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Thursday, January 1, 2009
Dallas woman in search of a job places ad on billboard
She was frustrated by her inability to get a job through more conventional means.
DALLAS — Frustrated by her inability to get a job through more conventional means, Julia Sarpy, 38, placed an ad on a billboard on US 75 near Forest Lane in Dallas.
The billboard cost $1,200 to rent for three days and advertised her as a "savvy chic stylopolitan fashion guru" for hire. She says she wants a job as a "fashion consultant or a personal assistant", but would anyone seeking that kind of employee hire someone based on what looks like a pretty low-rent ad? Still, supposedly the ad generated 50 calls and two job offers, including one as a "concert promoter".
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Lisa Lawrence Merritt, says:
Man, am I tempted to do the same thing.
Or should I just buy ad time here on The Peg?
Hmmmm.
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jtmbls, says:
50 calls? I wonder how many of those were heavy breathers...
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swimp9, says:
I hope this doesn't ruin the reputation of us concert promoters!
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terrijo, says:
i know i am loking in at last hour, however, as to woman posting billboard ad, looking for job. look lady, there is you a job right there, set your own fair (plus)wages. if you can afford a billboard ad for a job, place a recurring billboard for all of 2009. and promise to place 1 to jobs 2 times a day, let your two way adds make your salary
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Pavel Lishin, says:
What's a stylopolitan? And who advertises with a Hotmail address?
God, I've been back in Texas for less than 24 hours, and I already hate everyone here.
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Scott Doyle, says:
Back atcha, cowboy!
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jtmbls, says:
Why, what's wrong with hotmail addresses? Are they slutty? Should I get one???
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Jason Rice, says:
Stylopolitan, that's when they mix three distinct and dissimilar tastes in one outfit right?
Tumbles wants a slutty email address. Pavel, I'll race you to register orangutansinheat.net - And Pavel, we missed you too. (now that we know you were gone)
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jtmbls, says:
She said she made up the word "stylopolitan." Sarpy said the word, a combination of "stylist" and "metropolitan," describes the job she is looking for.
"Ideally, I'd like something in the fashion industry," she said. "I'm more behind the scenes, in consulting and styling."
She had to get the billboard, have you seen her hair?
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28449949/
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Pavel Lishin, says:
Would anyone settle for a @widgetsex.com address? It's the perfect ice-breaker at parties and corporate events.
And people who create portmanteaus of that sort generally come equipped with a yipping ankle-biter of a canine that has its own purse to be carried in.
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jtmbls, says:
Ok – I had to look that one up. Thank you for enlarging my brain Pavel.
But what’s a widget?
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Pavel Lishin, says:
<img src="http://widgetsex.com/widget_trans.png">
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Jason Rice, says:
Ya never know when you'll need a knockout of a Mexican hors d'œuvre. Thanks Pavel.
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DC, says:
You know the economy is bad when even the Yeti are out of work.
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Lisa Lawrence Merritt, says:
HAHAHAHAHAHA.
OMG, that's exactly what I thought!
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Jason Rice, says:
So I was right about the three dissimilar tastes at once. Of course I was thinking more along the Annie Hall Lines... but whew, obviously I'm in the pony league!
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What do you think?