Objects of desire

Have you ever looked at the wanted section on craiglist? There's some crazy stuff on there. It's amazing what people are looking for.

If you're not familiar with the site, it's like an online garage sale. People post items they want to sell, including real estate and cars, but they also list items they want. All major cities and most smaller cities have pages on craigslist.

I had some extra time at work today and thought I'd checked out the wanted sections for New York City, Hattisburg, Miss., Odgen-Clearfield, Utah and the San Fransisco Bay area. Other than NYC, which is my default page for craigslist, I chose random places to see if the smaller the area, the more weird the wanted items became, only to find out that there are quirky needs everywhere.

The most strange - and creepy - was a man in Hattisburg looking for an "attractive house wife."

Here's his plea: "Single Father of 10 Year Old son seeks a Female House Mate. Must be willing to relocate to Mobile. Should you have children of your own that is fine with us. Please have a picture and be willing to exchange on the first email. I do not want to waste your time, or you waste mine. This ad is for real. Jim."

I kind of feel sorry for Jim.

A man in NYC is willing to pay $100 a month for a space to park his 2007 Audi he hardly drives. If you've ever tried to park in the Big Apple, you understand his pain. It's already hard to find a spot to park in NYC, and once you do, on most streets, you have to move your car - at the crack of dawn - to the other side for street so it can be cleaned - the street, not your car. Here's a photo of the cars in action.

Also, in NYC, someone's willing to pay you $1 if you have a box for a 32-inch TV and someone's looking for 50,000 people to send him $1 each. Here's the address if you want to pledge: P.O. Box 48, Douglas, Mich. 49406.

If you have a trampoline net, you can get $1 for it and $9 for a fixer-upper car.

Other odd wanted items in NYC include a jazzercize T-shirt, Legos and a massage partner. I can only imagine what that's for!

Heading south to Mississippi, someone's looking for funny stories about people getting high. Huh? And then there's the ad for people willing to sell their hair. The woman who placed the ad said she's setting up a website for "serious" people interested in buying human hair. She's willing to pay $5 for your locks.

In Utah, someone's looking for scratch-n-sniff stickers, hold on, from the 1970s and 1980s. Gotta love the specifics! And a couple posted their engagement picture on craigslist asking for someone to marry them. You guessed it, they're broke and want the service for free.

In San Fransisco, a low-income, disabled woman wants $2,000 to take a massage class; another person wants fresh fish. What? And yet another needs "all kinds of balls."

If you have a Dublin High School class ring from 1974-77, someone in the Bay area's looking for one and a shoe shopper needs a Nordstroms' discount. Don't we all!

Funny, I didn't see any postings for world peace.