View Full Version : Life can be hard--a sad Craigslist ad.
Wayofftheback
10-28-2014, 07:31 PM
http://losangeles.craigslist.org/lac/bik/4730039364.html
Got married, wife got pregnant, turns out it's not mine and she is leaving me. Want to buy a cargo bike from a shattered man at a steep discount? I need help paying lawyers bills and to cover the rent on my (new! exciting!) studio apartment. Just bought this at a local bike shop for $3900. I am a ruined man. Please somebody buy this reminder of the happy life I thought was mine before I burn it with all my personal affects and reminders of my now ruined life, drive to Vegas, and drown in drink.
Comes with rain tent. Headlights, tail light. Shimano Inter 7 7-speed rear hub. Double roller brakes up front. 200lbs+ load capacity up front. Four kid harnesses and two bolted-in benches.
This was going to be my party wagon. This was going to deliver us unto the co-op preschool we'd picked out. This was going to shuttle us to the farmers market and back. On dates and picnics. Oh god why did that cheating bitch have to humiliate me like this?!
Available in the evenings if you want to test ride. Bring a truck or make arrangements to carry this huge bike back and when it comes to payment I have a smart phone with Square on it - but cash is preferred. We can meet at my place or a local cafe in Highland Park.
Hawker
10-28-2014, 07:36 PM
Feel sorry for the guy. Not sure how realistic his plans were for that cycle?
Louis
10-28-2014, 07:41 PM
Not to be a total d!ck and kick a man when he's down, but $3900 reduced to $2500 isn't that much of a markdown for a used bike, even for one he "just bought."
dgauthier
10-28-2014, 08:56 PM
This reads a little too flip and funny to be real, and there's no shortage of creative writing in LA. Perhaps he's hoping sympathy will result in a higher sale price.
Louis
10-28-2014, 09:02 PM
This reads a little too flip and funny to be real, and there's no shortage of creative writing in LA. Perhaps he's hoping sympathy will result in a higher sale price.
I wondered about that also.
d_douglas
10-28-2014, 09:18 PM
tough crowd here.
It sounds pretty crappy to me.
Dead Man
10-28-2014, 09:30 PM
F______ b____.
My best friend's wife of 10 years... whom he just bought their first house with, first nice car, and first kid 2 years ago, decided about a year ago she needed a little dingle on the side. He was my last still-married friend.
I'm still married, but my wife is special. No really.
Louis
10-28-2014, 09:42 PM
This brings up an interesting question:
Most of the time is a divorce more the fault of the guy or the gal?
Granted, most of the time you can blame both sides a bit, but typically, is one side more often "at fault" than the other? Or is it 50:50?
Anecdotally I've concluded that many times it can be the guy's fault for not trying hard enough to make things work, but most of my work buddies are still married, so I don't have a lot of data on this.
doode
10-28-2014, 11:37 PM
This guy doesn't realize it, but he totally dodged a bullet! He should thank his lucky stars. And, perhaps next time he is stumbling towards fatherhood, he will invest in a $50 craigslist bike trailer instead. Mine held up well for a few years, before I flipped it over while giving my kids a wild ride to the market.
velotrack
10-29-2014, 01:19 AM
Even if I was interested, I couldn't ride with his emotional burden that is now embedded in that bike.
Maybe he can go car-less, using his car to pay bills.
beeatnik
10-29-2014, 01:51 AM
The B, I do not like your style.
Ti Designs
10-29-2014, 03:28 AM
Most of the time is a divorce more the fault of the guy or the gal?
Yes.
AngryScientist
10-29-2014, 04:51 AM
This guy doesn't realize it, but he totally dodged a bullet! He should thank his lucky stars.
so true!
BumbleBeeDave
10-29-2014, 04:55 AM
. . . but my spider sense is tingling on the veracity. Sorry to be such a cynic, but in the age of the Internet I take ANY story like this with a gigantic (read: size of an Chevy suburban) grain of salt . . .
BBD
This reads a little too flip and funny to be real, and there's no shortage of creative writing in LA.
Yes. If you actually believe this fake sob story, I have a cargo bike with a free bridge to sell you. Pretty funny use of hipster/portland stereotypes. Co-op pre-school, farmer's market? C'mon guys, the guy is just trying to be funny.
fuzzalow
10-29-2014, 05:03 AM
This guy doesn't realize it, but he totally dodged a bullet!
so true!
"There is nothing more exhilarating than to be shot at without result." - Winston Churchill
verticaldoug
10-29-2014, 07:01 AM
In Beijing, I think paternity testing estimates that 30% of men are not the father of 'their' children. I remember seeing a stat on England not too long ago with a lower but still shockingly high number.
Heck, even the great apes cheat.
This brings up an interesting question:
Most of the time is a divorce more the fault of the guy or the gal?
Granted, most of the time you can blame both sides a bit, but typically, is one side more often "at fault" than the other? Or is it 50:50?
Anecdotally I've concluded that many times it can be the guy's fault for not trying hard enough to make things work, but most of my work buddies are still married, so I don't have a lot of data on this.
