14 Funniest Craigslist Ads

You probably think of Craigslist as a convenient place to sell a dresser or futon that you no longer want. Or maybe you see it as a useful place to peruse when you're looking for jobs or roommates. But the free classified site is much more than that: It's also a source of sheer comedy--if you stumble across one of these ads, that is.

All of the usual Craigslist topics come up in these unbelievable ads: dating, pets, junk sales, free items, missed connections. But instead of being simple and straightforward, these ads are overdone or bent.

Let's start with pets.

Sea-Monkeys: The Pets That Aren't Pets

"Please rescue my son's Sea Monkeys." So begins one woman's impassioned plea for someone to save her son's critters. Their owners are moving, you see, and she has no idea how to transport them. But don't try to tell her how to move them, because, as she says, "I don't care." She just wants them off of her hands--as long as you don't feed them to your fish.

And she has one last request: "Please do no flag and tell me this belongs in Pets. Seriously--they're Sea Monkeys. Come on."

Am I the only one who thinks the Sea-Monkeys ended up in the toilet?

Cleaning Up the Neighborhood

At first glance, this ad, posted in the Garage & Moving Sales section of Houston's Craigslist, reads like your average notice. "Everything is free and must go immediately!!" It goes on to list what's available: antiques, auto parts, beds, books, cell phones, computers, furniture, and more. The ad even states that all of the items are "already at the curb for convenient loading!!"

There's really nothing too humorous about it. Until you read the fine print: "Note from the user who submitted this ad: My neighbor continues to illegally dump garbage in her front yard. So I made a craigslist ad for other hoarders to come take the stuff away." Way to clean up the neighborhood!

Via: FunniestCraigslistAds.com

Best Free Stuff Sign Didn't Work

Reverse psychology seems to be in play in this freebie ad:

Via: Craigslol.com

A Missed Tip

People often use the missed connections posts on Craigslist to say things they don't have the nerve to say in person. Like, "hey, I think you're cute." Or, "I should have given you my number when I had the chance." Or even, "You're rude and arrogant and a bad tipper."

That about sums up what one pizza delivery guy had to say to one of his customers, the "young lady that lives in a beautiful home on Eagle River Road not far from Wal-Mart." But he says it with so much elegance (he begins by saying "It was cold, it was dark, the roads were a little icy. I don't blame you for ordering a pizza for delivery tonight. Nice choice. ") that his 761-word post reads more like a short story

If the woman who stiffed him on his tip ever happened upon his post, she'd likely feel pretty darn foolish. And I dare say she wouldn't take him up on his offer to return the penny he still owes her.

Here's a New Twist on Getting the Bills Paid

Can't wait for your children to produce some adorable little grandchildren? Don't wait any longer: Head to Craigslist instead. That's where you can buy the rights to grandparent this adorable nine-year-old girl. You'll get the promise of handmade presents, trips to the library "where she will ignore you to read her favorite books," an invite to her birthday party, and more.

The catch? You simply have to pay her tuition at the private school she'd like to attend. At $23,500 for the academic year, it's a veritable bargain. Wouldn't you agree?

Via: FunniestCraigslistAds.com

In Desperate Need of Motivation

This ad is short and to the point:

"I want to get out of the house and workout everyday. I need help motivating my body to walk out the door. I need someone to come ring the doorbell and tell me to get out of the house to go for a run, hike, kayak or such.

"It should only take a week of this to get me motivated enough to go on my own."

Let's be serious, though: if you need this much help getting motivated, do you really think a week is going to be enough?

(By the way, if you're interested in the job, it pays $8 an hour, one hour per day.)

Or Maybe It's Just a Piece of Junk?

This woman really wants to get rid of her toaster. Her reason is completely logical: The device burns her toast. But why does it burn her toast? Because it's haunted, of course. Her husband inherited it from a deceased friend and she thinks "his friend decided to hang around." And burn her toast. Because what else would a dead person want to do?

Somehow, I don't want any toast now.

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