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A great day todAY.... Good morning to all..
Posted by: HOBOKENROCKS at March 6, 2009 9:26 AM
Mornin' sir!
I have a question for you folks. Can anyone recommend a good but cheap career advisor/resume counselor rolled into one? I'm seriously frustrated with the job search process and need to speak to someone as a last ditch effort before I pack up my sh*t and bounce out of NYC. Any leads would be appreciated. :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at March 6, 2009 9:31 AM
Hoboken, dear, I don't want to hear from you unless the news is good today!
Posted by: cobblehiller at March 6, 2009 9:31 AM
i think it's a gross and disgusting morning, but good morning anyway :) anyone have any fun plans for the weekend? (im bringing my dog to prospect park tomorrow for the first time). question tho.. he will be leashed, i dont believe in unleashed dogs ANYWHERE in the city but i know that in the park there are dogs unleashed before 9am? im going around noon. am i going to run into trouble with people who have their dogs off leash?
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at March 6, 2009 9:33 AM
That would be their problem, rob.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 6, 2009 9:35 AM
hey snaps, ive been (im being serious) been thinking about going into the pimp business. (not asking you to be one of my ho's or anything) but maybe you can co-pimp with me. :)
(ive been reading the best book ever called Pimp by Iceberg Slim) and i like what i see and hear. (i wouldnt be one of those violent or abusive pimps tho). it's funny pimps get a bad rep as taking girls' money and beating them up but really that that isnt the case. most pimps actually do care about their girls and try to make it a legitimate two-way business.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at March 6, 2009 9:39 AM
morning pathetic losers.
Posted by: randolph at March 6, 2009 9:39 AM
Rob, the only thing keeping me from an illegal profession such as a pimp at this point is my fear of jail and the simple fact that I don't think I'd look so hot in prison gear. I also don't see myself sending out prison mail that includes a photo of me doing the standard jail pose :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at March 6, 2009 9:42 AM
morning Biggest Loser
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 6, 2009 9:43 AM
I am buying a house today, with the closing in a couple of hours. It was a weird feeling running around to multiple banks yesterday taking out money and getting bank checks. While we all speculate on the further decline in the market, I had this feeling that what was really becoming worthless was CASH. I assume that my new old house in Park Slope will go down in value for the short run, but I feel better having it than money in the bank. After my whole life along the Brooklyn waterfront, I'm moving within 6 blocks of my high school John Jay. The whole world is starting to feel like the 70's again. Onward and upward in the borough of Kings!!
Posted by: Jebby at March 6, 2009 9:47 AM
Snappy, so sorry I can't help you with your request.I've never used one. I do wish you the best of luck.
Oh and, I'd come visit you in jail.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at March 6, 2009 9:48 AM
Congratulations, Jebby.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 6, 2009 9:51 AM
snappy, pimping isnt illegal.
*Bfly* <- that's my pimp name
Posted by: PitbullNYC at March 6, 2009 9:51 AM
BRG, the *real* question is will you accept my collect calls? LOL :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at March 6, 2009 9:52 AM
cobble I predict the world will come to an end
Posted by: HOBOKENROCKS at March 6, 2009 9:54 AM
Randi! Back for another day of free abuse! Way to go!
Sorry Snappy - dunno. I bet you could find a way to look HOT in an orange jumper!
Posted by: cobblehiller at March 6, 2009 9:54 AM
Rob, it is illegal. It's called promoting prostitution. NY Penal Code Sec. 230.15
(see, that lawyer thing comes in handy once in a while :) )
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at March 6, 2009 9:54 AM
Snappy....I'll put money on your commissary account down at the Tombs. I'm very familiar with that process.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 6, 2009 9:55 AM
What is it with Americans always confusing "bringing" and "taking".
GRRRRR
Posted by: dittoburg at March 6, 2009 9:55 AM
just not anytime soon. I went long at the open today. Calls.... So Cobble I think things should look better but I am just going on gut not any charts... So I could be wrong...
Posted by: HOBOKENROCKS at March 6, 2009 9:56 AM
Snappy, this might be a longshot, but a friend of mine is the Recruiting and Diversity Coordinator at a very large law firm in NYC.
Posted by: Biff Champion at March 6, 2009 9:56 AM
About a year ago, I lent one of my favorite books to someone, only for them to lose it. Recently, I wanted to re-read it, because the first time I read it, it changed my life.
These past two weeks have been very stressful. This morning I came into my home office and on my desk was a box of chocolate and a copy of the book. (yes, I teared up when I saw it, thank you hubby).
Chocolate: La Maison du Chocolat (4-piece)
Book: The Alchemist – Coelho
Impact: Priceless
So, what is your favorite book(s)?
Posted by: bayridgegirl at March 6, 2009 9:56 AM
Thanks Hoboken - way to make my day! Love ya!
Good luck to you Jebby.
Posted by: cobblehiller at March 6, 2009 9:57 AM
"What is it with Americans always confusing "bringing" and "taking".
GRRRRR"
I am bringing my plastic pumps to the shoe maker to be re-heeled and polished for the March 19th shindig.
I am taking my plastic pumps to the shoe maker to be re-heeled and polished for the March 19th shindig.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at March 6, 2009 10:00 AM
ditto....bad night??? LOL
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 6, 2009 10:00 AM
The Alchemist is one of my favorite books. I recommend it highly to anyone feeling down or uncertain about their future.
Catch-22 is my favorite book of all time.
Posted by: Biff Champion at March 6, 2009 10:00 AM
OMG i wanted to tell you guys i have a str8 crush on the new security guard lady at the bank who guards the coin machine on the corner of 5th ave and 1st street (td bank, formerly commmerce). i walked the dogs like 3 times last night passing by. she's stone cold and hardcore, she doesnt move, almost statueesque! i dont usually get crushes on girls but i do for her hahahhaha.
*r*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at March 6, 2009 10:01 AM
For light reading...read all the James Patterson mysteries. If you're fom Boston, read all the Robert parker mysteries.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 6, 2009 10:02 AM
rob...I have a crush on Grace Jones
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 6, 2009 10:03 AM
DIBS, thanks for the commissary dough: I'll need it for ciggies!
Biff, what type of firm?
Cobble, I've tried to rock orange before. I looked like a big tangerine with legs :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at March 6, 2009 10:05 AM
My favorite books are "Atlas Shrugged" and "The Fountainhead" both by Ayn Rand. She has an incomparable ability weave a story that also pushes forth a bold social/economic/political viewpoint and her female characters are intelligent and very strong. Love it.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at March 6, 2009 10:08 AM
Dave what about JLO, too much bootie for you..I likes a big bootie...
Posted by: HOBOKENROCKS at March 6, 2009 10:09 AM
Snappy, it's a large, international firm. Specializes in corporate law (M&A, spin-offs/split-ups, public offereings, financial products and financing transactions). They also counsel companies and their boards on corporate disclosure, governance and policy issues. Please focus on the term "diversity". In other words, female African American lesbians who are attornies go straight to the front of the line!
Posted by: Biff Champion at March 6, 2009 10:11 AM
best book I have read in the past year is trillion dollar meltdown...
Posted by: HOBOKENROCKS at March 6, 2009 10:11 AM
Grace Jones is a fantasy...J Lo is just another piece of hot ass. Good for you hets to fantasize about. I'd like to see J Lo's brothers though!!!!
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 6, 2009 10:12 AM
DIBS, I recently discovered James Patterson. I've been listening to a few of his books on my Ipod - mostly the Women's Murder Club series. Very good stuff. I usually don't go in for fiction outside of the classics, but I needed to lose myself in something else so I chose him. I'm glad I did.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at March 6, 2009 10:13 AM
quote:
So, what is your favorite book(s)?
-the little girl who lives down the lane by laird koenig (it was made into the BEST movie ever in 1977 with jodie foster).
-how i became a fisherman named pete (forgot authors name)
-mysterious skin by scott heim
tons of other books, it's hard to make faves.
*r*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at March 6, 2009 10:13 AM
But we better stop this talk before bxgrl admonishes us.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 6, 2009 10:13 AM
Thanks, Biff, but those are areas of law I've barely touched. I don't know alot about the corporate stuff anymore - I gave it up after being general counsel for a telecom co. years ago.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at March 6, 2009 10:14 AM
I know , just messing with ya.. I don't think JLO has a brother..
Posted by: HOBOKENROCKS at March 6, 2009 10:15 AM
I'm waiting for someone to mention a book by Francis Bacon to tie back to yesterday's discussion.
Posted by: Biff Champion at March 6, 2009 10:15 AM
BRG - its the cobblers not the shoe-makers. GRRR
Posted by: dittoburg at March 6, 2009 10:16 AM
Why are audiobooks so damn expensive anymore??? There is something so satisfying about going out for a mile walk while "being read to" that I just can't get sitting on my tushie at home. At least I feel like I'm accomplishing something and not just being a hermit.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at March 6, 2009 10:17 AM
The science building at my college was Roger Bacon Hall.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 6, 2009 10:18 AM
"female African American lesbians"
As opposed to male African American lesbians.
Posted by: Biff Champion at March 6, 2009 10:19 AM
Everyone I am outtie , going to go buy some gold and silver as well as some type of gun... As well as starting to stock pile food.. lol, not kidding...
Posted by: HOBOKENROCKS at March 6, 2009 10:19 AM
"BRG - its the cobblers not the shoe-makers. GRRR"
Sorry!!! don't mean to offend cobble-hiller
Posted by: bayridgegirl at March 6, 2009 10:21 AM
I've got 4 shotguns in the country. Might be a little hard to bring them back on Amtrak. Probably less trouble to buy a handgun anyway!!!
Or is that "take them back on Amtrak??"
