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Today's FGVOTD is a tribute to InsertSnappyNameHere (Snappy PBL), who announced late in yesterday's Open Thread that...
SHE GOT A JOB!
Great news Snappy. We are all very happy for our newly employed PLUSA. I was going to post the obvious possible selections for today's FGVOTD, such as She Works Hard for the Money, 9 to 5, etc. However, I decided to go with something much more special. It combines my all-time favourite band with the word "work" in the title.
This music never gets old to me. And the expressions between Paul and John are priceless, especially right at the end, as are John's impish grins - he looks like he knows something Paul doesn't know. I love this video.
Enjoy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59NNupminV8
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 29, 2009 9:15 AM
CONGRATULATIONS SNAPPY.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 29, 2009 9:17 AM
Good morning fellas and thanks :) This of course means that I will become a stranger to the OT :( Can I keep honorary PLUSA status???
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 29, 2009 9:22 AM
what a relief Snappy!
congrats you must feel so much more at ease now!
Posted by: gemini10 at May 29, 2009 9:25 AM
"Can I keep honorary PLUSA status???"
Snappy, you can keep your honorary PLUSA status and The What can keep his ornery PLUSA status and DIBS can keep his horny PLUSA status.
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 29, 2009 9:26 AM
Great news snappy!
Posted by: slopefarm at May 29, 2009 9:28 AM
ROFL Biff!
Gemini...I'll be relieved once I cash the first paycheck!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 29, 2009 9:29 AM
Has anyone seen Adam Dahill????
http://www.thefieldcheckgroup.com/blog/
5-29 - ‘The Day After’ the Interest Rate Spike
FRIDAY, MAY 29TH, 2009 | BY MR. MORTGAGE
After the Rate Spike — Mortgage Operations Turmoil…Kick out the Dead Loans Now
Rates are all over the map as lenders assess the damage and price cautiously. Now, it is a mad dash to only focus upon the loans that are locked and have a chance of funding. If the locked loans are not funded quickly and the interest rate complex continues to experience this extreme of volatility, serious losses can occur.
The letter below was just sent by a national bank’s wholesale department this afternoon. This is the mortgage operations nightmare I highlighted in Thursday’s report. In a nutshell, they are kicking aside everything that is not locked or not a purchase in contract.
This is the desperation move that overworked, understaffed mortgage divisions have to make in order to salvage what can be salvaged and fund the loans that can fund in the shortest amount of time possible — preferably before the end of the rate lock.
Kicked aside could be at least half of their past two month’s of unlocked, unfunded originations that may ultimately parish if rates don’t come back quickly…or if the borrower can’t be coaxed into an 3/1 or 5/1 intermediate-term hybrid ARM, which are now at about the same interest rate level as a 30-year fixed was at the beginning of the week. Shortening duration is now an option where two months ago it was not.
If you have a Refi or a Purchase Mortgage in the pipeline then kiss it goodbye! All the Banks Rate Locks have turned into Radioactive Dust and If you don't believe me then call you Bank?Mortgage Broker this morning. The collapse of the Mutant Asset Bubble is accelerating!
The What (Thanks for playing, NEXT!)
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at May 29, 2009 9:30 AM
Thanks Slopey!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 29, 2009 9:31 AM
Snappy, I gave you my Congrat's last night.
But again....HOORAY!!!!
Now what are you doing on here??? Go get ready! It's going to take you forever to get your hair just right, it is humid out you know ;-)
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 29, 2009 9:31 AM
Congratulations Snappy! That's great news. You'll have to book your first day of leave for the day after the next get together, because everyone will want to celebrate..
Posted by: etson at May 29, 2009 9:32 AM
"Snappy, you can keep your honorary PLUSA status and The What can keep his ornery PLUSA status and DIBS can keep his horny PLUSA status."
And what is your _orny PLUSA status, biff 'C'hampion?
;-)
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 29, 2009 9:33 AM
What, I'm glad you're here! (Just be nice to Snappy at least for today, ok?)
I'm posting this video just for you. It's amazing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2I0QN-FYkpw
His first opponent has an appropriate last name...."Laffer"!
And can we ever take anything Ben Stein says seriously again?
Ben Stein: "Merrill Lynch is an ASTONISHING, well-run Company".
Ben Stein: "The credit crunch is way overblown. The financials are being given away, they're so unbelievably cheap".
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 29, 2009 9:34 AM
"And what is your _orny PLUSA status, biff 'C'hampion?
;-)"
Very funny.
And BRG can keep her thorny PLUSA status.
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 29, 2009 9:36 AM
Thanks Etson :)
BRG, the Hair Olympics has already begun!!! This office does casual Fridays, but I don't think hats fall into the mix :(
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 29, 2009 9:37 AM
thorny / Pronunciation [thawr-nee]
–adjective, thornier, thorniest.
1. abounding in or characterized by thorns; spiny; prickly.
2. thornlike.
3. overgrown with thorns or brambles.
4. painful; vexatious: a thorny predicament.
5. full of difficulties, complexities, or controversial points: a thorny question.
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 29, 2009 9:37 AM
Congrats snappy.
Posted by: DeLepp at May 29, 2009 9:38 AM
Terrific, Snappy! Congrats.
And what about Ben Stein's anti-Darwinism?! Puh-leeze!
Posted by: Arkady at May 29, 2009 9:40 AM
snappy, like to note that I was 1st to congrat you last night (do I get a crown or something for that?). you anticipate being super busy that you can even do an ocassional post on here during the work hours? as is my current routine, this good news doesn't mean you wont come to the june gathering right?
Posted by: more4less at May 29, 2009 9:40 AM
Thanks DeLepp :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 29, 2009 9:40 AM
Thanks Arkady!
M4L, you get a tiara for your efforts :) I don't know about occasional posts...its hard to post on a blog when you are in court all day! I may have to get a crackberry to sneak a peek at the OT during the day :) I don't know about the June gathering...I'll have to wait and see.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 29, 2009 9:43 AM
Biff, your vocabulary definition is sub-par vs. BRG's. Her version provides origin, word used in sample sentences,... but appreciate the looking out.
Posted by: more4less at May 29, 2009 9:45 AM
court all day?!!!!!!!! man, they're making you work for the paycheck. was thinking it would be a cushy corporate gig writing / reviewing contracts in windowed office
Posted by: more4less at May 29, 2009 9:47 AM
Biff, if you're going to post definitions, please be thorough. M4L is now here! You will need to post definitions for:
- abounding
- brambles
- vexations
- predicament
- jackass
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 29, 2009 9:47 AM
Good morning Biff! I know Peter Shciff very well, he is in Charge of Pacific Euro Capital and wrote the book "Crash Proof" but his fund lost 27% in the '08 meltdown. Why you ask?? He dranked the Kool-Aid and smoked the crack!
The problem now is risk and inflation expectations. There was a heavy sell off in the long end Bond Market and The Fed can do nothing about it.
Fed Not Setting Rates in Credit Markets: Sources
http://www.cnbc.com/id/30995478
The recent surge in interest and mortgage rates is not down to the Federal Reserve’s purchases of Treasury and mortgage assets, sources familiar with the thinking of Fed officials told CNBC.
Yesterday the 10 yr Treasury rebounded because the Jagoffs was front running more purchases by The FED
The $1.2 trillion in mortgage assets and $200 billion in Treasurys bought by the Fed in an attempt to backstop the troubled credit market were not designed to impact rates, the sources said.
Very soon you will see a Bond Market dislocation that will send rates to the moon! People laughed at me because I predicted 15% rates are coming! I wonder how much "equity" is in your Brownstone???
The What (Come on Dave)
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at May 29, 2009 9:47 AM
M4L, :-)
I'm actually a bit busy at The Death Star and took the easy way out, using dictionary.com. I should have stuck with my usual Merriam-Webster Online.
