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Today's FGVOTD features Men Without Hats, a band from Montreal, Quebec.
According to Wikipedia, "A popular but unconfirmed tale is that the name originated from a misread announcement to one of their early gigs as "Men Without Pants" by a francophone MC in Montreal."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcOZ6xFxJqg
We can dance if we want to
We can leave your friends behind
'Cause your friends don't dance and if they don't dance
Well they're, no friends of mine
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 21, 2009 9:18 AM
Biff, on top of the Happy Morning Committee as usual!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 21, 2009 9:21 AM
Feel Good Thought Of The Day:
Do you live in an expensive area near the water? In a flood zone? If this occurs, Bed Stuy will be the new waterfront Brooklyn Heights. Read through to the last paragraph....
April 21 (Bloomberg) -- An unstable volcano on the
Caribbean island of Dominica risks causing a tsunami that could endanger 30,000 people on the nearby island of Guadeloupe, a team of U.K. researchers found.
One flank of the volcano, called Morne aux Diables, or
Devil’s Peak, shows signs of collapse and could send a million tons of rock into the sea, Richard Teeuw, a geologist at the University of Portsmouth, said today in a telephone interview.
The collapse would produce waves up to 3 meters (10 feet) high, which would hit the coast of Guadeloupe, 50 kilometers (31 miles) to the north, within “minutes,” Teeuw’s team said in an e-mailed statement. That would endanger residents and tourists
on the island, a French territory.
“At some point in the past a large portion of this volcano collapsed into the sea, and more urgently, there’s a large chunk that looks set to drop in the near future,” Teeuw said. “You’d get a small tsunami, and you’d only have a few minutes warning in Guadeloupe.”
Dominica isn’t the only volcanic island where landslides could trigger a tsunami. The collapse of the Cumbre Vieja volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma could send up to 500 cubic kilometers (193 cubic miles) of rock tumbling into the Atlantic, sending waves as high as 25 meters across to the U.S. East coast, researchers at the University of California and University College, London, said in a study in 2001.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 21, 2009 9:21 AM
yay mad looting to come in brooklyn! (and ill be the first one at gamestop!)
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at April 21, 2009 9:26 AM
Snappy, I try! Did you like it?
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 21, 2009 9:26 AM
If that flood ever hits, guess Wasder would regret moving from his Clinton Ave Coop - think Clinton Ave is highest elevation in Clinton Hill and maybe in all of downtown BK
Posted by: more4less at April 21, 2009 9:26 AM
If all the guys on Brownstoner formed a group, they'd be known as:
Men with Asshats
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 21, 2009 9:27 AM
gee....gosh....thanks dave. Something else to worry about. Although Crown Heights is high above sea level I would be worrying about biff and cobblehiller. Although they probably committed suicide this morning after this news of despair.
Posted by: bxgrl at April 21, 2009 9:28 AM
Yes, Biff, it was a nice throwback :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 21, 2009 9:28 AM
If all the guys on Brownstoner formed a group, they'd be known as:
Men with Asshats
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 21, 2009 9:29 AM
thanks for the tip, DIBS. Grab your boards, dudes, there'll be some righteous right-breaking waves in Greenwood cemetary.
Posted by: slopefarm at April 21, 2009 9:29 AM
If all the guys on Brownstoner formed a group, they'd be known as:
Men with Asshats
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 21, 2009 9:30 AM
i find it funny that a flagship Hollister store is opening up soon on the corner of broadway and houston. isnt that like a california surfer brand or something? how lame for nyc that it's come to this. but considering we might be under water soon it does make some financial sense!
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at April 21, 2009 9:31 AM
Surfing in the cemetery . . . oh the humanity!!! LOL
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 21, 2009 9:32 AM
Take your finger off the POST button, BRG.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 21, 2009 9:32 AM
BRG, stuttering problem this morning???
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 21, 2009 9:32 AM
Good morning to my fellow asshats!
Thanks DIBS, that made my day - looking for ways to drive your property value UP?! : P
bxgrl, I'm too busy scheming ways to make money to consider 'offing' myself! There are bills to be paid dammit!
Posted by: cobblehiller at April 21, 2009 9:33 AM
I can't wait for 11217 to talk up PS again so I can remind him that he'll be swimming to Crown Heights should this happen :-)
Posted by: bxgrl at April 21, 2009 9:33 AM
Down here in the south, I live about 300 feet from the water..right across the street.
I drown first.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 21, 2009 9:34 AM
I don't know how to swim :( Yikes!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 21, 2009 9:35 AM
bxgrl, save those comments for lunch time
Posted by: more4less at April 21, 2009 9:35 AM
BRG, if you would comply with Snappy's Hip and Thigh Rule and gain some weight, you'd float nicely and never have to worry about drowning :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 21, 2009 9:36 AM
cobble- ok. Just know you and the BH can stay with me in my above sea level apartment until the water drains
Posted by: bxgrl at April 21, 2009 9:37 AM
I was thinking that but didn't have balls to say it
Posted by: more4less at April 21, 2009 9:37 AM
sorry all.....not sure why that's happening.....maybe I really think you're all asshats and want you all to know.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 21, 2009 9:37 AM
I'm going into Manahttan today but chicken, if you're posting- I want to know moe about that textiles degree!
Posted by: bxgrl at April 21, 2009 9:38 AM
Snappy, what is it with African Americans and water / swimming? I was watching my highbrow series "I Love Money" and when everyone had to jump into a lake, the four remaining African American contestants looked like they were being asked to jump into a giant vat of acid. They were petrified. Why is that?
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 21, 2009 9:39 AM
Good Morning!
Hey I remember the 'Safety Dance' LMAO.
We can dance... Whatever!
Watch this video it's hilarious!
Charlie The Unicorn-Youtube
http://tinyurl.com/c2yzry
The What
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at April 21, 2009 9:39 AM
will park slope be an area under water too? i dont even know how to swim anymore (yes it's an urban legend that you can never forget how to swim or ride a bike). ive literally forgotten how to do both of those. well moreso swimming (i nearly drowned in the ocean a few years ago!) and when i bought a bike 4 years ago i was terrible at riding it. all wobbly and afraid and stuff. but maybe cuz im a little paranoid about riding on streets.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at April 21, 2009 9:39 AM
The office shoeshine guy is here today shining shoes right outside our door. "I love the smell of shoepolish in the morning." Asshatoplypse Now, 2009
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 21, 2009 9:40 AM
bxgrl, thank you! I'll let you know if we need that...BH is a very good swimmer, but I'll drown for sure without water-wings! ; )
Posted by: cobblehiller at April 21, 2009 9:42 AM
Hey What. Glad you liked it. That video had everything, including a unicorn at some point, I'm sure. Do you swim? My question was posted to Snappy after she said she doesn't know how to.
By the way, how about the title of the thread above this one on the main page, "Fort Greene About to Get Fingered"?
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 21, 2009 9:43 AM
BIFF i love money is my fav. show next to charm school!!!! lol. i didnt watch yesterdays episode tho so dont tell me who got kicked off.. i heard that african americans have a different bone density and it makes swimming more difficult (is this true?!)
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at April 21, 2009 9:43 AM
more4less- you'll just have to take the responsibility today- I off to the other borough for the day. Will try to check in but not sure. About time you took some responsibility here for your lunchtime amusements :-)
Posted by: bxgrl at April 21, 2009 9:44 AM
Are you Charlie, What???
What, come with me to candy mountain.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 21, 2009 9:45 AM
Biff, it's all about the hair! I refuse to do pools because chlorine and a black woman's hair cannot be and never will be friends! As far as any other non-chlorinated water sources, most of us refuse to wet our hair unless we are washing it. We don't have that 'wash&go' hair and it takes way too long to get it back into the style we want (unless your hair is super duper short).
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 21, 2009 9:45 AM
"I'm going into Manahttan today but chicken, if you're posting- I want to know moe about that textiles degree!
Posted by: bxgrl at April 21, 2009 9:38 AM"
I have an undergrad degree in Clothing Engineering & Management. I've forgotten most of what I learnt but I can still spot a circular knitting machine at a hundred yards.
If you like textiles, then you need to go to the V&A and the Fashion and Textiles museums in London.
Posted by: the chicken at April 21, 2009 9:46 AM
Someone posted that vid a few days ago...I think it was 6years.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 21, 2009 9:47 AM
Speaking of men with funny asshats....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xbt30UnzRWw
Posted by: cobblehiller at April 21, 2009 9:48 AM
Biff, take the 'S' away from Snappy and you'l know why they don't like to go swimming.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 21, 2009 9:48 AM
Rob, for me, the highlight of the entire show is seeing Myammi during the elimination ceremonies at the end of each episode when she cracks out the lingerie. I assume you were more partial to 20-Pack. You also loved Becky Buckwild, right?
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 21, 2009 9:49 AM
Crack That Whip.
Whip It
Whip It Good.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 21, 2009 9:50 AM
Chicken, I've met a lot of Asian guys from FIT.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 21, 2009 9:51 AM
ya ya
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 21, 2009 9:52 AM
not a big fan of 20 pack. he's way too femme. and he claims to be straight? biotch please. i loved becky and i really want saphyari to win. sapyari reminds me of my babysitter as a kid. (her name was cookie)
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at April 21, 2009 9:53 AM
Hey Rob/Pitbull, biking will come back to you. I just started biking to work after about 15 years of no biking. There are tons of bike lanes in CG/CH/BH, and over the weekend I hit Park Slope, where there were also lots of bike lanes (and nicer Cherry Blossom trees, what up with that? fancy nabe!).
Any biking commuters on the board? Rode home in the rain yesterday and felt like a popsicle by the time I got home. Though did see a couple other intrepid commuters on the Brooklyn Bridge, though probably about 10x less than usual.
Posted by: CG_ups at April 21, 2009 9:54 AM
'Chicken, I've FIT into alot of Asian guys'
- DIBS
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 21, 2009 9:54 AM
"Biff, it's all about the hair!"
Snappy, that must be it! Now that you mentioned it, I do recall the women mentioning what the water was going to do to their hair. I also learned the hard way that even joking to an African American woman about her hair (i.e., implying it's a weave) is just about the most dangerous, and dumbest, things a person can do. It makes "your momma..." jokes seem totally tame by comparison.
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 21, 2009 9:55 AM
"By the way, how about the title of the thread above this one on the main page, "Fort Greene About to Get Fingered"?"
Glad I live in Asshat Hill.
"What, come with me to candy mountain."
I like my kidneys....
Hey Cobblehiller what's happing?
The What
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at April 21, 2009 9:55 AM
"If that flood ever hits, guess Wasder would regret moving from his Clinton Ave Coop - think Clinton Ave is highest elevation in Clinton Hill and maybe in all of downtown BK"
And I was 6 floors up too...
Posted by: wasder at April 21, 2009 9:55 AM
CG ups, I ride to and from work every day, weather permitting. I didn't ride yesterday, however, knowing we were in for stormy weather. I also ride over the Brooklyn Bridge each day and have, during unanticipated bad weather, been one of the very few pedestrians/cyclists on it after work.
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 21, 2009 9:58 AM
"Hey Cobblehiller what's happing?"
Hiya What, Just keeping my head above water, trying to keep busy! Website is up and running, branching out, trying some new ideas.
Posted by: cobblehiller at April 21, 2009 9:59 AM
How's by you What?
Posted by: cobblehiller at April 21, 2009 9:59 AM
CG ups, i would LOVE to be able to bike to work. my bike i think is still in the basement in the building i lived in chelsea like 3 years ago! no clue if it's still there, id probably have to buy a new used one or something. im not sure how long it would take tho from park slope to soho on a bike.. the commute on train is 25 minutes but a bike ride would be nice, not sure what route id take. i cant even visualize how to to do it! hahah
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at April 21, 2009 9:59 AM
LOL Biff! I personally have never understood the weave thing. I guess unless your hair totally refuses to grow, why get one??? I know a guy who used to say about women with weaves: 'Yeah, it's her hair. She's got a receipt for it, doesn't she?!?'
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 21, 2009 9:59 AM
BRG, you posted exactly what I was going to type!
