Lyric discussion by nonato 

Cover art for Lovelines lyrics by Replacements, The

"The following classified ads all appeared on the same page in the October 13, 1982 issue of City Pages. We cropped out the particular ads that Westerberg references in the song. Only a few lines were ad-libbed; for the most part, Westerberg is reading directly from the paper." http://blogs.citypages.com/gimmenoise/2008/05/unearthed_lovel.php