All the inquiries were “exactly what you would expect from a person trying to buy a camel … These people were 100% serious.”

Attend a wedding in Lexington, Va. this weekend with a stranger!

Adventures in Craigslist is a whenever-we-find-something-interesting series in which we dive headfirst into the vast complexities of the Washington region’s Craigslist. Today: A legendary spokesman.

Adventures in Craigslist is a whenever-we-find-something-interesting series in which we dive headfirst into the vast complexities of the Washington region’s Craigslist. Today: A creepy action figure.

Found on Craigslist: The owners of a Columbia Heights group house are looking for someone they can hang out with, and we mean that in the most literal sense.

Adventures in Craigslist is a whenever-we-find-something-interesting series in which we dive headfirst into the vast complexities of the Washington region’s Craigslist. Today: that’s…a lot of cats.

I don’t use the term “cat lady” loosely. It’s actually kind of offensive, and The Simpsons has really cornered the market on the joke. But sometimes, the moniker just seems totally appropriate. For example: when applied to the kind of person who places an ad on Craigslist for a Dupont Circle sublet which the new occupant will have to share with 16 cats while the original renter is in Denmark attending a cat convention.

Adventures in Craigslist is a whenever-we-find-something-interesting series in which we dive headfirst into the vast complexities of the Washington region’s Craigslist. Today: the people you encounter during a thundersnowtrafficpocalypse.

Adventures in Craigslist is a whenever-we-find-something-interesting series in which we dive headfirst into the vast complexities of the Washington region’s Craigslist. Today: it sure beats buying one at the grocery store!

Here’s an ad from Craigslist’s missed connections section that seems totally appropriate, considering that the gentleman in question is only in town for a few days. Who says robots don’t need to get it on?

Here’s an ad for a bamboo coffee table, good condition, “[g]reat for plants, photo display.” Says the seller, “we had in front of Christmas tree even, and put gifts on it.” Sounds lovely. Though we can’t help thinking that a photograph of the table in question, rather than an (admittedly detailed) Sharpie diagram of the table’s dimensions and features, might have helped seal the sale.