The Fashion peeps are the prima donnas of the textile world, the clothing engineers are the people that actually turn their dreams into reality.
It was a fun course to study but I'm glad I didn't go into the field for a living.
Posted by: the chicken at April 21, 2009 10:00 AM
Hey Biff, the rain is brutal. Any advice (besides not riding in inclement weather, heh)? On my way to the bridge, saw tons of delivery guys on bikes, those guys are champs.
Posted by: CG_ups at April 21, 2009 10:00 AM
"Any biking commuters on the board?
Posted by: CG_ups at April 21, 2009 9:54 AM"
two-wheel petrol power is the way forward! Considering the amount of traffic in NYC, why is scootering not more popular?
Posted by: the chicken at April 21, 2009 10:02 AM
I usually bike or walk to work when it's nice out. Biking cuts my commute from approx 25-35 minutes to about 15.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at April 21, 2009 10:05 AM
chicken...I suspect there is much greater danger of you being hit, perhaps purposefully, in the traffic lanes. This is not a city, nor a country that is "scooter friendly."
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 21, 2009 10:06 AM
"How's by you What?"
Good! What website???
The What
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at April 21, 2009 10:08 AM
Last year hubby and I considered getting a scooter. We looked at the Vespa. We would have had to get the bigger model so we can take it onto the highway. It was too big for me to handle. In the stopped position, my feet didn't reach the floor. I wouldn't be able to ride it alone.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 21, 2009 10:09 AM
CG Ups, not really. If the weather is manageable in the morning, I ride. I have the luxury of being able to take my bike up to my office and store it there, so if the weather is bad after work, I just keep it in my office and ride it home the next day.
Delivery guys are tough!
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 21, 2009 10:09 AM
actually I think Brooklyn Heights is the highest point in the downtown area. We are like the French Quarter and you guys in the lowlands are like, Chantilly or whatever.
Posted by: mcKenzie at April 21, 2009 10:09 AM
"two-wheel petrol power is the way forward!"
the chicken, I wish everyone felt that way. We are in need of more bicycle lanes and should be promoting cycling like they do in Denmark and other bicycle-friendly cities.
"I usually bike or walk to work when it's nice out. Biking cuts my commute from approx 25-35 minutes to about 15."
DH, cycling is also, by far, my fastest way to work. 15 minutes door to door. It beats walking by 25 minutes, the subway by 10 minutes and car (which varies widely depending on traffic).
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 21, 2009 10:13 AM
> "I've met a lot of Asian guys from FIT."
We may have met some of the same fashionistas.
Posted by: SnarkSlope at April 21, 2009 10:14 AM
i do not want nyc to turn into a cheesy european city!!!! stop trying to make that happen people!
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at April 21, 2009 10:15 AM
"What website???"
The website I built for myself to promote two lines of business I've been in for the past 20 years.
Posted by: cobblehiller at April 21, 2009 10:17 AM
God forbid that NYC ever becomes cheesy like Florence, for example.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 21, 2009 10:18 AM
Is there anyone here in the publishing business???
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 21, 2009 10:19 AM
"The website I built for myself to promote two lines of business I've been in for the past 20 years."
Ok good but, um, ah what type of "business"? If you are doing something illegal I want in!
; ^ }
The What
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at April 21, 2009 10:20 AM
Cool cobble. Website sounds like a great way to "toot your own horn" which is something every free lancer needs to do in these times. I should know....
Posted by: wasder at April 21, 2009 10:22 AM
"In the stopped position, my feet didn't reach the floor. I wouldn't be able to ride it alone.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 21, 2009 10:09 AM"
Are you under 5'3? That's the only way your feet wouldn't touch the ground on a Vespa. Even then, you should be able to reach by leaning the bike over slightly and then you stabilise with one leg.
"chicken...I suspect there is much greater danger of you being hit, perhaps purposefully, in the traffic lanes. This is not a city, nor a country that is "scooter friendly."
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 21, 2009 10:06 AM"
In my experience, NYC generally has very courteous drivers (how quaint that you stop to let pedestrians cross the street!) so I would have no qualms about riding in town.
I also suspect a lot of it has to do with the relatively low gas prices that you have and the "low status" that it probably has. However, it is definitely the most environmentally-friendly way of getting around after pedal-power.
Posted by: the chicken at April 21, 2009 10:23 AM
Yeah Biff, it's quite amazing. I'm shocked more people in manhattan don't bike to work - especially those folks on the upper east side.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at April 21, 2009 10:24 AM
"God forbid that NYC ever becomes cheesy like Florence, for example."
Exactly, and God forbid the level of obesity drops in the US!
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 21, 2009 10:27 AM
Thanks What, thanks wasder!
It's not illegal What! If you met me, you'd see — I'm waaaay to big a chicken to do anything more illegal than absent-mindedly littering!
And I'm not sure 'orange jumpsuits' are really 'me'! ; )
Posted by: cobblehiller at April 21, 2009 10:27 AM
Biff, re-read my post.
"two-wheel PETROL power is the way forward!"
Peddling is for the birds!
Posted by: the chicken at April 21, 2009 10:29 AM
Cobble--you don't strike me as the chicken type. Do you do website construction yourself? I need somebody to update my site.
Posted by: wasder at April 21, 2009 10:32 AM
Chicken, I'm 5'-3".
We were looking at the Vespa that can be taken on the highway, as we do alot of driving.
FYI - most scooters are not allowed on highways.
I forget the model number. It's bigger, heavier and wider than the average scooter you see zipping around the streets. I was barely touching the floor with my tippy toes even leaning forward. I'm a weakling I don't think I can hold up the bike, I was scared I was going to tip over.
This was a year ago and unless they made that particular model smaller and managable for petite women I have to pass.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 21, 2009 10:41 AM
Let's have a GOTD (Guest of the Day). Our task is to lure an unsuspecting newbie into the Open Thread (or wait for one to be brave enough to enter) and then have an over-the-top warm reception for him / her. Wow, we have so much fun...
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 21, 2009 10:42 AM
You're right wasder, I was pretty rebellious when I was younger, but now I'm a BIG CHICKEN!
Yes, I built it. You can email me at cobblehiller1@gmail and I'll send you the link - it has notes on how I did it. It's pretty basic. I'm not a hard-core coder, I use Dreamweaver. Let's talk, I'll be honest about what I can and cannot handle. I also know A LOT of people that do this stuff if it's not something I do.
Posted by: cobblehiller at April 21, 2009 10:42 AM
"i do not want nyc to turn into a cheesy european city!!!! stop trying to make that happen people!
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at April 21, 2009 10:15 AM"
Which European City is cheesy Rob? (apart from the ones that make cheese)
Posted by: the chicken at April 21, 2009 10:42 AM
Rob, if you want a bike route, found this awesome website
www.ridethecity.com
It gives you options for shortest distance, safest route, etc. My guess would be for the slope up to Manhattan Bridge to SoHo.
So funny that the newest post on Brownstoner is about a new bike shop! Was actually going to ask people for recommendations. Got a tuneup at Gotham Bikes and it was $100. GACK!
Posted by: CG_ups at April 21, 2009 10:43 AM
"So funny that the newest post on Brownstoner is about a new bike shop!"
I noticed that too. Coincidental.
"Got a tuneup at Gotham Bikes and it was $100. GACK!"
CG, I need to bring my kid's bike in (we're closest to the bike shop on Atlantic, near the HOD). I'm wondering if it is cheaper to just buy a new bicycle than get a tuneup in this city!
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 21, 2009 10:46 AM
> "Which European City is cheesy Rob?"
He assumes all of them, having never been to any of them.
Posted by: SnarkSlope at April 21, 2009 10:49 AM
I've never been to the Taj Mahal. I bet it's really cheesy.
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 21, 2009 10:54 AM
BRG, I would definitely not advocate a scooter for highway riding. You really need something 500+cc for that and although their are some "maxi-scooters" that are larger capacity, you then lose a lot of the benefits in town.
Get a 50cc or 125cc scooter for town and just treat it as a city runabout.
Have a look at the Honda Ruckus, which has a very low seat height and is very light and maneuverable.
http://powersports.honda.com/2009/ruckus.aspx
or the Yamaha C3, which is also very light and has lots of storage.
http://www.yamaha-motor.com/sport/products/modelhome/529/0/home.aspx
Posted by: the chicken at April 21, 2009 10:56 AM
CG, there's a bunch of bike shops along Coney Island Ave.
http://www.philharrington.net/sbrnyc/bikeshop.htm#Brooklyn
No idea whether any of them are any good but they aren't primo range bikes like Gotham and their rents will be lower so I bet their service charges will be cheaper.
There's really nothing that can't be fixed on a pedal bicycle with a very small selection of tools so may be worth going on a short course.
Posted by: the chicken at April 21, 2009 11:00 AM
Biff, your Taj Mahal comment reminded me of this classic!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZA1NoOOoaNw
Posted by: the chicken at April 21, 2009 11:01 AM
cobble--will email you. Right now I am at home with two kids and have my hands full but later...
Posted by: wasder at April 21, 2009 11:03 AM
I don't know if I qualify as GOTD, since I have posted on Brownstoner on several occasions, though not on Open Thread.
Anyway, I wanted to post my story. In Apr 2008, I signed a contract for a new construction condo in Greenpoint. By the time the unit was finished and ready to move in, the market had collapsed. I decided to bail out on the closing and threaten to sue to recover my 10% deposit (there were some misrepresentations regarding square footage), but the Developer didn't give a crap. Then, about a month after my "default", the Developer decided to negotiate with me. After a few months of haggling they reluctantly dropped the price by 13%. However, I had drawn a "line in the sand" at 15% reduction. Neither side would budge. Facing this impasse, the Sponsor simply refunded my entire deposit. I have to presume they just wanted me out of their hair, so they could sell the unit to someone else. As far as I can tell, it is still on the market, asking a mere $25k more than my "line in the sand" price. I have no idea why they were so stubborn, insisting on chasing the market down, continually refusing to face reality -- and are still busy chasing the market down. Whatever.
During this ordeal, I learned a lot about the risks of new construction, about mortgage contingencies, and about the real estate market in general. I can't believe how ignorant I was a year ago. Today, I have decided to remain a renter for the time being. In fact, my wife and I have decided to rent a place up in Nyack, NY - a little town that, one could argue, is a bit like Brooklyn in terms of it's historic buildings, walkability, and eclectic and diverse population -- but it's a longer commute to midtown (about the same as Bed-Stuy really), and obviously a hell of a lot smaller.
Since I will soon be living "upstate", I guess I should stop lurking on this board. However, I wanted to tell my story before saying goodbye.
Posted by: Paul C at April 21, 2009 11:05 AM
Patpong in bangkok is pretty cheesy.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 21, 2009 11:05 AM
Thanks Chicken...but we really need an 'out of town' vehicle as most of hubby’s family is not in NYC, but the suburbs of. And I’m not going to keep both (in town and outta town vehicle) as that’s wasteful. We don’t use our car during the week, we take the train or bus, but I’ll admit it gets used a lot on the weekend.
We also looked at hybrid cars last year....and then the caddy fell into our laps. While it doesn’t get the best gas mileage, it is an older car and I somehow feel like I’m recycling.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 21, 2009 11:08 AM
Nyack is only 25 minutes to midtown, door-to-door????
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 21, 2009 11:09 AM
Paul C, WELCOME!!! Thanks for joining us.
The chicken, that was brilliant. I love Indian music and the dancing (in all it's cheesiness). That would have been tomorrow's FGVOTD if you had emailed it to me!
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 21, 2009 11:10 AM
Welcome Paul C and thanks for your story. I'm in London now so you have no excuse for not sticking around!
DIBS, Patpong is so cheesy that it's the epitome of cool.
Posted by: the chicken at April 21, 2009 11:11 AM
DIBS - I suspected I'd get a response on my Bed-Stuy comment, which I admit was an exaggeration. Nyack is a 40 min drive to midtown, with no traffic. By mass transit, I think it will take a bit more than 1 hour (door to door), but I am not sure yet. Does it really take only 25 minutes from where you are? What stop, on what train??
