We received 155 correct entries May’s Fake Ad for the very tiny house on page 73. | Illustration by L. Marquette
You know how sometimes you’re in a group chat and you come up with a really funny comment and you text it to the group and… nothing? No “haha.” No 🤣. Not even the humble :). Just… nothing.
That’s how we felt when no one mentioned the phrase “pocket listing” in May’s Fake Ad for the very tiny house on page 73. We received 155 correct entries naming the other funny bits: the mouse, the scooter garage, the “carefully manicured (literally) Bonsai garden,” the 1/8 bathroom. But “pocket listing” got crickets (an excellent emoji to use when nobody in the group acknowledges your brilliant sense of humor 🦗)
But then, at the last minute, we received this:
“My, oh my, it’s already the 10th of May! And the noon hour is fast approaching!” writes Brenda Nimke. “If the new owners purchase the ‘pocket listing’ they may have to downsize the size of any potential pet to a pocket pet! A hedgehog would certainly do in such a situation! An armadillo is another potential alternative … This concludes my creative mental outlet for now.”
Brenda, your creative mental outlet was a soothing balm for our ego. Your email gets a ‼️, 👍, and 💙.
Our winner was Carol Mousigian, who’s taking her gift certificate to Zingerman’s.