![]() ![]() The transcript of e-mail exchange was also featured on TV and radio programs including BBC's Have I Got News for You and the Late Show with David Letterman in the United States. When asked later about the eBay auction in an interview with 9News, Thorne stated that "the internet is a playground and I would not have it any other way," revealing he had no real intention of selling. The story was highlighted by a number of Internet culture blogs such as Urlesque, Geekologie and Neatorama. The classic eBay joke quickly caught on in the blogosphere and news media after an eBay user known as Patrick made the winning bid of US$ 10,000 for the drawing while others put up customized or accessorized versions of Thorne's spider, such as Santa's hat and Buddhist robe. In November 2008, Thorne took his joke to another level by auctioning off his drawing of the seven-legged spider. A self-proclaimed internet prankster, Thorne has posted a series of other "internet jokes" on his website prior to the drawing of seven-legged spider. People's reactions after reading David's e-mails were astonishing and the site's server crashed after being hit by hundreds of thousands of people. Shortly after their exchange, Thorne posted the original conversation on his website, which was then picked up by Digg and subsequently disseminated throughout the web. Interestingly enough, this seemingly impossible exchange went on between David and Jane (company's representative) for some time, during which his offer of payment with spider drawings was rejected by the representative not just once, but twice: ![]() Unable to make the ends meet at the time, David responded to the payment request with a pathetic drawing of a seven-legged spider: In October 2008, David Thorne received a payment notice via e-mail, stating that his utility bills were overdue by $233.95. ![]()
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