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 29, 2009 9:48 AM
Hey, I've got a question for all you finance gurus...
I heard about GM's possible bankruptcy because only like 30% of their bond holders would agree to trade the bonds for company stock. If GM files for bankruptcy protection, what happens to the bond holders' money?
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 29, 2009 9:49 AM
BRG, I know the last 2 words - predicament and jackass
Posted by: more4less at May 29, 2009 9:50 AM
M4L, I've had cushy corporate gigs before reviewing contracts...hated it! I've never been so sleepy in my life! I'm a shark and a shark belongs in the courtroom :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 29, 2009 9:51 AM
M4L, I hope your fate is better than mine and you never end up in a predicament with a Jackass!
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 29, 2009 9:51 AM
I love to cut and paste. And when my predictions do not come to pass, I deny everything. That is the joy of this site. I can be a revisionist historian.
Posted by: ghettoazzpnkbtch at May 29, 2009 9:52 AM
snappy, the real net net is most of that bond holder money goes to the biggest benefactors in these proceedings - the SHARKY lawyers. This is likely a $500M payday for the lawyers
Posted by: more4less at May 29, 2009 9:52 AM
"Good morning Biff! I know Peter Shciff very well, he is in Charge of Pacific Euro Capital and wrote the book "Crash Proof" but his fund lost 27% in the '08 meltdown. Why you ask?? He dranked the Kool-Aid and smoked the crack!"
What, yes, I think the video says as much, if not more, about all of the yay-sayers as it does about Peter. I guess he got tired of continually being told he was crazy and started to believe he was and then made the same investment mistakes as everybody else.
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 29, 2009 9:52 AM
What....if there were any evidence that you put your money where your mouth was, then you would have made a lot of it. Not having the balls to act is as bad as being wrong.
Buy TBT, MOO, XLB
We bought F yesterday. The May SAAR auto numbers are going to be better than expected on Tuesday.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 29, 2009 9:52 AM
Biff, Laffer and Stein were useless but Schiff has really not been right - I clearly remember his advice around that time being to buy European equities on the basis that things were not as bad here.
Here's some more in-depth analysis from Mike "Mish" Shedlock, who I like and think is very sensible.
http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/2009/01/peter-schiff-was-wrong.html
Posted by: the chicken at May 29, 2009 9:52 AM
Roubini went positive on Korea yesterday. Buy KEF & EWY. Buy more if N. Korea launches a strike.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 29, 2009 9:54 AM
Sent you my congratulations late last night — but here it is again!
CONGRATULATIONS SNAPPY! you've worked hard for it! couldn't be happier for you!
Please don't disappear from the OT entirely, it would not be the same with out you!
Posted by: cobblehiller at May 29, 2009 9:55 AM
M4L, so the bondholders' investment is lost?
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 29, 2009 9:56 AM
Thanks Cobble :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 29, 2009 9:57 AM
Chicken, we Asians should not play the market - just keep putting the pennies into the savings account, buy some gold chains for handing out during future weddings, baby showers,...
Posted by: more4less at May 29, 2009 9:57 AM
m4l...you might have missed this when I asked you yesterday...Do you put any money with any of the Chinese "Associations?" If so, what are the current terms and rates??
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 29, 2009 9:58 AM
Snappy, not an expert on this but believe bondholders are stacked according to whether their loan is collaterialized, 1st lien, 2nd lien,.... pecking order. that pecking order determines what kind of leverage the bondholder has in negotiating how much of their outstanding loan amt can be recovered,... it's all negotiations - involving tons of lawyers & tons of billable expensive hrs
Posted by: more4less at May 29, 2009 10:01 AM
"Chicken, we Asians should not play the market - just keep putting the pennies into the savings account, buy some gold chains for handing out during future weddings, baby showers,..."
M4L, or you can be like my father-in-law generation from China and keep all your cash from your business under your mattress because you don't trust banks. It's clearly not the best long term investment, but it sure saved him from a lot of losses in the market recently.
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 29, 2009 10:01 AM
"I heard about GM's possible bankruptcy because only like 30% of their bond holders would agree to trade the bonds for company stock. If GM files for bankruptcy protection, what happens to the bond holders' money?"
InsertSnappyNameHere your a Lawyer right? Well The Bondholders are rolling the dice! They believe the Bonds are worth .25/dollar and not BS Stock, we'll see.
The What
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at May 29, 2009 10:01 AM
DIBS, my cash is in regular savings accts in bank.
Posted by: more4less at May 29, 2009 10:02 AM
M4L, I work in the markets so I don't play them (too many compliance rules)
Posted by: the chicken at May 29, 2009 10:04 AM
Biff, that is what allowed me to escape the spanking. only lose a little in my 401k which had only a small equity position and mainly money mkt fds.
Posted by: more4less at May 29, 2009 10:05 AM
M4L: My cash is in a coin jar on the floor next to the sofa. LOL
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 29, 2009 10:06 AM
Hey Snappy, congratulations. You must be feeling happy. Glad to hear the news.
Posted by: infinitejester at May 29, 2009 10:06 AM
m4l,, my Chinese bf lends money to the Associations. He hasn't been able to fully explain it all to me as his English in these financial matters is limited. That said, he makes about $30,000 a year at his job and has managed to save about $250,000 over the past 12 years or so!!!! Obviously Federal taxes are an afterthought!!!!
I'd love to get together with the three of us someday and really learn the risks involved with these Associations.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 29, 2009 10:06 AM
BRG, my wife is the one in a predicament with a jackass. I married up. She is the one with buyer's remorse.
Posted by: more4less at May 29, 2009 10:07 AM
"Well The Bondholders are rolling the dice! They believe the Bonds are worth .25/dollar and not BS Stock, we'll see."
From what I've read, it sounds like they are in trouble with that gamble. What would have been the result if the overwhelming majority of them had agreed to take stock?
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 29, 2009 10:07 AM
Thanks infinitejester :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 29, 2009 10:08 AM
Congrats Snappy!!!!
Posted by: dirty_hipster at May 29, 2009 10:09 AM
Chapter 11 puts a freeze on any creditor claims but it's only a temporary solution. There's no way that GM can trade its way back to profitability.
If you interested in a speculative bet, GM bonds are currently trading 8.5 cents on the dollar. I reckon they should be worth closer to 30 cents so there could be some big upside once the dust settles.
The main question is whether the US government will trample on bondholder rights. If they do (which I don't think they will but never say never) then it's game over for the dollar.
Posted by: the chicken at May 29, 2009 10:09 AM
What Chinese Associations are you speaking of?
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 29, 2009 10:09 AM
DIBS, not familiar with the return on deposit side of these associations but have heard they charge loan shark rates (ie 20% or more) on the loan origination side.
Posted by: more4less at May 29, 2009 10:10 AM
Thanks DH :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 29, 2009 10:10 AM
"From what I've read, it sounds like they are in trouble with that gamble. What would have been the result if the overwhelming majority of them had agreed to take stock?"
I works with a 12 foot I-beam, a jar of lube and a mouth dam to bite on. You figure the rest....
The What (Paging Adam Dahill)
Someday this war is gonna end..
Posted by: Return of The What at May 29, 2009 10:10 AM
"The main question is whether the US government will trample on bondholder rights."
How so, Chicken?
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 29, 2009 10:11 AM
very late to the party, but congrats snapz im so happy for you! :)
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at May 29, 2009 10:11 AM
Yes, m4l, that's why the returns on the deposit side are so high. They are essentially loan sharks that operate within the Chinese community and get their deposits from the community as well. As far as I know, the payback rates on the loans are very high.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 29, 2009 10:12 AM
Thanks Rob!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 29, 2009 10:13 AM
Snappy...what kind of court cases do you take???
