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Did you see *this*? Cops stopping people in East New York just because it's a high crime area -- and only 10 percent actually get arrested. Now....I'm in favor of stopping crime, but that sounds madly unfair to me.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/01/nyregion/01frisk.html?ref=nyregion
Posted by: mopar at May 1, 2009 9:19 AM
For anyone who needs a real pick me up FGVOTD today, this one should do the trick.
Mr. Armstrong, whose grandparents were slaves, grew up in virtual poverty in New Orleans and had an extremely turbulent childhood. He overcame all that and went on to become one of the most beloved musical legends of all time.
Satchmo, take it away...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnRqYMTpXHc
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 1, 2009 9:28 AM
No bridge for you this morning, Mr. Biff?
Posted by: jessibaby at May 1, 2009 9:33 AM
Do you guys have a bridge date every day now?
Posted by: Kensingtonian at May 1, 2009 9:35 AM
No, Kens...just wondering...it's nice to see a smiling face in the morning, that's all.
Posted by: jessibaby at May 1, 2009 9:37 AM
What can one actually do on a bridge??
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 1, 2009 9:37 AM
DIBS, in what respect?
Posted by: jessibaby at May 1, 2009 9:40 AM
today was 1st time riding subway since this Swine Flu thing. Packed & a few people coughing - actually made me want to drive to work in NJ
Posted by: more4less at May 1, 2009 9:42 AM
"Did you see *this*? Cops stopping people in East New York just because it's a high crime area -- and only 10 percent actually get arrested. Now....I'm in favor of stopping crime, but that sounds madly unfair to me."
1. The retards don't care, as long it's not them.
2. Welcome to New York.
The What
Someday this war is gonna end..
Posted by: Return of The What at May 1, 2009 9:42 AM
Bridge Over troubled Water by the Queen of Soul...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DBl5gAs6WI
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 1, 2009 9:43 AM
JB, yes, why do you think I didn't take it? I walked over today. I left my bike in the office as I went out last night and I'll ride it back home today. Look for the beligerent, horn-honking, stressed out Jedi Warrior bobbing and weaving around unsuspecting tourists ce soir.
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 1, 2009 9:44 AM
Driving to NJ is more hazardous to your health. :)
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 1, 2009 9:45 AM
Here's the video of the day! Our wonderful Banking System!
And, its gone south park 1303
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dtao-V26Tj0
The What
Someday this war is gonna end..
Posted by: Return of The What at May 1, 2009 9:47 AM
morning all,
I like to continue the chat from late last night if I may.
Your thoughts please.
Here's a cowboy story for you: My landlady paid $2,000 (labor) for her contractor to install a new kitchen, refinish the floors, and paint my apartment.
The apartment is probably 800 square feet, and the kitchen is a galley side kitchen but the work involved installing about nine linear feet of cabinets, granite tile counter and backsplash with contrast tile, and a tile floor. Painting included contrast trim.
Talk about a deal. Half the grout fell out a week later, and six months later the floors have no more polyurethane on them.
Kitchen still looks pretty good though.
Isn't that a crazy price? Poor contractor, he must be more than half way to the poor house by now.
Posted by: mopar at April 30, 2009 10:23 PM
And she'll probably keep our $2,000 security deposit when we move -- on account of the missing polyurethane, which is entirely her fault -- and make back all the money.
Posted by: mopar at April 30, 2009 10:24 PM
mopar, that sounds about right by London standards if you're not paying a middleman although depends how much prep work involved for the painting.
remove old kitchen - 1/2 day
install new kitchen - 1 day (add 1/2 day if carcasses need building up)
tiling and prep - 1 day
painting prep, undercoat and topcoat - 4 days
Total = 1 week
The grouting problem is because he used cheap grout and not enough of it - which is stupid because even the good stuff is fairly cheap and no more difficult to use the right amount.
He's chosen the wrong PU sealer or applied it incorrectly - again would not have cost much more to do it right.
Sounds like he was a general labourer that needed a bit of direction. Day rate of $250 x 7 = $1,750. Add in another day of contingency and you are there. Not good if you are paying taxes on it but not bad for cash in hand.
Posted by: the chicken at May 1, 2009 3:40 AM
Very interesting, chicken, about the costs and the grout.
Don't forget the floors. Maybe a day to sand and put down the first coat, then two more days to put down more coats and dry? He was late and in a rush so he put down only one coat as far as I know, then covered the whole thing with paper before it was dry so we could move in the next day.
I've been quoted $2,000 just to do polyurethane, I've never heard of anyone installing a whole kitchen for less than $2,000 (but now that I think of it, maybe that included all the materials), and I've certainly met a lot of painters who would like to think they should get $2,000 to paint an 800-sf apt.
Posted by: mopar at May 1, 2009 9:16 AM
Posted by: the chicken at May 1, 2009 9:48 AM
mopar- I'll be interested to see how that plays out in court since there's already litigation. I still find it appalling that someone sitting on a milk crate was given a ticket and that a young, pregnant girl was given one for sitting on the subway steps for a moment.
Posted by: bxgrl at May 1, 2009 9:48 AM
Hey What...some idiot at the end of the Brooklyn Sales: Under A Million thread thinks that I am you. I straigtened him out. I think you'll like my response.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 1, 2009 9:49 AM
DIBS, driving to NJ is a lot easier now. the traffic is super light - side effects of the massive layoffs in this area. Not kidding, I now view the traffic load as an indicator of how econ is doing in the area.
Posted by: more4less at May 1, 2009 9:49 AM
DIBS, I had no idea Aretha played the piano (would this be considered a Rob moment?). She can really tickle the old ivories!
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 1, 2009 9:50 AM
bxgrl, I didn't see those two examples. My goodness!
But I remember someone posting on here once about a year ago complaining about being thrown against the wall and frisked by cops when they were visiting friends in public housing in East New York. The cops said they "fit the description."
Posted by: mopar at May 1, 2009 9:53 AM
And so, chicken? What about the extra days for the polyurethane and the quotes I have gotten in the past -- basically, same price for 1/3 the job?
Posted by: mopar at May 1, 2009 9:54 AM
Since it's Friday here's today's failed bank list from FDIC.
http://www.fdic.gov/bank/individual/failed/banklist.html
Posted by: bridges at May 1, 2009 9:54 AM
Biff...I think I know your carpenter's grandson.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 1, 2009 9:55 AM
bridges...most of those banks had failed a long time ago...that's not the Stress Test results and none of those banks are very large at all
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 1, 2009 9:57 AM
Call me CHICKEN LITTLE - I'm sitting on gold, cash, no equities, no debt, NO BALLS,.... waiting for the sky to fall down on us
Posted by: more4less at May 1, 2009 10:00 AM
I don't like the gold chart, m4l...most recently lower highs and lower lows since its recent peak.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 1, 2009 10:02 AM
Happy Friday Asshats! I missed you all yesterday, but I got a chance to read up on what happened. That under 1mill thread went haywire and fast! There were some good barbs thrown out. The only surprise was that Mr. B didnt' step in start kicking @ss and taking names!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 1, 2009 10:02 AM
UGH! i hate girls in soho!
1.) minnie mouse voice
2.) valley girl accent
3.) dressed like they are going to the oscars
BARF!
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at May 1, 2009 10:06 AM
$2,000 for PUing the floor sounds like chancing to me. The problem is that most people don't know how straightforward it is. Polyurethane is cheap - even for the good stuff so most of that is labour.
How long does it take to apply and how difficult is it? See here:
http://www.hammerzone.com/archives/flooring/hardwood/urethane/finish.htm
Posted by: the chicken at May 1, 2009 10:08 AM
oh speaking of "east new york" lol when i first moved to nyc in 2001 to the LES i told people i lived in East New York cuz that's what i thought it was called! only cuz i would hear about east new york and i thought they just meant the les ahhaha i had no clue until maybe mmmmm 2 years ago that east new york was in brooklyn.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at May 1, 2009 10:11 AM
Dibs, good morning.
"...That's not the Stress Test results and none of those banks are very large at all"
Actually they're delaying releasing the results. Gee I wonder why:
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601068&sid=aVlgKH_MT_mo&refer=home
Posted by: bridges at May 1, 2009 10:14 AM
"Biff...I think I know your carpenter's grandson."
For those confused by what DIBS is referring to, I put up a Forum post. If anyone can help, that would be great.
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 1, 2009 10:15 AM
DIBS, only a small gold bar - got it around 780/ouch + handling fees etc. but definitely out of the mkt. not going back in until I see gov's pkgs are funded, spent, & works - late to rally is better than early on the step off the cliff
Posted by: more4less at May 1, 2009 10:20 AM
"...That's not the Stress Test results and none of those banks are very large at all"
"Actually they're delaying releasing the results. Gee I wonder why:"
Brace for impact in 5.. 4....3.. 2... 1....
The What
Someday this war is gonna end..
Posted by: Return of The What at May 1, 2009 10:22 AM
"Hey What...some idiot at the end of the Brooklyn Sales: Under A Million thread thinks that I am you. I straigtened him out. I think you'll like my response."
Yeah thanks Dave. I think?
The What
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at May 1, 2009 10:25 AM
Where are my girls at today? I'm lonely :(
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 1, 2009 10:30 AM
snappy, slow slow mild mild day so far. it's 10:30 or so and we haven't cracked 40 posts. ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
Posted by: more4less at May 1, 2009 10:35 AM
Here's a knee slapper! Yeah right!!!!
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=ayOY22phuh7o&refer=home
U.S. Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index Rises to 65.1 in April
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By Bob Willis
May 1 (Bloomberg) -- Confidence among U.S. consumers rose in April to its highest since before the collapse of credit late last year unleashed a financial panic that sent the economy into a freefall.
The Reuters/University of Michigan final index of consumer sentiment rose to 65.1, the second straight gain, from 57.3 in March. The index reached a three-decade low of 55.3 in November.
