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Posted by: randolph at March 12, 2009 9:15 AM
dmn!
Second!
DIBS, I know you are reading this - did you close all your longs? The capitulation is coming..... ;)
Posted by: the chicken at March 12, 2009 9:17 AM
Still net short but building a lot of long positions...last week we bought restaurants...RT (very, very lucky), PNRA & DRI. Buying WFR & TSM. Closed the Yen short on Monday.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 12, 2009 9:21 AM
So shall we resume the snake conversation???
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 12, 2009 9:22 AM
can i get a WOO WOO!!?!?
you all know how busted ive been the last week living on 40 bux and eating garbage literally. last night my roommate's boyfriend asked me if id feed his cat 3 times in the next week at his apt while they go on vacation if he gives me 100 bux. i was like oh YEAH! so it won't be a horrible weekend afterall!! (there is nothing worse than having the apt to yourself and being broke and busted!). his apt isnt far from mine and ive fed cats before a few times in my life so it cant be too difficult. i didnt know cats eat every other day tho. i have to on saturday, monday, and wednesday. he said the cat is obese so it's okay if i do that. anyway, im just in a super happy mood today. the Universe DOES really provide when you put it out there!
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at March 12, 2009 9:25 AM
You must thank the cat gods, rob.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 12, 2009 9:28 AM
Good deal for you Rob but if I was the cat owner, I'd just leave $100 of catfood out and be pretty sure that the cat wouldn't starve!
Posted by: the chicken at March 12, 2009 9:33 AM
OMG I WATCHED sorry for the caps... real housewives of nyc last night and this one couple who live in brooklyn (on an ugly block i might add) went off about the hamptons or something? and then were like we have an inflatable pool in our backyard and saying how most people who live in apts in nyc dont have that luxury... blah blah blah. but it was a 2 foot deep inflatable pool and their two pudgy bodies were floating in it with lots of weeds next to them. it was surreal and i was like this is so ridiculous. ive seen housewives of oc or whatever and even atlanta, but are the nyc housewives really that um, i dont know how to put it... saying their inflatable pool near an overgrown weed patch makes them better than most other people? it was just weird, i didnt watch the rest cuz top model was taped.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at March 12, 2009 9:34 AM
Rob,
That's Simon and Alex the couple we discussed the other day. They are truly deplorable (as are the others but some to a slightly lesser degree).
You missed them talking to their designer about their renovations. Stomach Churning.
Their delusions of grandeur are what make them so fun to watch.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at March 12, 2009 9:41 AM
I think I have a good recession bustin' cat casserole recipe for you Rob. Let me know if you like your stuffing prepared inside or outside the cat. It makes a big difference in the cooking time...
Posted by: IMBY at March 12, 2009 9:44 AM
Alrighty then!
It's not even 10:00am and cats and reality shows have been mentioned. Randolph posted so that covers Poop. Where's Snappy so I can hit on her? Anyone have a recipe?
Come on ladies, let's get all this out early and be done with it.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at March 12, 2009 9:46 AM
Morning, BRG :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at March 12, 2009 9:50 AM
I don't know - I find the Real Housewives of Atlanta to be the most ugsome. Their houses are too big, and don't have many period details.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at March 12, 2009 9:51 AM
randolph....when are you actually going to contribute something to a thread? Maybe start off with something easy like your bust and waist (not waste) size. :)
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 12, 2009 9:52 AM
THL--delusions of grandeur is exactly the right term. My wife pointed out how much the producers cut it to maximize the "hate Alex and Simon" factor by going straight from Ramona's gorgeous pool to the inflatable in Alex and Simon's yard. I actually think they are hilariously gross whereas I find the Countess truly heinous and revolting.
Posted by: wasder at March 12, 2009 10:02 AM
Randy, I Tivo'd RuPaul's Drag Race last night. Want to come over to my place and watch? I have a nice platter of Appeteasers left over from our last market week. Or we could just order out Siamese.
Posted by: IMBY at March 12, 2009 10:03 AM
ooooooooh i havent been watching the last few weeks of rupauls drag race... are rebecca glasscock, angina, and nina flowers still on? i dont remember who else was left last time i saw. wait dont tell me. i have dvr'd and will watch a mini marathon this weekend.
*r*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at March 12, 2009 10:09 AM
"Their delusions of grandeur are what make them so fun to watch."
OMG!!! I watched every minute and made BH watch with me. We cringed so bad I almost had to turn it off! It is my guiltiest pleasure - I take way too much joy from watching them be such social climbing grandiose fakes! The inflatable pool bit was so insane.
But next week will be the best...when Jill goes to their house.
BRG, I'm making pasta sauce with ground meat today - does that count as a recipe? i use fresh oregano if I can find it. I use leftover bread from the freezer to mix with the ground meat - keeps it tender and I guess stretches it. Just trying to be helpful! ; )
Posted by: cobblehiller at March 12, 2009 10:14 AM
"My wife pointed out how much the producers cut it to maximize the "hate Alex and Simon" factor by going straight from Ramona's gorgeous pool to the inflatable in Alex and Simon's yard."
Your wife is a sharp cookie wasder - I missed that...or maybe I was cringing too hard behind my pillow...peeking around the corners to watch...
Posted by: cobblehiller at March 12, 2009 10:15 AM
In it weren't for the fact Ramoner she said those things to the Discountess de Leschlepp in front of her daughter I would have liked her this episode. LuAnne is vile.
CH- I like Jill, I think I could hang with her.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at March 12, 2009 10:33 AM
Rob, the best one yet. Charo is the surprise guest and she gets the big laugh with...“Spooning leads to Forking!” I know Ms. RuPaul is only 48, but man do they use a blurry filter for her close ups.
Posted by: IMBY at March 12, 2009 10:38 AM
Ramona goes too far, me thinks. She had a chance to stop, but then she just bugged her eyes out and said something like "I'm right". She couldn't see her own bad behavior and kept at it. The Discountess was my favorite for about 5 minutes - then she blew it with telling the driver to call her countess in front of whoever that was with her. Now Jill is my favorite, she's crazy, but she's more normal to me - agreed.
Did you think Bethany went too crazy about the retouching? Everyone gets retouched -period - why did she have to dish what LuAnn said to everyone? That wasn't right.
Posted by: cobblehiller at March 12, 2009 10:40 AM
Ha! Urban Dictionary's Word of the Day is:
"Social Notworking:
The practice of spending time unproductively on social-networking websites, especially when one should be working.
Joe - Hey, Mark is constantly updating his Facebook status, does he not have any work to do?
John - His company obviously doesnt realise how much Social Notworking he is doing!"
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at March 12, 2009 10:42 AM
"In it weren't for the fact Ramoner she said those things to the Discountess de Leschlepp in front of her daughter I would have liked her this episode. LuAnne is vile."
THL, that was awesome. But perhaps we should call her Ramoaner.
I find Alex and Simon just too pathetic and comical to really hate them. They're almost endearing in their sad efforts to pretend they are high society. And, as wasder said, it's the Countess that is truly the one to hate. It's incredible how offended she gets when not referred to as Countess.
Lisa and Bethany are the only likable ones. Bethany has some hilarious lines and Lisa seems genuinely nice.
Posted by: Biff Champion at March 12, 2009 10:45 AM
I remember the pretentiously named France-Wah (despite the fact neither Alex or Simon is French or even speak French), but what is their other brat's, I mean child's, name?
How about this tidbit about Real Housewife Kelly?
http://tinyurl.com/d7wdju
Posted by: Biff Champion at March 12, 2009 10:51 AM
Biff, Who's Lisa? Do you mean Jill?
"I find Alex and Simon just too pathetic and comical to really hate them. "
Well, you're a better person than I am, or you just don't see it all too often as I do here in CH. The joint is lousy with people just like 'em!
I think Alex said she named the kid after some family member - hardly matters - it's still a burden for the kid - that name won't pass the 'school yard test'.
Posted by: cobblehiller at March 12, 2009 10:56 AM
Ramoaner- LOVE IT! Daughter's name is Avery (who seems to have turned out quite nicely despite her mom).
Jill- Daughter's name is Ally (spoiled yes, winy yes, but always seems a little sad and awkward so I have a soft spot in my heart for her).
Discountess- Son Noel & daughter Victoria
Bethany- None
Kelly- Who cares?
Posted by: TownhouseLady at March 12, 2009 11:01 AM
Maybe Mr. B can get Silex to post their Reno on B'Stoner?
Posted by: TownhouseLady at March 12, 2009 11:02 AM
All this talk of reality TV:
zzzzzzzzzzzz
lame-o
Someone please post a recipe, NOW!!!!!
Posted by: bayridgegirl at March 12, 2009 11:02 AM
Je n'aime pas le petit bourgeoise.