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 6, 2009 10:22 AM
Hey Biff, I know plenty of men who describe themselves as lesbian. Of course they are trying to get laid by a lesbian...but I digress :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at March 6, 2009 10:23 AM
That is "bring" used correctly DIBS!
Posted by: dittoburg at March 6, 2009 10:27 AM
Snappy, I sometimes feel like a lesbian trapped in a man's body myself.
Posted by: Biff Champion at March 6, 2009 10:27 AM
dave I am going out today for that hand gun... Or maybe a shot gun. I don't know yet... I hate guns.. Maybe just a stun gun.
Posted by: HOBOKENROCKS at March 6, 2009 10:28 AM
Hoboken, get a water gun.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at March 6, 2009 10:28 AM
Screw it. I'm going to book some tickets for la fenice.
Posted by: dittoburg at March 6, 2009 10:29 AM
Sometimes I feel like trapping a lesbian :-)
Posted by: bayridgegirl at March 6, 2009 10:29 AM
> "I have a crush on Grace Jones"
I. Love. Grace.
Here's a video for her song "Corporate Cannibal" from her new album:
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgMn2OJmx3w
Posted by: SnarkSlope at March 6, 2009 10:30 AM
Unless you're in Philly at the moment, in which case you should say take.
Posted by: dittoburg at March 6, 2009 10:31 AM
Bring it, ditto.
Or take it, if that's more your speed.
Posted by: SnarkSlope at March 6, 2009 10:31 AM
Biff, there is actually a shirt you can buy that says that exact same thing!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at March 6, 2009 10:32 AM
Snark,
I have a good Grace story for you.
Back in the early 90's my friend worked as a waiter (at a pretty famous fancy-pants diner and they had just closed for the night and they were cleaning and refilling the stations. Grace Jones and her entourage arrive at the door and she's pounding on it. They are mouthing we're closed. She's just keeps pounding so the manager walks over and opens the door to let her know they are closed and she pushes him aside, walks in to the center of the place and yells, "Get me a hamburger. Black on the outside red and dripping on the inside just like my P*SSY."
They made her the hamburger.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at March 6, 2009 10:38 AM
OH. MY. GOD.
Why, oh why, can I totally picture Grace saying that. And with a straight face to boot!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at March 6, 2009 10:42 AM
I wonder what she's like when she home alone. Does she curl up on the sofa with a big floppy dog and watch The Real Housewives or some other trashtastic show in her flannel PJ's?
Posted by: TownhouseLady at March 6, 2009 10:54 AM
There were some extremely positive numbers out yesterday on real estate transactions in California...I'll hold off until we get a real estate thread to post it.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 6, 2009 10:55 AM
No, THL, I totally see her with a couple of siamese cats :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at March 6, 2009 10:56 AM
And, I'll bet she watches The Bad Girls Club! (my guilty pleasure!)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at March 6, 2009 10:57 AM
Oh Sanppy, have you seen this one yet?
I am loving him!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgMn2OJmx3w
Posted by: TownhouseLady at March 6, 2009 10:59 AM
can someone handcuff me today to this thread only and not let me out? thanks!
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at March 6, 2009 11:13 AM
THL, THAT is an awesome GJ Story!
Was there a photo of GJ [nude] painted silver wearing way high heels and little else? I can't find it on google images...What was it for?
"There were some extremely positive numbers out yesterday on real estate transactions in California"
DIBS, yes, please - give us some GOOD news.
Posted by: cobblehiller at March 6, 2009 11:14 AM
I can see her cuddled up in her Snuggie with a good book.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 6, 2009 11:14 AM
Rob, don't cuff yourself in here. Your last comment in the other thread hit me hard -in a good, thought provoking way.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at March 6, 2009 11:17 AM
LOL Dave!
Posted by: TownhouseLady at March 6, 2009 11:17 AM
Dibs, that would be a WTF blanket!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at March 6, 2009 11:25 AM
Hiya Assheads! Most of the time Brownstoner mirror stories from Curbed.com. I wonder why this little diddy was missed?
NY court deals landlords huge setback
http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20090305/FREE/903059976
http://curbed.com/archives/2009/03/05/rent_wars_landmark_stuy_town_ruling.php#reader_comments
And this was from an anon poster...
"Let's say that Met Life got an apartment back that was renting for $1100 and then with the vacancy increase and improvements raised the legal rent to $2000.01 and then rented the apartment for $2800. There would be an overcharge of $800 per month. The tenant is entitled to treble damages for up to four years of overcharges. The total damages in ST/PCV could be enormous. "
When I read this story I said "Oh no, how many Condos got Tax Breaks"? I think right now the Condo developers are headed to the exits. Plus if you bought into a new development and the buy rate is under 50%, it will become "Low Income" housing in 5 years. And you think will survive the collapse of the Mutant Asset Bubble????
The What
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at March 6, 2009 11:26 AM
"I can see her cuddled up in her Snuggie with a good book."
Ulysses
Posted by: bayridgegirl at March 6, 2009 11:30 AM
I could see her with a good sci-fi book.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at March 6, 2009 11:32 AM
The Sirens of Titan
Posted by: bayridgegirl at March 6, 2009 11:39 AM
Just more proof how f*&ked up the NYC rental market is. I suspect thoug, from what I know about J-51, is that this will get reversed at a higher court.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 6, 2009 11:50 AM
How's this for a funky radiator?
http://tinyurl.com/awul23
Now, serious question which I'll post to the Forum soon: a heating specialist came out to fix one of my radiators a while back and indicated that if it gets too warm in the room, it's better to crack open a window and let cool air in than continually turning radiators on and off, particularly given the age of my radiators. He said it's far less damaging to old radiators to just leave the steam valve (knob) alone. This seems incredibly wasteful to me, however (letting the heat on and letting it escape so directly). But he's the professional, I guess.
Any insight?
Posted by: Biff Champion at March 6, 2009 11:52 AM
Has anyone read: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Futurological_Congress
by Stanislaw Lem
Posted by: cobblehiller at March 6, 2009 11:54 AM
love that radiator...fits my modernist sensibilites.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at March 6, 2009 11:55 AM
Lunch time! What are the 'depression era' choices for the day? Leftover Bertolli for me.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at March 6, 2009 11:59 AM
"Just more proof how f*&ked up the NYC rental market is. I suspect thoug, from what I know about J-51, is that this will get reversed at a higher court."
Oh no Dave! Appellate Division rarely get overturned! This is NEW YORK Retard and if you are a Condo Developer who took money from the city, you are F*****ED!!!!!!
The What (Taste the rainbow!)
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at March 6, 2009 12:00 PM
I'm digging that radiator.
What I'm not digging is the idea that I might brand my bottom by sitting on it.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at March 6, 2009 12:00 PM
I saw that dave! :-)
I still love To Kill a Mockingbird and East River by Sholem Asch. The Joseph Mitchell books dittoburg told me about. Shakespeare. All Sci Fi- g-d. I'm a book whore.
Posted by: bxgrl at March 6, 2009 12:06 PM
But THL, a 'barcode' booty is all the rage now! ha!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at March 6, 2009 12:06 PM
Radiator:
So that's how you get a hot Ass!?!?!?
Posted by: bayridgegirl at March 6, 2009 12:07 PM
Depression era lunch for moi will be either oatmeal or left over won ton soup - undecided at the moment.
Posted by: cobblehiller at March 6, 2009 12:08 PM
I can see I'll need to post that to the Forum for an answer
:-)
Snappy/THL, it's nifty, right? Although it does remind me somewhat of a urinal.
Posted by: Biff Champion at March 6, 2009 12:11 PM
ditto...is it pronounced with a long "a" or a short "a"??????
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 6, 2009 12:12 PM
im skipping lunch today cuz i ate another block of cheese for dinner last night.
*r*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at March 6, 2009 12:12 PM
Even Barbie is getting a 'tramp stamp':
http://tinyurl.com/dgehjj
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at March 6, 2009 12:12 PM
Sorry Biff - here you go, I've always heard from landlords that 'You must not touch the radiator knob' - they would rather moderate the heat by the thermostat. I don't really know why except that they leak sometimes if you open and close them.
Posted by: cobblehiller at March 6, 2009 12:13 PM
My wife was Grace Jones' PA for a brief period a long time ago. She has some stories but she won't tell me...
Posted by: the chicken at March 6, 2009 12:14 PM
Biff, it is a bit urinal-ish now that you mention it. My cat would love to sleep on it though!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at March 6, 2009 12:14 PM
A block of cheese, Rob? Now my broke ass is tempted to cook you dinner!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at March 6, 2009 12:15 PM
Oh really Snappy, I hadn't heard? I suppose it's a much more chic alternative to the tramp stamp.
Biff, You surprised me. I never figured you for liking such a modern aesthetic.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at March 6, 2009 12:16 PM
snappy- it doesn't get more depression era than cornflakes in vanilla soy milk, does it? Unless I added government cheese to it (No- I DID NOT).
Posted by: bxgrl at March 6, 2009 12:20 PM
Biff,
Is your radiator electric or gas :-)
(sorry had to do it)
Seriously, it doesn't make sense that you wouldn't be able to regulate the heat through the valve (heck that's what they're there for). Maybe, you need to replace the valve.
If you do post on the forum, make sure to include what kind of heating system you have. Steam or hot water.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at March 6, 2009 12:20 PM
A good friend on mine was Bianca Jagger's PA...probably alot of the same stories!!!!
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 6, 2009 12:21 PM
Jesus Rob! Am I going to have to sign you up for Meals On Wheels?