Record low mortgage rates, cheap gasoline and surging stock prices are providing some relief to the beleaguered American consumer in the face of mounting unemployment and tumbling home prices. Improved confidence may keep consumers spending, helping to pull the economy out of its slump in the second half of the year.
“The shell-shocked consumer of late last year is feeling a little calmer nerves and a little more willing and able to spend,” Stuart Hoffman, chief economist at PNC Financial Services Group Inc. in Pittsburgh, said before the report.
Economists projected the sentiment index would rise to 61.9, according to the median of 52 estimates in a Bloomberg News survey. Forecasts ranged from 57.3 to 63.
They interview people from Dave's office for this survey!
The What
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at May 1, 2009 10:36 AM
"I straightened him out."
Must be the first time DIBS ever straightened anyone...
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at May 1, 2009 10:37 AM
Speaking of Bridges.
I loooooove bridges. I’m very fascinating/intrigued by them. I don’t pass a bridge without stopping and to look at the construction. I see suspension cable and I swoon. Show me rivets and I’m ecstatic. I love all types; suspension, arch, truss, etc.
I also love to walk over bridges. I’ve walked over quiet a few.
In NYC:
Brooklyn, Manhattan, Williamsburg, 59th Street, Bridge that connects Manhattan to Riverdale (don’t know name, it has really pretty iron work btw), George Washington (my favorite to walk)
Here are the bridges, I’ve yet to walk:
Randall’s Island, Willis Ave. Bridge, Tri-borough (I think is walkable)
Which bridges are walkable in New York City that I’m missing?
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 1, 2009 10:39 AM
Sigh...I guess I'll go clean my room :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 1, 2009 10:39 AM
Are you changing your tune, What??? Posting stories about positive consumer sentiment????
Never thought I'd see the day.
I got some stocks for your portfolio. We're up 12% YTD.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 1, 2009 10:40 AM
BRG,
Don't think you are missing anything in not walking the Willis Ave bridge - short and ugly and doesn't connect to anywhere that interesting (for drivers - real good alternative to paying the toll on the Triborough, for now).
I think most of the bridges up the Harlem River that connext Manhattan to the BX are walkable, and some of them connect interesting areas. There must be 5-6 at least.
Posted by: etson at May 1, 2009 10:44 AM
"I got some stocks for your portfolio. We're up 12% YTD."
But 4Q08 you was down 34%!
The What
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at May 1, 2009 10:52 AM
WRONG!!!!!
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 1, 2009 10:53 AM
here we go again!
Posted by: dirty_hipster at May 1, 2009 10:55 AM
LOL What, good post about the knee slapper and Dave's office.
Oh....look who's back. Shhhhhhh.
Posted by: mopar at May 1, 2009 10:56 AM
Please everyone--don't take the bait.
Posted by: wasder at May 1, 2009 11:00 AM
BRG, the Henry Hudson bridge.
Posted by: DeLepp at May 1, 2009 11:02 AM
Hey What,
Check out those Google Analytics stats above. We can only assume it's the "Alex & Simon" effect!
Posted by: brownstoner at May 1, 2009 11:02 AM
We returned from a week vaction, and learned from a neighbor about a shooting on the corner of Park Place and New York Avenue in Crown Heights last Friday.
Has anybody else heard about this, or know where an account might be available? My searches have not been fruitful.
Posted by: Hal at May 1, 2009 11:05 AM
Thanks DeLepp! I just looked it up. It's a nice looking Steel Arch bridge.
http://tinyurl.com/c998u3
Etson, thanks also...I'm going to go up the east side and look at all the bridges that connect the Bronx, I'm not too familar with them.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 1, 2009 11:08 AM
Anyone know why the L train was out of service in Brooklyn all night Wednesday?
Posted by: mopar at May 1, 2009 11:09 AM
"Hey What,
Check out those Google Analytics stats above. We can only assume it's the "Alex & Simon" effect!
Posted by: brownstoner at May 1, 2009 11:02 AM"
Brownstoner go away before I ban you!!!
The What (Who is this guy Brownstoner?!?!)
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at May 1, 2009 11:13 AM
"We returned from a week vaction, and learned from a neighbor about a shooting on the corner of Park Place and New York Avenue in Crown Heights last Friday."
Hey stupid Brooklynian is that way----->
The What
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at May 1, 2009 11:14 AM
Sorry Hal, didn't hear anything. That is certainly not a high incident corner. Might have been a private beef taken public, as unfortunately, is all too common. I would call the precinct before believing some of the stuff on Brooklynian.
Posted by: Montrose Morris at May 1, 2009 11:25 AM
"Record low mortgage rates, cheap gasoline and surging stock prices are providing some relief to the beleaguered American consumer in the face of mounting unemployment and tumbling home prices. Improved confidence may keep consumers spending, helping to pull the economy out of its slump in the second half of the year."
What, this is what I mean by happy horseshit news - consumer access to debt is contracting since rates are rising, yet the spin is, "good times are just around the corner!!!" Good for anyone making money right now, but it's all froth, toppy looking froth
Posted by: bridges at May 1, 2009 11:26 AM
Try to understand the differences between "leading" and "lagging" indicators before you comment on economic releases and the outlook for the economy.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 1, 2009 11:29 AM
Thanks MM.
Posted by: Hal at May 1, 2009 11:30 AM
Okay I'm lost or an idiot (no comments please).....but what does the chart under 'Open Thread' indicate?
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 1, 2009 11:31 AM
BRG,
I'm in the same boat with you wondering what to do with this oar thingy I've been handed
I have no idea what that indicates.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at May 1, 2009 11:35 AM
24 million Americans are either un- or underemployed. "Consumer confidence" is reflecting the fact that retailers are slashing prices to move the merch...even as they continue to go under. That's not "confidence," Dibs, that is switching seats on the Titanic.
Posted by: bridges at May 1, 2009 11:39 AM
it looks like google traffic stats (evidenced by Mr B's comment and also that the jpeg is handily named "traffic-stats").
I guess it is pointing out that traffic was strong on 29 April, the day the Open Thread got yanked.
Posted by: the chicken at May 1, 2009 11:39 AM
I was going to guess it indicates how many times DIBS mentions Asian/Latin men in the OT but the percentages are too low.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 1, 2009 11:39 AM
85,843 is the number of page views for the day on brownstoner. I'm not sure what the % number represents.
What made a comment that it looked like things had slowed down and there needed to be more race/class covert baiting.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 1, 2009 11:40 AM
Your suggestion sounds much more plausible BRG.
Posted by: the chicken at May 1, 2009 11:41 AM
I'm looking forward to some Cinco de Mayo fun.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 1, 2009 11:42 AM
The % is reflecting Open Thread contributions, for sure.
Posted by: Arkady at May 1, 2009 11:42 AM
You're all wrong. It's the flag of Greece:
http://tinyurl.com/cvm4mc
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 1, 2009 11:49 AM
Sixyears, I think I totally spotted you in Sycamore yesterday!
Don't ask me how I know it was you but something tells me it was. You know like every bartender there don't ya.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at May 1, 2009 11:52 AM
"You're all wrong. It's the flag of Greece"
But DIBS never mentions Greek men, just Greek __________!
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 1, 2009 11:52 AM
So, I was hoping you experts could settle a debate I've had with someone. Just south of Atlantic between Court and Smith: is it Boerum Hill or Cobble Hill?
Posted by: bococaloca at May 1, 2009 11:54 AM
just wanted to say it's almost noon so you all know the routine
Posted by: more4less at May 1, 2009 11:54 AM
what's up with the graph?
Posted by: dirty_hipster at May 1, 2009 11:55 AM
I'm having chicken salad.
m4l...there doesn't seem to be much disagreement here today on anything...even the What and MM are agfreeing with each other in the "Contamination" thread.
I think you're just a voyeuristic rabblerouser. :)
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 1, 2009 11:56 AM
"Just south of Atlantic between Court and Smith: is it Boerum Hill or Cobble Hill?"
It's Park Slope!
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 1, 2009 11:57 AM
^^^^^ kidding btw
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 1, 2009 11:57 AM
http://fuckyoupenguin.blogspot.com/2009/05/caracals-just-have-to-be-different.html
Kinda a cat, but I LOVE the expression on his face!
Lunch? Liverwurst and provolone sandwich followed by a vigorous tooth brushing!
Posted by: TownhouseLady at May 1, 2009 11:57 AM
not expert/official but I think that's boerum hill - am assuming court st is the border btwn cobble vs. boerum
Posted by: more4less at May 1, 2009 11:59 AM
Kensingtonian, I think sixyears has rented his place out and moved in Sycamore...
Posted by: the chicken at May 1, 2009 12:05 PM
Thanks, I'm willing to go with Boerum Hill.
Posted by: bococaloca at May 1, 2009 12:06 PM
BoCoCa
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 1, 2009 12:09 PM
i hate the term "underemployed". there is no such thing. it's just a term used by entitled people who think they should deserve to be making more money. NEWSFLASH! if you arent making that million dollars a year like you think you DESERVE, you don't deserve it!
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at May 1, 2009 12:10 PM
Hi Rob, by underemployed I refer to part-time workers who seek full employment and aren't finding it.
Posted by: bridges at May 1, 2009 12:13 PM
Kensingtonian:
You totally should have said hello! What time did you see me, where was I sitting, and where were you? And yes, I know every bartender there (one is a former student), although since there are just three that's not so much of an accomplishment.
Chicken:
I should actually rent out my sofa to drunk non-residents of Ditmas Park...do you ever make it to Sycamore when you're on this side of the Atlantic? I don't think I've seen you there.
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at May 1, 2009 12:23 PM
well then those " part-time workers who seek full employment and aren't finding it" are not underemployed. they are employed and that is all the market says they are employable to be. you do know that some people can only work an hour a day right? i mean i sorta understand what youre saying, but it just seems like a silly word to me. maybe i should start saying to people im underloved instead of single.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at May 1, 2009 12:25 PM
"I got some stocks for your portfolio. We're up 12% YTD."
