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Instant Classic - Caps Lock, unleash the fury!
Sharing this one again:
 
Not newsworthy, but funny, I guess.
Today I put together a list of houses in our MLS that are listed as either short-sale (selling for less than what's owed on the house), or foreclosure properties. There were a handful, 29 out 280 in the price range of $200,000 - $300,000. However about every 5 or 6 listings I noticed that the agents in their remarks would either type in all caps, or type some features in caps.
According to the National Association of Realtors I think the average age of Realtors is somewhere in the 50's, and so we've got an MLS full of people typing in a style that interpreted as shouting (By typing in all caps, online print/discussion is meant be considered as shouting.) Kind of made me laugh, I can see some marketing guru talking to a room that's 3/4 full of Realtors about marketing ideas now;
"Alright, you guys want to really stand out, and get your listings sold before anyone else?!? Well I have a secret for you, it's called.... CAPS LOCK!"
<audible gasp from the audience>
"That's right, caps lock is big, it stands out and it makes your features ... more

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