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December 11, 2008

17 Prospect Park Closes

A reader just tipped us off to the fact that the sale of 17 Prospect Park West, better known as the former home of actors Jennifer Connelly and Paul Bettany, has now closed. And it looks like the screen stars almost got their full asking price: Public records show that the 5,200-square-foot limestone mansion closed for $8,450,000 on November 17. Highest price ever for Park Slope, right?
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Cue the following:

Post A: See, things are not as bad as everyone thinks.
Post B: This sale is an outlier and in no way representative of the overall state of the real estate market.

I'll go with Post B.

Posted by: Biff Champion at December 11, 2008 11:41 AM

It'd be $84.5 MM in Manhattan.

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at December 11, 2008 11:42 AM

It's be $84.00 in Detroit

Posted by: Biff Champion at December 11, 2008 11:44 AM

It is time to thin the herd.

Posted by: leftmanhattanneverlookedback at December 11, 2008 12:02 PM

Oh my gawwd, this is a beautiful building.

Posted by: mopar at December 11, 2008 12:02 PM

It'd be a tear down in Manhattan.

Posted by: mopar at December 11, 2008 12:03 PM

Cue up the What:

"See, the rich white folks are fleeing again"!

Posted by: benson at December 11, 2008 12:03 PM

"It's be $84.00 in Detroit"

Are you trying to insult people in Detroit with your grammer!?!?!

Gorgeous house!!

Posted by: bayridgegirl at December 11, 2008 12:04 PM

brg

"Are you trying to insult people in Detroit with your grammer!?!?!"

Are you trying to insult people on Brownstoner with your spelling!?!?!

Posted by: Prodigal_Son at December 11, 2008 12:06 PM

Bloody A!!!!

Posted by: bayridgegirl at December 11, 2008 12:07 PM

Did it sell to a black family or were those whites displaced by other whites. Net, net we need to know.

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at December 11, 2008 12:12 PM

Come on DIBS, it's Park Slope.
White on White with a smear of white.

Posted by: bayridgegirl at December 11, 2008 12:17 PM

^^^^ joke. Don't get on my case anybody.

Posted by: bayridgegirl at December 11, 2008 12:18 PM

Grammar. Spelling counts, too.

Posted by: r1b2 at December 11, 2008 12:23 PM

BRG...no one outside of NYC knows what a "smear" is. Nor do they know what a black and white cookie is and you cannot order a "coffee regular" anywhere else in the world. But most bodega employees don't know how to make a proper coffee regular anyway.

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at December 11, 2008 12:23 PM

I bought it. To get this gorgeous place, I'm willing to have earnest passers-by ask me, when I come out to walk my Russian Wolfhounds in the park, when my employers are coming back.

Cheers!

Montrose Morris, RichPBA

Posted by: Montrose Morris at December 11, 2008 12:26 PM

i asked for a coffee regular the other day in chinatown and the lady looked at me like i was retarded.

then I realized I was in chinatown.

Posted by: Santa at December 11, 2008 12:27 PM

Plus if its that kind of "smear" its actually "schmear."

Posted by: wasder at December 11, 2008 12:28 PM

You're right DIBS...I should have used 'schmear' or 'shmear' to confuse some more.

Besides, who cares about people outside of NYC.

Posted by: bayridgegirl at December 11, 2008 12:29 PM

Wasder, you beat me to it!

Posted by: bayridgegirl at December 11, 2008 12:31 PM

You're a xenophobe BRG.

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at December 11, 2008 12:37 PM

"I bought it. To get this gorgeous place, I'm willing to have earnest passers-by ask me, when I come out to walk my Russian Wolfhounds in the park, when my employers are coming back."

My lifetime neighbor here in Cobble Hill has been dealing with that for over 40 years. Although he says he kind of likes it sometimes because it gets him out of having to talk to idiots!

Typical conversation: Idiot at the door: "Is the owner at home?", Owner: "No, I'm sorry, Mr. Smith isn't here right now." Idiot: "Do you know when he will be?" Owner: "Nope, sorry, I just work here."

Posted by: cobblehiller at December 11, 2008 1:02 PM

Sad but hilarious cobblehiller.

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at December 11, 2008 1:08 PM

Montrose, I'll walk your pure breeds for you if you'd like!

"You're a xenophobe BRG."
Yes, DIBS, I am and don't forget as you previously labelled me a racist ;)

Posted by: bayridgegirl at December 11, 2008 1:11 PM

Well that was either before I really knew you or we were joking about something. At least you're not a short-people hater like cobblehiller!!!

