The Magical Grapefruit


This is one of those silly 'Round Robin' type things that a net-raver friend sent me once, it's a bit American but it seems to embody much of the spirit of PLUR so I thought I'd include it here... :-)

This is the Magical Grapefruit of Love. It has been bequeathed upon you by someone who thinks you are really fucking cool. This person might be your boyfriend, girlfriend, lover, pal, homie, Hausfrau, neighbour or someone else you don't even know. This person finds you rather interesting, possibly even attractive, and just generally thinks you're a pretty good excuse to be alive. Whether this person actually IS attracted to you is another question. This is merely a token of affection for you to wonder at and appreciate.

The proper response, upon reciept of the Magical Grapefruit of Love is a hug, or a message of thanks, if this person is too far away to hug within a week of reciept. Basically, the Magical Grapefruit of Love is a way to say "Hey, you're really damn cool, and I want you to know that."

Sorry if you were disappointed that there is no actual citrus fruit contained in this letter. Unfortunately, at the time of writing, that miracle of science that allows grapefruit to travel through telephone lines had not been perfected. But be consoled by the fact that someone thinks you're really a rockin' guy/gal, and would most likely help you out if you had a flat tyre somewhere in the same state (or within a one or two hour radius, depending on the size of your state).

The sender of the Magical Grapefruit of Love only asks one thing of you (besides the aforementioned hug) - that you bequeath this Grapefruit of Love on someone else. The Magical Grapefruit of Love grows in power as it is shared, and someday you may recieve this Magical Citrus Entity again. Send it on. Remember the elation you felt the first time you recieved it? If you send it on, you may feel this again. This is not a chain letter. Nothing bad will happen to you if you don't send it on, but think of the bright spot it might put in the day of someone you think is extra marvy.


(Here's a raw text version in case you feel like sending it to someone.)

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