Drunken Clowns, Killer Kittens, and Itchy Pope Hats

The Telegraph gathers the "20 most bizarre Craigslist adverts of all the time." See if you can figure out which are jokes and which are sincere (and which interpretation makes them funnier). "While some were undoubtedly posted as pranks," the Telegraph says, "they still reflect the spirit of a website that proudly keeps itself open to all internet life." (Just like prank phone calls reflected the spirit of Ma Bell?) I'm not sure what it says about me that two of my favorites involve kittens (which I like) and clowns (which I don't), but I'm pretty sure both ads are for real.

Katherine Mangu-Ward interviews Craigslist founder Craig Newmark here and notes the removal of Craigslist's "erotic services" section here.