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Feb 24, 2020 10:04 PM
Styrmann
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marsgoose
It was indeed raining on Dec 31st 1972 in Boston, temperature around freezing.
arocktrucker777
floydz69
By some divine design or random coincidence we live and die, cry and thrive
mechanicalfurry
A few minutes of your time and some kindness can really change someone's life.
IamTOOOLDforThisShite
and that girl in the teal ball gown ... was Albert Einstein.
shank1104
And everyone in Neisner's clapped.
phalanxausage
Fuck, that's good writing.
Mack1986
Statistically that b 52 probably didnt hit anything
i8thebones
Do not contact me with unsolicited services or offers
Styrmann
Be good to each others out there, have a blessing week
fourfactor
This is one of the most touching stories I’ve ever read. I wish there was a short film made of it.
ijustwantsnacksandnaps
Beautifully written
mikeatike
I don't even care if that's true. Its amazing.
ExquisiteConundrum
That story is gorgeous...
evealgenius
This is well written. I hope he became a writer
Kirchmeister
Captnfancypantz
Tree fiddy
nevadajim
This is a hard story to read. I’m glad you didn’t put a bullet in your head. Maybe that was all the woman was suppose to do, save your life
HighlandViking
NarsilThatWasBroken
I, too, choose this man's missed connection.
quietmrbean
I got that reference
Totono
I get that reference
Kaiserboot
You sick son of a bitch. +1
OptimisticNihilisticTinyAndFerocious
Oh, my heart. What a timeless story. What a stunning narrative.
lonelysoldier
Story twist the girl returned home and killed herself because she felt trapped being married to a man she didn't love
bearsensei
Oh wow. I hope there’s a part 2. But then again, maybe leaving this story as-is makes it that much more beautiful :)
RazeYourWorld
venom230
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idriveajunkerplymouth
There is a part 2, but I’m not sure if the response was real
kutsaichan
Oh man I need this part 2!
CatDadBod
http://www.bdcwire.com/separating-fact-from-fiction-in-bostons-most-beautiful-craigslist-missed-connection/
0815username
Good read, thx for the link. (at least until the comment section. wtf o0)
Deoxyribonucleicacidwashedgenes
"do NOT contact me with unsolicited services or offers." *She gets in touch with him to tell him about this great business opportunity...*
AntiProtonBoy
Ah man what a story
NotACanadian
Counterfit
There are some absolute gems in Best of Craigslist. The one about the dead fiancée gets me every goddamn time.
pandalicious
https://www.craigslist.org/about/best/chi/1437101323.html
AntiProtonBoy
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dontgetEpstined
Fuck was not prepared for that at all
Counterfit
That's the one
wandergeist
Not to be that guy, but... I think this is beautifully crafted fiction. Some of the details don't ring true.
artdismantled
Downtown Crossing as a name for that part of Boston did not come into use until the late 80’s.
wandergeist
I'm sure he smelled smoke during his service, but not in a pressurized B-52 cockpit at 40,000 feet.
wandergeist
The B-52s during Operation Linebacker II (the bombing of Hanoi in December 1972) carried anywhere from 66 to 108 bombs per mission, not 12.
NZSheeps
Awww http://www.bdcwire.com/separating-fact-from-fiction-in-bostons-most-beautiful-craigslist-missed-connection/
NZSheeps
Just stay out of the comments - so much spam....
VeniceKnight
I prefer to try and give everyone the benefit of the doubt and not call them an outright liar.I would really like to hope this story is true
NZSheeps
People wouldn't just go on Craigslist and lie, would they?
VeniceKnight
Never
BurtMaklinFBI
Lovely story but there's NO WAY someone did all that walking across Boston in one night... the article leaves out the ... (1/2)
BurtMaklinFBI
...trip (from beacon hill) all the way through the north end, and BACK before the rain dash to Neisner's - I don't buy it (2/2)
DeckhandAdmiral
Not to mention that he only made 4 sorties and was out? I mean its not impossible. And jesus hes in a B52. Not a ground attacker.
BoozeSlinger
What's with the sorry bastard who downvoted this post? What do they do in their spare time? Hunt smurfs?
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BoozeSlinger
Mission accomplished sir.
ExtremelyHappyGuy
wait... is that a thing? because I didn't know that could be a thing.
rwb813
Yes, they do
ERselly
You can have a post about saving babies and puppies from a burning building and people will still downvote
Blackthorn74
Usually it’s someone who is against war. They blame the people who served the powers we elect.
SgtKnux
perkamoose
Gargamel!
oldguyexlurker
Hang out with Gilgamesh?
Psephos
Did u mean Gargamel
oldguyexlurker
Yes. It's been way too long since I watched those, hasn't it? Like the mid-80s.
emmelovinKS
The chill in the air is becoming more pointed, and the sky threatens rain, but that’s how he likes it. He used to take Ruth here, and later
emmelovinKS
Their children. Neisner’s is gone now, and so is his wife. The old flower shop mural is faded, but he still likes to walk here. And remember
emmelovinKS
He never saw her again. He’s an old man now, content to walk. To remember. His life, like all lives, was made up of moments, big and small.
emmelovinKS
And they’ve lead him here. Again. He stops, staring at the storefront. Remembering the swish of the toile in her dress.
emmelovinKS
Remember the warmth in his cheeks as he itches to trace the freckles and find the constellations of her.
emmelovinKS
“Hello, Richard.”
godofhorizons
Do not stand at my grave and weep. I am not there. I do not sleep. I am the thousand winds that blow. I am the softly falling snow.
godofhorizons
I am the sun on ripened grain. I am the gentle autumn rain. When you awake in the morning hush, I am the swift uplifting rush,
godofhorizons
Of quiet birds in circling flight. When you lay your head down at night, I create the silent starlight.
godofhorizons
Do not stand at my grave and cry. I am not there. I did not die.
YourFriendlyNeighbourhoodEcologist
Thank you for that, it was beautiful
Dociousaliexpilisticfragicalirepus
God I miss my mom.
KZFDG
My favourite alternative:
KZFDG
Under the wide and starry sky, Dig the grave and let me lie. Glad did I live and gladly die, and I laid me down with a will.
ExtremelyHappyGuy
-Mary Elizabeth Frye
RancidOrange
Mary Elizabeth Frye knew loss.
KnuckleDeepInAKangaroo
I know it's silly but the fact that your user name rhymes with the author makes me smile as much as the poem.