Ils s'ont tres gauche.
Ou est mon pate de fois gras?
Posted by: Legion at March 12, 2009 11:02 AM
And what IS with Ramoaner (I'm channeling Archie Bunker) and those huge bug eyes??
cobblehiller, I meant Jill, yes. I must be confusing my Housewives.
Did anyone see the RH of Orange County wrap-up? I can't believe they actually got into the Gretchen/cheating thing!
THL, I meant the name of Alex and Simon's other son...it's an equally school yard beating-inducing name.
Posted by: Biff Champion at March 12, 2009 11:05 AM
Oh my! It seems Miss Manners has slipped off her golden soapbox last summer. I wonder she never talk about this on the show???
http://www.nypost.com/seven/08262008/gossip/pagesix/real_good_time_at_wedding_126080.htm
Posted by: TownhouseLady at March 12, 2009 11:06 AM
Johan
Posted by: TownhouseLady at March 12, 2009 11:07 AM
Legion....finally something we agree on.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 12, 2009 11:08 AM
Oh God, I've fallen into the trap.
Recipes:
http://www.widgetbox.com/network/celebrity/post/real-housewives-of-nyc-recipe-for-being/693680
http://www.theinsider.com/news/824809_Skinny_Girls_Margarita_Recipe_from_The_Real_Housewives_of_New_York
Posted by: bayridgegirl at March 12, 2009 11:08 AM
France-Wah and Yo-Han. That's right!
And why is nobody talking about the brownstone reno being featured on This Old House? I thought it might make for an interesting weekly thread for Mr. B.
Posted by: Biff Champion at March 12, 2009 11:09 AM
Très drôle legion!
Posted by: cobblehiller at March 12, 2009 11:09 AM
Here you go BRG....
White Truffle Mac & Cheese
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup chopped red onion
1/2 cup chopped garlic
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
2 cups whole milk
1 1/2 cups cooked cavatappi pasta
1/2 cup chopped fresh herbs (equal parts rosemary, thyme and basil)
1/4 cup infused white truffle oil
1/2 cup grated Parmesan
1/4 cup Japanese bread crumbs (panko)
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
One Pompous Asshat white truffle.
Directions
Preheat the broiler.
Add butter to a saucepan over medium-high heat. Saute the onions and garlic until they turn slightly brown. Add the flour and whisk together for 3 minutes to make a blonde roux. Whisk in the milk and bring to a boil, stirring constantly to prevent the roux from burning. Cook for approximately 10 minutes or until the roux has dissolved completely and you can no longer taste the flour. Add the pasta and stir until hot. Add the fresh herbs, the truffle oil, and half of the Parmesan and stir until dissolved. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper. Put all ingredients into an ovenproof dish and sprinkle the remaining cheese and bread crumbs on top evenly. Place under a broiler until top becomes golden brown.
Just prior to serving, shave a generous portion (about $25 worth) of white truffle on the surface.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 12, 2009 11:11 AM
"Je n'aime pas le petit bourgeoise.
Ils s'ont tres gauche.
Ou est mon pate de fois gras?"
This is the French Foreign "Legion"!
Posted by: Biff Champion at March 12, 2009 11:11 AM
No DIBS...I hate Mac & Cheese!
Another one, quick. Before they start talking about another episode.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at March 12, 2009 11:15 AM
REMANDED! Bernie Madoff is going to jail now!
Posted by: cobblehiller at March 12, 2009 11:16 AM
"about $25 worth) of white truffle "
hahahahahahahaha....way too rich for my budget!
Posted by: cobblehiller at March 12, 2009 11:19 AM
I'm eating a croissant and drinking tea right now.
tres delicieux
Posted by: bayridgegirl at March 12, 2009 11:19 AM
> "This is the French Foreign "Legion"!"
[rimshot and klaxon]
Posted by: SnarkSlope at March 12, 2009 11:20 AM
Sweetbread Stuffed Veal Chop with Seared Fois Gras
1/2 pound veal sweetbread nuggets
1/2 cup flour
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 tablespoons chopped shallots
2 teaspoons chopped garlic
1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh parsley leaves
1/4 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
4 double-cut veal loin chops (about 14 ounces each and with a 3-inch bone)
3 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 cups medium diced peeled Granny Smith apples
2 cups medium diced Butternut Squash, blanched
1 cup toasted pecan pieces
4 slices of foie gras (about 2 ounces each)
1 cup veal reduction
1 tablespoon chopped chives
Directions
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Season the sweetbreads with salt & pepper. Dredge the sweetbreads in the flour, coating completely. In a saute pan, over medium heat, add the oil. When the oil is hot, add the sweetbreads and pan-fry until crispy, about 2 minutes. Remove and drain on a paper towel, and cool. In a mixing bowl, combine the sweetbreads, shallots, garlic, parsley and cheese. Mix well. Make a 2 inch pocket in the side of each veal chop. Season the chops with Essence both inside and out. Divide the stuffing into fourths and stuff into each veal chop. In another saute pan, heat the remaining oil. When the oil is hot, sear the chops for 2 minutes on each side. Remove from the heat and place the pan in the oven and roast for 6 to 8 minutes for medium-rare. In another saute pan, over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the sugar and cinnamon. Cook, stirring constantly until the sugar starts to reach the caramel stage, about 6 minutes. Add the apples, squash and pecan pieces. Season with salt and pepper. Saute for 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from the heat and keep warm. Heat a small saute pan, over medium heat. Season the fois gras with salt and pepper. Sear the foie for 1 minute on each side. Remove and drain on paper towels. Add the stock to the pan of foie gras fat. Bring to a simmer and remove from the heat. To serve, spoon the apple/squash mixture in the center of each plate. Place each veal chop on top of the apple mixture. Spoon the sauce over the veal chops. Lay each piece of fois gras on top of each chop. Garnish with chives.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 12, 2009 11:20 AM
cobblehiller, quick, post a long overdue picture of Madoff's perp walk!
Posted by: Biff Champion at March 12, 2009 11:21 AM
> "Social Notworking"
Nice, but I prefer the term "multislacking."
Posted by: SnarkSlope at March 12, 2009 11:21 AM
DIBS, do you know any recipes that don't require taking out a bank loan to buy the ingredients?
Posted by: bayridgegirl at March 12, 2009 11:25 AM
I think it's sometimes more like Anti-Social Networking around here. :-)
Posted by: Biff Champion at March 12, 2009 11:25 AM
They've only shown him arriving at the court - I haven't seen any pictures of him leaving for jail yet. That will be a beautiful thing.
Posted by: cobblehiller at March 12, 2009 11:26 AM
Yes, BRG....Buy two tamales at the little shop on Hoyt between State & Atlantic. Get the pork ones...they are homemade delicious and $1.50 each!!! Re-steam them and cover with your favorite verde sauce. Fantastic.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 12, 2009 11:30 AM
Here's one...goes great with Mac & Cheese too...
Beef brisket is on sale right now because of St. Patrick's Day so take advantage buy a whole one still in the vacuum pack cut it in half and freeze half. You usually have to ask the butcher for a whole uncut one. The one's they put out in the case on the Styrofoam tray wrapped in plastic are half briskets. Don't be scared that their too big, they will shrink considerably during cooking.
BBQ Beef Brisket (for people without a BBQ)
-Take one beef brisket (not Corned beef) cut off some (not all) of the excess fat from the bottom.
-Place in large (preferably Pyrex) baking dish/pan
-Cover with one bottle of Kraft original BBQ sauce (there's a reason for using the Kraft original it's tomato based and has a lower sugar content so it wont burn - if you use something else don't say I didn't warn you!)
-Cover with foil
-Bake approx. 5-8 hrs (depends on size) at 250 degrees until it falls apart when you rake a fork over it.
-Remove foil continue baking and basting (to get a good coating) for a half an hour.
let rest at least 20 minutes and slice or shred.
Tastes great on a roll with cole slaw.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at March 12, 2009 11:31 AM
That will be beautiful cobble. It has been making me sick thinking of him chilling in his penthouse these past few months.
Posted by: wasder at March 12, 2009 11:32 AM
their = they're (duh)
Posted by: TownhouseLady at March 12, 2009 11:32 AM
"That will be beautiful cobble. It has been making me sick thinking of him chilling in his penthouse these past few months."
Likewise wasder. I just read that he wears a bullet proof vest.
I want to know if there is any way to force him into performing some kind of service to humanity, in addition to any possible restitution, instead of sitting in jail playing cards for the rest of his days. Maybe serving the elderly, cleaning bed pans would be good.
Posted by: cobblehiller at March 12, 2009 11:37 AM
Good news about Bernie. Has anyone come across a good analysis of the real numbers -- i.e., how much people lost of actual principal they invested with him as opposed to how much the rpess accounts of incvestors' losses are based on phony statement income (unrealized gain)? Curious what % on the dollar restitution is likely to produce using investment principal as the basis.
