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Craigslist Penis Effect

Personal success philosophy based on the observations that

a) any g-rated women-seeking-men Craigslist ad will be met with dozens and dozens of e-mails that are just penis pics, and

b) a "real" email will automatically be better received than the penises.

The wisdom of observation is that a little effort will automatically put you ahead of all the idiots. From personal finance blogger Ramit Sethi.
According to the Craigslist Penis Effect, wearing khakis, not sweatpants, to the fleamarket will make you super stylish by comparison.
by Shanthrax138 February 18, 2010
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craigslist

A terrific community website that started in San Francisco California and is run by a programmer named Craig Newmark. On Craigslist you can find a place to live, sell your car, find a job, rant & rave, find love, or just get laid. Craig has since set up sites for several major cities across the USA and a few major cities around the world.
She arrived in San Francisco, found an apartment on Craigslist, sold her car on Craigslist, found Mr. Right Now a few times on Casual Enconters, and then found love, all on Craigslist.
by I'm Not Craig February 7, 2004
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crabs-in-a-barrel

A syndrome where a group of like situated people hurt those in their community attempting to get ahead.

Often this is applied to people in an impoverished community where one person is starting to get ahead. The collective community becomes jealous or filled with a sense of self-loathing, so they find a way to pull that person back down to the community's level.
When harvesting crab, the crab as a group will pull down any crab that starts to climb out of the barrel in an attempt to be the first out of the barrel that holds them in, hence crabs-in-a-barrel.
by Sole Admiral December 30, 2009
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Craigslexia

A disability that manifests primarily as a difficulty with basic grammar and spelling on the popular trading website Craigslist.

Craigslexia is characterized by problems learning how to decode words, to spell, and to write classifieds advertisements accurately and fluently.

Craigslexic individuals often have difficulty "breaking the code" of sound-letter association (the alphabetic principle), and they may also reverse or transpose letters when writing or confuse letters.

Craigslexia is a lifelong condition that cannot be reversed, but appropriate remedial instruction and compensatory strategies may help craigslexic individuals to go on and live a whole, fulfilling life buying and selling goods online.
Seller: exelent cond Jeep Wranlger 4 sale!! To good to miss your gonna lov it

Buyer: Dear seller, Despite your obvious Craigslexia, your car sounds like a great buy. When can I take a look?
by Pistol Pete Maravich August 17, 2008
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caibs

oi that caibs kid is a fucken maaaaaad cunt.
by caibsta April 21, 2004
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mtv cribs

MTV Cribs is a show where:

- they replay EVERYTHING in super slow motion, eg, a guy jumping on his bed, opening his car door, picking his ass, etc.

- your "buddies" are "passed out" in a "random" room from the "party" last night

- you constantly hear, "lets take a look in the fridge, i dont know whats in here though.." sure you dont.

- most rappers claim to have "mad whips" when in fact, they are all rented.

- you dont belong on cribs if you dont have something related to Scarface.

- the people always say, "everybody always does this on cribs, but im not going to do it." by them saying that, they are automatically doing whatever it is they say everybody else always does.. catch my drift?

- at the end of our visit, the host always says something wicked corny like "youve seen my house, youve seen my cars, NOW GET THE HELL OUT." And they insist on pushing the camera lense or charging at the camera man.

There are a million other things, but im spent. Dont get me started on Cribs: Whips, Rides n Dubs edition..
you can always count on death, taxes, and mtv cribs where a rapper says, "yall seen my crib, yall seen my whips, now get the hell on outta here."
by Colts, Superbowl Champions December 12, 2008
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Craigslist

American classified advertisements website with sections devoted to jobs, housing, for sale, items wanted, services, community, gigs, résumés, and discussion forums.
Craigslist became a web-based service in 1996.
by kaosmoker September 30, 2018
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