(Just promise us it wasn't Velveeta)
Posted by: TownhouseLady at March 6, 2009 12:21 PM
Bxgrl,
In order to be depression era you'd have to switch out the soymilk for powdered milk.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at March 6, 2009 12:23 PM
bxgirl, the govt cheese would be quite the topper!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at March 6, 2009 12:24 PM
Velveeta should be banned. That's right. I said it! Banned, dammit, BANNED!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at March 6, 2009 12:25 PM
Pompous Black Lesbian Epicure
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 6, 2009 12:29 PM
So what's for lunch today?
Posted by: TownhouseLady at March 6, 2009 12:30 PM
ROFL!!! I'll take that name :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at March 6, 2009 12:32 PM
Thanks cobblehiller. The only issue with controlling through the thermostat is every room (and floor) are so different in terms of the heat. I've considered putting thermostats on each radiator though, which might be the best solution.
THL, I love looking at modern designs...this was was more artistic to me than anything. But I do prefer the traditional look in a brownstone.
BRG, I saw that one coming. The valve is fine. I didn't mean I can't control the heat that way. I can, but my point was that the specialist told me not to touch the valve to control the heat; to use the windows for that, which goes against my desire to be as energy efficient as possible.
Posted by: Biff Champion at March 6, 2009 12:33 PM
THL, I'm starting to rethink the leftover Bertolli. I may make myself a bacon cheeseburger and fries. I love homemade french fries. A moment on the lips, a lifetime on the hips :) Oh, well.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at March 6, 2009 12:34 PM
it wasnt velveeta. it was just a plain ole sharp cheddar from a fauxdega. it was leftover from when i was making nachos the night before so i decided to jsut have it as a meal. especially after i realized i have 40 bux to my name and dont get paid for a WEEK FROM THIS MONDAY! ack! gonna be rough! lol but im resilient.
*r*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at March 6, 2009 12:34 PM
Biff...there was an "Ask This Old House" episode where they went through the whole process of adding thermostats (and a new valve) to radiators. I'm sure you can find it online.
I can't be of any help b/c I have GFA.
In the future, please post this type of question in the Forum. The Open Thread is for more important matters at hand.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 6, 2009 12:36 PM
DIBS - I don't care how you pronounce it as long as you get me a steak from Gino's with plenty of cheese whiz and hot peppers.
Posted by: dittoburg at March 6, 2009 12:37 PM
You know what, Dibs, now that I think about it, that name really fits. I am known as the girl who brings her own salmon and bottle of champagne to the 'burgers and beer' cookout party :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at March 6, 2009 12:37 PM
Since most of us are watching our pennies I thought I'd share this blog that has links to all the online coupon sites.
Between checking the sales circular, checking to see if there are any matching coupons, and taking advantage of the fact that my store (Shoprite) doubles coupons up to $1.00 I've seriously gotten some things practically free.
So if you have some time on your hands and ink in your printer it may be worth your while.
http://mommysnacks.blogspot.com/2008/05/coupon-snack-grocery-internet-printable.html
Posted by: TownhouseLady at March 6, 2009 12:37 PM
Snappy, will you be at Floyd NY on March 19? We might need to get you a bigger name tag to fit the new credentials DIBS just assigned to you.
Posted by: Biff Champion at March 6, 2009 12:38 PM
Sorry, ditto. I prefer Ishkibbibles, with provolone.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 6, 2009 12:39 PM
I want one of these!
http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2008/11/caleidos-newest-rockin-wall-radiators.html
Posted by: bxgrl at March 6, 2009 12:39 PM
Pompous Black Lesbian Epicure, Esq.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 6, 2009 12:39 PM
Sorry, Biff, but no Floyd for me. Believe it or not, I'm really not much of a social gal :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at March 6, 2009 12:42 PM
DIBS, she has some Jade Jagger stories that she won't tell me either!
Posted by: the chicken at March 6, 2009 12:42 PM
*smacking rob upside the head* Seriously, sometimes I want to grab you by the shoulders and shake you vigorously!!
Child, you worry me!
Posted by: TownhouseLady at March 6, 2009 12:43 PM
bxgirl, I love the red one!
Dibs, yes,thank you for adding on my expensive and now useless degree!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at March 6, 2009 12:43 PM
alol @ mommysnacks.. totally reminds me of yesterday when i went to amazon.com to try and use my 50 dollar gift certificate i got for my birthday a month ago. i have no clue what to go so i was like hmm maybe they sell pornos on amazon. nope. however they are selling creepy dvd's called something like "sex for new mommies"! i did find out they sell dog food on amazon maybe ill just do that.
*r*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at March 6, 2009 12:45 PM
Bxgrl those are beautiful! I like the on int he spa bathrooms. So pretty.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at March 6, 2009 12:46 PM
Biff,
Did the 'specialist' say why you shouldn't touch the valves to control the heat. It doesn't make sense.
Thermastatic valves = thumbs up. They sense the air temperture and adjust the heat accordingly.
If you do post on the forum, be sure to include all sorts of info about your heating system (source and how many pipes). Maybe take a photo of the valves / radiator in question. There are many on here that will be more informed in answering your question than the 'Asshats' in the Open Thread.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at March 6, 2009 12:46 PM
"Sorry, Biff, but no Floyd for me. Believe it or not, I'm really not much of a social gal :)"
:-(
I now will not be at the get together at Floyd's on March 19th.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at March 6, 2009 12:49 PM
Keep the up snappy and you'll be giving MM a run for her "initials at the end of her user id" money:-)
Posted by: bxgrl at March 6, 2009 12:50 PM
Do you say such things just to upset me?
You have $40 for the next week and a half and your instinct tells you that you should look for porn to spend the $50 on porn instead of something you might actually need. ARGGGHHHH!!
Why are you paying for Porn anyways when there are free sites?
Posted by: TownhouseLady at March 6, 2009 12:50 PM
Don't worry, BRG. There will be plenty of other girls to hit on at that bar.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 6, 2009 12:51 PM
Oh, BRG, you must go...who else will give me the scoop on what everyone is really like?? :(
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at March 6, 2009 12:51 PM
"Why are you paying for Porn anyways when there are free sites?"
Why are you paying for porn when you can just as easily get sex for free????
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 6, 2009 12:52 PM
Free porn sites, THL? And how, may I ask, do you know? Or are you pleading the 5th? :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at March 6, 2009 12:53 PM
quote:
Why are you paying for Porn anyways when there are free sites?
well if you must know, im old school when it comes to porn viewing. i dont like watching porn on a computer monitor and there is too much fluff when it comes to internet porn. i like popping in a dvd, sitting in my beanbag with a 40, and relaxing. (sorry i bet that was TMI).
and the 50 dollars is a gift certificate for amazon. there's nothing i really NEED on there. tho i do need new work shoes hahaha. but i think getting a giant honking bag of dog food would be more fiscally responsible.
dont worry about me THL, i've survived on much less money before and it's easy to get quick money these days thanks to craigslist (selling video games and stuff, get your mind out of the gutter!)
*r*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at March 6, 2009 12:56 PM
THL has more and a casual knowledge of such matters. Didn't she come up with some insiders comment about what fetishes are the most popular in recent risque movies? Are you a secretly saucy lady THL?
On another note, is there anyone on this site who isn't (1) gay/lesbian (2) foreign-born or (3) wants to be in (1) or (2)?
Posted by: dittoburg at March 6, 2009 12:59 PM
"i like popping in a dvd, sitting in my beanbag with a 40, and relaxing."
Ok, seriously, that made me laugh out loud and wake up the cat - who is now looking at me like I've lost my mind.
On that note, it's nap time :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at March 6, 2009 1:00 PM
Snappy, how can we convince you to go?
Believe it or not, I'm not into crowds and gatherings of large groups.
I'm really a shy person and not at all talkative with people I barely know. And I don't drink alcohol. But yet I had a good time at the last one and it wasn't awkward at all.
If you come, you and I can sit in the corner and just look at everyone and size them up.
And if I drive, I’ll give you a ride home.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at March 6, 2009 1:00 PM
"And if I drive, I’ll give you a ride home."
Is that code???
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 6, 2009 1:02 PM
Rob, if there's nothing you need on there, why not sell your voucher for $45 cash?
Posted by: the chicken at March 6, 2009 1:02 PM
"Snappy, how can we convince you to go?
Believe it or not, I'm not into crowds and gatherings of large groups."
Same here...and I had a very nice time meeting everyone. Albeit, I was a little nervous beforehand.
Posted by: cobblehiller at March 6, 2009 1:03 PM
Rob, as I recall, you needed a stretcher home! ; )
Posted by: cobblehiller at March 6, 2009 1:04 PM
"Are you a secretly saucy lady THL?"
I'm secretly a saucy lady!
Yes, We're learning a great deal about THL through her 'subtle' messages. She is a world of knowledge.
I think I'll do the cooking segment in this 'stoner show' and let her do the 'Sex segment'
Posted by: bayridgegirl at March 6, 2009 1:04 PM
oooooh chicken that's a good idea! but i already signed up an account and added the gift code to it. but i guess i can just sell my account? do you know this idiot did too? stupidly sold one of my monthly metrocards i get at work on craigslist recently and now my regular monthly is out and im back to buying single rides! gack. oh well. i think ill just get a weekly on monday, should work out okay. make a trip to gamestop and sell some games and it's all good :) but yeah selling the amazon dollars is a good idea. but i feel bad cuz it was a good friend who gave it to me as a gift (tho i guess she'd never know) hahaha
*r*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at March 6, 2009 1:06 PM
Yes, a fine béchamel.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at March 6, 2009 1:09 PM
rob...she logs in as randolph. She knows now.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 6, 2009 1:09 PM
"And if I drive, I’ll give you a ride home."
"Is that code???"
Geez, I was being serious. But I guess it is code now!!
"can you give me a ride home too brg?"