Posted by: slopefarm at March 12, 2009 11:38 AM
That sounds really good THL, I'm going to try it.
Posted by: cobblehiller at March 12, 2009 11:40 AM
I'd love to see that too slope.
Posted by: cobblehiller at March 12, 2009 11:42 AM
anyone ever make Party Pigs? i make them when i get invited to a party that food is involved. they are always a hit!
ingredients:
small vienna sausages
toothpicks
can of cheese wizz
green olives with the red thingie inside
the sausage is the body of the pig, and the green olive is the head (put it together with toothpicks). cut two toothpicks in half to make 4 legs and stick on the underside of the pig's body for legs.
cheese whizz is to make the little curley tail.
you can put them in a pigpen (tupperware) filled with whatever condiment you like. a brown condiment usually looks like the most realistic, but you can use anything.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at March 12, 2009 11:43 AM
DIBS: Anyone who eats foie gras deserves a slow death over an open flame while being serenaded by flocks of geese!
Posted by: cmu at March 12, 2009 11:43 AM
"party pigs"
You kill me Rob. You win today's "White Trash Deluxe Cooking Award"!
Posted by: cobblehiller at March 12, 2009 11:47 AM
Hey cmu, will you be joining us at Floyd next week?
Posted by: cobblehiller at March 12, 2009 11:48 AM
DIBS;
Please go to the thread on the Furman report. I think the game is over: victory for Team Bull!!
BTW: what TV show are you talking about? I have no idea, as I basically do not watch TV these days.
Posted by: benson at March 12, 2009 11:54 AM
the brisket sounds good, would go well with mashed potatoes too I bet!!
boiled red potatoes (4 medium sized ones should feed 3)
sour cream (about 3/4 to 1 small container)
half stick butter
shredded cheddar ( i use a lot)
some pepper
mash together, there you go. SOmetimes i sautee some garlic in the butter first
Posted by: Troy McClure at March 12, 2009 11:59 AM
"Please go to the thread on the Furman report. I think the game is over: victory for Team Bull!!"
Shoot, bad timing is the story of my life. I just admitted to The What that I joined Team Bear within the last few months (with the continued hope for better times ahead).
Posted by: Biff Champion at March 12, 2009 12:01 PM
THL, that brisket recipe sounds good and easy. I never had brisket. Will try it. Do I have to touch the meat though?
Posted by: bayridgegirl at March 12, 2009 12:08 PM
Benson,
I think your point in your most recent response to the Furman center report could support team bear. The last 20 years saw a structural improvement in 'quality of life' metrics in NYC which is probably not repeatable.
This may well have driven real estate inflation above what simple economics would suggest, and so may not be applicable to the future.
(of course to disprove this theory you would just have to show that the suburbs or other cities exhibited the same inflation rate and pattern as NYC over the same period. I am not sure whether that is true or not).
Posted by: etson at March 12, 2009 12:08 PM
Etson;
I think you misunderstood my point. Team Bear's point, especially Miss Muffet, has consistently been that the appreciation in NYC has been "excessive", and so a huge correction is due, on the order of 50% or so. My point therefore, is that the appreciation is not excessive - it is only slghtly above inflation,and that premium is due to the improvement in the quality of life.
I agree that this was a one-time structural improvement, and hence NYC may no longer command this premium. The rate of appreciation may now just track inflation. That's a LONG WAY from saying that we will have a 50% correction.
BTW: note that when actual statistical data is presented,Team Bear is nowhere to be found.
Posted by: benson at March 12, 2009 12:14 PM
Team Bear is here, we are always here....
Posted by: the chicken at March 12, 2009 12:15 PM
It's crazy easy and it really is good. Don't tell the people you make it for how easy it was. I love smoked brisket too but haven't gotten myself a smoker yet. Maybe I should ask Santa for one next year.
Buy the the one that's already cut in half. Don't cut the fate off. pick it up with a fork to get it in the pan.
Once it's cooked you can put it in the fridge all the fat will rise to the top and harden then you can just crack it and scoop it off.
Chicken
Posted by: TownhouseLady at March 12, 2009 12:17 PM
fate = fat
holy Freudian slip!
(you're fated to get fat if you eat too much of this!)
Posted by: TownhouseLady at March 12, 2009 12:20 PM
Hiya Biff! Look Biff I want to bring this to you attention. You ask me to "Stand Down" with Montrose Morris. I complied with you request and never wrote any bad about her and this came up on the Asshat targeting System.
"What, you were writing in perfect, college educated, grammatical speech this morning, and were making some good points. The meds must have worn off big time, or you are the biggest phony here. Guess what most people believe?
Leave Benson alone. He and I may disagree on many things, but he is a class act, and I respect and like him. There are others far more deserving of being called out around here. Why not go after cornerbodega or prop joe? If you are looking for racists, go after the guys in white hoods, not the guy standing on the corner when they pass by."
Now Biff I had to hit the fail safe option before the rockets took off! The ONLY reason that I did not go full blast is because of you! In the past I pointed out MM epic fails and went just a little too far but I don't deal with her anymore. Now I just want to know the rules of engagement when some Retard attacks The What and I launch a full scale Counter-Strike, specially when I don't engage that person. I await your response and Thanks for reading Biff...
The What (Systems warming up...)
Someday this war is gonna end...
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at March 12, 2009 12:21 PM
Lies and damn statistics.
To echo my comment in the Furman thread, prices in my part of the Slope have doubled in the past five years alone.
25 years ago the house my landlord bought probably traded for 1/10th it's current value.
Posted by: SnarkSlope at March 12, 2009 12:21 PM
will try to be there, have son with and he's too young to drink, so need to dump him somewhere...
Posted by: cmu at March 12, 2009 12:22 PM
Thanks THL, it does sound delish.
We buy our meat from a butcher (never a supermarket), so I'll ask him to cut the 'fate'.
I will pick it up with a fork and put it in the pan. But how do I do that blindfolded; I can't even look at raw meat.
And don't ever ask me to spice up ground beef and make hamburger patties, I will pass out right after throwing up.
[whistle blowing]
It's lunchtime! Enjoy everyone.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at March 12, 2009 12:35 PM
What, while I asked you to tone it down with MM awhile back, at the end of the day I really don't want to be some sort of online umpire here and get in the middle of other people's fights/heated discussions. Hopefully people have noticed that I've been toning down my own act and that's really all I can control and all I want to control.
I think you should respond however you see fit to unprovoked references to/perceived attacks on you and I'm not going to comment again about it. MM, DIBS et.al., while posters I consider friends, are more than capable of handling themselves. I've also begun to listen to what you're saying more than how you are saying it and think you often have very good insight into things.
So, at least for now, I'm just going to worry about myself and how I respond to people. No need for you to ask me my opinion; be yourself.
Posted by: Biff Champion at March 12, 2009 12:36 PM
I see your point Benson. Guess it just depends on the start and end points used for that kind of historical analysis, which usually have a big impact on the conclusion.
I read a similar trendline analysis a few weeks ago suggesting that nationally prices had 15-20% more downside from here to get back to trend.
Of course the other bear point is that the current environment does not have a precedent in the past 50 years.
Fwiw, the 'down 20% and then flat for 7-8 years' scenario is pretty much what happened in the UK in the late 1980's-early 1990's recession.
(will take this to the relevant thread)
Posted by: etson at March 12, 2009 12:37 PM
"I really don't want to be some sort of online umpire here and get in the middle of other people's fights/heated discussions."
Thats true!
"So, at least for now, I'm just going to worry about myself and how I respond to people. No need for you to ask me my opinion; be yourself."
Thanks Biff!
Systems are operational and fully armed! We have go, I repeat we have go!!!!
The What (Acquiring Target Profiles......)
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at March 12, 2009 12:40 PM
"will try to be there, have son with and he's too young to drink, so need to dump him somewhere..."
cmu, you are a paragon of parental virtue! good luck 'dumping' the kid...hope to see you there!
Posted by: cobblehiller at March 12, 2009 12:46 PM
What, you've shown you can be civil when people are civil to you. And I've also noticed a subtle change in your posts lately (as you've mentioned yourself) when referencing the mess we are all in, i.e., it's worse than even you thought and you are concerned about our future.
Posted by: Biff Champion at March 12, 2009 12:48 PM
What, you continue to intrigue me.
I have to agree with Biff - be yourself, the inimitable, the original, the one, the only — What!
Say, can you 'acquire' Bernie Madoff as a target? There's a target we can all agree on! : )
Posted by: cobblehiller at March 12, 2009 12:51 PM
cmu, pretend it's Ireland. When I'm there, I notice people from 11 to 111 drinking in the pubs. Or if he's not into that yet, they have bocce and some old school video games there. I hope you can make it; I enjoyed talking to you last time.