Depends on who you ask? Nowadays, at least in most places, a court doesn't need to say. Might be interesting to see what a forum full of cyclists (80 percent guys? 90 percent?) says, but, well . . .
Saint Vitus
10-29-2014, 07:57 AM
This reads a little too flip and funny to be real, and there's no shortage of creative writing in LA. Perhaps he's hoping sympathy will result in a higher sale price.
Bingo, hoping to get the ad into the best of C/L. Also why is he parked in front of a Flying Pigeon dealer? Nothing in there is over $200!
redir
10-29-2014, 08:02 AM
Might be real, might not be. It happens all the time though and is not so far out it's obviously fake.
bcroslin
10-29-2014, 08:11 AM
I have few things for sale in the classifieds that haven't sold. Maybe I ought to add to the listings that my wife yells at me when I buy bike parts and makes me feel real sad. Never thought to appeal to paceliner's sympathy to sell my crap. :rolleyes:
alessandro
10-29-2014, 09:40 AM
This reads a little too flip and funny to be real, and there's no shortage of creative writing in LA. Perhaps he's hoping sympathy will result in a higher sale price.
. . . but my spider sense is tingling on the veracity. Sorry to be such a cynic, but in the age of the Internet I take ANY story like this with a gigantic (read: size of an Chevy suburban) grain of salt.
Yes. If you actually believe this fake sob story, I have a cargo bike with a free bridge to sell you. Pretty funny use of hipster/portland stereotypes. Co-op pre-school, farmer's market? C'mon guys, the guy is just trying to be funny.
Bingo, hoping to get the ad into the best of C/L. Also why is he parked in front of a Flying Pigeon dealer? Nothing in there is over $200!
This reads too much like an urban legend. Remember those stories, often circulated via email, with a plea for help, and/or to forward it to 10 friends? There's always a point in the story that goes over the top, a detail that's just too good to be true.
The photo is from Flying Pigeon's web site. That don't mean much by itself.
I think the sale is real, the story not so much.
I have few things for sale in the classifieds that haven't sold. Maybe I ought to add to the listings that my wife yells at me when I buy bike parts and makes me feel real sad. Never thought to appeal to paceliner's sympathy to sell my crap. :rolleyes:
Hey, crank it up--sell the story, not the part. What could go wrong? ;)
LegendRider
10-29-2014, 09:51 AM
Somewhat on topic...
http://www.ajc.com/news/news/national/court-says-man-owes-child-support-kid-who-isnt-his/nhtJ7/
Dead Man
10-29-2014, 10:14 AM
Somewhat on topic...
http://www.ajc.com/news/news/national/court-says-man-owes-child-support-kid-who-isnt-his/nhtJ7/
LOL what a cluster fap
harryblack
10-29-2014, 10:38 AM
I wondered about that also.
struggling or bored screenwriter, i'd bet... a Paceline water bottle on it.
cderalow
10-29-2014, 10:41 AM
Somewhat on topic...
http://www.ajc.com/news/news/national/court-says-man-owes-child-support-kid-who-isnt-his/nhtJ7/
This line out of the article made me laugh
'The state of Michigan requires everyone applying for welfare assistance to give either the name of the child's father or list all men who could potentially be the father.'
reminded me of the maury povich episodes where he'd bring a girl in, and like 20 guys and none of them would be the dad...
soupless
10-29-2014, 10:56 AM
Babboes are garbage.
beeatnik
10-29-2014, 11:52 AM
Babboes are garbage.
Buahahaha.
rwsaunders
10-29-2014, 12:07 PM
The ad has all the ingredients of a good country/western song...
LegendRider
10-29-2014, 12:31 PM
The ad has all the ingredients of a good country/western song...
Very good, but not quite perfect.
I told him it was not the perfect country and western song because he hadn't said anything at all about momma or trains or trucks or prison or gettin' drunk.
David Allan Coe - You Never Even Call Me By My Name
harryblack
10-29-2014, 12:38 PM
Very good, but not quite perfect.
I told him it was not the perfect country and western song because he hadn't said anything at all about momma or trains or trucks or prison or gettin' drunk.
David Allan Coe - You Never Even Call Me By My Name
DAC wasn't untalented but devolved into 'outlaw' self-parody, alas.
Steve Goodman "You Never Even Called Me By My Name"--
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hsa5IiNjIkQ
Porter Wagoner "Cold Hard Facts of Life"--
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pl4yjGzWOvI
DAC wasn't untalented but devolved into 'outlaw' self-parody, alas.
Steve Goodman "You Never Even Called Me By My Name"--
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hsa5IiNjIkQ
Porter Wagoner "Cold Hard Facts of Life"--
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pl4yjGzWOvI
Maybe, buy David Allen Coe was a patched member of the Outlaw motorcycle club. A true 1%!