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 29, 2009 10:16 AM
"The main question is whether the US government will trample on bondholder rights."
How so, Chicken?
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 29, 2009 10:11 AM
If a bond is not paid out on, the bondholder can petition for the company to be liquidated. The assets (land, building, stock, etc) are sold by the liquidator and the proceeds are used to repay the various parties. There is a clear order of priority for repayment and each level gets paid out in full before the next level.
The US government may force the bondholders to accept equity or not allow the petitioning. Either of these is a clear violation of company law.
Posted by: the chicken at May 29, 2009 10:17 AM
Who are you suing Dave?
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 29, 2009 10:17 AM
I didn't know whether you were a criminal lawyer or a civil lawyer.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 29, 2009 10:18 AM
HELL
.
F*CKIN
.
YEAH
.
SNAPPY!!!!
That is so awesome! I couldn't be happier for you.
(god, it's gonna suck big time without you hanging about though)
Posted by: TownhouseLady at May 29, 2009 10:20 AM
Snappy's not looking TO sue, she's looking FOR Sue!
Posted by: the chicken at May 29, 2009 10:20 AM
Thanks THL!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 29, 2009 10:21 AM
Dave, I don't do criminal! I told my family a long time ago, if you get arrested, forget my number! I don't make prison visits and I don't take collect calls :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 29, 2009 10:22 AM
Chicken, thanks...Now I get it. I think the govt. might step in to try to keep GM afloat. And yes, I am looking FOR Sue :) Now that I've secured the job, I just need a woman!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 29, 2009 10:23 AM
chicken...do you think that the current class of common stock will remain? I think this is a pretty good speculative bet. Or options at $0.02
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 29, 2009 10:25 AM
We'll have to get a Snappy twitter feed on the main page so we know what she's up to.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at May 29, 2009 10:29 AM
I congratulated you very late yesterday, Snappy, but you deserve two congratulations from me! So congratulations again!!
A colleague just asked me if there's an actor named "Biggerstaff" - who on earth got stuck with that unfortunate last name?
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at May 29, 2009 10:31 AM
"The US government may force the bondholders to accept equity or not allow the petitioning. Either of these is a clear violation of company law."
You Jackasses better wake the fuck up! We are headed toward a Fascist State (Please no Goodwin Law Bullshit)!! Look at this!
Did Feds Strong-Arm BoA-Merrill Deal?
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/04/23/business/main4963490.shtml
(AP) New York's attorney general said Thursday government officials pressured Bank of America Corp. CEO Ken Lewis to complete the bank's purchase of Merrill Lynch, threatening his job security.
Ken Lewis testified under oath that Paulson told him to "Make the deal" or be replace!!!
A letter from New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's office sent to Congressional leaders and federal regulators said Lewis testified in February that former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke threatened to oust Bank of America's management if the bank tried to back out of buying Merrill Lynch.
This is a clear violation of due diligence but when you elect criminals this is what you get! Every body who received TALF, PIPP or any other form of Government money is trying to pay it back because the Bond Holder will get smoked! This is why rates are going to the moon and they is nothing we can do to stop it. Thanks Jagoffs!
The What
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at May 29, 2009 10:31 AM
Snappy, late to the party, but congratulations on the job! That is really encouraging for the rest of us. Cobble is next.
Could someone please review what PLUSA stands for? I can't remember. The first 2 words are pathetic loser, if I remember correctly, but the rest?
Posted by: Montrose Morris at May 29, 2009 10:32 AM
"chicken...do you think that the current class of common stock will remain? I think this is a pretty good speculative bet. Or options at $0.02
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 29, 2009 10:25 AM"
Well as soon as a company files chapter 11 then the shares are suspended so I don't think the common shares are worth anything apart from optionality - they are so close to the brink.
Don't know if you can do anything with options at this point but a long straddle will have good payoff if you can get the volume at a reasonable price - the shares will either go to zero or back to $5 but they definitely aren't going to stay where they are!
Posted by: the chicken at May 29, 2009 10:33 AM
I love to talk about other people's rectums.
Posted by: ghettoazzpnkbtch at May 29, 2009 10:33 AM
"I just need a woman!"
Good things happen in bunches! When it rains it pours — Sue is 'on order' and coming right up! Keep your eyes open Snappy! ; )
Posted by: cobblehiller at May 29, 2009 10:33 AM
You calling me a Jackass ROTW? :P
Posted by: the chicken at May 29, 2009 10:36 AM
Thanks MM and 6Years :)
DH, the day I twitter is the day I die!!! NOOOOO! LOL
Cobble...the courthouse is actually a great place to scope out women...all those female lawyers in skirt suits and high heels...yum!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 29, 2009 10:37 AM
MM, It's "Pathetic Loser from the USA"
it's works because it's pronounced "p-loser"
Posted by: the chicken at May 29, 2009 10:37 AM
No need to panic, everyone, but there's a squirrel loose in my office building.
Posted by: infinitejester at May 29, 2009 10:38 AM
Infinitejester - is everyone afraid it's going after the nuts there? (Rewrite..)
Posted by: Arkady at May 29, 2009 10:41 AM
I thought it was Pathetic Loser Usual Suspect Asshat?
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 29, 2009 10:41 AM
I thought PLUSA was Pathetic Loser Usual Suspect Asshats.
There are a lot of PLs here wheo are not from the USA. In fact, I they rank among the biggest of the PLs. :)
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 29, 2009 10:41 AM
Infinitejester, If my uncle Jimmy were there, you'd have no worries, no loose squirrel, and an interesting stew for lunch!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 29, 2009 10:42 AM
arkady - lol!
Posted by: infinitejester at May 29, 2009 10:42 AM
"Could someone please review what PLUSA stands for?"
As the one who coined the term, I can definitively state that it stands for:
Pathetic Loser Usual Suspect Asshat.
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 29, 2009 10:43 AM
Snappy and DIBS, you get lifetime PLUSA memberships for that!
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 29, 2009 10:44 AM
Biff....I'm glad you formalized the acronym because if we just left it up to randy it'd be really lame, as randi is.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 29, 2009 10:47 AM
Woooohoooo! A lifetime PLUSA card! Can I show it at variety stores and gas stations for a 1.5% discount?
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 29, 2009 10:48 AM
Can someone check the other threads for signs of life and interesting stories? I'm too busy and lazy to get out of the OT.
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 29, 2009 10:48 AM
On meetup days, it could stand for Please Let Us Sip Alcohol :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 29, 2009 10:49 AM
"Cobble...the courthouse is actually a great place to scope out women"
Fabulous! This is how these things work. Someone drops a folder...et voila, an offer of coffee is made, and then a dinner date...
And then...you have someone to share all those damn sheets with! ; )
Posted by: cobblehiller at May 29, 2009 10:52 AM
Biff, you should add your 2 cents worth to the Mysterious Bread Forum post. Can't hurt to have one more Loser Asshat post there.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 29, 2009 10:52 AM
oh i thought it stood for the Penis Lengthening Urethral Surgical Association
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at May 29, 2009 10:54 AM
"Fabulous! This is how these things work. Someone drops a folder...et voila, an offer of coffee is made, and then a dinner date..."
Re-write:
"Fabulous! This is how these things work. Someone drops their briefs...et voila, an offer of coffee is made, and then a dinner date..."
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 29, 2009 10:54 AM
Sixyears,
Don't know anything about actors but 'Bickerstaffe' is a somewhat commmon northern English (Yorkshire) surname, so maybe it's that. But 'Biggerstaff' would be funny. Suppose at least it would be better than something starting with 'Tiny'.
