more fun with craigslist "missed connections"

last weeks inaugural edition was so much fun that i just couldn't help myself from again reaching down into the little cookie jar of hilarity that is craigslist "missed connections". it's just too easy for me to do so and waaaay too tempting. temptation is my slutty mistress. alas, i will always fall into bed with her.

last week i placed an ad posing as a smitten hipster girl whose "nipples could have sliced through glass" searching desperately for that cute and skinny hipster boy that she saw on the L train that morning.

for this one i decided to chance the scenery a bit and reverse the roles. so this week we venture out to the left coast, LA, hollywood, the land of big dreams and even bigger mams, and pose as a boy looking for a girl. the responses that i received were fewer than the post on the NYC craigslist, but still there was gold in them there hills. i intentionally made this one ridiculously absurd and doing so resulted in some callouts, of which the final one is the funniest of all to me. that one smelled this rat from 3000 miles away. there is also one from a woman seeking to exploit my imaginary missed connections poster's heartbreaking anguish for her own gain.

so LA.

the responses overall were fewer than last weeks but all were funny. does fewer victims this week mean that LA girls are smarter and more savvy than nyc hipster boys or are ny hipster boys just more bold and desperate than the LA girls they love to loathe.

i make no judgments. that it is up to you the reader to ultimately decide.

"the grove", by the way, is a big shopping mecca in west hollywood.

without further adieu, here is my original post...


intolerably cute girl at the grove this past weekend - m4w
Reply to: pers-314254351@craigslist.org
Date: 2007-04-18, 10:56AM PDT


i've lived in LA for 6 years now and i've never been struck dumb by the sight of a girl like i am by you right now.

i can remember exactly where i was when i first saw you...i was fondling organic avacados for freshness at the farmers market at the grove. i saw you out of the corner of my eye and did a double take. not only were you so goddamn intolerably cute but you had an aura, a presence, a spirit...I COULD FEEL YOU!

in a split second your image was engrained into my brain and i can't get you out of it for the life of me. i can still see your adorable tanned face wearing those big sunglasses, the radiant glow of your perfectly white smile and your perky breasts snuggled beneath your shirt(at the very least i need to meet you so that i can get the name of the doc who did your job...my sis needs a recommendation.)

my instincts told me to run to you, but like a coward i hesitated and poof...you were gone. i dropped the avocados and searched everywhere...abercrombie and fitch, the coffee bean, the gap, nordstrom, coach, michael kors...ALL of the places i thought that you might be.

nothing.

the sad thing is that i had watched "the secret" the night before and in less than 24 hours i failed to follow it's principals. i failed to allow my destiny to take me on my journey. i thought instead of following my instinct. and i lost you. and now i can't get you out of my head. i worked all day yesterday as adrian grenier's stand-in and i just couldn't focus on the work because of you.

i know this is a longshot but i have to try. if you're out there and reading this, find me.

you're the song that i can't get off my mind.



yeah...beaucoup frommage. below are the responses in all of their glory...



Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 2:15:30 (PDT)
From: [redacted]@yahoo.com
To: pers-314254351@craigslist.org
Subject: cute girls

I was at the farmers market at the grove last weekend and my friend
Sally did spot a boy who looked like A. Grenier. We're both tanned
with perky boobies I'm a blond, she's a brunette and were both hot
so I have no idea whicih one of us you had the hots for but were
both hot so it could have been either of us. As for ur sister and the
work she needs done she should see Dr. Pam Mirabaldi in Beverly Hills.
Shes a little expensive but shes great and she does gyno as well .

XX,
Chrissy


From: [redacted]@newschool.edu>
Date: Wed, Apr 18, 2007 3:13 PM
To: pers-314254351@craigslist.org
Subject: So sorry, had to go have my Shiba Inu treated for hypertension

Thank you, This made my day. Very funny.


Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 9:08:12 (PDT)
From: [redacted]@aim.com>
To: pers-314254351@craigslist.org
Subject: intolerably cute girl at the grove this past weekend - m4w

This is probably not what you're looking for, but I may be able to help you. My name is [redacted] and I'm working on a documentary about missed opportunities and chances not taken. I was really moved by the passion you articulated in your words and I feel that you might be a subject worth exploring on film. I presume that you're an actor so this could be a vehicle that provides great exposure for you and may even help you find the potential love of your life that you missed out on.

Please contact me at the number below if you'd like to explore this further. Good luck otherwise.


Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 4:42:01 (PDT)
From: [redacted]@gmail.com
To: pers-314254351@craigslist.org
Subject: dude stop being such a nutsack

seriously there are plenty of sluts in la. stop crying over one that got a way. she probably has the herp anyway.


Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 12:04:13 (PDT)
From: [redacted]@gmail.com>
To: pers-314254351@craigslist.org
Subject: Probably not the one...

But I'm bored at work and ran across your CL thing and wanted to
comment about the Secret. You should definitely follow it because it
changed my life, with the exception of my job that I hate because my
of my boss who hates me because I'm cuter than her :-o!But that's
about to change because I've been interviewing for a better gig. SHH!
Anyway, good luck. I'll be at [redacted] tonight with 3 cute friends
if you're still lonely.
Laura


Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 3:37:20 (PDT)
From: [redacted]@ca.gov
To: pers-314254351@craigslist.org
Subject: intolerably cute girl at the grove this past weekend - m4w

HAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
This has gotta be a fake. your probs that Cajan dude who did this on Gawker.com
last week. I smell a rat!


and you sir or madam, whoever you are working within the government of the state of california, get a gold star!!!