Althouse: "Sue. Since you last left me, my heart has felt a great loss...."

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"Sue. Since you last left me, my heart has felt a great loss...."

A newspaper personal ad saved from 1973:

Click to enlarge. Via Reddit.

৮টি মন্তব্য:

Capt. Schmoe বলেছেন...: Humor, creativity and snark. Evidence of such before digital social media. How did this happen?; ২৫/৪/১৪, ৯:১৫ AM
Darrell বলেছেন...: Spend a few bucks for an ad,take another cheap shot at your Honey. Saving it IS weird, though.; ২৫/৪/১৪, ৯:২৯ AM
The Cracker Emcee Refulgent বলেছেন...: Brilliant. I know more than one young man that feels that way today.; ২৫/৪/১৪, ৯:৪৩ AM
alan markus বলেছেন...: I bet somewhere someone has posted that as his own on "Best of Craigslist"; ২৫/৪/১৪, ১০:১২ AM
The Crack Emcee বলেছেন...: "I want my albums back!"

- Sam Kinison; ২৫/৪/১৪, ১০:৫৯ AM
Saint Croix বলেছেন...: Does he want her back or not?

At first you think, he wants her back, he's completely sincere, overly romantic. (My reaction: that's not going to work).

And then he gives the punchline. So now he's undercut all his sincerity. Irony! I don't miss you at all. Ha ha ha ha ha ha. I miss my television.

But he wrote it. He spent money on it. He went to a lot of effort to tell this woman he does not miss her. In fact he's announcing to the whole world that he does not miss her.

(My reaction: that's really not going to work).; ২৫/৪/১৪, ১১:২০ AM
Richard Dolan বলেছেন...: Got to admit, the guy had a (nasty) sense of humor. Sue made the right decision in dumping him. I bet she kept the TV, too.; ২৫/৪/১৪, ১২:৩০ PM
Unknown বলেছেন...: One of my favorite Heinleins is Glory Road (it's not very typical of him in some ways), in which the personal ads play a significant part. For YEARS after I first read it in middle school, I'd search for, then SIGH for personal ads that were that interesting.; ২৫/৪/১৪, ৫:২৪ PM