*r*
Rob: According to code, you're not my type....so no ride home for you :-)
Snappy, seriously just come for a few, have a drink and if it's awkward you don't have to stay. That's what I planned on doing last time, and I ended up staying a while.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at March 6, 2009 1:11 PM
ill buy you a drink snappy!!! i get paid on the 16th!!! i doubt ill have blown through my paycheck by the 19th! (seriously wanting thl's head to explode today! hahah)
*r*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at March 6, 2009 1:13 PM
"most pimps actually do care about their girls and try to make it a legitimate two-way business."
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA
I just can't believe anyone this ignorant can make it in NYC. Astounding.
Posted by: East New York at March 6, 2009 1:14 PM
Rob, I'm sorry. I like you, which is why I worry.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at March 6, 2009 1:16 PM
"Yes, a fine béchamel."
- Posted by: TownhouseLady at March 6, 2009 1:09 PM
THL does it again!!! Subtle.
Bechamel is slang for another kind of sauce. Tsk, Tsk, THL
I'm going to out you...I'm on to you. Plus, I want you to tell me a few things I don't know :-)
Posted by: bayridgegirl at March 6, 2009 1:17 PM
"On another note, is there anyone on this site who isn't (1) gay/lesbian (2) foreign-born or (3) wants to be in (1) or (2)?"
sigh...me. Not that I don't see the pluses, but...sigh....wait- unless being born in the Bronx counts as being foreign-born?
Posted by: bxgrl at March 6, 2009 1:20 PM
bxgirl means bronx girl? lol i thought the bx was short for boxer hahahah
*r*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at March 6, 2009 1:25 PM
and for the brits today:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2009/mar/03/health-and-wellbeing
Posted by: bxgrl at March 6, 2009 1:27 PM
Is there anyone on this site who isn't (1) gay/lesbian (2) foreign-born (3) owns cat(s) or wants to be in (1) or (2) (3)?
Posted by: Biff Champion at March 6, 2009 1:27 PM
YOu might think that rob, after I'm through with you today :-)
Posted by: bxgrl at March 6, 2009 1:28 PM
"On another note, is there anyone on this site who isn't (1) gay/lesbian (2) foreign-born or (3) wants to be in (1) or (2)?"
Me neither.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at March 6, 2009 1:28 PM
Oh no. The cat thing knocked me out of the box. I was winning up to then.
Posted by: bxgrl at March 6, 2009 1:29 PM
Biff's got you know THL.
OK, I think that covers 95% of the demographic here.
Posted by: dittoburg at March 6, 2009 1:30 PM
I'm not foreign born but most of my dates are.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 6, 2009 1:30 PM
I put the cat category in there just for you and THL bxgrl. Eventually we'll be down to one poster who doesn't fit any categories.
Posted by: Biff Champion at March 6, 2009 1:30 PM
yup, I'm out.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at March 6, 2009 1:33 PM
Is there anyone on this site who isn't
(1) gay/lesbian
(2) foreign-born
(3) a cat lover
(4) over 25
(5) interested in being included in any of the above
This way is a bit easier to work with. Feel free to add to it until we are down to one person.
Posted by: Biff Champion at March 6, 2009 1:33 PM
DIBS, you're gay in case you haden't noticed
Posted by: dittoburg at March 6, 2009 1:33 PM
Me. I'm not gay, not foreign born, and I don't own a cat [technically] although the neighbor's cat visits regularly.
Posted by: cobblehiller at March 6, 2009 1:33 PM
"Biff's got you know THL."
Is that the way you learned English, ditto??? Or were you spelling it the way you'd actually pronounce it???
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 6, 2009 1:33 PM
Dave - I already got back at your 1.33pm swipe with my pre-emptive 1.33 post
Posted by: dittoburg at March 6, 2009 1:35 PM
grumble grumble.
Well, I still have my SOTD tiara to console me. I'll share with THL.
Posted by: bxgrl at March 6, 2009 1:35 PM
I didn't say I wasn't. I'm not foreign-born though.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 6, 2009 1:35 PM
ditto, you don't do yourself any grammatical favours by calling attention to your 1:33 post!
Posted by: Biff Champion at March 6, 2009 1:36 PM
cobblehiller- I've heard the cat owns you though :-)
Posted by: bxgrl at March 6, 2009 1:36 PM
(6) a bad speller
Posted by: dittoburg at March 6, 2009 1:41 PM
"Biff's got you know THL."
Ditto - suddenley not noticing your spelling fore some reason as mine strats to degrade.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at March 6, 2009 1:41 PM
"Biff's got you know THL."
Ditto - suddenley not noticing your spelling fore some reason as mine strats to degrade.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at March 6, 2009 1:41 PM
Anyone had one of these?
Music is "Bad Day" by Canadian-born Daniel Powter.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hopcon5KYww
Posted by: Biff Champion at March 6, 2009 1:41 PM
(6) a bad speller
Posted by: dittoburg at March 6, 2009 1:41 PM
I bet you people who post twice are also ones who hit "Reply To All" alot.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 6, 2009 1:43 PM
Thanks Bxgrl, and while I appreciate the gesture I'm going to go ahead and make my own crown. I'll fashion it from recycled cat food cans.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at March 6, 2009 1:44 PM
"cobblehiller- I've heard the cat owns you though :-)"
Don't think I don't know it!
Posted by: cobblehiller at March 6, 2009 1:45 PM
okay it's on. East new york im calling you out! stop following me around various threads and pulling out random quotes of my posts! you've been on my D for quite a while now and id like to know what gives?
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at March 6, 2009 1:45 PM
Yeah, ENY. All you do is go after the easy stuff!!!!
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 6, 2009 1:48 PM
Dave - whaddya mean by "you people" huh?
Posted by: dittoburg at March 6, 2009 1:48 PM
Don't make me have to separate you!
Posted by: TownhouseLady at March 6, 2009 1:50 PM
He's probably referring to those frightening saxons, dittoburg. Or BRG :-).
Posted by: bxgrl at March 6, 2009 1:51 PM
Belated response to what and DIBS on Stuytown decision. Below is a link. Remind me not to take legal advice from either of you.
What, although I am not an RE lawyer I can't see how this decision has any bearing on co-ops and condos. Scope is limited to stabilized rental units affected by J-51. Big time landlords may be quaking, but no reason for coopers and condo owners to be nervous, far as I can tell. Wishful thinking on your part.
DIBS, it looks like a long shot for Ct. App. reversal. Wishful thinking on your part as well, but at first blush it doesn't look like they've mangled the applicable law. Also, no dissents (two get you an automatic shot). If you have some insight as to the legal error committed here, I would be curious.
http://www.nycourts.gov/courts/ad1/calendar/appsmots/2009/March/2009_03_05_dec.pdf
P.S. On the cat discussion: I have three cats. If they all own me, does that make me a co-op?
Posted by: slopefarm at March 6, 2009 1:52 PM
I wasn't giving legal advice when I suggested that it might be overturned on appeal. In fact, they are appealing. I don't give a rats ass one way or the other. It's just another nail in the coffin for the rights of a landlord.
Given all the bullshit in this City re tenants rights and all that I think there are better ways to make money here than being a landlord.
I do rent out one floor of my brownstone but that's not really related to these issues.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 6, 2009 1:58 PM
it's seriously beginning to creep me out how many cat people are on this blog. cats are mad creepy. not as creepy as peacocks but creepy nonetheless. (theyre kinda stinky too)
*r*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at March 6, 2009 1:58 PM
Many cats think they are peacocks.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 6, 2009 2:00 PM
I think that makes you pwned, slopefarm :-)
Posted by: bxgrl at March 6, 2009 2:02 PM
rob,
there are plenty of really good food pantries operating out of sites all over Brooklyn and Manhattan. I volunteer a little time at one on Christopher Street near the West Side Highway, it is part of a mission run by the Mother Teresa Sisters. It is a very nice and welcoming place.
Posted by: mcKenzie at March 6, 2009 2:07 PM
"id like to know what gives?"
I can't help it, Rob. I tried to lay off, but honestly, I can't recall the last time I read as many idiotic, immature, inane and ignorant (I could go on) comments come out of a single person, and I've been around for a while. I'll admit, it's fascinating to me! And you keep coming back for more! You're like a boxer who can't fight at all, but LOVES to box, and so climbs into the ring time after time, only to get repeatedly FLATTENED, Glass Joe style (perhaps you'll appreciate that reference). Even worse, you pop up off the mat EACH time, with a goofy Lucky Charms grin, ready for more! Dave is right....it's too easy.
Posted by: East New York at March 6, 2009 2:08 PM
Cats probably think the same of you, rob.
And don't dogs have that "doggy" smell?
Posted by: bxgrl at March 6, 2009 2:09 PM
thanks mckenzie. i dont think it has to come to that though. rice and beans are super cheap and can make a ton of meals :)
*r*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at March 6, 2009 2:10 PM
yes glass joe from mike tyson's punch out on nintendo! hahaha. i wouldnt go as far to call myself ignorant.. i just wear a different pair of glasses than most people. plus im originally from jersey (we really are a totally different kind of peoples)
*r*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at March 6, 2009 2:12 PM
Rob,
I bet your dog is stinkier than all my cats combined!
We've been through this before. Cat's are NOT stinky. Cat boxes are stinky if they are not maintained. An cat's that hasn't been spay/neutered will spray and that is incredibly stinky.
However, I have never in my life know anyone who would have an cat that hadn't been fixed in their home.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at March 6, 2009 2:12 PM
"id like to know what gives?"
ditto, is it "what gives" or "what takes" or "what brings"? :-)
By the way, ditto, your comments of late (here and in other threads today) have been hysterical. Thanks for the laughs.
Posted by: Biff Champion at March 6, 2009 2:12 PM
rob,
the pantry I work at is stocked with unbelievable things from Trader Joe's and Whole Foods, They send tons of stuff there every week. Items that are a few days from expiring. I mean good stuff, no need to eat beans, not in this city.
