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Monday, May 21, 2007

Funny non-griefer Craigslist experiment

Phil says: "'That's my girl, asshole!' Some guy's been replying to a variety of Craiglist Missed Connections with that lone exclamation and blogging the varied responses it elicits."

Readhead with Khrushchev bio and crossword
To the beautiful woman with in white dress reading the Khrushchev biography (and a lovely smile to boot!) on the 6 train uptown wednesday night… I had three books in my satchel about that very same period…! And was disappointed I had to get off at 77th street…
Re: Readhead with Khrushchev bio and crossword
That's my girlfriend, asshole.
Re: Re: Readhead with Khrushchev bio and crossword
She's lovely…so what's the harm of trying to say hello? There's no reason to be, well, an asshole about it… You have an amazing girlfriend; it's rather unseemly to rail at people who notice her…

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