The man who posed as a woman on Craigslist and last week published the 178 replies (including photos and personal info of the respondents) was sexually molested as a child, broke up with his fiancee eight weeks ago, and wrote that he told a woman that he "posted pictures of her fugly kids on a child rape community."

We must admit a certain glee at the exposure of Jerry Cummings, who (Warning: schlong photo) answered a fake dirty Craigslist ad with a photo of his member, sent from his work address at Microsoft. Cummings (heehee) told his pretend new lady friend that he's married but looking to "fill the needs not being done at home."

• An unscrupulous LiveJournaler posted a fake Craigslist sex ad and published nearly 200 responses, including that of Microsoft employee Jerry Cummings (Warning: Dongs), pictured here. While this was a real asshat stunt to pull, that won't stop us from tittering at Jerry for sending dick pics using his work address. [Waxy.org]

Get ready, we're about to say something sincere: This Craigslist poster seems like a catch. The startup founder from Atherton has taken a long, hard look at his 39-year life and decided he wants to recapture the romantic spirit of his youth.

As we pointed out yesterday, there are many things that Emmy winners can do with their gaudy, underutilized statuettes besides placing them upon a mantel, waiting for dust motes to collect upon their once-polished surface. While whimsical honorees might find a cute way for their golden angel to help out around the house, the more practical-minded might realize that Emmy, with the assistance of Craigslist, can also lend a hand with balancing the checkbook:

We at Defamer realize that Craigslist's "Please check this box if you are actually a famous person anonymously seeking out sexual companionship" celebrity-verification system leaves a lot to be desired, but we can't take the chance that a "huge blockbuster movie star's" request to be humiliated by a less genetically gifted individual might go unanswered, potentially leading to an ugly Santa Monica Boulevard trannie solicitation incident if he's forced to take to the streets to satisfy his unconventional appetites.

Friday:

From online rest stop Craigslist, one of the better postings we've seen in a long time:

In a Wired piece on how to optimize your digital life, Craigslist's own Craig Newmark offers the following tips on spotting a scam on the site:

• Katie Couric's inevitable reign of evening news terror will not be limited to the television; CBS will be broadcasting on the radio and web, as well. You can't hide; her legs are gonna be spread all over the place. [NYT]
• Carmen Electra and Dave Navarro are splitting. That makes it official: reality television destroys your marriage and ensures that no one will give a shit when it happens. [Star]
• As a sex writer, you get to write about dildos and butt plugs. Plus, you get to keep whatever you try. Like swag, but with orgasms. [Craigslist]
• With the world rapidly approaching some sort of nuclear apocalypse, you can't help but miss Monica Lewinsky. [HuffPo Contagious Fest]
• Just because your mom was one of Union Square's most loyal drunkards doesn't mean you can't go to MIT. Hell, with a life story like that, you're guaranteed a winning application essay. [NYS]
• Remember Richard Nouveau and the nonexistant J-Date hoax wherein he claimed to have duped several girls into meeting him at Fat Baby? Well, the prank was a fake, but the guy and his publication, Pocket Change, are annoyingly real. [NYP]
• We swear to God, we did not post this on Craigslist. We'd only use BigMuscle. [Craigslist]
• Has Clay Aiken found a new man? And if so, did he find him in a Mystic Tan booth? [Faded Youth]
• ConEd swears they're able to handle the heat wave, lest we all spend our days swimming in ass soup. Which is still a distinct possibility. [NYB]
• Jann's looking for a new bitch. Matt Nye is just tired, ya know? [Mediabistro]

We at Defamer realize that once Hollywood-obsessed visitors on the loose in our fine city are done gaping at the celebrated names lining the Walk of Fame, measuring their appendages against those of the stars immortalized in the concrete in front of Grauman's Chinese Theatre (note to male tourists: avoid laying your genitals in Bruce Willis' infamous penis-imprint—you'll thank us later), and have escaped the Tickle Me Elmo who won't stop shoving them until they hand over five dollars for a Polaroid, they may be at a loss for further activities to fill the rest of their time here. Accordingly, we are happy to share an exciting opportunity offered by a pair of Craigslist-enabled entrepreneurs promising a one-of-a-kind experience for the adventure-hungry traveler:

Looking for some extra dough, ladies? Oh, have we found the job for you — and, apparently, good spelling is not a prerequisite. From Craigslist:

Defamer is committed to keeping its readers apprised of amazing opportunities to acquire unique pieces of television history through the anonymous, online swap-meet known as Craigslist. Today's featured item, which we hope is not cynically trying to profit off the sudden loss of series creator Aaron Spelling, is a piece from the incredibly valuable Dylan McKay collection:

Defamer is committed to keeping its readers updated on exciting opportunities to obtain the furniture of famous producers who seem to be in a hurry to unload the contents of their offices. A partial listing of the items offered by an anonymous Craiglist user:

Believe it or not, but the American edition of OK! is still alive and, on some newsstands, not too ashamed to show its glossy little face. The plucky little upstart is even hiring a news director, albeit with the help of those headhunters at Craigslist. Don't stick your nose up in the air — each and every one of you is dying for a delightfully mindless new job:

Written while Craig Newmark spoke at Supernova 2006 ten minutes ago. Not published 'til now because our blog database is slow.

Craig Newmark's favorite lifestyle quirk is the full-time job he chose at Craigslist. He works as a customer service rep — a respite from the cliched controversies (prostitutes! dying newspapers! fraud!) that take up his time as founder and chairman of the classifieds site.

It was such a ball last time, so let's do it again — hook up Valley geeks who posted on Craigslist. Whether your reasons are more like geek-lover Maryam Scoble's or geek and geek-lover Tara Hunt's, there's no denying these guys (and, ok, maybe one girl) are hot properties.

The Wall Street Journal ran a profile this weekend of everyone's favorite classifieds site, Craigslist, focusing on CEO Jim Buckmaster (pictured).

So many creeps on Craigslist's classifieds just want a quick lay or a dark affair ("No one has to get hurt — just let me lie to my wife"). "Strictly platonic" poster Jay just wants to have lunch.