The sisters would love to see you. really.
Posted by: mcKenzie at March 6, 2009 2:14 PM
my dog smells like fritos (corn chips) actually. it's weird. my roommates dog who is super old smells a zombie.
*r*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at March 6, 2009 2:14 PM
Dave, I never seriously thought you were giving legal advice. Just using your post as a rhetorical foil. I have no doubt the owners will seek leave and will brief it quite well. That's quite a roster of comepetent counsel they've got. But the 1st Dep't or the Ct. App has to agree that the case should even be heard by the Ct. App. Without two dissents, there is no guarantee. All they have now is the NYS equivalent of a cert. petition.
I agree with you that NY favors tenants. I don't mind that as much as you do, though. I find that most debates over rent control or stabilization are argued in terms more appropriate to whether it should have been done in the first place (e.g., is it a good or bad thing based on economic theory), not what to do now. Almost any owner of stabilized units bought knowing of the legal circumstances and presumably paid a price reflective of the income limits that result. Just as rent control sometimes benefits those who really do not need it, decontrol sometimes produces a windfall to the owner who underpaid for the property. If Tishman's assumptions were based on a misreading of the law, that is their problem, not an indictment of the system. There are many good arguments about the flaws in the system, and you have made them well, but I don't think this case is a poster child for them.
Posted by: slopefarm at March 6, 2009 2:16 PM
"An cat's that hasn't been spay/neutered will spray and that is incredibly stinky. "
I think sometimes my fingers rebel against what my brain is telling them to do.
Who is this An and why hasn't she gotten her cat's fixed?
Posted by: TownhouseLady at March 6, 2009 2:16 PM
bxgrl, do you mean prrrnd?
Posted by: slopefarm at March 6, 2009 2:18 PM
Yes Biff, but we can take just so much of the Anglophile rubbish.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 6, 2009 2:18 PM
Rob,
dogs only smell if they are not given baths.
cats clean themselves but dogs don't.
But you dog in the tub and give him a bath,
they love being toweled dry.
Posted by: mcKenzie at March 6, 2009 2:18 PM
meow, slopefarm :-)
Posted by: bxgrl at March 6, 2009 2:23 PM
"i wouldnt go as far to call myself ignorant.. i just wear a different pair of glasses than most people."
Perhaps you're right, Rob. Also, you don't take this stuff too personally and you are good to your dog (which I think is cool) and you're legitimately quirky. Plus, we all have flaws. You're OK in my book.
Posted by: East New York at March 6, 2009 2:23 PM
quote:
The sisters would love to see you. really.
im totally picturing whoopi from sister act now spooning me lavish spoonfuls of gourmet trader joes chocolate pudding.
*r*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at March 6, 2009 2:23 PM
" Big time landlords may be quaking, but no reason for coopers and condo owners to be nervous, far as I can tell. Wishful thinking on your part."
Because Bloomberg gave out Tax Credits to Assnuts to build Condos! That's why there are nervous. If the Condos go rental then this may apply...
Big Landlord Found to Have Wrongly Raised Rents
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/06/nyregion/06stuy.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
"Landlords say the decision could also affect hundreds of other apartment house owners who, like Tishman Speyer, obtained tax breaks under the city’s J-51 tax program for property renovations and then raised rents beyond certain set levels. The Appellate Division ruled that apartments must remain rent-regulated as long as the building owners enjoy J-51 tax benefits."
Remember those New Condo and Co-Op Ads saying "No Taxes for xxxx Years"? Guess what Dumbass, they got Tax Breaks from Bloomturd.....
The What (Taste the rainbow)
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at March 6, 2009 2:24 PM
my roommate gave the dogs a bath just a few weeks ago :) he still smells like corn ships. it must be his natural odor. but my roommates dog just smells like fart all the time cuz she's old.
*r*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at March 6, 2009 2:25 PM
What...I don't understand the "Taste the Rainbow" phrase.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 6, 2009 2:27 PM
rob, there is one Black sister, she gets the Whoopie thing quite a bit. Actually, they are seldom in the pantry, voulnteers do most of the work. And I have noticed that due to the recession I guess, Trader Joe's is sending over some of their most expensive gourmet stuff, I guess it's not selling. Other pantries receive donations from fine restaurants. there is no no no need to eat cheese and beans, especially as I picture you as too thin already.
Posted by: mcKenzie at March 6, 2009 2:29 PM
am i the only one who finds it difficult to believe that dave has never actually tasted the rainbow!?
*r*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at March 6, 2009 2:29 PM
I was puzzling over that one too dave. But then again, it may be like trying to see reason in the shape of a cloud.
Posted by: dittoburg at March 6, 2009 2:30 PM
quote:
especially as I picture you as too thin already
i wish!
*r*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at March 6, 2009 2:31 PM
I've tasted every color imaginable, rob.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 6, 2009 2:33 PM
Cyber room dave!! ;-)
Posted by: bxgrl at March 6, 2009 2:36 PM
Read the decision, What, then craft an argument that shows how apartments that go rental in new condo construction will be under the stabilization laws and have J-51 and the rent laws combine to apply the same way as with Stuy Town. There is a lot of legal history there and your analogy is way too loose. You can make all the economic arguments you want, but if you are going to make a legal claim about the broader applicability of a court decision, you need to ground it in the law. If you have a grounded legal argument, I would be happy to read it. I am not trying to insult you or put you down. I just think you are overgeneralizing.
Posted by: slopefarm at March 6, 2009 2:37 PM
Crayola has 120 colors.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at March 6, 2009 2:37 PM
"taste the rainbow" is an appalling trend by teens to have parties where the girls wear different color lipstick and kiss and perform oral sex on the boys. A very easy way to spread STD's. It isn't funny if you care about teens. it is popular in the public and private schools. They think because they are not have intercourse that it is "safe". Oy!
Posted by: mcKenzie at March 6, 2009 2:38 PM
you asked, rob
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 6, 2009 2:39 PM
Does it happen in the real world, or just on Gossip Girl?
Posted by: SnarkSlope at March 6, 2009 2:41 PM
My understanding it's when a straight person has a homosexual experience.
Gay Pride = Rainbow Flag
Hence, Taste the Rainbow.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at March 6, 2009 2:42 PM
wow learn something new everyday! lol.
*applies blue lipstick*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at March 6, 2009 2:42 PM
you guys have a one-track mind.
It's just another reference to skittles...
Posted by: the chicken at March 6, 2009 2:43 PM
"My understanding it's when a straight person has a homosexual experience."
In my book that makes him homosexual.
From Sex In The City..."Bisexuality is a rest stop on the highway to gay town."
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 6, 2009 2:45 PM
I thought it was too, chicken.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 6, 2009 2:45 PM
it's a shakespeare reference. what majored in english lit in college.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at March 6, 2009 2:50 PM
Dave- It's more in the context of the silly drunk girl making out with a friend in front of a group of guys to get attention.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at March 6, 2009 2:51 PM
well, being out of it, I also don't get the skittles reference, so carry on expounding please
Posted by: dittoburg at March 6, 2009 2:52 PM
Taste the Rainbow
“It's just another reference to skittles...”
Taste the Rainbow means a variety of things. McKenzie isn’t far off. But there are some cruder uses of the term and knowing ‘The What’, I bet he’s using it in a vulgar fashion.
Care to elaborate, What?
Posted by: bayridgegirl at March 6, 2009 2:52 PM
I saw this girl on the A train this morning with a canvas shoulder bag that had images of wrapped packages of Smarties all over it and all I could think of was the Skittles!!!! I looked closely and they were of the same non-political correctness as Skittles...no black or brown ones. But there are red and yellow Skittles (and Smarties) so, that's a step in the right direction.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 6, 2009 2:53 PM
How come we haven't seen Horror Show friday in such a long time.
And, there have been no QOTDs awarded lately either.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 6, 2009 2:56 PM
I know what you're talking about BRG and thank goodness you didn't elaborate!
Posted by: TownhouseLady at March 6, 2009 2:58 PM
how many times do i have to tell dave that they have chocolate skittles, they are seperate though. there are 4 shades, seriously.. one is coffee, mocha, i think there's actually a vanilla too. and chocolate.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at March 6, 2009 3:01 PM
Montrose retired the award when she won her 5th. She got to keep it. Next Crown Heights house tour, it will be on display.
Posted by: slopefarm at March 6, 2009 3:02 PM
okay i just went to urban dictionary and looked up taste the rainbow. there's 11 definitions for it... take a look if youd like
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Taste+The+Rainbow
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at March 6, 2009 3:03 PM
Okay, I just looked up 'Taste the Rainbow' in Urban Dictionary, while I knew one or two of the references, Holy Moly!!!!
Some of the definitions are quite disgusting.
What, if you are using it in any of the really vulgar references then, YOU ARE SUCH A REPULSIVE HUMAN BEING!!
Posted by: bayridgegirl at March 6, 2009 3:04 PM
Tell What, don't tell me. I don't give a damn about the f**&king Skittles.
There are however no black or brown Smarties. Boy does THAT sound racist.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 6, 2009 3:05 PM
I’m warning all, for those that are now curious and will go check it out, it’s not for the faint of heart.
Be Warned.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at March 6, 2009 3:06 PM
So it IS related to Skittles!!!!! I've never noticed Skittles anywhere before.
[All different kinds of foods are now running through my mind to take the place of Skittles in that definition]
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 6, 2009 3:08 PM
Rob must be right, I found this:
"Shakespearean researchers
believe (on the basis of the poet’s own
words) that he liked to play bowls. This
bowling game has been mistakenly identified
as a kind of skittles, but it resembled
more the game of “boules”, which is very
like Boccia,"
So unfortunately, as erudite as he is, Mr What is laboring under a misapprehension.
