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Moral of this story: if you're digging yourself into a hole, stop digging. Yesterday, we got a tip about a self-described "Mr. Right" on NYC's Craigslist, who posted a personal ad with 30 pictures of himself, several of which feature him waving a stack of $20 bills. We put up a few of his photos and chuckled. But he was upset! So he called up the Gawker offices to voice his grievances. He charged us with fraud. He threatened to "punch the fucking guy whoever did this" and "fuck him up." And he warned us, "I'm ten times smarter than these people, cause I"m gonna record it right now." So are we! You have to hear it to believe it. Remember, kids: Craigslist is a public place. Click to listen to the highlights. (To refresh your memory, three of his moneymaking personal ad photos are below):
Moral of this story: if you're digging yourself into a hole, stop digging. Yesterday, we got a tip about a self-described "
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I hate you for the fact that I can't listen to this at work.
Hamilton, tell him Ronn [sic] did it. Can you imagine the wonderful collision of worlds?
Could you publish the transcript? I think alot of us don't have sound at work....
I'm a bit surprised he found out. Doesn't seem like the Gawker type. Maybe his grandmother found his post.
Welcome to your 15. Now don't blow it.
The only thing this joker "produces" is Happy Meals.
"My neon-green jalousie window glasses ARE YOURS TO COVET, MUTHAFUKKA!!!"
@WhiteinBayRidge: Or Chickle sandwiches.
Does he really have pictures of Gawker naked?
'the photos are mines, right'
These photos are mines, right?
you posed to axe for permission
Awww he didn't like it. Said it wasn't funny. I thought it was hilarious myself.
Wonder if he's going to sign up to be a commenter.
@AuntPeniston: No, that's fraud.
Wow, you have GOT to get this guy and John Fitzgerald Page together somehow.
Gawker should counter-sue for the exact amount in his cash fan.
Ohhhhh no. This man has no idea what he's gotten himself into. Poor thing.
I think you ruined this guy's weekend. For the forseeable future. I commend you for that.
The smart man would shut the fuck up and take the lesson.
BIATCH!
@FitnessMadeSimple:
Brilliant.
For the record, I never let this man take naked pictures of me, though it sounded like he offered at one point.
Dear Hamilton...I love you and I'll do anything to make you love me.
Awww. His feelings are really hurt.
I think he has an imperfect understanding of "fraud".
I would very much like to know who fielded this call. He or she was either on mute, or has the world's most polished laughter-repression abilities.
Na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na ... CASH FAN!
He should thank Gawker for all this attention!
As much as he's not in the right legally, he maybe is morally. Or maybe Emily's piece just got me feeling melancholy about being up in each other's business.
This reminded me of a quote from my friend's son. "I like to prove just how stupid people really are."
"i get girls pretty much, you know i do what i do, i'm a producer"
"I'm a young dude and I get girls. I do what I do and I'm a producer." This was my subconscious calling in. Respect the subconscious, yo.
@CodePink: I agree! @TheHonJudgeSmails: Although I also agree with this. Had to have been voicemail.
Gawker the cock blocker strikes again
Countersue, but settle for just his glasses.
Also, I can't listen to this at work either, transcript as public service, please!
@Yanee:
Dude. Morals? It's Thursday.
@HamptonShmampton: I agree. He seems more like the WWTDD type. Or a huge fan of kit cars.
Producer is the new "in between jobs" huh?
@Sarcastro: HA!
Sorry, guys - I have to come clean. I was the one who easemailed him.
@TheHonJudgeSmails: I can imagine him at the playground during recess when he was a young lad...the bigger kids smacking him in the back of the head, calling him names, giving him wedgies...and Shuttershades yell-crying at them to "Stop doing fraud against me yo!"
@StrawBerryShortCake:
Well, he did produce a cash fan of $20 bills.
To be fair, Gawker didn't axe for his copyrightz permission. That's how bidness is run in New York.
Thinking Hamilton is the lucky recipient of this guy's much-practiced double bird right about now...
I wonder if his lawyer is on a cash fan retainer.
I'm in the market for a new shade of pink lipstick to really set off my teeny, uneven 'stache. I wonder what shade he uses.
Does Hamilton still have that suedehead? Cause that makes him look badass and makes me think he is so. So, I reckon Hamilton could take this dude on, easy.
WTF is on the shirt he is wearing? Dude, the rule is..if you're gonna be waving 20's- better be sporting something other than a tee with a cartoon pic on the front. srsly
@ext212: lol @ 'bidness'
He should really go fan himself off...
I can't.
I remember the first time I heard someone make the word "mine" even more possessive - "Mine's, right?" A friend told me, "you are hearing a sad testiment against the New York City Public School System." Right?
He is right, though, you DO "gotta have copy rights."
"i get girls
i'm a young dude
i do what it do"
yes, you do what it do, yes you do
@FitnessMadeSimple: This made me chuckle audibly.
looks like the shit hit the cash fan
@Chaim Gnadelstein: A smart man, yes. Shuttershades...nope.
Aw, let the kid vent. The lawsuit is an empty threat, but his feelings are hurt and yeah, his weekend is ruined because he'll be complaining to everyone about how pissed he is.
"Yo, this is - th - this is, like, homicide you. I'm calling the boys down at the S.U.V. and charging this website with homicide. Fuck, it's like a double homicide, because I'm waiting for my earned income tax credit, B. You homicided me with your fraudulent social securities!"