If you ignore Level 3.
***Bid half off peak comps***
Posted by: Brownstones Half Off at May 1, 2009 12:30 PM
sixyears, on the left corner of the bar (glasses, khakis). I came in like 8:30ish you were already there and you probably left at like 11ish (not sure). I left a bit after midnight
Posted by: Kensingtonian at May 1, 2009 12:35 PM
Battlestar Galactica discussion from the Wmsburg thread:
cmu, my biggest problem with the finale was the absurd thought that these thousands of people were going to walk off into the veldt with no technology whatsoever. The funniest thing I read on the subject was on the BSG official forum, where someone said something to the effect of - one lion says to another, hey, look, all these people just landed and are now wandering off with nothing. Smorgasbord!
That and the idea that little Hera, who was played up from day one as the most important person in the universe, dies early and becomes Mitochondrial Eve. Makes no sense.
There were some good parts, such as the death scene with Adama and Laura, but I was let down that most of that dramatic build up went nowhere. Reminded me of some of Stephen King's novels like It and Tommyknockers, where you have a great dramatic and scary build up, only to find the creepy spider alien hiding in the sewer. Booo.
Posted by: Montrose Morris at May 1, 2009 12:36 PM
"Chicken:
I should actually rent out my sofa to drunk non-residents of Ditmas Park...do you ever make it to Sycamore when you're on this side of the Atlantic? I don't think I've seen you there.
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at May 1, 2009 12:23 PM"
Was there a few weeks back in the garden with Etson! Remember that your early evening is my late night so I don't get out to bars much. Will definitely meet you there when I'm back over.
Posted by: the chicken at May 1, 2009 12:36 PM
okay folks - off on a mission to buy a sewing machine. Wish me luck!
Posted by: the chicken at May 1, 2009 12:38 PM
chicken...I bought an "industrial" one a few years back to do some of my car upholstery (leather) jobs. Get a used (refurbished) one from a reputable dealer.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 1, 2009 12:41 PM
if this were the ancient world, armies from park slope would spread out from GAP and vanquish neighborhood by neighborhood, killing elders, taking women as chattel, and creating a vast slopian empire. All of Long Island would eventually be called Park Slope and the area around the original Corcoran offices on Seventh Avenue would become the sacred precincts and the epicenter of all power. The slopian senate would meet there and would issue decrees to vanquished neighboorhodds demanding tribute -OR ELSE!
Posted by: mcKenzie at May 1, 2009 12:44 PM
Pet peeve of the day:
Client leaves a five minute run-on message and, at the VERY END, provides his phone number so quickly that it can't be made out without replaying the message multiple times.
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 1, 2009 12:46 PM
Chicken, when I did a job in London several years ago, we rented an industrial machine from a sewing machine vendor in East London. You shouldn't have much problem finding a good one.
Posted by: Montrose Morris at May 1, 2009 12:50 PM
But I remember someone posting on here once about a year ago complaining about being thrown against the wall and frisked by cops when they were visiting friends in public housing in East New York. The cops said they "fit the description."
Don't get me started....sigh.
Posted by: East New York at May 1, 2009 12:52 PM
mcKenzie, the Visigoth hordes here in Crown Heights would kick some Slopean butt. We eat red meat over here, not some pansy, effete organic salad. Bring it on!
Posted by: Montrose Morris at May 1, 2009 12:54 PM
Galactica finale must have been written by a special end of series committee, cheaply paid. For a show that was so richly textured and complex, the finale felt like a throwaway. The entire Hera story line was a waste. I did find it interesting though, how Starbuck's Cylon husband became such an integral character at the, but thought the whole Saul and his wife thing stupid.
Posted by: bxgrl at May 1, 2009 12:56 PM
how is stop and frisk constitutional?
Posted by: dirty_hipster at May 1, 2009 12:56 PM
OK: here it is:
After 3 seasons of probably the best writing/effect/tangled lives/dark scenes of any TV how, the last 1/2 doz episodes I thought were writers frantically trying to tie up all the plot threads together. And they failed miserably.
What about Starbuck? A frakking corporeal angel who doesn't even know why she's there or what she knows? And was she or not Daniel's daughter? And do we care if it isn't mundane to the story?
The whole opera-house-in-BSG thing!!! WOuldn't it have MUCH more sense if that overlaid the cylon base instead...all that running around would've made much more sense.
Poor Tory (a little ethinc idendification aside,) Chief going beserk and killing her was...Stupid!? In the middle of them saving all of humanity he can't stop himself?
And the actual ending...destroying all the technology was perhaps the weirdest action they could do. Besides...why was it Lee-pretty-boy's call? No holdouts among the other 49,212 souls? All in agreement that they'd live on agonizingly with no medicines, no machines, no algae food and no means of transport on a hostile planet? No wonder they all died out.
And as for Mitochondrian Eve...let's just say the writers either don't know s&&t about biological evolution or they assumed the viewers wouldn't.
And that's just for starters.
Posted by: cmu at May 1, 2009 12:57 PM
The first season of BSG was so damn good.
The last season was awful.
The finale was a trainwreck.
I think all the good writers left after the first season or two.
Posted by: SnarkSlope at May 1, 2009 12:58 PM
Not to mention said Visigoth hordes have reinforcements from the Bronx- They were pansies before WE got here :-). (Must be the Cossack blood).
Posted by: bxgrl at May 1, 2009 12:59 PM
Bring it on you latte-sipping, stroller-pushing, tight jeans Slopians. Come to the edge of the universe and see what Bed Stuy dishes out. Do or die.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 1, 2009 12:59 PM
I just loaned Season 1 discs to a TV-less good friend who's much into SciFi (or SyFy). I expect he'll love it, but have warned him about the ending.
Posted by: cmu at May 1, 2009 1:01 PM
> We eat red meat over here, not some pansy, effete organic salad.
Oh but we do eat red meat.
From grass fed cows that read Proust.
The battle lines are drawn.
On my signal, unleash the Bugaboos!
Posted by: SnarkSlope at May 1, 2009 1:02 PM
wouldn't the SLOPEs be the area of frequent pillaging? besides they busy fighting among themselves
Posted by: more4less at May 1, 2009 1:03 PM
I'm still lost in the Opera House looking for Hera- and wondering why I am. BTW- did anyone else wind up thinking Adama was an evil shadow of his former self? He lost his whole moral compass and finally came off as venal and weak. That completely wrecked the core of the show.
Posted by: bxgrl at May 1, 2009 1:04 PM
Where's 11217??? Did he commit blogicide before the invasion. Typical namby pamby Slopian.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 1, 2009 1:04 PM
C'mon- they're all over there protecting the co-op from us ravening hordes. The rest of the place is empty- easy pickings! But I tell you now- when we breach the walls and take them down I am NOT going to do cashiering!
Posted by: bxgrl at May 1, 2009 1:06 PM
montrosse, the Slopians meet fierce resistance in Carroll Gardens and Crown Heights but due to the sheer force of their numbers (I'm talking comps natch) all evenutally succumb and are forced to adopt the laws and customs of the alpha-slopians.
Posted by: mcKenzie at May 1, 2009 1:07 PM
if crown heights and clinton hill fall, I'm retreating to Jersey Ci.... arh arh arh Jersey City
Posted by: more4less at May 1, 2009 1:09 PM
I could go to Philadelphia. Washington would stop them at the Delaware.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 1, 2009 1:15 PM
yes, the Slopians are a little afraid of being underwater, figuratively and literally, besides if they crossed the river they would face the Montclairian barbarians, the rulers of a vast forest empire. Their land is too remote and wild to interest the Slopian senate.
Posted by: mcKenzie at May 1, 2009 1:21 PM
Should the battle turn against the Slopians, I'll make my last stand in the garden at Excelsior.
Got my camos, got my Kindle. Rambo meets Rimbaud.
Posted by: SnarkSlope at May 1, 2009 1:23 PM
Nyet, Slopeboy. Our superior Hummer/Escalade forces will wipe out your wussy hybrid/mini cooper army at the corner of Classon and St. Marks. Your latte driven army will fall, and fall hard.
Posted by: Montrose Morris at May 1, 2009 1:24 PM
Thank goodness we Brooklyn Heightsians are all too old to be drafted!
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 1, 2009 1:25 PM
Team Bear vs. Team Bull is so passe.
How about Team BSG vs. Team RHWofNY?
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 1, 2009 1:26 PM
Yes Biff, but your women folk will be employed as "comfort ladies."
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 1, 2009 1:27 PM
Ha, Snark. Wycliffe Bible Translators vs Wyclef Jean. Tout est fini!!
Posted by: Montrose Morris at May 1, 2009 1:28 PM
And where does Greenwood Heights fall in this battle? Perhaps we will join Team Sunset Park and kill you all by overstuffing you with empanadas :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 1, 2009 1:28 PM
I might have to defect to team RHWofNJ.
I'm digging those chickas.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at May 1, 2009 1:29 PM
Mmmmm. Empanadas. Time for lunch.
Posted by: SnarkSlope at May 1, 2009 1:31 PM
On the southeastern front, the Slopian hordes will get lost in the impregnable mansions of Victorian Flatbush. The Ditmas Park resistance will convert each mansion's seventh bedroom and fourth bathroom into storerooms for the resistance (copiously supplied by the Farm on Adderley and Pomme de Terre, and fortified by beverages from Sycamore and TB Ackerson's Wine Shop). The Slopians will fall to our unrelenting guerrilla warfare.
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at May 1, 2009 1:32 PM
We CrownHeightians will never fall! Never! We stand side by helmet and pitchfork with our Bed_Stuy and PLG brotherrs. (Clintonians - you're on your own unless you stave off the gentricians who have made you into namby-pambys.
