# weirddave- I need to call in a favor. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 10, 2000, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weirddave-i-need-to-call-in-a-favor/36398 "2000-10-10T14:08:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![John\_Corrado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a88e4f/32.png) [@John\_Corrado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Corrado)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2000, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weirddave-i-need-to-call-in-a-favor/36398/1 "2000-10-10T14:08:05Z")
You, sir, are a scholar and a gentleman. You also have a truck. I need to get a couch and a loveseat moved from my house in Laurel, MD down to a friend’s house in Sterling, VA. It’s not much heavy labor, and I’ve got a few friends willing to help; what I really need is a vehicle capable of hauling such things. Would you have any time this coming Saturday or Sunday to help me and Rebecca move those two pieces? If so, let me know (both if you can and when would be best for you) ASAP so I can make arrangements with our unpaid lab… er, good friends. If you can’t make it this weekend, or the distance traveled (about 100 miles round-trip, not including getting from your place to mine) is prohibitive, I understand completely, and I do have some other options; so don’t feel like this is a “make or break” situation (I’ll still be a Ravens fan no matter what you decide). Thanks in advance! John ---
**Author:** ![John\_Corrado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a88e4f/32.png) [@John\_Corrado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Corrado)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2000, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weirddave-i-need-to-call-in-a-favor/36398/2 "2000-10-10T14:14:23Z")
Oh, for the love of all that Cecil knows! I _thought_ I was in MPSIMS. Apparently, I wasn’t. I apologize for this, slythe; could you move this there for me? Greatly appreciated. Sorry for the inconvenience; let me know what punishment I deserve. ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2000, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weirddave-i-need-to-call-in-a-favor/36398/3 "2000-10-10T14:19:35Z")
I think the right punishment would be something along the lines of carrying a couch from Laurel, MD down to Sterling, VA 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2000, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weirddave-i-need-to-call-in-a-favor/36398/4 "2000-10-11T00:45:49Z")
Transfering this per request who he who spells “MPSIMS”, “IMHO”. 😉