craig's list
Are missed connections "a staple of online modern love?"
A missed connection happens when you see someone for a second or two but for some reason—shyness, they're across the subway platform, you're with a hotter friend—you don't approach them. Instead of lamenting the loss you can go online—the web bulletin board Craigslist has popular forums for various cities—post a "missed connection" and hope that your crush will log on, recognize themselves in your description and email you back. A version of these ads has existed on the back page of community alt-weeklies for years, but on the web the lovelorn can reach a much larger audience, increasing … Read More
Who got laid during the Democratic Convention? Tango investigates.
The Democratic convention ended last night, so we thought we'd check in to see if conventioneers got nookie in the mile high city. And what better place to find out than the online repository of fantasy, c**k shots and misspellings: Craig's List Denver. Below, a sampling of political booty-hunters, a rating of their post, and our guess about the likelihood that they scored.
Republican with a big one looking for cry baby NObama gal Grade: C. "I can make you scream 'George Bush! George Bush!' and … Read More
A swinging TV reporter, naked parade and teen streakers.
Our friends over at Scanner had a bunch of stories involving nudity yesterday, and we gladly point them out to you today.
First, they told us about Las Vegas TV reporter Jeff Gradey, who was fired from his job at the Vegas ABC affiliate after management saw a Craig's List ad from him and his girlfriend soliciting "a hot, nasty girl who needs to c*m." Scanner says that Gradey didn't get fired for posting the threesome ad; he was drop-kicked because … Read More
Only Sunday through Wednesday sweeties need apply.
Probably a prank, but just practical enough to be true: some fella in Chicago is allegedly looking for a sweetie on Craigslist -- but for Sunday through Wednesday nights only!
Says our Romeo:
I am looking for a single white good looking girl to be my girlfriend from Sunday thru Wednesday, because I come home to an empty house on each of those days. The problem is that both my roommates have serious girlfriends and rarely come home after work; leaving me alone and bored.
Weekends are for picking up "floozies" in bars, you see, so this part-time … Read More
So woman decides to sell both on Craigslist.
More than 500 people responded to recent online ads selling both a home and the affection of its current owner, a single mother of two teens eager to turn over her deed and her heart.
When traditional means of finding love such as online dating and scoping night clubs came up dry, the Associated Press reports that one South Florida woman decided to use the next logical forum. No, she doesn't have her own reality TV show or a YouTube following. Yet. Instead, she thought to kill two birds with one ad and sell her love along with her … Read More