Posted by: bxgrl at May 1, 2009 1:33 PM
Yet another reason to avoid Queens:
http://www.observer.com/2009/style/house-guest-hell
Hope you all enjoyed lunch!
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at May 1, 2009 1:35 PM
i just stole a painting off a pole on allen & delancey street on the LES. woo woo!!!
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at May 1, 2009 1:35 PM
Pah! You're all too weakened by years of gourmet shops and boutiques. We in Crown Heights are battle hardened by our spartan way of life,. There may only be 300 of us but we are Crownians!
Posted by: bxgrl at May 1, 2009 1:35 PM
BSG time again. I did think the season where they were on Cylon-occupied New Caprica had some of the best writing going. The whole idea of collaboration, suicide bombers and the morality of terrorism was extremely timely, and very well done.
Posted by: Montrose Morris at May 1, 2009 1:35 PM
I'll round up all my Mexican bfs and the Slopians will become infected with alien swine viruses.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 1, 2009 1:35 PM
I go away for a couple of hours and come back to an all out war!!
btw.....
As a representative from the south, we want to secede from Brooklyn.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 1, 2009 1:36 PM
I'm running back to Canada and not letting the Brooklyn Bridge hit me on the way out.
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 1, 2009 1:36 PM
quote:
Bring it on you latte-sipping, stroller-pushing, tight jeans Slopians
LOL that last part makes no sense. it seems to me that everyone in park slope (of ALL ages) is fat and frumpy.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at May 1, 2009 1:37 PM
Bxgrl, I think you need some lunch.
Posted by: Montrose Morris at May 1, 2009 1:38 PM
"i just stole a painting off a pole on allen & delancey street on the LES. woo woo!!!"
Anybody else care to brag about their felonies?
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 1, 2009 1:38 PM
Agree with that MM. The writing was excellent when they dealt with the grayest areas. Maybe there was no good way, really to end the show. Anything they did would have come off trite and easy or unfathomably perky and chipper.
Posted by: bxgrl at May 1, 2009 1:39 PM
"Anybody else care to brag about their felonies?"
Re-write meant specifically for the OT:
"Anybody else care to brag about their felines?"
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 1, 2009 1:40 PM
Oops- too right Montrose. "scuse folks- time for a freerange turkey burger and organic salad with artisanal bread (Yeah- we took the co-op! Uh huh! Uh huh!)
Posted by: bxgrl at May 1, 2009 1:41 PM
Maybe GH will become a Switzerland of sorts. We don't truly fit in with SP and we aren't hip enough to be PS. We'll just float here in the middle and look on while the war ensues. Hot herbal tea and cheese sandwiches go well with yuppie bloodshed :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 1, 2009 1:41 PM
how is stealing public art a felony? it's public!
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at May 1, 2009 1:41 PM
I had empanadas yesterday. today it's salad. I had to go for a walk because while reading the open house thread I thought that two million dollars for a house on Sackett Street sounded perfectly reasonable. It's like brainwashing!
I swear!
Posted by: mcKenzie at May 1, 2009 1:42 PM
"(Yeah- we took the co-op! Uh huh! Uh huh!)"
ROFL!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 1, 2009 1:42 PM
Rob, put it back you ninny!!!!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 1, 2009 1:43 PM
What kind of "art" is it exactly. Lost dog fliers aren't art.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 1, 2009 1:45 PM
cmu, how was your trip overseas with your son?
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 1, 2009 1:50 PM
bxgrl, about Adama, agreed: it's weird that he turned into a drunken shadow of himself in the end. Even in the mutiny sequence he was over-the-top ("there's no forgiveness" or something, what an irony since he'd forgiven Athena and Cally of cold-blooded murder, Starbuck several times of breaking rank, etc.) Why thw writers chose to make the moral center of the show disintegrate is beyond me.
Does anyone feel bad for Gaeta? Or Tory?
Posted by: cmu at May 1, 2009 1:50 PM
> "the season where they were on Cylon-occupied New Caprica
> had some of the best writing going."
Totally agree MM. Very timely and very, very good.
Now, beware my fierce Prius!
Posted by: SnarkSlope at May 1, 2009 1:51 PM
Bay Ridge and Staten Island would remain part of their own empire. run, as always, by men named bugsy or halfnose.
They would refuse to pay tribute or to send organic produce to Seventh Avenue.
Posted by: mcKenzie at May 1, 2009 1:52 PM
"What kind of "art" is it exactly. Lost dog fliers aren't art."
Oh yeah?
http://www.visualjokes.com/pics/lost-dog.jpg
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 1, 2009 1:53 PM
And one that's a bit racier:
http://www.rob.siklos.ca/stuff/pics/lost%20dog.jpg
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 1, 2009 1:53 PM
OMG!! I just noticed that last link I posted was relating to a woman from Bay Ridge!!!
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 1, 2009 1:54 PM
Yes, Biff, I noticed that too.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 1, 2009 1:58 PM
BC: wonderful! Rome may replace Paris as my favorite city. He had a good time too (I think, he's quite taciturn) He ate pizza, lasagna and gelato all day.
After hearing all the stuff about Rome traffic, I found it much less threatening than 4th Ave or Flatbush here. As in France, vehicles (except for scooters) are VERY respectful of peds, even my son would just steadily cross the street with no qualms. Makes me laugh when I think of all the heartaches we endure here.
Good museums: Modern Art was fabulous, and smaller ones fun (including a 3-room one (free) devoted entirely to depictions of the Rape of the Sabines, which I told my son was "abduction", him not being able to translate "ratto'.)
otherwise, we just walked a ot between espresso and gelato breaks.
Posted by: cmu at May 1, 2009 1:59 PM
cmu, it sounds like you had a wonderful time. What a fabulous experience for you both.
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 1, 2009 2:01 PM
Biff...that last one was mean!!!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 1, 2009 2:02 PM
Thanks, BC.
BSG ending again: I read somewhere that they could've landed on Atlantis and kept to themselves. Its sinking would've explained their wipe-out.
Posted by: cmu at May 1, 2009 2:03 PM
Snappy, I know, but I didn't write it. But I'm feeling bad about posting it. My bad.
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 1, 2009 2:03 PM
Biff, thanks alot!!!
You posted a picture of me for the entire world to see!
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 1, 2009 2:04 PM
quote:
What kind of "art" is it exactly. Lost dog fliers aren't art.
it's a stretched canvas with neon spray paint and a wooden carved silver glittery star glued to it that says leviticus. i think ive seen that name around before on other stuff! i like it. im going to hang it in my apt.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at May 1, 2009 2:04 PM
Snappy, as a lawyer maybe you know the answer to this. I thought of it after reading Rob's last few posts.
If someone posts on an anonymous blog that for years they've not paid income taxes, can the IRS go after them?
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 1, 2009 2:08 PM
re: the Sycamore conversation.
I've been there twice now and I am a fan. First time with the chicken family on a beautiful Sunday afternoon. Second time I got trashed after a walk in Prospect Park.
I was the least hipsterish person there (at least on the Sat) but it's a friendly place, and the bartenders are really cool.
Posted by: etson at May 1, 2009 2:09 PM
etson, you and I should get a drink after work some night. What time do you usually leave???
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 1, 2009 2:12 PM
Biff, I think the IRS can investigate them if they find out who the poster is. I'm not really up on tax law so I can't be 100% sure.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 1, 2009 2:13 PM
leviticus,
excellent!
the priestly code.....Rob you would get into it.
steal a bible and read it, its very....um...obsessed with personal hygiene. sort of like you are, but in more detail.
Posted by: mcKenzie at May 1, 2009 2:14 PM
BC: I'm sure the IRS uses all the tips it can get. Why shouldn't they go after them, anyway? They'd still have to have the same standards of proof.
Posted by: cmu at May 1, 2009 2:14 PM
Sounds great DIBS. Usually leave @630, but can sometimes make it out earlier if I know ahead of time.
& not too busy.
Posted by: etson at May 1, 2009 2:14 PM
chicken...are you downtown or midtown when you're in the states?????
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 1, 2009 2:16 PM
Rob @12:25 - you have a point, but typing "ustabefulltimeworkers" looks so clumsy! And, single/unloved...shucks Rob, now that can't be true
Posted by: bridges at May 1, 2009 2:19 PM
Biff, I just sent you an email w/ a video...tell me if you think it's too racy to post.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 1, 2009 2:23 PM
Rob may be single, but he's not unloved =D
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 1, 2009 2:24 PM
quote:
obsessed with personal hygiene. sort of like you are, but in more detail.
LOL x 500000 i am the LEAST hygiene obsessed person EVER! oh the irony!
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at May 1, 2009 2:26 PM
quote:
And, single/unloved...shucks Rob, now that can't be true
oh it's true :~(
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at May 1, 2009 2:28 PM
rob, well many a little more attention to certain maintanance issues would make you more loved. hint hint.
I agree that leviticus tends to go overboard. especially with regards to how and when to touch women, but you don't have to worry about that!
Posted by: mcKenzie at May 1, 2009 2:36 PM
"How about Team BSG vs. Team RHWofNY?"
Yep Biff maybe we need to shake things up a little. Damn I remember the days when everyone was against me and now I can't get a peep out of the retards!
Come on guys the war is not over yet! Team Bullshit where yer at?!?!?
The What
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at May 1, 2009 2:37 PM
Don't worry, What, there are a few of us still left.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 1, 2009 2:42 PM
Feel the love What. Glad you are hanging out in the OT more these days. I guess you can't be everyone's enemy forever. Soon it becomes like that old cartoon with the sheep dog and the wolf and how they would clock in each day, be enemies for the day and the clock out and say "see you tomorrow Ralph" etc. If you hang out in here long enough we won't be (and haven't been for some time) "enemies".
Posted by: wasder at May 1, 2009 2:43 PM
PL of the day = DIBS....25 posts and counting
Posted by: randolph at May 1, 2009 2:46 PM
The What has grown on me. He's been very entertaining lately with some of his comments.
