Thanks, Skipjack KB, for pointing us to that classic set of JOhn postings. Someone ought to anthologise some good examples....difficult to publish, as they have to be taken in the context of the often mundane threads in which they appear.
    My personal favourite, though I wouldnt have a clue where to find it, concerned a cardboard box contining some remaindered ice-creams and a bag of cheap bananas from the market. I may have the details wrong, and may have conflated two posts, but that is my recollection of the subject matter.