Posted by: etson at May 29, 2009 10:55 AM
LOL Cobble! If I can find a woman who doesn't mind fighting the cat for bed space, I'll be lucky!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 29, 2009 10:55 AM
"Fabulous! This is how these things work. Someone drops their briefs...et voila, an offer of coffee is made, and then a dinner date..."
I see nothing out of the ordinary about this.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 29, 2009 10:56 AM
Great re-write Biff!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 29, 2009 10:56 AM
Really I think we need to give credit where credit is due and thank randi for giving us this opportunity to name ourselves. randi was the initial catalyst!
"Please Let Us Sip Alcohol"
LOL!
Posted by: cobblehiller at May 29, 2009 10:57 AM
"I see nothing out of the ordinary about this."
Classic DIBS!
Posted by: cobblehiller at May 29, 2009 10:58 AM
I thought it stood for "USA". Why didn't I get the memo?
Posted by: the chicken at May 29, 2009 10:58 AM
The nice thing about PLUSA is it only rhymes with loser if you are actually from Brooklyn and speak in true dialect.
Posted by: slopefarm at May 29, 2009 11:01 AM
Cobble, I don't give Randi all the credit. He gave us the PL, but the "US" for "Usual Suspects" was from a number of people in the infamous "commenting thread" and the "A" as in "Asshat" is thanks to The What. It was a group effort, really.
DIBS, that Forum post with the bread is hilarious!
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 29, 2009 11:01 AM
"Woooohoooo! A lifetime PLUSA card! Can I show it at variety stores and gas stations for a 1.5% discount?"
No, Snappy, it means you pay 25% more.
Posted by: Arkady at May 29, 2009 11:01 AM
"If I can find a woman who doesn't mind fighting the cat for bed space, I'll be lucky!"
Cue the rewrites!
Posted by: cobblehiller at May 29, 2009 11:02 AM
"Cobble, I don't give Randi all the credit. He gave us the PL"
He???? You sure about that???
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 29, 2009 11:02 AM
Damn! Well, Arkady, I guess the PLUSA card is one I will leave home without!!!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 29, 2009 11:04 AM
Snappy, If you personalize the card w/ a pix of you in bed w/ cats, then you get the discount.
Posted by: Arkady at May 29, 2009 11:05 AM
DIBS, did you coin the term "Pathetic Loser"??
"The nice thing about PLUSA is it only rhymes with loser if you are actually from Brooklyn and speak in true dialect."
Actually, I was hearing Archie Bunker's Queen's accent when I think of PLUSER as PLOSER.
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 29, 2009 11:08 AM
OOps, I meant
Actually, I was hearing Archie Bunker's Queen's accent when I think of PLUSA as PLOSER.
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 29, 2009 11:08 AM
All right! That I can do...I'll have to snap a pic of the cat and I fighting over the teddy bear and blanket!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 29, 2009 11:09 AM
Hi folks;
Back from Tel Aviv. Tel Aviv is a GREAT city. I wish I could have extended my stay. I loved it because it has so much of a "Mediterranean" feel to it. I am convinced that there must be something about the Mediterranean Sea that brings out a certain lifestyle that is so appealing: a friendliness in the people, folks living out on the street at night and a certain relaxed approach to life. It has been a while since I've been in Tel Aviv, and I was pleasantly surprised to see that the security situation is actually alot better there now: few soldiers and guns to be seen, and socially the Israelis and Palestinains seem to be getting along more. Of course, this is just my anecdotal observations from one city.
Congratulations Snappy! Good luck! I am a GM bonholder, and I voted down the offer. It was simply nonsense, and the Obama administration is trying to overturn a 100 years of precedence in bankruptcy law. When a company goes into bankruptcy, the creditors line up to get there share, either in terms of the reorganized company or the liquidated assets. The senior creditors (bendholders) ALWAYS have first dibs, and the unsecured creditors and equity holders are last in line. Weeeelllll, here we have the Obama administration, to pay off one of their political patrons, trying to give the UAW a bigger share of the corporation than the bonholders. Complete nonsense, and I remain convinced that it will not hold up in court,where all of this is going. Moreover, I am convinced that the Obama tream knows it is nonsense, but they want to be able to turn to the UAW and say, "We tried fellas".
In other news, it's Friday, and time for my weekly NYC trivia quiz. Here is one in keeping with my trip to Israel:
One of the major NYC bridges was once known as "The Jews' Highway". Which bridge is it, and why was it called such?
Posted by: benson at May 29, 2009 11:09 AM
Biff, how many more posts do I need before I get my PLUSA card?
Posted by: more4less at May 29, 2009 11:10 AM
All, please Save the Date:
The next 'Stoner Gathering will be a Tribute/Thanks to Mr. B and will be at Rope in Clinton Hill
(415 Myrtle Avenue - between Vanderbilt Ave & Clinton Ave) on Wednesday, June 17.
Directions and reviews
http://www.yelp.com/biz/rope-brooklyn
DIBS, what time did the last one start? Was it 6pm? Should we start then or at 6:30?
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 29, 2009 11:11 AM
Williamsburg Bridge
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 29, 2009 11:12 AM
Biff....what I meant was are you sure randi is a "He" like he/she states. I'm still perplexed as to why the profile still says "Female."
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 29, 2009 11:12 AM
And thanks Benson :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 29, 2009 11:13 AM
My guess is Williamsburg Bridge - connecting Lower East Side w/ a move up to outer-borough enclave as assimilation & upward mobility.
Posted by: Arkady at May 29, 2009 11:13 AM
"One of the major NYC bridges was once known as "The Jews' Highway". Which bridge is it, and why was it called such?"
Williamsburg Bridge!! As I assume it connects Jewish south williamsburg with jewish LES.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at May 29, 2009 11:14 AM
"Biff, how many more posts do I need before I get my PLUSA card?"
12,352 more. That would take approximately two weeks of posting for a true blue PLUSA.
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 29, 2009 11:14 AM
@benson I am guessing the Williamsburg bridge because of the connect between LES and Williamsburg.
Posted by: king of the burg at May 29, 2009 11:14 AM
DIBS - maybe he/she is still in the process of regendering. I have a niece/nephew in that ambiguous position.
Posted by: Arkady at May 29, 2009 11:15 AM
damn you PLUSAs are quick with the submit button!
Posted by: dirty_hipster at May 29, 2009 11:15 AM
oh - and because the sign on the WillyB says "Now leaving Brooklyn. Oy Vey!"
Posted by: dirty_hipster at May 29, 2009 11:16 AM
I guessed it first!!!! I just don't know for sure the reason behind it :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 29, 2009 11:17 AM
Welcome back Benson!
Posted by: the chicken at May 29, 2009 11:18 AM
Snappy, you need to broaden your education. Everything can't be found in Lexis/Nexis :)
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 29, 2009 11:18 AM
Does that make The Brooklyn Bridge "The Asshats' Highway" since it connects much of Brownstone Brooklyn to Wall Street and the rest of downtown"?
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 29, 2009 11:19 AM
DH, those certified PLUSA's have dedicated T1 connections straight into the brownstoner Server plus their ID's certified to be safe by that server's firewall. we non-PLUSA's cant compete with that
Posted by: more4less at May 29, 2009 11:21 AM
I always take the Williamsburg Bridge to Brooklyn and I'm not Jewish!!!!????
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 29, 2009 11:21 AM
Dave, Lexis/Nexis is crap! Everyone knows that! It's all about Westlaw baby :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 29, 2009 11:21 AM
I'm going to give this one to Dirty Hipster, who was the first with the most accurate answer. The Williamsburg Bridge was known as The Jews' Highway soon after it was built. It was because it connected the LES (heavily Jewish at the time) with sourthern Williamsburg, which developed rapidly after the bridge opened up as an extension of the LES, both in terms of the building style and the demographics. The LES and sourthern Willaimsburg were virually a single neighborhood, connected by the bridge. Folks walked over it to go back and forth between the areas, visiting relatives, friends, etc. Hence the name.