Aaaaah...Group hug everybody.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 1, 2009 2:46 PM
"I love you
You love me
We're a happy family
With a great big hug and kiss from me to you
Won't you say you love me too"
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 1, 2009 2:50 PM
randolph (the one who adds nothing but the OT count) is back everyone.
Did any of you miss her?????
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 1, 2009 2:52 PM
what does PL stand for ? omg is this day dragging on just as bad for anyone else as well!?!?!? anyone have any fun weekend plans?
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at May 1, 2009 2:53 PM
What, Rob, no rooftop 40 drinking in the rain??? :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 1, 2009 2:54 PM
Yes Rob - Today sucks!
Posted by: dirty_hipster at May 1, 2009 2:54 PM
"I remember the days when everyone was against me and now I can't get a peep out of the retards!"
Cause you repeat the same thing over and over again and it is boring...
Posted by: fsrg at May 1, 2009 2:55 PM
I've got my date with Six!
Posted by: jessibaby at May 1, 2009 2:56 PM
"Don't worry, What, there are a few of us still left."
Dave I need you to re-energize the Retards while I re-load, OK?!
"Soon it becomes like that old cartoon with the sheep dog and the wolf and how they would clock in each day, be enemies for the day and the clock out and say "see you tomorrow Ralph" etc."
LMMFAO True Wasder, very true.
"The What has grown on me. He's been very entertaining lately with some of his comments."
I see the NYC Water supply is contaminated with psychotropic drugs. Thanks for the heads up!
Hey Dave I see you have a new bud in Randolph...
The What (I'm not hugging anybody!)
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at May 1, 2009 2:56 PM
"I've got my date with Six!"
Sweet - what's the gameplan?
Posted by: dirty_hipster at May 1, 2009 2:57 PM
BSG I liked the ending - it gave "closure" - sure it wasnt up to the series, but I agree with Bxgrl - no great way to end it (what are they going to steal a Sopranos fade to black?).
Either way, to quote Dwight Schrute "BSG, best show ever" - and for once Dwight was right
Posted by: fsrg at May 1, 2009 2:58 PM
"I love you
You love me
We're a happy family
With a great big hug and kiss from me to you
Won't you say you love me too"
Targeting systems are activated! Target acquisition in progress....
"Cause you repeat the same thing over and over again and it is boring..."
Yeah but, when it come true...
"What, Rob, no rooftop 40 drinking in the rain??? :)"
Drinking 40's in public is so 80's! I like to get drunk on Vanderbilt and stumble home..
The What
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at May 1, 2009 3:00 PM
Yes, What, randolph is entertaining if he/she/it would only decide what gender he/she/it is. hard to take someone like that serious.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 1, 2009 3:00 PM
"The What (I'm not hugging anybody!)"
ROFL!!!
What, if you did start hugging people, don't worry...we'll call 911 for you cause then it will be obvious that the asshats have taken over your brain ... We can't let that happen cause this place would never again be the same!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 1, 2009 3:01 PM
okay I'm back - and now the proud owner of a Toyota 4-thread overlocker!
Thanks for the ideas DIBS and MM but needed something small enough to fit in my courier bag as I don't have a car now over here. As it is, I had to leave the box behind (got some strange looks for that). Not doing anything heavy duty so it should be fine.
Posted by: the chicken at May 1, 2009 3:01 PM
Howdy Snappy and my fellow asshats! I was doing some volunteer work this morning, just back now.
So much to catch up on, where do I begin? [Looking for pointers]
Posted by: cobblehiller at May 1, 2009 3:01 PM
"I was the least hipsterish person there"
Etson, someday you and I will compete to be the least hipsterish person at Sycamore. Usually I hold the title, but last night was the monthly "Friends of Cortelyou" happy hour. That crowd would be more at home in Brooklyn Heights.
Kensingtonian: Yes, that was me! Who are you and where were you standing? If you're there tonight, say hi.
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at May 1, 2009 3:01 PM
DH, I think we'll keep the details to ourselves...needless to say, it's not a convoluted plan involving second-rate bridges...if we go out again, we'll have to try walter crack foods.
Didn't you have a date the other night? How'd it go?
Posted by: jessibaby at May 1, 2009 3:02 PM
when you back on this side of the pond, chicken???
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 1, 2009 3:03 PM
Oh BTW This will be the first time I award a blanket PWNING award to the retards! The way ya'll fried 11217 Ass was spectacular! that was 9/10 on the PWNING scale, well done!
The What
Someday this war is gonna end..
Posted by: Return of The What at May 1, 2009 3:04 PM
"The What (I'm not hugging anybody!)"
If What starts hugging people, I want to be first in line...
So that I can haul him off to Bellevue, as something will clearly have gone horribly, horribly wrong! ; )
Posted by: cobblehiller at May 1, 2009 3:04 PM
Babe, don't rip on the Heights...
Posted by: jessibaby at May 1, 2009 3:05 PM
Methinks the financially-savvy Dibs doth protest too much.
Dibs is the What. That is a certainty.
Dibs became angry at Floyds because Lechecal opined that the What might be there in disguise. Some words were exchanged, yadda, yadda. Fences were mended.
Mr. Slopefarm (?) said Dibs is B Half-off. So now some think that Dibs is all three. Now that is brilliant, Dibs, Half, What.
I'll give no other *clues*. Anyone who wants to may investigate the Dibs-What posts and surmise for himself.
BTW, Mr. What, your psycopathic persona has been slipping into warmth and kindness.
And Mr. What - Dibs, please note that --
This war is not ever gonna end . . . I'll give you this war for half-off.
Please consider me straightened out. Thanks so much, because psychotherapy costs more than 5 cents.
Please take me to Iceland.
Posted by: BklynSoFar at May 1, 2009 3:05 PM
"That crowd would be more at home in Brooklyn Heights."
*psssst, sixyears...over here...when you're trying to woo a woman, you should refrain from dissing her neighbourhood!"
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 1, 2009 3:06 PM
Hiya Cobble! If you feel the need to volunteer again this weekend...my house looks like a bomb hit it! LOL. J/K
I've got a new audiobook so I'll be cleaning while listening to a thrilling James Patterson novel! I really don't care much for non-classic fiction, but his murder mysteries get me going.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 1, 2009 3:07 PM
PL of the day = randolph....counting posts
Posted by: SnarkSlope at May 1, 2009 3:07 PM
"Yeah but, when it come true..."
Quickly enjoy the glory, then graciously move on...act like you've been right before.
true or not, repeating the same thing over and over again is boring, and is stupid, cause eventually things change and predicting the same thing forever guarantees you will ultimately be wrong.
Posted by: fsrg at May 1, 2009 3:08 PM
BklynSoFar, if you really think Dave is the What, you have a lot to learn my friend!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 1, 2009 3:09 PM
JB, you beat me to it! You go, BH girl! Represent.
What, after Cobble gets done with you, I would be happy to give you a bro hug.
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 1, 2009 3:09 PM
"Babe, don't rip on the Heights..."
Anyone care to do a Re-write or a Translation.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 1, 2009 3:09 PM
I see alot other Asshats here predicting the same thing over and over, not just the What. You all know who you are.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 1, 2009 3:10 PM
Ignore BklynSoFar.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 1, 2009 3:12 PM
"So that I can haul him off to Bellevue, as something will clearly have gone horribly, horribly wrong!"
You wont have too. I am Lo-Jacked around the ankle, just call the number on my forehead!
"Methinks the financially-savvy Dibs doth protest too much.
Dibs is the What. That is a certainty."
See DIBS, you bring all the nut-jobs out!
"
This war is not ever gonna end . . . I'll give you this war for half-off.
Please consider me straightened out. Thanks so much, because psychotherapy costs more than 5 cents.
Please take me to Iceland."
I think BklynSoFar is my former roommate in the G-Building....
The What (The freaks come out at night)
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at May 1, 2009 3:12 PM
I predict that one day cats, particularly Russian Blues, will rule the world.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 1, 2009 3:13 PM
""Babe, don't rip on the Heights..."
Anyone care to do a Re-write or a Translation."
Re-write:
"Abe, broke his hip in the Heights..."
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 1, 2009 3:13 PM
"You wont have too. I am Lo-Jacked around the ankle, just call the number on my forehead!"
But do you have the nice pretty white jacket with all the straps and velcro?! ; )
[<<<<<<<<Elbowing my way to the front of the line!]
Posted by: cobblehiller at May 1, 2009 3:15 PM
Speaking of cats, does anyone know where a friend of mine can get one? He wants a Siamese 'Seal Point'.
Posted by: cobblehiller at May 1, 2009 3:16 PM
"true or not, repeating the same thing over and over again is boring, and is stupid, cause eventually things change and predicting the same thing forever guarantees you will ultimately be wrong."
Dave telephone, I think it's for you!
In the sprit of today I'm going to reframe from teeing off on you FSRG.
"What, after Cobble gets done with you, I would be happy to give you a bro hug."
All long it's not a "Dave Bro Bed Stuy Hug"!. I think Dave grips your ass...
The What (Meds are working. Look a butterfly)
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at May 1, 2009 3:16 PM
Rob, I'm waiting for you to tell us what you found out about leviticus.
There is some pretty weird stuff in there and it was all dictated by God himself to Moses in a single month.
Posted by: mcKenzie at May 1, 2009 3:18 PM
You gotta have a hot ass, What, otherwise, no. I don't want no skinny 50-year-old ass, I got that myself.
The What (My new M. Butterfly)
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 1, 2009 3:19 PM
I think the Louis Armstrong FGVOTD has brought out the love today!
