it's a hilarious listing!
https://maine.craigslist.org/boa/d/c...224842617.html
43.50.918 N, 69.38.583 W
If this CL ad is a joke
it's a hilarious listing!
https://maine.craigslist.org/boa/d/c...224842617.html
“Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it. The river was cut by the world's great flood and runs over rocks from the basement of time. On some of those rocks are timeless raindrops. Under the rocks are the words, and some of the words are theirs."
Dreaming of a boat
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Brilliant! "The penultimate floating strumpet to gauche economic largesse..."
- Chris
Life is short. Go boating now!
Amateur wood butcher
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If only I was closer and didn't already have enough projects ....
Senior Member
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Hey they accept cryptocurrency, it must be real!
Senior Member
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I don't care if it's real or not, the guy deserves something just for his writing
I fix stuff.
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"... wicked friggin' bad-ass Whaler with twin Mercs..."
Now that's prose.
When you can take the pebble from my hand, it will be time for you to leave.
Senior Member
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...with a proper descriptive picture too...good ad.
Senior Member
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Yep, it's a gem.Traversing the narrow slickly varnished deck to reach the bow cleat shall distinguish the true mariner from the casual yachtsman.
-Dave
Senior Member
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very funny, wish I had written it...
What boat to build next?
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Funny!
I was born on a wooden boat that I built myself.
Bottlewasher
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Definitely a good one. Anyone responded to him to say thanks for the entertainment?
"If it ain't broke, you're not trying." - Red Green
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Excellent!
There are two kinds of boaters: those who have run aground, and those who lie about it.
Senior Member
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Thas wicked good.
David G
Harbor Woodworks
https://www.facebook.com/HarborWoodworks/
"It was a Sunday morning and Goddard gave thanks that there were still places where one could worship in temples not made by human hands." -- L. F. Herreshoff (The Compleat Cruiser)
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is there a Craigslist Pulitzer Committee?
Senior Member
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I attempted to buy several catboats in New England. I’m not certain it’s a joke.
Fight Entropy, build a wooden boat!
Bottlewasher
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There's a best of: https://www.craigslist.org/about/best/all/Originally Posted by willin woodworks
"If it ain't broke, you're not trying." - Red Green
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I would like to meet that poster, his cynicism, sarcasm, and sense of humor would be worth an afternoon sharing a bottle of scotch.
Scoundrel
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We should all go in together on a decent bottle. First time I've laughed that hard this trying week. Commendable writing!
1973 Grand Banks 42
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That's brilliant!
Senior Member
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That picture..... way way too familiar.
Senior Member
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I did. Did not hear back.
Senior Member
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Got an email from the prankster this morning. "Cheers... thanks for playing."
He did not give his name, only the Craigs list number.
Wish he could be a regular contributor, great sense of humor.
S/V Pi
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and a new tilley? too good to be true.
Disbelief in magic can force a poor soul into believing in government and business.
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