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"Bike Ride with Older Boys"
by Laura Kasischke
The one I didn't go on.
I was thirteen,
and they were older.
I'd met them at the public pool. I must
have given them my number. I'm sure
I'd given them my number,
knowing the girl I was. . .
It was summer. My afternoons
were made of time and vinyl.
My mother worked,
but I had a bike. They wanted
to go for a ride.
Just me and them. I said
okay fine, I'd
meet them at the Stop-n-Go
at four o'clock.
And then I didn't show.
I have been given a little gift—
something sweet
and inexpensive, something
I never worked or asked or said
thank you for, most
days not aware
of what I have been given, or what I missed—
because it's that, too, isn't it?
I never saw those boys again.
I'm not as dumb
as they think I am
but neither am I wise. Perhaps
it is the best
afternoon of my life. Two
cute and older boys
pedaling beside me—respectful, awed. When we
turn down my street, the other girls see me ...
Everything as I imagined it would be.
Or, I am in a vacant field. When I
stand up again, there are bits of glass and gravel
ground into my knees.
I will never love myself again.
Who knew then
that someday I would be
thirty-seven, wiping
crumbs off the kitchen table with a sponge, remembering
them, thinking
of this—
those boys still waiting
outside the Stop-n-Go, smoking
cigarettes, growing older.
Posted by: infinitejester at April 1, 2009 9:23 AM
I don't get it.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 1, 2009 9:25 AM
My sushi experience at Hibino last night fell short of expectations. Read the review under restaurants. Seems toro can't make it across the bridge from manhattan. Arrrrgggghhhhhh.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 1, 2009 9:27 AM
song lyrics posted are one of my pet peeves. it hurts my already overused scrolley-finger. the pointer finger is going to be the one major athritis spot for people these days when they hit old age, and song lyrics posted just add to it. while i dont like to tell people what to post cuz that's just f'ed up, please be considerate and think twice before you post a random song that makes no sense. besides no one reads that crap.
im all sore today. this couple in my building moved to iceland this morning and last night they were moving out and i bought a kick ass leather (real!) sofa! the one i was using before was a pleather one that was uncomfortable to sleep on and was falling apart. this one is nice. they wanted 200 and said it cost them 1500. i was like well it looks like you are throwing it out cuz i overheard them saying they had to be out very early this morning but still had tons of furniture that didnt sell! i was like 50 bux they were like 150 i was like 50 bux they were like 100 i was like 20 bux they were like fine 50. score!
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at April 1, 2009 9:33 AM
Congrats rob. See everyone, rob actually has more street smarts than many of you would believe. Maybe BHO can use this strategy to buy a house.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 1, 2009 9:38 AM
Supply and demand Rob. They had a supply with no demand but you. Bravo.
Posted by: DarkStar at April 1, 2009 9:42 AM
So today is my last day on Brownstoner, at least on this side of the atlantic.
The Chicken's are moving back to Iceland today and we sold the remains of our furniture last night....
Posted by: the chicken at April 1, 2009 9:54 AM
Cod is the new chicken anyway.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 1, 2009 9:56 AM
you van get a new login...the codpiece
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 1, 2009 9:57 AM
I thought pork was the other white meat
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 1, 2009 9:57 AM
it was funny cuz i was like this doesnt have bedbugs does it? and they looked at me funny.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at April 1, 2009 9:59 AM
Are they retiring to Iceland? Considering all the crap that happened there over the past 6 months, the krona is only down about 20%.
Posted by: DeLepp at April 1, 2009 9:59 AM
Anthony Bourdain did a "No Reservations" episode in Iceland and frequently talks about it as the only place he'd never go back to.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 1, 2009 10:00 AM
yeah i remember reading about iceland! but i remember hearing that tourism is going nuts over there (in a good way) but that was in AM new york so it's salty what i read. the woman said her husband is from there and that he works there and they were only in park slope for a year. i have no clue what he does. but he totally didnt have any kind of accent (i was expecting a Bjork accent).
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at April 1, 2009 10:02 AM
DeLepp...the Krona went from a level in the 60-70 range to 148 on Dec 1, 2008...it is now @ 120....that is far worse than 20%
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 1, 2009 10:03 AM
Bean Bag - Out
Sofa - In
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 1, 2009 10:03 AM
Rob, you should sell that bean bag to the Museum of Sex. It would make an interesting display piece.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 1, 2009 10:06 AM
"The Chicken's are moving back to Iceland today and we sold the remains of our furniture last night...."
Good luck Chicken! I hope you have Dollars and Euro's stashed away...
Take Dave with you!!! I'll kick in a few bucks!
The What (One Asshat down and a million to go)
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at April 1, 2009 10:09 AM
quote:
Rob, you should sell that bean bag
snappy that would be a horrible thing to do to civilization.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at April 1, 2009 10:09 AM
"Rob, you should sell that bean bag to the Museum of Sex. It would make an interesting display piece."
