(If you havn't done so yet, please read Part One of this story before continuing).
After the last e-mail I had written to "Eric" known only as Mr Spontanaity I had thought I was done with that conversation and wouldn't have to deal with him anymore. I had assumed wrong. Upon returning home yesterday evening from work, I had this e-mail in my inbox:
I'll get one of the posters and my apologies if it's not my feet but I'll send you a picture w/ my muddy sandals on and you tell me that they are not an exact replica. Please e-mail me information on how to get a print, you are not up for an auction on e-bay at this time. Again, sorrey if it's not me but I swear it is.
Thanks
Eric
When I had orginally written my last e-mail, I had absolutely no intentions of communicating with him anymore. But after this e-mail I felt different. I almost felt bad because at this point it came across that he really did think that my feet were his.
Because I really didn't want some poor guy out there thinking I was screwing him over, I figured out a way to prove once and for all the origin of the feet in the picture.
I went to my wall and pulled down one of the framed prints of this picture, put it on the floor and donned my not-so-muddy but-still-dirty sandals. I took a digital picture of this an pulled it down to my computer. I then wrote this e-mail to Eric:
Bro-
When I first got your original e-mail, I'll be quite honest -- I didn't know what to think. I was unsure if someone really though I had taken a picture of their feet, or if someone was trying to scam me for something free. If you really thought these were your feet, I will apologize. My e-mails were written in a tone thinking more that I was trying to be scammed.
I've attached to this e-mail a picture I've just taken. It's my feet, my sandals and a framed photo of the picture in question. You can notice that the sandals are still quite dirty, and I'll assure you that the rest of the mud did a good job clogging my bathtub. I'm hoping this picture will help assure you that I didn't covertly snap a picture of your feet.
I'm also quite tickled that you are interested in my poster. I plan on putting more of them on E-bay. If you're interested, I can e-mail you the links when I have them posted. If you win, I can specially send you #2 / 50, if you'd like. (I've had originially taken out the first 10 prints of the 50).
Again, accept my apologies if you sincerely thought these were your feet.
Peace,
mickey
This is the picture I attached to the e-mail:
Wow. Some people have loads and loads of free time. ;-P