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The Blooper Blog - Because we all need a few laughs

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Real Estate Agent with Sotheby's International Realty BRE # 01362887

 

This is pre-vacay hustle week, so for your amusement,  I am re-posting one of my Blooper Blogs with a few new additions. One field of study in education must be in hibernation, my friends – spelling! But how much fun would we have if we couldn’t occasionally laugh at some of these ridiculous gaffes from the MLS and the local real estate ads? Please enjoy:

Where the Bodies Lie…

“Lvg newly planted” (RIP – just like your listing.)

"Please do not test me"  (If I did, you'd get an 'F.')

“Corn early” (Agricultural update provided by Old MacDonald..)

“Beautiful craftmanshit” (So it's a pile of crap like your writing skills?)

Decomposed and Deconstructed

“Detales from a long bye gone era (Methinks you'll soon be bye-bye and long gone.)

“Was once a boaring house” (Well someone is rolling in pig s--t.)

“This will put a smell on your buyer’s face” (So would a mackerel hat.)

“Pride of Owdership” (This stinks more than the mackerel hat.)

“A cat above” (A KIA mouse below.)

In Requiem

“This will sail fast” (Have you looked into bolting?)

“At end of cure” (That's what I always say after my 3rd martini. Then I order another.)

“Drop-don stairway” (I guess that explains why Don is now wandering about in traffic.)

“Drawing for free oPad” (These days I'd prefer a pPad.)

My Faves

"New pint"  (That's what I say after every Guinness.)

“Two many changes to describe” (Let me help: 1. Caitlyn Jenner before  2. Caitlyn Jenner after.)

"Itch on hold" (I'm happy to hear that the antibiotics finally kicked in.)

“Swing fur kids” (Why swing the little buggers when you can simply shave ‘em?)

 

That’s it for this week, folks. Remember: Spell and Sell!

 

 

GWEN BANTA, Sotheby's Global Advisor – China

http://www.GwenBanta.com

Visit my Asian Outreach Site at: www.EastWestRealEstateSpecialists.com

DRE # 01362887

 

Jeff Dowler, CRS
eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA
The Southern California Relocation Dude

Hi Gwen

Happy Sunday! Your bloopers brought a smile to my face multiple times. WOnder what the sellers thought of these?

Jeff

Jul 01, 2018 03:17 PM
Gwen Banta
Sotheby's International Realty - Los Angeles, CA

Jeff Dowler, your smile make me smile - thank you!

Jul 01, 2018 08:42 PM
Gene Mundt, IL/WI Mortgage Originator - FHA/VA/Conv/Jumbo/Portfolio/Refi
NMLS #216987, IL Lic. 031.0006220, WI Licensed. APMC NMLS #175656 - New Lenox, IL
708.921.6331 - 40+ yrs experience

I SOOOOO needed to read these bloopers today, Gwen Banta ... thank you thank you!  The rest of the day looks far better now ...

Gene

Jul 02, 2018 10:36 AM
Gwen Banta
Sotheby's International Realty - Los Angeles, CA

Gene Mundt, have a wonderful blooper-free day!

Jul 02, 2018 11:43 AM
Mike Cooper, Broker VA,WV
Cornerstone Business Group Inc - Winchester, VA
Your Neighborhood Real Estate Sales Pro

Gwen, thanks for the chuckles. I loved the "smell on your buyer's face." That's why I drive separately on showing days. Any smells in my car should come from me.  Have a great July 4th!

Jul 02, 2018 06:22 PM
Gwen Banta
Sotheby's International Realty - Los Angeles, CA

Mike Cooper – I like your style!

Jul 02, 2018 07:47 PM
Gabe Sanders
Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL
Stuart Florida Real Estate

Thanks for the laughs, Gwen.  Your comments are way better than the sad MLS descriptions.

Jul 08, 2018 05:32 AM
Jane Peters
Home Jane Realty - Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles real estate concierge services

Craftsmanshit. Really, and this agent was actually hired to sell someone's home. Oy!

Sep 03, 2018 03:10 PM
Gwen Banta
Sotheby's International Realty - Los Angeles, CA

Jane Peters, God help us all!!!

Sep 03, 2018 03:12 PM
Jeff Masich-Scottsdale AZ Associate Broker,MBA,GRI
HomeSmart Real Estate - Scottsdale, AZ
Arizona Homes and Land Group/ Buy or Sell

These are great Gwen Banta. Hopefully, I have not done any of these in the past. I don't think I have put the sign upside down. Although, when you think about it that might actually get more people to notice the house than if it was right side up! 

Sep 19, 2018 10:19 AM
Gwen Banta
Sotheby's International Realty - Los Angeles, CA

Jeff Masich, I don’t think I have put a sign upside down either, but on Sunday at my open house I did place one sign pointing in the wrong direction. Yeesh!

Sep 19, 2018 10:45 AM
Elyse Berman, PA
LoKation Real Estate - Boca Raton, FL
Boca Raton FL (561) 716-7824

Gwen,  I may be late to the party, but these are pretty funny.  I am a retired court reporter, and the National Shorthand Reporter used to publish a similar column of Q & A bloopers, that were hysterical.  Really makes you stop and think, are they for real?  Your blooper blog reminds me of that.

Oct 23, 2018 07:02 PM
Gwen Banta
Sotheby's International Realty - Los Angeles, CA

Elyse Berman - It seems you have had experience firsthand that truth really is stranger than fiction! Fortunately for us, bloopers allow us a few chances to laugh at ourselves.

Oct 23, 2018 07:22 PM
John Henry, Florida Architect
John Henry Masterworks Design International, Inc. - Orlando, FL
Residential Architect, Luxury Custom Home Design

Hilarious stuff there Gwen.  Thanks.  You see this stuff all the time in ads, on TV, and online.  We are either too much in a hurry, ignorant, or don't really care.  hmm 

Nov 11, 2018 01:16 PM
Gwen Banta
Sotheby's International Realty - Los Angeles, CA

John Henry, I certainly agree...Hmmmm....

Nov 11, 2018 02:54 PM
Georgie Hunter R(S) 58089
Hawai'i Life Real Estate Brokers - Haiku, HI
Maui Real Estate sales and lifestyle info

I'm still trying to imagine that mackeral hat!  Pee Yewww.

Nov 20, 2018 06:52 PM
Will Hamm
Hamm Homes - Aurora, CO
"Where There's a Will, There's a Way!"

How did I miss this the first time around.  good one Gwen.  Thanks for making me laugh today!

 

Nov 25, 2018 08:18 AM
Gwen Banta
Sotheby's International Realty - Los Angeles, CA

Georgie Hunter, I can think of a few people I would like to see in a mackerel hat!

Nov 25, 2018 01:25 PM
Gwen Banta
Sotheby's International Realty - Los Angeles, CA

Will Hamm, I’m happy to hear that you had a laugh. Humor is healthy!

Nov 25, 2018 01:26 PM
Gwen Banta
Sotheby's International Realty - Los Angeles, CA

John Henry, I think we have lowered our standards to caveman-speak!

Nov 25, 2018 01:28 PM