With all that jizzz on it maybe you can sell it to Dave as a salt lick....
The What (Was that over the top?)
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at April 1, 2009 10:11 AM
But think of how much could be learned from the study of that bean bag! Well, I guess if you still *need it* the museum can wait :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 1, 2009 10:13 AM
ALOL What! but i think my spermies are a little too long in the toofs for him
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at April 1, 2009 10:13 AM
"Rob, you should sell that bean bag to the Museum of Sex. It would make an interesting display piece."
With all that jizzz on it maybe you can sell it to Dave as a salt lick....
The What (Was that over the top?)
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at April 1, 2009 10:11 AM
This was the funniest post in a long, long time. I hope others on here (you know who you are) are taking Mr B's advice and "raising your game."
I got my own salt lick sofa, What. But thanks for thinking of me.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 1, 2009 10:15 AM
Joke of the Day
I've never been to the Museum of Sex. If I go, I know my husband is going to ask me 'what did you learn at the museum'.
'I learned that sex has been around for a really long time, I can probably get paid doing it and you're a size small.'
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 1, 2009 10:15 AM
""The Chicken's are moving back to Iceland today and we sold the remains of our furniture last night...."
Good luck Chicken! I hope you have Dollars and Euro's stashed away...
Take Dave with you!!! I'll kick in a few bucks!
The What (One Asshat down and a million to go)
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at April 1, 2009 10:09 AM"
Check the date What...
Posted by: the chicken at April 1, 2009 10:15 AM
Oh, dear. Less than 30 posts and it's already gotten filthy in here!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 1, 2009 10:17 AM
"ALOL What! but i think my spermies are a little too long in the toofs for him"
Dave loves dated sperm.....
The What
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at April 1, 2009 10:18 AM
I know I know...don't quit my day job ;-)
At least it's not a corny one-liner :-)
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 1, 2009 10:18 AM
Has anyone else noticed...but the What has actually been amusing lately.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 1, 2009 10:20 AM
DIBS likes it dated from the Ming Dynasty.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 1, 2009 10:22 AM
Spring makes everyone happy, no?
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 1, 2009 10:23 AM
"...maybe you can sell it to Dave as a salt lick...."
What, that made me roar. Absolutely hysterical!
Posted by: TownhouseLady at April 1, 2009 10:23 AM
A bunch of April Tools if you ask me.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 1, 2009 10:24 AM
quote:
Has anyone else noticed...but the What has actually been amusing lately.
i noticed it too. i think he's finally getting off his trick pony!!!
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at April 1, 2009 10:30 AM
Dibs, you're right I was only looking at 9/30/08 forward, which is after when the krona really fell out of bed.
Posted by: DeLepp at April 1, 2009 10:34 AM
Good Morning All,
I had a few good chuckles this morning reading the OT. And who ever said for Mr.B to get rid of it?
sixyears, to answer your yesterday's late post, I've been to Sycamore only once so I probably haven't bumped into you there but I am sure I will one of these days.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at April 1, 2009 10:38 AM
um can someone please discuss Housewives with me
it was insaneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
morning all!
Posted by: gemini10 at April 1, 2009 10:44 AM
I'm sad that there are no "Bad Girls Club" watchers here to talk to me about last night's reunion special with Perez Hilton. Sigh.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 1, 2009 10:47 AM
GRRRRRRRRRRRR i completely forgot to tape housewives last night because i was rearranging my room!!!! i did tape 90210 tho. but i know no one here watches that.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at April 1, 2009 10:50 AM
Microsoft is paying $250,000 if you turn in any person who is helping to spread conficker. Warning folks...I'm poor right now and not above selling you all down the river for some bucks!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 1, 2009 10:50 AM
what's conficker? that virus that is supposed to kill all our computers today?
Posted by: gemini10 at April 1, 2009 10:52 AM
Much to everyone's chagrin, my computer is working just fine.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 1, 2009 10:54 AM
Gemini,
Holy Moses, Kelly is a wackadoodle. Her "date" was looking at her like "woman, please shut your big horse mouth!" I loved B's impersonation of her when recounting it to Ramoaner- Spot On! Even LuAnn looked disgusted.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at April 1, 2009 10:56 AM
Well Dave, you might be my first victim...you've made some disparaging comments about lesbians in the last two weeks! I recall something about rowdy flannel shirt wearing, beer swilling, bar toughs, etc!!!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 1, 2009 10:57 AM
THL - I had to watch the fight scene twice b/c I was amazed by it - Kelly clearly is crazzzzy and dumb - hard to beleive she went to Columbia. Wow - I was shocked to see she couldn't express herself and how rude to ask someone to meet you and then you show up 30 mins late just to tell them you aren't friends - I mean, no kidding!