Posted by: Paul C at April 21, 2009 11:12 AM
Chicken, I love 'Indian' men. I've seen that video before.
Here's another...this one funnier.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLpROhIg9eA&feature=related
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 21, 2009 11:14 AM
Paul C...welcome and I guess goodbye and good luck.
No seriously stick around. You can still post from Nyack.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 21, 2009 11:15 AM
My life is now complete, Randi has posted today.
Posted by: cobblehiller at April 21, 2009 11:16 AM
Welcome Paul. Yes, the A train (Express) gets you to 34th Street in about 25 minutes from my house (Utica Ave stop). You're only 12-15 minutes from the first stop in Manhattan which is Broadway/Nassau. It only makes 4 stops between me and manhattan and is generally very fast.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 21, 2009 11:16 AM
how 'bout that smiling pirate???
Posted by: randolph at April 21, 2009 11:18 AM
btw, Snark PWNed Rob big time in the Coney Island thread. It is worth a look. Rob then went on to say he likes Coney Island more than boring museums, the opera and wine bars. What are we going to do with you, Rob?
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 21, 2009 11:18 AM
Yeah, I will probably continue to lurk, despite moving upstate. In fact, if the commute is intolerable, I may very well make a hasty retreat back to Brooklyn.
In any event, I still plan to continue to hang out in Brooklyn as much as possible (my friends are mostly in Williamsburg/Greenpoint), and keep my eye on RE market trends.
And of course, I enjoy reading the sometimes-witty banter on this site - where the average IQ seems about 50 points higher than the other RE site I pay atention to.
Posted by: Paul C at April 21, 2009 11:20 AM
"Come see me eat nipples, eat nipples"?
Instant classic BRG!
Posted by: the chicken at April 21, 2009 11:20 AM
Good luck in Nyack there are some gorgeous old homes in the village. Piermont road on a spring day is great, just be careful of us cyclists.
Posted by: DeLepp at April 21, 2009 11:20 AM
Dr. Snarky's diagnosis of the patient is Chronic Randolphrenia.
Posted by: SnarkSlope at April 21, 2009 11:20 AM
dibs look at my 1106 on the rocawear thread
Posted by: lechacal at April 21, 2009 11:20 AM
I agree on the opera thing but wine bars really grow on you after the second bottle.
I've known a few Indian men in my time, BRG.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 21, 2009 11:20 AM
Having lived in Nyack, it will take well over an hour door to door Paul, not to mention a pain. But you may find it's worth it. Nyack is fun.
Posted by: HmmWhichNeighborhood at April 21, 2009 11:22 AM
"And of course, I enjoy reading the sometimes-witty banter on this site - where the average IQ seems about 50 points higher than the other RE site I pay atention to.
Posted by: Paul C at April 21, 2009 11:20 AM"
Is that "leverageamoeba.com"?
Posted by: the chicken at April 21, 2009 11:23 AM
quote:
Snark PWNed Rob big time in the Coney Island thread.
he did? 0o
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at April 21, 2009 11:23 AM
Oh Biff, I was pleased as punch to hear he actually liked something. My snarky heart grew three sizes that day.
Posted by: SnarkSlope at April 21, 2009 11:23 AM
Glad everything worked out for you Paul
Posted by: dirty_hipster at April 21, 2009 11:23 AM
Biff, what's your email? I have the FGVOTD for tomorrow!
Posted by: the chicken at April 21, 2009 11:25 AM
i dont get it. maybe im missing something or maybe i really am total white trash, but what is wrong with, and why is it mind boggling to fathom someone would like coney island more than the things i listed?
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at April 21, 2009 11:26 AM
c'mon Rob, take your PWNing like a man...
Posted by: the chicken at April 21, 2009 11:27 AM
I think tastes change with age, rob.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 21, 2009 11:28 AM
"he did? 0o"
Posted by: PitbullNYC at April 21, 2009 11:23 AM
Exhibit 1 - Snark Attack
> "what's your point?"
Coming from you, that's comedy gold.
Posted by: SnarkSlope at April 21, 2009 10:45 AM
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 21, 2009 11:29 AM
the chicken, it's biffchampion@yahoo.com
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 21, 2009 11:30 AM
youre right. back when i was 20 i was into museums and art and stuff like that. i grew out of that phase. lol. i like to tell myself im keeping it much realer these days.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at April 21, 2009 11:31 AM
ha. i just emailed my friend kristy asking if there is something wrong preferring coney island to wine bars and she responded...
"Wine bars hahaha. What a bunch of drips. "
so there! im not the only one ;)
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at April 21, 2009 11:32 AM
"I decided to bail out on the closing and threaten to sue to recover my 10% deposit (there were some misrepresentations regarding square footage), but the Developer didn't give a crap. Then, about a month after my "default", the Developer decided to negotiate with me. After a few months of haggling they reluctantly dropped the price by 13%. However, I had drawn a "line in the sand" at 15% reduction. Neither side would budge. Facing this impasse, the Sponsor simply refunded my entire deposit. I have to presume they just wanted me out of their hair, so they could sell the unit to someone else. As far as I can tell, it is still on the market, asking a mere $25k more than my "line in the sand" price. "
Get on your knees and thank GOD! You was very lucky!
"During this ordeal, I learned a lot about the risks of new construction, about mortgage contingencies, and about the real estate market in general. I can't believe how ignorant I was a year ago. Today, I have decided to remain a renter for the time being. In fact, my wife and I have decided to rent a place up in Nyack, NY - a little town that, one could argue, is a bit like Brooklyn in terms of it's historic buildings, walkability, and eclectic and diverse population -- but it's a longer commute to midtown (about the same as Bed-Stuy really), and obviously a hell of a lot smaller."
Make sure you are near the Train Station! The car commute can be a little rocky!
The What
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at April 21, 2009 11:33 AM
Dave, East New York and I are both in publishing. Why do you ask?
Paul C., best wishes in Nyack. I like that town. How much are rents up there? Cost of train is very high though.
Posted by: mopar at April 21, 2009 11:35 AM
mopar...need to chat with someone about an idea for something similar to a glossy "coffee table" book. I thought ENY was in public relations???
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 21, 2009 11:38 AM
Aw, Dave, I'm still reeling from you calling Florence "cheesy". It may be overrun with tourists, but it's still one of the most gorgeous old cities in the world. And you can walk the entire city in a couple of days, and see something new each time. Dare I say it, it's like being in a very large ART AND ARCHITECTURE MUSEUM!
Snappy, you got the hair thing right. Biff, you don't ever want to go there, ever. I understand where the black hair people are coming from, from straightened hair, to people wanting to touch my fro in the 70's to braids and weaves. Hair is a Big Deal.
Posted by: Montrose Morris at April 21, 2009 11:38 AM
Congratulations Paul, you've just been "WHATed"
Posted by: the chicken at April 21, 2009 11:39 AM
Hey MM. DIBS was being sarcastic, as was I with respect to my Taj Mahal comment.
BRG, that video was hilarious! The woman is stunning too.
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 21, 2009 11:40 AM
The India-nipple video was awesome.
And I agree with Rob about Coney Island. Though wine bars are cool too.
We rented a 2 BR duplex in Nyack, which seem to be in the range of $2,000 - $2,300 per month. We have 2 full baths, plus an extra half bath (I don't know why there are 3 toilets, but why not), a huge balcony overlooking the river, washer/dryer (what a luxury), 2 designated parking spaces, and it's walking distance to more than 20 restaurants, bars, etc. The only question is how hellish will it be to cross the Tappan Zee each morning to get to the MetroNorth. We'll see. I fantasize about buying a boat...
Posted by: Paul C at April 21, 2009 11:42 AM
Come on, I was being facetious about NYC being cheesy like Florence. Its my favorite city in the western hemisphere.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 21, 2009 11:43 AM
"I fantasize about buying a boat..."
Anybody else out there paint their bottoms????
http://www.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal/main.do?=email042109
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 21, 2009 11:44 AM
"BRG, that video was hilarious! The woman is stunning too."
btw Biff...that's me and hubby in the video.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 21, 2009 11:47 AM
> "my friend kristy"
Was she the one with the things taped to her face at Easter?
Posted by: SnarkSlope at April 21, 2009 11:48 AM
April 21 (Bloomberg) -- Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner
told a congressional panel that the “vast majority” of U.S.
banks have more capital than needed.
He also said there are signs of thawing in credit markets and some indication that confidence is beginning to return. “Indicators on interbank lending, corporate issuance and credit spreads generally suggest improvements in confidence in the stability of the system and some thawing in credit markets,” Geithner said in prepared testimony to the committee overseeing the Troubled Asset Relief Program.
Earlier today, Geithner said the program has enough money for bank rescues even under “conservative” estimates.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 21, 2009 11:53 AM
Paul C.,
Welcome to the OT!
Good luck on your move, but I think you may find that commute across the TZ to be a killer. I work in White Plains, and some of our staff live across the river in Rockland. Most have to arrive early to avoid sitting on the TZ for half-an-hour.
Once again, good luck.
Posted by: benson at April 21, 2009 11:54 AM
Dave Dave Dave! Come on! Are you that stupid????!!
"Earlier today, Geithner said the program has enough money for bank rescues even under “conservative” estimates."
They are going to Rape the living daylights out of America!
The What (Bend Over!)
Someday this war is gonna end..
Posted by: Return of The What at April 21, 2009 11:59 AM
sent to your email Biff.
Posted by: the chicken at April 21, 2009 11:59 AM
I guess you know more about all this than Geithner, What. Your analysis based on anal fascination is interesting, though.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 21, 2009 12:02 PM
Chicken, thanks. I got it and just viewed it. I'm not sure if that should be the Feel Good Video of the Day or the Disturbing Video of the Day. It's on tap for tomorrow.
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 21, 2009 12:02 PM
DIBS, how do you think Geithner's comments sit against the IMF revised estimate of losses of $4.1bn bu the end of 2010 (of which $1m currently recognised)?
Posted by: the chicken at April 21, 2009 12:03 PM
Biff I have a video that may qualify as a 'Feel Good Video'. Should I email it to you?
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 21, 2009 12:20 PM
I used to live in Grand View NY (just south of Nyack) there used to be a hi-speed ferry I would take to midtown. When that stopped running I moved because the commute was hard.
I never took the TZ, I took 9W down to the PPKWY and then to the George.
I agree with Montrose that Florence is the most gorgeopus museum-city I have ever seen. Toledo Spain is my second favorite. Go in late Nov. or ealy Dec. The weather is perfect and there are few tourists.
No one ever responds to anything I ever write on the OT so there it is, for what its worth.
Posted by: mcKenzie at April 21, 2009 12:21 PM
Here Retards suck this down! I rant because the Big Boys are raping America and everyone is too stupid to anything about it!
Leading Economist Decries Power of Wall Street "Oligarchs"
http://tinyurl.com/de27yo
America’s Crisis Resembles that of Emerging Markets: While at the IMF, Johnson saw so many financial crises that the core problem became old hat: In the free-wheeling growth years of an economic boom, the politicians and oligarchs of an emerging market like Russia or Argentina would get so close that eventually they would meld into a politico-industrial complex. As long as the boom lasted, this cozy relationship never bothered anyone--because everyone was getting rich. Fast forward to the latest market crisis--the one in the United States. The pattern is exactly the same, Simon Johnson says, with a mutually beneficial money-and-power corridor now running between Washington and the modern oligarchs Wall Street.
Timmah Geithner!!!!!! Is a Wall Street crook and you has 7 month of life support left..
The What
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at April 21, 2009 12:25 PM
Good luck PaulC,
Nyack is great. I grew up not far from there. Great old homes, river views, restaurants. A good vibe. Also, if you like hiking, you are not far from lots of ways to access Harriman.
What -- that is great advice you gave Paul about the train station. Too bad Nyack doesn't have one. Actually, Nyack ahs gone through a lot of the same waves of "gentrification" you bemoan about Brooklyn. Other than the grand homes along the river, where the likes of Helen Hayes used to live, Nyack used to have a much larger portion of working class families and immigrants, and greater ethnic diversity. Many more people running trade and craft types of businesses -- furniture restoration, 5 and dimes, gritty antique shops when antiques were cheap. Also, it was Rockland County's hippie haven in the late 60s early 70s, and a center for all kinds of arts. Now it has waterfront condo developments and higher priced restaurants layered over its earlier grittiness. Meanwhile, all kinds of beautiful old homes have been fixed up.