Posted by: benson at May 29, 2009 11:21 AM
DH, you are a PLUSA too!!!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 29, 2009 11:22 AM
so the verizanno bridge is........?
Posted by: more4less at May 29, 2009 11:22 AM
m4l you probably built your own computer and dh is using an old TRS 80 just to be trendy. Get a corporate T1 line. :)
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 29, 2009 11:22 AM
snappy: per Biff's response above, DH & I need to post a ton more b4 getting that PLUSA status. DH is probably a few thousand posts closer than me
Posted by: more4less at May 29, 2009 11:25 AM
Ok everybody...it's time for me to go. Keep up the good work for Team OT and I'll be with you all in spirit. Luv ya like a fat kid loves cake :) Smooches!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 29, 2009 11:25 AM
Sue the bastard, Snappy!!!!!!!
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 29, 2009 11:26 AM
"dh is using an old TRS 80 just to be trendy"
I don't even know what that is!! haha.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at May 29, 2009 11:31 AM
congrats snappy! You're now a green shoot.
Long story short re GM, bondholders will get what the courts give tehm.
Many of the bondholders are not lil ol ladies, but hedge funds who boughtthem at a deep discount and are trying to make a big score. Nothing wrong wityh that, just saying...
Posted by: denton at May 29, 2009 11:32 AM
Verrozano bridge = "guinea gangplank". don't start, my grandparents came over on a spaghetti boat
Posted by: bridges at May 29, 2009 11:34 AM
Denton;
Really? I would think that the courts should follow bankruptcy law, which states that the senior creditors have the first stake in the reorganization or liquidation.
I think that by your comment about who the bondholders are you would like the settlement to be political, like the Obama team. I would like the matter settled by law.
Posted by: benson at May 29, 2009 11:37 AM
"Verrozano bridge = "guinea gangplank". don't start, my grandparents came over on a spaghetti boat"
My ancestors came over on a schmaltz ship and headed straight for the borscht belt.
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 29, 2009 11:38 AM
"My ancestors came over on a schmaltz ship and headed straight for the borscht belt."
Ha! Let me guess...the Concord? Kutshers?
Posted by: bridges at May 29, 2009 11:41 AM
my grandparents were born here. took a boat to go back to China. Guess it's an upgrade that I flew in.
Posted by: more4less at May 29, 2009 11:44 AM
m4l, did you ever fly into Hong Kong's old Kai Tak Airport??? Man was that always fun!!!!!
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 29, 2009 11:46 AM
Oh well. I see that things have not changed on the OT.
Bridges and M4L: the spelling of the bridge is Verrazano.
Posted by: benson at May 29, 2009 11:48 AM
DIBS, flew out from there but not into there. by the time I flew to visit HK, it was the new airport already.
Posted by: more4less at May 29, 2009 11:49 AM
"Ha! Let me guess...the Concord? Kutshers?"
bridges, it was actually Grossinger's
http://www.terrastories.com/bearings/abandoned-catskills-hotels
If you click on the above link and scroll down to the second picture (the Grossinger Pink Elephant Lounge), you can see in the foreground at the right my Zaide, Saul Champion (bless his soul) speaking to my Bubby, Sadie (bless her soul), who is next to my great aunt Minnie Mouseberg.
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 29, 2009 11:51 AM
m4l...it was flying in at night that was soooo cool. You'd fly between these apartment buildings (flats, chicken) and could literally see inside them you were so close.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 29, 2009 11:52 AM
Benson, I can be excused cause I'm a Chinese immigrant - spelling errors are excusable vs math errors are not
Posted by: more4less at May 29, 2009 11:54 AM
what are all you plusas up to this weekend>?
Posted by: dirty_hipster at May 29, 2009 11:56 AM
Benson, thanks dude I didn't feel like sounding it out
Posted by: bridges at May 29, 2009 11:57 AM
I flew out of old Kai Tak and it was thrilling. Flying across outer mongolia in an old bird was terrifying. The only time I had to tie myself into a seat, should have paid more attention in cub scouts.
Posted by: DeLepp at May 29, 2009 12:02 PM
Biff, that's one hot Bubby!
I love love, love old photos like that.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at May 29, 2009 12:05 PM
THL, thanks. She was considered the kosher version of Marilyn Monroe.
I love photos like that too. Remember the old black and white dancing one I posted here once? I could stare at it for hours. Imagine all the stories that could be told of things that went down in those now decrepit Catskills resorts. It's sad to see the condition they are in now.
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 29, 2009 12:10 PM
Interesting link Biff--that photo of the chairs in the pool is eery/sad
Posted by: bridges at May 29, 2009 12:16 PM
Nice link, Biff,
Apparently, one of my great-grandparents passed up a chance to invest in Grossinger's when it was starting out. I did go once as a kid to each of the Concord, the Raleigh and Kutschers at the very end of the schmaltzy heyday. Concord was by far the schmaltziest.
Posted by: slopefarm at May 29, 2009 12:20 PM
hey benson, not in any disagreement re GM, was just trying to answer the question.
Posted by: denton at May 29, 2009 12:32 PM
Biff, guess you lucky that the good looks were handed down the generations. My grandfather was a super good looking dude. I remember my brother & I found that picture of our grandfather and we both say "what happened to the good looks?" (as we looked at each other and our father)
Posted by: more4less at May 29, 2009 12:39 PM
Have to admit here
I think Gabby's doing a great job in place of Mr.B
she's been really quick in posting threads
ok back to Biff's Catskill pics
Posted by: gemini10 at May 29, 2009 12:41 PM
Biff's Bubby is HAAAAAAWWTTTTT!!!!!!!!
Kai Tak - only the most experienced pilots were allowed to fly into her
Posted by: the chicken at May 29, 2009 12:49 PM
I went to the Concord with a giant NYS BOCES (Board of Cooperative Educational Services) School Group. I'd never seen anything like that before. I was swimming in the afternoon and ice-skating at night. Drunk ice skating that is, I flirted like crazy with a bar-back who was working in the room Jay Leno was preforming in (My friend and I managed to slip in). I convinced him to hang out with us after he finished and also got him to snag a few bottles which he was kind enough to personally deliver to our room. I was so bad.
The giant dining hall was amazing though. like 2,000 people dining all at the exact same time. The food was good too. I can't imagine the effort it took to pull that off. Was a blast.
Glad I got to see it, even if it was slightly past it's heyday.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at May 29, 2009 12:50 PM
This is a pic of my Paternal Granddad from the WWII Memorial Registry.
http://photos.wwiimemorial.com/honoreeImageb/30392b.jpg
Posted by: TownhouseLady at May 29, 2009 12:54 PM
Question:
Is John Del Signore The What?
http://gothamist.com/2009/05/29/kent_ave_bike_lane_reboot_revealed.php
"Some day this bike lane war's gonna end, but today is not that day."
Just curious.
Posted by: serpentor at May 29, 2009 12:59 PM
THL
you are showing your Long Island roots with that BOCES comment - hahaha!
Posted by: gemini10 at May 29, 2009 1:01 PM
LOL I know right Gem? Fashion Merchandising baby!
Posted by: TownhouseLady at May 29, 2009 1:03 PM
i will be sitting in the AC in my room ALL weekend.
ugh my office is like a sauna! i think they are trying to cut costs by not putting the ac on :(
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at May 29, 2009 1:05 PM
hey Gem, someone asked on a blog in RH ohe opening, The RHOC hold oranges, The RHATL hold peaaches, The RHNY hold apples, why don't the RHNJ get to hold anything?
I said, what are they supposed to give them to hold, Bats?
Posted by: TownhouseLady at May 29, 2009 1:06 PM
THL,
your grandpappy was a playa!
