Craig and his wonderful list

craigslist fonda speedway 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...

Quoting George Washington after the Presidents' Day sale at Kohls! How patriotic!

Wait. You mean two people had a normal, platonic conversation on Chatroulette?

"Im losing interest in my wife because I keep looking at her friends and want to be with them." Um ... stop looking? Grow up a little?

He'd like to set up a connection with the cellphone kiosk guy.

Yet another call for shaving services. You'd think some steady-handed entrepreneur would see a small-business opportunity here.

Spotted at Wal-Mart: banana stroking.

Sorry, the title for the job you're describing isn't "assistant." And adding that little winking emoticon doesn't make it all right.

"Hopefully, there some people here beside young angry males, sexual killers, and spammers..." Well, there are also lurking AOA editors. ...

Random items available

For sale: a Nigerian dwarf goat ($50).

For sale: a beaver fur pillow ($110).

Wanted: a large eel.

For sale: two 1980s Swatch watches.

For sale: Fonda Speedway sign ($150).

image: Craigslist item "original fonda speedway sign"

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For a decade All Over Albany was a place for interested and interesting people in New York's Capital Region. It was kind of like having a smart, savvy friend who could help you find out what's up. AOA stopped publishing at the end of 2018.

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