Posted by: slopefarm at April 21, 2009 12:26 PM
"Biff I have a video that may qualify as a 'Feel Good Video'. Should I email it to you?"
Um, is it suitable for family viewing?
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 21, 2009 12:27 PM
"What -- that is great advice you gave Paul about the train station. Too bad Nyack doesn't have one."
I think your right! I remember having a relationship with someone a few years ago and I thought that was Nyack. Sorry..
The What
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at April 21, 2009 12:30 PM
Biff, I know, I know. :)
Posted by: Montrose Morris at April 21, 2009 12:35 PM
"a relationship with someone." lol. are you gaaaaaay what?
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at April 21, 2009 12:36 PM
mcKenzie, I'll respond to your post in the OT.
Toledo Spain....SIGH!!!!!
Nothing would give me greater pleasure than to live in Spain, actually Southern Spain.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 21, 2009 12:36 PM
"Um, is it suitable for family viewing?"
Why does everyone assume the worse from me???
But you're right, I guess I won't send it ;)
Family viewing my ass!!!
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 21, 2009 12:41 PM
""a relationship with someone." lol. are you gaaaaaay what?"
No Rob and stop jacking off..
It came out sideways...
The What
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at April 21, 2009 12:44 PM
McKenzie - How bad was the commute via 9W-Palisades-GWB? I have considered that option, if the TZB sucks too much.
By the way, I tend to get into work around 10 am, so I am hoping the traffic will be more tolerable compared to getting in by 9.
Posted by: Paul C at April 21, 2009 12:46 PM
Oh boy. I just remembered I once took the train and bus to Nyack. Took forever. But it sure is a nice town.
Dave, ENY used to be a journalist, like me. Anyway, I'm not in book publishing, so I might not know.
Posted by: mopar at April 21, 2009 12:46 PM
12 Days of Christmas, Indian style:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owK5tHjL0aE
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 21, 2009 12:48 PM
Toledo is a fav, but try Sevilla next time, especially during Easter with their processions. Quite the party as they tend to last all night.
Posted by: DeLepp at April 21, 2009 12:50 PM
DeLepp, are you telling me to go to Sevilla? I've been there.
Hubby and I spent a month in Spain, rented a car and saw most of it. Some of my fondest travel memories are from that trip.
I want to grow old in Southern Spain. I want to be an old lady sweeping my courtyard, the one with the olive tree.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 21, 2009 1:02 PM
brg, telling everyone to go to Sevilla. It still has a strong 'spanish' flavor and the easter festivities last about 2 weeks. Plus the cathedral there is mostly made up of what they stole from the Americas. I've crossed the pond countless times to got to spain, sometimes just for a weekend. Not a big fan of Barcelona, too much like new york. Was in San Sebastian on 9/11, had the most peaceful day on the beach and get back to the hotel and was just overwhelmed. When I grow old I want to take my evening walks around the squares and breathe in the fragrance of Spain.
Posted by: DeLepp at April 21, 2009 1:09 PM
okay it never occurred to me that olives grow on trees
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at April 21, 2009 1:10 PM
Speaking of olive trees, the drive between Sevilla and Grenada goes thru the most scenic olive groves because the leaves have a silver glisten to them.
Posted by: DeLepp at April 21, 2009 1:19 PM
I was just sitting in the waiting room of my doctor's office and picked up a National Geographic with a baby mammoth on the cover. This story is so interesting and the baby, Lyuba, is so cute. Cuter than a lot of cats!!!!!
Yhe whole story is going to air on Sunday night at 9pm
http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/episode/waking-the-baby-mammoth-3630/Overview
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 21, 2009 1:21 PM
"I thought ENY was in public relations???"
Yes, I'm in PR, and working pretty hard today, so I've only had a chance to check in here from time to time. Dave, if you repeat your question (I'm too busy to read this whole thread), I'll try to answer it later. I have a meeting in a few.
Posted by: East New York at April 21, 2009 1:22 PM
Olives don't grow in gardens?
Next you'll tell me that nobody grills macaroni.
Posted by: SnarkSlope at April 21, 2009 1:26 PM
I was looking for someone in publishing.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 21, 2009 1:27 PM
I was looking for someone in pubhopping.
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 21, 2009 1:29 PM
Oh DeLepp....I loved Grenada, Cordoba, Ronda...I loved every town we went to, so many I can't remember them all. Towns so small we were the only foreigners walking the streets. For two days we stayed on an Olive Farm. It was heavenly.
If you buy a house there before I do, can hubby and I come stay with you?
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 21, 2009 1:29 PM
brg, of course though lately been on an argentina kick. Spain should win out but with my coin dropping, I'm happy to be able to still afford Iberico ham.
Posted by: DeLepp at April 21, 2009 1:36 PM
Someone just forwarded me this email. Acorn is going to try to disrupt a public auction in Queens this Friday to protest and block the foreclosure of one woman's house.
Here's the email:
"Myrna Millington's home, where we rallied in February, is scheduled to be auctioned on Friday, April 24th, at the Queens County Courthouse. Myrna's lender has refused to work with her loan counselors and is going ahead with the sale of her property this Friday.
88-11 Sutphin Boulevard
Jamaica, Queens
The auction begins at 11:00 AM
We will be standing alongside Myrna and we will attempt to stall and/or disrupt the sale of her home. We will be looking to fill the room with Home Defenders who will bid $0 in protest of the sale of her property.
If people are able, we are asking you to get there at 9:00 AM so we can fill up the courtroom."
Posted by: mopar at April 21, 2009 1:37 PM
"I was looking for someone in pubhopping."
I was looking for some bedhopping.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 21, 2009 1:39 PM
Do you want to know about the market for your idea, or do you want to know how to get a book contract?
Posted by: mopar at April 21, 2009 1:40 PM
Pubhopping is usually the precursor to bedhopping.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 21, 2009 1:40 PM
I need a publisher for a book that someone is putting together.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 21, 2009 1:41 PM
Has anyone read the Hitchens book "God is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything" ???
I watched the Bill Maher documentary "religious" this weekend and it piqued my curiousity about the whole subject - and figured I'd read something by someone a little more intelligent then a loudmouthed comedian.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at April 21, 2009 1:47 PM
I drink Bourbon Presbyterians religiously while pubhopping.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 21, 2009 1:49 PM
Oh -- do they have an agent?
Posted by: mopar at April 21, 2009 1:52 PM
What do you drink while bedhopping?
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 21, 2009 1:52 PM
^^^^^ um, nevermind I asked.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 21, 2009 1:53 PM
dirty_hipster - Read "The God Delusion" by Richard Dawkins instead.
Posted by: SnarkSlope at April 21, 2009 1:55 PM
Come again??
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 21, 2009 1:55 PM
thx snark
Posted by: dirty_hipster at April 21, 2009 1:57 PM
I'm in my 40s, seconds will take a moment.
Posted by: DeLepp at April 21, 2009 2:08 PM
Not if you take that blue pill, DeLepp. Thirds and fourths like you're in your 20s!!!!
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 21, 2009 2:10 PM
chicken....I meant to ask you yesterday what your thoughts were on Jackie Chan's remarks.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 21, 2009 2:14 PM
Soooooo, anyone want to talk about cats?
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 21, 2009 2:15 PM
"I'm in my 40s, seconds will take a moment."
A moment is fine...just don't let a month go by.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 21, 2009 2:18 PM
"just don't let a month go by."
That's hetero married folk talk!!!!!
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 21, 2009 2:20 PM
I think this should be QOTD...
BHO, I am more of a Bear in the next three years kind of guy too, but the printing of money like freaking crazy is my wildcard. I would say Limestones like these are not going to see a drop to $1.5mm. They are ridiculous in beauty, access to transport and amenities, and just works of art. I think of them like antiques...not just homes. I am not sure if the wealthy that buy these limestones (now, not back in the day when Park Slope and BK in general were a bit shadier) really look at it as an investment into an asset but more as an investment into something beautiful where they can raise their families.
Posted by: LincolnSlope at April 21, 2009 1:38 PM
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 21, 2009 2:22 PM
I really enjoyed Religulous.
"Read "The God Delusion" by Richard Dawkins instead."
Why would anyone read a serious book on religion written by the former host of Family Feud?
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 21, 2009 2:25 PM
DIBS, guinness book of records was never an intention. Though I recently read a report about thirds and fourths and it's future risk of prostate cancer. Australian reported less risk, US reported more.....
Posted by: DeLepp at April 21, 2009 2:25 PM
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I was kidding
Snark, not sure why, but I've never gotten around to reading Dawkins, despite knowing I'll be fascinated by his writings based on reviews I've read.
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 21, 2009 2:25 PM
"I'm in my 40s, seconds will take a moment."
Re-write for Rob:
"In a moment I'll drink my 40 in seconds."
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 21, 2009 2:28 PM
Maybe its that kangaroo thing down under that lessens the risk.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 21, 2009 2:29 PM
I'm eating a real juicy Asian pear right now that my Chinese bf gave me.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 21, 2009 2:30 PM
DIBS, didn't you once have a real juicy Asian pair in Patpong?
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 21, 2009 2:32 PM
"Maybe its that kangaroo thing down under"
"I'm eating a real juicy Asian pear right now"
I'm not touching the kangaroo or the pear.
Have at it folks...prime for naughty re-writing.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 21, 2009 2:32 PM
So.........anyone ever see one of those hybrid cats before? like a savannah cat?
Posted by: dirty_hipster at April 21, 2009 2:35 PM
Twins, Biff, twins. Every man's dream whether he be hetero or homo.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 21, 2009 2:35 PM
> "Why would anyone read a serious book on religion written by
> the former host of Family Feud?"
Survey says.... BZZZZZZZZZZ!
> "I've never gotten around to reading Dawkins"
I bought the book and it sat on the shelf for a long time. Then I bought the audiobook from Audible. It's very well done. Highly recommended.
Posted by: SnarkSlope at April 21, 2009 2:35 PM
dirty hipster...never in real life but two weeks ago on Animal Planet there was a show that featured them. They are awesome.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 21, 2009 2:36 PM
totally dave - but unfortunately they are illegal in NYC :(
Posted by: dirty_hipster at April 21, 2009 2:39 PM
Paul, the commute south via the parkway is much easier than across the TZ and then down the Sawmill or Sprain Brook. Those roads are nightmares. The Palisades approach to the George is by far the best, of course when you get over the bridge, you still have to deal with Manhattan traffic. The ferry was sooo nice, but they went broke. Nyack is nice but Grand View is my fave. I rented a house there, not one of the real cliff-houses, living in one of those would be like a fantasy.
Posted by: mcKenzie at April 21, 2009 2:43 PM
Speaking of pairs, where's Snappy?
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 21, 2009 2:45 PM
really, dh??? why so??? Illegal to sell or illegal to own???
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 21, 2009 2:47 PM
BRG: the last time I was in Toledo, there was a contingent of young soldiers there from the Spanish army, on some assignment. The Spanish army provides their soldiers with the tighest, most ass-hugging khakis that you have ever. What a dream....the architecture...the hunky cadets....sigh!
Posted by: mcKenzie at April 21, 2009 2:51 PM
I just got off the phone with a real estate agent who says as of last week, banks are now requiring 25 percent down on three-family houses -- I think she meant even if you plan to live in it.
Uh-oh!!!!!!!!!!
Oh, right, nobody in prime Brooklyn cares because they're already above the jumbo limit. I forgot.
Posted by: mopar at April 21, 2009 2:51 PM
Looks like you could buy one from anywhere in the country and pick it up or have it shipped.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 21, 2009 2:51 PM
Dave, not sure you were speaking to me, but they should get an agent. Or maybe you know this already. They could also go directly to publishers who do that kind of book, but very likely any editor they speak with will tell them to go get an agent first.
Posted by: mopar at April 21, 2009 2:52 PM
25% down - another reason for prices to drop. Yeah Yeah. Make the wait worth while.
