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"Duck with water skis" - Foul Play on the MLS

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

Welcome to the Friday Blooper Blog, my friends. The heat has been taking its toll, as evidenced by the number of sunstrokes at the keyboard this week. I hope you enjoy the selection. Thanks to Jane Peters of Los Angeles for a lollapalooza!

Putz and Pets…and Harry

“Safe and squirrel” (Uh…let me guess - a description of you in a strait jacket?)

“Decorator rail cats” (Someone should fire the rail cats who decorated Amtrak.)

“Duck w/ water skis included” (Big deal - can he slalom?)

“Harry wont last” (I suspect he'll last longer than your career.)

"No showings yet - don't ass me" (Sign on cell door at San Quentin.) 

Cranberries and Nuts

"Nut available till Aug" (Aw, I'm sure you'll be available long after August.)

“Visit my bog” (With you in there drowning, I suspect it’s a tight squeeze.)

"Park at end of toad" (The shouldn't I at least buy him a drink first?)

“Detached mother-in-law” (Wouldn’t it have been more humane to just shove a sock in her mouth?)

“Have you heard the fuzz?” (Not since the cops broke up my college kegger.)

“Date to be conformed” (Who do you think you are, pal – Fifty Shades of Grey?)

Reds and Deads

“Visit my bloc” (Tear down this listing, Mr. Gorbachev.)

"Too much listing" (You after the third martini??)

“Live-urn money” (If you live in an urn, what do you need money for – a Dust Buster?)

“Butter kitchen” (On a hot day, it's toast.)

And This Find From Jane:

“Bright, Quite garden condo. like home 3bads and 2 full bath, fire place3 tend-om parking, incloding refrigrator”    (Reason # 1 not to open beer bottles by smacking them against your forehead.)

 

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

For more real estate humor, please visit Gwen at www.sherlockofhomes.blogspot.com/ or Agent Genius. For all your real estate needs, please go to www.LAhomesite.com.

Jim Patton
Aspire Home Real Estate 209-404-0816 - Modesto, CA
Realtor - Stanislaus ,Merced, San Joaquin Counties

Another great list Gwen.  That last one was quite the train wreck. 

Jul 20, 2012 07:59 AM
Gwen Banta
Sotheby's International Realty - Los Angeles, CA

Jane, thank you - your contributions make it easy. I'm glad I have you as a backup, because otherwise, some of these would be impossible to believe!

Jul 20, 2012 08:56 AM
Gwen Banta
Sotheby's International Realty - Los Angeles, CA

Donna, if you"ass me," you should feel "safe and squirrel" - you are always on the money!

Jul 20, 2012 08:58 AM
Gwen Banta
Sotheby's International Realty - Los Angeles, CA

Jay, thank you for the invitation. Is your bloc behind the iron curtain, or can I feel "safe and squirrel" when I visit?

Jul 20, 2012 09:00 AM
Gwen Banta
Sotheby's International Realty - Los Angeles, CA

Jim, I agree - that agent  obviously incloded...uh, I mean "imploded."

Jul 20, 2012 09:01 AM
Steven Cook
No Longer Processing Mortgages. - Tacoma, WA

Gwen -- as usual, a great list of those who don't know how to proof read their own material, nor the nerve to ask others to check it for them.

Jul 20, 2012 09:33 AM
Gwen Banta
Sotheby's International Realty - Los Angeles, CA
Steven, I believe mediocrity has become the norm. You would think these people would be embarrassed to waive their stupidity flags in the public eye. Apparently shame is also a thing of the past.
Jul 20, 2012 09:47 AM
Mike Cooper, Broker VA,WV
Cornerstone Business Group Inc - Winchester, VA
Your Neighborhood Real Estate Sales Pro

Gwen, I think I saw the detached mother-in-law running around in the woods while I was hiking.  I believe she was yelling, "Have you heard the fuzz?" She was muttering something about being there until August.  It was all so strange.

Jul 20, 2012 11:03 AM
Gwen Banta
Sotheby's International Realty - Los Angeles, CA
Mike, I saw her, too - her car had flattened a toad...named Harry. I have a witness. I was accompanied by a waterskiing duck at the time. ...Ah, weren't the 60s fun?
Jul 20, 2012 11:30 AM
Bryan Robertson
Los Altos, CA

That find from Jane is shocking.  I've never seen so many grammar and spelling errors in one listing!

Jul 20, 2012 02:32 PM
Gwen Banta
Sotheby's International Realty - Los Angeles, CA
Bryan, I wish I could say that is the first one I have seen that is that bad, but unfortunately it is not. I have seen a few that were so nonsensical it seemed as though a monkey typed them.
Jul 20, 2012 02:50 PM
Dick & Sandy Beals
Wilmington Real Estate 4U Wilmington, NC - Wilmington, NC

Hi Gwen,

You are a talent! 

Dick Beals

Jul 20, 2012 03:09 PM
Gwen Banta
Sotheby's International Realty - Los Angeles, CA
Dick, I usually hear "clown," so thank you so much!
Jul 20, 2012 03:29 PM
Kathryn Maguire
GreatNorfolkHomes.com (757) 560-0881 - Chesapeake, VA
Serving Chesapeake, Norfolk, VA Beach

Agents really should learn to not write comments for their listings after downing a fifth of Jack Daniels.

Jul 20, 2012 11:42 PM
Gwen Banta
Sotheby's International Realty - Los Angeles, CA

Kathryn, I agree, but perhaps we mustn't be too quick to suggest alcohol limits. After all, I need to down three martinis just to write these blogs. :-)

Jul 21, 2012 03:28 AM
Jack Mossman - The Nines Team at Keller Williams in Stockton
The Nines Team At Keller Williams - Stockton, CA
The Nines Team at Keller Williams in Stockton

Gwen - In this heat ... any reason to laugh is appreciated ... thanks for helping me forget the environment!

Jul 21, 2012 07:49 AM
Peggy Hughes/pha logistix, inc.
pha logistix inc - San Francisco, CA
SF NYC LA

Just now got to read these... thanks for putting a smile on my face!  Great post..

Jul 22, 2012 04:05 AM
Gwen Banta
Sotheby's International Realty - Los Angeles, CA
Have a wonderful Sunday, Peggy!
Jul 22, 2012 05:11 AM
Lisa Von Domek
Lisa Von Domek Team - Dallas, TX
....Experience Isn't Expensive.... It's Priceless!

I almost missed this list Gwen...the last one is shamefully wrong, would have loved to hear the comments the Seller made to the agent when they read it (yikes).

Jul 28, 2012 12:12 AM
Gwen Banta
Sotheby's International Realty - Los Angeles, CA

Lisa, I just can't believe the things I see on the MLS these days. It's as though people have no pride or caring about what they present to the public. I can't imagine what their listing presentations look like. I can only assume they somehow got a direct (or in-family) referral, because anything they would have prepared would have been shockingly bad. It makes me crazy!

Jul 28, 2012 05:14 AM