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May 19, 2008 |
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A Great New Adventure
FOUND by Annie V.
in Cleveland, Ohio
I found this while I was sweeping behind a copy machine where I work.
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We collect FOUND stuff: love letters, birthday cards, kids' homework,
to-do lists, ticket stubs, poetry on napkins, telephone bills, doodles -
anything that gives a glimpse into someone
else's life. Anything goes...
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wow.. such lovely handwriting
.. and from a guy too..
Reminds me of my ex-boyfriend. He lost some weight and decided he could do /anything/. (And anyone... but that's another story.)
Reminds me of those "nutrisystem for men" commercials. Eat the exact same stuff that we market toward women, except after you are done, you will have a great mustache and be able to lead ARMIES!
I'm pretty sure he wrote this to himself.
@Liz in Leeds: I have a feeling you're right. Skinny Jimmy is writing to himself (all except for the "with me beside you" part). It all sounds very affirming and all, but a little creepy, too. I wouldn't want to have received this note (even, or especially, if I'd written it myself).
Such encouraging words to Jimmy from Jim. I wonder if they're...oh, never mind.
What is with all the Finds near copy machines? Now I know where to look!
Yeah, if it's to himself then "with me beside you" is a bit odd, but if anything I think it's creepier if it's from somebody else. I wouldn't want to receive a note like that. "Based entirely on aesthetics, you are now more worthy of my love and respect! Hooray!"
This is definitely Jim writing to himself--one of those New
Age-y feel-good psycho-babble techniques:
"Write a letter of affirmations to your Inner Child, assuring him/her of your love, support, loyalty, and dedication."
Bleaaaggh
Gosh, what cynics. Very telling.
Men can't have nice handwriting? If they do, and if they are supportive of a friend they are ... they're what, Chillin? (Actually, Jamie, you passed on a compliment to the note-writer, which is pretty rare around here).
I think it's an awesome note, and I would love to get it from a friend. No, Liz, Jim isn't worhty of love and respect solely because of aesthetics, but he may be worthy of love and respect because he has worked hard and has overcome what maybe only he viewed as an obstacle, or at least achieved a goal.
It's a shame men can't have friends without being labeled as "creepy" or gay.
Yikes. Have another bon-bon.
P.S. Sara, how SHOULD nutri-systems market their stuff to men? ... eat the same pill as women and be able to slip into that sexy red dress and make all the other women jealous at your reunion?
Based on his use of traditional script letterforms, and the way the first "J" is written in the second line, I think the note may actually be signed by Tim, not Jim.
Which doesn't make it any less creepy.
@Tidds, but the two upper case Ts in TRUST don't have that curve to the left that the first letter in the signature has.
@Are you ... how about marketing it without the army? Just 'eat/drink this stuff and you'll be healthier over the long haul'?
Liz in Leeds, I'm with you on that one. He is definitely writing to himself.
Can you only be a leader of men if you are skinny? Just asking, I don't have any experience with that kind of stuff.
"The new shiny you, leader of men"?!?@!#! "With me beside you this will be a great new adventure" WTF? This note takes the homoeroticism of one male friend to another to an entirely new level. It's like Kirk/Spock slash fan fic on steroids. If that creepy kid Plato in "Rebel Without a Cause" ever wrote James Dean's character a note in class, it would sound like this one.
This weirds me out more than any other Found item I've read so far.
I'll feel good thinking this letter was written by Jim's mother, but by her and she wrote it as to Jim from Jim.. He opened up his lunch box at school, it was in there w/ his p b & j sandwich b/c he got back from fat camp that summer. The kids still picked on him.. They seen this note.. And beat the fat right back into him.. Of course b/c after this event. All he wanted to do was eat his emotions.. Oh : ( LOL
Due to the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, Jimmy is taking his new position as "Leader of Men" with a certain sense of pride and support from his buddy Tim/Jim. The ever-so-jealous Sam, however, has found a way to make sure Jimmy loses the position that rightfully belongs to him by posting notes from his buddy/lover/whatever all over base. Thus being found by a copier. In fact, knowing Sam, I wouldn't put it past him to have fabricated the entire note. Oh, the sting of bitter jealousy. You'll get what's coming to you Sam... you just wait.
Doggone it, all I can think of is Stuart Smalley.
I agree that this is creepy. If Jim wanted to congratulate Jimmy, a simple verbal "You look great" would have sufficed. This is too-much ado, as if Jim is saying, "You used to suck, but now you don't!"
Yes folks! For only $19.95 you get the new and improved JIMMY!
Leader of men, grower of facial hair and servant of God. Now lighter, more pious and hirsute!
Act now and we'll include right-hand men Jim and Tim absolutely free!
(just pay shipping and handling)
Heh heh heh..."right hand man..." Heh heh h...
Wonder what happened to the old Jimmy?
@ are you insane: right on!
Fat people can have moustaches.
I believe that Jimmy wrote this to himself, as in, an affirmation.
If it makes him feel better about himself, go for it!
the picture from the previous find is definitely on the front of this card - congrats skinny mustached jimmy!
Actually... I believe this was written by "Jen". Look at all the other m's. They are all finished and very curvy. Look at the n's at the end of "in" up in the body of the note.
Sorry if that doesn't sound as creepy folks. The last bit could easily be interpreted as metaphorically "by your side." Also, if your absolutely sure that is an "i" and not an "e" in the signature, then there are people named "Jin" out there and it is also a short nickname for "Jenny" in the south where everyone says "Jinny" anyway. It just really doesn't look like any of the other m's.
Also there are a number of e's that didn't make there loops, just like the one in the signature. It would explain the loopy handwriting after all, if this were written by Jen. It IS rare from men.
Gotta admit, that COULD be a capital T on the signature too.
At any rate I don't think it says "Jim"
Congrats Jimmy on the new skinny you!
Good for you Jimmy! Now that you've lost weight you can grow a moustache and lead God's army against the sinners.