That show is hilarious
and I find Ramona's husband to be realllly rude and weird just like her - that exchange over the dumb tennis game was too much to watch - hahahaha!
Posted by: gemini10 at April 1, 2009 11:00 AM
out IT guy was on everyone's computer before anyone got to work today and i come in and he's sitting there and my AIM is open. how embarrassing! lol
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at April 1, 2009 11:00 AM
Gemini,
One of the funniest things I ever read about Kelly came straight from Simon's Bravo Blog last week.
"The episode opens with the previous week’s recap and it’s straight into a scene with Kelly, her assistant Taryn & her horse! They’re going through the mountains of Fashion Week invites and deciding which she’ll go to support her friends and others to write about so she “can synthesize the week in an unusual way." I know I didn’t go to Columbia, so could someone who did translate that for me?"
Agree with you about Mary-Oh! He's such a Wendy whiner. What about Ramoaner saying, "It's an *Honor* to watch Mario play!" She TRULY believes that too! What about when she went all Sybil on Silex? She's nice, nice, chit, chat and then if you look real close you can almost see her head spin around real fast and she's princess nasty pants all over again. Crazy!
Posted by: TownhouseLady at April 1, 2009 11:09 AM
quote:
hard to beleive she went to Columbia.
ALOL! have you met some columbia students!? yeah it's ivy league, but im sorry there are some total dumbasses who go / went there.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at April 1, 2009 11:10 AM
Lesbians don't know anything about computers. Monster trucks, maybe, but computers, no.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 1, 2009 11:12 AM
RE: DEATH BY OVERDOSE AT 201 EASTERN PARKWAY
There's an interesting new (and extensive) comment about the "drug den" at 201 Eastern Parkway, covered by Brownstoner a couple of days ago.
Scroll back and read it. It's the writer's first post on Brownstoner, and it's informative and heartfelt.
Also, check out TheAndrewLee's post just above it. It lists the kinds of residents in the building.
Perhaps more than any other apartment house, 201 encapsulates Brooklyn this moment in time.
Nostalgic on Park Avenue
Posted by: NOP at April 1, 2009 11:15 AM
Dave, them's fightin' words!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 1, 2009 11:17 AM
THL - ok am dying at my desk - miss nasty pants, truly! - Mary-oh is such a whiner and was plain rude to Jill. Ramona did get all weird on Silex, I actually felt bad for them to have to endure her rant! Ok, wait so Kelly admits to not going to Columbia and then lies to Ramona later on about going to Columbia
Rob - Oh trust me I know, you also don't need a college education to be smart!
Posted by: gemini10 at April 1, 2009 11:19 AM
"Dave, them's fightin' words!"
Watch out DIBS, Snappy is rolling up the sleeves on the flannel shirt.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 1, 2009 11:20 AM
Hello Everyone,
Just wanted to run this by you guys if anyone is interested. I am on a board of directors of my co-op and the board is currently selling a studio apartment in our building in Kensington. Building is great and neighborhood is really nice and convenient for a lot of reasons (I can give more details if needed). The apartment is about 525 square feet and has a completely separate kitchen and entry way. Bathroom has a window and the room itself has 3 windows. Apartment needs complete renovation since it's in pretty bad shape but with some spakling and painting, it's basically livable. We are looking for something in the 90-99K range with maintanance of $431. Craigslist ad is below and broker's number is on it so feel free to contact him and if you need any other specifics about the building/apartment/neighborhood, feel free to ask me.
http://newyork.craigslist.org/brk/reb/1099558792.html
Posted by: Kensingtonian at April 1, 2009 11:20 AM
I DON'T WEAR FLANNEL DAMMIT!!! :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 1, 2009 11:22 AM
thanks NOP! im going to go read that. the one thing that kinda sorta does suck about blogs is that conversations are over so much faster than regular message boards and you never know when new comments were added to old blog posts like you do on message board threads. it would be awesome if there was a way to track if new posts were added to old blog posts and i think it would actually make people more apt to jump into older conversations.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at April 1, 2009 11:23 AM
"Ok, wait so Kelly admits to not going to Columbia.."
No, that quote I posted was from Simon's blog where he was writing about Kelly's scene.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at April 1, 2009 11:24 AM
"I DON'T WEAR FLANNEL DAMMIT!!! :)"
Sorry Snappy, I forgot you lesbos go clothes shopping at the Electrician's Union Store ;-)
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 1, 2009 11:27 AM
"I DON'T WEAR FLANNEL DAMMIT!!! :)"
Snappy, true as that may be I do remember you admitting to wearing gaucho pants.
...just sayin'...
Posted by: TownhouseLady at April 1, 2009 11:31 AM
Gemini, THL
So glad to see others think Kelly is off her rocker. If it was the real housewives of brooklyn and Kelly kept someone waiting for half hour and then said"too bad", the next episode would probably open in a funeral parlor.
