Salon's Kate Harding met her husband through this personal ad: "I smoke, I drink, I talk waaaay too much and think even more than that, I swear like a longshoreman, I'm usually covered in dog hair, I do not order salad as a full meal, I always want to Talk About It, I might be funnier than you, I want to be taken care of but hate feeling weak, I'm completely disorganised, I don't lie even if it's easier, I tell my girlfriends everything. If that sounds like your kind of girl, awesome."
Penrose lamp-post sign explained
There's always an explanation ... The "woman wanted, apply inside" sign on the lamp-post in Penrose is for an elderly man looking for a home helper after his wife died.
Art: Peddy Mergui's Wheat is Wheat is Wheat exhibit takes
everyday commodities and packages them as luxury goods (think Louis Vuitton salami and Versace eggs)...
Picture this: What's wrong with this picture?
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Unnecessary things to buy: I Love You written in stone, literally...
Video: Motorcyclist helps old man cross a busy road in Russia...
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