I\'ve divorced better men than you.
Here are the young, old, fat, bald, healthy, ill, rich, and poor hoping that They can find true love, or at the very least, someone to Call them Naughty Lola..
And yet, while hopes of finding a suitable mate remain low, the column has produced a handful of marriages, many friendships, and at least one divorce.
The ads have been called "surreal haikus of the heart," and in an age of false advertising, the men and women who write them are hindered neither by high expectations nor by positivism of any kind.
Here is an irresistible collection of the most brilliant and often absurd Personal ads from the world\'s funniest -- and most erudite -- lonely-hearts column. "They Call Me Naughty Lola" is a testament to the creativity and humor that can still be found among men and women longing for love and allergic to the concepts of Internet and speed dating.
Leeds. 30-35.
Man on the inside seeks woman on the outside who likes milling around hospitals guessing the illnesses of out-patients.
Stay the hell away.
Employed in publishing? Me too.
Sensitive F, 34.
So don\'t think placing this ad is the biggest comedown I\'ve ever had to make.
And worn more expensive shoes than these.
I\'ve divorced better men than you
