We all know about my addiction to the None of the Above ads in the Reader. What, you didn’t know? Well, you do now. They make excellent bar reading. Out loud.
Anyway, every week there’s one or two good laughs, but every once in a longish while, I’ll spot one that stays with me for months and months. This week’s edition contained just such an ad:
SISYPHUS SEEKS SENIOR lady. Sisyphus of Corinth’s sentence in Hades was to push a boulder up a hill. When he neared the top, it would roll to the bottom. That’s me. SWM 47, 5’8″, 150#, tired of struggling. You: late-60s, vibrant, lonely.
The pathos, the drama, the mythological reference. The mental image of this man cruising senior living facilities. Creepy? Certainement. But it’s good, you gotta admit that.