Posted by: dittoburg at March 6, 2009 3:08 PM
it's definitely something lesbian vampires would be into ;)
*r*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at March 6, 2009 3:09 PM
That's a different skittles, ditto. I like a good sourdough boule though
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 6, 2009 3:10 PM
"Read the decision, What, then craft an argument that shows how apartments that go rental in new condo construction will be under the stabilization laws and have J-51 and the rent laws combine to apply the same way as with Stuy Town. There is a lot of legal history there and your analogy is way too loose. You can make all the economic arguments you want, but if you are going to make a legal claim about the broader applicability of a court decision, you need to ground it in the law. If you have a grounded legal argument, I would be happy to read it. I am not trying to insult you or put you down. I just think you are overgeneralizing."
Slope old friend of mine. The tenant groups are salivating over this decision also this leaves Condo owners in a bind. I'm not saying this is earth shattering but it opens a big can of worms and with the collapse of the Mutant Asset Bubble, the little guys are looking to stick the big ones...
If you have a Large development and the Condos are not selling, what do you do????
The What( Taste The rainbow)
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at March 6, 2009 3:10 PM
Typical: I didn't even know one of these definitions for 'taste the rainbow'.
I clearly need to get out more!
Posted by: cobblehiller at March 6, 2009 3:11 PM
I snapped a picture of Rob walking his dog this weekend and you know how he's always talking about his "pitbull" I'm no dog breeder but the dog he's holding does NOT look like a pitbull.
http://dlisted.com/node/31019/images/spl84903_002.jpg
Posted by: TownhouseLady at March 6, 2009 3:12 PM
"This bowling game has been mistakenly identified as a kind of skittles, but it resembled more the game of “boules”, which is very like Boccia,"
Skittles, bocce, bocce balls...it's all coming together...
Posted by: Biff Champion at March 6, 2009 3:13 PM
I'm sorry Rob, I saw the pictures and couldn't help myself!!
Posted by: TownhouseLady at March 6, 2009 3:14 PM
I'm taking that guy's card away.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 6, 2009 3:14 PM
THL:
Did you happen to get his number, Dave probably wants it.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at March 6, 2009 3:15 PM
BRG...you owe me a drink for that one.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 6, 2009 3:17 PM
Those shoes look plasticy to me.
Rob, can I borrow them?
Posted by: bayridgegirl at March 6, 2009 3:17 PM
Ok Assheads.. There is a reference on http://www.tickerforum.org/cgi-ticker/akcs-www or Karl Denninger site. Karl is a Racist but I agree with him on some economic stuff. Well "Taste the rainbow" and "Skittle crapping Unicorns" means the Asshats are looking for the "Economic Pumpkin Patch" that never comes and this is where I got it from. I don't know any other definition and that's it...
The What (Have a good weekend)
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at March 6, 2009 3:19 PM
What, have a good one. Enjoy the nice weather. See you somewhere over the rainbow skittles.
Posted by: Biff Champion at March 6, 2009 3:21 PM
it's the great pumpkin that never comes. the pumpkin patch was always there. i know my peanuts cartoons what!
*r*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at March 6, 2009 3:22 PM
http://dlisted.com/node/31019/images/spl84903_002.jpg
Posted by: TownhouseLady at March 6, 2009 3:12 PM
ROTFLMMFAO!!! Yep that's rob!
The What
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at March 6, 2009 3:22 PM
Changing the subject...
Inquiring minds (just mine but I think others will be interested) want to know:
Do you collect anything? What? How/when did you start your collection?
Posted by: TownhouseLady at March 6, 2009 3:22 PM
rob is down to his last 40 $- no way he could afford that outfit.
Posted by: bxgrl at March 6, 2009 3:23 PM
"Do you collect anything? What? How/when did you start your collection?"
Yes / Men / I kissed one / Young Age
Posted by: bayridgegirl at March 6, 2009 3:26 PM
i collect video game systems. i have almost every single system ever made except for the ps3 and xbox360, i dont collect for current gen stuff. i do have a wii tho. i have gazillions of systems and games that ive collected over the last 5 years only to recently come to the conclusion how stupid it was to buy all that crap since 1.) i rarely play and have the attention span of a gnat 2.) no one im friends with likes video games and 3.) i should have been paying back my student loans and/or saving instead throwing away all that money on old video games. grrrrrrrrrrr. oh well no use crying over spilled milk i guess. maybe i should just sell it all or something
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at March 6, 2009 3:26 PM
Ok I have to run.
"Do you collect anything? What? How/when did you start your collection?"
Cans of food...
"See you somewhere over the rainbow skittles."
Let just call it the street Biff be well..
The What
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at March 6, 2009 3:27 PM
five finger discount bxgirl!!! i thought you said you were from the bronx!?!
*r*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at March 6, 2009 3:27 PM
Taste? No. It's OK to HIT the rainbow, tho...
Posted by: East New York at March 6, 2009 3:28 PM
What -- tell me the legal mechanism by which new condos that go rental are grandfathered into the stabilization laws. Yes, the tenant groups are salivating because there may have been other landlords who pulled the same stunt. There are many landlords of existing stabilized apartmetns who are and should be nervous. I am not on the landlords' side of this one. My point is, I have yet to see the legal mechanism that brings the new condo construction within the scope of the decision. I may be wrong, but it seems to me that the new condo developers did not get J-51 to make improvements to buildings with existing stabilized apartments. They got them for new construction with no existing apartments, and thus none that were stabilized. Two different sets of circumstances. Please, if you want to keep going on this, cite me something in the decision that you think makes clear this extends to new condo construction.
Posted by: slopefarm at March 6, 2009 3:28 PM
Have a good one What!
Posted by: cobblehiller at March 6, 2009 3:30 PM
Rob, My husband loves video games. I just bought him the new Halo for his birthday. He's got a bunch of old school systems too. Don't even ask me what kind I haven't the foggiest.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at March 6, 2009 3:33 PM
THL, do you collect anything?
Posted by: bayridgegirl at March 6, 2009 3:35 PM
rob...I bought the first video game ever...Pong. Can't remeber what year that was. Wish I still had it.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 6, 2009 3:35 PM
THL, maybe you should bring those old consoles to the gathering on March 19. We can have an Atari Breakout tournament.
Posted by: Biff Champion at March 6, 2009 3:36 PM
Back from nap land :)
This rainbow business is gross.
I still don't know about the 19th.
Cats don't stink! (any other cat lovers here use 'Kitty Wipe'? My cat hates 'em but I wipe her fur down with them anyway - helps with my allergies and asthma.)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at March 6, 2009 3:37 PM
Yeah, rob- near the Riverdale section. However I have been in my share of great discount stores- lots of fun. Still- NO WAY you would have found those shoes there. Too high end ;o
Posted by: bxgrl at March 6, 2009 3:39 PM
Kitty Wipe?????!!!!!!!!
I can't wait for the comments on that one.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 6, 2009 3:41 PM
"BRG...you owe me a drink for that one."
- Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 6, 2009 3:17 PM
DIBS, I'll buy you a drink on the 19th, if Snappy goes.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at March 6, 2009 3:42 PM
I used to be a philatelist but there was no money in it so now I'm a numismatist.
Posted by: dittoburg at March 6, 2009 3:43 PM
Snappy...what do you drink????
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 6, 2009 3:44 PM
I studied gemology and collect rare stones. This is a long term passion.
I also collect mid century modern dinnerware/glassware. Russell Wright, Eva Zeisel, Ben Seibel, Brock. Not haphazard though, I have specific patterns that I search out and I'm also getting all of the serving pieces as well.
In the same vein I also have a collection of vintage refridgeratorware.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at March 6, 2009 3:44 PM
'Kitty Wipe'. My cat hates 'em but I wipe her fur down with them anyway"
Snappy, thanks for being considerate to your lovers of your kitty.
Pleeeease come on the 19th.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at March 6, 2009 3:46 PM
^^^^^sorry all, it was just soooo easy, and I can't help myself.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at March 6, 2009 3:46 PM
Dibs, Kitty Wipes are not what you think. You just wipe down their fur with it instead of torturing them with a full on bath. It helps reduce the dander that gets put in the air and allows a poor old smoking asthmatic with allergies like me continue to breathe :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at March 6, 2009 3:48 PM
I collect 18th & 19th C pewter, mostly mugs and tankards and vintage autos.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 6, 2009 3:48 PM
Dibs, I'm a crap beer drinker...bud light or rolling rock!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at March 6, 2009 3:50 PM
And, believe it or not, I have a collection of old Thai phalluses. They are religious in purpose.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 6, 2009 3:50 PM
LOL BRG, nice rewrite :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at March 6, 2009 3:51 PM
Snappy, You're 3:48 isn't any better with the wording re: kitty wipes.
I'll buy you a drink also on the 19th if you show up.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at March 6, 2009 3:51 PM
Nothing wrong with Bud or Rolling Rock. I just think life though is too short for light beer.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 6, 2009 3:52 PM
Ditto, like I told my husband with regard to my gems. They're only worth money if I'd be willing to part with them!
Dave, very cool! Do you keep your collection together or scattered in the various homes?
Posted by: TownhouseLady at March 6, 2009 3:52 PM
And, I do drink beer out of my pewter mugs.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 6, 2009 3:53 PM
Are you all trying to get me drunk? :) (All it takes is 2 beers for me on an empty stomach - college was soooo long ago!)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at March 6, 2009 3:53 PM
got any steins Dave?
Perhpas I can get one made from lapis lazuli and then you and THL can fight over it.
Posted by: dittoburg at March 6, 2009 3:54 PM
"And, believe it or not, I have a collection of old Thai phalluses"
Who amongst us WOULDN'T believe that?
