http://kalamazoo.craigslist.org/cto/2109898015.html
The best I can figure out is, "I'm a moron who can't spell, and I think my donk-mobile is fast." I don't know whether to laugh or cry.
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Dec. 13, 2010 6:31 a.m. kazoospec New Reader
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Dec. 13, 2010 6:36 a.m. MrJoshua SuperDork
That reeks of someone spelling poorly on purpose.
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Dec. 13, 2010 6:42 a.m. kazoospec New Reader
One can only hope.
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Dec. 13, 2010 6:55 a.m. TJ SuperDork
I think it is done on purpose too. I'm not sure that the seller actually owns that car at all.
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Dec. 13, 2010 6:57 a.m. dsycks Reader
May be worth it without the wagon wheels.
Someone need a swamp buggy?
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Dec. 13, 2010 6:57 a.m. Ranger50 Reader
No, I think that is about the level of edumacation from Kzoo public skools.
Brian
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Dec. 13, 2010 7:09 a.m. dj New Reader
TJ wrote:
I think it is done on purpose too. I'm not sure that the seller actually owns that car at all.
People who really type like that don't use any proper punctuation like exclamations, question marks, apostrophes, and definitely don't know to capitalize the first word in every sentence, much less be able to write in complete sentences.
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Dec. 13, 2010 7:46 a.m. stan SuperDork
Actually that probably took a lot of work to type...
...I guess.
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Dec. 13, 2010 11:46 a.m. Platinum90 SuperDork
Ranger50 wrote:
No, I think that is about the level of edumacation from Kzoo public skools.
Brian
I went to KaZoo area schools. Yeah, that's about right.
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Dec. 13, 2010 11:49 a.m. jrw1621 SuperDork
If you were a real potential buyer you would not require a translation. Sort of an interesting filtering system.
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Dec. 13, 2010 11:52 a.m. triumph5 Dork
MrJoshua wrote:
That reeks of someone spelling poorly on purpose.
This. His punctuation is too accurate for an idiot who didn't know how to spell or write correctly.
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Dec. 13, 2010 11:54 a.m. triumph5 Dork
MrJoshua wrote:
That reeks of someone spelling poorly on purpose.
This. His punctuation and spelling is too accurate for an idiot who didn't know how to spell or write correctly.
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Dec. 13, 2010 1:47 p.m. Rustspecs13 New Reader
im with the too accurate crowd. maybe he had some one post it for him seriously or something.
I got caught with that here on grm when i posted up some kid with a mx6, he welded extra blades on his turbo and claimed it spooled faster. I had to post it here LOL
~Alex
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Dec. 13, 2010 1:55 p.m. Teh E36 M3 HalfDork
Do you speak jive?
RIP Leslie Nielson
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Dec. 13, 2010 2:05 p.m. TRoglodyte Reader
The main typo ? That car is not been "doinked", It's been DINKED.
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Dec. 13, 2010 2:25 p.m. BoxheadTim SuperDork
+1 for the accurate crowd, given the usual level of illiteracy on CL.. Kinda read like Ali G wrote it.
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Dec. 13, 2010 3:07 p.m. stuart in mn SuperDork
I've seen that photo before. The person who wrote the ad pulled it off the net, and they think they're being very clever.
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Dec. 13, 2010 3:18 p.m. integraguy Dork
Translation?
I want to sound real cool, like I live in the 'hood.
As others have said, folks who spell that badly, then do "okay" on punctuation, then close with comments about how they won't accept a certain TYPE of offer....well, they are 1.) too clever by half and 2.) definite scam artists.
When I see a vintage car (except for maybe 4 door sedans) jacked up and "donked?" I cry just a little inside.
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Dec. 13, 2010 3:18 p.m. turbojunker HalfDork
TJ wrote:
I think it is done on purpose too. I'm not sure that the seller actually owns that car at all.
Probably not. That isn't an 85 Cutlass, more like a 79.
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Dec. 13, 2010 5:45 p.m. SillyImportRacer Reader
It was painful to read and worse to look at.
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Dec. 13, 2010 9:03 p.m. a401cj Reader
RAZZISTI!
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Dec. 13, 2010 9:25 p.m. unevolved HalfDork
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cqOEr_yfak
This is EXACTLY how that sounds. Watch this, then re-read that ad with this voice in your head, and it'll make perfect sense.
