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Connecticut Man Selling Parents on Craigslist
NBC New York ^ | Mon, Aug 31, 2009 | MIKE SPRINGER and DEBRA ALFARONE

Posted on 08/31/2009 10:09:28 AM PDT by nickcarraway

Michael Amatrudo was bored over the rainy weekend and decided to sell an unusual item using Craigslist --his parents.

"So I decided, as a spoof and as a joke, to put one of my most valuable possessions up, mom and dad," Amatrudo, of Madison, Conn. said.

"I got lots of use out of these guys over the past 50 years, but it's time to move on," Amatrudo wrote in his ad. “Will consider trade for newer model, hot blonde under age 40 or an Erector Set in good condition. MUST SEE! Please email or call Michael for additional details and pics. $155.00 OBO”

Amatrudo’s ad also lists his parents, Ed and Arlene Amatrudo, of Noank, Conn., as being in "excellent overall condition and still plenty of life left in them."

Amatrudo said his parents feel they are being a bit undervalued at $155. Overall, the couple has been a hot ticket and the e-mails keep flooding in.

"There were a couple of touching ones, saying, 'I could really use some great parents," he said.

The calls for Amatrudo's parents have come from all over. While most have come from Connecticut, others have been coming in from nearby Rhode Island, Ohio and as far away as Los Angeles.

But the one e-mail that Amatrudo said sums up his parents' value the best reads, "New pair of Reeboks, $80, flat screen TV $400, perfectly good parents, priceless.

Michael’s wife, Karen, said she’s used to her husband’s humor. They’ve spent the weekend keeping up with emails and offers.


TOPICS: Computers/Internet; Humor; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: connecticut; craigslist; family
So, that's how it is in their family.
1 posted on 08/31/2009 10:09:29 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

I can relate. You can have mine for free. No charge


2 posted on 08/31/2009 10:12:12 AM PDT by jongaltsr (Hope to See ya in Galt's Gulch.)
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To: nickcarraway
Yea, my kids would probably put "on the drive way, pick up at your convenience"
3 posted on 08/31/2009 10:12:40 AM PDT by svcw (Legalism reinforces self-righteousness - it communicates to you the good news of your own goodness)
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To: svcw

He probably got the idea from the Clintons


4 posted on 08/31/2009 10:16:30 AM PDT by shadeaud ("If you can't beat them, arrange to have them beaten." -- George Carlin)
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To: nickcarraway

Better sell ‘em quick.

Before Obama’s death panels devalues them to “expendable”.


5 posted on 08/31/2009 10:23:13 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd (I am Legend)
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To: nickcarraway

Pacemaker batteries not included.


6 posted on 08/31/2009 10:25:46 AM PDT by TexasRepublic (Obama = Jim Jones coercing us into suicide on a national scale)
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To: nickcarraway

How funny would it be if the parents replace him in their wills with whoever buys them from him? That might be an investment opportunity with a pretty good ROI.


7 posted on 08/31/2009 10:27:13 AM PDT by VRWCmember
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To: nickcarraway

Would not surprise me at all if Muslims were selling their daughters on Craigslist here in the USA.


8 posted on 08/31/2009 10:28:04 AM PDT by Eye of Unk ("If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace." T. Paine)
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To: nickcarraway
Well, after all, what has his mother done for him lately?
9 posted on 08/31/2009 10:44:58 AM PDT by Grut
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To: nickcarraway

The parents should sell rights to be named heirs of their estate.


10 posted on 08/31/2009 11:11:00 AM PDT by silverleaf (If we are astroturf, why are the democrats trying to mow us?)
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To: nickcarraway

Could I use my parents in the “Cash for Clunkers” program?

Just kidding, love my ‘rents to death...as they say, they’re priceless.


11 posted on 08/31/2009 11:54:22 AM PDT by Justaham
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