Posted by: the chicken at May 29, 2009 1:08 PM
Yeah, he had swagger.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at May 29, 2009 1:12 PM
RHNJ should hold jersey beefstake tomatoes. A terrific thing to hurl.
Posted by: DeLepp at May 29, 2009 1:16 PM
Brilliant DeLepp!
Posted by: TownhouseLady at May 29, 2009 1:18 PM
THL - hahahah!
bats.. or semi-automatics
take your pick
Posted by: gemini10 at May 29, 2009 1:19 PM
or fountain soda cups from Wawa
Posted by: dirty_hipster at May 29, 2009 1:20 PM
are a ton of eggplants from NJ? or am I thinking of California?
Posted by: more4less at May 29, 2009 1:21 PM
THL, did you read the article in yesterday's Times? I worked in Wayne in college, worst people ever. Danielle personifies them 100%. Give me Upper Montclair and their old money anyday.
Posted by: DeLepp at May 29, 2009 1:22 PM
Wayne floods all the time; cant blame them for being in foul moods
Posted by: more4less at May 29, 2009 1:23 PM
Just got back from lunch at one of Brooklyn's excellent culinary experiences - Roll-n-Roaster. Cheese on anything you like, and I'm not talking about asshat yuppie French artisanal whatever cheese either. I had a roast beef and cheese sandwich with cheese fries and an extra cup of cheese on the side. Heart attack on a plate, and totally awesome.
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at May 29, 2009 1:24 PM
No, I meant bats because the kids play softball. Next episode you'll see Caroline going to Albie (who I am SOOOooooocrushing on) and Chris' baseball game. She goes every Sunday.
What did you think I meant?
Posted by: TownhouseLady at May 29, 2009 1:25 PM
My dad was a member of the Dress Boys and the Dress Buyers (long defunct I'm sure) they had their annual meetings at the Raleigh. I never got to the Concord until I was long married and we went for aweekend when the husband heard it was all the food you can eat. He was only 1 of 2 black guests there and the little old Jewish waitresses loved him because he kept eating. And eating. Little old Jewish ladies love anyone who eats borsht (ugh!).
The Catskills were great and lots of fun. The hotels were beautiful and I got my first serious kiss at 15 from the seriously gorgeous Israeli waiter- who was 17.
Posted by: bxgrl at May 29, 2009 1:26 PM
DeLepp this one? About their houses?
http://townhouselady.blogspot.com/2009/05/rhnj-house-tours-with-danielle-and.html
Rollin-Roaster is cardiacarrestingly good. Commercial below..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRv1npBbCFc
Posted by: TownhouseLady at May 29, 2009 1:27 PM
Ohhhh...Bxgrl! What a great story.
Hey, has anyone adopted those kitties yet?
Posted by: TownhouseLady at May 29, 2009 1:29 PM
THL, yea that one. The tv rising out of the bed, probably what entertained her 26 year old after she finished her business on him.
Posted by: DeLepp at May 29, 2009 1:31 PM
What do you mean after? He had to wait until she finished? I bet not...
Posted by: TownhouseLady at May 29, 2009 1:32 PM
6yrs, I just powered down McD's angus burger meal (1400 calories).
ENY, the angus burger was once again very good (to my surprise).
Posted by: more4less at May 29, 2009 1:35 PM
Not sure I can discuss without a cocktail!
Posted by: DeLepp at May 29, 2009 1:36 PM
Oh I can...
I imagine him looking bored and sports center on and her trying every play she learned during her coke-whore-stripper days.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at May 29, 2009 1:42 PM
DIBS, GM 2033 8.375% bullets are trading at 2 cents on the dollar - GET STUCK IN!!!!!!!!
Posted by: the chicken at May 29, 2009 1:42 PM
*whew*
back from lunch with Mrs. C.
Did somebody say "cocktail"??
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 29, 2009 1:45 PM
As see him as more of a Dan Qualye type of guy. As Dan's wife said he rather play golf then play on the side.
Posted by: DeLepp at May 29, 2009 1:45 PM
M4L, you 12:39 was very funny.
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 29, 2009 1:47 PM
I don't even think Paulie would be taken in by her moves.
Posted by: DeLepp at May 29, 2009 1:48 PM
Maybe you're right. I've been known to be wrong before.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at May 29, 2009 1:50 PM
Wow...200 posts of nonsense. PATHETIC!
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 29, 2009 1:51 PM
^^^forgot the: LOSERS!
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 29, 2009 1:51 PM
Sorry to post this Catskills link again, but did anyone get a chance to watch the video about half way down the page? It's pretty interesting.
http://www.terrastories.com/bearings/abandoned-catskills-hotels
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 29, 2009 1:52 PM
This is what happens when you listen to idiots like Dave!
Debt Negotiators May Give Little Relief to Consumers (Update1)
By Jamie McGee
May 29 (Bloomberg) -- Ulish Hopkins, a former bus- dispatcher from Chicago, turned to a debt-settlement company last year after piling up about $30,000 in credit-card bills. Seven months later, he owed close to $40,000.
Hopkins says the company told him it could reduce his bills by about 50 percent through negotiations with lenders. He was told to stop paying creditors and to put monthly payments in an escrow account, which the firm used to cover its fees. Instead of reducing his bills, interest and late fees raised his indebtedness and damaged his credit score.
“They never told me that the money I was paying wasn’t going to my debt, it was going to them,” said Hopkins, 59, who quit work in January 2008 after a brain tumor led to surgery. He now receives $1,539 a month in disability checks. “You are better on your own.”
Credit-card delinquencies are at record highs, according to Fitch Ratings, and the U.S. unemployment rate of 8.9 percent is the highest since 1983. As more consumers fall behind on bills, settlement companies often end up adding to the debt burden rather than offering a cost-saving solution, said Gail Cunningham, a spokeswoman for the National Foundation for Credit Counseling in Silver Spring, Maryland.
“There has been significant growth in the debt-settlement industry based on the economic decline,” Cunningham said. “People are financially distressed and when that happens, the unscrupulous among us seem to come out in droves.”
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601110&sid=aGxuVt3lKLhY
The What
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at May 29, 2009 1:52 PM
That's kinda what I meant. She's working very hard and he's bored, watching TV or even answering his phone. She's pissed about it but so desperate rather than tossing his out she tries harder. Sad.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at May 29, 2009 1:52 PM
No I think you got the correct scenario for that fiasco.
Posted by: DeLepp at May 29, 2009 1:53 PM
Biff, funny but unfortunately TRUE
Posted by: more4less at May 29, 2009 1:53 PM
THL, which Housewife annoys you more; Danielle or Kelly?
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 29, 2009 1:57 PM
What,
what does that have to do with DIBS?
Posted by: the chicken at May 29, 2009 2:00 PM
KELLY for me!
ugh she's horrrrrrible
Posted by: gemini10 at May 29, 2009 2:00 PM
Kelly annoys me. She's pathetic and just a moron plain and simple.
Danielle, she scares/saddens me I'm scared of people like her that are so desperate and delusional they try to create their own realities.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at May 29, 2009 2:00 PM
THL, that commercial you posted was awesome. I haven't heard many catch phrases in my time that had more of a hidden meaning than this:
"Get free cheese on anything you please just by wiggling your finger"
Ewwwwww!
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 29, 2009 2:04 PM
All-time dirtiest commercial lyrics: Juicy Fruit
"Pull it up, pull it out, the taste is going to move you when you pop it in your mouth"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFXt4nijkCM
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 29, 2009 2:06 PM
EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!! BIFF!!!!
I'm laughing so hard right now.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at May 29, 2009 2:06 PM
"I'm scared of people like her that are so desperate and delusional they try to create their own realities."
