{"id":1593,"date":"2009-04-13T08:23:20","date_gmt":"2009-04-13T11:23:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yousuckatcraigslist.com\/?p=1593"},"modified":"2009-04-27T23:31:57","modified_gmt":"2009-04-28T02:31:57","slug":"ysac-vol-270-if-its-old-it-must-be-valuable-right","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yousuckatcraigslist.com\/?p=1593","title":{"rendered":"YSaC, Vol. 270: If it&#8217;s old, it must be valuable, right?"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote>\n<h2>Antique Buffet (very old) &#8211; $1100<\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<p>This buffet is very old, How I know, because my Aunt who owned it (at one time) was very old before she passed. Best offer and it is yours. No worries&#8230; she told me to sell it&#8230;. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1599\" title=\"2701\" src=\"http:\/\/www.yousuckatcraigslist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/2701.jpg\" alt=\"2701\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1594\" title=\"270a\" src=\"http:\/\/www.yousuckatcraigslist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/270a.jpg\" alt=\"270a\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Professor: &#8220;Good morning, class, and welcome to Logic 101. Today, we&#8217;re going to study the logical fallacy known as <em><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cum_hoc_ergo_propter_hoc\">cum hoc ergo propter hoc<\/a><\/em>. Who can tell me what&#8217;s wrong with this statement?<\/p>\n<p><code>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;My aunt is old.<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;My aunt owned this buffet.<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Therefore, this buffet is old.\"<\/code><\/p>\n<p>Snowflake K. Student: &#8220;Um &#8230;.. my aunt isn&#8217;t old anymore because she&#8217;s dead?&#8221;<br \/>\nProfessor: &#8220;Not exactly. Anyone else?&#8221;<br \/>\nPrecious B. Student: &#8220;If it&#8217;s your aunt&#8217;s buffet you don&#8217;t have permission to sell it?&#8221;<br \/>\nProfessor: *heavy sigh* &#8220;Try again.&#8221;<br \/>\nDesign R. Student: &#8220;Ooooh, I know! The buffet is ugly, the support beam is broken, and there&#8217;s no way it&#8217;s worth $1000?&#8221;<br \/>\nProfessor: &#8220;I give up. I&#8217;m going to go outside and yell at squirrels for a while.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, at Sylvia Plath&#8217;s favorite furniture shop:<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h2>maybe depression bed &#8211; $100<\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<p>not sure but i know its old. still in good shape.selling all i own so come see all of it.<br \/>\njay xxx xxx xxxx<br \/>\nim not sure i believe it is a full size.rail to rail 55&#8243; wide<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1596\" title=\"270c\" src=\"http:\/\/www.yousuckatcraigslist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/270c.jpg\" alt=\"270c\" width=\"300\" height=\"207\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1597\" title=\"270d\" src=\"http:\/\/www.yousuckatcraigslist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/270d.jpg\" alt=\"270d\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Amy sent this one in, saying, &#8220;I&#8217;m pretty sure they were going for &#8220;This bed may be Depression-Era&#8221;, but instead they made it sound like the bed could need Prozac. I definitely don&#8217;t want to sleep there!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m getting depressed just <em>looking<\/em> at the bed. I mean, look at it. It&#8217;s just <em>filled<\/em> with ennui. <\/p>\n<p>And I&#8217;m not sure I believe it&#8217;s a full size, either. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Antique Buffet (very old) &#8211; $1100 This buffet is very old, How I know, because my Aunt who owned it (at one time) was very old before she passed. Best offer and it is yours. No worries&#8230; she told me to sell it&#8230;. \ud83d\ude09 Professor: &#8220;Good morning, class, and welcome to Logic 101. 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