Posted by: cggirl at April 1, 2009 11:34 AM
I think Kelly's IQ struggles to reach triple digits....she is easily the dimmest bulb on the show.
Posted by: wasder at April 1, 2009 11:38 AM
LOL cgirl!
Snappy, I'm sorry. I couldn't help myself. I wasn't trying to pick on you.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at April 1, 2009 11:38 AM
Damn, THL, selling me down the river???? I thought we were cool! :)
BRG, I'm hurt! Just plain hurt! :(
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 1, 2009 11:39 AM
No love lost, THL, but your name may appear at Microsoft's offices so I can try to collect a certain reward!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 1, 2009 11:41 AM
Snappy, surely you know I jest.
I love your gaucho pants.
btw - my sister goes to Paris every year and a couple of years ago she bought herself a pair cause they were the latest rage on the streets of Paris, everyone was wearing them.
You go out there in your gaucho's and show the world that you're a fashionable lesbian!!
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 1, 2009 11:45 AM
Avocado
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 1, 2009 11:46 AM
Its painful watching kelly come up with sentences
how nice of her to reflect on Jill's daughter having arthritis as "cute"!
Posted by: gemini10 at April 1, 2009 11:46 AM
Mango
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 1, 2009 11:48 AM
"Avocado"
Mash it up.
Add finely chopped onions, tomatoes, hot green pepper
Add salt
Add lime juice
DIP!!!
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 1, 2009 11:49 AM
Mango Pancakes from the Sukhothai Hotel in Bangkok. The best pancakes I've ever had.
I knew this thread would eventually lead to Bangkok.
My work is done here!!!!
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 1, 2009 11:56 AM
Is Pancakes code?
Posted by: TownhouseLady at April 1, 2009 12:00 PM
No...unless maybe they were "Money Boy Pancakes"
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 1, 2009 12:04 PM
Anybody interested in a really nicely renovated apartment in Bed Stuy...4 blocks up Stuyvesant from the Utica Ave A train stop????
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 1, 2009 12:07 PM
Rob, congrats on the sofa. But those poor people, Do they know what they're in for moving to Iceland? Iceland is the national equivalent of Bernie Madoff. It is a totally bankrupt state. There is no economy there. Evidently food is being shipped over from Denmark and Scotland so the folks don't starve. The English are furious because many Brits lost all their money in Icelandic banks (it had been a tax haven-ha!). Egads, not that Iceland was ever my ideal (glaciers sprinkled with the ocassional boiling hot geyser) but now, geez, your fifty bucks may be the best money they make all year.
Posted by: sam at April 1, 2009 12:14 PM
Dave, how much are you charging? I have a friend looking for a place. And yes, she wears flannel on occasion :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 1, 2009 12:16 PM
Snappy...there are three one bedrooms at $1,150 - 1,200 and one at $1,500. I'll get back to you on the 2 bedroom, I can't remember.
They have all been gut renovated with new oak floors, kitchens & baths.
Contact: butternutmarket@gmail.com
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 1, 2009 12:20 PM
She only needs a one bedroom or studio. I'll let her know. Thanks :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 1, 2009 12:23 PM
I used to have blue and green flannel pajamas that I wore in the winter....I loved them, they kept me warm and toastie. I wore them till the fabric disintegrated.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 1, 2009 12:58 PM
to save money i bought a bag of doritos for lunch today (99 cents) they were so tasty! i forgot how good doritos are!! these were sweet chili flavored but the bag was like mostly air with like 10 chips in it :(
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at April 1, 2009 1:00 PM
Saddam Hussein also liked Doritos.
BRG, my pj bottom are totally shredded. Every morning when I get up and launch a leg out of the covers, RRRIIPPP
Posted by: infinitejester at April 1, 2009 1:03 PM
anyone else here not a fan of pajamas or clothes made specifically for sleeping? i found them kinda gross to wear and make me feel strange. i just sleep in my regular clothes. it might sound uncomfortable, but it's not. (not like pants or anything, but shorts and a shirt). then again i sleep on a sofa.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at April 1, 2009 1:07 PM
rob, yesterday did you wear a blue and white striped shirt and a dark gray hoodie?
Posted by: infinitejester at April 1, 2009 1:11 PM
Rob, you wear street clothes to bed?...I mean to sofa?
What are we going to do with you?
Well, at least you don't live in a car or under your desk at work. But you need to pair up with a neatnick (like Felix and Oscar) -someone who will at least make you buy a bed. Oy!
Posted by: sam at April 1, 2009 1:16 PM
quote:
rob, yesterday did you wear a blue and white striped shirt and a dark gray hoodie?
no. why do you ask that?
sam- the reason i dont like having a bed is because i liked to treat my room like it's a mini studio (since im in an apt share). if i had my own apartment with a sep. bedroom id probably get a bed.
i just think beds take up too much room and totally destroy the feng shui (however you spell it) of what im going for.
i should take pics of my room and post them one day just for you all to LOL and be like omg wtf?
