886: Craigslist Apartments
| Craigslist Apartments |
![]() Title text: $1600 / 1386153BR 3BATH, MODERN SLIDING DOORS, GUEST ROOMS, GARBAGE DISPOSAL. FREE MANDATORY PARKING (ENFORCED). CONVENIENT TO ALDERAAN. |
Explanation
First and foremost, just like all Craigslist apartment postings, all of these posts are in all caps and some of the posts are re-posted several times, which is very annoying, but must work otherwise the agents would not do it. Additionally, lots of posts use lots of tildas tildes, exclamation points or asterisks as above to set their posts apart from others.
The square house door one must be a garage, or just a regular square house.
Hammock style dwelling sounds like working as a oarsman on a Viking ship.
The place with the Klein stairs is possibly a reference to Klein_geometry.
The trimmed carpet is obviously a sex posting, because Craigslist has taken down the obvious prostitution posts after getting a lot of heat about them. So, this is a posting to get around those sort of rules.
The Minotaur house is a reference to the Labyrinth and Minotaur on Crete from ancient Greek mythology, as well as the house of leaves.
The house with the 5 minute drive to historic Pripryat is a reference to the ghost town of Pripryat, which is near the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in northern Ukraine. It may also be the nuclear facility itself, depending on interpretation.
The last one on the list does not seem to be a direct scary movie reference, but a horror movie reference in general.
And last, but of course not least, the image text is a reference to the Death Star in Star Wars. Alderaan is the home planet of Princess Leia, which was obliterated by the Death Star.
Transcript
- ((The comic is a single panel, presented as an apartment search.))
- [Title bar.]
- All apartments
- Search for: [_______] in: All apartments ( ) Title only (*) Entire post Search
- Rent: [Min] [Max] 0+ BR [ ] Cats [ ] Dogs [ ] Has image
- [Date bar]
- Fri Apr 15
- [Begin the apartment listings.]
- $1600
- 2BR Davidy22(talk) Hardwood floors, utilities included. Cats ok, limit one per square foot.
- $1100
- **** GREAT DEAL SQUARE HOUSE DOOR IN FRONT!!! ****
- $2300
- 3BR !!!!!!!! Elegant apartment permanently lit by strobe light!!!! No floor.
- $1100
- **** GREAT DEAL SQUARE HOUSE DOOR IN FRONT!!! ****
- $980
- 1BR New "hammock"-style dwelling. Water and heat free from same dispenser. Viking landlord.
- $1550
- 2BR (one inside the other). Has running water, in a sense. Free heat in short, intense bursts. Klein stairs.
- $1100
- **** GREAT DEAL SQUARE HOUSE DOOR IN FRONT!!! ****
- $1100
- **** GREAT DEAL SQUARE HOUSE DOOR IN FRONT!!! ****
- $3200
- 1BR W/trimmed carpet and pert fixtures. Previous tenants clean. Call now, want you inside. $120/night (no animals)
- $2100
- 3BR on scenic Ash Tree Lane. Builder unknown; house has always existed. Walls shift; center of house may contain minotaur.
- $1100
- **** GREAT DEAL SQUARE HOUSE DOOR IN FRONT!!! ****
- $600
- 5BR Three floors w/pool, rooftop garden, beautiful glass facade, no catch, 5-min drive to historic Pripyat
- $7100
- 60BR Sleek modern w/extreme running water. Previous tenants may resist entry. Contains all new wiring and is a submarine.
- $1616
- 3BR + 2Bath, tub full of blood. Closet full of board games which play themselves. Pets ok but won't survive long.
