Craig and his wonderful list
The good thing about Craigslist: it's a window into our fellow community members' wants, needs and aspirations. The bad thing about Craigslist: it's a window into our fellow community members' wants, needs and aspirations.
Good or bad, we'll let you decide...
This person is looking for graffiti artists with "an iron set of rhinoceros balls."
Woodchucks on the rampage!
This guy wants to rent a rabbit.
"Before you start reading this I should tell you that you've pretty much just stumbled upon the f----n' coolest dude ever, so congratulations! (release balloons)" Ever?
This trivia team is looking to recruit.
This lady is looking for some to maybe help her veganize Martha Stewart.
He would appreciate it if you're Moroccan. No, he's not Moroccan.
"You both deserve each other - one man without a set, and a woman who jumps on every set she sees that aren't yours!" So... there are hard feelings?
She ignored him. Hot.
He can't forget this pregnant goddess -- where he saw her is another thing.
Call us old-fashioned, but hitting on a girl while she's being arrested is perhaps not the best idea.
Random items for sale this week
You could have quite the party with this hot dog machine.
It's a tent. For a dog.
A pair of mannequin torsos for $25.
And we have a sense there might be a sad story behind this listing for a wedding gown.
photo: Flickr user Hans S.
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Follow-up story on the graffiti party, please!
The poster of that craigslist ad is awesome - I have always said that if I eventually own a place with a blank, public-facing exterior wall I would love to get legitimate graffiti artists to display some public artwork.
That artform is looked down upon but there are a ton of incredibly talented artists that produce really beautiful work. I hope this person's idea works out.
... said Paul on Jul 23, 2009 at 12:28 PM | link
To that trivia team who needs to hire a ringer for Wednesday night trivia at Brown's and advertised for services on Craigslist:
What's the matter, has the Street Academy team beaten you too many times and you're getting an insecurity complex?
... said Chuck Miller on Jul 23, 2009 at 1:18 PM | link
I bought my wedding dress on Ebay. It was also never worn but that was because the bride got pregnant, which seemed like a better omen then most reasons someone might want to sell an unused wedding dress.
... said Mirdreams on Jul 23, 2009 at 1:31 PM | link
1. My dad used to work at a sporting goods company, and once he brought home one of those little display tents for their dogs to play in. Only one of them was small enough to fit in it. She'd hassle their other dog, then run into the tent and stay there for hours while the other one went nuts. It's given my folks endless hours of entertainment.
2. There's a far less sad way to get rid of a bridal gown: donate it to an organization like Making Memories/Brides Against Breast Cancer (http://makingmemories.org/). They take wedding dresses, fix and clean them, and resell them at events. The money goes to fulfill wishes of women and men with terminal breast cancer. So no matter how the wedding day turned out, the dress can still represent something wonderful and special.
... said Alice Person on Jul 23, 2009 at 2:44 PM | link
What an incredibly rad dude for seeing the value and beauty of graffiti art. He has such a great attitude and hats off to him for doing the prerequisite damage control (i.e. pulling all those permits). I would love to party with this guy! He definitely just filled my "number one" spot for local hero this week.
... said C.VonG on Jul 23, 2009 at 3:41 PM | link
@Paul: and obviously we should take photos of that event, or how it unfolds. I shot him an email, just in case. A time-lapse of that installation could be nice. I hope my hamster balls will do fine.
... said -S on Jul 23, 2009 at 4:29 PM | link
Speaking of woodchucks (I've always longed to start a sentence that way), I saw four or five of them on a grassy knoll near the dog park on Erie Boulevard last Saturday. Then I saw two more off the side of the Northway on my way home.
I've seen plenty of bunnies near dusk before, but never so many woodchucks. Were they grazing? Migrating? Plotting to take over Wolff's Biergarten, then the world? There's a story here just waiting to be told, AOA, and I trust you can do it.
... said Scarlett on Jul 23, 2009 at 8:32 PM | link