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at December 11, 2008 1:17 PM

How said I don't hate midgets.

Posted by: bayridgegirl at December 11, 2008 1:24 PM

^^^^ ooops!! did I just use that word :)

Posted by: bayridgegirl at December 11, 2008 1:24 PM

I don't hate short people, some of my favorite people are short. Like my nephews for instance!

Posted by: cobblehiller at December 11, 2008 1:26 PM

"Are you trying to insult people on Brownstoner with your spelling!?!?!"
Damn, if I didn't just have a nice, leisurely lunch, I think I could have beaten Prodigal Son to this one! But I'm so glad he said that, anyway.

"I don't hate short people, some of my favorite people are short. Like my nephews for instance!"
cobblehiller, good one, but are you saying you don't like neices as much as nephews???? :-)

Posted by: Biff Champion at December 11, 2008 1:36 PM

Glad to see you are "movin' on up" MM!! You should play this owner/employee thing for all it's worth. You may never have to pay for anything on Seventh Ave. Just tell them your employer sent you and have them send the "owner" the bill.

Posted by: slopefarm at December 11, 2008 1:38 PM

Biff, you're being too polite. What did you have for lunch to mellow you out?

I'm going to head out now to grab something. I hope to find something to make me crabby.

Posted by: bayridgegirl at December 11, 2008 1:41 PM

"Biff, you're being too polite. What did you have for lunch to mellow you out?"

BRG, I had liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti.

Posted by: Biff Champion at December 11, 2008 1:47 PM

Correct, I am a NIECE HATER - THERE I SAID IT! God forgive me! Is there a 12 step program for that?

May I recommend the Crab cakes, BRG?

Posted by: cobblehiller at December 11, 2008 1:47 PM

"Correct, I am a NIECE HATER - THERE I SAID IT! God forgive me! Is there a 12 step program for that?"

I'm not sure, but if one was offered by the DILF in the red hoodie, I'm sure it would be a popular program!

Posted by: Biff Champion at December 11, 2008 1:52 PM

Indeed, I think Nokilissa, who has probably never hated a niece in her life, would sign up first!

Posted by: cobblehiller at December 11, 2008 1:55 PM

Biff, you inspired me...no fava beans...but lentil soup.

I'm glad to hear you like liver ;)

Posted by: bayridgegirl at December 11, 2008 2:08 PM

Ordering a coffee "regular" is actually quite common in New England -- but there "regular" means half and half and a ton of sugars.

Also, black and white cookies are actually from upstate, and they're *really* not called black and white cookies; they're half moon cookies.

Posted by: duckumu at December 11, 2008 2:11 PM

cobble, have you figured out my hidden posts yet, esp. the spare rib one?
btw - you, or I don't think anybody for that matter, will EVER figure out that one. AND It's not the obvious.

Posted by: bayridgegirl at December 11, 2008 2:11 PM

Hidden posts? Spare Ribs? Obvious? My head is spinning with this new information. I admit it, I am LOST.

Posted by: cobblehiller at December 11, 2008 2:20 PM

Maybe if you reassemble all the letters in BRG's posts about spare ribs, you will come up with a hidden message!

Posted by: mopar at December 11, 2008 2:37 PM

I much prefer braised short ribs or baby back ribs.

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at December 11, 2008 2:39 PM

Oh, how I love to amuse people....silly geese!

Here you cobble...NO hidden posts, it's all there.

From 'What the Census Says About Us'
"Biff just because you like your Ass barbecued"

Yes, Biff likes his Ass barbecued and his spare rib fried.
Cobble, go to town with this one. ;)
-Posted by: bayridgegirl at December 11, 2008 11:29 AM"

I don't think anyone will figure this one out, ever. And it is definitely not the obvious. And don't ask the subject, I'm sure he doesn't understand it either.

Cobble, as Biff stated:

"cobblehiller, BRG always knows what she's saying...I quite certain her wording was intentional, but good for you, sometimes the hidden meanings are quite tough to find!
- Posted by: Biff Champion at December 11, 2008 10:57 AM"

Posted by: bayridgegirl at December 11, 2008 2:55 PM

I'm all about the BBQ, myself, I'm just not sure which place makes the best. Better Half's daughter worked at the Smoke Joint last summer - that was pretty tasty.

