If you’re against the health care bill now languishing/on life support in Congress, or the economic stimulus bill passed by Democrats, by all means send us your response to the following. And if it’s reasonably cogent, you’re due some equal time… But this here Craigslist post, reproduced on Economists Do It With Models, is a [...]

Boy, people can get really sarcastic on Craigslist… I’m reaching out to all members of the Bay Area BMW motorcycle riding community for your support of a fellow BMW rider who’s fallen on hard times. Anyone who’s perused the CL motorcycle listings at least once during the past year has seen the posting for the [...]

I was hanging out with a group of actors in their 20s recently, and they were all very stressed about their employment — or lack of it — situations. One guy was on the verge of desperation; he had applied for 50 or so low-paying jobs without a single nibble, and he was hanging his [...]

Spied on Craiglist: A restaurant owner and chef explains his posting for a sous chef/assistant at minimum wage: Restaurant Seeks Sous Chef – POSITION CLOSED, but for the haters… This position has been filled, but never in my life have I ever received so much hate from a job posting, and I just want to [...]

Found on Craigslist: Human soul for sale I am interested in selling my soul or trading it to someone that could help me acquire holiday gifts for myself and family. I have been short on cash due to the low amount of work available here in sunny Florida and would greatly appreciate the help. You [...]

Times being what they are, a lot of people have been lurking in the “Free Stuff” section on Craigslist, hoping to spend no more than some time and sweat — you almost always have to pick up the stuff and haul it away. So it’s the proverbial “win-win situation”: You get a freebie, the posters [...]

Our Best of Craig’s List post from last week was so popular, we decided to go to the well once more. The following include obvious satirical rants, well-crafted hoaxes, and some genuine public displays of anger and despair. Again, from the archives of the Best of Craig’s List: I’ll wear your silly costume (Louisville) Times [...]

Our Best of Craig’s List – Economy Version post from Wednesday was so popular, we’re working on a new one. But as this particular post from the new crop illustrates a very specific anger about the banking crisis and bailout, wethinks it merits its own entry. Plus it’s funny. Long, but funny.

To the Debt Collector Harassing Me at Work (Pittsburgh)

Your voice is quite charming in a sleazy, condescending, I-Get-Paid-To-Harrass-People kind of way. You must be so good with the ladies – I can picture you on a date, with that deep “I am full of self-importance” voice, asking her “So am I to file you under deadbeat mistress because you won’t sleep with me after knowing me for an hour?”

I am assuming you are either 1. Just out of college and eager to prove yourself by threatening a faceless person on the telephone, 2. A wannabe lawyer who is not smart enough to ever pass the BAR exam and therefore miserable in life, or 3. Someone who was picked on a lot in high school and believes this job is his calling to get revenge on all those bullies who made life a living hell.

Ever check out the Best of Craigslist? These are posts that the site’s users have nominated as particularly interesting and/or humorous. They also can be telling indicators of the horrendous economy. Dear Future Hipster Neighbor (Portland) Dear Future late 20/early 30 Hipster Neighbor from the Mid-west/South/Idaho: I know you are the coolest kid in Iowa/Ohio/Idaho/Texas/Florida/etc [...]