ::) ).
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lol lol lol That is just brilliant! Jimbibbly, you bad, bad man.... ;)
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Wow, just realized, after the tripod episode, I still have Thunder's address somewhere. Even if he's moved, it'll follow him, I'm sure.
Now, knowing how Royal Mail is now treating cross-pond missives, the possibilities...
Nah, April 1st has already passed.
Now, mayhaps, next year...
Thanks to the good Dr. for getting my attention in the Bazar!
Doug
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This is brilliant lol