A Christmas chuckle I have to share

Submitted by OldDad67 on

Let me preface this story with the fact that I live In Brazil, Indiana.

When I saw that the "Tales from Old Blue" was being offered, I decided that it would make a nice Christmas gift for myself, so I ordered it a month or so ago. On December 11, I received an email from Underground Printing stating that it had been shipped first class USPS and, I surmised, that it should easily arrive before Christmas. Then, during the hustle and bustle of the last few weeks I forgot about it.

Earlier today I realized that the magazine had not arrived. I recalled the email that I had been sent so I perused my inbox and found it. I confirmed that it did say that the magazine was shipped December 11 as I had recalled. 

The email gave a tracking number, which I had not previously checked. Upon clicking on the tracking number I found this:

Tracking History:

December 18, 2017, 10:52 am
Customs Clearance
BRAZIL
Your item is being processed by customs in BRAZIL at 10:52 am on December 18, 2017.

December 18, 2017, 10:51 am
Processed Through Facility
BRAZIL

December 15, 2017, 9:24 am
Departed
SAO PAULO, BRAZIL

December 14, 2017, 8:47 pm
Departed
MIAMI, UNITED STATES

December 14, 2017, 7:23 am
Departed
CHICAGO, UNITED STATES

December 13, 2017, 8:28 pm
Arrived
CHICAGO, UNITED STATES

Underground printing sent my magazine to Brazil the COUNTRY, not Brazil, IN. I got a big chuckle.

Now, if you live in Athens, GA or Paris, IL or London, KY and have not received your magazine, you might check the tracking information.

And, lord knows where they might have sent it if you live in Hell, Michigan.

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE.

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Craptain Crunch

December 24th, 2017 at 8:25 PM ^

I was astounded to know that there is a city called Dildo in Newfoundland, Canada. It wouldn't surprise me if it was made entirely of female residents. 

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The FannMan

December 24th, 2017 at 8:45 PM ^

In 2027 we are going to sign a fabulous athlete from Brazil who will date his/her love of Michigan from Christmas 2017 when, out of nowhere, they got this amazing magazine as a gift . . .

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wildbackdunesman

December 24th, 2017 at 8:53 PM ^

3 years ago I was excited about the rumors of hiring Harbaugh around Christmas time and was talking about him a lot around the house.

A Hallmark Christmas movie was on where some guy was dressing up as Santa Claus and passing out gifts - everyone in the movie was trying to figure out who was dressing up as Santa (it was some rich guy that everyone in the movie hated by by miracle learned a lesson of giving). 

My then 3 year old son who was paying attention to the movie, looked up at me with a puzzled look on his face and said "Dada, is Harbaugh Santa Claus?"

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TESOE

December 24th, 2017 at 9:05 PM ^

those guys are known Buckeyes and those calls seem to always go against us.

 

...Doh!...that's probably why it went to Brazil in the first place.  Those striped shirts are everywhere.

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xtramelanin

December 24th, 2017 at 10:42 PM ^

instead of oakland, ca.   was back in '84.  he got on a plane in socal to go to oakland and they sent him to auckland, new zealand.  he wasn't the sharpest tool in the shed, but still, holy misrouted flight, bat man. 

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jabberwock

December 24th, 2017 at 11:34 PM ^

3 different shipments sent to wrong regional centers.

Stuff from NM goes to New Hampshire and sits there for 4 days before some idiot realizes that Brighton Mi is not in NH.

Packages from NC go to Illinois, then Illinois, then Illinois.

The 3rd just delayed in transit for 6 days with 0 explanation.

All arriving after Christmas now.  It's no big deal because they all happened to be for me and not my kids but USPS has never dropped the ball so hard before.

 

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