I Write Blogs I Think are Keen / My Mailbox is a Time Machine

An official notification arrived in my mailbox last October, trumpeting the weekend liquidation of “hundreds of new and used cars, trucks, vans and SUVs” at a local dealership. Imagine my shock, then, when I received the exact same notice again this very week.

Suzuki of Manchester Flyer

The obvious yellowing of the one on the left should be ample proof of its provenance.

 

How mysterious! These are not similar documents spaced four months apart; no, they are utterly identical, and yet both contain incontrovertible proof that they exist out of sync with the rest of the world. Observe:

Suzuki of Manchester Flyer October 2013 - Spring Edition Vol. 1 No. 1

October 2013

Suzuki of Manchester Flyer March 2014 - Spring Edition Vol. 1 No. 1

March 2014

Both the first ever edition – and yet both slated for spring! Early March, especially in New England, is spring only in the delirious dreams of snowed-in shovel-bearers huddled under blankets, but at least it’s in the right ballpark, unlike October. So is now the proper time for this flyer? Alas, no!

Suzuki of Manchester Flyer October 2013 - Trade Assistance Voucher 2013

October 2013

Suzuki of Manchester Flyer March 2014 - Trade Assistance Voucher 2013

March 2014

As is plainly visible on this universally recognized Trade Assistance Voucher, the year is 2013. Such a solid financial certificate would never be approved and signed with an inaccurate date. Moreover, it is utterly impossible for this sale to be repeated, as both flyers clearly state that it will not be.

Suzuki of Manchester Flyer October 2013 - will not be repeated

October 2013

Suzuki of Manchester Flyer March 2014 - will not be repeated

March 2014

The lack of actual sale dates, only references to “Thursday through Sunday”, makes only one conclusion possible: that both flyers traveled through time from Spring of 2013, approximately seven and 11 months into the future respectively. Woah, right?

Keanu Reeves in The Lake House Wallpaper 2 1280

In fact, this very blog entry was posted from nearly eight years in the past.

Thus far, no other chronologically displaced mail has caught my attention, but it’s only a matter of – if you’ll excuse the expression – time.

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