Posted by: Biff Champion at March 12, 2009 12:51 PM
cmu, btw, I think they call it 'making a play date' vs. 'dumping'! : P
Posted by: cobblehiller at March 12, 2009 12:53 PM
"will try to be there, have son with and he's too young to drink, so need to dump him somewhere..."
Can't you just chain him to a meter or lamppost?
Posted by: TownhouseLady at March 12, 2009 12:53 PM
> "And don't ever ask me to spice up ground beef and make hamburger patties"
Do like Paula Dean, and add a stick of butter.
Posted by: SnarkSlope at March 12, 2009 12:55 PM
A stick of butter makes everything better. Including house prices.
Posted by: dittoburg at March 12, 2009 1:01 PM
"Can't you just chain him to a meter or lamppost?"
Would you have to feed the meter if he's chained to it?
Posted by: Biff Champion at March 12, 2009 1:01 PM
I suppose. I would also venture at some point he should probably feed the kid as well.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at March 12, 2009 1:02 PM
THL: Please tell us what you know about 'feeding' 'chained up people'.
:-)
Posted by: bayridgegirl at March 12, 2009 1:09 PM
"Say, can you 'acquire' Bernie Madoff as a target? There's a target we can all agree on! : )"
Bernie Madoff is my hero! You see the people he swindled all thought they was "smart"! Every Asshead thought they was the next Donald Trump or Warren Buffet and he was there to separate them from their money! Good for all the Assheads Feck 'em!
"I have to agree with Biff - be yourself, the inimitable, the original, the one, the only — What!" I'm trying to be nice God Damn it!!!!!
"What, you've shown you can be civil when people are civil to you."
I'm the Experimental Medication Program at Cornell. See I'm all better now, please let me go outside...
The What (Please....)
Someday this war is gonna end..
Posted by: Return of The What at March 12, 2009 1:09 PM
I would hate to see the kid hoisted up onto a two truck and taken away. They are famous for beer cheese at Floyd NY. I wonder if they have a dealcoholized version of that. I never understood the concept of dealcoholized beer and decaffinated coffee - it's like all of the bad taste without the funky side effects that are the main purpose for consuming the two.
Posted by: Biff Champion at March 12, 2009 1:10 PM
What, some days I just want to hug you!
Posted by: cobblehiller at March 12, 2009 1:12 PM
Anyone watch the show Testees on FX?
Posted by: TownhouseLady at March 12, 2009 1:19 PM
We interrupt your normal chat to bring you this special report:
-In a stunning upset,Team Bear brings on "Finance Guy", who blows Benson's analysis away by pointing out a mistaken assumption. Benson is throwing in the towel on this one, and will restrict himself to the Open Thread, henceforth.
Go to Furman Thread for further details.
Posted by: benson at March 12, 2009 1:22 PM
He's not leash trained yet ;) Biff, can he get past the bouncer? For that matter, can I?
Posted by: cmu at March 12, 2009 1:23 PM
Hey, I need a job. I'll watch all your little crumbsnatchers for 25 bucks a head while you all drink at Floyd's. I'll take 'em to a nearby park and promise not to let them take candy from strangers, play in dog poo, or otherwise be harmed :)
(How's that for pavement pounding!)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at March 12, 2009 1:27 PM
What, I don't need Biff (bless you, sweetie) or anyone else to speak for me or protect me.
Why is it ok for you to swipe at others nonstop, for merely disagreeing with you, but it's ok for you to talk such nonsense as "suck my balls", etc, etc ad nauseum to anyone who dares challenge you?
I'm supposed to be impressed or grateful that you have "laid off me"? Please. My "epic fails" are in your mind only, I don't see anyone else complaining. When I'm proved wrong, I'm quite capable of taking my lumps. You can't.
I'm perfectly willing to trade opinions and ideas with you, or anyone else, now and in the future. But I'm not going to tiptoe around you because you might get upset, because I'm not here to impress you, agree with you, or be one of your groupies. I'm also not going to avoid challenging you when I think you are out of line or wrong, in order to avoid being in your "firing line". What makes you immune? I simply state my opinions, just like everyone else. You, like everyone else, are free to read them, or ignore them. Nothing more, nothing less.
I frankly find it more telling that you feel you have to complain to Biff, who is not the hall monitor or my handler, if I call you on some post of yours. No matter what I say, I'm still a lot nicer to you than many here. Did I hit a sore point? Maybe too much truth. Hmmmm.
Posted by: Montrose Morris at March 12, 2009 1:28 PM
Good one Snappy! Carpe Diem!
Posted by: cobblehiller at March 12, 2009 1:29 PM
Biff I was just going to mention that the beer cheese at Floyd is excellent and they gave me the recipe once but I don't remember it. I suppose you could use O'douls or St Pauli girl na beer if you must.
I'm off to paint my bathroom! Wish me luck..
Posted by: boofer at March 12, 2009 1:29 PM
Well Benson very reasonable of you to admit the oversight. I also appreciate the level-headedness of Finance Guys posts.
Now, should we to order you a Team Bear baseball cap yet?
Posted by: dittoburg at March 12, 2009 1:32 PM
Ditto;
I'm thinking about it, but if it means I have to share the locker room with certain characters, it's unappealing.
Posted by: benson at March 12, 2009 1:36 PM
What in the world is beer cheese?
A pate of both? Sounds nasty.
Posted by: Montrose Morris at March 12, 2009 1:36 PM
Woo hoo. My switch over to Team Bear was a good move after all!
"He's not leash trained yet ;) Biff, can he get past the bouncer? For that matter, can I?"
cmu, I forgot about you Union Hall "experience" prior to our first gathering. I don't believe they have bouncers at Floyd NY, but if they do and they refuse you entrance, we will all walk out and vow to start a Brownstoner Boycott of the place.
Posted by: Biff Champion at March 12, 2009 1:37 PM
Quick question before I embark on the mini bathroom makeover. Does anyone have any advice on this matter:
My bathroom has a pedestal sink and a small shallow medicine cabinet. There is no storage space basically and it's too small and oddly laid out for one of those standard bathroom cabinets. I can't put one of those toilet surrounding shelves up because there is a window above the toilet (and I think they are heinous) What can I do? Do any of you know of a very shallow cabinet I can get? This is a rental.
Posted by: boofer at March 12, 2009 1:39 PM
In fact the opposite is true about Madoff's clients. they all thought Bernie was wiser than they were and so they trusted him. That anyone would consider Bernie Madoff a hero after the man ruined Elie Weisel and his foundation (among thousands of others)is disgusting. And completely wrong. Madoff destroyed the life savings of many many people who weren't rich, just trying to augment their savings. Like all of us- even you, What.
Posted by: bxgrl at March 12, 2009 1:41 PM
MM beer cheese is exactly that; a mix of a sharp spreadable cheddar with a little bit of beer. It's actually really good. It has a subtle beer flavor like that of a beer batter.
Posted by: boofer at March 12, 2009 1:41 PM
who moved my cheese?
Posted by: Legion at March 12, 2009 1:43 PM
What;
Since MM wrote, I'll break my silence too and engage you just this once.
I ask you to go take a look at the Furman Thread today. A civil discussion on RE prices,and I am man enough to admit when I am wrong about something. I am willing to talk with everyone on Brownstoner, with the exception of you, and your sock-puppet, BHO. I will not engage with you unless you clean up you act,in the following ways:
-first and foremost, by engaging other folks as if they are equally intelligent,caring human beings who just might have a different opinion or POV. I am here on this site to learn, and engage others in dialogue, NOT to be a prop in your phony show. If you continue to insist on rules of engagement in which someone's opinion is just mere fodder for your next "cut-and-paste" rant,then I will not engage with you.
-secondly, I will not engage with you if you continue to write in the form of a vulgar, disrespecful rant. We all lose our temper here now and then, but you make it a practice and moreover, you view it as part of your phony show.
I've got much better things to do with my life than engage with a bad street actor. You have shown that you can engage with others in a civil manner. If you want to start doing so with me, that will be fine - I'll do so too. The ball is is your court. Absence any change, I continue in my stance of not engaging with you, and to urge others to do likewise.
Posted by: benson at March 12, 2009 1:49 PM
BRG, you can say that when you just mentioned throwing up after touching meat???
;)
Posted by: Montrose Morris at March 12, 2009 1:49 PM
MM, are you taking a jab at me? I hate that phrase for personal reasons.
;-)
btw - where's DIBS?? We all answered his roll call this morning, and then he's MIA.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at March 12, 2009 1:54 PM
Nah, I'm not jabbing, BRG. Just found some irony in the remark.
Gotta go do some work, will check back later this afternoon.
