The first three calls were funny

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The first call came at 12:45am.

“Hi, I’m wondering if you still have the cat mailbox?”

Um, what?

“The cat mailbox! I just saw the ad on Craigslist.”

Excuse me?

“Posted about a half hour ago – it’s darling.”

Lady, it’s the middle of the night, and I have no idea what you’re talking about.

Do you have any idea how many people in Middle Tennessee have been waiting their entire lives for a free mailbox in the shape of a yellow tabby cat? 27. TWENTY-SEVEN PEOPLE have called me in the past 15 hours, responding to an ad on Craigslist that I did not post – but that clearly stated my name and phone number.

This is worse than a “Call for a good time” scrawled in a bathroom stall.

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17 Comments

  1. Lyla on March 28, 2009 at 2:43 PM

    The ad says your name? lol So do you have an enemy or a friend that is in big trouble?

  2. Greta on March 28, 2009 at 2:49 PM

    Can you please post the picture??

  3. rachel on March 28, 2009 at 3:23 PM

    a friend of mine did that to his roommate about a trampoline. never in his roommate’s life has he had to deny so many times that he had a trampoline for sale.

    craiglist is hilarious and cruel.
    i kind of wish you had a cat mailbox though.

  4. Christina on March 28, 2009 at 3:50 PM

    Oh my gosh, that is evil genius!

  5. Mandy on March 28, 2009 at 9:20 PM

    This is ridiculous. Seriously. I’m so sorry this is happening to you cuz sleep is precious. And I will never, repeat never, call you to buy this hideous mailbox.

  6. Sarah Kate on March 28, 2009 at 9:24 PM

    There is nothing about that mailbox that I want. MAYBE if there was some good mail in it but otherwise no, never.

  7. AnnieBlogs on March 28, 2009 at 11:24 PM

    I SWEAR that wasn’t me, but that is HYSTERICAL.

  8. Greta on March 28, 2009 at 11:44 PM

    Yaaaay, the picture!! Thanks Annie. :)

  9. Juliette Piwiec on March 29, 2009 at 1:33 AM

    how the HELL does this stuff happen to you?!?!
    LOL amazing!

  10. Matt on March 29, 2009 at 10:13 AM

    You did it to yourself just so you’d have a funny blog post didn’t you!?

    This made me laugh! Hope you don’t have to change your number.

  11. Phil Bennett on March 29, 2009 at 11:54 AM

    Oh my…that is one ugly mailbox. Ugly enough for 27 people to call you??

    What a world we live in.

    Hahaha

    Phil

  12. lroah on March 29, 2009 at 8:26 PM

    That is seriously funny! Did you find out who did this? Early April Fool’s?

  13. annie on March 30, 2009 at 11:38 AM

    I had somebody call me about a month ago about the $2,000 blue Ford Ranger that I was unknowingly selling on Craigslist. I said you must have the wrong number. She said, nope, your number is on the ad, and you will be getting a lot of calls on this! She sounded like it was my fault and she was mad! I didn’t get any other calls. I looked up the ad and found out that the angry lady had, in fact, dialed the number wrong. ha!

  14. Tad on March 30, 2009 at 1:00 PM

    WTF?? That’s awfull!

    I think we should all refer to you as “The Crazy Cat Mailbox Lady.” ;)

    Now we know at least 27 people in Nashville need to have their sence of asthetic reviewed.

  15. Josh on March 31, 2009 at 2:26 PM

    I think I’m going to start making Cat mailboxes and selling them on craigslist…clearly there is an audience for them. You want it?

  16. Josh on March 31, 2009 at 2:27 PM

    in, sorry, you want in?

  17. Sarah on April 1, 2009 at 11:39 AM

    Oh my gosh. You just made my day – I am not sorry that 27 people have called you about a cat mailbox b/c this is good stuff :). I do hope you caught up on your sleep, though.

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