Craigslist is fascinating
Image from Julia Wertz's book, "I Saw You", featuring illustrations from real-life Missed Connections postings. Click the picture to visit the books website.
Do you ever spend any time on Craigslist? I do. Although Fort Wayne’s CL page isn’t as hopping as, say, San Francisco’s, there are new posts daily in the For Sale section, Housing, Personals and Careers. I found my day job on Craigslist, sold a couch in five minutes flat, and bought several items, including a Nintendo Wii, which at that time was extremely difficult to find.
I want to do a story about Craiglist. My particular area of interest is in the Missed Connections. You often get ads like this:
Subject: exchanging glances and smiles=) – m4w – 22 (Barnes and Noble Glenbrook)
this past tuesday dec.22 i was working and had made eye contact many times with the most gorgeous eyes, but was occupied with work and could not find the courage to speak to you. you were wearing a white coat and had brunette hair with highlights. i just thought you were very pretty and would like to talk if i’d see you again. i was wearing a peacoat with a scarf and stand 6″ were you wishing we had talked? if so please respond=)
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There are others — dirty, sexy, desperate, romantic, generic, mysterious. But each one is a little drama, a story that we’re only hearing part of. What makes someone post to a classifieds website in the off-change the person they’re looking for checks it?
We want to know if you have any CL stories. Have you ever posted in the Missed Connections? If so, did anything ever come of it? Any other interesting stories involving Craigslist?
If so, please contact us. We’d really love to hear from you.