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at April 1, 2009 1:23 PM
no
Posted by: TownhouseLady at April 1, 2009 1:26 PM
I just don't want to have any more vivid a picture of you and the bean bag than I already do.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at April 1, 2009 1:27 PM
thought I saw you at the "meaningful life" reading last night. I was totally sure it was you too; he was even with another guy.
Posted by: infinitejester at April 1, 2009 1:28 PM
lol im as faaaaaar from a "meaningful life" as one could possibly be. what is meaningful life?
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at April 1, 2009 1:30 PM
A guy who bought a brownstone in Ft. Greene in the '70s and wrote a novel about it. It was listed in one of the events roundups. You didn't miss much!
Posted by: infinitejester at April 1, 2009 1:36 PM
Rob, beds are very important. Not only is it where you rest and have sex, but it is where you dream. I have always thought that a good bed, with good sheets and blankets and pillows is the number one priority once one gets a job and launches oneself into the fray. But I am very happy that you at least bought a nice new leather couch from your icelandic emigrants. A nice couch can do in a pinch, I guess.
Posted by: sam at April 1, 2009 1:40 PM
Rob in his bean bag.
http://www.thebeanblog.com/photos/20051003caleb.jpg
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 1, 2009 1:41 PM
oh i wonder if it's the same person who just wrote an article about that same topic in this weeks L magazine. he came across sounding like a pompous ass though.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at April 1, 2009 1:41 PM
Chicken, funny April Fool's joke.
Posted by: mopar at April 1, 2009 1:45 PM
"Letter to a Young Brooklyn"? yes that's him.
Posted by: infinitejester at April 1, 2009 1:51 PM
yeah i just read that article at lunch. he sounds like an a-hole.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at April 1, 2009 1:56 PM
Just saw a pic of Barack and Michelle with Queen Elizabeth. It made me laugh. They make her look like a munshkin. Those Obamas are tall people.
Posted by: sam at April 1, 2009 2:11 PM
Anybody interested in a really nicely renovated apartment in Bed Stuy Ghetto...4 blocks up Stuyvesant from the Utica Ave A train runs up my ass????
Dave having a little problem getting that POS rented? I'm so sorry the pixie dust has worn off. The Assheads are awake now with a 12 ft I-Beam up their asses..
The What (Charge 600.00 a month ROTFLMMFAO!!!)
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at April 1, 2009 2:13 PM
Not my building What.
These polaces will rent faster than you can say "Please Mr. Obama, toss me a skittle."
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 1, 2009 2:16 PM
Supposedly the only tall people in England are the upper class ones; poor nutrition leaves everyone else sallow and sunken-chested.
"Oh to be in England, now that war here."
Posted by: infinitejester at April 1, 2009 2:30 PM
Sam, what do you mean "those obamas", "tall people"
What, are you paying attention? The covert race/class warfare is back
Posted by: Troy McClure at April 1, 2009 2:35 PM
the chicken was pretty tall and he's from England. But then etson's not any taller than I am.
I didn't pay much attention to their dental work, which, as we all know, is notoriously poor on the other side of the pond
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 1, 2009 2:38 PM
The What has been amusing and charming lately.
Posted by: mopar at April 1, 2009 2:39 PM
Troy...the more interesting question is whether "Phil the Greek" had any poignant comments to make to the Obamas!!!!
Can't wait to hear what came out of his mouth....
http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/13/the-very-quotable-prince-philip-not-exactly-prince-charming/
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 1, 2009 2:40 PM
The poor Queen does look like a midget, sorry, dwarf, next to Michelle, who I think is at least six feet tall and the President is even taller.
Posted by: sam at April 1, 2009 2:41 PM
He's been an absolute jackass today in the Case Schiller thread.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 1, 2009 2:41 PM
I think this is covert race, class and height warfare.
Posted by: etson at April 1, 2009 2:48 PM
signed,
a not very tall, pale skinned, lower middle class English person
Posted by: etson at April 1, 2009 2:50 PM
etson...we rented the newer version of Brideshead Revisited last weekend. If I remember the origianl (with Jeremy Irons??) left a lot more to the imagination. A lot of my British friends say that most brits have essentuially the same experiences through boarding school!!!!
I'm of German, Scottish and irish extraction so my relatives know not of these things.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 1, 2009 2:54 PM
Robert Graves wrote in "Goodbye to All That" (called the bitterest of memoirs) that the worst aspect of British boarding schools were the homosexual love affairs between the boys.
Posted by: infinitejester at April 1, 2009 2:57 PM
Went to a co-ed day school, so I'm afraid I can't provide any evidence for that particular fantasy!