That is NO PARODY! And they don't just hand those out to any that ask!
http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/articles/inside-the-outlaws-facts/
numbskull
10-29-2014, 02:57 PM
Reminds me of the good husband who goes to his local grocery and notices an attractive middle aged women smiling and waving at him. He can't place her but is very intrigued so he asks her does he know her. She seems a little peeved and says, "Why yes, you should, I had your son". Confused and incredulous he can only recall one time he was unfaithful to his wife and asks "Are you the stripper covered in whipped cream I screwed on the pool table at my friend's bachelor party while the other guys whipped me with rhubarb stalks". She smiles and says "No, I'm your son's math teacher".
tiretrax
10-29-2014, 04:40 PM
Reminds me of the good husband who goes to his local grocery and notices an attractive middle aged women smiling and waving at him. He can't place her but is very intrigued so he asks her does he know her. She seems a little peeved and says, "Why yes, you should, I had your son". Confused and incredulous he can only recall one time he was unfaithful to his wife and asks "Are you the stripper covered in whipped cream I screwed on the pool table at my friend's bachelor party while the other guys whipped me with rhubarb stalks". She smiles and says "No, I'm your son's math teacher".
Great joke.
dan682
10-29-2014, 05:15 PM
A father buys a lie detector robot that slaps people when they lie.
He decides to test it out at dinner one night.
The father asks his son what he did that afternoon.
The son says, "I did some schoolwork."
The robot slaps the son.
The son says, "Ok, Ok. I was at a friend's house watching movies."
Dad asks, "What movie did you watch?"
Son says, "Toy Story."
The robot slaps the son.
Son says, "Ok, Ok, we were watching porn."
Dad says, "What? At your age I didn't even know what porn WAS."
The robot slaps the father.
Mom laughs and says, "Well, he certainly is your son."
The robot slaps the mother.
jimcav
10-29-2014, 07:45 PM
Long day with never ending Ebola prepping. needed a good chuckle
A father buys a lie detector robot that slaps people when they lie.
He decides to test it out at dinner one night.
The father asks his son what he did that afternoon.
The son says, "I did some schoolwork."
The robot slaps the son.
The son says, "Ok, Ok. I was at a friend's house watching movies."
Dad asks, "What movie did you watch?"
Son says, "Toy Story."
The robot slaps the son.
Son says, "Ok, Ok, we were watching porn."
Dad says, "What? At your age I didn't even know what porn WAS."
The robot slaps the father.
Mom laughs and says, "Well, he certainly is your son."
The robot slaps the mother.
unterhausen
10-29-2014, 08:06 PM
I'm gonna say that he rode the thing and realized that it's a pig and not going to be useful to him. My mother used to run a nursery school, there were some very sad divorces among the parents, it happens
Louis
10-29-2014, 08:09 PM
I'm gonna say that he rode the thing and realized that it's a pig and not going to be useful to him.
Hmmmmmm is about all I can say. ;)
How about some blond jokes :)
There is a magic mirror in this bike shop. If you told a lie it would
suck you in.
One day a brunette walked into this bike shop. She walked up to the mirror and
said 'I think I'm the most beautiful woman in the world' and it sucked her
in.
The next day a redhead walked into this bike shop. She walked up to the mirror
and said 'I think I'm the most beautiful woman in the world' and it sucked
her in.
Then the next day a blond walked into this same bike shop. She walked up to the mirror and said 'I think...' and it sucked her in. :)
goonster
10-30-2014, 08:38 AM
Heck, even the great apes cheat.
Perhaps, but apes don't feature on my moral compass.
GeorgeTSquirrel
11-01-2014, 11:21 AM
This brings up an interesting question:
Most of the time is a divorce more the fault of the guy or the gal?
Granted, most of the time you can blame both sides a bit, but typically, is one side more often "at fault" than the other? Or is it 50:50?
In my case, 50:50. It really came down to a communications issue with us which is evident some five years later when we still can't even pass a polite and friendly email back and forth. It's like we speak different languages.
That was the underlying problem. I'm the one that pulled away emotionally. A marriage won't last if you cut your partner out of the conversation, so that's on me. I pulled away and wanted/needed some air to breath. If she were stronger, that probably wouldn't have been an issue, but she had insecurities and I inadvertently fed them.
A miscarriage was the straw that broke the camel's back.
cash05458
11-02-2014, 07:52 AM
This brings up an interesting question:
Most of the time is a divorce more the fault of the guy or the gal?
Granted, most of the time you can blame both sides a bit, but typically, is one side more often "at fault" than the other? Or is it 50:50?
Anecdotally I've concluded that many times it can be the guy's fault for not trying hard enough to make things work, but most of my work buddies are still married, so I don't have a lot of data on this.
Who the hell knows about fault...but stats say women predominately demand the split...as we are talking amongst guys here mostly, I can only quote Freud who said 'to understand what women want..." is the ultimate question...and he of course never figured that out...and then there is Nietzsche who said "truth is a woman"...which pretty much means...truth always changes, has no firm reality, and even lies to show it's nature...happy stuff indeed...
every guy I know worth his salt has been put under the bridge via a woman...it is how you deal with it I think...guilt ain't the answer for sure...that I do know...
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