Sinead Butler
Apr 09, 2021
Twitter/alxboardman
A man said he “nearly had a heart attack” when he spotted what he thought was a person staring out at him from his washing machine.
Alex, who tweets under the handle @alxboardman, noticed the creepy-looking face staring at him through the machine window after he put a wash on.
But – luckily – there wasn’t a weird man lurking among his laundry. Infact, it was a pillow, bearing the face of music icon David Bowie – which Alex forgot he had washed.
He shared the story with his followers, who found the whole thing hilarious, with the tweet soon going viral.
He tweeted: “Forgot I’d washed the dog’s blanket and David Bowie cushion. Nearly just had a heart attack.”
Forgot I’d washed the dog’s blanket and David Bowie cushion. Nearly just had a heart attack. https://t.co/7Uh9nLvh8k— alex boardman (@alex boardman) 1617711600
Those on Twitter responded with suggestions of who they actually thought the image actually looked like:
@alxboardman I though it was Phil Collins 😂 https://t.co/VOsmzDTOCQ— Lucinda King (@Lucinda King) 1617789631
@alxboardman @RembrandtsRoom To me it looks like it’s Van Eyck peeping out ? 🤔 https://t.co/eS8DlQl07h— Jorgen Wadum (@Jorgen Wadum) 1617794067
@alxboardman Looks like Swedish poet Gunnar Ekelöf to me. https://t.co/J4L3QiZ9aZ— 🐫🌴 This Camel Life (@🐫🌴 This Camel Life) 1617841578
Others thank him for sharing the highly amusing story:
@alxboardman @kennyhiggs 😅🤣😂 just made me absolutely crack up!! Thank you so much - just what the doctor ordered— Jane Spencer-Rolfe (@Jane Spencer-Rolfe) 1617741553
There were plenty of Bowie jokes in there too:
@alxboardman 🎶 "This is Major Tom to Spin Control I see you through the door And I'm floating in a most peculiar wa… https://t.co/OikNd9q46c— Julie B (@Julie B) 1617792686
@alxboardman @lucyportercomic Washes To Washes.— Colin Daffern (@Colin Daffern) 1617716380
@alxboardman @NiecyOKeeffe In machine, in machine, take me anywhere— sharkastic (@sharkastic) 1617721987
Some even shared their own creepy yet humorous encounters:
I was packing a box for eBay and had padded it out with newspapers. I'd almost finished and was about to tape it up… https://t.co/VUiKYUvSiz— Aitch Pea (@Aitch Pea) 1558207088
@alxboardman When I opened my cupboard and Mrs brown was staring at me 😂 https://t.co/MvjSpEYUcR— Helen oskinner (@Helen oskinner) 1617737964
Something to look out for the next time you do your washing, anyway...
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