'Spectacular' Woman Seeks Rich Husband on Craigslist - Crappy Deal, retorts investment banker

abc news dot go ^ | 10-10-07 | Susan Donaldson James

[Thunder 6]

Ft. Bliss, Tx or Ft. Knox, Ky come to mind as well... ;)

Regards,

[Thunder 6]

Yikes! That left a mark!

Regards,

[MortMan]

For a young woman who’s WAY too high on herself, the fork sticking is absolutely true - in her own mind.

[CTOCS]

That was one of the funniest lines from Dan Jenkin’s “Baja, Oklahoma.”

“If it drives, flys, floats, or f**ks, rent it, don’t buy it.”

The other was the 10 stages of drunkeness.

I had the book but it was light-fingered some time ago.

If anyone has the “10” stages, please post them. I can’t remember them all in order.

[doug from upland]

Thanks for the link. I did a search with the headline before I posted.

[Mr. Jeeves]

I’m surprised this story is getting so much attention - the original Craigslist is an obvious piece of troll fiction, posted on the Rants and Raves section. The response is brilliant, but no one need think this is a genuine exchange between individuals who are what they claim to be - more likely the whole thing is staged - the work of a couple of bored aspiring authors.

[LetsRok]

"These traders are not dumb- they know that even a $500 per hour call girl is vastly cheaper than a wife. And the call girl doesn't expect you to be nice to her ogre of a mother."

You are not paying her for sex. You are paying her to "go away".

[jiggyboy]

Placing an ad on Craigslist is another way and not an immoral one, said Nemko. "I would rather see stating the objective on its face rather than subterfuge," said Nemko. "It sounds like a fair deal if you make a fully consensual agreement."

craigslist ads from other prostitutes are way up in the last couple of months too.

[Kevmo]

I have heard it attributed to Mark Twain as well.

www.metafilter.com/62686/Ten-Evolutionarily-Obvious-Truths-About-Human-Nature

Mark Twain was at a society party, mingling with the women in their pearls. He’s busy talking to a fabulously wealthy matron who’s complaining about the loss of old-fashioned morality in this country. Twain interrupts her to ask, “My dear madam, your complaints are well grounded, but I wonder if you would sleep with me for one million dollars.”

The woman replied without pause, “For one million dollars, who wouldn’t?”

Twain continued, “Unfortunately, I don’t have one million dollars, but would you sleep with me for twenty?”

The woman became offended and replied indignantly, “Certainly not! What do you think I am, a whore?”

To which Mr. Twain replied, “I thought we already established that. Now we’re just haggling over price.”

[doorgunner69]

When I was an engineering major in college there were all these girls with “undeclared” majors taking calculus and engineering classes.

You went to a better school than I did. All I got in class besides us geeks was a pack of Iranians.

[ElkGroveDan]

You went to a better school than I did. All I got in class besides us geeks was a pack of Iranians.

You probably didn't go to a school in a rural state where many of the girls go to college just to meet a husband. (not that there's anything wrong with that)

[jalisco555]

That story is traditionally said to be Winston Churchill speaking with Lady Astor -- the amounts vary between 100,000 and 1,000,000 and the currency is usually given in sterling.

LOL. There are several Churchill/Lady Astor stories floating around. Here are my favorites:

Lady Astor: Mr. Churchill, if you were my husband I'd put poison in your coffee.
Churchill: Madam, if you were my wife I would drink it.

Lady Astor to Churchill at a party: Mr. Churchill, you are drunk!
Churchill: Yes, madam, I am drunk. And you are ugly. But in the morning I will be undeniably sober.

[CatoRenasci]

Right. I heard the poison story from a prominent British historian as follows:

Winston, if you were my husband I should poison you.
Madam, if I were your husband I should take the poison.

[jalisco555]

There is no shortage of great Churchill stories. Some of them might even be true!