The 20 best personal ads from Metro Times' classifieds in the '90s (2024)

Here are some of the funniest, most poetic, or just plain strange personal ads from Metro Times classified section's heyday that stopped us in our tracks while flipping through our archives.

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  • 1980s,
  • 1990s,
  • classifieds,
  • detroit,
  • funny,
  • humor,
  • Metro Times,
  • personal ads,
  • the best

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