I am part Scottish and Irish as well.
Posted by: etson at April 1, 2009 3:00 PM
Clan MacLean from Mull here.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 1, 2009 3:07 PM
Think I am Stewart of Appin (but I am really mostly English)
Posted by: etson at April 1, 2009 3:11 PM
I'm actually mostly Scottish...the other 25% is Kinary but my surname is Irish.
Been to Ireland but not Scotland. Go figure!
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 1, 2009 3:12 PM
"im not really sure what i am."
1/2 asshead, 1/2 asshat
:-)
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 1, 2009 3:16 PM
You should go to Scotland. Both Edinburgh and Glasgow are great cities. Anyone that admires Brooklyn rowhouses should check out the West End of Glasgow.
Don't think the New Town in Edinburgh really has an equivalent here. The whole city is a unique experience for anyone that loves architecture, as I know you do.
Posted by: etson at April 1, 2009 3:17 PM
I'm a quarter Canadian from one of the only English towns in Quebec.
Posted by: infinitejester at April 1, 2009 3:22 PM
It's late in the posting day and there are fewer than 130 posts. I think 'Freaky Friday' took the wind out of our sails. Even if the conversations (or nonversations) in here aren't offensive in nature, they usually garner more posts than this. Is this the dawn of the death of the OT? We didn't even get a good cat discussion :(
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 1, 2009 3:23 PM
cobble and biff are out of town, thereby depriving us of at least 50 posts right there.
Posted by: wasder at April 1, 2009 3:28 PM
Trying to guess which towns in Quebec are English speaking. I know that most of those with English names are French speaking anyway.
Posted by: etson at April 1, 2009 3:28 PM
Snappy, seems like some of the 'usual suspects' are absent today, therefore the decline in posts.
AND DON'T YOU DARE START A CAT DISCUSSION!!!!
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 1, 2009 3:28 PM
meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow
:)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 1, 2009 3:30 PM
Biff is good for about 80 posts on his own!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 1, 2009 3:31 PM
Canadian Indian???
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 1, 2009 3:32 PM
Snappy, you're the pot calling the kettle black!
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 1, 2009 3:33 PM
Is Canadian really a nationality?
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 1, 2009 3:34 PM
I am in town but very busy today.
And I stand by my comment at 11:46 AM.
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 1, 2009 3:34 PM
Apparently lurking though. Pathetic loser.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 1, 2009 3:37 PM
How am I the pot calling the kettle black? Because I haven't posted a lot today? I'm sick :( Didn't you read my tirade against B63 bus riders yesterday??? I've been laying here, licking salt, holding my belly and trying not to cry too loud for my mommy :( And you kick me while I'm down! No love in this room. No love!!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 1, 2009 3:39 PM
What was with the random 'avocado' drop? Did I miss something?
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 1, 2009 3:40 PM
Is "licking salt" code?? We saw that phrase used earlier by the What.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 1, 2009 3:41 PM
Snappy, you are funny and full of spunk.
Posted by: infinitejester at April 1, 2009 3:41 PM
Dave, eewwwww! No! I'm literally licking kosher salt to stave off nausea :(
Oh, and thank you Mr. Jester :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 1, 2009 3:43 PM
"Snappy, you are funny and full of spunk."
Back off Infinite. Snappy is almost spoken for ;-)
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 1, 2009 3:45 PM
BRG, you dropped out of my harem and now you kick me when I'm down! I'm sticking with Biff and Cobble. Once I convince THL of the finer points of lipgloss, I'll be working on her too :) LOL
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 1, 2009 3:48 PM
"I'm actually mostly Scottish...the other 25% is Kinary but my surname is Irish."
Snappy....should I say it?????
Posted by: East New York at April 1, 2009 3:48 PM
However, my dear friends, "spunk" has various meanings.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 1, 2009 3:49 PM
"Snappy, you are funny and full of spunk."
That's probably the last thing in the world you could accuse Snappy of being full of.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at April 1, 2009 3:49 PM
THL has a mind almost as degenerate as mine.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 1, 2009 3:50 PM
ROFL!!!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 1, 2009 3:50 PM
Go for it ENY!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 1, 2009 3:51 PM
Snappy did you wear this to prom?
http://www.bestweekever.tv/2009/03/31/the-dirtiest-prom-dress-youll-ever-see/
Posted by: TownhouseLady at April 1, 2009 3:51 PM
THL!!!!!
That's hysterical.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 1, 2009 3:52 PM
"I'm actually mostly Scottish...the other 25% is Kinary but my surname is Irish."
EUROTRASH
Posted by: East New York at April 1, 2009 3:53 PM
EUROTRASH!!!!! I LOVE IT :) HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 1, 2009 3:54 PM
THL, that is one helluva dress!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 1, 2009 3:55 PM
"Am I right, fellas?"
