Desperately Seeking Satan

Okay. So I'm a little evil. Not quite evil really, just on the good side of insidious.

DG spent last week in Jackson Hole, Wyoming for a ski vacation. He mentioned to me that he posted to Crag's List for a playmate. Now, while there are Craig's Lists for many major metropolitan cities such as NYC, LA, Boston, and Chicago-- even Alberquerque and Nashville, there is no Craig's List: Jackson Hole but only Craig's List: Wyoming. And while the Men Seeking Men sections in major cities can feature more than 50 postings an hour, graphically requesting sexual liaisons, the Wyoming board receives only about 12 tame personal ad postings a week.

Considering the scarcity of postings to Craig's List-Wyoming, it was not difficult to find his post:

Visiting Jackson - 36
Will be visiting Jackson Hole January 8-12 to ski and...? 36 y.o., 6'1", 175lb, bln/blu. Looking for anything from a ski buddy to fuck buddy to drinking buddy. Let's meet up and have a beer.

I replied. Complete with new e-mail address and adult webcam photos of some hottie (his type) from the web.

I wrote:

From: checkm8@mac.com
To: pers-121950142@craigslist.org
Date: Sun Jan 08, 2006 12:50:08 PM PST
Subject: RE: Visiting Jackson - 36

Attachments: smile.jpg; and more.jpg

I'm a rancher who is looking for a buddy in Jackson Hole. I moved here last year and am looking for a fun bud to hang out, drink beer/whiskey, and have some good sex play after a day of skiing or drinking. (Love sucking a guy in cowboy boots). You must be height/weight prop, enjoy drinking (and can hold your liquor), like making commentary during movies, and ain't above gettin' your hole greased up by a stranger during a street fair.

Sunday early evening we chatted and I helped him troubleshoot his laptop wireless connection to a nearby cafe. Later that night I received another call while I was in line for take-out before Sundance.

"Hello"
"Youuuuu Bitch."
Innocently, "What?"
"Grrrrrrrrr."
"Did someone get their mail?"

He thought this was hilarious. My goal was not to trick, as in "meet me at the bar at seven o'clock and I'll be wearing a red carnation," but rather to tease-- to create something enticing but increasing specific as to be obviously fictional. He suggested I send it to my brothers and a couple of our friends as he'd love to see what they would create.

I sort of took it a little further. First I sent it to Mac and Jay and a couple of mutual friends.

Hey kids,

It's time to play with [DG's] head.

[DG] is in Jackson Hole, Wyoming (heh heh, I said "hole") for the week on a ski vacation and posted to Craig's List for a playmate.

Here's his post: http://wyoming.craigslist.org/m4m/121950142.html

He had told me he posted to Craig's list, and as there are only about five postings a week, it wasn't hard to find his (heh heh, I said "hard") post. I am asking you to send a reply.

I already sent my fake response (complete with faked e-mail address and photos)... I had him ready to move to Wyoming and settle down, until the last sentence when it became obvious it was just me fucking with his head (I know him a little too well perhaps).

He thought it was hilarious and I'm sure he would like some more. So get creative.

(And I wouldn't mind a blind Cc)

-Wilson

The best reply was from DG's roommate, who said, "Like minds my friend...I sent him one last night.. ;-) From a chinise boy, who was 4ft 2", but with a huge [*]. We're sick and twisted."

Then I sent this to more friends in town. Then to some of my fellow miscreants.
And ultimately I started sending this out wildly to send as much grief DG's way as possible. With maniacal laughter I started soliciting responses from San Diego, Boston, Nashville, and Atlanta.

FWD: Please reply to [DG's] posting

Okay, I am getting more people involved. I want his mailbox full of fake profiles.
I am evil, and will be placing my own ad for minions shortly.

-Wilson

The responses basically consisted of the following:

*You're an evil s.o.b.
*you're evil, dude.
*That's so mean!!! LOL, I love it.

And out of all of those solicited for responses, I am ashamed, ASHAMED, that none of you participated. I thought you more adventurous than that. Or perhaps I just thought you all to be a little darker. (I wasn't asking for anything cruel-- just entertaining.)

I told some of my coworkers about it to the general response of, "You're so evil."
"I'm thinking of getting a lair."
"And minions. You need minions."

DESPERATELY SEEKING SATAN
Evil Master Seeks Minions
Master Schemer seeks minions to do his bidding in mischievous and maniacal plans. Additional duties as required. Lair accessible by muni metro. Experience necessary. Hunchback or bug-eye not required but appreciated. Sycophantic tendencies a plus. References a must. Must be proficient in Microsoft applications.