kazoospec
kazoospec New Reader
12/13/10 6:31 a.m.

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.

MrJoshua
MrJoshua SuperDork
12/13/10 6:36 a.m.

That reeks of someone spelling poorly on purpose.

kazoospec
kazoospec New Reader
12/13/10 6:42 a.m.

One can only hope.

TJ
TJ SuperDork
12/13/10 6:55 a.m.

I think it is done on purpose too. I'm not sure that the seller actually owns that car at all.

dsycks
dsycks Reader
12/13/10 6:57 a.m.

May be worth it without the wagon wheels.

Someone need a swamp buggy?

Ranger50
Ranger50 Reader
12/13/10 6:57 a.m.

No, I think that is about the level of edumacation from Kzoo public skools.

Brian

dj
dj New Reader
12/13/10 7:09 a.m.
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.

stan
stan GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
12/13/10 7:46 a.m.

Actually that probably took a lot of work to type...

...I guess.

Platinum90
Platinum90 SuperDork
12/13/10 11:46 a.m.
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.

jrw1621
jrw1621 SuperDork
12/13/10 11:49 a.m.

If you were a real potential buyer you would not require a translation. Sort of an interesting filtering system.

triumph5
triumph5 Dork
12/13/10 11:52 a.m.
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.

triumph5
triumph5 Dork
12/13/10 11:54 a.m.
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.

Rustspecs13
Rustspecs13 New Reader
12/13/10 1:47 p.m.

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

Teh E36 M3
Teh E36 M3 HalfDork
12/13/10 1:55 p.m.

Do you speak jive?

RIP Leslie Nielson

TRoglodyte
TRoglodyte Reader
12/13/10 2:05 p.m.

The main typo ? That car is not been "doinked", It's been DINKED.

BoxheadTim
BoxheadTim GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
12/13/10 2:25 p.m.

+1 for the accurate crowd, given the usual level of illiteracy on CL.. Kinda read like Ali G wrote it.

stuart in mn
stuart in mn SuperDork
12/13/10 3:07 p.m.

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.

integraguy
integraguy Dork
12/13/10 3:18 p.m.

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.

turbojunker
turbojunker HalfDork
12/13/10 3:18 p.m.
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.

SillyImportRacer
SillyImportRacer Reader
12/13/10 5:45 p.m.

It was painful to read and worse to look at.

a401cj
a401cj GRM+ Memberand Reader
12/13/10 9:03 p.m.

RAZZISTI!

unevolved
unevolved HalfDork
12/13/10 9:25 p.m.

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.

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