Last summer, when I was at the gym, I found an iPod in the shower. Coincidence?

That's really funny. You know, not for him, at least at first, but for me? It's really funny.

Emo, yes - but I like it, too.

I had this happen dealing with Apple service, the box came back sealed but empty. I think TPS has something similar happen to her. In my case, the box was clearly labeled as containing an iPod and coming from Apple. Now I think they might be a little less obvious.

For me, I sent in a broken iPod in a box (from Apple) to Apple, but they claimed to receive an empty box. They ended up giving me a new iPod.

I've got this image of a huge post office where every single employee is wearing an iPod.

Hahahah Specklet. And they have a shrink-wrap machine too. I bet they are good at looking at presents then re-wrapping them. Naughty postal workers...

So this kid really needs some money for a life-saving operation. In desperation, he writes a letter to God. The letter is addressed thus,

FAO God,
c/o Heaven

(No Post Code or anything). There is a return address on the back though.

The Post Office don't know what to make of this, so one of the girls in the dead letter office decides to open it. Moved to tears by the kid's plight, she organizes a collection among the Post Office workers. They manage to raise $240, just $10 short of what the kid needs. The money is put in an envelope and sent off to the kid.

A week letter another letter turns up.

FAO God,
c/o Heaven

(No Post Code or anything).

The girl from dead letters is sent for, and everyone gathers round as she starts to read it out.

"Dear God,
Thank you so much for the money for my operation. The only thing is, it was ten bucks short. Those thieving bastards at the Post Office must've taken it!
Yours,
Kevin"

Please let me know which hospital said surgery was going to be performed. I can't even get a physical checkup for $250.

I sold my old ipod nano on ebay last week. The guy that I sold it to said the box just had the nano tubes and the paper I stuffed in the larger box. I did put iPod in the contents field on the form. I reported the incident to DHL and maybe someday I'll get my money back. I had thought the buyer was trying to pull something, but did some googling to see that it was not such a rare occurrence.

Reminds me of P-p-p-p-p-p-p-powerbook.

Deadcowdan, I'm afraid you will have to move to Australia. (Or possibly Canada or the UK).
Offer void in the USA or where prohibited by law.