Comments on: "cats are OK – purrr" has never been less appropriate

By: kati

kati — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:13:55 +0000

craigslist chicago always has those weird photos at the end so they can make an “eye catching” title. i want to live w/ alf…

By: David

David — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:36:55 +0000

These are from Raider Realty in Chicago. I live in the neighborhood in question (Pilsen), and had to wade through about 20 similar postings while finding a new apartment. Suffice it to say…they’re annoying.

By: Reese

Reese — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 05:17:40 +0000

I can verify that this is real. I live in Chicago, spent the last two months looking for apartments on Craigslist, and ran into this quite frequently.

By: Belle Plain

Belle Plain — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 16:22:51 +0000

Anonymous is absolutely right. This agency does this with every single listing. I believe they were the ones who had the infamous "dude in beer tub" photo?

So yeah, it's on purpose.

By: autie

autie — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 13:26:54 +0000

I. Hate. Alf.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 18:37:45 +0000

Sorry to be a wet blanket, but this is sort of a marketing thing with a local rental agency, Raider Realty (see here for more links: http://chicago.craigslist.org/search/apa?query=raider&catAbbreviation=apa&minAsk=min&maxAsk=max&bedrooms=). You'll see pictures of Borat, Mini-Me, etc. in their listings. Usually, though, they have some sort of headline that refers to the picture–maybe this one didn't make it through the copywriter (who was supposed to add the Alf reference) before it was posted to CL.

By: Lynn Sinclair

Lynn Sinclair — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 10:42:48 +0000

"For those in the know, Pilsen is a historic Chicago neighborhood that offers a quick and easy commute to downtown, UIC, IIT and the University of Chicago via the el."

Yeah, but what is it for those of us not in the know?

By: Heather

Heather — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 08:47:52 +0000

ROFL I really needed that. My DH would be calling immediately. He loves Alf, and that is sad.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 05:57:37 +0000

I live in the Chicago suburbs. I want to drive up to this place now and find Alf!

By: Stuart

Stuart — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 04:51:03 +0000

Are there still people who believe that anything that is mildly odd or humorous MUST be Photoshopped?

Well, yes. Yes, there are.

These are people who are blithely living a literal paradigm in which funny doesn't just happen, it must be created.

I'm pretty sure they work for ABC.

That said ... HAR!

And kudos to Mudsy for using a "Gordon" reference that didn't also include "Lightfoot". [wink]