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 1, 2009 3:20 PM
Now that was funny What at 3:16
Posted by: bridges at May 1, 2009 3:20 PM
Cobble...tell your friend to check petfinder.org and adopt one from one of many shelters or rescue groups. They don't always have purebreeds, but sometimes they do. I got my Russian Blue by looking there...(of course I wasn't looking for a particular breed...just saw her photo and fell in luv!)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 1, 2009 3:22 PM
quote:
Rob, I'm waiting for you to tell us what you found out about leviticus.
i googled it and it all went over my head :(
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at May 1, 2009 3:25 PM
sixyears,
I was in the back booth on the left side with a few friends. I wont be there tonight most probably but if I see you there again, I'll say hello.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at May 1, 2009 3:25 PM
The what is hysterical today!!!
Holy, I think I'm falling for him.
[batting my eyes, winking at him]
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 1, 2009 3:25 PM
ugh mckenzie what does it mean? im kind of superstitious sometimes. maybe i should not have stolen that painting? am i cursed now? ugh. should i bring it back where i found it (doubt ill do that) or should i just throw the painting away?
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at May 1, 2009 3:26 PM
"The What (My new M. Butterfly)"
Naw Dumbass! I'm not hiding chuck! Anyway it's Friday time to hit the bricks.
Have a safe and wonderful weekend ('cept Dave)!
The What
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at May 1, 2009 3:26 PM
"DH, I think we'll keep the details to ourselves...needless to say, it's not a convoluted plan involving second-rate bridges...if we go out again, we'll have to try walter crack foods.
Didn't you have a date the other night? How'd it go?"
Yeah - that makes sense - hope you guys have fun!!
nah - not a date - just hung out with an old female friend. it was fun, williamsburg style weeknight cheap beers and shots of jameson.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at May 1, 2009 3:28 PM
A safe and wonderful weekend? By golly I might go straight if he keeps talking like that! Move over BRG! LOL
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 1, 2009 3:28 PM
Of the comedic team of What and DIBS, who's playing the straight man?
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 1, 2009 3:29 PM
more4less...was it you who asked me about Philly restaurant recommendations????
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 1, 2009 3:29 PM
Leviticus makes sense if you think of it in the context of God's giving rules and advice on how to get a large number of people a long distance without getting into too much unnecessary trouble.
Posted by: etson at May 1, 2009 3:29 PM
wow. some people really don't get it. in another thread someone said that you can get rid of poo mist by lighting a match. that is the most absurd thing i have EVER heard. you can get rid of the stink but the mist will still be there!
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at May 1, 2009 3:30 PM
What, you're developing quite the fan club. Have a great weekend.
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 1, 2009 3:31 PM
quote:
Leviticus makes sense if you think of it in the context of God's giving rules and advice on how to get a large number of people a long distance without getting into too much unnecessary trouble.
that is very interesting considering i found that painting on my way back from the porno store!
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at May 1, 2009 3:33 PM
"All long it's not a "Dave Bro Bed Stuy Hug"!. I think Dave grips your ass..."
I'm sorry, that was funny!
Posted by: East New York at May 1, 2009 3:33 PM
What, don't go...STAY!!! We're just starting to get to know each other.
Come back honeybunch!!!!!
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 1, 2009 3:34 PM
"The What (Meds are working. Look a butterfly)"
OMG! What, you are on a roll today! Ha ha ha ha!
Posted by: cobblehiller at May 1, 2009 3:34 PM
has anyone here ever been in one of those giant champagne glasses? like from those mount airy lodge commercials for the poconos back in the 80s? does anyone know if those exist outside of that one specific lodge? i think i may have asked this yesterday but i cant remember if i asked here or if i asked a coworker.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at May 1, 2009 3:36 PM
"Come back honeybunch!!!!!"
LOL....BRG, you slay me!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 1, 2009 3:36 PM
"has anyone here ever been in one of those giant champagne glasses? like from those mount airy lodge commercials for the poconos back in the 80s? does anyone know if those exist outside of that one specific lodge? i think i may have asked this yesterday but i cant remember if i asked here or if i asked a coworker."
I think there was one in a lil' kim video too.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at May 1, 2009 3:37 PM
"has anyone here ever been in one of those giant champagne glasses?"
If they have, I bet they won't admit to it.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 1, 2009 3:37 PM
Rob, Dita von Teese uses one...eh,...moonlighting rob?
Posted by: bridges at May 1, 2009 3:38 PM
LOL...actually, DH, I thought it was rob who wrote that!!!!!
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 1, 2009 3:39 PM
haha!! i have that mount airy lodge song stuck in my head now rob
"all you have to bring, is your love of everything.......beautiful mount airy lodge!!"
Posted by: dirty_hipster at May 1, 2009 3:42 PM
Thanks Snappy, petfinder is a really good idea. : )
Posted by: cobblehiller at May 1, 2009 3:42 PM
OMG ob, I wanted to go to one of those cheesy Pocono places so badly.
Heart shaped tub, heart shaped bed, champagne glass, crushed velvet red walls. I mentioned it to hubby a week ago as a matter of fact, he's not interested :(
Do they even still exist?
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 1, 2009 3:43 PM
"has anyone here ever been in one of those giant champagne glasses?"
Yes, I used to do that in my Vegas show until one night things went horribly wrong and I got stuck in one of the bubbles and couldn't get out for three days.
http://tinyurl.com/cbn7zx
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 1, 2009 3:44 PM
So Biff IS misterbubble.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 1, 2009 3:46 PM
BRG:
http://www.caesarspoconoresorts.com/SUITES/AllSuites.aspx
Posted by: TownhouseLady at May 1, 2009 3:48 PM
Tila Tequila also has one of those giant champagne glasses too.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at May 1, 2009 3:48 PM
I used to have a Vegas act also.
http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2004/Oct-28-Thu-2004/photos/6party.jpg
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 1, 2009 3:49 PM
BRG i have no idea. the poconos now is the new ghetto actually. i think mt airy lodge is now an SRO.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at May 1, 2009 3:50 PM
Tila Tequila is gross!!!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 1, 2009 3:50 PM
Any body ever seen the soapy shows in bangkok???
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 1, 2009 3:50 PM
THL...THANKS!!! SWEET!!!
Look at all that cheesiness...I love it.
btw THL, which package do you recommend?
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 1, 2009 3:51 PM
Not sure about soap, but I saw something involving the transfer of cola and then something else involving what appeared to be at least a three foot lei....
Posted by: jessibaby at May 1, 2009 3:53 PM
what are soapy shows? are those like bubble parties? foam parties? lol snappy tila is not gross!!!!! (i think she is having another season of a Shot of Love if you wanna try out!!!) i sure as hell will!
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at May 1, 2009 3:53 PM
Rob, Who aside from Ann Margaret, in her twenties, has ever been inside a champagne glass?
Honetly, I think you need to read more than just Leviticus to set you right.
I'll tell you this, had the ancient prophets known about champagne, or glass, or Ann Margaret, I am sure they would have disappoved of it all!!!
Posted by: mcKenzie at May 1, 2009 3:54 PM
Personally I prefer a trapeze.
Posted by: bridges at May 1, 2009 3:54 PM
BRG looks like you will never get to experience the champagne glass... the place closed down in 2001!
The Thrills Are Over At Mount Airy Lodge; Once a Favored Honeymoon Retreat, A Troubled Resort Closes Its Doors
By ANDREW JACOBS
Published: Friday, November 2, 2001
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After more than a half-century as America's premier ''honeymoon hideaway,'' Mount Airy Lodge, the all-inclusive, star-studded resort where countless couples found passion in a heart-shaped tub, shut its doors this week, a victim of shifting tastes, staggering debt and a less-than-bewitching ambiance. Long before today, when workers began nailing plywood over the windows of the rambling main lodge, much of the 1,200-acre property had fallen into such a shambles that fewer than a third of the 895 faux-gilt rooms were habitable.
''Frankly, the place was so outdated and neglected, it was deplorable,'' said Karen Baker, a spokeswoman for Oaktree Capital Management, an investment company. Oaktree took over Mount Airy last year after its longtime owner, Emil Wagner, killed himself rather than see it sold at a sheriff's auction. Although the resort had been clawing its way back toward solvency, Ms. Baker said, the terror attacks of Sept. 11 kept the faithful at home and pushed the place over the edge.
Notwithstanding its unglamorous demise, many a matron can still blush when recalling nights spent amid floor-to-ceiling mirrors, velvet-swagged canopy beds and shag carpeting so blue and deep, it successfully hid several generations of dirt.
''The food was lousy, but it was a legalized orgy,'' said Mickey Freeman, a comedian who often appeared in the Crystal Room, Mount Airy's 2,000-seat show palace that hosted headliners like Bob Hope, Milton Berle, Connie Francis and Nipsey Russell. ''I used to say, 'If you break the mirror above the ceiling, you'll have seven years of bad sex.' ''
Even if they never played Simon Says by the pool or paddled a boat in the 36-acre artificial lake, plenty of New Yorkers can still sing the tag line to Mount Airy's once-ubiquitous television jingle, the one that promised a dazzling, fun-filled vacation with outstanding nonstop entertainment. ''All you need to bring is your love for everything,'' went the voice-over, ending with the mellifluous ''Your Host With the Most in the Poconos. Beautiful Mount Airy Lodge.'' Suzanne Martens, the Czech-born hostess who transformed an eight-room inn into the Poconos' largest resort, spent heavily on advertising, including the enduring print ad that featured a girl holding a beach ball. (That image, cribbed by Roy Lichtenstein, now hangs at the Museum of Modern Art.)
Mrs. Martens and her nephew, Mr. Wagner, knew their clientele well: hard-working New Yorkers who wanted an easy, inexpensive getaway with relentless distractions. Until the late 1980's, Mount Airy and its sister resorts, Pocono Gardens Lodge and Strickland's Mountain Inn, featured a social staff of six, led by the ''Docster,'' who would use a whistle to direct guests from the Sports Palace to the ski slopes.