Posted by: more4less at April 21, 2009 2:55 PM
mcKenzie, the Spanish Gov't must also provide the navy with the same tight fabric. One year during fleet week hubby and I were out looking at the vessels and came across a Spanish boat....and my god what a vessel!!!
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 21, 2009 2:59 PM
3pm - time for pie & ice cream talk again
Posted by: more4less at April 21, 2009 3:03 PM
I'm so slow at this, no wonder i'm such a bad OT poster.
I just finished readng the book "God is not Great" someone asked about it about fifty postings back. It was interesting. he tried to be fair and critizise every major religion but I feel some got more criticism than others. The bottomline is that Holy Scripture is mostly unintelligible and inane when you really think about it and that Islam is basically a derivative of Judaism and christianity and not terribly original. There are certainly whole books in the old testament that you say to yourself what the f...k are they talking about? But he gave that a little short shrift. It was good bedtime reading. By that I mean it wasn't too exciting. I read a lot of books on the subject of religion.
Posted by: mcKenzie at April 21, 2009 3:03 PM
yeah, someone's birthday is celebrated here. there's got to be cake there. Pray it's ice cream cake
Posted by: more4less at April 21, 2009 3:07 PM
McKenzie...pie & ice cream talk and cat talk will trump serious religious discussion anytime.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 21, 2009 3:07 PM
mopar is correct. I don't know what your book is, but I have several friends in publishing, and they all say you don't get anywhere without an agent. Except, perhaps, relegated to a dusty slush pile.
Posted by: SnarkSlope at April 21, 2009 3:07 PM
bayridgegirl. I think it is the whole toreador influence. the young men in Spain love to show off their butts. Nada mal.
Posted by: mcKenzie at April 21, 2009 3:08 PM
"I need a publisher for a book that someone is putting together."
What Mopar said. I'll check with some people to see if I can't come up with an agent or two you can contact.
Posted by: East New York at April 21, 2009 3:12 PM
Dave you have to wait, I will be commenting on ice cream in about two hours. I am bad at this.
Posted by: mcKenzie at April 21, 2009 3:12 PM
Probably the Spanish combined with the Aztec then that accounts for the fact that my Mexican bf has the hottest looking butt in the whole world.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 21, 2009 3:13 PM
I personally despise bullfighting, but mcKenzie, DIBS, et. al., I think you would have really enjoyed watching the Spanish brothers featured on last Sunday's 60 minutes. Did you see it?
http://tinyurl.com/8ctpom
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 21, 2009 3:13 PM
I heard something about showing off butts! That's my cue to reappear :) Take 40 seconds and shake your booty to this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkydr7ffwKo
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 21, 2009 3:13 PM
Purple dancing hippos in thongs. I think I can honestly say — Now I've seen everything.
Snappy, never do that to me again! ; )
Posted by: cobblehiller at April 21, 2009 3:20 PM
My other hunk-meets-culture moment was in Edinburgh. there was some kind of military parade thing they always do at the medieval castle there and there were the cutest, no, the hottest, young military guys in kilts. I found myself waiting and watching for the wind to sort of, you know toss the fabric, and it suddenly hit me: that's why men love women in skirts!
I took pictures, I think I will have to find them tonight.
Posted by: mcKenzie at April 21, 2009 3:20 PM
When we were in Madrid, we went to a bull fight. My goodness, how they love it. Everyone around us was so into it and cheering, I sat there horrified with tears streaming down my cheeks. I couldn't look most of the time, particularly at the end of each bout. It is disgusting that it's consider that a sport.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 21, 2009 3:20 PM
they are giving away free ice cream cones at all ben and jerry's in the city and all dunkin donuts today are providing iced coffee (16 ounce) for 50 cents in case anyone is near them
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at April 21, 2009 3:21 PM
Those spanish matador brothers were delish.
Posted by: DeLepp at April 21, 2009 3:22 PM
LOL Cobble :) That thing makes me smile every time! I've been known to dance like that...but I do tend to wear more clothes ha!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 21, 2009 3:24 PM
mcKenzie...I'm clan McLean on my mother's side...I have a full dress kilt of our clan's tartan. I could imagine the stares I'd get if i walked down Stuyvesant Ave in it!!!!!!
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 21, 2009 3:24 PM
"really, dh??? why so??? Illegal to sell or illegal to own???"
I read somewhere that there is a law that it is illegal to own a "wild" animal of any sort in the five boros - which includes wild/domestic hybrids (Savannah cats are half african serval)
haven't really read up on it that much.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at April 21, 2009 3:26 PM
cake was plain old vanilla, not ice cream, from costco,..
say happy birthday, grab & ate the cake and now waiting for THL to tell me what pie & ice cream she is eating today.
F, no ben & jerry near work here
Posted by: more4less at April 21, 2009 3:27 PM
"I just finished readng the book "God is not Great" someone asked about it"
Thanks McKenzie! Will have to pick that one up as well as "The God Delusion" that was also recommended.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at April 21, 2009 3:28 PM
Et tu, DeLepp?? Am I the only male on this blog who likes females?
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 21, 2009 3:28 PM
Biff, you are outnumbered by "The Gays!"
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 21, 2009 3:31 PM
"Et tu, DeLepp?? Am I the only male on this blog who likes females?"
Biff, I do too!!
Posted by: dirty_hipster at April 21, 2009 3:32 PM
Actually, am I the only female friend of Dorothy here? Sigh. It's lonely at the top. :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 21, 2009 3:34 PM
Biff, female not females. only have eyes for my wife - roaming eyes results in hard slap to head
Posted by: more4less at April 21, 2009 3:35 PM
"Am I the only male on this blog who likes females?"
I like females!
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 21, 2009 3:35 PM
^^^ oh wait, you said males that like females.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 21, 2009 3:36 PM
"Biff, you are outnumbered by "The Gays!""
Works for me; they're usually a lot more witty and fun anyway.
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 21, 2009 3:36 PM
M4L - very funny! And true! So, how many times did you have to get slapped upside the cabesa to learn that lesson? LOL
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 21, 2009 3:37 PM
No pie or scream today, Hubby finished it off late last night (for dinner) when he got home from his pool match.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at April 21, 2009 3:38 PM
Cuts down on the competition huh Biff?
Posted by: TownhouseLady at April 21, 2009 3:38 PM
"Biff, you are outnumbered by "The Gays!""
Gays make awesome "wing people"
Posted by: dirty_hipster at April 21, 2009 3:39 PM
"Works for me; they're usually a lot more witty and fun anyway."
Them are fighting words!
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 21, 2009 3:39 PM
twice. then I made sure I did that while walking slightly behind her - with hand on her shoulder guiding to ensure she is walking slightly ahead of me
Posted by: more4less at April 21, 2009 3:40 PM
THL, did you watch The Hills last night? It's totally boring now. It's pretty plain to see that they are phasing out Lauren's life and focusing more on the other people, likely in an attempt to continue the Hills without her - I predict that would be an epic fail. Lauren shows up an average of 1 out of 3 scenes. Booooo!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 21, 2009 3:41 PM
BRG, we'll adopt you as half-a-gay :) LOL
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 21, 2009 3:42 PM
Only twice M4L? You learn quickly!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 21, 2009 3:42 PM
"Cuts down on the competition huh Biff?"
What the heck is there to compete for here? It's just us schlumpy frumpy married bitches.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 21, 2009 3:45 PM
"Cuts down on the competition huh Biff?"
THL, since, like more4less, I've exited the competition, it doesn't matter to me. What it does cut down on is the number of eligible men for women in the city. Is it just me, or does it seem there are many more eligible straight women in NYC than eligible straight men? I have a few single female friends who ask me if I know anyone I can fix them up with and I never have a guy for them.
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 21, 2009 3:45 PM
snappy, 2 hards ones + loud verbal lecture in crowded street for 1 incident = something I wont forget or want to repeat the experience
Posted by: more4less at April 21, 2009 3:45 PM
"they're usually a lot more witty and fun anyway."
Exxxcuuuuuse moi!! I happen to think that THL, BRG, Snappy, Gemini [and of course wonderful me] are very amusing!
Snappy, get the pies - we've got a 'customer'!
http://justgrits.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/pie-in-the-face.jpg
Posted by: cobblehiller at April 21, 2009 3:46 PM
"BRG, we'll adopt you as half-a-gay :) LOL"
Important question: which half will be the gay half.
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 21, 2009 3:46 PM
M4L...you have to learn to be discreet about it. Hubby can teach you, although I don't care if hubby looks, heck we look together.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 21, 2009 3:47 PM
cobble, how long have you been around here? Did you not realize Snappy is among the more witty and fun demographic to which I was referring?
"Snappy, get the pies - we've got a 'customer'!"
I can think of one particular customer waiting in line for Snappy's pie....
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 21, 2009 3:47 PM
Cobble speak for yourself, I've been told I'm not amusing.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 21, 2009 3:50 PM
Ooooohhh! Pie throwing!! Yay! The next B'stoner event should have a booth where you pay a buck to throw pies at one of us. Any volunteers? Or a dunking booth? The money gained can be donated to charity. (Did I mention I'm changing my first name to Charity? :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 21, 2009 3:50 PM
I've also been told that I have a bitter personality and am funnier looking than some woman.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 21, 2009 3:51 PM
"Did you not realize Snappy is among the more witty and fun demographic to which I was referring?"
Oh, right, I forgot she's gay! LOL! Sorry Snappy!
But my point stands! The rest of us are amusing too, thank you very much!
Posted by: cobblehiller at April 21, 2009 3:51 PM
ROFL Biff! I'm so humbled...my 'pie' hasn't been this desired in a while **bashfully batting my eyes**
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 21, 2009 3:52 PM
M4L, that must have been embarrassing! She was really mad, huh?
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 21, 2009 3:53 PM
I don't like pie. I don't like the crust.
And as a matter of fact, I usually don't like the filling either.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 21, 2009 3:54 PM
Biff, my identical twin likes females.
Posted by: DeLepp at April 21, 2009 3:54 PM
wow...all this gay talk while i was out at the post office!!!!!!
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 21, 2009 3:57 PM
BRG, are you saying you don't like my pie? Waaaaaaahhhhhh :(
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 21, 2009 3:58 PM
Snappy, when planning the first gathering, I suggested we get a dunk tank and DIBS and I offer to go into it and have people try to dunk us. However, we had to scrap the idea given the concerns from the fire department that the place would get overcrowded with people wanting to drown us.
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 21, 2009 3:58 PM
BRG...how can you not like pie? What's wrong with you????
Never mind, I'll only be on for another 2 hours or so.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 21, 2009 3:58 PM
**I'm sure Mr. B is just loving this line of conversation!**
Ok, I'll clean this up for a sec...
On this day in history:
April 21, 1898 the Spanish-American war began.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 21, 2009 3:59 PM
"Ooooohhh! Pie throwing!! Yay! The next B'stoner event should have a booth where you pay a buck to throw pies at one of us."
Yay!!! I will bring bricks, rocks, throwing stars, bocce balls and knives!!! Please Biff get Dave to stand still, pretty please!!!!!
The What (95 mph fastball)
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at April 21, 2009 3:59 PM
Biff, maybe if you promise to donate the money to a fireman's charity... :) You two and the What could generate a lot of dough!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 21, 2009 4:00 PM
What, I thought you were a "catcher" not a "pitcher"
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 21, 2009 4:00 PM
"wow...all this gross talk while i was out at the post office!!!!!!"
re-write
"wow...all this post talk while i was outed at the gay office!!!!!!"
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 21, 2009 4:01 PM
See, even the What likes my pie, er, some kind of object throwing idea!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 21, 2009 4:01 PM
I wouldn't mind dunking Biff and DIBS myself.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 21, 2009 4:03 PM
She's just being contrary DIBS.
Not liking pie, being called un-amusing, being called funny looking...etc, etc,...this to shall pass! Someone give that woman some chocolate! : )
Posted by: cobblehiller at April 21, 2009 4:03 PM
u just mentioned two of the things ive always wanted. a creampie thrown in my face and to be the person who sits in a dunking booth!!!
