This "LYING CHEATING SALE" is a great way to rage-quit a marriage
While her husband was off with his "floozie," a scorned wife sold off just about everything he owned in a Craigslist-powered weekend yard sale. And to be more precise, it wasn't a "yard sale," it was...
View ArticleSupreme Court upholds the right to resell your stuff
Good news for anyone who wants to borrow a library book, or buy or sell secondhand goods on eBay or Craigslist: the Supreme Court ruled today that these activities are still legal. Specifically, in...
View ArticleChicago man accused of raping 25 women he met on Craigslist
Police say he would first lock them in his basement before dragging them upstairs to a "playroom" in his Chicago home. There he tied the women up, taunted them, brutalized them, and forced them to...
View ArticleFederal employee used Craigslist sex ads to harass 64-year-old ex-lover
Someone on the Internet was tormenting her. Men from all over the United States would drive miles to her farm in Marshall, Virginia, looking for sex. She set up hidden cameras and a security gate and...
View ArticleCraigslist bounty hunters are watching you pirate pay-per-view fights
Boxing fans: Don't you just hate it when your local bar shows the big fight? Don't you wish you could help shut them down? If so, there's a job opening for you. It sounds unbelievable, but a...
View Article"Game of Thrones" fan seeks Robb Stark look-alike for Craigslist sex
“I have recently purchased a replica of the Iron Throne as seen in the television show, and need a partner to play out an elaborate fantasy.” Without reading any further, this Craigslist W4M ad is...
View ArticleDaily Fluff: Corgi finds ladybug via Craigslist's "Missed Connections"
.teaser img { display: none; } A Sacramento, CA corgi named Franklin caught a fleeting glimpse of a ladybug at the park last week, and while he felt an instant connection, there was little chance the...
View ArticleHow much does it cost to live like you're on "Girls"?
You may not be the voice of your generation—or even a voice of a generation—but you can sure live like one. On Wednesday, an opportunity of a lifetime manifested itself in the form of a Craigslist ad...
View ArticleHow to get busted for dealing drugs on Craigslist
Undercover cops busted a pair of Long Islanders on Monday for selling heroin over Craigslist, an item advertised as "pain relief." But Daniel Bigelow and Gustavo Arce-Giron aren't the first criminal...
View ArticleErotic novelist seeks sex "intern" on Craigslist
It may sound more like an episode of Girls than real life, but this novelist is advertising on Craigslist for a young female intern—specifically so he can have an affair with her. In 2011, Chad Leslie...
View ArticleSotheby's really, seriously, desperately needs an assistant
The first question you should ask is "Why is Sotheby's Inc. advertising an opening for an administrative assistant on Craigslist?" This isn't your lame old, ornery art auctioneer we're talking about....
View ArticleFor 3 weeks in 2012, Craigslist owned its users' posts
For three weeks last summer, Craigslist’s terms of service included a claim to ownership over the ads that were posted on its site. As the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) noted, the ad platform...
View ArticleThe Worst Room is the best apartment guide
Anyone who's gone apartment-hunting in the last decade knows what a blessing and a curse Craigslist is to the average lodger. It's not enough that you have to stay on your web-savvy tiptoes, dodging...
View ArticleMom tries to get rid of 3-year-old son on Craigslist
A Texas woman has been arrested after trying to use Craigslist to dump off her unwanted 3-year-old son. Stephanie Redus, 29, told police she'd been suffering from depression and anxiety in the days...
View Article"LinkedIn doesn't care if we're assaulted": Sex workers speak out
Professional dominatrixes, VIP escort services, and independent workers alike are speaking out against LinkedIn for perpetuating the stigma that their work is not legitimate. The job-networking site...
View ArticleMan arrested for sending Craigslist sex party to neighbor's house
Perpetrators of the shittiest practical joke on the Internet, be warned: If you pose as someone else on Craigslist and invite sex-hungry strangers to that person's house, you will get charged with a...
View ArticleEmployers rarely "holla back," and other tips for Craigslist job applicants
Finding a good job in this economy is hard. Finding a good job on Craigslist is even harder. Sure, sometimes the posting itself is the problem—but usually, the applications are so ridiculous it turns...
View ArticleYou should buy this dude's beautiful hair on Craigslist
A New York man has put his two-and-a-quarter feet of glistening black "virgin" hair for sale on Craigslist. It is "Jet Black," he says, like "the way a raven shines in the moonlight," or "the color of...
View ArticleTextastrophe: Trolling via text messages
Have you ever left your cell phone number in public? If so, you run the risk of being asked to draw a penis on someone's car. The hilarious exchange is one of many that can be found on...
View ArticleCraigslister seeks "really skinny" person to teach kids a lesson about food
Telling your kids to eat their meals because there are starving children in other parts of the world is one of the oldest tricks in the parenting book. But for one Arizona resident, that wasn't...
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