Oh Craigslist, You Amuse Me So!

Saw an ad for 'fancy chickens' a few days ago. I can't find it now, unfortunately. Can someone define a fancy chicken? Does it have a tophat, mustache and monocle?

It's a chicken that is not a leghorn or Rhode Island Red. If I talk with old timers about my semi-exotic breeds of chickens, they have no idea what I mean. If I say 'fancy' chickens, they understand. Fancy feathered feet, different colors, and so on.
 
It's a chicken that is not a leghorn or Rhode Island Red. If I talk with old timers about my semi-exotic breeds of chickens, they have no idea what I mean. If I say 'fancy' chickens, they understand. Fancy feathered feet, different colors, and so on.

My uncle (read "old farmer") calls my green and blue egg laying chickens "fancy chickens"....so it can look normal but if it doesn't lay a large brown or white egg it's "fancy" to old timers. And you will never get those old farmers to understand having ducks on a farm. If it doesn't lay all year round they don't want it.
 
Oh, poor kitty!! LOL!!

http://winstonsalem.craigslist.org/for/4456835193.html

Free, Absolutely Horrible Cat (Winston Salem)

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Have you ever wanted a truly awful animal as a pet? An animal that will scream all hours of the day for no reason? Something with claws that will destroy your furniture? Something that will **** in your house anywhere except its designated space? Something that sheds so much it breaks your vacuum cleaner? Well, have I got a cat for you.

Meet this obnoxious animal. His name is Jones, and he is an 11ish-year old white cat. He is thoroughly, inexplicably broken. He just came this way. We wanted to get a playmate for our other cat about 7 years ago. We thought we were doing this giant white ball of insanity -- and the world -- a favor when we adopted him. We said to ourselves, "Isn't it sad how no one adopts the older animals? Maybe we should get an older cat." So we did. What we forgot to ask ourselves was "Is there a reason this cat was abandoned? Is there a reason no one is adopting him?"

Sadly, there was a reason. It's because he is a terrible cat. Possibly the worst cat. He's skittish, so there's no playing with him. He refuses to stay dedicated to any litterbox. He is worse than a hound dog in regards to unwanted noise. He prefers to hide all day long, only to emerge when you're sleeping so that he can wake you up with his incessant caterwauling. His white hair is visible on everything you own, so you have to clean up after him constantly.

When we moved to Winston, we decided we'd had enough. So, we made him an outdoor cat. Now, instead of screaming inside our house, he sits outside and screams. We hear him just as well as we did before, and now our neighbors do, too. So this isn't working, either.

We've tried. We're good owners, despite hating our animal. We treat him well, we buy him toys, we try to play with him...none of that works. We've taken him to several different vets to see if there's anything that can be done to help chill him out -- the short answer is "no." But because we're still stupidly compassionate toward this animal, we can't bring ourselves to just leave him at a shelter.

So, I don't know. Do you want an awful animal for a pet? I mean, he's fixed and healthy, so that's something. Oooh! Maybe you have an elderly relative who wants companionship, but is nearly deaf? That would be a great fit. Or maybe you're some sort of masochist, and this appeals to you on a primal level? Maybe you want to teach your children some strange lesson about responsibility? Whatever your reason, you can have this cat as long as you promise to be good to it, despite the fact that he'll never be good to you. No feeding him to your snake or putting him into any "Of Mice & Men" situations or anything.

And if you do take Jones off our hands, I'll buy you the full "Insane Cat Start-Up Kit," which includes a litterbox, three month's worth of food and ear plugs for everyone who lives under the roof of his new home.

If you want our misery to be yours, just send me an email. I'll bring him straight to you, under the condition that you never bring him back.
 
Awesome!!


http://columbus.craigslist.org/app/4476982976.html Nacho-Making Glasstop Stove (Junction City)

Nacho-Making Glasstop Stove (Junction City)


Do you know what you're not eating right now?

That's right, nachos.

Do you know what you could be - no, SHOULD be eating right now?

That's right, NACHOS G**DA^^IT!

Well, friend, I have solved your conundrum. Now, thanks to the combined revolutionary technologies of fire and windows, comes the next great invention of science in the heating-stuff-up department: The Glasstop Stove. Not only does this wonderful piece of crap have a top-secret drawer for holding your pans and lids and such, but if you open the front (with the conveniently placed handle-shaped decoration), you'll find a fully functioning oven!
Only one little teeny little weeny little mortally dangerous little eensy weensy teeny tiny not-at-all-a-problem-y thing: the glass on the inside of the peephole window in the door of the oven is broken. It still works completely fine - making cooking nachos entirely plausible - and you can see the brokenness in the pictures, but it is still dangerous, therefore you should be careful not to touch it when it is open so as to avoid bloody nachos and fun-time stitches.
The price for this lovely machine is $100 or best offer.
The stove has been on a cardboard box, in our garage/shed, since we moved last autumn so that's what you'll see in the pictures.
Will trade for blunderbuss.
Text me at 74O-6O9-4O42 or email me, but don't call - I'll be able to see it but not pick up.
 
Mods, if this is not a good topic, then please do remove it. Sorry. Not amusing; heartbreaking...
Oh my gosh. Sick. Just sick.
wait wait wait, most animals listed for free and not re homed usually end up in shelters where the animal is caged and terrified and then gassed to death... so it's possible this could be a better fate than some of those animals were looking at anyway
 
This one momentarily amused me (though it's not CL)

http://www.cluckinbellhappychicken.com/


"Unlike other chains, our chickens WANT to be deep fried at a young age."  /img/smilies/ep.gif


fed an "herby" feed, so they are "marinated from the day they are born"


"healthy, especially for girls hitting puberty"
I believe this is a reference to the game Grand Theft Auto series. That ad plays on the radio stations while you're driving around.
 

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