I encourage people to sell shit on Craigslist to really get a sense of how well the American education system is functioning. I posted a double/queen bed frame, and a Tyrone (I shit you not) writes to ask if it fits a king sized bed. I post a desk, and someone emails to ask "What do the legs of the table do?" I write back: "They hold the top up so it doesn't fall down, you dumb cunt".

A few years ago I was in a McDonalds in Palm Beach County when I ordered a variety of items from the dollar menu [like a couple double cheeseburgers, two small beverages, and ice creams for my mom & stepdad].

The moron behind the counter says, "one oh seven."

I ask him sarcastically if he's sure.

He scoffs with disdain, "Hey, man ... The machine figures it out."

So my assorted items and I accept his argument, pay the requested amount and head to the dining room.

I put up my furniture on Craigslist prior to leaving Cincinnati in ’07, and actually got a buyer. It was pretty fucked up though, because he called & sounded foreign. Don’t remember where he wanted it shipped to, but he sent me a cashier’s check...or so I thought.

Turned out the douche who was purchasing from me had leeched into some woman’s (from NC) bank account, and had a check drawn for the $1500 + shipping fees that I was asking. It looked shady as hell, which is why I checked into it before depositing the funds.

He was Nigerian. That's the 419/advance fee fraud scam. They've tried to do that to me. I tell them cash only.

Sometimes I page thru the Rants and Raves, which make the old USENET days look like the Algonquin Roundtable. I was noticing last nite the horrid spelling and total lack of punctuation. I went back and read thru all the archived ones. Not a single had even close to decent spelling or punctuation. Even the reasonable sounding ones read as if they were written by fucking retards. Jondra and beyond. It's sad really. Makes me worry for my son.

Barry

I don't really have anything to add except the OP made me laugh.

For those who are unfamiliar with 419 scams check out 419 Baiter.

The people at that site have done things like getting the Nigerians to get embarrassing tattoos and even do a remake of the Monty Python "dead parrot" sketch.

Just expect to do quite a bit of reading before the comedy begins.

www.ebolamonkeyman.com is another 419 baiter site. It's fucking hilarious.