Sunday, November 8, 2009

Come out honey

So my roommate and I are looking through posts to find small part time jobs for myself. She found this lovely post under talent gigs. We both wanted to ask him "Are you a gay man looking for a beard, cause if so we have just the girl."

Fashionable Personal Assistant (Philly or S. Jersey)
Need funny and fabulous assistant to help me in tasks ranging from decorating to socializing. You are dependable, organized, and fun.
This is not a full time or part time job, but one where I call you on an occasional basis.
You will be joining me on my personal time, so you should be single, very pretty, and fit.
Photo is more important than resume.
~Xenophon

Friday, November 6, 2009

Christopher Walken does Lady Gaga's Poker Face

I had to post this because it's just amazing!!!

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Isn't this just prostitution?

So there are a lot of things to talk about these days in the Craig's List world, what with Phillies/Yankee's bashing and the SEPTA system on strike. I light of all this rage, I decided to investigate the adult gigs section for some humor. Here is the wonderful post of the day.

SEEKING PERSONAL/SEXUAL ASSIT/50K-80K YEARLY SALARY/FULL BENEFITS
Hello ladies, my name is Mark Dirazio. I am owner of the the finace exchange(a chain of 7 check cashing buisnesses). I am seeking 1 female of any age, race and size to be my personal assit in an adult way. The job is salary postion from 50k-80k yearly with full benefits(Blue Cross/Blue Shield) with alot of perks! You must be clean, sexy, attractive, down to earth with no attitude! I am a single white, 26 year old white male, 6'1", 220 lbs, dark hair, blus eyes and very muscled and chiseled with 12" and thick. I have plenty of pictures to send. If truly interested please follow these directions! Must send very, very revealing pictures(video responces get first consideration) and send likes. once I respond you can call 484-490-5875 and my personal e-mail is : finaceexchange@gmail.com. you must be very serious! Looking to respond and hire ASAP! I am avail 24/7. thank you. Mark D.

WTF!!! Really? What do you label that position under for staff records? How does she file those IRS tax forms? Does everyone on his staff get an "personal assistant"? If he can't pleasure her in "adult ways" can she have an assistant to fill her needs? Does she get bonuses for popping out some children for you? Also if you are this successful, tall, dark, and dreamy why are you having so many issues getting women? Or does no woman want to have your "12" and thick" manhood inside you. Is the payment really just for letting some put something that big inside them? Cause if that's the case, I know plenty of gay men who would jump at the chance. Couldn't you just sum this up with an ad asking for someone to be your wife? And my final question of the day is: ISN'T THIS ILLEGAL?!?!?!?!
Well Make D. I wish you luck in your endeavor to find your sex slave, just make sure you get her tested...
~Xenophon

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

SEPTA STRIKE!

So like the majority of Philadelphia's citizens I have been inconvenienced by the strike. I did not awake to go to work and find that there would be no train or bus to get me to work at 5:00am. However, I do like to take the subway home at night when I'm through with work. I'm currently working for a theatre so I'm usually not done till 10 or 11. So at that point at night I would rather not have to walk all the way home to south philly; not to mention it's probably not 100% safe to be walking alone after dark. Like everyone else I figured out a new way home. While this dilemma has left manny people up in arms, the angriest people I have found are on criagslist's rant and rave section.

I had never really checked out this section but I though with the recent "tragedy" I might check it out. I've found nothing but gold! Nothing is more interesting to read than unidentified strangers arguing about who is right and who is wrong. There are even debates about what the strike is really about. I personally feel like in this economy to be complaining about "only" getting paid $15-$25/hr is a lot. Especially, when a third of the america population has either lost their job or received major pay cuts. $15/hr is more than most school teacher receive. I'm sorry, but suck it up and do your job! Anyway, if you want to see the battle for yourself go to Philadelphia's criagslist, then to the rant and rave section specify your search with SEPTA and you too can follow the war between the public and it's transportation. The direct link:


Without further ado here are my favorite posts:

Septa is a joke (Philly)
What a joke Septa is,now a days they are lucky they have a decent job that makes good money, especially for not going to college, 52 thousand a year, that is damn good money, and the majority are all black, and they are talking about discrimitory, I wouldn't be able to get a job with Septa because I am the wrong color, I am white, isn't that discrimination in reverse, because the company is all black, where would my rights stand, I don't have NAACP to go to, there is no organization that would help me.
They get their health benefits paid in full, no way, never heard of that before that should be a god sent for them, nobody gets their benefits paid for them in full, and they get bonuses and can't get laid off, what the hell, how selfish could you be, be glad you have jobs that are that good now a days with this economy, and what Rendell offered was damn good, you left people stranded the last minute by pulling a fast one in the middle of the night, I have no respect for Septa.
Stop being selfish, people who take your jobs in a heartbeat, don't have to pay for your benefits, that half my pay goes out for benefits, I wouldn't care if Septa got shut down for good and you would have no jobs, but you know that there are poor people that depend of transportation everyday, so you know you have them.
Damn Selfish Septa.

RE:Septa is a joke (Philly)
Ok so since your white your saying that they wont give you a job as a bus driver and you talk about the base salaries being fairly decent and benefits but the fact of the matter is you did'nt address who really makes the money at SEPTA. Its not the black bus drivers but rather all the WHITES who work in the offices! You know, the CEO's CFO's and all the whites in management who don't have to deal with the publics crap all day. Those "management" jobs are RESERVED FOR WHITES and they pay a hell of a lot more than what a bus driver makes. Blacks don't get the gravy jobs, they get the labor jobs. Your white so you can go and get a job doing half as much as a bus driver and make 3 times the salary. But I did'nt hear you talk shit about how all the whites in management who don't have degress, and keep the best jobs for themselves. You talk about money, how much do you think all the white managers are making? Don't be so quick to throw stones at the bus drivers when all the whites at the top are taking all the money! Thats why SEPTA is screwed up and always broke. Paying all those whites the lions share of the money and throwing the scraps to laborers below.

re RE:Septa is a joke (Philly)
that is great! nice to know the man is still sticking it to you!

re RE:Septa is a joke (Philly)
you have an interesting world view.

~Xenophon

Monday, November 2, 2009

Missed Connections

As a recent college graduate who is in the job market I have spent a lot of time on Craig's List. While this website is mostly known as a job search site, I have come to notice it's many other uses. For my first post I would like to start off talking about the personals section, specifically missed connections. My first question is does anyone actually ever read these? Like for serious? I know that I read them cause I think they are funny. I have several friend who do the same including my roommate. But really? Does anything actually come of these entries? Does anyone actually go home and look to see if the person standing in line behind them at starbucks, posted an ad on craig's list? Do people actually meet this way? Am I crazy for thinking this is crazy? My other big complaint is that some of these ad's are definitely not missed connections.

For example this posting titled: We Made out in First Class - m4m - 48 (Flight to Philly)
"Several years ago we were seated in First, totaly strangers flying in late at night, we made a great connection on the flight, made out alot then later at your place, would love to meet again, it was so very hot, will be back in Philly Sunday and Monday nights"

That is NOT a missed connection. That was a one night stand you want to happen again. You already connected son. You even said you had a "great connection." The only thing you missed was asking the guy for his number so the next time you happened to be in Philly you could call him up for a little booty call.

~Xenophon