Hmmm....pales in comparison with the genuine article. But, cute idea.
Posted by: East New York at April 1, 2009 3:55 PM
ENY, what are your ethnic origins??? French surrender monkeys??? Come on, 'fess up.
BTW, Eurotrash are primarily considered continental europeans.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 1, 2009 3:55 PM
In the UK we used to refer to Continental Europeans as "Eurotrash"!
Posted by: etson at April 1, 2009 3:56 PM
Sorry, I know that we're trying to hold ourselves up to a higher standard these days but sometimes I lose control.
Snappy definitely wins the GSOTD (Good Sport of the Day) Award!
Posted by: TownhouseLady at April 1, 2009 3:59 PM
I think I'm descended from French Surrender Monkeys...the flannel wearing, bear swilling, woman stealing branch. We often wore dresses with labia on the front....
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 1, 2009 4:00 PM
Come on, we all know Snappy wore this dress to the prom.
http://www.madisonlosangeles.com/ProdImages/ket142233.JPG
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 1, 2009 4:02 PM
All these awards...for me?? HOORAY!!! FOR I'M A JOLLY GOOD LESBO, FOR I'M A JOLLY GOOD LESBO, FOR I'M A JOLLY GOOD LEEEESSBOOOO, WITH FLANNEL AND JIGGLY THIGHS :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 1, 2009 4:02 PM
Ahh...that ties everything together. From now on we'll call you "French Lick"
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 1, 2009 4:03 PM
Rob- Here's one for you since you like trannies so much
http://www.dlisted.com/node/31409
Posted by: TownhouseLady at April 1, 2009 4:04 PM
BRG, I like that dress too...a little 'Risky Business' but it works :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 1, 2009 4:05 PM
"What was with the random 'avocado' drop? Did I miss something?"
It was my homage to Orson Welles and Citizen Kane. We found out the meaning of "Rosebud" at the end of the movie. Now try to figure out "Avocado".
From Wikipedia:
"Despite Thompson's interviews, he is unable to solve the mystery and concludes that "Rosebud" will forever remain an enigma. At that point, the camera pans over workers burning some of Kane's many possessions. One throws an old sled into the furnace – the same sled that Kane was riding as a child the day his mother sent him away. The word "Rosebud" painted on the sled burns as the camera closes in on it in the furnace. There is a shot of a chimney with black smoke coming out. For the viewer this solves the "Rosebud" mystery, the sled is a token of the only time in his life when he was poor; more than this, however, it represents the only time in his life when he was truly happy and wanted for nothing. After this twist ending, the film ends as it began, with the "No Trespassing" sign at the gates of Kane's estate, Xanadu, an indication that sometimes we can never know the truth behind people"
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 1, 2009 4:07 PM
THERE IS TO BE NO FUN MADE OF ANYTHING RELATED TO BEYONCE AKA KILLER THIGHS AKA BEST THIGHS ON A WOMAN BESIDES SERENA WILLIAMS AKA SHOULD BE SNAPPY'S EARMUFFS IN THE WINTER!!!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 1, 2009 4:07 PM
Biff, I know not of what you speak. Please elaborate in, say, 65-70 posts between now and 5:03 pm :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 1, 2009 4:11 PM
My husband's a big fan too Snappy but you have to admit those Thierry Mugler costumes are straight out of Rupauls drag race!
Posted by: TownhouseLady at April 1, 2009 4:12 PM
Since when did the language get so nasty in the forums? PropJoe should really be banned. Damn. I don't even agree with exiling the What, but PropJoe has simply got to go.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 1, 2009 4:13 PM
LOL The costumes are ferocious but she, ahhhh, she can't be touched :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 1, 2009 4:13 PM
Biff, are you okay over there at the Death Star?
What the?? Why such a complex post?
Snappy is discussing prom dresses and thighs. Please program your brain for nonsense at this point.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 1, 2009 4:14 PM
"ENY, what are your ethnic origins??? French surrender monkeys??? Come on, 'fess up."
Pretty much all of my family is originally from the Caribbean - Antigua, St. Kitts and Barbados. So, feel free to call me "Third World trash" or "banana jockey" something similar. By the way, Dave, I'm just kidding with the Eurotrash thing. I really don't mean to disrespect you or your ancestors. I just like throwing around the word "Eurotrash" whenever someone mentions impressive European royalty, roots, etc.
"In the UK we used to refer to Continental Europeans as "Eurotrash"!
Fortunately, we don't make those sorts of distinctions here. Over here, anyone from Europe is eligible to be called "Eurotrash." That's what makes America great. HA! I'm having fun today.
Posted by: East New York at April 1, 2009 4:14 PM
Avocados remind me of mexican guys and that's a "Good Thing." I hope that from now on, whenever any of you eat avocado that you will be reminded of DIBS' Mexican bf.
