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06-Jul-10
Missed this Hans Wegner Papa Bear chair on craigslist....
I'll think twice next time I decide to go away for the weekend! Ouch....
Looks like someone nabbed the craiglist deal of a lifetime.

Easy Chair

SORRY IT SOLD.
Thanks for the many replies.

I have a large old fashion chair for sale.
Not an antique, but it's old and the tag says Danish made.
Although it's ugly, it is comfortable.

Has been taking up space in the garage for years so it need's some air.
Wife says it has to go.
Fifty dollars or best offer.

posted by modesign
edited on 06-Jul-10 01:10 AM  [edit]
 
06-Jul-10
DOH!
!!!
posted by ShawnMarie
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06-Jul-10
ouch
ouch
posted by moop
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06-Jul-10
Holy mother of God. That...
Holy mother of God. That hurts.
posted by whitespike (USA)
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06-Jul-10
bullshit
it was bullshit. the guy did it a few months back as well.
in fact , perhaps it is the author of this thread.

do a google image search of papa bear chair... you'll see it on some random blog from 2007.

the alarm bells went off immediately for me as he mentioned every cliche in the book... "old fashioned" "ugly" need space" wife says go"......
not sure why he (or she) would go through the effort and time to make the posting but what a total douchebag.


maybe the 34 celcius + humidity toronto heat is getting to them.


posted by tynellbuyer
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06-Jul-10
OMG-what state??
That was most certainly CL deal of a lifetime!!It even had the head pad??-WOW! ALways when you least expect it!
posted by Tulipman
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06-Jul-10
read
read the post above. it was listed in toronto. fake.
posted by tynellbuyer
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06-Jul-10
Actually,on Christmas Eve the year before last..
There was a similar ad... this needs to go,getting a Barcolounger...$50.00 or best offer.ALthough it was a different Papa chair picture posted.Maybe there's a real CL sicko out there.
posted by Tulipman
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06-Jul-10
Thanks for the info...
Thanks for the info tynellbuyer. I missed that listing on Craigslist and was kicking myself. I feel better now!

There was a different post several months ago for a Papa Bear chair, however it turned out to be a vintage knock-off.
posted by podboy
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06-Jul-10
posted by tchp
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06-Jul-10
Eh. What a tool.
Eh. What a tool.
posted by whitespike (USA)
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06-Jul-10
Uh ...
So there is a Craigslist serial hopes killer?!?! That's so wrong.
posted by ShawnMarie
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06-Jul-10
??
What's the point? Is it a scam to get $50?
posted by Brent (USA)
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06-Jul-10
No, it's a scam by a...
No, it's a scam by a sadistic mid century fan for the (sick) entertainment value. Perhaps he/she has missed out in a similar fashion and their misery is too strong to live alone?
posted by whitespike (USA)
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06-Jul-10
Whatta loser,to do this!!
Honestly,some people just need to get a life.Expending the energy to tantalize somebody who probably has similar interests to his.Probably the kind of person who superglues peanuts to his windowsills to watch the squirrels/birds go crazy.
posted by Tulipman
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07-Jul-10
Perhaps a scam to get the...
Perhaps a scam to get the email addresses of people interested in mid century design?
posted by jesgord (USA)
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07-Jul-10
Probably, jesgord
But the crazy theories are more fun.
posted by ShawnMarie
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07-Jul-10
odd
odd that mr modesign , who started this post has been absent from the drama.
perhaps he was the original craigslister and is now adding a bullshit DA thread to his antics?
move along champ. you are not wanted here.
posted by tynellbuyer
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07-Jul-10
It's a FULL ON DOUBLE RAINBOW!
What does it mean??!!
posted by woodywood (USA)
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07-Jul-10
Actually tynell, I am still...
Actually tynell, I am still here and I did not list the Papa Bear chair on craigslist. You aren't nearly as smart as you try to make others think you are.

Nice try, champ.
posted by modesign
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07-Jul-10
Hahaha!
Hahaha!
posted by whitespike (USA)
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07-Jul-10
LOL
ok.
posted by tynellbuyer
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07-Jul-10
umm
i am not sure about the trying to make people think i am smart thing?
i still think it was you.


:D
posted by tynellbuyer
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07-Jul-10
Oh, c'mon tynellbuyer, this...
Oh, c'mon tynellbuyer, this is how these silly adolescent fights are started. Finger pointing. Let's keep it cordial!
posted by whitespike (USA)
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07-Jul-10
this thread is a classic...
this thread is a classic example of why people such as myself don't play a more active roll on the forum, it's kind of dull to read other people's bickering and usually I end up using the forum for a while and joining in with discussions before being put off and not bothering for a while by these childish spats
posted by 506070 (UK)
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07-Jul-10
Unavoidable
Happens on every internet forum.
posted by woodywood (USA)
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07-Jul-10
: D
it's all amusing. relax. no animosity or argument. i was saying it as a joke but it would seem some do not share my humour.

:D

posted by tynellbuyer
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07-Jul-10
no harm, no foul...although...
no harm, no foul...although I would suggest that tynell should limit his humour to knock knock jokes.

:D
posted by modesign
edited on 07-Jul-10 07:24 PM  [edit]
 
07-Jul-10
Knock knock
Who's there?

Papa Bear chair for $50 or best offer...


Papa Bear chair for $50 or best offer who?




Sorry, it sold.
posted by woodywood (USA)
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07-Jul-10
LOL, nice one! A perfect...
LOL, nice one!

A perfect way to finish this thread! Nice to see there is still a place on the board for some good-natured ribbing.
posted by modesign
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09-Jul-10
sorry to bump the thread

...but Woody, I wasn't sure what you were referencing before but now I do.... and it is hilarious.

Just say no to drugs people:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGqtxdKjqbI
posted by the_beloved (US/CAN)
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03-Sep-10
Sorry to bump the thread
But the Full On Double Rainbow guy made a commercial.
http://buzz.yahoo.com/buzzlog/93979?fp=1
posted by tchp
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03-Sep-10
YosemiteBear sold out to Microsoft
God help us all.

Antoine Dodson is the last bastion of hope.
posted by woodywood (USA)
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03-Sep-10
Run and tell that! A week ...
Run and tell that!

A week after learning about double rainbows here, I myself witnessed the gospel of a double rainbow. Hallelujah!
posted by WoofWoof (USA)
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03-Sep-10
HOMEBOY

You are really dumb... FOR REAL.
posted by woodywood (USA)
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03-Sep-10
You better hide your Wegner...
You better hide your Wegner chair.
posted by WoofWoof (USA)
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25-Oct-10
Damn!!
The papa bear chair poster struck again this AM, this time in Chicago! I think he creating a panic, noone is going to believe another CL ad again and just give up looking, so he/she can keep all the papa bear chairs for him/herself!!! This is just too funny to get mad about. They really had me going, I actually feel honored having been (almost) scammed!
posted by ID Guy
edited on 25-Oct-10 08:30 PM  [edit]
 
25-Oct-10
Forgot to add...
They have been revising the listing to make it more attractive, this time there was a "hers" version still in the garage available too! Classic! Would that be the "Mama Bear Chair"???! Holy crap. So funny...
posted by ID Guy
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