Craig's List is a great website for people looking to buy and sell stuff locally, find events, courses, jobs etc, and chat on topics in forums. I've been looking at my local craigs list most days since I arrived. It is the only resource I needed for house hunting, and now I'm looking for some furniture, its the place to check out second hand stuff, yard sales.
It started in San Francisco, and has now gone international, such is its popularity. Clever Craig. Boy, you're such a clever boy. But tonight i'm not here to praise, I'm here to mock. Sorry, share some delightful and quintessentially American stuff and turns of phrase I found on a quick trawl of Craig's rather long list this evening. There's loads and I couldnt print them - here's just a few examples from a few categories (my emphasises and captions) .
This country is just so funny. There are hundreds more like this (Mike, maybe we should put our heads together and make a yahoo pipe to filter funny stuff out of craigs list?) , so if you have time to waste ... Enjoy!
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1) "Never you mind, Brandine! You just go back to birthin' that baby."
In: For sale - cars and trucks
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I got pretty drunk and rolled my 94' eagle talon the night before last. the roof and windshield are hammered also front right cv joint and tie rod are gone.it turns over fine, interior is ok, engine is good and registration is current. I like the car but dont have time to fix it. the cars sitting on its wheels in a good spot but your gonna need a flatbed or car trailor. call me at 831-706-0228 and dont waste my time the cars been rolled and it looks like it so dont be picky.
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2) "Hi giggly hey neighbourino!"
In: Community - general
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Hello, hi. My husband lost his job two weeks ago due to the economy. He has been looking everywhere and no one is hiring currently. He is literally applying for any position available in his field of work. I was hoping that all of you reading this could add us to your prayers. If you could spread the word to anyone you know that would keep us in their prayers and thoughts we would be eternally grateful. I know I do not know you and you do not know me. I believe with all of my being that you can make a difference in our hearts and lives by adding us to your thoughts, prayers, intentions, meditations, and well wishes. Please.
With Much Love and Hope,
The Agresti Family
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3) Like, so, erm, oh my god! He was like, so totally awesome!
In: rants and raves
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I'm just a bored dude. Send me some pics!
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4) Radiant sunbeam leopards in the mystical dharma karma hummm (*ting!*)
In: community - events
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Friday, Nov. 7
Location: Dragondale, Boulder Creek, CA
(Directions will be given to those who have pre-registered)
7-10pm
$35
In Feri it is often said that everything begins, and ends, with Sex. But what does that mean? Sex is so much more than simply how bodies touch. In this class we will explore what the nature of sex is for our souls, and begin to raise our awareness of the sensual nature of our own energy-bodies. We will then invoke the Twins in their various aspects to join with us in sensual ecstasy so that we can partake of their Holy Lust. Learn how to raise and control sexual energy and use it for healing, for alignment, and for spellwork.
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5) Sweaty brilliance
In: personals - men seeking women
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I've been down in South-bay working, building, perfecting my resources, my means, to answer the questions conjured within my dreams. Where? what? when? why? Who is this "I". What's His plan? His dreams?. THE PLAN is creation. Put simply, create an opportunity, an opportunity to share, thoughts, ideas, feelings, motions, and space. I seek another. Some South-Bay Hottie to join my festive path. Celebrate this state (alive and breathing). Explore this world all over, its flowers, it's fauna, its people, their rituals. Take it in write it down,, record, film, process it in our minds and then; EXPRESS. For All, for One, for NONE,
Expression for me lies in symbols on paper. It also is recorded visions, Sites, and sounds. "Audio-visual stimuli" created/composed/directed so as to stir a feeling, image, or thought in another mind. A catalyst for shared experience. The experience rendered being more vivid and detailed than written fiction. Yet, the audience's pro-active role in the creative process makes the experience more personal or intimate than traditional films and screen plays.
I am an intelligent, sensitive, thoughtful, not very patient, strong, independent, open-minded, hedonistic, quick witted person. I like to laugh and play outside under the sun its sweaty brilliance. I also prowl the night for festivities including cocktails, music, film, and other general fanfare, frequently in a club, bar, or at my dome house overlooking Monterey Bay in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
I'm seldom swayed by mere "convention," rather I tend to disrupt the stagnant and conventional, especially when the mere fact of their existence, has become the sole underpinning to secure it within the foundations of society.
So' Is there a Woman, A South-Bay Hottie, with an adventuresome heart, and an intellectual head. One that can think on her own, figure her actions and words free of the threats and chains of the norm. Strong willed, she must be, to act upon beliefs. She must have affinities for hedonistic festivities, and passion for the celebration of life. Where is my South Bay Hottie?
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6) "Ian, you put a greased naked woman on all fours, with a dog collar around her neck and a leash, and a man's arm extended out up to here holding the leash, and pushing a black glove in her face to sniff it - you don't find that offensive? You don't find that sexist?"
In: community - musicians
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We are a brutal death metal band out of Santa Cruz (practice in Los Gatos sometimes). We are seeking a very BRUTAL BRUTAL BRUTAL singer for our rising band. Even though we have a decent amount of songs, we dont have any music recorded yet, but we're working on it. Until then go to www.myspace.com/octopusvolcano and check out our influences and outlook on the world. 420 friendly, very easygoing, open-minded, but serious about our music. Any interest send an e-mail with a little info about yourself+ any Mp3s you may have of yourself. Stay heavy
OV
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7) “Hey motorcycle mama you gonna marry me? ha, ha”
In: for sale - clothes and accessories
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SUEDE LEATHER CHAPS,size 12 light tan color. zipper on legs. like new only been worn a couple times.$100.
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8) You want ferret, I kill you!
In: community - pets
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Ferret Legalization
Important News – California ferret enthusiasts are about to file an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) with the state of California. No one thought we could get the funds but we have. Governor Schwarzenegger cited a lack of an EIR when he vetoed a ferret amnesty bill in 2004. This removes the last known hurdle that the Department of Fish and Game has put in our path.
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9) "The defect in that one is bleach. Yessssssssss!"
In: community - general
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The reasons for staying alive are at below:
* to dream for sweet days
* to cross the bridge that leads to sweet days---finding the bridge and crossing the bridge is the hardest part.
* to live in the sweet days, in the sweet earth, filled with green and God's creation and all God's created beauties
* to feel, to smell, to experience the sweet days that cannot be experienced NOW.
I love life; however, as i do not have a job, I am very depressed and worried. However, I hope and dream for better days, where I again have jobs. For that reason, I am working to get a job: applying for job and doing all the necessities so that I get a job, as much as I can, in my down time.
I understand when that people said, in Craigslist, that he wants to die. Life seems very painful when one does not get what he should. He thinks---"others got...wy can't I?"
Some people get easily eaither they are more qualified or it is just luck. However, if one just stick with his plan and be patient that he/she will see and experience and live God's given sweet life, and most probably he/she will win and will go there. Note: please pardon for bad grammar and spelling.
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