It’s not quite the six-word novel that Hemingway supposedly wrote to win a bar bet (it’s supposed to have gone “For
sale: baby shoes. Never used.“), but this Craigslist personal ad in the
“missed connections” section still says so much using so little:
You…being shoved in the back of a squad car… – m4w – 27
I shouted “fuck the police”…you made the black panther fist. You got
tasered, I got goosebumps. Your hair is very pretty. Let’s chat.
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Anitra and I saw the sticker pictured above on a Model Y Tesla parked outside…
It’s Sunday, and it’s time for another “picdump!” Here are the memes, pictures, and cartoons…
I saw this a couple of weeks ago in Austin at Uncommon Objects, a delightfully…
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Best (or, at least, most effective) personal ad I've ever heard of appeared in the New Times, our local alternative weekly, some years ago.
Just two words -- "MISTER WRONG" -- and a box number.
Son of a bitch got over four hundred responses.
-- Bruce A.
My favorite from the Twin Cities City Pages: "Friday: you, in ER waiting room at HCMC. Me, drunk, tied to gurney. Want to get together for a drink?"
Hey, what happened to the last few weeks of posts?
hey where did all your recent posts go?
:o