Posted by: Biff Champion at March 6, 2009 3:54 PM
They're all down in rural PA, THL. Interestingly, there are a few guys with collections of 60s cars in some of the larger garages in my Bed Stuy neighborhood.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 6, 2009 3:55 PM
THL, you missed my awful 3.43 joke. Pls. re-read.
Posted by: dittoburg at March 6, 2009 3:55 PM
No steins, ditto. But my neighbor in PA is named Stein.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 6, 2009 3:56 PM
"Dave, very cool! Do you keep your collection together or scattered in the various homes?"
The collection stays together. The real phalluses are scattered in the various homes.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at March 6, 2009 3:56 PM
"And, believe it or not, I have a collection of old Thai phalluses."
SHOCKING!
Who would have ever thought??
Posted by: TownhouseLady at March 6, 2009 3:57 PM
kitty photo & caption of the day:
http://mine.icanhascheezburger.com/view.aspx?ciid=3376524
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at March 6, 2009 3:57 PM
I collect old jewelry, mostly costume pieces. I used to wear them, but not so much now. I love the pieces from the 1940's and 1950's the best.
I have an emerald sputnick that is to die! And a robot with a watch for a head.
Posted by: mcKenzie at March 6, 2009 3:58 PM
Snappy, no I would never get you drunk.
Believe it or not, I hate alcohol and being around inebriated people.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at March 6, 2009 3:59 PM
I collect my thoughts.
Posted by: Biff Champion at March 6, 2009 4:00 PM
Ditto isn't that a stamp collector???
Do you also give free helicopter rides?
Posted by: TownhouseLady at March 6, 2009 4:00 PM
mcKenzie - pardon me if you've already said - but are you coming to the party?
Posted by: cobblehiller at March 6, 2009 4:01 PM
You must not have a very big collection, Biff. :)
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 6, 2009 4:02 PM
"I collect my thoughts."
- Posted by: Biff Champion at March 6, 2009 4:00 PM
Must be a very small collection :-)
Don't go selling it anytime soon.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at March 6, 2009 4:03 PM
^^^^sorry Biff, again too easy.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at March 6, 2009 4:03 PM
Excuse the digression but does anyone out there have a Kindle???
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 6, 2009 4:03 PM
I collect my tears in a cup as I read the super-ridiculous lowball salaries for attorneys these days:
http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/lgl/1063366651.html
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at March 6, 2009 4:04 PM
Dave, you beat me to it!!!
Posted by: bayridgegirl at March 6, 2009 4:05 PM
I need to collect some money from a client that won't pay my last invoice.....aaarrrggghhhh!
Posted by: bayridgegirl at March 6, 2009 4:06 PM
I was tempted to buy a Kindle a while back, but I thought about it and it didn't seem useful. These days I'm into audiobooks and my Ipod serves the purpose for that. The new Kindle coming out is supposed to have a 'text to speech' feature, but there may be lawsuits because of cutting into the the whole audiobook market. Advocates for the blind are planning to fight for the feature if a lawsuit does commence.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at March 6, 2009 4:07 PM
Snappy...just read a review and the voice is bad...its like listening to a GPS, not a real human voice. I don't like the whole idea of audio books anyway. Too easily to get distracted.
Individual authors can allow/disallow their books on the audio feature but the reviewer said he couldn't listen to it for more than a few minutes.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 6, 2009 4:10 PM
I don't usually go to parties in bars, I don't drink alcohol but I suppose I could order a glass of seltzer.
When is it?
Posted by: mcKenzie at March 6, 2009 4:13 PM
Interesting. I wondered if it would be one of those computer type voices. It probably mispronounces words left and right. That could get annoying fast. I don't find myself getting distracted with audiobooks, but I guess that depends on who is doing the reading and if they are any good.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at March 6, 2009 4:13 PM
quote:
Believe it or not, I hate alcohol and being around inebriated people.
that makes me sad for some reason.
so anyway i was just at the bank and was walking behind this like 8 foot tall rail thin dressed to the hilt obvious model. i was shocked at how everyone men and women stared at her. one girl (short, squat, loud and obnoxious lol) screams out to her "EWWWW!!!"
like meghan says, jealous is a disease.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at March 6, 2009 4:13 PM
quote:
Believe it or not, I hate alcohol and being around inebriated people.
that makes me sad for some reason :(
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at March 6, 2009 4:14 PM
BH [my better half] and BRG won't be drinking alcohol - not everyone drinks.
It's March 19th at Floyd on Atlantic near Henry. Come!
Posted by: cobblehiller at March 6, 2009 4:15 PM
Interesting statistic on the Biggest Sales Thread...from realtyTrac...Half of the foreclosures nationwide were in 35 counties in 12 states.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 6, 2009 4:16 PM
for all of 2008.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 6, 2009 4:16 PM
"When is it?"
Clearly the shameless plugs are not as shameless as I thought. We need to turn up the advertising of this. mcKenzie, here it is:
Thursday, March 19, commencing at 6pm, but come over whenever you can.
http://floydny.com/
131 Atlantic Avenue
between Henry and Clinton Streets
Posted by: Biff Champion at March 6, 2009 4:17 PM
someone really screamed 'ewww' at her??? Geez. That's pretty darned rude!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at March 6, 2009 4:18 PM
Rob, not everyone gets off on alcohol.
Some people don't drink because they just don't want to, they don't like it, or they have health reasons. No reason to be sad about it!
Posted by: cobblehiller at March 6, 2009 4:19 PM
Sounds like a scene from "Hairspray."
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 6, 2009 4:19 PM
Some people don't drink because they are recovering alcoholics. For these people, some of whom collect vintage jewelry, being in a bar can be a little fraught.
Posted by: mcKenzie at March 6, 2009 4:23 PM
I was being delicate about the reasons why some people don't drink, but yes, being in a bar can be tough for a person in recovery. But I'm fairly certain that other people who are in recovery may be there. It's also not a heavy drinking crowd - or wasn't last time. More of a chatty crowd.
Posted by: cobblehiller at March 6, 2009 4:26 PM
I'm collecting my things and heading to Penn Station. Be back around 5:00
"Please don't talk about me while I'm gone" The Women, 1938
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 6, 2009 4:26 PM
Oh no you didn't just quote that bikini wearing skank Megan Hauserman from Rock of Love!
Posted by: TownhouseLady at March 6, 2009 4:26 PM
DIBS, Are you taking your things or bringing your things to Penn Sta?
Posted by: cobblehiller at March 6, 2009 4:28 PM
I have a pal who recently joined A.A. I went to an A.A. dance party with her recently and had more fun with no alcohol :) It was a nice environment.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at March 6, 2009 4:28 PM
oh yes i did lol. i was not a fan of meghan tho and i was SO happy when sharon osboune threw wine in her face and slapped her at the charm school finale!
*r*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at March 6, 2009 4:29 PM
She's suing Sharon. I think she got EXACTLY what she deserved after that comment she made about Ozzy being brain dead. I'd have clocked her and I'm not even married to the man.
http://www.tmz.com/videos?autoplay=true&mediaKey=dfd5a2c8-8ee9-4e8e-97fc-ddaa980fa8dc
Posted by: TownhouseLady at March 6, 2009 4:30 PM
I choose not to drink. I never got into it, never liked the taste.
+ Life is my high.
I get doped out on chocolate, though. That gives me a buzz.
So McKenzie, you and I will be ordering sodas or seltzer (although I don't like either) and wear some of your baubles please.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at March 6, 2009 4:30 PM
i went to AA meetings for a few weeks everyday a few years ago as well.
*r*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at March 6, 2009 4:31 PM
Rock of Love? Now I don't feel guilty for my Bad Girls Club obsession! Hmph!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at March 6, 2009 4:31 PM
I've been to the AA New Year's Eve party at Grace Church a couple times. That's pretty fun. They have speakers and food before, and then dancing after. I hear the Soho group has the best dance parties.
Posted by: cobblehiller at March 6, 2009 4:32 PM
Maybe we should have the meet up at the CHOCOLATE ROOM sometime!
Posted by: cobblehiller at March 6, 2009 4:33 PM
i love all those trashy realitv tv vh1 shows. anyone watch I Love Money 2? i LOOOOOOVE becky buckwild! i love it more when she accidently drops her hoodlum accent hahaha
*r*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at March 6, 2009 4:34 PM
I don't know about Soho, but the Park Slopers were gettin' down last Saturday night. I was dancing my booty off. It was nice to go home and fall out simply from being tired and not have a 'beer tired' to go along with that.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at March 6, 2009 4:35 PM
I hate chocolate :( How about bowling?
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at March 6, 2009 4:38 PM
Cobble, you don't want to see me doped on Chocolate. I get really loopy, zany, silly, jabbering and saying the most nonsensical things; I have to consume a lot in one sitting (which is doable) for this effect. Or I get quiet, somber and then pass out.....it’s almost like alcohol, I guess.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at March 6, 2009 4:40 PM
WHAT SNAPPY!?!?!?!? You're breaking my heart.
I loooooove me some chocolate ;-)
Posted by: bayridgegirl at March 6, 2009 4:42 PM
I'm such a hermit in my old age, I can't actually remember the last time I went out dancing!
Posted by: cobblehiller at March 6, 2009 4:42 PM
Snappy please, I have no shame in my ability to watch and absorb TV. Those trashy ones are hysterical.
Yes Rob, I watch that one too. Becky is my pick to win it.
