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Atticus Started conversation Jul 22, 2010
Some time ago on the British comedy quiz show 'Have I Got News For You', http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006mkw3 there was an item about someone who received a letter from their bank telling them they were $233.95 overdrawn. In response the person in question sent the bank a piece of their art work - a cartoon drawing of a spider - saying the value of the drawing was $233.95, so the debt was now cleared.
It turns out the person behind this, David Thorne is not new to the world of such lateral thinking and in fact has a blog, http://www.27bslash6.com/ dedicated to correspondences with those who are unwisely willing to exchange emails with him. David is so well known for his obtuse and slightly bewildering emails he has been mentioned in media all over the world and he has produced a book of his correspondences. The orginal exchange between David and the bank (along with the infamous spider drawing) can be viewed here: http://www.27bslash6.com/overdue.html
If you are easily offended by bad language and the such-like this website may not be for you.
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