Too clever to be human; or, the limitations of Turing tests

I was just faced with a CAPTCHA that included the word "finifter." Only not really, because of course they weren't actually f's, they were those old-fashioned stretched-out s's. So I typed "sinister"...but the computer didn't like my answer. :-(

(Of course, I'd suspected it wouldn't. But I do think it's a little unfair to use that sort of thing in CAPTCHAs.)

The vagaries of Craigslist

Try to give away small items of furniture -- no takers.
Try to give away planter boxes -- five replies within half an hour.

Huh.