Thanksgiving Criticism Deflector (Posthumous Bonus)

Even though I’m not doing this blog anymore, occasionally I get bored at work & throw up CL ads just to amuse myself. One of said ads made its way to CNBC reporter Jane Wells (class act) & she posted an article on it. I figured y’all are bored at work too, so here ya go.

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jobs > et cetera jobs

• Didn’t save the responses.

Wanted: Tontine Members

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jobs > et cetera jobs

• 0 replies.
• Your posting has been flagged for removal.

Free Candy

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for sale/wanted > free

• 5 replies, read after the jump. (NSFW)
• Your posting has been flagged for removal.

Cat Holder-Downer

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jobs > et cetera jobs

• The blog’s mascot needs a summer haircut. For a full screen shot of the illustration, click here.
• 45 replies, read after the jump.
• The responses to this ad have restored my faith in how cool people can be and, to a much lesser degree, CL.

Random Reverse Response Friday

NOT my ad:

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My response, click on email to embiggen:

• In case you’re in the dark, here is said activity (NSFWish).
• Wonder what the Christmas party is like.
• I decided to take the high road on this one; there were some alternative takes I was just not comfortable with.

Wanted: Gladiatorz

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jobs > et cetera jobs

• 39 replies, read after the jump.
• Damn you NFL, I guess there’s always the impending NBA lockout.

Kriss Kross Nite

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personals > strictly platonic

• 0 replies. So nobody, with a sense of humor, alive during the 90’s saw this?
• Your posting has been flagged for removal.
• I’ve had no luck with the strictly platonic section and quite frankly don’t want to live in a world where a total stranger doesn’t want to hang out under the guise of being in a hip hop cover tribute band.

Friday Fun: How Did You Get Here?

Google: Bringing people to My Life On Craigslist: The Blog regardless of what they are searching for (3 people or less used the same keywords edition). Here are some examples:

• the white knuckles blog
• free travel trailors on craiglist where i can come pick up
• that post of yours on craig’s list caught my eye… im rather new to this whole craigslist
• craigslist rapture for the win
• ride my husbands XXXX
• hello as you go, thank you very much for your message of truth makes me very happy if
• fee proon

Read ‘em all after the jump.

Wanted: Witty Wheelchair Wizard

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jobs > skilled trades/artisan jobs

• 15 replies, read after the jump
• If I actually had money…

Free: Marge Simpson (An Exercise Of Frustrating Futility)

I like to make people happy. I like to give stuff away to make people happy. Here is an example of how some people don’t like other people to be happy.

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for sale/wanted > free

• Your posting has been flagged for removal.
• Re-posted.
• Your posting has been flagged for removal.
• Repeat x12.

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for sale/wanted > free

• Your posting has been flagged for removal.

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for sale > free

• Your posting has been flagged for removal.
• Just trying to illustrate how hard it is to put anything borderline creative on CL.

Random Reverse Response Friday

Editor’s note: CL is teeming with rapture based hilarity. So, since I had, for some reason, been in the dark on this whole “end is nigh” thing I found a good Armageddon post to respond to.

NOT my ad:

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My response, click on email to embiggen:

Editor’s note: Meant to say “toodles” not “toddles”.

Billionaire Estate Sale

Editor’s note: Under the banner of POV writing, this is the saltiest writing MLOCL has seen.

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for sale/wanted > garage & moving sales

• 22 replies, read after the jump.
• People do not half-step when it comes to the garage sale game.
• Your posting has been flagged for removal.

Reverse Random Response Friday

Editor’s note: If anyone wants to make a list of the grammatical casualties in the ad below it might make for a fun Friday exercise.

NOT my ad. 

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My response, click on email to embiggen:

• I did not get an appointment with Edith.
• It is hard finding work on CL.

Free: Social Distortion Ticket

Editor’s note: This CL ad is from back in November and I did not save the replies as I did not have this blogject going at the time. However, this is one of the ads, along with this one, that got me thinking about how CL ads elicit responses that can be quite entertaining. So, this post is like a prequel to the blog; also, I’ve got ads in the hopper but nothing is ripe yet. Still got a CL jones? You can always check out our sister site.

Cheers,

H.D. Wimbledon, Esq.

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for sale/wanted > tickets – by owner

• Gave ticket away to a really cool guy.
• Social D rocked my face off.

Wanted: Henchmen

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jobs > et cetera jobs

Back view:

• 86 replies, read after the jump.
• I cannot say enough about the amazing responses…just see for yourself.
• We’re gonna hench the lights out; the game just changed.