Carry on!
Posted by: Montrose Morris at March 12, 2009 1:58 PM
Hi. I went to lunch at Ruby Tuesdays since we bought the stock. Hands on research as we call it. The food was good value and the restaurant was packed with a waiting line of 20 people by the time we left. That however, has little to do with why we bought the stock at $1.00...and bought more yesterday.
It's all about the company stopping expansion, increasing cash flow, paying down debt and not in jeopardy of breaking bond covenants. management was big buyers of the stock as well over the past 2 weeks.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 12, 2009 1:59 PM
brownstone attached hammocks: http://tinyurl.com/de86er
will be my next weekend project, if i dont soil my pants trying to get in (legal?)
Posted by: goldie at March 12, 2009 2:01 PM
Benson - as much as I discount the What for his inability to see any side of a story apart from his own, his palpable hatred of those he deems outsiders and those not like him, his congenital inability to be civil, his racism, his sexism, his homophobia, his inability to actually make any point without cutting & pasting, the likely fact that he's never said sorry or admitted he was wrong about anything in his life, his immaturity etc etc. I'm getting bored.
Anyway, he has admitted a mental health problem and treatment for that so its difficult to know how much of it is a facade, how much of it is nastiness, and how much of it is effectively beyond his control. Not engaging him as is your wont, is probably best.
Posted by: dittoburg at March 12, 2009 2:07 PM
"Still, the team at G10 Design are adamant that the hammock not be used while drinking, taking drugs or having sex."
I'd need booze and or drugs to even attempt to clumb into one of those goldie.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at March 12, 2009 2:09 PM
goldie....apparently there are no building codes or LPC in that European city where those Hammokums are pictured. What an insane assinine idea. Are you sure that isn't some SNL spoof!!!!!!
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 12, 2009 2:10 PM
"Why is it ok for you to swipe at others nonstop, for merely disagreeing with you, but it's ok for you to talk such nonsense as "suck my balls", etc, etc ad nauseum to anyone who dares challenge you?"
Where did I say anything to you MM???? After that dust-up I left you ALONE!!
Here MM, I think you have a problem with the word alone...
ALONE
adjective & adverb
1 having no one else present; on one's own : [as predic. adj. ] she was alone that evening | [as adv. ] he lives alone.
• without others' help or participation; single-handed : team members are more effective than individuals working alone.
• [as adj. ] isolated and lonely : she was terribly alone and exposed.
• having no companions in a particular position or course of action : they were not alone in dissenting from the advice.
2 [as adv. ] indicating that something is confined to the specified subject or recipient : we agreed to set up such a test for him alone | it is Congress alone that can declare war.
• used to emphasize that only one factor out of several is being considered and that the whole is greater or more extreme : there were fifteen churches in the town center
Ok Got it Alone!!! I will leave you ALONE! You will Leave me ALONE! Good....
The What (I Tried..)
Someday this war is gonna end..
Posted by: Return of The What at March 12, 2009 2:10 PM
DIBS is expected to recover after his foie gras excess.
Biff, thank you, thank you, it's good to know one has friends!
Posted by: cmu at March 12, 2009 2:12 PM
"Since MM wrote, I'll break my silence too and engage you just this once."
Guess what? Since MM wrote, I'll break my silence too and engage you just this once.
You are on mute...
Please read the lexical definition of Alone, thank you..
The What (No more negotiating with Terrorists)
Someday this war is gonna end...
Oh BTW Benson Suck the skittles!
Posted by: Return of The What at March 12, 2009 2:14 PM
Sorry to all for going back to this, but THL, speaking of hammocks, I was reminded of the scillarious (both scary and hilarious) ball bag that Simon wore on last week's RH show. Did you catch that? He had it on for about 2 minutes before realizing he's in America and people are more accustomed to seeing boxer like swimsuits at the beach.
Do you think they have any clue that people are laughing at them, including the producers of the show.
Posted by: Biff Champion at March 12, 2009 2:15 PM
" And completely wrong. Madoff destroyed the life savings of many many people who weren't rich, just trying to augment their savings. Like all of us- even you, What."
The Torah reading room is that way---->
Rabbi What
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at March 12, 2009 2:17 PM
"Do you think they have any clue that people are laughing at them, including the producers of the show."
How can they not, BIff? Or are they making so much money from the show that they have decided to just "suck it up"? [Sorry, I hate that phrase, but there it is..]
Posted by: cobblehiller at March 12, 2009 2:20 PM
I'm sure the producers love the comedy provided by a white trashy rich wife a sartorially clueless husband.
Posted by: dittoburg at March 12, 2009 2:21 PM
Biff,
You mean as shown in this clip??
http://www.bravotv.com/the-real-housewives-of-new-york-city/videos/caribbean-vs-new-england-waters
.."you know it's funny, France-Wah wanted to come to the beach but he does not understand that these are not the beaches of St. Barts!"
Wretch, Gag, Uke...I think he's an exhibitionist. Notice how he was subtly trying to towel drop during his "spa treatment"??
Posted by: TownhouseLady at March 12, 2009 2:23 PM
ditto, yes, for sure Alex and Simon are ratings gold and loved by the producers. My point is how can the couple continue going on the show? Either they are somehow oblivious about how they appear to the audience or (as cobblehiller suggests) they are prepared to put themselves and their kids through it for the money and free promotional gifts for the stores and restaurants and services that they are shown consuming each week. I think they probably feel any press is good press and they just want to be seen. If it's for the free merchandise, that's an exceptionally pathetic reason - is it really worth the humiliation to them and their kids?
Posted by: Biff Champion at March 12, 2009 2:26 PM
"Notice how he was subtly trying to towel drop during his "spa treatment"??"
I totally saw that maneuver - unbelievable. He's such a sham.
Posted by: cobblehiller at March 12, 2009 2:26 PM
Biff,
There you go again trying to be all rational about it!
They're not playing by the same moral code as you. They do think that any press is good press. I also wholeheartedly believe that they think anyone who is a naysayer is just jealous.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at March 12, 2009 2:29 PM
THL and cobblehiller, did you notice the tshirt he was wearing at the beach?
"1740 – 1814"
That represent the year of birth and death of the Marquis de Sade! *Cringe*
Posted by: Biff Champion at March 12, 2009 2:37 PM
THL - with that level of delusion they'd make great salespeople, brokers specfically.
Posted by: dittoburg at March 12, 2009 2:38 PM
Clearly the answer is yes Biff.
Posted by: cobblehiller at March 12, 2009 2:39 PM
They definitely think any press is good press and they are very much willing to put themselves and their kids through whatever ringers necessary to keep getting the money they get paid and the free/promotional stuff and opportunities they receive. I am sure they know what their public perception is as well. To be the kind of person inclined to even consider such a thing means that they are not operating by the same rules or codes that most of us are.
Posted by: wasder at March 12, 2009 2:39 PM
sometimes people just dont care what others think about them. they just live their lives (however trashy you may think it is) as they see fit. those kinds of people usually live longer too. after all this talk about those two, and me catching the one clip of them in their inflatable pool, i think im gonna give this a shot. they seem like cool people and hells if i had a backyard there would be one of those pools (and a slip n slide). hey if you guys are readnig this invite me over into your inflatable pool! i'll bring the boxed wine and party pigs!
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at March 12, 2009 2:41 PM
ouch..that hurts so good..
Posted by: Legion at March 12, 2009 2:42 PM
OMG. He is so weird. He's gay. I'm telling you that something is not right in that relationship.
Posted by: cobblehiller at March 12, 2009 2:44 PM
I'm going to get one of those pools for my backyard.
Don't fret, I will refrain from having a crew film me in it.
Should I get a lifeguard?
Posted by: TownhouseLady at March 12, 2009 2:46 PM
"To be the kind of person inclined to even consider such a thing means that they are not operating by the same rules or codes that most of us are."
Well put wasder.
Posted by: cobblehiller at March 12, 2009 2:48 PM
Cobble,
He's a hetero-sissy. We have one of those in our circle. Remarkably straight despite his blatantly gay tendencies. In fact, even got caught cheating on his wife with another woman. Until that happened, the jury was out.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at March 12, 2009 2:50 PM
> "Should I get a lifeguard?"
Absolutely. I'm thinking Tito the lifeguard from Pee-Wee's Playhouse.
Posted by: SnarkSlope at March 12, 2009 2:52 PM
"a hetero-sissy" :-/
jk, that doesnt really offend me ahhahah i just found it a funny phrase. i def. know a few straight men like that. (actually almost all the husbands in park slope come to think about it!)
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at March 12, 2009 2:53 PM
THL--I'm going to get one of those pools for my backyard.
Don't fret, I will refrain from having a crew film me in it.
Same and same for me...
