#1
Posted: 8/14/13 at 8:43am
This Craigslist Missed Connection Is The Most Beautiful Thing You’ll Read Today
#2
Posted: 8/14/13 at 8:51am
I saw this the other day, went in to in sneering "oh what could this be? I'm sure I've seen something exactly like this" and then was floored. It's gorgeous. It's great literature.
Words don't deserve that kind of malarkey. They're innocent, neutral, precise, standing for this, describing that, meaning the other, so if you look after them you can build bridges across incomprehension and chaos. But when they get their corners knocked off, they're no good anymore…I don't think writers are sacred, but words are. They deserve respect. If you get the right ones in the right order, you can nudge the world a little.
#3
Posted: 8/14/13 at 8:51am
HA!
#4
Posted: 8/14/13 at 9:26am
Thanks for sharing, Jordan!
Some people just don't ever get it. One poster had the gall to reduce it to the work of a stalker. A few others literally interpreted the time-line. I was thoroughly wowed by it.
Some people just don't ever get it. One poster had the gall to reduce it to the work of a stalker. A few others literally interpreted the time-line. I was thoroughly wowed by it.
#FactsMatter...your feelings not so much.
#5
Posted: 8/14/13 at 9:44am
I love it. Let's cast the movie version.
#6
Posted: 8/14/13 at 9:45am
What I loved about it was that when I first saw this posted I clicked the link assuming "Beautiful" was being used sarcastically and it was going to be some strange diatribe full of misspelling and terribly misogynistic ramblings. Instead it was that rather heart warming piece of short prose.
#7
Posted: 8/14/13 at 9:47am
Exactly my experience, AEA.
Words don't deserve that kind of malarkey. They're innocent, neutral, precise, standing for this, describing that, meaning the other, so if you look after them you can build bridges across incomprehension and chaos. But when they get their corners knocked off, they're no good anymore…I don't think writers are sacred, but words are. They deserve respect. If you get the right ones in the right order, you can nudge the world a little.
#8
Posted: 8/14/13 at 9:49am
I clicked, was surprised and loved every moment of it.
Love is Love Love is Love Love is Love Love is Love Love is Love Love is Love
#9
Posted: 8/14/13 at 10:03am
When I saw a friend post it on Facebook this morning, I thought it was going to be something dirty also.
#10
Posted: 8/14/13 at 10:13am
What I found intriguing was how it started with the appearance of a genuine missed connection and then creative writing took hold and ran wild. Not the most groundbreaking piece of literature but enjoyable nonetheless. I appreciate the creativity.
#11
Posted: 8/14/13 at 10:16am
To each their own. I found it to be a big stinking pile of poo.
#12
Posted: 8/14/13 at 10:22am
I kept wondering...where did they poo?! I guess SoMMS answered that!
"Carson has combined his passion for helping children with his love for one of Cincinnati's favorite past times - cornhole - to create a unique and exciting event perfect for a corporate outing, entertaining clients or family fun."
"In Oz, the verb is douchifizzation." PRS
"In Oz, the verb is douchifizzation." PRS
#13
Posted: 8/14/13 at 10:25am
It's what the French call a medafor. Some people honestly ain't got no F*CKin' class.
#14
Posted: 8/14/13 at 10:32am
Merdefor!
"Carson has combined his passion for helping children with his love for one of Cincinnati's favorite past times - cornhole - to create a unique and exciting event perfect for a corporate outing, entertaining clients or family fun."
"In Oz, the verb is douchifizzation." PRS
"In Oz, the verb is douchifizzation." PRS
Updated On: 8/14/13 at 10:32 AM
#15
Posted: 8/14/13 at 10:36am
Oh, good grief. Or "mon dieu", as the French would say.
The Q train to Manhattan. Of COURSE he was. Can't you just see this dude, sitting at his laptop in the Front Street Starbucks (all freaking day long) working on his epic Craigslist poem.
Straight women are so f***ed. They want sensitive, and the best they can hope for is this dude.
I wonder how she'll feel about the 'Ode to Bran Flakes' he'll bring home after 8 hours out of the house when he was supposed to be working on his resume?
You think, what do you want?
You think, make a decision...
Updated On: 8/14/13 at 10:36 AM
#16
Posted: 8/14/13 at 10:48am
Love it. I think Gabriel Garcia Marquez would as well.
#17
Posted: 8/14/13 at 10:50am
Sierra Boggess would be PERFECT for this.
#18
Posted: 8/14/13 at 11:01am
Jan Maxwell as the Union Square stop!
#19
Posted: 8/14/13 at 11:03am
I'd like for some pop singer to do an updated cover of Stevie Wonder's classic LOVE'S IN NEED OF LOVE TODAY on the soundtrack. The link is to George Michael's take on what is an extremely challenging song to sing.
Love's In Need in Love Today
Love's In Need in Love Today
#FactsMatter...your feelings not so much.
Updated On: 8/14/13 at 11:03 AM
#20
Posted: 8/14/13 at 11:10am
Call me a sap. I loved it, too.
The Village Voice thinks they've unveiled the author:
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2013/08/the_most_beauti.php
If that's the guy, he's written for McSweeneys:
http://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/macbeth-and-macduff-get-into-an-argument-over-semantics
The Village Voice thinks they've unveiled the author:
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2013/08/the_most_beauti.php
If that's the guy, he's written for McSweeneys:
http://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/macbeth-and-macduff-get-into-an-argument-over-semantics
#21
Posted: 8/14/13 at 11:26am
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