Posted by: cobblehiller at December 11, 2008 2:55 PM

hey brg, can you quote some more comments by and about yourself? it's really interesting!

Posted by: z at December 11, 2008 2:58 PM

She's a little narcisisstic z but it's well warranted. :)

Posted by: cobblehiller at December 11, 2008 2:59 PM

BRG...I gotta side with z on that one...what the hell was that "What like" posting of quotes??

What did you have for lunch??

cobblehiller...I finally ate at Scopello the other nite (sorry Lisa, but we can still go) and the braised short rib on top of risotto au jus was one of the best I've ever had...i wrote a review and posted it there as well.

I'm going to try and talk lisa into giving me a job as brownstoner restaurant critic. Reading this lisa?

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at December 11, 2008 3:03 PM

What is this algebra cubed!

Posted by: cobblehiller at December 11, 2008 3:05 PM

"hey brg, can you quote some more comments by and about yourself? it's really interesting!"

Oh, Z...of course I can!! But here's a more meaningful one BY ME, ME, ME!!!

November 6, 2008
Quote of the Day
I remember walking from Park Slope to Pratt once, about 10 years ago. It was desolate and empty. I remember passing a huge empty red brick building on the corner of Gates and I forget what, thinking, this is a beauty, but who's gonna want to live here. Look at the neighborhood now...it's come a long way.
— by bayridgegirl in The Big Draw in Clinton Hill: Architecture

Posted by: bayridgegirl at December 11, 2008 3:05 PM

BRG, here's the link so you can easily distribute this to everyone going forward. I saved it because I just knew the subject would be raised once or twice (or a thousand times) by you.

http://www.brownstoner.com/brownstoner/archives/2008/11/quote_of_the_da_33.php#comments

Posted by: Biff Champion at December 11, 2008 3:07 PM

That was a very slow day BRG. And yet, we must relive it once again through the magic of cut and paste.

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at December 11, 2008 3:09 PM

Scopello sounds excellent, I just haven't had time to get there with all my baking. Hope you get back there soon!

Posted by: cobblehiller at December 11, 2008 3:09 PM

I didn't realize we were allowed to be so self-congratulatory and cut and paste our own favorite lines. Since nobody saw this apparently from yesterday's Closing Bell, I thought I would share this hilarious post by yours truly:

It would be really nice to have a post holiday event and link it to contributions to a local food panty -- Bed-Stuy maybe?

Posted by: BH76 at December 10, 2008 4:05 PM
____________________________________________________________

"It would be really nice to have a post holiday event and link it to contributions to a local food panty"

Possible event names:

- Aperitifs for Briefs?
- Consumers for Bloomers?
- Pours for Drawers?

Posted by: Biff Champion at December 11, 2008 8:51 AM
____________________________________________________________

Posted by: Biff Champion at December 11, 2008 3:12 PM

Not THAT QOTD thing again. Ya know, I had QOTD too once.

Posted by: cobblehiller at December 11, 2008 3:13 PM

Oh, Biff...thank you!!

yep, with friends like you...I will always live in the limelight!

Posted by: bayridgegirl at December 11, 2008 3:14 PM

I think a lot of my posts go unrecognized. Or maybe just ignored.

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at December 11, 2008 3:14 PM

I saw it, so...shall we?

Posted by: cobblehiller at December 11, 2008 3:16 PM

"Not THAT QOTD thing again. Ya know, I had QOTD too once."

cobblehiller, most people, like yourself, are humble about such things and don't need to remind everyone. I'm sure visitors to BRG's home get treated to a viewing of some finger painting contest trophy she won in kindergarten. (I was going to say spelling bee trophy, but wanted to make this more realistic).

Posted by: Biff Champion at December 11, 2008 3:16 PM

Biff, as a friend, why don't you find me the link (phone number) to red hoodie man so I can easily move forward. The subject would be raised once or twice (or a thousand times) by me!

Make yourself useful!

Posted by: bayridgegirl at December 11, 2008 3:17 PM

I don't think there was one comment about this house on this thread other than the 2 or 3 snarky ones about the price and whites living there.

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at December 11, 2008 3:18 PM

cobblehiller, I'll definitely arrange another get together in the new year. Just don't have time now and won't be in town after next week until 2009.

Posted by: Biff Champion at December 11, 2008 3:18 PM

I TRY to ignore you DIBS....it just doesn't always work.

