Last-minute inauguration tickets can be all yours - depending on what you can offer in exchange.
It may be Barack Obama's big night, but holders of coveted gala tickets and hotel rooms are itching for some inauguration action of their own. And they need only log onto Craigslist for a catalogue of ready and willing partners.
Those hoping to score have been feverishly pimping themselves out on the popular classified-ad website, offering themselves up as dazzling arm candy. One even promises to "make up an elaborate fictitious tale about how we met."
But in some cases, more is expected in return: "I'm curious what you're willing to do for a pillow, blanket and a soft place to lay," one poster writes.
One journalist who is a "great Armani dresser" is looking for a Michelle Obama clone to be his "femme fatale, sleek and power-driven co-pilot" as he covers the inauguration. Another is searching for a date to the Ambassadors of Goodwill Inauguration Ball. "All I ask is that you look great in evening attrie. [I] prefer white/Hispanic, or Asian."
And then there are those not offering tickets, but who think simply attending the inauguration makes them an automatic chick magnet.
"I want to make this great weekend even better by hanging out, and getting kinky, with a girl, (or two, or three) in my hotel room jacuzzi!" a 25-year-old man writes. Perhaps Mr. Obama's "Change" message will inspire him to smarten up.