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at April 21, 2009 4:05 PM
Sorry, I was actually at the bank. I don't know why I said post office. I was standing there in my suit at the front desk waiting for them to finish my transfer and this really hot young latin guy walks up to me and asks me a question as if i worked there. Man, what went through my head. See, there are these little back offices there for the customers to use and....well, you get the picture. May I take your deposit, sir???
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 21, 2009 4:06 PM
"Someone give that woman some chocolate! : )"
**sticking out my arm for BRG**
I'm REAL chocolate! ROFL!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 21, 2009 4:06 PM
Allright!!! Rob has volunteered for the pie booth and dunk tank! Now, pricing: $1 per pie thrown or $2 for three pies?
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 21, 2009 4:07 PM
Darn you DIBS, that would have made a more logical re-write too:
"wow...all this bank talk while i was outed at the gay office!!!!!!"
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 21, 2009 4:08 PM
Dave, you dirty bird!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 21, 2009 4:08 PM
Cobble- ahhh - thanks - I hadn't even posted here on OT today (sorry been busy at work) :(
but Real Housewives tonight - YES!
Posted by: gemini10 at April 21, 2009 4:09 PM
No cobble, it's true I don't like pie, and recently someone told me those things about my looks and personality...I'm not sure if he was kidding or not. I'll just chalk it up to that guy being a dou*hebag!
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 21, 2009 4:09 PM
Hi folks;
I am home today, preparing my house for some work later this week: resanding and refinishing my bedroom floors. We have to move everything out of 3 bedrooms, and I am exhausted. I'm now in Root Hill Cafe on 4th Ave, taking a break and checking my e-mails (since I had to disconnect my home computer). When I walked into Root Hill a few minutes ago, something dawned on me: does anyone in Park Slope work??????? The place is packed. Who are these people?
THL: I can't believe you like Coney Island. The place has been a dump for more than 40 years. Sure, I have alot of memories of the place, but that only makes it harder for me to see what the place has become. Even Gargiulio's stinks now.
Here is another piece of trivia: yours truly happened to be at Steeplechase on the last day it was open, with my folks. I can remember it like it was yesterday.
Posted by: benson at April 21, 2009 4:11 PM
4:09...PWN!! did I keep up?
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 21, 2009 4:13 PM
Don't listen the assh*le. Serious or not, he was an ASS to even say it.
I'll forgive you for not liking pie! ; ) Even a chocolate cream pie?!
Posted by: cobblehiller at April 21, 2009 4:15 PM
Re-write to re-write to pathetic re-write:
I was banking at the back office.
-DIBS
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 21, 2009 4:15 PM
Real Housewives! Yea! I even had BH watching with me last week! Well, to be fair, he was watching the baseball on the other TV and switching over on breaks when he heard me HOWLING!
Posted by: cobblehiller at April 21, 2009 4:16 PM
"Don't listen the assh*le. Serious or not, he was an ASS to even say it."
Yep....he sure was!!!
Thanks Cobble.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 21, 2009 4:17 PM
benson, but they ARE working. they are all creative professional writers sitting there on that mac laptops writing the next great work of american fiction, duh! but i think the same thing about where i work in soho. throngs and throngs of people all over. dont they work and go to school? it's mind boggling how many kids are always walking around during the day on a school day hahah
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at April 21, 2009 4:18 PM
I watched about 8 minutes of real housewives last night and couldn't stand it beyond that. they were at some party at the fabric store. it was god awful
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 21, 2009 4:19 PM
"it was god awful"
Yes, isn't it!
It's almost PAINFUL to watch how god awful they are, and how they are towards one another! Like a train wreck - can't take my eyes off it!
Posted by: cobblehiller at April 21, 2009 4:21 PM
On Sunday I tried to see what the fascination was a watched some of it. The one lady was super mean. She laughed at a young girl who said she wanted to be a babysitter and then told another girl who wanted to be a model that she had time to lose weight. HOW RUDE!!! They all seem to have this air of self-importance when in reality they are so inconsequential.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 21, 2009 4:24 PM
"Even a chocolate cream pie?!"
Alright already...I like Snappy.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 21, 2009 4:25 PM
"THL: I can't believe you like Coney Island. The place has been a dump for more than 40 years. Sure, I have alot of memories of the place, but that only makes it harder for me to see what the place has become. Even Gargiulio's stinks now."
Benson- Why are you not addressing this in the proper post? Why bring your snide remark here? What do you not understand? I think I was pretty clear in explaining why I liked it(in the proper forum) so where's the disconnect?
Posted by: TownhouseLady at April 21, 2009 4:25 PM
"I'm clan McLean on my mother's side"
DIBS - MacLean/McLean...of Duart?
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at April 21, 2009 4:27 PM
THL;
Snide???? I thought I was just chatting!! Oh well, never mind!!
Posted by: benson at April 21, 2009 4:28 PM
Am I the only male on this blog who likes females? - Biff
A bit behind the times, I know, but yours truly is male, hetero and very much available!
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at April 21, 2009 4:29 PM
benson seems cranky today. honestly i never found anything wrong about coney island. honestly it's one of the few areas of the entire city that i do like and find fun! someone asked earlier tho... ive never been to the aquarium. i didnt even know there was an aquarium there. im not big on sea life tho so id probably not find it very fun.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at April 21, 2009 4:30 PM
"Am I the only male on this blog who likes females? - Biff"
Biff, count me in on "Team Hetero"
Posted by: benson at April 21, 2009 4:31 PM
Originally Maclean of Mull. The Duart macleans are from that line as well. family is on Mull.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 21, 2009 4:32 PM
Am I the only male on Team Hetero who's actually available?
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at April 21, 2009 4:33 PM
DIBS: Then you and I are cousins.
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at April 21, 2009 4:34 PM
And that's the side of my family that's related to NY Senator Gillenbrand's infamous grandmother Polly Noonan.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 21, 2009 4:34 PM
Shut the f*ck up Benson. Don't even try to feign shock. You got exactly the reaction you wanted douche.
Yes, I like a place that's been a dump for 40 years.
What do you want to get ChATTY about next?
Posted by: TownhouseLady at April 21, 2009 4:35 PM
Team Homo Rules!!!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 21, 2009 4:35 PM
sixyears...are you related to polly Noonan too??? Are you related to Roy White down here???
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 21, 2009 4:36 PM
"Am I the only male on Team Hetero who's actually available?"
Me too - If you're married can you really be considered hetero anymore? Most of my married friends are more asexual now :(
Posted by: dirty_hipster at April 21, 2009 4:36 PM
Re-write:
And that's the side of my family that I attribute to my infamous Holy Nooners.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 21, 2009 4:37 PM
DIBS: Not that I know of...but there are thousands of our people in the USA. The MacLean of Duart side of my family has its American roots in the Boston area.
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at April 21, 2009 4:38 PM
Holy crap - was there a THL/Benson altercation that I missed? I sense some TENSION!
Posted by: dirty_hipster at April 21, 2009 4:38 PM
THL;
I am not feigning shock. I honestly wanted to understand what folks like about CI, as it is a complete mystery to me. I don't know why you're being so hostile to me. I honestly meant to be friendly.
Peace, and signing off.....
Posted by: benson at April 21, 2009 4:39 PM
I don't think there's anything Holy about a nooner, BRG unless you're talking about being on your knees.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 21, 2009 4:39 PM
You know, it just occurred to me — I haven't seen ditto in awhile...
Posted by: cobblehiller at April 21, 2009 4:41 PM
Not lunchtime anymore. Prefer cake, pie, ice cream,... talk around this time.
Posted by: more4less at April 21, 2009 4:41 PM
And the gloves come out!!! Fight nice, kids! No biting, no hitting below the belt :)
Nite all and smooches!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at April 21, 2009 4:41 PM
I think ditto is on sabbatical.
ditto - you out three? yoohoo!
Posted by: SnarkSlope at April 21, 2009 4:43 PM
Yes, cobble, where has ditto been??????
And 11217 hasn't been in his usual threads as well
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 21, 2009 4:43 PM
Misterbubble??????
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 21, 2009 4:44 PM
> "11217 hasn't been in his usual threads as well"
He stopped wearing the skinny jeans?
Posted by: SnarkSlope at April 21, 2009 4:45 PM
"where has ditto been??????"
I think he got tired of repeating himself.
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 21, 2009 4:45 PM
"I don't know why you're being so hostile to me."
Did you suffer a serious head injury lately?
Posted by: TownhouseLady at April 21, 2009 4:47 PM
"Am I the only male on this blog who likes females?"
No. I'm spoken for, but I do so much admire the ladies. Luckily my lovely bride is cool with my admiration as long as it remains....admiration.
"If you're married can you really be considered hetero anymore?"
You can if you're married to MY wife! She's a legitimate knockout.
"Originally Maclean of Mull. The Duart macleans are from that line as well. family is on Mull."
You're REALLY tempting me, Dave...one more reference and I'm going to let loose. You've been warned.
Posted by: East New York at April 21, 2009 4:48 PM
"11217 hasn't been in his usual threads as well"
Maybe he actually went on a walk through Crown Heights or Bed-Stuy, stopped a random person on the street and asked them why on earth they aren't living in Park Slope, and got popped in the face.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at April 21, 2009 4:49 PM
Snark, as funny as you usually are, you are on a serious roll today. You're hilarious!
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 21, 2009 4:49 PM
"You can if you're married to MY wife! She's a legitimate knockout."
Great success!!
Posted by: dirty_hipster at April 21, 2009 4:50 PM
ENY, unless you're native American you have to have relatives from somewhere. Come on, what kind of trash are you???
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 21, 2009 4:50 PM
Do you single hetero guys like lurkers?
Posted by: jessibaby at April 21, 2009 4:53 PM
I've known a few Jesse's in my time but never met a jessi.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 21, 2009 4:55 PM
THL;
I had thought we had buried the hatchet recently, and had even had some friendly exchanges. I have no interest in harboring any latent hostility or grudge. I have no idea why you suddenly turned hostile on me today. If it suits you, I'll avoid any exchanges with you. That's all.
Posted by: benson at April 21, 2009 4:55 PM
"ENY, unless you're native American you have to have relatives from somewhere. Come on, what kind of trash are you???"
I think mentioned before Dave, that my family (both sides) is all originally from the Caribbean - Barbados, Antigua and St. Kitts. So, feel free to make any "third world" references you feel are appropriate. Hell, even I make "wetback" jokes from time to time (none serious).
Posted by: East New York at April 21, 2009 4:58 PM
THL - I kinda think Benson was actually trying to be friendly with you-like sorta putting water under the bridge sorta thing
of course i wasnt on the CI thread so not sure if he made snide remarks to you over there, but i sensed he was trying to give you an olive branch....
just a thought
Posted by: gemini10 at April 21, 2009 5:00 PM
I always associated "wetbacks" with Central or South Americans, not Caribbeans. I think "wetbacks" is a lot more derogatory than "Eurotrash." However, as you may have figured out from some of my posts I kind of like that "wetback" look as I know it to be!!!!!
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 21, 2009 5:01 PM
just to clarify, I've never been to CI and will probably never go.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 21, 2009 5:03 PM
"I kind of like that "wetback" look as I know it to be!!!!!"
So I've noticed! I don't mean anything personal with the "Eurotrash" stuff, Dave. Just joking around.
Posted by: East New York at April 21, 2009 5:03 PM
What's the CI thread? Benson and THL, play nice.
Can we talk about how many upscale wine stores Brooklyn needs? More than the number of frozen yogurt shops or less?
Posted by: Heather at April 21, 2009 5:05 PM
Ah, coney island. Okay. Someday I want to go to seagate. Can you just walk around down there or do they stop you at the gate?
Posted by: Heather at April 21, 2009 5:07 PM
Yes, ENY, I realized that. I don't take much offense at being called anything myself. I do however believe that sterotypes have a basis in the real world which is why to a certain extent I hate everyone equally but just a little bit. :)
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 21, 2009 5:07 PM
None of you hetero men responded to jessibaby.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 21, 2009 5:08 PM
Heather - hahahaha - TOTALLY - what's up with that?