Posted by: cobblehiller at December 11, 2008 3:18 PM

Hey um guys..You know I love ya but seriously does every single post have to turn into a private chat room? It's getting a little painful and this is coming from a friend.

Mercy!

Posted by: TownhouseLady at December 11, 2008 3:19 PM

Uh-oh...am-scray

Posted by: cobblehiller at December 11, 2008 3:20 PM

Biff, nice try posting your gibberish from yesterday's closing bell here. As evident, nobody is amused!

I saw it earlier this morning and didn't think it warranted comment. I glossed right over it!

Posted by: bayridgegirl at December 11, 2008 3:22 PM

that looks really small to be called a "mansion"

*rob*

Posted by: PitbullNYC at December 11, 2008 3:29 PM

where u been rob? malt liquor hangover?

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at December 11, 2008 3:30 PM

"Biff, as a friend, why don't you find me the link (phone number) to red hoodie man so I can easily move forward. The subject would be raised once or twice (or a thousand times) by me!"

Hey um BRG..You know I love ya but seriously does every single post have to turn into a private chat room? It's getting a little painful and this is coming from a friend.

Mercy!

Posted by: Biff Champion at December 11, 2008 3:31 PM

Townhouselady...

I just posted something about that in the Census thread.

Personally I find the amount of comments by a few select individuals (which mostly revolves around really super immature back and forth) to be ruining the site for some people. I've definitely noticed fewer and fewer actual people commenting, with 90% of the commenting done by 5 people, which I think scares other people away because they don't want to get involved with the nonsense.

There isn't one thread you can go to now without it being infected by these 5 same people.

Go talk on MSN MESSENGER!

Posted by: 11217 at December 11, 2008 3:35 PM

Hey BRG....MM just got QOTD

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at December 11, 2008 3:37 PM

Hey um Biff..You know I love ya but seriously every single post doesn't have to turn into a private chat room. It has to turn into a post about my QOTD!!

Posted by: bayridgegirl at December 11, 2008 3:41 PM

Yes, 11217. And again, at least I had one or two on topic here. You, similar to your census post are still 0-1.

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at December 11, 2008 3:44 PM

DIBS, to quote 11217 from yesterday in a comment to cobblehiller, don't be jealous that he's young, handsome and owns his own home.

Posted by: Biff Champion at December 11, 2008 3:48 PM

The only thing worse than chatting amongst friends on a blog is jumping from thread to thread telling people not to chat amongst friends on a blog. You didn't seem to mind all the personal back and forth when you wanted to get set up with Rob, 11217.

Anyway...moving on to a well-deserved (finally) QOTD...

Posted by: Biff Champion at December 11, 2008 3:53 PM

But wait just a minute here...this wasn't just a chat room, we had a topic, and that was BRGs quotes!!

Posted by: cobblehiller at December 11, 2008 3:59 PM

I do not talk about personal matters on EVERY SINGLE thread, EVERY SINGLE day, Biff.

There's a difference.

You two are really becoming sad and pathetic how you think you can bully the rest of the people on here.

I've become barely interested in most of what you all have to say as the days go on, and while it will be a real shame to cut myself off from coming here so regularly, I do think it's getting to be about that time.

You all have in the past and continue to use this website as your own personal chatroom and I find it disrespectful to those who want to use it for the use it was intended.

The price on this house is outstanding and I love it.

There, I'm 1-1. More than I can say for your 1-100 today, Dave.

Posted by: 11217 at December 11, 2008 4:01 PM

There wasn't anything here to discuss. Brownstoner just pointed out that this sale closed and, coincidentally, was the highest sale in Brooklyn

In the census thread c'mon. Census just confirm what everyone knows all along. It just put specific numbers to the trends.

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at December 11, 2008 4:03 PM

biff/dave/brg,

no one is saying that you shouldn't engage in any banter on this site. everyone does it from time to time, and you often crack me up. the concern is that you guys are doing it every day, in multiple threads, with a very high comment volume, and with various look-at-me inside jokes and tangents, all of which in combination make the site less pleasant to read.

please dial it back a couple of notches. i'm sure your fellow users will greatly appreciate it.

love,
z

Posted by: z at December 11, 2008 4:08 PM

You all sometimes don't even give a thread a chance of having a real discussion. There are tons of comments on kitchen wallpaper sometimes, and while that not be my cup of tea, someone else might genuinely want to talk about that.

None of the things on this website are about life or death and require commenting, but to suggest that somehow census data and the highest price paid for a home in Park Slope is unworthy because YOU don't want to talk about it, is really quite rude.