Posted by: wasder at March 12, 2009 2:53 PM
THL, do you remember the Dana Carvey skit, "Lyle, the Effeminate Heterosexual" that featured a husband and father that everyone thought was gay, including his wife? It was quite amusing.
http://www.genwi.com/play/1803956
Posted by: Biff Champion at March 12, 2009 2:55 PM
What, *you* are calling Montrose a terrorist? Crazy.
Hey, has anyone seen "Gimme Shelter," about house hunting in Brooklyn? It just came out last week. I'm only on page 8 but I thought this was good:
"We live in the most expensive shantytown on earth [New York City]....the grandly named County of Kings used to be an afterthought, a bridge-and-tunnel punchline. Now it's rapidly becoming a Zagat guide destination of its own, with rock-star residents and CEO-priced real estate."
Posted by: mopar at March 12, 2009 2:57 PM
I've known a few "hetero-sissies" You're right, everyone assumes they are gay until some sordid thing with a woman comes out. Always funny.
My first boss in the business was like that and our assistant told me (one night after a few drinks) that she always thought he was gay until she slept with him.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 12, 2009 2:57 PM
Darn, I think the video was pulled. Here is one of the scripts. But a lot of it is lost when you can't actually hear Dana doing the character.
http://snltranscripts.jt.org/91/91plyle.phtml
Posted by: Biff Champion at March 12, 2009 2:58 PM
I do! Thanks for reminding me of that!
Posted by: TownhouseLady at March 12, 2009 3:00 PM
Lyle was funny but nothing beat "Pat" on SNL.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 12, 2009 3:00 PM
rob, your blue lipstick and violet contacts will put them to shame
Posted by: dittoburg at March 12, 2009 3:05 PM
"i've been one busy @ss beaver today!"
The What should market beaver asshats for his upscale asshat line
Posted by: Troy McClure at March 12, 2009 3:07 PM
ditto, are you joining us at Floyd NY next week?
Posted by: Biff Champion at March 12, 2009 3:07 PM
I'm afraid not. But drink a pint of warm beer for me.
Posted by: dittoburg at March 12, 2009 3:10 PM
What do you think? With asparagus on the side?
Tilapia with Garlic, Onion, Pine Nuts, Basil, White Wine
* Tilapia Filets, fresh or frozen (2)
* Garlic (About 6 cloves)
* Red Onion (1/4)
* Fresh Basil (about 10 leaves)
* White Wine (About 1 cup)
* Pine Nuts (Small handful, about 1/4 cup)
* Dry Chicken Base (A few pinches to taste)
* Fresh Ground Pepper
* Olive Oil (1/4 cup)
* Pasta Choice (12 oz.)
* Fresh Baked Bread (choice)
Dice the garlic. Cut the onion into long, thin trips. Inspect, wash, remove the steams, and dice the basil leaves. Bring a pasta pan of water up to a boil and add the pasta.
Bring the pan with olive oil up to medium/high heat. Add both tilapia filets. Season with fresh ground pepper and a pinch or two of the dry chicken base. Toss the garlic, onion, pine nuts, and half the basil over the fish. Cook for 3-4 minutes. With a spatula, trying to keep them whole, flip the filets. Make sure the onion, garlic, and pine nuts are now underneath or around the edges, so they will slow cook with the fish. Add the white wine and toss the remaining basil over the fish. Re-season with fresh ground pepper and a pinch of chicken base to taste. Reduce to medium/low heat. Simmer for about 5-6 more minutes.
Meanwhile, drain your pasta. Add a handful to each dish. When the fish is complete, using a spatula to try to keep the fish whole, add a filet on the very center of the pasta. Use a spoon to add a scoop or two of the onion, garlic, nuts, and wine sauce over the top of the fish. Serve immediately with fresh, warm bread.
Posted by: cmu at March 12, 2009 3:12 PM
ditto, are you joining us at Floyd NY next week?
- Posted by: Biff Champion at March 12, 2009 3:07 PM
I'm afraid not.
- Posted by: dittoburg at March 12, 2009 3:10 PM
:-(
No Ditto, no snappy. If I go I won't have any friends there.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at March 12, 2009 3:15 PM
Biff and I will be there, BRG.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 12, 2009 3:19 PM
Two pieces of string walk into a bar and the bartender looks at them suspiciously. He says "Sorry, boys, we don't serve your kind here." So the pieces of string walk out again.
They're sitting in the gutter outside and feeling really thirsty when one piece of string says "Hey! I've got an idea to get me into the bar."
So he starts twisting and turning, wriggling this way and that, pulling out a few threads here and there. His mate's looking at him and thinks he's gone completely nuts.
Then the piece of string walks back into the bar. The bartender looks at him a little suspiciously again and says "Here, you're not a bit of string, are you?"
The piece of string replies "No, I'm a frayed knot."
Posted by: Biff Champion at March 12, 2009 3:20 PM
Oh alright, I'll talk to you BRG! ; )
Posted by: cobblehiller at March 12, 2009 3:21 PM
With jokes like that, we might be the only ones at Floyd NY.
Posted by: Biff Champion at March 12, 2009 3:21 PM
CMU - Inspect?? That recipe sounds too fussy for my liking
Posted by: dittoburg at March 12, 2009 3:22 PM
Oh geez, the woman outside of my office is clipping her nails now. Does anyone else work with someone who does this in public? I used to work with a guy who would suddenly start flossing his teeth while talking to you.
Posted by: Biff Champion at March 12, 2009 3:23 PM
Thats a great dad joke. I'm gonna try it on the kids.
Posted by: dittoburg at March 12, 2009 3:24 PM
My favorite Far Side cartoon..."Hay Bar"
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LY-9PTRzghw/Ru0fD6I3IXI/AAAAAAAABRI/
ChrhHQhHBEs/s400/haybar.gif
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 12, 2009 3:24 PM
ditto, re: the recipe, I also don't like it when I have to send my ingredients on "long, thin trips".
Posted by: Biff Champion at March 12, 2009 3:25 PM
I think I'm just going to have some hot Italian sausage with my homemade sauce on a bed of vermicelli tonight.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 12, 2009 3:27 PM
"Biff and I will be there, BRG."
Like I said, I WON'T have any friends there.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at March 12, 2009 3:28 PM
Biff,
Say, hey (insert broad's name here) do you mind if I join you? I was just about to pedi-egg my feet?
Posted by: TownhouseLady at March 12, 2009 3:29 PM
"I think I'm just going to have some hot Italian sausage with my homemade sauce on a bed of vermicelli tonight."
Will you be having dinner before or after that?
Posted by: Biff Champion at March 12, 2009 3:30 PM
hot sausage on the bed? Are you kidding me??
Posted by: dittoburg at March 12, 2009 3:31 PM
Or Vermicelli some fancy pants bedding manufacturer I'm unfamiliar with?
Posted by: TownhouseLady at March 12, 2009 3:31 PM
DIBS got confused at 3:27. He really meant to say:
I think I'm just going to have some hot Italian with my homemade sauce on a bed tonight.
- DIBS
Posted by: bayridgegirl at March 12, 2009 3:31 PM
THL, I hate asking for explanations to jokes, but what did you mean?
Posted by: Biff Champion at March 12, 2009 3:32 PM
THL...who wears "fancy pants" in bed???
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 12, 2009 3:34 PM
Oui THL, Vermicelli is a damask style of Frette sheets. I'm sure DIBS has them imported fresh weekly.
Posted by: cobblehiller at March 12, 2009 3:34 PM
with DIBS and an italian in the bed there won't be mushroom for anyone else.
Posted by: dittoburg at March 12, 2009 3:34 PM
A Pedi-egg is something that takes the calluses off your feet. I figured if you said that to her she'd get the fact that cutting her nails in public was gross.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at March 12, 2009 3:34 PM
Vermicelli is the ghetto Asshat's version of Versace.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 12, 2009 3:35 PM
LOL Ditto!
Posted by: TownhouseLady at March 12, 2009 3:35 PM
"with DIBS and an italian in the bed there won't be mushroom for anyone else."
That's right, apparently the Italian has dibs on the mushrooms.
Posted by: Biff Champion at March 12, 2009 3:36 PM
beff, love those jokes that seem to come from Highlights Magazine. another lame one on the bar front:
a grasshopper walks into a bar and takes a seat. the bartender says "hey, we have a drink named after you!".
grasshopper replies "really, you have a drink named steve?!"
Posted by: goldie at March 12, 2009 3:36 PM
ditto...that was good!!!!
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 12, 2009 3:36 PM
Ahhh, got it THL. I didn't tie it back to that post. I can think of more offensive grooming habits to do in front of her.
Posted by: Biff Champion at March 12, 2009 3:37 PM
I've seen the pedi-egg commercials....GROSS. Thinking of what to do with the accumulated scrapings reminds me of Gold Member and his little box of skin flakes!!!!