Wine stores has become the new nail salon?
but they do well - so good for them!
sorry - but I buy my wines at that cheap place next to the Pathmark in Gowanus
wine bottles on average are $5 less there
Posted by: gemini10 at April 21, 2009 5:09 PM
Note to self: Find a new intern to bang, as my wife is getting real old.
Posted by: Brownstoner___ at April 21, 2009 5:11 PM
Olivino is within walking distance of my house, so I'm happy. I think every bottle is under $30.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 21, 2009 5:12 PM
okay, I'm back from the finest japanese restaurant in London.
"chicken....I meant to ask you yesterday what your thoughts were on Jackie Chan's remarks.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 21, 2009 2:14 PM"
He's an entertainer and he's looking out for number one. I can understand that even if I disagree with him.
Posted by: the chicken at April 21, 2009 5:12 PM
DIBS, thanks so much for caring! I guess we know why these two are single!
Posted by: jessibaby at April 21, 2009 5:13 PM
chicken if I were out at the finest Japanese restaurant in town I'd be in no condition to come back and read through all these nonsensical posts. You're a better brownstoner than I am!!!!
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 21, 2009 5:14 PM
"Can we talk about how many upscale wine stores Brooklyn needs? More than the number of frozen yogurt shops or less?"
Just one more - preferrably on my way home from the train that has decent wines at good prices. Or maybe I'll just start drinking Yellow Tail or Organic Pinot Noir (bleh)
Posted by: dirty_hipster at April 21, 2009 5:16 PM
Olivino is around the corner from mine, dave. And they're nice. So nice I have a hard time hating them for not being a coffee bar... but, why does gentrified Brooklyn need a wine store on every block?
I buy the wine in a box from Fresh Direct. Three Bandits or something. It's not bad.
Posted by: Heather at April 21, 2009 5:16 PM
Well Biff's married and six years, though I met him at the last party, I don't know all that well.
I guess you live in Bed Stuy from the post you put up about the Meadows thing, no?
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 21, 2009 5:16 PM
"I guess we know why these two are single!"
jessibaby, well done! You are officially one of us with that one excellent jab. And the warmest welcome to the Open Thread from Team Married Heteros.
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 21, 2009 5:17 PM
Jessibaby, welcome.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 21, 2009 5:18 PM
Nope, just an NPR listener...
I live in BK Heights....
What about the Dirty Hipster?
Posted by: jessibaby at April 21, 2009 5:18 PM
"chicken if I were out at the finest Japanese restaurant in town I'd be in no condition to come back and read through all these nonsensical posts. You're a better brownstoner than I am!!!!
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 21, 2009 5:14 PM"
I just do a word search for "chicken" to see who's been talking about me behind my back.
There's not a lot of competition to be the finest japanese in this town!
Posted by: the chicken at April 21, 2009 5:19 PM
Awhh...you guys are sweet. I'm blushing.
Posted by: jessibaby at April 21, 2009 5:19 PM
Team Married: we're schleppy, lazy and never go out, but we have cable! Woo hoo!
Posted by: Heather at April 21, 2009 5:20 PM
"Well Biff's married and six years, though I met him at the last party, I don't know all that well."
DIBS, she was talking about sixyears and dirty hipster! I was waiting for the single guys to step up and talk to her. I guess you and me are not only pathetic losers, but pathetic wingmen as well.
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 21, 2009 5:20 PM
"What about the Dirty Hipster? "
Well, sure, if you're into that sort of thing. That skinny ass, tight pants, unshaven, with some ridiculous hat on look doesn't do it for me though. BLECH :)
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 21, 2009 5:21 PM
"Do you single hetero guys like lurkers?
Posted by: jessibaby at April 21, 2009 4:53 PM"
If you're lurking then I'm single...
Posted by: the chicken at April 21, 2009 5:21 PM
Sometimes I think I might want to be Rob's hag....He needs cheering up.
Posted by: jessibaby at April 21, 2009 5:22 PM
WHOA heather drinks box wine! have i been out trashed? Lol
just kidding heather (sorta)
*(rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at April 21, 2009 5:23 PM
"I do however believe that sterotypes have a basis in the real world"
I would tend to agree.
Posted by: East New York at April 21, 2009 5:23 PM
jessi....rob's actually a nice guy in person.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 21, 2009 5:23 PM
aw thanks jessi :) do i really come across as needing cheering up tho? hahha.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at April 21, 2009 5:25 PM
No, I don't doubt for a minute that he's nice...He just sounds lonely!
Now I'm afraid of that chicken -- be a good husband, Mr. Chicken. Buck, buck.
Posted by: jessibaby at April 21, 2009 5:25 PM
yeah, Rob is nowhere near as depressing in real life as online!
Posted by: the chicken at April 21, 2009 5:25 PM
"I live in BK Heights...."
jessibaby is getting better with each post!
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 21, 2009 5:26 PM
im a nice guy on here too!!!! cheeze itz, dave!
okay im outta here. goodnight
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at April 21, 2009 5:26 PM
"Team Married: we're schleppy, lazy and never go out, but we have cable! Woo hoo!"
And DirectTV.
Posted by: East New York at April 21, 2009 5:26 PM
Well hello BRG....
Posted by: jessibaby at April 21, 2009 5:26 PM
Well hello BRG....
Posted by: jessibaby at April 21, 2009 5:26 PM
what about me? sorry i have poor reading comprehension skills
Posted by: dirty_hipster at April 21, 2009 5:27 PM
It's classy boxed wine, Rob. It's like the nouveau boxed wine. They actually sell it at Olivino. Mostly I drink beer though. The kind that come in bottles smaller than 40-oz size.
Posted by: Heather at April 21, 2009 5:28 PM
"Well hello BRG.... "
And she also like women! dirty hipster, what the heck are you waiting for??
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 21, 2009 5:28 PM
Rob, you seem like sometimes you get a little down...like when you feel wobbly -- that word just makes me feel sad! You seem quite cool and your tatoos sound funny -- slaveboy, or something. I just think you need a buddy -- someone to go to the flea with....
Posted by: jessibaby at April 21, 2009 5:28 PM
I have cable but I drink wine from a bottle, not a box. I have no doubt that the box wine is most likely indistinguishable from a good bottle.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 21, 2009 5:28 PM
Oops, sorry dirty hipster. Didn't realize you finally woke up. :-)
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 21, 2009 5:29 PM
I don't want to debate it with you Benson. I thought I'd done a good job in getting over your initial unfounded incendiary statements you'd made against me.
Now, I say I like something and make an impassioned plea as to why. You take the conversation out of it's orriginal forum to say you can't believe I'd like it cause it's a dump has been for what amounts to more than my entire lifetime.
You right, you were just being chatty.
I'll bend over now so you can extend that olive branch.
Thanks.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at April 21, 2009 5:29 PM
OK....I'm headed home now. be back on in about 35 minutes to catch up on all of this
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 21, 2009 5:30 PM
"Team Married: we're schleppy, lazy and never go out"
Team Married: I'm schmoozy, outgoing and out almost every single night.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 21, 2009 5:30 PM
oh - hey jessi!
Posted by: dirty_hipster at April 21, 2009 5:33 PM
Those "Barefoot" wines are good cheapo everyday wines. I'm partial to the Pinot Grigio or the Chardonnay in the summer. I buy it by the case from thewinebuyer.com
Posted by: TownhouseLady at April 21, 2009 5:34 PM
"Now I'm afraid of that chicken -- be a good husband, Mr. Chicken. Buck, buck.
Posted by: jessibaby at April 21, 2009 5:25 PM"
You're not lurking now so I'm not single.
Nobody's afraid of the chicken - I'm very non-threatening.
Posted by: the chicken at April 21, 2009 5:34 PM
jessibaby, long time lurkers, first time posters are fascinating. You seem to know a lot about Rob. How much do you know about the Usual Suspects? Wait, I don't think I want to know that answer. More importantly, what made you decide to finally post (and do it so naturally and comfortably)? I'm asking because it kind of relates to the infamous commenting thread from a few weeks ago whereby Mr. B was wondering how to get more lurkers to sign in.
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 21, 2009 5:34 PM
Hi DH -- how's it going?
Posted by: jessibaby at April 21, 2009 5:36 PM
Thanks, Biff. But I'm feeling bad for snarking on Rob. Just a wee bit.
Posted by: SnarkSlope at April 21, 2009 5:38 PM
Fantastic!! Leavin work ! Catch you all tomorrow!
Posted by: dirty_hipster at April 21, 2009 5:38 PM
I've been reading for a couple of months, I guess...I decided to finally post because I'm super bored at work and no longer find it interesting to read articles about the Mutant Asset Bubble all day...I need some fun!! Certainly not due to a fear of a beat down -- though if you guys gave me one, I would just think it was funny....
Posted by: jessibaby at April 21, 2009 5:38 PM
Im partial to sweet white wines like Rieslings and Moscatos
am not sophisticated at all when it comes to wine
I like Ports though - but again SWEET is the key for me!
Posted by: gemini10 at April 21, 2009 5:38 PM
Wow...THL and Benson are like Spy vs. Spy...like Cat Vs. Dog....Snake Vs. Mongoose...Billie Holiday vs. Herschel Evans. Funny thing they both seem pretty cool, individually.
Posted by: East New York at April 21, 2009 5:44 PM
Dr. Loosen's Dr. L Reisling is a good everyday one. It's sweet but not syrupy.
http://www.thewinebuyer.com/main.asp?request=SEARCH&I like a
I like Reislings with spicy foods. It's also good for when you have people over that aren't big fans of wine in general. They're not as imposing.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at April 21, 2009 5:45 PM
Snark, I must admit I was wondering if anything happened between the two of you as you took more jabs at him today than usual. In fact, I don't remember you ever really snarking on him. However, the good news (other than the fact the jabs thoroughly entertained me) is that Rob can take it more than anyone else here, so don't worry about it. I've never seen him take anything too personally or hold a grudge. That's why some of us consider him a woe beggoten lovable little brother figure.
Thanks for the insight, jessibaby. Now let the beatdown begin! :-)
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 21, 2009 5:46 PM
"Wow...THL and Benson are like Spy vs. Spy...like Cat Vs. Dog....Snake Vs. Mongoose...Billie Holiday vs. Herschel Evans. Funny thing they both seem pretty cool, individually."
We had the Thrilla in Manilla and the Rumble in the Jungle.
Now Mr. B presents the Flog in the Blog.
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 21, 2009 5:49 PM
Thanks for the warm welcome. Looking forward to hanging out.
Posted by: jessibaby at April 21, 2009 5:51 PM
"Now Mr. B presents the Flog in the Blog."
No way, I'm waving the white flag on this one!! I'm throwing in the towel!!
Posted by: benson at April 21, 2009 5:52 PM
ref not accepting the towel. continue fighting. just do it around lunchtime and keep it on-line
Posted by: more4less at April 21, 2009 5:54 PM
You want a fight? Go start your own.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at April 21, 2009 5:58 PM
"Do you single hetero guys like lurkers?"
"I guess we know why these two are single!"
Story of my life - it's all about timing. Right at 4:30 this guy from the CDC showed up at my door to do the health survey I was randomly selected for (apparently I'm representing 32,000 Americans in the survey) and I missed the appearance of jessibaby.
But yes, I do like lurkers...
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at April 21, 2009 6:01 PM
start my own? too lazy. too chicken crap. Not complaining if you two bury it either
Posted by: more4less at April 21, 2009 6:01 PM
So Jessibaby, are you into threesomes?
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 21, 2009 6:02 PM
^^^^^ ooops, was I too forward?
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 21, 2009 6:02 PM
more4less, why you lazy, indecisive, misogynistic, racist, baby seal clubbing, Italian hating piece of crap!!!! You wanna piece of me??
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 21, 2009 6:03 PM
After hundreds of forward posts, BRG finally wonders...
"^^^^^ ooops, was I too forward?"
But you're married, BRG - any hot sisters or cousins? Snappy and I can take our picks...
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at April 21, 2009 6:05 PM
Biff, I think I can take you. Tell me where you want to meet up and I dare U say that to me in my face. I'll .........