Miko Ventrello, 58, a veteran reservation agent who was helping relocate stranded guests today, provided a sample spiel: ''Indoor/outdoor pools, skiing, snowmobiling, ice-skating, hiking, biking, horseback riding, archery, 18 holes of golf, paddle ball . . .,'' she said, pausing only to take a breath. ''You'd never get bored here.''
In its heyday in the 1960's and 70's, Mount Airy, a 90-minute drive from Manhattan, was unofficially known as the gentile version of the Catskills' Concord Hotel, a place that featured polka festivals, all-Irish weekends and all-you-can-eat smorgasbords. ''I like to call it the Daily News demographic,'' said Bob Uguccioni, director of the Pocono Mountains Vacation Bureau, who was close to Mrs. Martens and Mr. Wagner. ''This was not the rocking chair set. They wanted glitz, glamour and three meals, similar to the cruise ships of today.''
Ronald Logan, Mount Airy's manager between 1968 and 1979, helped oversee an ambitious period of expansion, when Mr. Wagner constructed two chairlifts, the golf course and the lake. ''From Memorial Day to Labor Day, you couldn't get a room,'' he said. Nearby hotels gladly absorbed the overflow, and the entire Poconos region prospered.
*rob*(
Posted by: PitbullNYC at May 1, 2009 3:54 PM
"Babe, don't rip on the Heights..."
I'm sorry, dear, I'm sorry...
**grovel grovel grovel**
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at May 1, 2009 3:55 PM
Naked dancers all soaped up. Very erotic with some interesting lighting and flourescence in the soap. I've only seen the male shows.
You can also "get a soapy" which is something different. (Rewrite that one)
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 1, 2009 3:56 PM
Proffesionally it wouldn't be appropriate for me to reccomend one since I'm a model for those photos.
I kid...Honestly, part of me would LOVE to go to one of those for the cheese factor the other half of me is terrified of catching a communicable disease!!
Posted by: TownhouseLady at May 1, 2009 3:56 PM
"a three foot lei...."
And the question is...
"What do you call sex with a little person?"
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 1, 2009 3:56 PM
Eek...sorry about the spelling!!
Posted by: TownhouseLady at May 1, 2009 3:58 PM
LOL Biff!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 1, 2009 3:58 PM
I could never be on that show Rob! Besides, I don't date the 'undecided' girls :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 1, 2009 3:59 PM
"What do you call sex with a little person?"
Something Six better get ready for!
Posted by: jessibaby at May 1, 2009 4:00 PM
THL, did you see the last episode of the Hills? I didn't quite catch on...did Audrina sleep with Brody or just pass out in his room?
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 1, 2009 4:00 PM
Cobblehiller, check your email in a minute. Sending cute kitten pix. Need to find them good homes.
Posted by: Montrose Morris at May 1, 2009 4:01 PM
One of my close friends is bi and OBSESSED with Tila. "A Shot at Love" is one of those shows that was so bad it was actually worth watching. They replaced Tila with allegedly bisexual identical twins for the last season - "A Double Shot at Love." My friend and I would watch together and comment via gmail chat.
Unrelated: Mopar, you're from California too? Maybe you told me at Floyd's but I was drunk or something and forgot. Let's hear it for the West Coast! As the kids say these days, woot woot.
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at May 1, 2009 4:03 PM
I kid, I kid...
Posted by: jessibaby at May 1, 2009 4:04 PM
Can you send to me as well? Just cause I love a kitten pics.
Townhouselady at yahoo dot com
purrrty please.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at May 1, 2009 4:04 PM
Oy! I can't handle the OT. Now I know what having ADD is like.
PS: Rob, don't return the "public art" -from your description, you are doing a public service by keeping it in your apartment and off the streets. The fact that you were at a porno store on the other hand (no pun intended) does not reflect well on your private life. I would recommend concentrating more on hygiene, grooming, and wardrobe. Look cute while walking your dog. That is a good way to meet other lads. Bye now, have a loverly weekened!
Posted by: mcKenzie at May 1, 2009 4:04 PM
"What do you call sex with a little person?"
Something Six better get ready for!"
I'm up for that, JB!
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at May 1, 2009 4:04 PM
Poor Emil Wagner.
Posted by: East New York at May 1, 2009 4:05 PM
Those twins on the last Shot at Love were gross as well. Why can't they just do a straight up lesbo dating show? Harumph!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 1, 2009 4:05 PM
"What do you call sex with a little person?"
Underemployed!
Posted by: bridges at May 1, 2009 4:06 PM
mcKenzie....I've met some of the nicest people in porno shops. A few of my bfs actually. Don't knock it 'till you've tried it.
I'm wondering why BRG hasn't added anything to the "sex with a little person" discussion!!!!
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 1, 2009 4:06 PM
I didn't see it Snappy, I've been crazy busy and am woefully behind on my viewing. The hub is getting Pissed that I'm hoggin up all the DVR space.
I just caught up on Survivor today and I'm hoping to get The Amazing Race and Celeb Apprent. done tonight.
P.S...found out some juice on Kelly Bensimon's degree from "Columbia University" and some good stuff about where Danielle (RHNJ) met her blind date from. Sad.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at May 1, 2009 4:08 PM
When does the Jersey Housewives start? That one actually looks interesting to me. The one woman acts like her family is the Gottis or something!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 1, 2009 4:10 PM
Snappy: I doubted the twins were into the ladies at all - seemed like an all-too-obvious publicity stunt aimed at my demographic. The guys and girls on that show were dumber than sh*t. I did like Brittany from "A Shot at Love 2" - she seemed like quality to me, though maybe I was biased since she grew up a few miles away from me.
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at May 1, 2009 4:11 PM
6years...did they both end up picking men?
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 1, 2009 4:13 PM
All right then...May 12th I'll have my popcorn and beer ready for the madness!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 1, 2009 4:14 PM
Speaking of the Gottis, every now and then when I'm on the 4 or 5 train in the morning there are these two kids that get on and have hair just like those Gotti kids.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zmazvHnGJU&feature=PlayList&p=923BCF664329331D&index=17
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 1, 2009 4:14 PM
cmu, regarding BSG. I really liked Gaeta's character. It was extremely well written and acted. He was among the most human characters. His intents and motivations were always in the right place, but everything just went horribly wrong. I think he totally lost it permanently when Dee committed suicide in front of him, and everything he did after that made no sense at all.
Since Tory was the only other female East Asian character on tv besides Parminder Nagra's Dr. Ragsgotra, I was hoping they'd do more with her besides being one of Baltar's harem, or an evil beeyatch. She just seem petulant and spoiled. They could have done much more with her, plot-wise. She was just kinda there, and not much more.
Posted by: Montrose Morris at May 1, 2009 4:15 PM
quote: "I'm up for that, JB!"
BRG's awesome rewrites may not be needed anymore if people keep this up.
Posted by: etson at May 1, 2009 4:15 PM
Maybe I can have a party at my place to watch it.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 1, 2009 4:18 PM
snaps, those are called LUGS right? lezzies until graduation?
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at May 1, 2009 4:18 PM
for those of you office clowns without a window office - it is pouring outside.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at May 1, 2009 4:18 PM
Funniest Caption Contest for this pic:
http://tinyurl.com/ctotpg
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 1, 2009 4:20 PM
Snappy: Yeah, in the final round there were two contestants, one male and one female. The twins had to pick without knowing who the other twin picked. Both of them picked the male contestant (Trevor), so he had to pick one of them, and one twin got her heart broken. But that twin was the one the female contestant didn't like, so it was over for them.
http://www.mtv.com/ontv/dyn/a_double_shot_at_love/episode/episode.jhtml?episodeId=148073#bio
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at May 1, 2009 4:20 PM
Yep, Rob, that's it...or 4 Year Queers.
Party at Dave's!!! Bring your own seating (remember the sordid history of the leather couch folks!)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 1, 2009 4:20 PM
THL, I just sent the pics.
Posted by: Montrose Morris at May 1, 2009 4:21 PM
Caption for Biff's photo:
"Dave...the attempts at 'butching up' aren't working!"
J/K
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 1, 2009 4:22 PM
quote:
The fact that you were at a porno store on the other hand (no pun intended) does not reflect well on your private life.
lol. i guess youre right. the one thing i hate hate hate hate about shopping for porn (and i know you can get free porn on the computer but i have a crappy computer that you cant watch videos on and also i dont like internet porn i like doing it old school and not having to worry about getting lube on my keyboard.) anyway, i hate the creepy men who linger in the porno stores and just stare. i go to this one on the lower east side cuz they have 5 dvds for 20 bux and im more about quanity over quality but there is always one or two people in there all the time just ogling.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at May 1, 2009 4:23 PM
"Maybe I can have a party at my place to watch it."
"Funniest Caption Contest for this pic:
http://tinyurl.com/ctotpg"
My entry:
DIBS, I think I'll pass unless you promise not to wear the same outfit you word during your last Superbowl Party!
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 1, 2009 4:23 PM
dipster i got caught in the rain before on my bank run to hsbc!!! i always get caught in the rain, story of my life
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at May 1, 2009 4:25 PM
I never saw her as one of Baltars harem. I had the feeling she went over the edge with Callie (but callie was such a jerk anyway- and didn't she kill the cylon Boomer way back when?) but I felt she kept trying to redeem herself. they just didn't give her good enough writing. Agree about Gaeta. The chief- thought he became a self-righteous prig who couldn't be trusted after all was said and done to think of the greater good.
Posted by: bxgrl at May 1, 2009 4:25 PM
Everytime I go away for a few and come back there's something new going on in here....Now it's an all out orgy...what the....
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 1, 2009 4:27 PM
Caption:
"Can I be a Lakers Cheerleader? Oh, wait...I'm holding the wrong ball..."
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 1, 2009 4:27 PM
"DIBS, I think I'll pass unless you promise not to wear the same outfit you word during your last Superbowl Party!"
