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Disconnected in Brooklyn: Freeze-Dried Coffee & Ravioli

February 22nd, 2009 · Comments Off on Disconnected in Brooklyn: Freeze-Dried Coffee & Ravioli

Hmm. This Sunday’s Brooklyn Missed Connection combines supermarket lust, coffee and a terrible accident concerning ravioli Don’t buy that freeze-dried coffee – m4w – 23 (Grand Street Key Food) You were about to make the mistake of buying freeze-dried coffee at the Key Food when I rescued you by suggesting that you go to Gimme! […]

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Disconnected in Brooklyn Midweek Special: Doggie Style

February 18th, 2009 · Comments Off on Disconnected in Brooklyn Midweek Special: Doggie Style

Missed Connections come in all forms and styles and often our cup runneth over. So, we’re going to continue taking a short break from development, zoning, blight and the like and deal with something to make (some people) laugh: Your dog was trying to bone another dog in the park – m4w – 25 (Greenpoint) […]

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Disconnected in Brooklyn: One Valentine Too Many

February 15th, 2009 · 1 Comment

This isn’t strictly a Missed Connection, but it’s topical: my valentine had a boyfriend I didn’t know about. – m4w – 24 (WB) Fuck valentines day first of all. I thought I finally had a Valentine this year on Valentines day but she ended up having a boyfriend. What the fuck. Her boyfriend doesn’t even […]

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Pre-Valentine Disconnected in Brooklyn: Strangelovian

February 13th, 2009 · Comments Off on Pre-Valentine Disconnected in Brooklyn: Strangelovian

Given that tomorrow is that great exercise in love-oriented commercialism called Valentine’s Day, we thought it would be fun to post this Craigslist Missed Connection dug up by our Chief Correspondent E.C. Stephens: Milk and cookies at the corner store – m4w (Park Slope) Around 10pm on Friday night, you made your way to the […]

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Disconnected in Brooklyn Monday Extra: Barfing After Midnight

February 9th, 2009 · Comments Off on Disconnected in Brooklyn Monday Extra: Barfing After Midnight

Every week there are always one or two CL Missed Connections that don’t make it on Sunday, but still deserve attention. Like this one: I go out barfing after midnight – m4m – 25 (Williamsburg) This happened on Friday night after Metro. Me: Wasted. Worlds first supermodel. Big blond hair. Tall, leggy blond (test driving […]

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Disconnected in Brooklyn: Runny Noses Can Be Sexy, Right?

February 8th, 2009 · Comments Off on Disconnected in Brooklyn: Runny Noses Can Be Sexy, Right?

It’s Sunday and time for our weekly Missed Connection. This weeks involves literature and a runny nose: Months ago, you asked me about my book, and I asked you for a napkin – w4m When you’re a girl, it’s kind of the introduction from Hell. Cute guy reading a book (means he might actually be […]

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Disconnected in Brooklyn Tues. Special: Albanian Hottie Wanted

February 3rd, 2009 · 2 Comments

There was an abundance of riches on Missed Connections this week and we put several in the reserve bin because they were amusing. Here’s a dude looking for an Albanian hottie. And if he can’t find this particular one, he’ll take any Albanian hottie. (Warning contains crudely expressed lusty thoughts.) Enjoy: Albanian hottie i am […]

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Disconnected in Brooklyn: Did We Do Some Tootski? What?

February 1st, 2009 · Comments Off on Disconnected in Brooklyn: Did We Do Some Tootski? What?

Yes, it’s Sunday and that means we go for the joy that is Craigslist Missed Connections. This week’s #1 pick is a winner, and we’ve got some in reserve too: I think I did cocaine at your house last night? – m4w – 23 (Williamsburg) You: Brown hair, thin, purple American Apparel shag fleece zip […]

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Disconnected in Brooklyn Special: I Scammed You, No Biggie

January 28th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Some people have balls and some people have balls. This dude has balls. Keep reading and you will understand why: Animal Collective Scammer 4 Cute Wburg Scam Victim – m4w – 23 (Williamsburg) You had cute bangs and funky glasses. I printed ten copies of my Animal Collective ticket and sold you one near the […]

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Disconnected in Brooklyn: Trashed Books + Aliens = Lust

January 25th, 2009 · Comments Off on Disconnected in Brooklyn: Trashed Books + Aliens = Lust

Ah, Sunday, time to dip our toes into that alluring pool called Cragislist Missed Connections. There were so many choices this week we may be running some overflow in coming days. In any case, here’s today’s choice: Digging through books on Ainslie St. . .You believe in aliens. – w4m – 21 (Ainslie & Graham) […]

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Disconnected in Brooklyn on Craigslist Special: Chivalry!!!

January 20th, 2009 · Comments Off on Disconnected in Brooklyn on Craigslist Special: Chivalry!!!

