YSaC, Vol. LXXXVIII

2008 October 18
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by drmk

hollow body electric!!!! WHERE ARE YOU


let me know

Apparently this genius believes that all you have to do is yell out the name of the thing you want and it will magically appear for you.

Let me try: Ewan McGregor!!!! Where are you, Ewan McGregor?

*looks around*

Damn.

Or maybe he’s misplaced his own hollow body electric, and he’s calling to it to get it to come home, like a lost puppy. If B.B. King was doing this, he’d be yelling out “Lucille!!!!”, but maybe this guy hasn’t gotten around to anthropomorphizing his guitar yet.

Anyway, let me try this misplaced-item theory: car keys!!!! Where are you, car keys?

*waits*

Nope. Damn.

Or maybe he’s searching for the Whitman poem, “I Sing the Body Electric“, and stating in his own postmodern way that he believes the poem to be hollow. The venerable expert on poetry, Sparknotes, states that in Whitman’s poem, “[t]he body becomes sacred through its linkage with the soul; while it is only the soul’s helper or accomplice, it nevertheless does not deserve second-rate status, for it enables not only spirituality but also poetry.” Clearly this poster believes that by calling the body electric hollow, he is pointing out that a lack of spirituality leaves one’s soul hollow, as it were.

*nods* That must be it. Thank you, oh wise sage. You have saved my Craigslist-embattled soul.

20 Responses leave one →
  1. 2008 December 28
    Valerie permalink

    In one episode of 30 Rock, Tracey Jordan says that whenever he loses something, he just shouts it out until someone brings him that item.
    ex.
    “PANTS PANTS PANTS!”
    and someone rushes up with a pair of pants for him…

    Perhaps they are trying that?

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    • 2011 November 19
      Lou Stool permalink

      Windy must have had a rough time picking a winner for the box for this original post. 1 comment? Seriously? How far we have come.

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      • 2011 November 19
        Windrose permalink

        Good point, Lou. And luckily this was before my time. Wonder what the Llama-nun in her beesly wisdom was moved to choose?

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        • 2011 November 19

          This was early enough that the Don’t Suck box didn’t exist yet.

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  2. 2011 November 19

    Where am I? Why, I am here. Behind you, outside your window, watching… always… watching…

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    • 2011 November 19
      Artsy Computer Geek permalink

      Stalking, always stalking

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    • 2011 November 19
      D [DM] permalink

      Hey, Lyle. I brought the popcorn.

      *crunch crunch*

      What are we watching, again?

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      • 2011 November 19
        D [DM] permalink

        Whatever it is, I hope it’s funny. I’ve been in the mood for something lighthearted about man’s inhumanity to man.

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  3. 2011 November 19

    winning lottery ticket!!!! WHERE ARE YOU

    let me know

    What a pity that the winning lottery ticket either doesn’t check the CL ads or doesn’t know how to respond.

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  4. 2011 November 19
    Windrose permalink

    And the sad thing is, what he is looking for is also looking for him. Somewhere a hollow android is walking around looking for Sparky. and mumbling about having a brain the size of a planet, and don’t talk to me about life.

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  5. 2011 November 19
    Windrose permalink

    My, what a big box we have today! Hope there are enough snacks in the mini fridge for everyone.

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  6. 2011 November 19
    D .. DM (yep.. truncated ellipses) permalink

    Pretty and fine girl that I seen at the Burger King. WHERE ARE YOU

    I really hope the girl let me know.

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    • 2011 November 19

      perhaps you can find her by identifying her purse 😉

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      • 2011 November 19

        Our eyes met. You looked creeped out. It was totally hawt. Let’s meet up again, LOL, and maybe, you know? Let me know.

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        • 2011 November 19
          D [DM] permalink

          Common Internet logic tells me that 97% of you will not let me know, even after reading my ad, but 3% of you will be brave. Come on, 3%. WHERE ARE YOU

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  7. 2011 November 19

    Perhaps he lost his DVD of the Twilight Zone episode

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    • 2011 November 19
      Windrose permalink

      Does that episode make you cry, too?

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  8. 2011 November 20
    Windrose permalink

    CJ, Sister Lyle, you’ve been in the box so frequently I’m giving you each your own set of keys. They don’t open anything, but they look nice on a belt. M, this is your first time, I think, so all you get is this shiny new card. Punchity Punch Punch!

    Good Morning, Long Island!

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