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Very Few People Try to Find an Ugly Missed Connection

“Fucking hot” is used just about as frequently as “Fukin hot”

Artist Ingrid Burrington has been exhaustively cataloguing and analyzing Missed Connections on Craigslist since 2009. Not only has she been able to determine the most popular subway trains for missed connections (the L train, obviously) and the most popular area of the city (Union Square), she’s also produced the fascinating pie charts you see above (click for the full version), which break down the superlatives most often used to describe missed connections. Somewhat surprising: the popularity of “cute.” Less surprising: Nobody is looking to get in touch with the “mediocre looking” dude or the “homely” girl they exchanged glances with on the subway.

Few People Try to Find an Ugly Missed Connection