I would have loved to have a real discussion on the census thread, but I'm not going to waste my time writing comments that get lost in 100's about DILF'S.

Posted by: 11217 at December 11, 2008 4:08 PM

Totally agree, 11217. When I start to see a thread of mostly Biff, BRG, DIBS and few others, I know I'm basically crashing a public IM session that has nothing to do with the post. It's deadly dull. Mr. B, please make them play privately.

Posted by: crusty at December 11, 2008 4:09 PM

"You two are really becoming sad and pathetic how you think you can bully the rest of the people on here."
Bully people? If anyone's bullied by us, they really must have a problem. As you've said yourself, 11217, it's a blog. Relax.

"I've become barely interested in most of what you all have to say as the days go on"
So? Are we supposed to care?

"and while it will be a real shame to cut myself off from coming here so regularly, I do think it's getting to be about that time."
Sayonara. Have a great life. Oh yeah you will, because you're young, handsome and own your own home.

Posted by: Biff Champion at December 11, 2008 4:10 PM

I engage in off-topic banter on occasion so, by no means am I coming with guns drawn. I just think that you're being a bit selfish. For example...

Snarkslope's posted on Brownstone:

There once was a poster named Snark
On a blog that some say jumped that shark
Now the ranting's grown boring
This roaring breeds snoring
So he vanished off into the dark

Posted by: SnarkSlope at December 5, 2008 3:23 PM in response to Good Times in The Slope

Posted by: TownhouseLady at December 11, 2008 4:15 PM

Perfect example of you sad attempt to bully, Biff.

You are a real piece of work. I've seen at least 3 or 4 people agree with me in this thread and the other in the last few minutes alone, but you continue to act like a child.

So sad you can't just take it to heart and agree that you have been slightly annoying.

Posted by: 11217 at December 11, 2008 4:15 PM

THL,

See...and I always really enjoyed Snark's comments! A lot.

And I haven't even noticed he was gone, cause who wants to go through and find out with having to wade through 150 comments by Biff, Dave and BRG!

Not that anyone cares, but I'm going to be the next to jump ship if this doesn't get cleaned up, cause I think the quality of the blog is suffering due to a few people.

Posted by: 11217 at December 11, 2008 4:18 PM

z/THL, I respect you both and you've made the point in a very congenial manner. I'm not going away but will try to reign it in and stay on topic; at least until it seems the interest is gone or if others get off topic. Maybe an off-topic forum thread like we had last week is a good idea. Although I still hope 11217 jumps ship.

"Perfect example of you sad attempt to bully, Biff."
11217, you think that was bullying because I suggested you leave when you said you wanted to? Seriously, calm down, dude. And the 3 or 4 people who agree with you pales in comparison to the number who expressed negativity towards you in that 220 post thread yesterday.

Posted by: Biff Champion at December 11, 2008 4:22 PM

Yes, that was one of the longest threads we had and it was dominated by 11217. it also seemed like one of the most mean spirited as well.

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at December 11, 2008 4:25 PM

"You all have in the past and continue to use this website as your own personal chatroom"

As you have used it as a dating pool!

"You all sometimes don't even give a thread a chance of having a real discussion."
Well, why don't YOU give it a chance. Why don't you opine on it and see where it goes. Instead of commenting on the comments, why not post about the thread.

11217...Shall we rewind to yesterday's 'Recover Sooner Than Later?' Thread?
Maybe you should count how many assinine posts were yours and how many were by others.

At least some of our posts are entertaining and not displaying immaturity and a disregard for humans.

"You are a real piece of work. I've seen at least 3 or 4 people agree with me in this thread and the other in the last few minutes alone, but you continue to act like a child."

How many disagreed with you yesterday??????

"So sad you can't just take it to heart and agree that you have been slightly annoying."
Based on your track record from yesterday, You are slightly annoying indeed, 11217!

Posted by: bayridgegirl at December 11, 2008 4:29 PM

Dave,

You dominate every thread. That's my point.

And not only are your comments oftentimes very harsh, but are more often than not, nonsense. Fine every once in a while, but every single day...?!

I'd like to hope a comment or two of mine was heard by someone, as I've read and learned some really great things from others...Denton, benson, wasder, Montrose, Polemicist, among others...

Can't say I've learned much from you Dave, except how best to pick up an asian prostitute from craigslist.

