craigslist watch : weirdest room for rent ever?
Manuel points out [#] what is probably the weirdest craigslist room for rent ad I’ve ever seen. It’s for a spot in a “Madrona Manor” with a not completely weird sounding set of roommates:
We are a cadre, of straight, 20 something, college educated or professionally minded, young women, who are not promiscuous, do not use illegal drugs, and we do not abuse alcohol. [craigslist]
Sounds normal enough, but the posting must be seen to be believed. It’s like a performance art piece that relies on twee photoshopping, out of nowhere tributes to Princess Diana, motivational speeches, details about their house staff, and more spelling errors and use of color and highlighting than your eyes can handle. Oh, all of their water is hauled to the house by a Guatemalan who fetches it from the third deepest aquifer in the United States and they’re also looking for a new live-in housekeeper.
Is this for real? An art project? Somehow porn-related? I’m completely baffled.
(via buffoonery.org)
I tried delving into that one a few years ago, and didn’t get far. Seattlest went after it in May, though, with some success: http://www.seattlest.com/archives/2005/05/11/the_search_for_the_banyan_manor_part_1.php
(I don’t think there ever was a part 2…)
Weird. I either missed that or didn’t realize that they were the same place. It looks like all of their old MSN group links have expired.
Yeah, whatever the Banyan House is
Maybe they’re leaving the Banyan House branding out of their ads to further protect their privacy. Or to cover their tracks! This craigslist ad gives their street address — it seems like it would be possible to at least do a drive-by.
Listen, this place is a piece of S. The people who run the thing are seriously messed up. They subscribe to some F’d up beliefs and live a wierd ass life. Plus, they are compulsive liars and theives, and you can get a taste for their lies just by checking out that messed up fraudulent website. Further, their spelling gives you a sense of how they communicate in real life. Also, think about what kind of girls actually move into a place like this. Wierd! And guess what? The house is falling apart. It’s not safe. It’s a wreck.
Amy, Josh, anybody. This place is just bad for people. Is there anyway to spread the word? Let’s talk.