WANTED #1

17th September 2008

Sensitive type with puppy dog eyes for exchange of awkward glances across cubicles and heart-poundingly quiet moments at the photocopier. No experience necessary. Muteness a plus.

10 responses

  1. Jim Murdoch comments:

    Excellent. Not a word wasted. Right up there with Brautigan’s ‘The Scarlatti Tilt’.

  2. An Unreliable Witness comments:

    Gosh.

    I want to work in your office. All we get is people photocopying pictures of their bottoms.

  3. Paul comments:

    That is a gorgeous piece of writing, delicate but strong, beautiful. I think my favourite I have read here since I began.

  4. 2ndhandsoul comments:

    Dang. All those long hours of community service and college wasted. I bet I’d get the ol’, “You’re just over-qualified/it’s not you, it’s me” bologna. Sigh. Did I mention “blah” already?

  5. Ani Smith comments:

    Jim: Aw, cheers Jim. :)

    AUW: Bottom copies are fun, too, I think that’s a different want ad, though.

    Paul: Hello and welcome, Paul, and thank you for the lovely comment, though I am afraid I will probably only disappoint from here on out.

    2ndhandsoul: Kindly take your self-pity to your own blog, we have enough here with my own. ;)

  6. clarissa comments:

    Oh, muteness! Yes, they must be mute. Mute rhymes with cute. It’s no coincidence.

  7. Z comments:

    I’d like one of those too. Angry women looking daggers at you over the photocopier is not half so much fun.

  8. Fellini comments:

    Miaow :)

  9. Ani Smith comments:

    Clarissa: You rhyme with cute. In my mind.

    Z: Mmm, I’ll let you know whether the ad proves successful.

    Fellini: *scratch behind the ears*

  10. teagan comments:

    If my local newspaper had personals like these I might actually read them.

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