Posted by: 11217 at December 11, 2008 4:32 PM

Most hypocritical post of the day.
"Can't say I've learned much from you Dave, except how best to pick up an asian prostitute from craigslist. "

_________________________________________________

"I'm not familiar with Stella's....where was it?

Candle Bar is still up there though, as is 8 of Clubs, I think...

The Ritz is down on like 46th between 8th and 9th. Great crowd. And I'm not really a gay bar kinda guy, in general but it's really fun.

There's an asian hunk or two from that website, I wouldn't mind showing my rice patty to...

Posted by: 11217 at December 10, 2008 4:02 PM"

Posted by: Biff Champion at December 11, 2008 4:35 PM

BRG, I'm sorry I didn't figure out your puzzle, and now I have to go meet Better Half! But I'll be on tomorrow - and I'll look at it again.

IDEA: Perhaps the links of the day thread is a good place to move the silliness to? Unless Mr. B creates a misc. thread 'du jour' as Rob suggested?

Posted by: cobblehiller at December 11, 2008 4:37 PM

Go to the Forum posts then. I've never seen you help anyone out over there.

Actually I believe I had only been posting on this thread and the census thread today.

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at December 11, 2008 4:37 PM

cobblehiller, I would think that's a good idea. Have a great night. I know we're not BFFs, but I'm glad we're back to normal, whatever that means around here!

Posted by: Biff Champion at December 11, 2008 4:38 PM

Biff,

That post of mine from yesterday was in response to a question Dave asked me.

In fact, I almost didn't respond to it, but since we've had run in's in the past, I wanted to make nice and try to respond.

Of course you'd throw it back in my face now.

Just like an 8 year old would.

Posted by: 11217 at December 11, 2008 4:38 PM

"Actually I believe I had only been posting on this thread and the census thread today."

REALLY Dave?

Because I just counted 2 comments of yours on the parrot thread and another 4 on the QOTD thread. One of which was pretty freakin' nasty.

I also see comments from you on the House of the Day thread.

Posted by: 11217 at December 11, 2008 4:41 PM

I think one of the problems is that you take things that people post here too seriously; which is why that battle erupted yesterday.

I certainly can't remeber what we've had run ins in the past over because once the day is over I think we all start back again at square one. And I'm a Scorpio. They don't forget anything especially when someone wrongs them. This just isn't reality here.

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at December 11, 2008 4:41 PM

I also see comments from you, Dave on the Atlantic Ave building and the Garden of the day thread.

But keep up the delusion that you've only posted on this and the census thread.

Posted by: 11217 at December 11, 2008 4:44 PM

Cobble, they weren't puzzles for you!.
You just pointed out that I sometimes set up my lines.
Sometimes, to amuse myself, my posts do have double meaning so, I threw out a few on that thread (What the Census Says About Us), and one on this one, also (which no one picke up, by the way!!)

No need to look at it again. Like I said, it's very hard to decipher. No one will ever get it.
Maybe, 11217 should spend some quiet time with it.

Posted by: bayridgegirl at December 11, 2008 4:46 PM

11217, last I checked, we're allowed to post wherever we want. If you hate the nonsense so much and have something to add, why don't you go join an active thread that is staying on a topic you're interested in instead of going all over the place counting DIBS' comments? Seriously.

Posted by: Biff Champion at December 11, 2008 4:47 PM

Just trying to point out some facts, Biff.

I know you don't like those, but I am allowed to post whatever I want also...just like you are.

I never said, nor would I ever say someone can't post whatever they want, as many times as they want to.

I am simply stating that you guys are starting to annoy the freak out of me and it seems a number of other really great brownstoner posters.

That's all.

If you don't see it, you're just being ridiculous.

Posted by: 11217 at December 11, 2008 4:53 PM

"I am allowed to post whatever I want also...just like you are."
11217, please remember that you're the one trying to get us to stop posting, not vice versa.

"I never said, nor would I ever say someone can't post whatever they want, as many times as they want to."
No, you just run around counting their posts and complaining about it.

"I am simply stating that you guys are starting to annoy the freak out of me and it seems a number of other really great brownstoner posters."
I like facts, 11217. Can you please go to each thread and take a poll and count the exact number of posters we're annoying. We'll compare it to the number you've annoyed over the past few weeks.

Regardless, you've actually achieved what you wanted. You didn't bully us, but you've bored me out of this thread. Congratulations. Now you can run wild posting on topic.

