Penelope smiled at the thought of the sweater, and then moved on to the next ad. The smile fled and she closed the paper stiffly, and asked the waitress for her check, please.

Merkin, reddish-brown, looking for SF, NS, for intimacy, social dating. Likes jogging, hiking, dancing. Call 555-8972 and ask for Stevie.

Apparently they’d let anyone with fifteen bucks call in an ad.