I suspect that was Biff's intent.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 1, 2009 4:15 PM
WTF Biff? Where have you been these past few days? Abducted by aliens?
Avacado....yeesh!
Posted by: TownhouseLady at April 1, 2009 4:16 PM
I understand the fun you get from Eurotrash. I use it alot myself. I'm sure most of my ancestors were drunks anyway. Come on now...Irish, Germans and Scottish!!!!!
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 1, 2009 4:19 PM
There are two lesbians duking it out on Judge Judy right now. It's a shame when love goes so wrong that you are willing to get on national tv and let Judy sort it out for you.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 1, 2009 4:23 PM
UK definition. Eurotrash = pastel-wearing, white-wine sipping, scooter-riding Continentals.
As opposed to us badly dressed unsophisticated beer- swilling natives.
ENY - Never been to the West Indies but it's my favorite cuisine & have a few friends from the various of the Islands.
Posted by: etson at April 1, 2009 4:24 PM
PropJoe makes me laugh; he's so inappropriate. The What made me laugh the other day too when he wrote about launching bags of Skittles from a tennis ball machine.
But in Citizen Kane, there is no one around to hear him say "rosebud."
Posted by: infinitejester at April 1, 2009 4:27 PM
Snappy...I just switched our office TV from CNBC to Judge Judy...that one on the right looks like a latin guy I know!!!!!! Maybe a bit tougher though.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 1, 2009 4:27 PM
Words of Wisdom...
Stay away from girls from Massepequa!
Posted by: TownhouseLady at April 1, 2009 4:29 PM
etson....do you know the difference between a "baffle bugger" and a "bugger's delight?" They refer to men's suit vents!!!!
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 1, 2009 4:29 PM
LOL
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 1, 2009 4:29 PM
ugggh...tummy staging a revolt. later guys
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 1, 2009 4:30 PM
didn't know but I can guess!!
Posted by: etson at April 1, 2009 4:31 PM
it's 4:50pm and there's only 180 posts....you guys are really falling apart.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 1, 2009 4:48 PM
181
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 1, 2009 4:50 PM
Today's open thread seems particularly disjointed. Am I going to have to write about sushi to bring evryone back on wavelength?
Don't make me do it!
Posted by: sam at April 1, 2009 4:53 PM
thanks sam, I forgot. And there was no raw quail egg for the tobiko!!!
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 1, 2009 4:55 PM
Chicken parm for dinner tonight.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 1, 2009 4:55 PM
Pancakes, eggs and bacon for dinner tonight.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at April 1, 2009 4:57 PM
THL....that's breakfast food.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 1, 2009 4:58 PM
The Asshats of Europe?
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29960322/
Posted by: East New York at April 1, 2009 4:58 PM
...I
...I
I wish that I could sushi like my sister Kate,
she shakes it up like jelly on a plate.
And all the boys in the neighborhood,
they know she does it.
And she does it good!
Posted by: sam at April 1, 2009 5:01 PM
We love breakfast for dinner.
Also, I want to let everyone know that it's April Food Day, a one-day fundraiser to raise money and donations for food banks across America through Feeding America (formerly Second Harvest), a national food bank with 200 member banks across the country.
Did you know that...
* One in eight Americans are at risk for hunger?
* Four million Americans receive assistance from Feeding America each week?
* Children who are hungry have slower emotional, social and educational development?
* Millions of elderly Americans go to bed hungry every night?
* A donation of just ONE DOLLAR will buy 10 pounds of food.
Here is the link for Feeding America:
http://feedingamerica.org/
Please also take the time to take the pledge to Dine In to Fight Childhood Hunger (It's free!!) and Stouffers will donate $5 to Feeding America on your behalf:
http://feedingamerica.org/take-action/dinein.aspx
Posted by: TownhouseLady at April 1, 2009 5:04 PM
DIBS, just read your review for Hibino, sorry the sushi didn't live up to the hype. And that's why I only go to one place for sushi.
However, I will try the place Biff recommened yesterday as I think he likes to eat out, and I will trust his taste in food.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 1, 2009 5:05 PM
"The Chicken's are moving back to Iceland today . . .”
Dear Chickens, Congratulations on going to Iceland. You wrote that you are moving *back* there, so you must know what is like. I have read that Iceland is a beautiful place and would be fascinated to see it.
Thank you for your post previously about the chateaux in France for sale. I actually forwarded the link to part of my family who are moving to France in a couple of years. They said they didn’t think they could buy a chateau. You wrote something as an answer to me with the link “Park Slope” in the title. (That is smart work with the web!) I was merely trying to be facetious (sp?) about the word “Slope” adding to the value of property, as if France needed any embellishment. Tell people you are moving to Iceland “Slope” and everything will be fine (-ha-ha). I wonder if you will miss Brooklyn. Bonne chance, et bon voyage . . .
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