Lonely hearts
The London Review of Books is famous for its mordantly, often outrageously funny personal ads, some of which have been collected in books. So when I read this one, I didn't know what to think:
"Our client is a very interesting and literary woman in her 60s living in London. Her interests are the Arts especially literature and classical music. She would love to meet a like-minded woman to share her interests with and is open to meeting someone either in London or abroad. Contact Cleese, Parsons & Crun* 020 ---- ---- or email Suzanne @ ...I look forward to hearing from you."
Who puts in an ad like this? (Interested in just about anything, will meet up anywhere.) More to the point, who hands the job off to her solicitors? Why is it so...dull? Why is it making me so sad?
Of course, it's the LRB. Could be a giant put-on, not someone who wants her personal life sorted out by lawyers. Yeah, that must be it.
Another two years of this madness and my sense of humor will be as dead as Napoleon's horse.
*Not a real law firm, but it could have been.
"Our client is a very interesting and literary woman in her 60s living in London. Her interests are the Arts especially literature and classical music. She would love to meet a like-minded woman to share her interests with and is open to meeting someone either in London or abroad. Contact Cleese, Parsons & Crun* 020 ---- ---- or email Suzanne @ ...I look forward to hearing from you."
Who puts in an ad like this? (Interested in just about anything, will meet up anywhere.) More to the point, who hands the job off to her solicitors? Why is it so...dull? Why is it making me so sad?
Of course, it's the LRB. Could be a giant put-on, not someone who wants her personal life sorted out by lawyers. Yeah, that must be it.
Another two years of this madness and my sense of humor will be as dead as Napoleon's horse.
*Not a real law firm, but it could have been.
posted by Buttermilk Sky at 10:11 AM
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