Archive for August 27th, 2025

Amusing Ad

One of my ways to enjoy a few minutes of idle time is to see what cheap cars are for sale on Craigslist or Facebook Marketplace. That or sudoku.

One ad that caught my eye a couple weeks ago wasn’t because it was a great deal necessarily, but because its wording was suspect.

craigslist ad for a ford escape that won't last long

I think they meant that the car would sell quickly and thus the deal would not last long, but I choose to believe they knew the car was about to suffer a major catastrophe and that’s why they’re selling the car. They just want you to think they were bad at writing ad copy, when they were instead disclosing what they knew about the car.

No, I did not go test drive it. Also, the ad is still up 22 days later, for what that’s worth.

This is what the Lord of armies, the God of Israel says: “Take these deeds, this sealed deed of purchase and this open deed, and put them in an earthenware jar, so that they may last a long time.”

Jeremiah 32:14