YSaC, Vol. 1179: A nod’s as good as a wink to a blind bat!

2012 February 2

country stuff


hi i sale country belts blink blink perses jewelry walets pictures sandlas and more my number is ## ### ## ## and the adress is #######.

“Hi!”
“Er, hello.”
“I sale country belts! Blink, blink, know what I mean, know what I mean?”
“Er, no.
“Country belts! You know… sandlas! Say no more, say no more!”
“I’m sorry, are you selling something?”
“Selling! Very good! Selling! Your wife – does she like perses?”
“Purses?”
“No. Perses! You know… WAAAAAGGHH!!”
“I’m sorry, you’re a very silly person, and I’m not going to talk to you any more.”

(If you’re not getting the reference, you can (and should!) immediately watch it here.)

I should also point out that the #s above are the exact order and spacing of the phone number given in the ad. There’s either too many, or not quite enough of them. Thanks for the post, Ross!

65 Responses leave one →
  1. 2012 February 2
    Rabbit Roulette permalink

    Ok, I puzzled out the rest of what he was trying to spell, but my best guess on the “blink blink” is “bling bling.” I know sale, sell and sail all sound the same, but I do wish people would try to remember which one they are supposed to use. Not much hope for that, though. No one on the internet can remember the difference between your and you’re, there and they’re, and a host of others. And how did Sparky manage to spell jewelry and pictures right when he got almost all the others wrong?

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    • 2012 February 2
      funky "eMonkey" monkey permalink

      My peeve is when they can’t get too, to, and two rite. Yew no what I mean?

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      • 2012 February 2
        One Moving Violation permalink

        And do, due and dew
        and you, yew and U
        and know, no and noah
        And ?, ! And &?

        (limps off to lower corner)

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        • 2012 February 2
          CapnMac permalink

          Ur fergittin how . = / asin theys colse nuff notto madda

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        • 2012 February 2
          One Moving Violation permalink

          Homonyms R Wii.

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    • 2012 February 2
      P-rex permalink

      Cell, they’re supposed to use cell. They should be charged with a blissdemeanor and put in a cell.
      Ok, blissdemeanors only rate a fine, but still…..

      Adores: 4
    • 2012 February 2
      tigprincess permalink

      /English corey/ who says Sparky got jewellery correct? /End of English corey?

      Adores: 3
  2. 2012 February 2
    Ralph permalink

    Sparky seems to be selling various items commemorating the time that Perseus avoided Medusa’s gaze with his shiny shield, but the sun caused him to blink blink.

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    • 2012 February 2

      The sunlight reflected off of the bling bling and the buckles on those country belts is making me blink blink. Come to think of it, so is Sparky’s spelling.

      Adores: 5
  3. 2012 February 2

    There are not all that many firsts anymore but this marks the first time a Craigslist ad has batted its eyelashes at me.

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    • 2012 February 2
      LimeLolly permalink

      You’re sexy and you know it. 8)

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      • 2012 February 2
        CapnMac permalink

        …Clap your hands…

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    • 2012 February 2

      How do I love thee, let me blink it to you in morse code. (Translated into Kilngon of course)

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      • 2012 February 2

        I’m assuming that the Kilngons are the pacifist cousins of the Klingons who walk around in sandlas and make pottery all day long.

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        • 2012 February 2

          No blinking for you!

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        • 2012 February 2
          Digitalaxis permalink

          Today is a good day to knit!

          Adores: 3
      • 2012 February 2
        PrincessLuceval permalink

        How about “Wuthering Heights” in semaphore code? Or “Julius Caesar” on an Aldis lamp?

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    • 2012 February 2
      One Moving Violation permalink

      Hey, this ad knows what it likes. wink, wink, nudge, nudge. Say no more!

      Adores: 2
  4. 2012 February 2

    I don’t think I could possibly add anything snarky after Dan’s Montey Python reference.

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  5. 2012 February 2

    hi i sale dickshunairees, pecil pecil, pleeze purroose the paiges at ur leezure.

    Adores: 2
    • 2012 February 2
      camille permalink

      Do not rub the dickshunairees’ tummies.

      Adores: 3
      • 2012 February 2
        valarie permalink

        And do not read that snark too quickly, pre-coffee.

        Adores: 2
  6. 2012 February 2
    Digitalaxis permalink

    hi spark i bie pursus 4 my wfie i give manys cash i has no jewlry what i give her she not wief yet but country belt mabeys?

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  7. 2012 February 2
    valarie permalink

    Hmm…Any of you country gents want a “bling”-ed wallet? “Hey, Hank, that sure is a purdy wallet. And you sure have a purdy persed mouth too”

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    • 2012 February 2

      As long as the bling was shaped like the John Deere logo, I bet my brother-in-law would buy it.

      Adores: 5
      • 2012 February 2
        valarie permalink

        Then do I have a necklace for him!

        Adores: 4
  8. 2012 February 2
    Windrose permalink

    I’ve always wanted to buy a country! How much for a shiny, new Australia?

    Adores: 5
    • 2012 February 2

      You can probably get a wonderful deal on a sunny Mediterranean country.

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      • 2012 February 2
        Windrose permalink

        I’m tired of bailing out Greece. And that reminds me of the time the garbage disposal backed up.

        Adores: 6
        • 2012 February 2
          CapnMac permalink

          [currency corey]
          There is a thriving ‘market’ right now, if an exceedingly sketchy one, in bundles of Drachmas. The worry/speculation being that, if Greece defaults on its debts in euro, it will still have to have some sort of national currency. And, too many assume the Hellenic government warehoused the old currency in bulk quantity.