Chivalry? OMFG: Chivalry is back to stay – w4m – 30 (Brooklyn) On the morning of January 9th, i was taken back by seeing a young man giving up his seat to an elderly Asian woman. i hardly see that lately so i stayed with me and prompted me to write this down. To you, […]

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Disconnected in Brooklyn: Every Which Way but Loose

January 18th, 2009 · 1 Comment

I think we’ll leave this little gem for the commentators to make fun of, all we have to say is, “Who the hell owns a pet ape??” Without further ado, here’s some Park slope monkey business: My ape ran away – w4w (park slope) My pet ape ran off for a moment and I freaked […]

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Disconnected in Brooklyn: Park Slope Food Coop Olive Lust

January 11th, 2009 · Comments Off on Disconnected in Brooklyn: Park Slope Food Coop Olive Lust

We can’t pass up Park Slope Food Coop Missed Connections, expecially ones involving olives and mozarella: Park Slope Co-op Food Processing shift (last night 6-8:30pm) – w4m – 29 (Park Slope) Okay. Fine. I thought you were kind of cute and possibly shy. I’m seeking the olive packaging boy that was laughing at my jokes […]

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Disconnected in Brooklyn: Friday “Hipster Chick” Special

January 9th, 2009 · 3 Comments

[Photo courtesy of Shira Golding/flickr] This Brooklyn Missed Connection, which was brought to our attention by Chief Correspondent E.C. Stephens, just couldn’t wait until Sunday. So here it is: Hipster chicks I see everywhere. – m4w – 30 (Howard Beach) This is for all those hipster chicks I see in Billyburg/Fort Greene/Red Hook, etc. while […]

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Disconnected in Brooklyn: Garlic Breath in the Burg

January 4th, 2009 · Comments Off on Disconnected in Brooklyn: Garlic Breath in the Burg

Here’s an interesting Sunday Missed Connection that comes to us from that hotbed of lust, Anna Maria’s Pizza in Williamsburg: garlic breath seeks respectable girl with asshole friend – m4w – 24 (anna maria pizza, williamsburg, brooklyn) we were at anna maria’s pizzeria when your douchey male friend littered my pizza slices with garlic powder. […]

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Disconnected in Brooklyn Special: We Did It & You Know It

December 29th, 2008 · 1 Comment

All righty. This one was brought to our attention by correspondent E.C. Stephens with the simple comment “snap!”. It was posted the Friday after Christmas, which makes it even more fun. It really is quite something for a Missed Connection although it doesn’t sound like anything was actually “missed” here: We fucked and you know […]

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Disconnected in Brookyn: You & Your Chicken Almost Ran Me Down

December 28th, 2008 · Comments Off on Disconnected in Brookyn: You & Your Chicken Almost Ran Me Down

Yes, it’s Sunday, which means it’s time for our absolute favorite GL Feature, CL Missed Connections. Correspondent E.C. Stephens tracked this down for us and we’ve been sitting on it for days. Read it and you’ll know why we love it: you tried to run me and my suitcase over with your bike – m4w […]

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Disconnected in Brooklyn: Russian Bath House Special

December 22nd, 2008 · Comments Off on Disconnected in Brooklyn: Russian Bath House Special

Sometimes there are simply too many Craigslist Missed Connection riches to share on a Sunday. So, we’ve got one from a Russian Bath House to toss into the mix today: Sandooney’s russian bathhouse Friday – m4w (in our bathing suits) Would be amazing if you actually looked here and we could connect. You looked absolutely […]

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Disconnected in Brooklyn: Sexy Rubber Chicken Girl

December 21st, 2008 · Comments Off on Disconnected in Brooklyn: Sexy Rubber Chicken Girl

Yes, it’s time for our Sunday Missed Connection and, yes, this one is, uh, different: Girl with a rubber chicken – m4w – 23 (L train) You got on a Brooklyn bound L train maybe at union sq or 1st ave. I was the tall guy who didn’t sit in the seat so you could, […]

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Midweek Missed Connection: Sorry I Just Watched the Mugging

December 17th, 2008 · Comments Off on Midweek Missed Connection: Sorry I Just Watched the Mugging

Chief Correspondent E.C. Stephens, who has ably stepped up to the plate and filled the shoes of ex-contributor “Max Casey” brought this one to our attention: Dude that got mugged on Evergreen Ave last night – w4m (Evergreen Ave) Dude, that sucked, and I kind of feel bad that I just stood there and stared […]

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Disconnected in Brooklyn: Sad Special

December 14th, 2008 · 1 Comment

This is more like a sad poem than one our usual Sunday Missed Connections but we had it in an open tab for day and feel like running it. Some will think it’s sappy. We think a few people will relate to it: I forgive you. LET’S REMEMBER THE GOOD. Even if its over. – […]

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Disconnected in Brooklyn: Monday Overstock Sheena Special

December 8th, 2008 · Comments Off on Disconnected in Brooklyn: Monday Overstock Sheena Special

Oh, there were so many CL Missed Connection choices this week. Yesterday, we focused on the scumbags that pissed us off. (Vitriolic? About people with sphincters for souls? Us? Never!) But we digress. Here’s a fun one we passed up in favor of our bitterness about the lowlife scumbags laughing at a poor homeless dude […]

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Disconnected in Brooklyn: We’re F*cking Scumbag Assholes

December 7th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Ah, Sunday. Time for our Craigslist Missed Connection of the week. This week we try to connect two miserable cocksuckers sensitive souls who laugh at old homeless people. We sure hope these two scummy shit eating bastards ships passing in the New York night find each other: We laughed at the homeless guy who pissed […]

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Disconnected in Brooklyn: Saturday Special

December 6th, 2008 · 2 Comments

We came across this yesterday afternoon and immediately knew we had to run this as a Missed Connection Saturday Special. We think it’s a joke, but then we think a lot of the Missed Connections we come across are, so who knows?: Yr My American Apparel Dream! – 20 (7th & BEDFORD-ish) In real life […]

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Disconnected in Brooklyn Wed. Special: I Want You All

November 26th, 2008 · Comments Off on Disconnected in Brooklyn Wed. Special: I Want You All

Every now and then there are so many Missed Connections from which to choose that run some during the week. Here’s one that caught our eye because it was so, uh, general: 95 graham? several pretty young ladies i wouldnt mind seeing again – m4w – 25 (L montrose) i live at the corner, graham […]

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