Pathetic Loser
Main Entry: pa·thet·ic los·er
Pronunciation: \pə-ˈthe-tik ˈlü-zər\
Function: adjective noun
Etymology: Middle or Late Brownstoner
Date: 2009
1 : desperate and delusional
2 : they try to create their own realities
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 29, 2009 2:07 PM
She's a declining asset, not much else she can do. I would advice her to go for gramps.
Posted by: DeLepp at May 29, 2009 2:08 PM
Man, DIBS is taking a super long lunch today
Posted by: more4less at May 29, 2009 2:08 PM
DIBS' afternoon delight is turning into an early evening delight.
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 29, 2009 2:11 PM
THL- I'll have to tell again one day the story of Mustang Sally at the Concord :-) And no :-( kitties are still here. If you know of anyone, they are at their most adorable right now.
Posted by: bxgrl at May 29, 2009 2:14 PM
Dave is probably very HARD at work ENTERTAINING clients.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_m0YtPN5vgmI/ScPeexr-DlI/AAAAAAAAKnM/ksohs7ceIW8/s400/1816755282.jpg
Posted by: TownhouseLady at May 29, 2009 2:17 PM
"ENY, the angus burger was once again very good (to my surprise)."
Better you than me, M4L. You're a brave man. I NEVER eat Mc Donald's unless traveling/extremely hungry/can't find anything else.
Sixyears, where in hell did you find a "Roll-n-Roaster??" Are you in Canarsie? Flatlands? I didn't think they existed anymore!
I am extremely late (been in PR hell all day) but I want to congratulate Snappy. I knew she was on track when she said she had a VERY good interview the other day.
Posted by: East New York at May 29, 2009 2:17 PM
Bxgrl, yeah, please do.
Bummer about the kitties. I just found out the momma cat that gave us ours has 3 more kittens in our neighbors yard. I'm going to catch that hoochie and have her fixed if it kills me (it just might).
Posted by: TownhouseLady at May 29, 2009 2:18 PM
DIBS just sent me a pic from his phone. Apparently his client lunch got out of hand.
http://tinyurl.com/m8d5t7
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 29, 2009 2:20 PM
Cat lovers, raise the volume, it's all about the sound effects.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTasT5h0LEg&feature=related
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 29, 2009 2:21 PM
I just had to share this random photo...which PLUSA do you think it is?
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_m0YtPN5vgmI/R1xRJ8y9mTI/AAAAAAAACXk/AsAyDfHhjd0/s1600-h/298248803_057c2be45e_o.jpg
Posted by: TownhouseLady at May 29, 2009 2:22 PM
"DIBS just sent me a pic from his phone."
Is DIBS really that old that his phone only takes black and white pics?!?!
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 29, 2009 2:24 PM
BRG, DIBS got phone camera on "Classic Black & White" settings
Posted by: more4less at May 29, 2009 2:26 PM
OK...I see I've been talked about while I was away.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 29, 2009 2:28 PM
THL, I plan on reading that book as soon as I finish this one.
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/17/21015368_e1a73d7dde.jpg?v=0
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 29, 2009 2:29 PM
DH, was there abundant talent in your area? if not for the sales team being in the office today, my eyes would be starving big time. It was skinny pickings at midtown
Posted by: more4less at May 29, 2009 2:34 PM
I was talking about Dave from StuySlope. I have no idea who the others were referring to.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at May 29, 2009 2:36 PM
All these photos of glam men, where's DIBS to throw out his Afro pic.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 29, 2009 2:39 PM
Best afro on a white guy ever.
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/9/15683804_8beb4dd73c.jpg
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 29, 2009 2:42 PM
Oh My God...
Boofer's bread on the window post is pee your pants funny. I'mpicturing a team of crime scene investigators standing around asking those questions scratching their heads with the hand on chin, elbow in other hand pose, thinking, nodding.
It's like an SNL skit.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at May 29, 2009 2:44 PM
that's not a guy, it's an evil demon.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at May 29, 2009 2:44 PM
I like this one.
http://www.nostalgiaholic.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/whitefro1.jpg
Posted by: TownhouseLady at May 29, 2009 2:45 PM
Not quite Biff:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/36425605@N03/3360018413/
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 29, 2009 2:45 PM
this one...
http://www.cynical-c.com/archives/bloggraphics/afro4.jpg
Posted by: TownhouseLady at May 29, 2009 2:45 PM
Best of all...
http://vergeblich.de/bilder2007/Inmemoriam_D96C/BobRossTheJoyofPaintingEveningsPeace_thumb2.png
Posted by: TownhouseLady at May 29, 2009 2:47 PM
THL, he must be related to this guy
http://www.cynical-c.com/archives/bloggraphics/afro4.jpg
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 29, 2009 2:49 PM
Everytime Dave puts that link up I can't help but peek at his pussy (cats)
Posted by: TownhouseLady at May 29, 2009 2:49 PM
Bob Ross!!!
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 29, 2009 2:49 PM
DIBS' cheesecake pose
http://portfolio.kevinthom.com/performers/aaron_merke_afro
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 29, 2009 2:50 PM
Thanks Dave!!
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 29, 2009 2:50 PM
Buy more Ford "F"
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 29, 2009 2:51 PM
NOOOO!OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! BIFF!!!! ROFL!!!!
Posted by: TownhouseLady at May 29, 2009 2:54 PM
Biff, I couldn't open the last one..the sheesecake
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 29, 2009 2:56 PM
Ok, y'all ready for this one?
Who knew DIBS was a movie star?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/27322407@N03/
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 29, 2009 3:02 PM
Biff! OMFG!!!!!!
These pics are hysterical...more, more!
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 29, 2009 3:05 PM
I'll have to explore that FaceInHole.com software a bit more although it sounds like I've been there numerous times already, perhaps about 10,000 times.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 29, 2009 3:05 PM
BWWWWWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
You're killing me.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at May 29, 2009 3:05 PM
All I did was go to lunch. What have I done to deserve all this grief???? I didn't even have a nooner this week.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 29, 2009 3:07 PM
Biff that was brilliant.
[laughing so hard and wiping tears from eyes]
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 29, 2009 3:07 PM
I heard your face likes to explore holes alright.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at May 29, 2009 3:09 PM
I'm sorry, that was uncalled for.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at May 29, 2009 3:12 PM
Uncalled for but true nonetheless.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 29, 2009 3:13 PM
Should I repost my cheesy band pics to make DIBS feel better?
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 29, 2009 3:16 PM
Dave, you're such a good sport. I love you man!
Posted by: TownhouseLady at May 29, 2009 3:16 PM
"I'm sorry, that was uncalled for."
Don't go THL, it wasn't that bad. We knew you were joking. ;-)
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 29, 2009 3:17 PM
" and I'm not talking about asshat yuppie French artisanal whatever cheese either"
haha that made me laugh as i just had a lunch that contained asshat cheese
Posted by: dirty_hipster at May 29, 2009 3:17 PM
"Should I repost my cheesy band pics to make DIBS feel better?"
Sure, do it for Dave!
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 29, 2009 3:18 PM
"DH, was there abundant talent in your area? if not for the sales team being in the office today, my eyes would be starving big time. It was skinny pickings at midtown"
Actually Soho is kinda lacking today - Just had an al fresco lunch and didn't see anything noteworthy.
There were alot of talented females dining at "delicatessan" on Lafayette and Prince when I passed, but I'm convinced they hire them to eat there, as that place is crappy as eff.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at May 29, 2009 3:20 PM
do it! do it! do it!
Oh I'm not going anywhere, you're stuck with me.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at May 29, 2009 3:21 PM
"Should I repost my cheesy band pics to make DIBS feel better?"
Sure, do it for Dave!
