YSaC, Vol. 227: Does it come in green?

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Need to sell ASAP


I will take 200.00
Price Reduced

Tan color
Very sturdy
3 years old

Call today xxx xxx xxxx

Emily sends this one along, saying, “A tan what? This was not accompanied by a photograph or explanation. We figured it was a stocky toddler.”

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38 responses to “YSaC, Vol. 227: Does it come in green?”

  1. Random Person Avatar
    Random Person

    Perhaps it doesn’t matter what it is. It’s sturdy and tan. What more need one know?

    (This may belong with the other Zen posts.)

  2. Courtney Avatar
    Courtney

    I’m sure whatever it is will go well in one of those apartments after I fix it up. Tan goes well with non-dark/black paint. Tan, sturdy things that cost $200, that is.

  3. HorribleLicensePlates Avatar

    Haha! Stocky toddler. I love it.

  4. jeff Avatar
    jeff

    Could it be instant tan lotion? After 3 years I suspect that stuff gets pretty solid and sturdy.

    1. Isaac Avatar

      Maybe it’s a gallon of milk.

  5. kati Avatar
    kati

    Iwow i have NEVER paid that much for a tan!

  6. Cheryl Avatar
    Cheryl

    Sweet! I’ll take two.

  7. stephanie Avatar
    stephanie

    This made me laugh.

  8. Shane-For-Wax Avatar
    Shane-For-Wax

    My mind went for a very large dildo…

  9. kelli Avatar
    kelli

    I could use an ASAP but I’m not sure one that is 3 years old will convey the urgency I want.

    1. SilvaNoir Avatar
      SilvaNoir

      I too would hope “as soon as possible” doesn’t translate to 3 years from now

  10. valarie Avatar
    valarie

    If I didn’t just break the bank paying for a surprisingly fragile brand new beige one, I might be tempted. I guess they just don’t make them like they did 3 years ago. I blame NAFTA.

  11. HamCan Avatar

    2009 must have been a great vintage for maple syrup.

    1. Irregular Fractal Avatar
      Irregular Fractal

      Maybe Sparky thinks there’s some dinosaur DNA in it, like Jurassic Park.

      1. One Moving Violation Avatar
        One Moving Violation

        My mother was famous for mispronouncing words.
        I went to see Jurassic Park and afterwards she asked me, “How was your ass in park?”.

        1. SilvaNoir Avatar
          SilvaNoir

          Well when watching a movie, one usually doesn’t jump around too much. You stay in your seat.
          😉

  12. Dave and Ferret Tribe Avatar

    Sparky has had it for three years and still doesn’t know what it is. No wonder Sparky has to sell it ASAP.

  13. One Moving Violation Avatar
    One Moving Violation

    As soon as possibilities come to mind I’ll let you know.
    Sparky has nothing better to do than keep you on the phone guessing.

    A horse,
    A dog,
    An armoire,
    A dining room set.
    The golden child.
    An outdoor playset.
    A tan outdoor mower.
    Come on Sparky, give me a clue.

    1. SilvaNoir Avatar
      SilvaNoir

      Aww, no indoor mowers?

  14. One Moving Violation Avatar
    One Moving Violation

    It’s obviously a . Sparky is to embarrassed to say that is what it is.
    He has already brought shame to his family name for bringing a into his home. ing is frowned upon in most cultures. s come in a variety of flesh tones ranging from very pale to black.
    If you decide to purchase this , I would suggest you remain anonymous.
    If you have children in the household, you should not even consider bringing a into your home.

    1. One Moving Violation Avatar
      One Moving Violation

      Hmmmm, even the comment box wouldn’t let me type in what it is.
      Apparently everything I type does not show up.

      1. CapnMac Avatar
        CapnMac

        [forum corey]
        Because of the way WordPress fora “work” there are some peculiarities vice other forum strategies.

        One thing that we have here is that all expressions contained between ASCII 60–open angle bracket, and ASCII 62–close angle bracket, are evaluated as html expressions. These are parsed against the (rather limited) stylebook Vigilance Jestro allows. If there is no such match, the entry is parsed.

        So, ‘common’ IRC expressions, like <grin>, <wink>–and, I suspect your attempt to use <bleep> all fail the table comparison and are rendered as ASCII 0 (zero).

