Dating advice

Yes you read that title correctly, but no, I'm not actually giving dating advice! Instead I wanted to mention the funny (from an economist's perspective), though probably fraudulent, Craigslist ad from a while ago. If you haven't heard about it, a very hot woman supposedly placed an ad on Craigslist in which she expressed her dismay that she hadn't been able to land a mega-rich sugar daddy. Someone answered her ad and explained that she wasn't really offering a fair trade. I thought it was pretty funny (one of my students brought it to me), but the guys over at the Freakonomics blog give it a much better treatment -- including the full text of the (alleged) ad and reply. Give it a read if you haven't already seen it.

Other than that, not much to offer. I know I haven't been blogging much of late. I have two theories as to why. First, I've just been really, really busy. Second, I haven't thought of anything that I just HAD to share. I think I'm in a rut. Tomorrrow's Friday, so I'll try to come up with something interesting then.

UPDATE: If you're interested in the totally materialistic approach to dating, then this fake ATM receipts site might be of interest to you.