For Hire: well dressed professional criers to mourn the death of a certain someone who was not completely adored in life. Professional mourner will deliver eulogy for an extra fee. Fee nagotiable, travel expenses may apply.
For real.
This ad I spotted on craigslist and I'm torn between thinking it's a creative way to make a living, and thinking this person must be nuts. Or at least poor at spelling and grammar. I'm watching a documentary on Netflix (courtesy of Whitney) about a guy who lived off the generosity of strangers for one month by posting ads on craigslist. While watching I perused the bits of craigslist that I don't usually look at. Im resistant to post things on craigslist because I worry a serial murderer will hack me into little bits. But that's a silly thought isn't it. Given the number of murderers I've gotten to know, you'd think that this thought wouldn't enter my mind anymore. Maybe I just like to know what people are capable of in advance. Incidentally I have a 32 inch flat screen tv up for grabs. It's not one of those thin tv's. It a big heavy son of a hippopotamus. If you promise not to hack me into bits, it's all yours.
On another craigslist note. I periodically check the missed connections section. A typical post will read something along the lines of "I saw you walking your pomeranian on Robson, we chatted about Venice beach. You were wearing cheetahs leggings, I was wearing an orange vest. Send me a message if you want to have coffee". Entertaining and often totally deluded. I would cut through the BS posts by filtering for something I felt was a good descriptor of me, blonde. I just realized blonde no longer describes me. Now I'm a red head, I guess I'll have to change my descriptor. Obviously I would never respond to such an crazy internet post, I just think the posts are entertaining. Every once in a while I will recognize someone from the description (a co-worker or a cashier at the IGA)
1 comments:
Really?! You recognize people from the "I saw you" posts? I always think they're so vague that the person it is directed to wouldn't even know it! :)
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