Posted by: more4less at April 21, 2009 6:06 PM
"Story of my life - it's all about timing."
For BRG's sake, I hope the CDC didn't just show up at jessibaby's door. Then again, jessibaby can represent all of Brooklyn Heights and then I won't have to deal with the CDC myself.
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 21, 2009 6:06 PM
sixyears, you have jessibaby right in front of you, under your nose, behind your back. Why are you asking someone else about her sisters? jessi lives in a nice part of Brooklyn, she is funny and, like you, enjoys spending time on Brownstoner. It's hard to be a wingman when you can't seem to find where the game is being played!
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 21, 2009 6:09 PM
Biff, after the beat down I'll give to you, you'll be changing your ID to "Biff FORMER Champion"
Posted by: more4less at April 21, 2009 6:09 PM
C U all tomorrow. work is finally over and now the lovely drive back to BK - once again thanks to crappy commute this wk, Jersey City very very appealing.
Posted by: more4less at April 21, 2009 6:11 PM
"Biff, I think I can take you. Tell me where you want to meet up and I dare U say that to me in my face. I'll ........."
M4L, I'm happy to meet up anywhere these days. With a wife and kids, I don't get out much. Plus, I could use a drink! Oops, we're supposed to be fighting...sorry.
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 21, 2009 6:11 PM
"Biff, after the beat down I'll give to you, you'll be changing your ID to "Biff FORMER Champion""
I don't think so. But you might have to change your name to "less4less".
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 21, 2009 6:12 PM
I'm still here...but a little confused by BRG's offer -- she's married right? And Cobble and Snappy are into the ladies....Sometimes I confuse the three of you. And in my head, Chicken and THL seem like nice, posh English people.
Biff, thanks for being such a great advocate.
Posted by: jessibaby at April 21, 2009 6:13 PM
6yrs....yes, I'm married, hubby doesn't mind my roaming eyes nor do I his.
2 sisters, we all look very similar, one divorced, one dating.
Cousins aplenty but all married or dating.
btw, you single ladies, I'll put in a good word for 6yrs. He's a very nice guy...and cute.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 21, 2009 6:13 PM
Biff,
It was BRG who asked about threesomes. I'm certainly not averse to those. I figured I'd go "all in" (cough cough).
Jessi seems to have left the bar just when I got back from this CDC-related distraction. They're paying me $125 for my troubles, but I'd rather have a date!
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at April 21, 2009 6:15 PM
"I'll put in a good word for 6yrs."
And what are you going to put in for me??
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 21, 2009 6:16 PM
Thanks for the shout-out BRG! You're quite the catch yourself ;) but alas, already caught.
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at April 21, 2009 6:17 PM
Ok, you're both here. Phew.
jessi, meet six.
six, meet jessi.
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 21, 2009 6:17 PM
Hey Sixyears, with that $125 we could have a nice dinner for two!
Posted by: jessibaby at April 21, 2009 6:17 PM
Re-write.
Phew, all three of you are here.
six, meet jessi.
jessi, meet six.
BRG, meet jessi.
jessi, meet BRG.
six, meet BRG.
BRG, meet six.
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 21, 2009 6:18 PM
I'm usually pretty nice jessi (despite what you've witnessed today). My mom is English, I was born here.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at April 21, 2009 6:18 PM
Note to threesome seekers -- that's dinner for TWO!!
Posted by: jessibaby at April 21, 2009 6:19 PM
Jessi...welcome back.
No offer...just trying to start trouble.
Yes, I'm happily married to hubby and mostly hetero.
Cobblehiller is dating a very nice man 'Better Half'
Snappy is our resident african american lesbo, whom I'm in luv with.
Don't let that THL fool you into thinking she's a nice posh English lady...watch her, she's a smart one. She'll throw out some of the raunchiest comments disguised as sconces.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 21, 2009 6:19 PM
I can vouch for THL. She is wonderful and has great taste in music, movies, TV and pop culture in general. She just gets rubbed the wrong way by a certain poster. It happens to the best of us.
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 21, 2009 6:21 PM
LOL, I posted about sconces on my blog today! No raunchiness whatsoever!
Posted by: TownhouseLady at April 21, 2009 6:21 PM
"Hey Sixyears, with that $125 we could have a nice dinner for two!"
Precisely!
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at April 21, 2009 6:21 PM
"Note to threesome seekers -- that's dinner for TWO!!"
Re-write #2:
Ok, you're both here. Phew.
jessi, meet six.
six, meet jessi.
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 21, 2009 6:21 PM
"And what are you going to put in for me??"
re-write:
And what are you going to put in me??
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 21, 2009 6:21 PM
Although, I did also do a post about a series of erotic paintings involving the US Presidents there as well. Good stuff!
Posted by: TownhouseLady at April 21, 2009 6:22 PM
Ok, ok...all making sense to me now...only one real lesbian and then a lot of thigh-talk. Sure wish I would have stopped into Floyd that night -- I spent my beer money on a salad from Tazza instead (where, apparently, "scones are back")
Posted by: jessibaby at April 21, 2009 6:23 PM
"Hey Sixyears, with that $125 we could have a nice dinner for two!"
(pssst, sixyears...you'll meet her at Noodle Pudding at 8...you'll be the refined gentleman sipping a scotch on the rocks at the bar)
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 21, 2009 6:24 PM
"Sure wish I would have stopped into Floyd that night"
JB, June 11...save the date. That's the next 'Stoner-a-thon.
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 21, 2009 6:25 PM
"only one real lesbian and then a lot of thigh-talk"
Yes, we like to keep our discussions very thighbrow in here.
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 21, 2009 6:26 PM
"You're quite the catch yourself ;) but alas, already caught."
Aaaaah shucks, I'm blushing.
There's a hole in my net though ;-)
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 21, 2009 6:26 PM
Biff, you're the best! Thanks for invite and for playing matchmaker -- our date could be the talk of the OT tomorrow...maybe we need a chaperone...
Posted by: jessibaby at April 21, 2009 6:28 PM
Jessibaby, show up to the next one. Hopefully 6yrs will be there.
btw - as an initiation into the OT, new posters need to post a picture of themselves for the Usual Suspects to see.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 21, 2009 6:29 PM
Already have my money down on a Belgian beer and cheese tasting at Sycamore in Ditmas Park at 8 - JB?
June 11th, Biff? I guess I won't be chaperoning the prom that night!
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at April 21, 2009 6:29 PM
Duh we forgot to ask the most important question.
Jessi, do you have a cat?
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 21, 2009 6:33 PM
I'd post a pic, but how do I do it anonymously?
Posted by: jessibaby at April 21, 2009 6:34 PM
I don't have a cat, but I love them....I like toygers and also himalayans.
Posted by: jessibaby at April 21, 2009 6:35 PM
"maybe we need a chaperone..."
JB, I think someone's more in need of a wingman at this point. A chaperone's job is to make sure everything stays under control. Unfortunately, at this point, it doesn't seem like anything's getting out of control any time soon.
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 21, 2009 6:35 PM
Sixyears, should we wait until June 10th? Or should I just meet you at Sycamore?!?!?!
Posted by: jessibaby at April 21, 2009 6:36 PM
Sixyears, should we wait until June 10th? Or should I just meet you at Sycamore?!?!?!
Posted by: jessibaby at April 21, 2009 6:36 PM
"Already have my money down on a Belgian beer and cheese tasting at Sycamore in Ditmas Park at 8 - JB?"
sixyears, you gotta go to the girl. The girl doesn't go to you; at least not for the first date. If you can't make it tonight, offer to take her out around her neighbourhood tomorrow.
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 21, 2009 6:38 PM
"I don't have a cat, but I love them"
You have been approved...come back tomorrow.
btw - I was kidding about the pic.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 21, 2009 6:38 PM
"Sixyears, should we wait until June 10th? Or should I just meet you at Sycamore?!?!?!"
I stand corrected!!!
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 21, 2009 6:39 PM
Offer expires in three, two, one....
Posted by: jessibaby at April 21, 2009 6:39 PM
And it's June 11, JB.
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 21, 2009 6:39 PM
Waiting until June 11th? Not at option!
JB, you can email me - mtm11218 at yahoo dot com
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at April 21, 2009 6:40 PM
"btw - I was kidding about the pic"
yeah, I wasn't sure, but since you were trying to set me up...plus, it was really fun to look at pics from the party at Floyd. I liked how DIBS called himself an old, white, asshat..
Ok. I'm going home now. Have a good night...
Posted by: jessibaby at April 21, 2009 6:42 PM
"Sixyears, should we wait until June 10th? Or should I just meet you at Sycamore?!?!?!"
psst Biff, don't talk too loud they might hear us, but what are you doing tonight? Do you want to go to Sycamore and spy...I mean drink some beer and taste some cheese.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 21, 2009 6:42 PM
My breath is bated...
Posted by: Heather at April 21, 2009 6:43 PM
"Offer expires in three, two, one...."
Holy moly she's not fooling around.....6YRS HURRY!!!!!
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 21, 2009 6:44 PM
I'm back and all I can see here is talk about threesomes, mostly among what have been described as heterosexual women. My God.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 21, 2009 6:44 PM
sixyears, you have proven yourself very worthy tonight, grasshopper.
I am so dying to go spy on my protege!
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 21, 2009 6:44 PM
Sixyears, I'm not going to e-mail tonight, so if anyone else contacts you, they are a jessibaby imposter... Sycamore sounds good, though.
Posted by: jessibaby at April 21, 2009 6:44 PM
Did she email him after she said good night?
Did she end up meeting him at Sycamore?
Did she just go home and go to sleep?
Join us tomorrow for the exciting conclusion!
This will be better than the Real Housewives recap!
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 21, 2009 6:46 PM
"I liked how DIBS called himself an old, white, asshat.."
oh shit, I hope that's not who shows up at Sycamore tonight.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 21, 2009 6:46 PM
Hey! We shall arrange this away from your prying eyes, BRG :)
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at April 21, 2009 6:46 PM
Oh, so much for the suspense...
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 21, 2009 6:46 PM
"My breath is bated..."
"sixyears, you have proven yourself very worthy tonight, grasshopper."
Re-write:
My master is bated...
Posted by: Biff Champion at April 21, 2009 6:47 PM
Bring on the imposters! I'll copy and paste any & all of them to the OT tomorrow.
See you at Sycamore, JB...
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at April 21, 2009 6:48 PM
"Sixyears, I'm not going to e-mail tonight... Sycamore sounds good, though."
Jessi WAAAAAAIT...are you going tonight or aren't you?
And how will we recognize you? What do you look like?
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 21, 2009 6:49 PM
Where's Sycamore??
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 21, 2009 6:53 PM
"I am so dying to go spy on my protege!"
Protege???
I didn't hear one corny joke from 6yrs and thank goodness...Jessi would have been out of the OT and posting in another thread.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 21, 2009 6:53 PM
1118 Cortelyou Road. I'm there too much for my own good.
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at April 21, 2009 6:54 PM
How do i always miss all the interesting stuff!
Posted by: cobblehiller at April 21, 2009 6:56 PM
"Where's Sycamore??"
Oh dear god...do you need directions, Dave?
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 21, 2009 7:06 PM
6yrs, tomorrow please tell us what happened.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 21, 2009 7:08 PM
That's really too far away. Is anyone setting up a remote feed?
Posted by: Heather at April 21, 2009 7:46 PM
Who has the spycam? Where are the intrepid reporters?
Posted by: bxgrl at April 21, 2009 8:04 PM
i am dying laughing at this thread. remember when i first started posting u guys tried to set up a date between 11217 and i? lol u people are like the meanies from the movie carrie. but jess. 6years is cool, met him at floyds. the usual suspects must have been playing a cruel joke on me.
*lonelyboy32*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at April 21, 2009 8:30 PM
"And in my head, Chicken and THL seem like nice, posh English people.
Posted by: jessibaby at April 21, 2009 6:13 PM"
more darjeeling JB? So funny how we come across differently on the internet - I'm pretty much the antithesis of posh.
6years is both cool and smart - and, importantly, has his own pad. If I were a young and single female I would totally want to have his babies (good enough, 6years?)
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