Christine's review
Man with Farm Seeks Woman with Tractor: The Best and Worst Personal Ads of All Time
by Laura J. Schaefer
Christine's review
Man with Farm Seeks Woman with Tractor: The Best and Worst Personal Ads of All Time by Laura J. Schaefer
Christine's review
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I picked this up rather randomly at the library. It took perhaps a half hour to read. However, it had little substance - or too much, depending. Most of the ads were from the 1800's - early 1900's, which provides an interesting glimpse into what people were looking for then (housekeepers and object: matrimony mostly). But after reading the flowery language of the first 10 or so, it does get rather old. Nothing in here was laugh-out-loud funny, although there were a couple of poetic ads.
Although I did find the older ads interesting, I'm surprised this got published without covering a larger selection of modern ads from the internet. My previous experiences with internet dating certainly showed a huge gap in the quality of ads, from utterly charming to utterly charmless. Of course, when I've posted ads, they've been the former - you wouldn't expect less of me, right?
Although I did find the older ads interesting, I'm surprised this got published without covering a larger selection of modern ads from the internet. My previous experiences with internet dating certainly showed a huge gap in the quality of ads, from utterly charming to utterly charmless. Of course, when I've posted ads, they've been the former - you wouldn't expect less of me, right?
