In the tree-lined Chicago suburb of Elmhurst, Illinois, which boasts the motto, "Ideal for your Business, your Family, your Life," a not-very ideal thing happened Tuesday afternoon: a man responding to an ad on Craigslist for sex went to the wrong place and person, making comments that "alarmed and disturbed" the victim, who contacted local police.
When I called the police station for more details, they wouldn't elaborate further, so let me tell you how I see it going down:
Craigslist NSA (No Strings Attached) seeker: Knock, knock.
Wrong addressee: Who's there?
Craigslist NSA seeker: Your Craigslist NSA sex hook-up! Let me in, baby!
Wrong addressee: Say what? You have the wrong address, buddy. Scram!
Now, who knows, maybe someone was pranking on Craigslist to see who'd actually follow through with a post for free sex (if you read this 2009 New York Times story, it happens more than you think) or someone was specifically pranking the victim to send lewd dudes to him/her, or the Craigslist responder simply got his address wrong (which is what Elmhurst police reported).
All I know is that it gives a whole new twist to this bit of Elmhurst's tourist literature:
"It’s a world like no other…a world to delight, entice and excite you.
Elmhurst… the world next door."
(via MySurburbanLife.com)
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