Posted by: Biff Champion at December 11, 2008 5:05 PM

The top of the market does not seem to be hurting any. That at least is a positive sign. This mansion is a little too cold and formal for may taste. I love it when I don't like houses I couldn't afford anyway. I prefer the other limestone mansion on Montgomery Pl. Was that the one that some people questioned the term "mansion"?
That was a funny back and forth. BRG had the best comment something like "if it isn't the Breakers, it isn't a mansion in my book".

Posted by: sam at December 11, 2008 5:06 PM

Biff,

You don't listen very well. Talking to you is liking talking to a toddler. Should I slow it down for you a little bit...?

I'm not asking that ANYONE stop posting.

I'm asking (as are A NUMBER of other people) that you tone down the 50 comments in a row about nonsense. There are places for that like chatrooms, and instant messenger.

Jokes are great. In moderation. When a thread becomes 150 posts in a row with you, Dave and BRG stroking each other's genitals about how funny you think you are, it gets a little old for the rest of the crowd.

Posted by: 11217 at December 11, 2008 5:10 PM

I certainly added something constructive and to the point in each and every post; something you have yet to do. I knew you'd go back and look through the other posts. I added the parrot and QOTD posts after you started this so I didn't think they "counted" LOL

My nastiness in QOTD was aimed at the What which was reinforced by evertone else responding to the What..and, nastiness to the What doesn't count as nastiness!!!!

Please read my 4:41 post here again.

sam...did you click on the link to the original discussion? Those rooms are simply incredible and worth of the "Bricks and Brownstones" book

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at December 11, 2008 5:15 PM

11217, your standard response of calling everyone you disagree with immature, as you just did in another thread and did with cobblehiller yesterday, is getting old. Not everyone who disagrees with you, and there are a NUMBER of them, is immature. Go back to the 220 thread post yesterday and read the criticisms directed towards you and maybe you can learn from them. Take a look in the mirror (at your runway model great looks) and ask what's bothering you so much in your own life that is making SO MANY PEOPLE HERE notice a real change for the worse in your attitude. Time for some self-reflection, son.

Posted by: Biff Champion at December 11, 2008 5:15 PM

Things are "that bad". It's just that this buyer is not from Wall Street. It's a Google person.

Posted by: superstooper at December 11, 2008 5:16 PM

Adios amigos. Party to go to.

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at December 11, 2008 5:25 PM

'you, Dave and BRG stroking each other's genitals'....hhhmmmm.
Holding my comment!!

11217, real mature indeed! You want to throw in a toy, while you're at it

Posted by: bayridgegirl at December 11, 2008 5:27 PM

I've never heard of Paul Bettany, so I Googled him. The dude looks like an exhumed corpse!

Posted by: East New York at December 11, 2008 5:33 PM

A google person had enough dough to buy this mansion? That's impressive! A lot of people still have a lot of cash. We are not in the GREAT DEPRESSION that TV news is trying to talk us into. Although a lot of folks are suffering. Of course a lot of folks are always suffering no matter what the economy. Unemployment is about 6%? That's high, but I mean, 94% of us are employed. It isn't the Armagedon Katie Couric is pushing.

Posted by: sam at December 11, 2008 6:23 PM

Wait, Paul Bettany is an actor, no?

Rob, where are you? Have you been auditioning?

Posted by: mopar at December 11, 2008 7:36 PM

Dave, the interiors of this house are in Bricks and Brownstones? How interesting, I will check it out when I get home. I have both editions.

Posted by: sam at December 11, 2008 8:56 PM

agree with 11217 and z. enough already.

Posted by: czar at December 11, 2008 9:56 PM

All cash purchase.

Posted by: nyc87 at December 11, 2008 9:58 PM

Regarding this house, from a NY Mag 2005 article on Connelly: "Connelly’s dream home soon had “two massive floods that completely trashed the whole kitchen,” she says, eyes flashing wide, fingernails flying. “Water coming out of the light fixtures. Pipes burst. Twice! They dispatched the Fire Department.”

http://nymag.com/nymetro/movies/features/11953/index1.html

Posted by: nyc87 at December 11, 2008 10:06 PM

"Cobble, they weren't puzzles for you!."

Oh thank god BRG! I was going crazy looking for some word puzzle - change the first letter of each word with the word before it, take the capitals letters and rearrange them...you have no idea...scramble the letters in the sentence, try it backwards...I love a puzzle but I was stumped!

Posted by: cobblehiller at December 12, 2008 10:53 AM

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