New Book Features Outrageous Personal Ads

As anyone over 40 knows, dating today is not easy. There are a lot of people out there who carry years of baggage with them from previous relationships, as well as those who have become so set in their ways that even a nuclear bomb couldn't change them.

Author David Rose has written a book called "They Call Me Naughty Lola," which is a collection of both witty and absurd ads placed by the lonely hearts out there. Mr. Rose, who is advertising director of London Review of Books, presents quite the collection of interesting and often funny entries from the magazine, which is infamous for its personal columns. Here are just a few of them:

"Bald, short, fat and ugly male, 53, seeks short-sighted woman with tremendous sexual appetite."

 "My ideal woman is a man. Sorry, mother."

"List your ten favorite albums… I just want to know if there's anything worth keeping when we finally break up. Practical, forward thinking man, 35."

"I've divorced better men than you. And worn more expensive shoes than these. So don't think placing this ad is the biggest comedown I've ever had to make. Sensitive F, 34."

"Mature gentleman, 62, aged well, noble gray, looks fit and active, sound mind and unfazed by the fickle demands of modern society seeks… damn it, I have to pee again!"

"Not everyone appearing in this column is a deranged, cross-dressing sociopath. Let me know if you find one and I'll strangle him with my bra. Man, 56."

"Employed in publishing? Me too. Stay the hell away. Man on the inside seeks woman on the outside who likes milling around hospitals guessing the illnesses of outpatients. 30-35. Leeds."

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