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 12, 2009 3:38 PM
Biff...you know what one of the best things was about living in Asia??? You can pick your nose in public because everyone else does as well!!!
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 12, 2009 3:39 PM
Why did the traffic light turn red?
Wouldn't you turn red if you had to change in the middle of the street?
Posted by: TownhouseLady at March 12, 2009 3:39 PM
Can we have a stand up comedy contest at the gathering???
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 12, 2009 3:40 PM
DIBS, that sounds to me more like one of the worst things about living in Asia.
Posted by: Biff Champion at March 12, 2009 3:41 PM
Ah yes, What- nice try at anti-semitism. Of course coming from the likes of you it doesn't mean much.(I am of course referring to your distinctive personality, such as it is.)
Posted by: bxgrl at March 12, 2009 3:44 PM
The What=Yawn. Alone is what he sees in the mirror.
Not worth my time.
Back to work.
Posted by: Montrose Morris at March 12, 2009 3:44 PM
No Biff...that would be what we refer to as PAVIS...the Pan Asia Village Idiot Syndrome.
An example...we were flying from Osaka to Tokyo and had business class tickets and wanted to jump on an earlier flight. It's only about 30-40 minute flight so we said we would go in coach because the earlier flight was full in business. None of the idiots behind the counter could figure out how to just let us have the coach seats because we had business class tickets. It was like a chinese firedrill with all the back and forth with the supervisor and weird looks as if we were doing something that's just not done.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 12, 2009 3:47 PM
The impatient cow knock knock joke doesn't work on the internet, so someone please do it at the gathering.
Posted by: dittoburg at March 12, 2009 3:49 PM
ditto, re: the recipe, I also don't like it when I have to send my ingredients on "long, thin trips"
You inspect them before you send 'em off. Quite normal.
Posted by: cmu at March 12, 2009 3:50 PM
I have never been grossed out by anything said on here before but for some reason the idea of everyone picking their nose in Asia has done it for me.
Posted by: mopar at March 12, 2009 3:52 PM
I agree, mopar- that put a damper on my eagerness to visit Asia :-)
Posted by: bxgrl at March 12, 2009 3:55 PM
I hate when women put on make-up in public.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at March 12, 2009 3:56 PM
Its worse in the Arctic. There everyone picks everone else's nose.
Posted by: dittoburg at March 12, 2009 3:57 PM
I hate when women put on make-up in public.
rewrite....
I hate it when women make-out in public.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 12, 2009 3:57 PM
I want to punch someone in the nose right now.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at March 12, 2009 3:58 PM
Just remember...you can pick your friends and you can pick your nose but you can't pick your friend's nose.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 12, 2009 3:58 PM
I think dave won that one by a nose.
Posted by: bxgrl at March 12, 2009 4:00 PM
Favorite joke among engineers...
Three buddies, a doctor,an engineer and a lawyer, go golfing every week. One day the conversation turns to the subject of how talented each person's dog is, and they get into a heated argument. It gets so heated that they decide to have a face-off: each person is to bring their dog to the golf course and demonstrate what their dog can do with 30 biscuits.
The day arrives, and the competition begins. The doctor starts it off. He puts the 30 biscuits on the ground, and calls his dog: "Stethoscope, come here and show them what you can do". The dog trots over, and with his paws he moves the biscuits around and makes a picture of a human skeleton. The doctor is beaming, and says "Try topping that!".
The engineer says, "That's pretty good, but watch this!". he calls to his dog "Hey Erector Set, show them what you can do!". Erector Set takes the 30 biscuits with his paws, and builds a three-dimensional model of a bridge. The engineer folds his arms, turns to his buddies and says "How about that?!".
The lawyer, nonplussed, quietly states "These dogs are from hunger". He then turns to his dog and calls out "Bullsh*t!"! Bullsh*t slwowly trots over, eats the 30 biscuits, screws the other two dogs, and takes the afternoon off.....
Posted by: benson at March 12, 2009 4:00 PM
Did all you girls have a nose gaye for your proms??? I can guess which ones always had dates for Sadie Hawkins!!!!
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 12, 2009 4:00 PM
BRG- I am always amazed when women put their make up on in a moving subway car. If I tried it I would poke my eye out with the mascara brush.
Posted by: bxgrl at March 12, 2009 4:01 PM
bxgrl...most of them look like they put their makeup on in a moving subway car!!!
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 12, 2009 4:03 PM
Ohhhhhhh- that explains the streaks and splotches
Posted by: bxgrl at March 12, 2009 4:08 PM
I always look at the women after they've put on the make up and ask myself, why did they even bother.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at March 12, 2009 4:08 PM
Cute, Benson.
If I go next Thursday and you're the only friend I have there. Please don't tell me any jokes ;-)
Posted by: bayridgegirl at March 12, 2009 4:14 PM
"Did all you girls have a nose gaye for your proms?'
I didn't have a prom at my quirky NYC school. A bunch of us went to see Chuck Berry at the Ritz instead. It was great!
Posted by: cobblehiller at March 12, 2009 4:17 PM
Benson,
Do you really want to know? Do you have time?
Posted by: bayridgegirl at March 12, 2009 4:25 PM
BRG, Why don't you explain it to him here? In long, drawn out, run on sentences.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at March 12, 2009 4:28 PM
"I hate when women put on make-up in public."
When I was a kid, my Mom INDOCTRINATED me about how wrong it was for a lady to do this. In her view, any lady who did this was basically a slut. Now, whenever I see ladies doing this, I'm amazed! I'm automatically thinking..."What a slut!" But, it happens so often today I've had to adjust my thinking. Just one of the "new" things about NYC I've had to become accustomed to, bxgrl!
Posted by: East New York at March 12, 2009 4:30 PM
"Bullsh*t slwowly trots over, eats the 30 biscuits, screws the other two dogs, and takes the afternoon off....."
I like that one, Benson! That's my kind of dog!
Posted by: East New York at March 12, 2009 4:31 PM
Benson, how do you expect snappy to trust you with her resume after that joke?? Really.
Posted by: slopefarm at March 12, 2009 4:32 PM
Lipstick is the only make-up that is considered o.k. to re-apply in public.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at March 12, 2009 4:33 PM
Slope, Benson calling me out on my grammar is not a joke.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at March 12, 2009 4:33 PM
Joke:
The kindergartners moved on to first grade. Their teacher wanted them to be more grown up since they were no longer in kindergarten. She told them to use grown up words instead of baby words. She then asked them to tell her what they did during the summer.
The first little one said he went to see his Nana. The teacher said, "No, No, you went to see your grandmother. Use the grown up word."
The next little one said she went for a trip on a choo-choo. The teacher again said, "No, No, you went on a trip on a 'train.' That's the grown up word."
Then the teacher asked little Johnny what he did during the summer. He proudly stated that he read a book. The teacher asked what book he had read. He puffed out his chest and in a very adult way replied,
"Winnie the Shit."
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at March 12, 2009 4:35 PM
Thanks god the dog didn't put on a full face of make-up before screwing the other two dog or it might have ended up looking like a slut.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at March 12, 2009 4:35 PM
It's ok slopefarm, I tell lawyer jokes too! :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at March 12, 2009 4:36 PM
Slopefarm;
Aw come on. My joke is just one of those "inside baseball" types. Basically, engineers say it after complaining that they aren't paid as much as lawyers.
Posted by: benson at March 12, 2009 4:36 PM
Tell us a good lawyer joke Snappy!
Posted by: cobblehiller at March 12, 2009 4:38 PM
"BRG, Why don't you explain it to him here? In long, drawn out, run on sentences."
If Sam were here he'd say "NO, please keep it short!!" Speaking of Sam, where is he?
Posted by: benson at March 12, 2009 4:39 PM
Tell us a good black lesbian lawyer joke.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 12, 2009 4:39 PM
Benson,
You know I'm busting your chops. I've been practicing far too long to be thin-skinned about lawyer jokes.
Posted by: slopefarm at March 12, 2009 4:39 PM
slope, are you coming next Thursday? wasder was asking in another thread.
Posted by: Biff Champion at March 12, 2009 4:41 PM
I don't know any good lawyer jokes that aren't super old :(
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at March 12, 2009 4:42 PM
I hate jokes!
Posted by: bayridgegirl at March 12, 2009 4:43 PM
I'm glad there are no gay hedge fund manager jokes>>>>>>>
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 12, 2009 4:48 PM
An eccentric millionaire hosted a gala party at his palatial mansion and grounds. After a few hours, he led everyone to his grand swimming pool, in which there was a 20-foot shark. The millionaire says "I'll give anyone who jumps into the pool everything I have." No one moves.
