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  • YSaC, Vol. 453: [Error: age must be a real number.]

    Summer fun with your Daughter? – w4m

    Hi, New to area, looking for open-minded man for some fun. I am ”’ lb. and have ish hair and blue eyes. Would like to find a play mate for kinky role playing encounters for my boyfriend and I , must be open-minded. Looking for someone who loves to recieve oral and give facials! Those with a pic on profile will get first response. Would prefer them to be local and with in the age limit of

    Aunty Christ sends this ad in, saying, “This is great because (1) The headline alone is priceless. But the idea of “summer fun with your daughter” in conjunction with kinky role playing, facials, and oral is pretty gag-worthy. (2) I have ish hair too! We will get along wonderfully. (3) This was posted in “strictly platonic.” Someone needs to explain some words to some people. Or ‘people.’ “

  • YSaC, Vol. 452: No, really, that’s irritating. Stop it.

    possible crt monitor offer, or things

    “this monitor may have been bought in the second half of 2003, and may be an NEC Flat MultiSync 97F, maybe 19”, with a black case, or something like that
    it may be as though it was dropped more than once in the past, although it may have seemed to work fine afterwards, but it may not have the base, the thing that monitors rest on and swivel over
    there may have been a widening in the . maybe like seam in the case from how the monitor was originally made because of being dropped
    it may not be large, but one could notice it if one looked at it
    the structural integrity of the monitor has seemed to be fine since the last time it was dropped, it may be
    this may have been years ago
    the screen may ‘need’ to be cleaned, and there are some scratches on the plastic casing on the front of the monitor, and some maybe like small drop things of paint on the right side, it may be
    it may be as though it seemed to work fine the last time I used it
    may have been in the last month and a half or so
    it may be as though I would be willing to give this away, if someone wanted it, in a particular case
    I live not very far from downtown Pensacola, about 45 blocks from Palafox and Garden, it may be
    it may be as though I ‘could’ provide more information or provide pictures, possibly, if someone wanted
    it may be as though I would want to say something like pardon me if my way of writing will have caused undesirable things
    “, or other things

    It may be that you are not pardoned, as it may be that your pretension is annoying. I may have accidentally tripped and posted your ad on YSaC, and it may be that I’ve given you the tag trying too hard. See, because for all the may be‘s in there, the one thing you definitely did do is irritate me.

    I may wish to thank Amanda for this listing. Meanwhile, also in our linguistically irritating/trying too hard category:
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  • YSaC, Vol. 451: Shake the decease.

    Looking for MR. Right Now – 28

    How are you, I’m looking for a attractive guy to keep me busy and entertain my wild desires on call. Lately my life has been a tire so I’m up for dirt biking too. Please be decease and drug free and reply to this ad with photo.

    want a female nsa – m4w – 40

    4o hispanic male looking forn some nsa action ,i want a clean ,drug and decease female for fun if u interested hit me back ,race and age unimportant.u pic get mine.i want this to be descreet as possible thanks

    Will you be mine? – 24

    MondayI’ll be arriving in Multnomah County for a month on business and will be back often. Be drug n decease free and ready to show aphoto. Kisses!

    Despite the questionable grammar, I’m going to hazard a guess that ads #1 and #2 are not actually looking for a decease(d) person. Then again, look how much fun the Weekend at Bernie’s franchise makes dead people seem (damn you, Andrew McCarthy!) — I suppose anything is possible.

    Best I can figure out, if someone is decease-free, that means they’re not a zombie or a vampire. And I don’t know about you, but that’s something that I look for in my dating pool.

    Thanks to Imogene, kb, and Jesse for these ads!

  • YSaC, Vol. 450: Hurr, hurr, you said “injector”.

    Free porno – mags and videos

    Moving in with my girlfriend. Got about 30 mags and 15 videos I need to get rid of. Hit me up if you’re interested. If I don’t pick up, leave a message and I will get back to you. And please do me a favor- In case I’m with my girlfriend when I pick up, say something like I’m calling about the ad for the valve injector for a 94 Chevy Blazer. I will know what you mean. And this will sound legit because I’m in the process of selling that part.

    -Ben
    xxx-xxx-xxxx

    Violet submitted this ad, with the following comments:

    “I feel like this posting really raises some tough questions. Like when he requests interested parties to “say something like I’m calling about the ad for the valve injector for a 94 Chevy Blazer,” what does he mean, something like that? What’s like that?”

    “And if, as he helpfully points out, he really is selling that part, how will he know whether the person is calling about the porn or the valve injector? He’s going to have to ask some awkward follow-up questions that will be much more audible to his girlfriend than someone on the other end of the line and/or end up with an exasperated would-be masturbator who just wanted some fresh material and didn’t expect this kind of hassle or, more disturbingly still, some guy showing up to pick up his valve injector and being presented with a big box of porn. One thing, however, is not in question: these two kids are totally gonna make it.”

  • YSaC, Vol. 447: Does this make Mickey the philosopher king?

    Can of Plato toys! – $3

    Lots of different little plato toys!

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    Plato toys! Hooray! Finally, a way to teach children about one of the world’s greatest philosophers!

    The toys obviously represent Plato’s virtues: justice, wisdom, courage, and moderation. (I’m going to guess that the dog doesn’t represent wisdom — it doesn’t look too bright.)

    That would mean that the tin is Plato’s cave — which is particularly apropos, given that the point of Plato’s cave allegory is that the world of sensible objects is impermanent; what’s more impermanent than Play-Doh? (Unless you leave it out and let it harden.)

    Thanks for the submission, pointyjess!

  • YSaC, Vol. 446: Candelabra in the wind.

    Candle Opera – $30

    a wonderful piece to any collection

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    Hooray for eggcorns!

    But … but … what’s that ominous figure hovering in the background? Why, obviously, it’s the Phantom of the Candle Opera!

    Thanks, Abby!