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020			_a 9781683691044
082			_a659.19331124 MA RA
100			_aMahon, Kelly _930028
245			_aRace me in a lobster suit : _babsurd internet ads and the real conversations that followed _cKelly Mahon ; Graham Annable
260			_aPhiladelphia, PA : _bQuirk Books, _cc2019.
300			_a206 p. : _bill. ; _c21 cm.
520			_aWe're living in a gig economy. But would you respond to an online ad seeking someone to search for escaped ants? Or take an offer for a free tattoo by someone who needs the practice? How about a mattress for sale tainted by geriatric love or a workout plan that involves throwing Virginia hams? And if you hit reply, and the poster is sketchy about the details or offers to pay you with a gift card for clams, how long would you keep the conversation going? When NYC copywriter Kelly Mahon started posting weird, fake gig ads as a creative outlet, she found that there was someone interested in every bizarre offer she came up with. And the subsequent awkward email threads were equally hilarious and bizarre. Race Me In A Lobster Suit collects Mahon's funniest fabrications, plus the hysterical email conversations that followed as she ratcheted up the crazy. While some respondents become suspicious, others seem willing to play along with the joke. And don't worry, everyone involved agreed to share their emails in the book, so there are no hard feelings. In a world where it seems like everyone's suspicious of everyone else, it's nice to know that there are still people who will at least consider helping a stranger reenact a recurring spider nightmare, or explain the principles of pig Latin to a baffled mother of three.
650			_aHelp-wanted advertising _xHumor _930029
650			_aTemporary employment _vUnited States _xHumor _930030
700			_aAnnable, Graham, _eIllustrations by _931219
942			_cREGULAR