          This, despite the open-source information clearly showing that the drachma notes were sent off for shredding and recycling. Or, that national currencies, when “revitalized” are always changed in appearance.

          There are also tales of bundles of Lira being sold, largely in SE Asia against a possible failure by Italy (all the worse for some of those Lira being Turkish).

          Apparently, there are Sparkii everywhere.
          [/corey]

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  9. 2012 February 2
    kelli permalink

    Psst *whisper* Dan, it’s ad not add

    Adores: 2
    • 2012 February 2

      Taco, izzat you?

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    • 2012 February 2
      CapnMac permalink

      In some fairness, for Dan (BBuH) it is an additional Volume for YSaC.
      Further, we must, in all fairness, allow for some amount of contact-sparkii to “rub off.” A condition for which “Big Pharm” has yet failed to produce a creme, salve, pill, tablet, or capsule to ameliorate (side effects may occur, see product documentation for details).

      Adores: 2
    • 2012 February 2
      dan permalink

      Fixed, thanks!

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  10. 2012 February 2
    Windrose permalink

    What do you get if you put a HamCan in the box?

    Adores: 3
    • 2012 February 2
      valarie permalink

      I give up. What?

      Adores: 4
    • 2012 February 2
      One Moving Violation permalink

      A misfit toy? Nobody wants to play with a Hammy in the box.

      Adores: 3
    • 2012 February 2
      kelli permalink

      Little Hammies in about 9 months?

      Adores: 4
    • 2012 February 2

      Belly rubs?

      Adores: 6
    • 2012 February 2
      funky "eMonkey" monkey permalink

      If you fertilize and water properly, you’ll get purty little sprouts in 6-8 weeks.

      Adores: 3
  11. 2012 February 2
    One Moving Violation permalink

    Anyone that does not get that reference would likely buy a dead parrot.

    Adores: 5
    • 2012 February 2
      valarie permalink

      Or perchance work as an intestinal model. Though you can only do that once.

      Adores: 2
      • 2012 February 2
        SpaceBug permalink

        But then, you could get a long-running gig as Yorick.

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        • 2012 February 2
          CapnMac permalink

          Is it as runny as the fommage a la belle français Camembert?

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  12. 2012 February 2

    Deer Bubba-Sparky,

    We hear at the Winken, Blinken and Nod Corporation take acception to you’re use of “blink blink” to describe your magnifisunt blets, perses and other items.

    Please let this ladder serve as notice to you to seize and desist such practices immediately.

    Continuing to use “blink blink” violins our intellecshual property rites, and we will peruse all available legal opshins as a matter of redress.

    Conversationally, if you wish to retrain our servers for the porpoise of riding ad copy for you’re business, we wood be most agreeable to discussing terminations.

    If you have any questions, I can bee reached at the number blow.

    With Deepest Sympathy,

    Th. E. Sauros, Equine
    Winken, Blinken, and Nod
    PH: BR-549

    Adores: 10
    • 2012 February 2
      LimeLolly permalink

      AR’s red pen just ran out of ink.

      Ouch.

      Adores: 4
    • 2012 February 2
      funky "eMonkey" monkey permalink

      *snort* “Blow”.

      Adores: 2
      • 2012 February 2

        *smoke* “Pot”.

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        • 2012 February 2
          One Moving Violation permalink

          *sniff* “glue”.

          Adores: 1
        • 2012 February 2

          *quit* “Amphetamines”

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        • 2012 February 2
          Windrose permalink

          *huff* “aerosols”

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  13. 2012 February 2
    P-rex permalink

    I used to have that very picture as my pc wallpaper.

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  14. 2012 February 2

    Dinsdale?

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    • 2012 February 2
      kelli permalink

      He nailed my head to a coffee table.

      Adores: 2
      • 2012 February 2
        CapnMac permalink

        “…I was going to, until I noticed the lad with the thermonuclear warhead was, in fact, the local Chief Police Constable…”

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      • 2012 February 2

        He was a harsh man, but fair.

        Adores: 1
        • 2012 February 2
          Windrose permalink

          SHUT THE BLEEDING DOOR! Mother.

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  15. 2012 February 2
    CapnMac permalink

    Gratuitous reference to Bike touring North Cornwall with Cloda Rogers and peril-adverse tomatoes.

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  16. 2012 February 2
    Astro permalink

    That’s a very silly line.
    Sit down.

    Adores: 1
  17. 2012 February 2
    CapnMac permalink

    Complaints? You got complaints? Well, let me tell you . . .
    Arguments? Oh, that’s next door, in 12A.

    Adores: 0
  18. 2012 February 2

    I just had a moment of unintentional hilarity. The “OTHER SUCKING YOU MIGHT LIKE” box popped up with Taco’s avatar and a link to Vol. 1131: “Watch it wiggle!”

    Adores: 7
  19. 2012 February 3
    Aaron permalink

    I keep forgetting that “sell” and “sale” sound about the same in some dialects of English. (Much like “cot” and “caught” do around here.)

    And thanks for the reference link, too. I imagine that many of us who did get it, followed the link anyway. 🙂

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  20. 2012 February 3
    Andrea permalink

    Does she sell anything that isn’t misspelled?
    Oh, pictures. Yes, those don’t require words.

    Adores: 2
  21. 2012 February 3
    Windrose permalink

    The answer to the question is, “There is no spoon.” Thanks for playing, Hammy. Here’s your Punchity Punch Punch!

    Good Morning, Country Belts!

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