This posting just came across the Yahoo message board for our program at USC. It’s from a student.

I am too lazy to call individual people up, so here’s the thing. I’m
moving into a new place in Westwood this coming Friday June 1st. I know
it’s a work day, but I could use at least one person to help me move
out and maybe later join me at a pub to numb away my aching joints. Any
help would be appreciated. Cheers

-Reza

Uh… yeah. I’m sure most of us will run over to help someone move who admits to being “too lazy” even to personally ask people to help. Somehow I don’t see this person being very helpful in his or her own move. I take the “I could use at least one person” phrase at face value.

I also enjoy that even the pub invitation is not communicated as a thank-you (just as the other wasn’t truly a request for help, but an invitation to be used). No, the pub invitation is a further opportunity to cater to the needs of the requester.

If you’re reading this and want to get used, let me know and I’ll forward the email address.

This entry was posted on Saturday, May 26th, 2007 at 5:48 pm and is filed under Thoughts. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.