You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villany. We must be cautious.
Blogdramedy has been whippin’ out the challenges, yo, so I thought I’d take a shot at it, too. Yeah, I wanna roll with the big boys.
The challenge is this: Write your own “Missed Connections” post for the Craigslist forums. In case you didn’t know, that’s the section of Craigslist reserved for real life encounters where you got excited, were too chicken, then later wished you had hooked up. (Had sex.)
This is fiction folks. So keep it real. There is no word limit or rules of any kind. For bonus points actually go to Craigslist and post your entry (in the locale of your choice) and see what kind of responses you get.
Take your time, think it over, then post it on your own blog to participate in the “challenge,” if you wanna. If not, that’s cool, too. I’ll be the one looking you up on Craigslist. Peace. Out.
Melons
by Tom B. Taker
This is a shout out to the brunette at the Quicki Stick Up Grocery last Saturday. Not the one uptown but the one across the river by the sewer treatment planet. It must have been about 4:69 in the afternoon.
I hope you remember me. I was the guy with the blue eyes you made eye contact with (when you briefly looked up from your iPhone) while we were both in the produce section checking out the melons.
I also smiled at you before you turned away and looked a little sick. There must have been something about those melons.
I thought you were hawt and was thinking about asking you out, but, well, you know. I peed myself.
If you’re interested, too, please reply to this post. To prove that it’s you, please put the name of the next vegetable you purchased in the subject line.
TTFN!
Subject line: cucumber
A cucumber isn’t a vegetable is it? I think it’s could be a fruit. But I remember you. How could I forget?
Now you know who I am…call me.
I knew someone would try to make me cuke! You’re right, of course. I should have specified that only “fruits” can reply. Then it would be a match made in heaven!
Now I know who you are. Why does that sound so reminiscent of a scene in the original Die Hard movie?
Subject: Yams
I yam what I yam…a yam lover. Come on over and show me your yams. I’ll show you some sweet carb love.
Boil and bake Blogdramedy
xoxoxoxo
Here’s a reply that came through Craigslist. It’s hella funny! I got beaten at my own game.
Spooky. There’s someone out there that thinks eerily like me! Corny but true.
Don’t look at me! I’m a vegetable! My brocoli is crowning!
–Elephant Garlic Man
Very nice! I will take up your challenge — though with family coming into town today it might be a bit before I have a chance to write it down.
Good grief, man. Where are your priorities?!
Unlike Blogdramedy’s challenges, mine are a bit more casual. Use words or not at you see fit. That sort of thing.
I thought it was a fun little experiment.
If only I weren’t taking a break from my blog for the rest of the year, I’d be all over this.
I can be patient. I will wait. I will bide my time. Don’t forget to keep looking over your shoulder.
Merry Christmas!
So clever. But I can’t compete. So I’ll just enjoy the responses here.
What do you mean you can’t compete? Remember, you don’t actually have to date me when I respond to your post.
Did you get any other responses?
Nope. Carrie was the only life form advanced enough to play. And I feel lucky that I got even that much of a response.
I’m looking forward to seeing what happens if anyone else decides to try their own Missed Connections post. If anyone does, I hope they’ll link it here so we can all enjoy.
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I took your challenge today!