All of a sudden a guy jumps in one end of the pool and starts swimming around FURIOUSLY, as the shark ties to catch him, repeatedly biting him all over his body. The guy makes it to the other end of the pool and LEAPS out, completely exhausted. The millionaire runs over to him and says, "That was amazing! What can I give you? Do you want my mansion?"
"No," says the guy, still lying beside the pool, bleeding profusely and breathing heavily.
"Do you want my collection of classic cars? Or all of my money?
"No."
"Well, what do you want??"
"I want to know who pushed me into the pool."
Posted by: East New York at March 12, 2009 4:49 PM
Terrible lawyer joke:
A lawyer married a woman who had previously divorced ten husbands. On their wedding night, she told her new husband, "Please be gentle, I'm still a virgin." "What?" said the puzzled groom. "How can that be if you've been married ten times?" "Well, Husband #1 was a sales representative; he kept telling me how great it was going to be. Husband #2 was in software services; he was never really sure how it was supposed to function, but he said he'd look into it and get back to me. Husband #3 was from field services; he said everything checked out diagnostically but he just couldn't get the system up. Husband #4 was in telemarketing; even though he knew he had the order, he didn't know when he would be able to deliver. Husband #5 was an engineer; he understood the basic process but wanted three years to research, implement, and design a new state-of-the-art method. Husband #6 was from finance and administration; he thought he knew how, but he wasn't sure whether it was his job or not. Husband #7 was in marketing; although he had a nice product, he was never sure how to position it. Husband #8 was a psychologist; all he ever did was talk about it. Husband #9 was a gynecologist; all he did was look at it. Husband #10 was a stamp collector; all he ever did was... God! I miss him! But now that I've married you, I'm really excited!" "Good," said the new husband, "but, why?" "You're a lawyer. This time I know I'm gonna get screwed!"
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at March 12, 2009 4:52 PM
Love it!
Posted by: TownhouseLady at March 12, 2009 4:57 PM
I can't remember jokes and never re-tell any.
Anybody have one-liners? I'm tired of reading epics.
I was also going to respond to Benson and tell him why I write the way I do, but I got exhausted flipping through my copy of 'Grammar for dummies' trying to figure out who to formulate sentences.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at March 12, 2009 5:06 PM
Please don't get Biff started on the one-liners.
Take my wife...please.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 12, 2009 5:08 PM
You're so right DIBS.
"Anybody have FUNNY one-liners?"
That should keep him quiet.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at March 12, 2009 5:12 PM
Ding ding ding...dinner bell! What's on tap for tonight's meal? Leftover turkey tacos for me.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at March 12, 2009 5:14 PM
I was serious...I'm on my way to Grand central to pick up some hot italian sausage!!!
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 12, 2009 5:15 PM
My wife sat down on the couch next to me as I was flipping channels. She asked, 'What's on TV?'
I said, 'Dust.'
And then the fight started...
Posted by: TownhouseLady at March 12, 2009 5:16 PM
ENY- you're not originally from NYC? And my mother said the same thing. No "lady" puts on make up in public. But then she believed if you used your lipstick for blusher you would get worms. To this day I never do that!
Posted by: bxgrl at March 12, 2009 5:16 PM
can this be QUOD? taken from the third and bond thread.
"It would take most of the bozos commenting a day to change a light switch and a year to oversee their bathroom reno.
So this kinda think would be lifetime project.
Disregard the snide comments. They all think they are experts on appraisals, construction, design, management, market forecasting, etc, etc. Meanwhile their most productive hours are spent reading this blog. Probably would be fired if worked for a real company."
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at March 12, 2009 5:17 PM
A woman is standing nude, looking in the bedroom mirror.
She is not happy with what she sees, and says to her husband,
'I feel horrible; I look old, fat and ugly.
I really need you to pay me a compliment.'
The husband replies, 'Your eyesight's damn near perfect.'
And then the fight started.....
Posted by: TownhouseLady at March 12, 2009 5:17 PM
LOL,THL!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at March 12, 2009 5:19 PM
quote:
Tell us a good black lesbian lawyer joke.
i dont know any, but i do know a great lesbian vampire joke!
What did one lesbian vampire say to the other?
--- see ya next month, hon!
ha! (i have a strange feeling ive told this joke before.) it's like seriously the only joke ive ever heard that stuck in my head for some reason. (other than the knock knock orange/banana joke)
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at March 12, 2009 5:20 PM
Leftover Tuna Casserole here!
Meat sauce made this afternoon will be on for tomorrow - depression era budget meal planning on track for this week!
Posted by: cobblehiller at March 12, 2009 5:20 PM
A woman is standing nude, looking in the bedroom mirror.
She is not happy with what she sees, and says to her husband,
'I feel horrible; I look old, fat and ugly.
I really need you to pay me a compliment.'
The husband replies, 'Your eyesight's damn near perfect.'
....And that's when I killed him your honor!
Posted by: cobblehiller at March 12, 2009 5:21 PM
Not a one-liner, but:
My husband loves sex. He can have sex all day long. By the time I get home, he's exhausted.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at March 12, 2009 5:22 PM
One liners (courtesy of Rodney Dangerfield):
"My wife likes to talk during sex. The other night she called me from a motel."
"With my wife I don't get no respect. I bought a used car. And found my wife's dress in the back seat."
"I tell you, with my doctor, I don't get no respect. I told him, "I've swallowed a bottle of sleeping pills." He told me to have a few drinks and get some rest."
"I asked my old man if I could go ice-skating on the lake. He told me, "Wait til it gets warmer."
"My mother never breast fed me. She told me that she only liked me as a friend."
"I met the surgeon general. He offered me a cigarette."
"One time I went to a hotel. I asked the bellhop to handle my bag. He felt up my wife!"
"One day as I came home early from work, I saw a guy jogging naked. I said to the guy, "Hey buddy...why are you doing that for?" He said, "Because you came home early."
Posted by: East New York at March 12, 2009 5:23 PM
I'm making a rice dish: the basic ingredients are shrimp, okra, tomatoes, broth, onions, garlic, spices etc.
With a salad.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at March 12, 2009 5:24 PM
Auntie Em, Hate you, hate Kansas, taking the dog. Dorothy.
100,000 sperm and you were the fastest?
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at March 12, 2009 5:27 PM
THL: Shrimp = fancy!
Posted by: cobblehiller at March 12, 2009 5:30 PM
"ENY- you're not originally from NYC?"
I was born and raised here (born in Harlem, raised in East New York). But in my childhood, ladies RARELY did this, even here in NYC. Now, it's nothing unusual at all!
Posted by: East New York at March 12, 2009 5:31 PM
Ah- I misunderstood when you said get used to "new" things in NYC you meant when you moved to NYC. (very funny Dangerfield lines!)
Posted by: bxgrl at March 12, 2009 5:45 PM
I can cook fancy too. It's just that I'm trying to balance the fancy with the economical more these days.
With everything going on in the economy we've put almost all our $$$ projects on the back burner. Anything cosmetic can wait. I'm trying to bunker down and save wherever we can.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at March 12, 2009 5:45 PM
I just realized it's almost 6pm and it's still light out!!!
Posted by: cobblehiller at March 12, 2009 5:46 PM
Sorry THL, I meant that shrimp was fancy - especially compared to my silly [yet very yummy] tuna casserole!
I'm doing that too - for obvious reasons - cooking more at home than I ever have in my life. Planning my meals in advance, trying not to waste food, use leftovers, make bigger batches, freeze things. My mom was great at it, she used to plan an entire weeks meals at a time, shop once a week, we ate all the leftovers. She was super organized...I'm a total slacker in comparison.
Posted by: cobblehiller at March 12, 2009 5:51 PM
We're so on the same page there! I've been enjoying it.
I'm calling it a night. Have a good one peoples.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at March 12, 2009 5:53 PM
I rear ended a car; the other driver got out... He was a very very short...
He stormed over to my car, looked up at me, and shouted, "I AM NOT HAPPY!!!"
So, I looked down at him and said, "Well, then which one are you?"
And then the fight started.....
Posted by: cmu at March 12, 2009 6:38 PM
Dave,what the f@#k is wrong with u today.i seem to be posting random nonsense.i think ur finally losing it.
Posted by: buckfast at March 12, 2009 6:45 PM
buckfast writes..."Dave,what the f@#k is wrong with u today.i seem to be posting random nonsense.i think ur finally losing it."
Not sure why you are posting random nonsense. Glad you were able to join in on the thread though and post something even if it was random nonsense. I'd look in the mirror as to who's finally losing it!!!!
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 12, 2009 6:50 PM
a great comeback as usual dave
Posted by: buckfast at March 12, 2009 9:44 PM
I actually believe that you don't understand what you posted. TOEFL score???
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 13, 2009 8:16 AM
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