Some enterprising Brooklynite was clearly inspired on Friday afternoon to host a really good Memorial Day weekend barbecue — the best kind of barbecue, in fact, the kind someone else pays for.

“Need grill, charcoal, top-quality hamburgers, hot dogs, chicken (only breast) and steaks,” he posted on the Brooklyn forum of Freecycle.org, a site where people offer their unwanted goods free of charge and others request goods they’d like to own free of charge. “Also need fixings like chips, drinks, salads and other sides. Not to mention beach towels, blankets, folding chairs, etc.” (By “etc.,” perhaps he meant old friends, good times and a high of 72.)

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