        But wait, by what arcane chicanery or occult art did I get the mystic characters to appear? Well, I used the rather tiresome “ampersand” html character codes. Which follow a pattern of ampersand, code, and semicolon.
        The Shift+comma is ampersand lt semicolon (& lt ;–e.g. <) with no spaces; the Shift+period is ampersand gt semicolon (& gt ;–e.g. >). {In this usage, lt= less-than, gt=greater-than}.

        This is why we use square brackets (e.g. [ ]) on ‘corey’ ‘matt’ and similar “tags”–those express graphically without a great deal of manipulation and typesetting.

        The style-sheet here supports the <blockqoute>; <em> (italic), <b> (bold); <del> (strikeout); and <url> tags.

        The “short” link syntax is

        <A href=’htmlcode’> “Text you wish to appear as link” </A>

        Thus, endeth the lesson; Gentleman Start Your Engi, er, Play Ball!

        [/corey]

        1. One Moving Violation Avatar
          One Moving Violation

          Thankew!

        2. Tankerbell Avatar
          Tankerbell

          Omniscience. Cap’n haz it.

        3. One Moving Violation Avatar
          One Moving Violation

          To Right!

    2. One Moving Violation Avatar
      One Moving Violation

      OMV comment Redux

      Ok, it’s obviously a (bleeep). Sparky is to embarrassed to say what it is.
      Sparky has brought shame to his family name for bringing a (bleeep) into his home.
      (bleeep)ing is frowned upon in most cultures. (bleeep)s come in a variety of flesh tones ranging from very pale to black.
      If you decide to purchase this (bleeep), I would suggest you remain anonymous.
      If you have children in the household, you should not even consider bringing a (bleeep) into your home.

      I hope this clears things up for you.

      1. Tankerbell Avatar
        Tankerbell

        Actually, One, I thought it was hilarious just the way it was.

        1. One Moving Violation Avatar
          One Moving Violation

          Should I have used (blank) ing instead?

  15. Windrose Avatar
    Windrose

    It’s magic! It’s whatever you want it to be, as long as you want it to be tan. I want a pony! No, wait, a maned wolf! No, no, a turaco! Oh, they don’t look so good in tan. Lederhosen! George Hamilton! A luxury Yacht! I can’t make up my mind!

  16. Windrose Avatar
    Windrose

    We have a small, tight box today! Uh. . . . yeah, corner. Astro, when’s your birthday?

    1. funky "eMonkey" monkey Avatar
      funky “eMonkey” monkey

      We’re sorry, sponsors! So very sorry!

      1. Irregular Fractal Avatar
        Irregular Fractal

        No we’re not. We just need to go out and get lower-class sponsors.

    2. HamCan Avatar

      That never happens when it’s my turn…*pout*

  17. TacoMagic Avatar

    Dude! What the heck is their toddler doing with a tan?

    And $200 seems kinda steep.

    1. Tankerbell Avatar
      Tankerbell

      Says the guy who has a toddler.

      But note that $200 is the reduced price. I wonder what Sparky was originally asking?

  18. Tankerbell Avatar
    Tankerbell

    I don’t know why, but I’m getting that this is a toddler with superpowers. Mommy and Daddy have just had to admit that what is happening is not, in fact, just odd coincidences. It IS Junior that is making it happen. They tried to appease Junior with all his favorite treats, hence the stockiness, but still he would have tantrums and the… occurrences would happen. That’s why they need to get rid of him ASAP and have reduced the price. The $200 is for their bus ticket to deepest, darkest Saskatchewan, where they will start a new life under assumed names.

    Unfortunately, they don’t realize that among Junior’s superpowers is omniscience. ( Just like CapnMac.) Junior WILL find them. Oh, yes. He will find them. And when he does…

  19. David:) Avatar

    I get this funny feeling that this is a hidden ad for a prostitute:
    -“Very Tan” means she is a white woman who is, well, tanned.
    -“Very sturdy” means she is game for all that hard core shit.
    -“3 years old” would mean that she’s experienced, and been in the business for 3 years… I hope.

  20. Windrose Avatar
    Windrose

    Astro, you may go and take this with you: Punchity Punch Punch!

    Good Morning, uh, er, well. . . yeah.

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