Fair play this bloke had, some balls [Archive]

elytillidie

08-04-21, 22:10

He mailed himself home from Australia..
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/australia-crate-chest-mailed-posted-20333944

Might have thought twice about it if he'd heard The Gift by Velvet Underground, John Cale's cautionary tale for people thinking of mailing themselves.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gift_(The_Velvet_Underground_song)
Inside the package, Waldo was so transfixed with excitement that he could barely breathe. His skin felt prickly from the heat, and he could feel his heart beating in his throat. It would be soon. Sheila stood quite upright and walked around to the other side of the package. Then she sank down to her knees, grasped the cutter by both handles, took a deep breath, and plunged the long blade through the middle of the package, through the masking tape, through the cardboard, through the cushioning and (thud) right through the center of Waldo Jeffers' head, which split slightly and caused little rhythmic arcs of red to pulsate gently in the morning sun