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Ah, the Internet -- where everything pure and good inevitably becomes the target of pervs, scam artists and good old-fashioned weirdos.

The Craigslist jobs section is no exception. The 13-year-old Web site's job board harkens back to a more innocent Internet age. With its homely web 1.0 design and democratic, anyone-can-post philosophy, it's the global online equivalent of the Sunday classifieds, but with over two million new help wanted ads a month, these aren't your grandpa's classifieds. Grandpa also never had to sift through wanted ads searching out fellatio-providing personal assistants or intoxicated clowns -- which is for the best, because he never looked all that good in big red shoes.

Check out our round-up of strange and ridiculous recent CL job postings, and let us know what you think.


Weird CraigsList Jobs

    Palin Look-a-like The first law of celebrity: Within minutes of initial national media exposure, someone, somewhere on the internet will be filming of a naked look-a-like of you.

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    Happy Birthday BJ In journalistic parlance, this is known as 'burying the lead.'

    Craigslist / Corbis

    Costumed Carolers Our talent is table tennis and our costume is Spiderman. Where do we sign up?

    Craigslist / Getty Images

    Ring Girls Look: "Sexy," Bra size: C +. When choosing the public face of your "family oriented magazine," you really can't be too careful with the specifics.

    Craigslist / WireImage

    'Cop Bar' Video Extra A few types they request include: "biker chicks," "plus size model," "English butler," "lumberjack," and "eccentrics." Sounds like a Fellini-esque romp that may be eventually used for blackmail.

    Craigslist / Corbis

    Drunk Clown According to comedian Demetri Martin's flowchart of clowns: Circus clowns = annoying. Birthday clowns = sad. A clown that's just hanging around is creepy. But if any of them get hurt, it's funny. The birthday entertainment here is clearly going for sad and creepy. If he gets really loaded, we think he can be an all-in-one clown.

    Craigslist / AP

    Gorilla Chef Okay, we get that Koko has expensive food tastes and you'd need be creative as his cook, but what's with the language requirement? Is Koko ordering in Spanish?

    Craigslist / AP

    Ramen Comedian 'I need a video maker, actors, editors.' We also recommend getting a new idea.

    Craigslist / Stockbyte

    To Catch a Predator Host Look-a-like Finally! In these troubled financial times, a boost for the struggling Chris Hansen-impersonator industry.

    Craigslist / NBC

    Oompa-Loompas The dignified employment opportunities for the vertically-challenged are never ending.

    Craigslist / WireImage