avatarAnu Anniah

Summary

A resident of a high-rise apartment complex humorously recounts their reaction to an email about a cigarette butt found on a balcony, initially misunderstanding it to be a human posterior.

Abstract

The narrative begins with the author enjoying a morning coffee and checking emails, a routine activity for residents in their high-rise apartment complex. The emails typically cover a range of topics from maintenance issues to community complaints, such as dog owners not cleaning up after their pets. The author's attention is captured by an email with the subject "There’s a butt on my balcony," which they initially interpret in a humorous and exaggerated manner, imagining a naked human butt. Clarification in the email body reveals the complaint is actually about a cigarette butt. The author reflects on the choice of words in the email and invites others to share similar humorous misunderstandings, linking to a humor prompt. Additional links to other humorous stories are provided, suggesting a theme of light-hearted, everyday humor.

Opinions

  • The author finds the email subject "There’s a butt on my balcony" to be an amusing source of confusion, initially thinking it referred to a human posterior rather than a cigarette butt.
  • The author values their morning coffee ritual and expresses regret over nearly choking on it due to the humorous email.
  • There is an implication that residents of high-rise apartments often engage in email discussions about various communal issues, some of which can be trivial or humorous.
  • The author pokes fun at the seriousness with which residents treat seemingly minor issues, such as dog pee in the elevator, and the subsequent silence that follows such complaints.
  • By inviting readers to share their own "butt stories," the author acknowledges a shared sense of humor and enjoyment in such playful misunderstandings.
  • The inclusion of links to other humorous articles suggests the author appreciates and endorses similar light-hearted content.

Humor

There’s a Butt on My Balcony

My eyes almost popped out

Created by Anu Anniah

It was an ordinary summer morning. I had just finished reading the news and was savoring my first cup of coffee for the day.

I started scrolling through my emails. When you live in a high-rise apartment complex, you can expect several emails a day on the dedicated email group.

Topics range from ‘there will be a temporary power cut in XYZ block due to maintenance work’ to irate emails from residents about how much power is being wasted in the common areas. High rises have their own set of problems. Sometimes there’s an email from someone complaining about a suspicious trail of liquid in the elevator. The email informs us that a smell test confirmed it is dog pee. “Why can’t dog owners clean up?” questions the email writer. Such an email is usually followed by a deafening silence since a lot of residents are guilty!

Today I saw an email that made me choke on my coffee. I felt bad. A good sip of coffee had been wasted. I treasure every sip of my strong, brown, frothy, filter coffee. Oh wait, I digress. Coffee is good for digression.

The email subject said:

There’s a butt on my balcony.

My first instinct was to reply to the email with several questions:

Is the rest of the body attached to it? Male? Female? Naked? Someone disposed of a body and left the butt behind?

I can’t be blamed for letting my imagination run wild. I imagined a naked butt lying face-down, butt in the air, between two pots — one hibiscus and another a colorful croton.

I curbed my urge to respond and read the rest of the email. The angry resident was complaining about how someone from one of the floors above was constantly smoking and throwing cigarette butts into his balcony. If he had written ‘there are cigarette butts on my balcony’, I wouldn’t have blinked. But the email said ‘a butt’.

Please tell me I am not the only one who thinks this way.

Play along with this humor prompt!

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