Who are you? Who, who, who, who?

Girl, in a moment of antibiotic and antiviral medication induced stupidity, puts an ad on Craigslist. Girl receives a bunch of emails from boys. Girl responds to five. One in particular stands out, and an email exchange commences. Phone numbers are swapped. Girl thinks Boy is too good to be true–Jewish, 36, 6′3″, former doctor turned screenwriter–hey it’s LA, it’s entirely possible.

Then, Girl receives email from Random Girl claiming to be the girlfriend of a boy (she wouldn’t say his name) who was snooping in her boyfriend’s email (don’t ask me why) and insists that her boyfriend (who Girl has been corresponding with) is not who he says he is, whatsoever.

Girl MySpaces and Googles and Friendsters all five boys (and Random Girl) using their email addresses. All but the Boy she is excited about check out. Research indicates said Boy is 27, Catholic, divorced, and um, very obviously not a doctor. Random Girl is 22.

Girl thinks either a) Random Girl is a wacko; b) Boy is a liar; c) They are both nuts; d) Craigslist is still a bad place to meet men; e) All of the above.

Girl decides on e) All of the above.

And that my friends, is why you should say no to drugs Craigslist.

18 Comments »

anonymous

October 10th, 2006 | 6:46 pm

have always been curious about trying craiglist. did you put a pic up? some seriously freaky people one there, but you never know, right?

VJ

October 10th, 2006 | 7:08 pm

I dunno, why wouldn’t any 27 yo divorced Catholic boy secretly want to be a Jewish former doctor turned screenwriter of Any age and indeed almost any height?? That’s what Craig’s list is all about BTW. It’s there for the hookups. Cheers & Good Luck, ‘VJ’

Dave

October 10th, 2006 | 7:21 pm

You gotta love people who think snooping around on a cheater’s E-mail, acting crazy, and exposing him as a liar will lead to a long monogamous relationship.

Dave

October 10th, 2006 | 7:30 pm

Where has my mind been lately? I’ve been completely remiss on this blog. The guy who should have responded… Ted Moseby… Architect.

H

October 10th, 2006 | 7:39 pm

Anon, no I didn’t put a picture up. And yes lots and lots of freaky people on there!

The Daily Randi

October 10th, 2006 | 7:52 pm

My Sister sold her Portable Air Conditioner in Under Three Hours on Craig’s List!

Nanette

October 10th, 2006 | 8:54 pm

Sorry to hear about that wacko situation! Let me say again, though, that I’m very happy to hear that you’re still putting yourself out there. Can’t meet anyone if you don’t try! :)

Esther Kustanowitz

October 10th, 2006 | 10:33 pm

Things could be worse. You could NOT have such a wonderful sense of humor, or NOT have all these loyal fans to write and reassure you. Just say no to CL…finally a platform I can support.

elise

October 11th, 2006 | 4:12 am

haha, i like this post. very funny!

Margaret

October 11th, 2006 | 7:57 am

But recreational use is o.k., right? I mean how else do you experience such a contained little drama with out leaving the house?

Dori

October 11th, 2006 | 7:57 am

The problem with CL is the low barrier to entry. At least with JDate you have to pay $34.95 and include a requisite number of words/characters about yourself.

That said, CL people skew alternative/liberal/interesting, and there’s something to be said for that. I have met many cool guys on CL. It’s worth a shot.

candice

October 11th, 2006 | 9:30 am

I personally know of successful relationships from yahoo personals, match.com, and jdate. But I don’t know anyone who has had success on CL. I agree about the barrier to entry though. Sometimes it’s worth a few bucks to make sure everyone is on the same page.

Ro

October 11th, 2006 | 11:17 am

Damn!!!! Yes I agree all of the above. Try and get some rest and avoid Craigs List.

Lori

October 11th, 2006 | 5:18 pm

Definitely “e”, although I do have one friend - a very normal and attractive and successful friend - who put an ad under Casual Encounters late one Friday night. For sex. And now they have been dating for 4 months and are madly in love. So go figure.

Michael

October 11th, 2006 | 5:49 pm

Blogger decides that e) is right, but does appreciate Girl’s fun story, and reminds her not to feel bad — nothing ventured… plus we’ve all done crazy stuff like that… Blogger can attest to that.

Ricci

October 11th, 2006 | 7:11 pm

I’ve learned you’re either a craigslist type of gal or not… Like Lori, I have a friend who has a lot of luck with cl… me… can’t stand the thought of blind dates, let alone a “casual encounter” (although I doubt that’s where YOU were)… Lesson learned… whew…

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October 12th, 2006 | 8:12 am

[...] Maybe it’s easier to stick with Craigslist after all, no matter what an endeavor like that brings…  [...]

JdateJoe

October 17th, 2006 | 3:28 pm

Just for the record, I know a couple who met on craigslist and got married. They’re the one.

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