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Guy Inundated With Messages After Craigslist Post Accidentally Puts In Wrong Number

Guy Inundated With Messages After Craigslist Post Accidentally Puts In Wrong Number

It definitely wasn't a wind-up

Stewart Perrie

Stewart Perrie

There's a classic stitch-up scenario where you sign your mate up to a Craigslist or Gumtree advert and wait for them to get a ton of messages. Unfortunately for one gentleman in the US, someone he doesn't know did that and wasn't even trying to get a rise out of him.

Shannon Barbour says 'this has been the worst morning of my life' after waking up to an unholy amount of messages from people enquiring about a cow. There were texts all through the night after the Craigslist ad was posted for a heifer for sale, who apparently like to go by the name of Boo Boo.

But his hilarious tweet has gone viral, with tens of thousands of people liking, retweeting and commenting on it.

Fifty dollars is oddly cheap for a heifer (which is a cow that has not borne a calf), so some are calling bullshit. However, many are pointing out that one of the texts is actually really adorable.

Text message from person
Text message from person

Credit: Twitter

It says: "I have a black bull who is blind and needs a friend I would like to get yours.."

Hilariously though, Shannon started replying to some of the people who messaged him, telling them the heifer had died.

Other people also started sharing moments that are weirdly similar to Shannon's.

The Craigslist ad has now been taken down so hopefully Shannon won't be bombarded with messages anymore.

Keep that trick up your sleeve if you're ever wanting to get your own back on a mate.

Featured Image Credit: Twitter