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 29, 2009 3:18 PM
If you want DIBS to feel better post some pics of the kitchen staff in any NYC restaurant.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 29, 2009 3:22 PM
uuummm, does anyone have pics of Amzi?
;-)
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 29, 2009 3:24 PM
If anyone does, I'll buy them.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 29, 2009 3:26 PM
Hey, little drummer boy, are you going to post the pics or what?
Your adoring public awaits.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 29, 2009 3:27 PM
Actually, I took a couple pics of the guys during our PLUSA Pub Crawl through Clinton Hill. Amzi was in them.
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 29, 2009 3:28 PM
I would have posted my band pics, but apparently DIBS prefers to see the kitchen staff from a Mexican restaurant. As such, here is one:
http://www.acapulcoluxuryrentals.com/Margarita-&-Hijas.jpg
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 29, 2009 3:30 PM
"I played my best for Him, pa rum pum pum pum"
(that's what she said)
Posted by: TownhouseLady at May 29, 2009 3:30 PM
Okay, here is Biff's Band pic
http://www.ctrivervalley.com/4-Connecticut-CT-in-of/Fairs-in-Connecticut-festivals/deep_river_ancient_muster/images_2002/little_drummer_1A.jpg
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 29, 2009 3:32 PM
"Actually, I took a couple pics of the guys during our PLUSA Pub Crawl through Clinton Hill. Amzi was in them."
You did? I have no recollection of that at all!! haha
Posted by: dirty_hipster at May 29, 2009 3:33 PM
post the amzi pic already
Posted by: more4less at May 29, 2009 3:34 PM
DH, it was at the last place...Moe's. Sixyears was trying to get a pic with his phone and I took a couple with my crackberry.
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 29, 2009 3:36 PM
"Actually, I took a couple pics of the guys during our PLUSA Pub Crawl through Clinton Hill. Amzi was in them."
Biff, buddy, pal, ol friend of mine, Have I ever told you what a great guy you are. And SOOOOO funny. Oh, and I almost forgot dreamy. Yes, you are oh so D-R-E-E-E-A-M-Y!
Now about that pub crawl and those couple of pics....hhhhmmmm, pal.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 29, 2009 3:37 PM
I wouldn't ever post pics of anyone without their consent.
BRG, I can send what you want to Amzi, but you'll have to convince him to give it to you.
(re-write, or re-write...wherefore art thou, re-write?)
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 29, 2009 3:40 PM
m4l, you going to post a pic????
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 29, 2009 3:43 PM
humph!!!
Dreamy, my A$$!
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 29, 2009 3:43 PM
Hey Biff, you posted that Phil Spector pic...
The judge sentanced him to 19 years. YES!
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/05/29/national/main5049489.shtml
Posted by: TownhouseLady at May 29, 2009 3:45 PM
BRG, usually when someone posts "A$$" it usually means that it's for sale. Those posts are oftentimes deleted on craigslist as you well know.
Please don't resort to brownstoner for your commerce.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 29, 2009 3:46 PM
AT least pay Mr. B and he an post a banner over on the right--->
Posted by: TownhouseLady at May 29, 2009 3:48 PM
Sorry Dave. It was an ill conceived Ad.
Forgot:
$1.00
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 29, 2009 3:50 PM
Gabby....can you run a widget to inquire if there's demand here for an "Erotic Services" section?
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 29, 2009 3:51 PM
DIBS, I've been called the Chinese version of ray romano but chubbier. That should give you an idea
Posted by: more4less at May 29, 2009 3:53 PM
"Sorry Dave. It was an ill conceived Ad.
Forgot:
$1.00"
Sounds reasonable. I'll even let you keep the change.
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 29, 2009 3:53 PM
Still waiting for "Bar of the Day" feature.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at May 29, 2009 3:54 PM
DH,that would be a good idea. we asshats would invite the ones which are decent but somehow not getting sufficient traffic - with a 50% drink discounts
Posted by: more4less at May 29, 2009 3:57 PM
meant to say "invade"; not invite; but both works
Posted by: more4less at May 29, 2009 3:59 PM
Don't worry, m4l, the Germans got those words wrong throughout history.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 29, 2009 4:00 PM
Congrats snappy! Yay!
Posted from car on way to bat mitzvah in Virginia so I'm keeping it short today
Posted by: mopar at May 29, 2009 4:20 PM
Ok...off to Amtrak. Have a good weekend all if I don't log in on the train
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 29, 2009 4:25 PM
"DIBS, I've been called the Chinese version of ray romano but chubbier. That should give you an idea
Posted by: more4less at May 29, 2009 3:53 PM"
but...but...but....Everybody loves Raymond!
Posted by: the chicken at May 29, 2009 4:31 PM
Chicken, hence why I never got called "rice bucket" growing up
Posted by: more4less at May 29, 2009 4:34 PM
When did it become taboo to drink and smoke in the office?
Posted by: dirty_hipster at May 29, 2009 4:35 PM
DH, it's the damn lawyers
Posted by: more4less at May 29, 2009 4:42 PM
"Chicken, hence why I never got called "rice bucket" growing up
Posted by: more4less at May 29, 2009 4:34 PM"
fuggin goody two shoes. I got called that on a daily basis, and twice on Sundays!
Posted by: the chicken at May 29, 2009 4:43 PM
Chicken, that's why you turned out so well. You front line trader and I'm back office accountant
Posted by: more4less at May 29, 2009 4:45 PM
the chicken, isn't in 9:43 where you are? Why aren't you enjoying a Guinness at the local pub?
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 29, 2009 4:45 PM
I think I'm going to get off early today.
Have a wonderful weekend all.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 29, 2009 4:48 PM
"I think I'm going to get off early today."
(That's what she said)
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 29, 2009 4:49 PM
pssst....M4L....I have a secret.....I'm a beancounter as well (back in the good old days of green and red pens)
Biff, I'm pooped. Went to the gym again - it's going to be another 3 hours before my arms deflate to the point of being able to lift a glass to my mouth.
Posted by: the chicken at May 29, 2009 4:50 PM
Have a great weekend BRG!
Posted by: the chicken at May 29, 2009 4:50 PM
BIFF, you didn't come thru on my request from late in the day yesterday
Posted by: more4less at May 29, 2009 4:58 PM
What happened, what did I miss? Oh, I see...the usual!
Where did Snappy go?
Posted by: cobblehiller at May 29, 2009 5:06 PM
outta here
Posted by: more4less at May 29, 2009 5:06 PM
Ticking and tying!! what what!!
Posted by: dirty_hipster at May 29, 2009 5:06 PM
Was it something I said?
Posted by: cobblehiller at May 29, 2009 5:12 PM
haha chiller u sure know how to clear a room!
Posted by: dirty_hipster at May 29, 2009 5:20 PM
Story of my life DH! [Where'd everyone go....]
SWOTD:
KYANIZE - to treat wood with a type of preservative.
Posted by: cobblehiller at May 29, 2009 5:35 PM
I love to blame Dave for everything. I am in love with Dave.
Posted by: ghettoazzpnkbtch at May 29, 2009 5:36 PM
nice chiller!
well it's friday so i think alot of people leave/get out early. :(
Posted by: dirty_hipster at May 29, 2009 5:39 PM
Can I be your ghettoazzpnkbtch????
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 29, 2009 5:40 PM
Yes, likely, and the sun was out for a bit earlier, that drew me outside for awhile to look at the trees!
Have a good weekend DH!
Posted by: cobblehiller at May 29, 2009 5:41 PM
We have a new troll! Hoo-ray! Maybe it's a friend of randi's!
Posted by: cobblehiller at May 29, 2009 5:43 PM
CH, snappy went to work (think around noon or so) today. now, you're short an assistant mgr for your bar
Posted by: more4less at May 29, 2009 6:36 PM
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