Baffling discovery on Australia Post delivery has locals scratching their heads – can you decipher it?
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Sometimes, we have those moments where we have to read a passage in a book over and over again to understand the meaning. And sometimes, our friends or family members might send a cryptic message or two with no context. It happens, but we get to the bottom of it soon enough.
But have you ever read a message that’s so hard to interpret, that you’re left scratching your head?
That’s exactly what happened to one Aussie recently, when they received a confusing message scribbled on an Australia Post slip.
One Aussie expressed their bafflement over an odd message that came from an Australia Post slip.
They took a photo of the slip and shared it on the popular forum site Reddit, where the homeowner asked for help in deciphering the writing on a slip of paper left by a Star Track worker.
The slip notified the resident that they were unable to deliver a package as no one was home. In the ‘trading hours’ section, the written words spell out individual letters but don’t seem to form known words.
‘I can’t read this…can anyone help me please?’ The Reddit user wrote.
The Redditor’s post gained traction on the social media platform with over 1,000 likes and hundreds of comments. Many Reddit users shared how baffled they were over the words and some agreed that they had ‘no clue’ what it meant.
‘Roast Shaun,’ one offered. ‘When you go to the collection point, ask for Shaun and tell him he’s a daft boofhead,’ they continued.
‘Roast Shaun…You have to roast Shaun for your parcel,’ another agreed.
While someone suggested an alternative, such as ‘Roast Sharon’, ‘Roast Shroom’, and ‘Roast Shoni’.
‘Rust Shown. Must be an old package,’ one more responded.
Another wrote: ‘I was thinking rose shrub.’
‘Rost shorn, obviously,’ someone else commented.
‘Rush Storm, probably delivered during a storm?’ Another added.
However, many believed that the words read: ‘Rust Shon’…which doesn’t make any sense but this is what people are seeing.
‘Rust shon, some sort of counter-culture about the decay of modern society,’ one stated.
Someone said it spelled ‘Rost Schon’, which they alleged was German for ‘it’s rusting already’. (Yes, ‘Rost Schon’ in German language actually means ‘rusting already’).
‘If he was aiming to write “rust shon”, he did so impeccably,’ another claimed.
Others made fun of the situation and some took turns guessing who was behind the hard-to-read handwriting.
‘Medicare rebates are so low GPs are having to moonlight as delivery drivers it seems,’ someone wrote.
While many said that the words meant ‘post shop’. Someone who had guessed it said: ‘This is how primary schools in Australia teach kids to write the letter P.’
‘Are you a nurse? Because only someone who is exposed to doctors' handwriting daily would be able to read this,’ one asked.
‘Post shop,’ one agreed but added that they liked ‘Rust Shon’ better. A separate Reddit user also claimed that delivery people will write ‘Post Shop’ when leaving things in Australia Post offices.
Another advised: ‘Go see your local GP. They might be able to translate the rate and ancient language for you.’ While one answered that they were a doctor and they take offence to the claim. ‘That is nowhere near illegible enough to be medical handwriting,’ they quipped.
‘From years of trying to decipher doctors’ handwriting, I'm going to say post shop. My second guess is paracetamol,’ one joked.
‘It looks like the word “Post Shop” if it was kicked around and bullied.’
Others tried to spare the original poster the headache of trying to decipher the message and said they could always just enter the consignment number into the tracking page and it will tell the poster where their package is.
The original poster later commented that they believe the words are ‘post shop’, and thanked everyone for their help.
What about you, members? What are your guesses? Let us know in the comments below!
But have you ever read a message that’s so hard to interpret, that you’re left scratching your head?
That’s exactly what happened to one Aussie recently, when they received a confusing message scribbled on an Australia Post slip.
One Aussie expressed their bafflement over an odd message that came from an Australia Post slip.
They took a photo of the slip and shared it on the popular forum site Reddit, where the homeowner asked for help in deciphering the writing on a slip of paper left by a Star Track worker.
Can you read what it says? Credit: Reddit
The slip notified the resident that they were unable to deliver a package as no one was home. In the ‘trading hours’ section, the written words spell out individual letters but don’t seem to form known words.
‘I can’t read this…can anyone help me please?’ The Reddit user wrote.
The Redditor’s post gained traction on the social media platform with over 1,000 likes and hundreds of comments. Many Reddit users shared how baffled they were over the words and some agreed that they had ‘no clue’ what it meant.
‘Roast Shaun,’ one offered. ‘When you go to the collection point, ask for Shaun and tell him he’s a daft boofhead,’ they continued.
‘Roast Shaun…You have to roast Shaun for your parcel,’ another agreed.
While someone suggested an alternative, such as ‘Roast Sharon’, ‘Roast Shroom’, and ‘Roast Shoni’.
Many social media users poked fun at the confusing message. Credit: Mikhail Nilov/Pexels
‘Rust Shown. Must be an old package,’ one more responded.
Another wrote: ‘I was thinking rose shrub.’
‘Rost shorn, obviously,’ someone else commented.
‘Rush Storm, probably delivered during a storm?’ Another added.
However, many believed that the words read: ‘Rust Shon’…which doesn’t make any sense but this is what people are seeing.
‘Rust shon, some sort of counter-culture about the decay of modern society,’ one stated.
Someone said it spelled ‘Rost Schon’, which they alleged was German for ‘it’s rusting already’. (Yes, ‘Rost Schon’ in German language actually means ‘rusting already’).
‘If he was aiming to write “rust shon”, he did so impeccably,’ another claimed.
Others made fun of the situation and some took turns guessing who was behind the hard-to-read handwriting.
‘Medicare rebates are so low GPs are having to moonlight as delivery drivers it seems,’ someone wrote.
Others had fun trying to guess who wrote the words on the slip. Credit: photoGraph/Pexels
While many said that the words meant ‘post shop’. Someone who had guessed it said: ‘This is how primary schools in Australia teach kids to write the letter P.’
‘Are you a nurse? Because only someone who is exposed to doctors' handwriting daily would be able to read this,’ one asked.
‘Post shop,’ one agreed but added that they liked ‘Rust Shon’ better. A separate Reddit user also claimed that delivery people will write ‘Post Shop’ when leaving things in Australia Post offices.
Another advised: ‘Go see your local GP. They might be able to translate the rate and ancient language for you.’ While one answered that they were a doctor and they take offence to the claim. ‘That is nowhere near illegible enough to be medical handwriting,’ they quipped.
‘From years of trying to decipher doctors’ handwriting, I'm going to say post shop. My second guess is paracetamol,’ one joked.
‘It looks like the word “Post Shop” if it was kicked around and bullied.’
Others tried to spare the original poster the headache of trying to decipher the message and said they could always just enter the consignment number into the tracking page and it will tell the poster where their package is.
The original poster later commented that they believe the words are ‘post shop’, and thanked everyone for their help.
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it says post shop!