Are you watching Rock of love bus? My favorite there is Ashley, she reminds me of a trailer park stripper version of Juliette Lewis.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at March 6, 2009 4:44 PM
Chocolate is gross. It tastes like a burnt pan - yechhh! Think that's weird? I have a brother who *hates* pizza, but loves fried liver. urgh!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at March 6, 2009 4:45 PM
" I get really loopy, zany, silly, jabbering and saying the most nonsensical things; "
So what's new? You're like that every day!! ; )
Snappy, WHAT! I'm sorry, I may have to take a time out and rethink my acquaintance with you! ; )
Posted by: cobblehiller at March 6, 2009 4:45 PM
"I hate chocolate :("
It's okay Snappy, I'm vanilla.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at March 6, 2009 4:47 PM
LOL
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at March 6, 2009 4:47 PM
thl YES!!!! tho ive missed a couple of episodes of skank bus. i love ashlea and yes she is SO the trailer park version of juliette lewis!! hahah. my other fav. trashy reality show is big brother. i cant wait for it to start (ive always wanted to be on that show!!) maybe ill apply this summer
*r*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at March 6, 2009 4:52 PM
Well, I guess it's better we get this all out in the open before we meet up! : P
Posted by: cobblehiller at March 6, 2009 4:53 PM
THL, I'm still a cat lover! Does that absolve me?
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at March 6, 2009 4:54 PM
I agree w/Snappy, chocolate is so overrated. People at work bring in chocolates and tell me, "Better take one now, they'll all be gone!" Why can't anyone bring in bags of potato chips? We had some Ruffles left over from a party and I annihilated them.
Posted by: infinitejester at March 6, 2009 4:55 PM
Ruffles :) Infinitejester, now you are speaking my language!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at March 6, 2009 4:57 PM
Yes, let's get this all out in the open. Anybody else have skeletons in their closet?
IJ - Ruffles????? You're comparing ruffles to fine chocolate, you jest :-)
Posted by: bayridgegirl at March 6, 2009 4:58 PM
I'll let it slide Snappy.
Anyone like salt and vinegar chips?
Posted by: TownhouseLady at March 6, 2009 5:01 PM
Who needs chocolate? Best desert ever?
1. An anjou pear that has been softening on the countertop for 4-5 days.
or
2. A bowl of Haggen Daz Strawberry Cheesecake icecream - orgasm in a bowl :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at March 6, 2009 5:02 PM
Another easy one:
Snappy, you show up on March 19th, I'll ruffle some of your chocolate.
Yes, Salt and vinegar Chips.
I also love vinegar on french fries. The more the vinegar the better.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at March 6, 2009 5:04 PM
Dark chocolate....and Fritos & Cheese Curls...not the crunch ones.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 6, 2009 5:05 PM
I like those lime flavored tortilla chips! Salt and vinegar are good but they make me very thirsty.
Posted by: cobblehiller at March 6, 2009 5:05 PM
YES BRG!! It has to be malt vinegar and for me there's also a side of mayonnaise.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at March 6, 2009 5:06 PM
Cheetos are better than Cheese Curls. The curls are nothing but air! I wanna feel like I ate something!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at March 6, 2009 5:07 PM
Does anyone remember that Belgian Frites place on Union Square years ago? Those fries were amazing with mayo...
Posted by: cobblehiller at March 6, 2009 5:08 PM
You guys ever had the Harry & david Royal Rivera Pears????!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 6, 2009 5:08 PM
Salt and vinegar fan here! On ff's too, BRG. AND a chocolate fan (I feel for you, snappy. But I still respect you :-)
Posted by: bxgrl at March 6, 2009 5:09 PM
I don't eat chips often but I do like Tortilla chips with some really good guacamole.
mayonnaise...never.
I want some sweet potato fries right now!!
Posted by: bayridgegirl at March 6, 2009 5:10 PM
"Harry & david Royal Rivera Pears"
OH YES! BH's aunt sent us a big box of them this year! YUM!
Posted by: cobblehiller at March 6, 2009 5:10 PM
No, how are those pears, Dave?
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at March 6, 2009 5:10 PM
lol dave.
yes to salt n vinegar chips but cant eat too many seriously they do strange things to my tongue. sometimes i can eat chocolate, sometimes it grosses me out. i always wind up hating myself after i eat it.
*r*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at March 6, 2009 5:10 PM
My eyes popped recently when I saw "Andy Capp's Hot Fries" in the grocery store.
Posted by: infinitejester at March 6, 2009 5:12 PM
ugh now im hungry. you guys are gonna make me eat another block of cheese i just know it. did you guys know that there really IS (or was maybe) government cheese!?! my grandmother used to get it (we werent on welfare technically tho) but she used to somehow manage to get those. it would come in a giant cardboard box. made the best grilled cheese sandwiches ever!!! it was also such a delightful alternative to the usual kraft singles we used to buy.
*r*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at March 6, 2009 5:14 PM
I like the Andy Capp's Cheddar Fries - yumdiddlyumcious!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at March 6, 2009 5:14 PM
Those pears are the juiciest things imaginable, Snappy.
ditto......do you eat crisps????
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 6, 2009 5:15 PM
My family used to get that box cheese too Rob. It wasn't until I tasted real cheese that I had any idea that the brown box stuff wasn't at all edible!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at March 6, 2009 5:16 PM
those andy caps are great!!! i didnt know they still sold those. okay im heading out for the weekend. have a good one everyone!
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at March 6, 2009 5:16 PM
BRG I make these all the time.
Slice a sweet potato up into fries sized bits. put them on a cookie sheet drizzle with olive oil sprinkle with black pepper salt some curry powder or red pepper powder (little bit)
Roast in the oven @ 400 for about 7 minutes (when they start to turn brown you have to keep a watch on them).
delish!
IJ:I LOVE THOSE HOT FRIES!! Whenever I see them I literally buy every packet they have. I never see them int he same store twice and it's always a small bodega. I always ask the person if they'll order them again and I get a shrug a vacant stare or a o.k. but they never come back :(
Posted by: TownhouseLady at March 6, 2009 5:17 PM
Are they juicy regardless of how much time they are left out? That is the reason I leave my pears on the counter for 4-5 days. After that, it's so juicy that I have to eat them while standing over the sink.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at March 6, 2009 5:17 PM
I went out last weekend and had a great time without drinking. Maybe it had to do with those 2.5 beans I encountered.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at March 6, 2009 5:18 PM
Sorry make sure you toss those SP fries once you put the olive oil on and flip them once for even browning.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at March 6, 2009 5:20 PM
THL, I make sweet potato fries also, similar to the way you make them, except:
Olive oil, salt, cumin, garlic powder and red pepper.
I also make cauiflower like that. I don't fry anything.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at March 6, 2009 5:21 PM
Fried cauliflower and fried zucchini - love it! Although it does seem to defeat the purpose of eating those things once you fry them.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at March 6, 2009 5:25 PM
Snappy, try baking the cauliflower with the spices I said above and leave in the oven till they're golden brown, tossing every so often. It tastes really good (almost like fried) and it's better for you.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at March 6, 2009 5:27 PM
Love cauliflower like that. When I do fry I do it in a deep flash fryer so it doesn't take on as much oil.
O.k...Gotta go get dinner started.
Have a good weekend all.
Later potatoes!
Posted by: TownhouseLady at March 6, 2009 5:27 PM
Snappy...yes, once they ripen you have to eat them over the sink.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 6, 2009 5:29 PM
I will try that Brg. Maybe on Sunday. I'll let you know how it turns out. Happy weekend everyone :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at March 6, 2009 5:29 PM
I wanna try that cauliflower thing too, sounds really good BRG. I love cumin.
Have a good weekend!
Posted by: cobblehiller at March 6, 2009 5:34 PM
Oh Snappy, I forgot to tell you...cut up the cauliflower into small peices.
Can I come over for dinner on Sunday :-)
It's a great side and easy to make.
Enjoy.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at March 6, 2009 5:35 PM
cumin apparently has properties that retard Alzheimers. There is a very low incidence of ALzheimers in India and the studies link it to cumin intake.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 6, 2009 5:36 PM
I love cumin...I use it alot.
Scrambled eggs; fish; Chicken; Salads (I make me own dressing, I can't stand bottled dressing)
Posted by: bayridgegirl at March 6, 2009 5:39 PM
Thanks DIBS for that info.
GREAT!! That means I'll remember all this Brownstoner crap when I'm really old. I was hoping by a certain age, I'd forget this chapter in my life.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at March 6, 2009 5:40 PM
cumin & olive oil on tomatos
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 6, 2009 5:42 PM
Finally - some good news! I like to sprinkle cumin on pork chops and then broil them. Excellent with home made applesauce.
Say...did the market tank - did the world end?
Posted by: cobblehiller at March 6, 2009 5:42 PM
BRG - I use it in kedgeree.
DIBS I do like crisps. Salt n vinegar or pickled onion flavor.
Posted by: dittoburg at March 6, 2009 6:03 PM
You have to keep your eye on pears. Its like they wait for you to exit the room for 5 minutes and then hurriedly ripen and get into the mush phase before you return.
Posted by: dittoburg at March 6, 2009 6:05 PM
Yes Cobble, the world ended, we're in hell.
Ditto, what's kedgeree?
Posted by: bayridgegirl at March 6, 2009 6:06 PM
its flaked smoked fish, rice, butter, chopped hard-boiled eggs and tumeric or cumin if you like. I put a bit of parlsey on top. Makes a good brunch.
Posted by: dittoburg at March 6, 2009 6:11 PM
Just looked it up. Sounds and looks delish.
I don't cook or eat alot ofrice, so I won't be making it.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at March 6, 2009 6:28 PM
you don't eat orifice? I thought you did.
Posted by: dittoburg at March 6, 2009 6:42 PM
ooooh ditto. lol. i made like 10 pots of rice and beans tonight but totally used the wrong kinds of beans. they are like tiny and called something funny. they arent kidney or red bean. something else. oh well. okay it's like 11 on a friday night and im here wtf? can everyone just say collectively. GET.A.LIFE!
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at March 6, 2009 11:18 PM
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