Tag: unclear on the concept

  • YSaC, Vol. CXCIII

    Brand NEW Playtex Tampons for sale – $6


    I have a BRAND NEW, UNOPENED box of Playtex Tampons for $6. It is a box of 36 Playtex Tampons Super Plus protection. I brought and now, I am pregnant. I don’t need them anymore. E-mail if interested!!! I am willing to travel all over [location]!!

    Do you think she realizes that she’s going to need those again in about nine months?

  • YSaC, Vol CXCII

    Somebody offer something for this car (far out)


    Rat Rod

    The place where this listing comes from is apparently referred to as the “Athens of the West”. This person seems to have decided to honor the statuary of the original Athens by …. encasing a car in concrete? I have absolutely no idea what I’m looking at here. I want to believe it’s a car under a cover, but it looks a little too rigid for that. (Besides, if it is a car under a cover, wouldn’t you take the cover OFF to photograph the car to sell it?)

    So maybe it’s a concrete sculpture of a car. If so, how is someone going to move it? And why on earth would someone WANT it?

    Wait, I know. Maybe it’s a modern art installation, and is a post-ironic expression of stereotypes of neighborhoods where there are more cars in the driveways that are on blocks than are on wheels. Perhaps the permanence of the sculpture of what is clearly a sports car is a reflection of the futility of the class struggle and is attempting to represent the weight of the tropes that keep us from true social mobility. The spare tire represents man’s inhumanity to man.

    Googling for “rat rod” reveals that the term generally refers to cars that “appears unfinished or is built simply to be driven.” (Thanks, Uncle Wikipedia!) I like my interpretation better.

    Sent in by Cheryl — thanks!

  • YSaC, Vol. CLXXXIV

    mustang 1997 – $5500


    Date: 2008-12-30, 2:48AM PST

    im sellin my 1997 mustang for $5500 obo runs great its green srry for the pics i took them at nite but if u wanna c the car give me a call at xxx xxxx ask 4 cris

    Leslie sends along this posting, noting: “Really?  You couldn’t wait until morning to list your car? You took the pictures in the DARK? Really?” (Indeed — look at the time stamp for the posting. The mind boggles as to why this linguistically-challenged individual couldn’t have waited a mere five hours to take the picture in the dawn’s early light.)

  • YSaC, Vol. CLXXVI

    FIREWOOD (SAVE A TREE BUY FROM ME)


    BAGED 4 EASY CARRYIN OR STORAGE..HOPE THE HOLD WORLD WILL READ THIS AD.nothing is impossible so i hear..call me an AMERICAN DREAMER)SO BUY A BAG WON”T YOUtc.
    A LITTLE BIT ABOUT PALLETS..(WOODEN PLATFORMS that are used 2 carry most of our commerce products from razor blades 2 veggs..to keeping your dogs & stuff(HAY) of the ground … WOODEN PLATFORMS BUILT 2 SPECS.MAKE A LONG STOREY SHORT.WE SELL SCRAP SURPLUS THAT WE CANNOT USE.. WE RECYCLE GOIN GREEN REDUCE ..REUSE..RECYCLE. BEEN IN BUSINESS A LONG TIME well learned on FIRE ..
    WE SELL IT BY THE: xxx xxx-xxxx JACK says it’S the best dare wood there is .GREAT 4 INDOOR OR OUT DOOR USE..PISMO,DUMONT,DESERT,RVin.a BAG or 2?
    BAGS 22X36″ $10.00
    CRATES..$50.00 & UP
    TRUNK LOADS..$10.00 & UP
    SMALL PICK UP LOADS $50.00
    CAN DELIVER..ANY WHERE..UPS IF WE HAVE TO.. ? EXPORTIN need heat treated CRATES,PALLETS,any size from 1′ to ? any amount. xxx xxx.xxxx..happy trails to you..see you real soon..

    I can’t parse my way through this one. Is he chopping up pallets for firewood, or selling firewood and pallets? My brain hurts.

    But if Jack says it’s the best dare wood out there, who am I to argue?

  • YSaC, Vol. CLXXI

    shitzu – $200


    selling an 8 month old shitzu pup.
    shes very friendly and loving.
    shes very good with kids. shes black and white.
    was born on april 1st 2008.

    im asking $200

    you can reach me at xxx xxx-xxxx
    names ivan

    keywords:: mastiff,saint bernard,rottweiler,husky,labrador,jack russell terrier,reptiles,snakes,monitors,pets,cars,b16,b18,type r,gsr,ls,zc,integra,civic,crx,accord,rsx,tl,k20,h22,infinity,ford,chevy,dodge,chrysler,pioneer,kenwood,alpine,

    “Shitzu”? Really? You know, I think there should be a spelling test for prospective dog owners. Can you spell the name of the breed you’re adopting? No? Then no dog for you.

    That’s quite the keyword list for a “shitzu”. I wonder how many people start off looking for a Saint Bernard and end up buying a Shih Tzu instead because it popped up in their keyword search. Probably about as many as start off looking for Chryslers or Kenwoods, I suppose.

    Keyword spammers deserve to die. As do people who post ads selling animals on Craigslist.

    (In a rare moment of seriousness for me: I’m disturbed by the number of people who are already selling the animals they got for Christmas because they “just can’t take care of them anymore”. Seriously — don’t advertise that you can’t take care of an animal for more than five days and then insist that it go to a “good home”. That’s just stupid and wrong. Grrrrr.)

  • YSaC, Vol. CLXX

    *FREE* Staples for an office stapler.


    I have TWO rows of staples that can be used for an office size stapler. Unused and ready to be loaded and put to use. Email if you want to come by and take a look!

    Whitney

    170

    Two whole rows of staples? Really? Wow, that’s like … 420 staples (assuming the industry standard of 210 per strip), which is worth … hang on, let me do the math … 5000 staples on staples.com = $3.99, which = $0.000798 per staple … so this is worth $0.33! Wow! What an amazing deal!