More unintentional humor... Excerpts from classified advertisements, collected from a variety of sources, all supposedly true.
Christmas tag-sale. Handmade gifts for the hard-to-find person.
Lost: small apricot poodle. Reward. Neutered. Like one of the family.
For sale: an antique desk suitable for lady with thick legs and large drawers.
Tired of cleaning yourself? Let me do it.
Dinner Special -- Turkey $2.35; Chicken or Beef $2.25; Children $2.00.
If you think you've seen everything in Paris, visit the Pere Lachasis Cemetery. It boasts such immortals as Moliere, Jean de la Fontain, and Chopin.
Wanted: Hair-cutter. Excellent growth potential.
The hotel has bowling alleys, tennis courts, comfortable beds, and other athletic facilities.
3-year-old teacher needed for pre-school. Experience preferred.
Dog for sale: eats anything and is fond of children.
Our experienced Mom will care for your child. Fenced yard, meals, and smacks included.
Girl wanted to assist magician in cutting-off-head illusion. Blue Cross and salary.
Wanted. Widower with school-age children requires person to assume general housekeeping duties. Must be capable of contributing to growth of family.
Semi-Annual after-Christmas Sale.
Auto Repair Service. Free pick-up and delivery. Try us once, you'll never go anywhere again.
Christmas tag-sale. Handmade gifts for the hard-to-find person.
Lost: small apricot poodle. Reward. Neutered. Like one of the family.
For sale: an antique desk suitable for lady with thick legs and large drawers.
Tired of cleaning yourself? Let me do it.
Dinner Special -- Turkey $2.35; Chicken or Beef $2.25; Children $2.00.
If you think you've seen everything in Paris, visit the Pere Lachasis Cemetery. It boasts such immortals as Moliere, Jean de la Fontain, and Chopin.
Wanted: Hair-cutter. Excellent growth potential.
The hotel has bowling alleys, tennis courts, comfortable beds, and other athletic facilities.
3-year-old teacher needed for pre-school. Experience preferred.
Dog for sale: eats anything and is fond of children.
Our experienced Mom will care for your child. Fenced yard, meals, and smacks included.
Girl wanted to assist magician in cutting-off-head illusion. Blue Cross and salary.
Wanted. Widower with school-age children requires person to assume general housekeeping duties. Must be capable of contributing to growth of family.
Semi-Annual after-Christmas Sale.
Auto Repair Service. Free pick-up and delivery. Try us once, you'll never go anywhere again.


2 Comments:
thanks, hilarious!
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Gruk07, at 6:13 PM
I'm glad you liked them. I plan to continue to occasionally post humorous stuff (mostly unintentional or absurd humor, which I think go well with my more serious posts). In case you didn't notice them, there were two other humorous posts in the archive:
http://www.howtolive.org/2006/06/i-make-point-of-including-in-each-day.html
http://www.howtolive.org/2006/07/couple-weeks-ago-i-posted-some.html
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howtolive.org, at 8:07 AM
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