About UPI  |  UPI en Español   |   My Account
Free News Update:
United Press International - News. Analysis. Insight.™ - 100 Years of Journalistic Excellence
  • Home
  • Top News
  • Entertainment
  • Odd News
  • Sports
    • Baseball
    • Football
    • Golf
    • Olympics 2008
    • Tennis
  • Business
  • Science
  • Health
  • Analysis
    • Energy Resources
    • Security Industry
    • Emerging Threats
  • Media
    • Video
    • News Photos
  • Features
    • The Voice of Young Voters
    • Path to the Presidency
    • Energy
    • Beijing Olympics 2008
Search:
Go
You are here:  Home / Odd News / Bachelor auctions vacation -- with him

Odd News

View archive | RSS Feed

Bachelor auctions vacation -- with him

Published: Dec. 30, 2006 at 4:07 PM
Order reprints  |  Print Story  |  Email to a Friend  |  Post a Comment
WOKINGHAM, England, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- A 39-year-old British man dumped by his girlfriend is auctioning a Valentine's Day vacation in Jamaica -- with himself as part of the package -- through eBay.

Adam Croot, jilted by girlfriend Laura, was left with a broken heart and two $2,400 non-refundable tickets from England to paradise, the Daily Mail in London reported.

"However much I loved Laura and wanted to go with her, I wanted to go on the holiday," he tells the Daily Mail.

His eBay item, which bans men from responding, includes photographs of him in a dinner jacket and in ski clothes, seeking to emulate Roger Moore as James Bond, he says.

He says he seeks a woman "who wants to be loved and who is secure enough not to score points."

"I have no problem spoiling the woman of my dreams mercilessly, but I want to do it because I want to do it -- not because I have to," he says.

An insurance operations director, Croot says he is not out for sex. In fact, he will sleep "in the hammock" of his beach-front suite, he says.

The auction closes in a week.

RATE THIS ARTICLE
    Poor    1    2    3    4    5  Excellent    
Feedback


© 2006 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Have an opinion? Leave a comment. No Registration Required.
News Photos Slideshows
Photos of the Day
Week in Photos
News
Entertainment
Sports
Features
Archives
Olympics 2008
Path to the Presidency
Additional News Stories
Entertainment News
    Report: Palin to appear on 'SNL'
    Report: Palin to appear on 'SNL'
    NEW YORK, Oct. 10 (UPI) --
    U.S. vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, who has been a popular "Saturday Night Live" target, plans to appear on the comedy show, the New York Post said.
  • Hayek to be recurring character on 'Rock'
  • VH1 to run AC/DC marathon
  • Actor plays MacBeth as Homer Simpson
  • Co-star: Rourke cut own head for film
Odd News
  • Newsweek cover angers Palin supporters
  • Putin gets tiger cub for birthday
  • McCain and Obama went pirate for Halloween
  • Lottery winners plan to farm pecans
  • Political dispute adjusts cell phone law
Top News
    Report: Palin abused power as governor
    Report: Palin abused power as governor
    ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Oct. 10 (UPI) --
    Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin violated state ethics law by trying to get her sister's ex-husband fired from the state police, a report released Friday concluded.
  • McCain backer calls Obama 'Arab'
  • Poll shows Obama with double-digit lead
  • Minister: Mugabe party agrees to mediation
  • Russia: Georgia cease-fire implemented
Business News
  • Apple offers free MacBook Pro repairs
  • Crude oil prices in retreat Friday
  • U.S. markets closed mixed Friday
  • GM, Chrysler reportedly talking merger
  • GM says it's not thinking of bankruptcy
Best of Odd News
Your Daily Horoscope
The almanac
UPI Features - The Voice of Young Voters
Most Popular
Stories
Photos
Videos
People
1.
Couple told too heavy for plane take off
2.
Mom denies daughter's Elvis sister claim
3.
Watermelon-eating dog prompts stabbing
4.
Crab videotaped riding giant jellyfish
5.
Palin bloodlines lead to Canada




Videos
Enlarge Video
Reaction: Does peace have a prize?
Reaction: Does peace have a prize?
Friday, October 10
From Wall Street to a Maryland Main Street
From Wall Street to a Maryland Main Street
Friday, October 10
Debate #2: The economy
Debate #2: The economy
Friday, October 10
Economics vs. foreign policy in the media
Economics vs. foreign policy in the media
Thursday, October 9
© 2008 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Official Government Wires  |   About UPI  |   Site Map  |   Terms of Use  |   Privacy Policy  |   Advertise Online  |   Contact Us

Sponsored Links: Auto Dealers - College Football Tickets - Fundraisers - Press Release Services - prom dresses - Prom dresses and gowns - Public Records - Wedding and Honeymoon Experts - Motivational Sports Speakers Bureau