Biff, I think you need to re-WORD that!
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 1, 2009 4:28 PM
"Funniest Caption Contest for this pic:
http://tinyurl.com/ctotpg"
I feel pretty, oh so pretty, and witty and gay.
- daveinbedstuy
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 1, 2009 4:31 PM
Snappy, funny!
Trying again:
DIBS, I think I'll pass unless you promise not to wear the same outfit you wore during your last Superbowl Party!
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 1, 2009 4:31 PM
i hope 11217's long blonde wig didnt get stuck in the rain :(
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at May 1, 2009 4:32 PM
"Funniest Caption Contest for this pic:
http://tinyurl.com/ctotpg"
Hurry up and take the pic so I can put the plastic back on the furniture.
- daveinbedstuy
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 1, 2009 4:32 PM
Rob, it's something you don't want to get on your keyboard.
Posted by: jessibaby at May 1, 2009 4:33 PM
JB, I think I'll have to leave the wheels in the office and subway home today. :-(
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 1, 2009 4:35 PM
Caption:
"Yes, I can throw a perfect pass *and* do a cartwheel in this get-up. Uh huh. That's right, baby! NUMBER ONE!"
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 1, 2009 4:36 PM
"Funniest Caption Contest for this pic:
http://tinyurl.com/ctotpg"
Where is my tight end and my wide receiver?
- daveinbedstuy
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 1, 2009 4:36 PM
Caption:
"The crocs really set off the ruffles...dontcha think?"
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 1, 2009 4:37 PM
Late to the party and not staying long. However, bksofar is wrong. I never said DIBS was BHO. I said what=BHO. The evidence was pretty overwhelming last week. What actually had some fun with it once he outed himself. But no, DIBS is neither what nor BHO.
Have a good weekend everyone.
Posted by: slopefarm at May 1, 2009 4:37 PM
Biff, good call. Looks terrible out there...
Posted by: jessibaby at May 1, 2009 4:38 PM
Caption:
"What serial code should I use on Monday to log in?"
JB, it's getting a bit lighter now. I'm hoping to be able to ride or at least walk.
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 1, 2009 4:42 PM
The rain has stopped in Ditmas Park.
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at May 1, 2009 4:42 PM
"when you back on this side of the pond, chicken???
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 1, 2009 3:03 PM"
end of June is the next trip I think.
Posted by: the chicken at May 1, 2009 4:46 PM
looks like the sun is popping up in soho!
ah another 45 minutes and it's the week end yAAAAAAAAAY
5 six hour pornos to watch. whoa that's 30 hours of porn!
thank god the weekend is 48 hours
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at May 1, 2009 4:46 PM
Biff, yeah, looks a bit better...I'm not heading back to BK, though. I'm going to Westchester for the night.
Posted by: jessibaby at May 1, 2009 4:46 PM
"Sending cute kitten pix. "
Got 'em MM, they so cute I want to squeeze them! I'll send the pix to my friend, maybe he wants a tabby and just doesn't know it yet! : )
Posted by: cobblehiller at May 1, 2009 4:49 PM
Have a great weekend everyone! Stay outta trouble...if you can :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 1, 2009 4:49 PM
Cobble Hiller
There's a wonderful Siamese Rescue place in Virginia & they relay cats up here. They're at
http://va.siameserescue.org/
I got one of my guys from them - it's a terrific group.
$150 & you get a cat that's fixed, i.d.-tagged, etc. & comes w/ carrier, toys. They're very sensitive to the kind of cat/kitten you need. Truly a super group.
Posted by: Arkady at May 1, 2009 4:51 PM
JB, have a safe trip there. I'm stoked that it's clearing up for the trip home.
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 1, 2009 4:51 PM
It would be great for the kittens and him if he took both, C'hiller!
Posted by: Montrose Morris at May 1, 2009 4:52 PM
"Stay outta trouble...if you can :)"
JB and I will do our best to disregard your advice, Snappy :)
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at May 1, 2009 4:52 PM
Returning from work...
DIBS wins the war with a virus
Smith Street is the dividing line between Boerum Hill and Cobble Hill
Chicken and DIBS, you sew? Jaw drops. What kind of sewing machine are you buying?
Queens: This is why the coops don't allow subletting.
CMU, welcome back.
Rob is going to privatize the public art sector and then run for office.
Posted by: mopar at May 1, 2009 4:55 PM
Man, what's up with all this LOVE? Where's the HATE?
Posted by: more4less at May 1, 2009 4:56 PM
okay kids...outta here.
Have a great weekend all.
6yrs, Jessi have a great time on your date.
Monday morning be ready to be grilled ;-)
(re-write)
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 1, 2009 4:56 PM
Caption:
Fred was pretty sure they would have to let him into the Masonic lodge after this....
Posted by: the chicken at May 1, 2009 4:58 PM
haha mopar - good OT Cliff's Notes version!!
Posted by: dirty_hipster at May 1, 2009 4:59 PM
Enjoy peoples! Enjoy the weekend!
Thanks Arkady, will forward info.
MM, I'll 'encourage' the idea.
Posted by: cobblehiller at May 1, 2009 4:59 PM
oh wow are they really going on a date? for some reason i thought they were joking! hahahah have fun on the date 6years and jess!!! and remember that a proper girl only allows one boobie on a first date!
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at May 1, 2009 4:59 PM
Biff, stay dry. Have a great weekend
BRG, thanks for the kind words!
M4L: You are a punk-ass b*tch
Posted by: jessibaby at May 1, 2009 4:59 PM
That was excellent mopar! Nicely done.
Poor M4L, wasn't yesterday enough for you! : )
Posted by: cobblehiller at May 1, 2009 5:01 PM
Allright, I'm gone for 30 mins on my way to Penn Station and you all assume that pic is me. It could be Snark, m4l, dh, Biff, What.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 1, 2009 5:04 PM
"Chicken and DIBS, you sew? Jaw drops. What kind of sewing machine are you buying?
Posted by: mopar at May 1, 2009 4:55 PM"
Yep, it's very therapeutic - but I can't knit without mechanical assistance.
Just picked up a Toyota 4-thread overlocker on the way home from work and planning what to do with it tomorrow...
Posted by: the chicken at May 1, 2009 5:06 PM
lol ew im not even going to ask what you were doing in penn station :-/
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at May 1, 2009 5:06 PM
sixyears and Jessi, hope you have a fun date.
Posted by: the chicken at May 1, 2009 5:07 PM
JB, I don't believe you would have balls to say that to me face-face vs. I think BRG, THL, my wife,... would and I would be scared.
CH, now I really would be disappointed if 11217 is really done w/ this blog
Posted by: more4less at May 1, 2009 5:07 PM
"Just picked up a Toyota 4-thread overlocker on the way home from work and planning what to do with it tomorrow..."
That's a sewing machine? I thought it was something you put ontop of a toyota truck.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at May 1, 2009 5:09 PM
"CH, now I really would be disappointed if 11217 is really done w/ this blog"
I take full responsibility, and will turn into an arch villian if needed.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at May 1, 2009 5:11 PM
"CH, now I really would be disappointed if 11217 is really done w/ this blog"
M4L, Oh, you enjoyed that did you.
Posted by: cobblehiller at May 1, 2009 5:14 PM
DH, now you see & understand that a feisty counter-puncher is hard to find these days. many of these new combatants are 1st round KO's
Posted by: more4less at May 1, 2009 5:14 PM
I bought it to do upholstery work on my cars. I haven't learned how to use it yet. Maybe chicken can come out to PA for the weekend and teach me :)
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 1, 2009 5:15 PM
DIBS, you would trust yourself to learn it well enough to do it yourself on 1 of your priced cars?
Posted by: more4less at May 1, 2009 5:19 PM
M4L, how was your first day at work with the increased responsibilities?
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 1, 2009 5:19 PM
Biff, shhhhhhhhhhhhhh boss doesn't know I can do my and that guy's job real easily. most of my work is excel spreadsht calc's. have written macros for almost all the stuff. will be done writting the macros for that guys' stuff by next week.
click, click is all there's to it. still MORE4less
Posted by: more4less at May 1, 2009 5:23 PM
m4l...i have a '53 Chevy pickup that's been "rodded" with a modern front end and a 350 Chevy engine in it. Fire engine red but the interior was a skanky velour job and I'm doing it over in red rolls & pleats
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 1, 2009 5:24 PM
m4l was it you looking for philly restauarant recommendations?
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 1, 2009 5:32 PM
yep and you gave me a bunch
Posted by: more4less at May 1, 2009 5:34 PM
Lol, M4L. It sounds like you have it well under control. I'm glad to see you seem to be doing well after the brutal day there yesterday. Kick back and have a well-deserved rest this weekend.
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 1, 2009 5:34 PM
Biff, you too. shutting down now & heading home. praying subway not that packed or coughing people
Posted by: more4less at May 1, 2009 5:38 PM
i got another great one for you...remind me monday
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 1, 2009 5:40 PM
Anyone that wants those delicious kittens Montrose has? You can check them out here...
http://townhouselady.blogspot.com/2009/05/kittens.html
Posted by: TownhouseLady at May 1, 2009 5:43 PM
Ha, chicken- fond memories of overlockers. Home or industrial? There is nothing like a good industrial machine. Everything for the home market feels like a tinkertoy after that. Thank goodness the Great EVLL has all the equipment downstairs should I feel the urge to sew again. Are you bringing it back to the states or was that a silly question?
Posted by: bxgrl at May 1, 2009 5:47 PM
Have a great weekend, everyone.
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 1, 2009 5:54 PM
bxgrl: Gaeta became a self-righteous prig...because he was written that way, let's remember. He (the character) was changed to suit the plot or am I getting too metaphysical? Does the character exist outside the plot? Oh well. So I feel bad, not because G became a srp, but because that's the way the plot crumbled,
Btw, did anyone else notice that ALL the human females (not jsut the stars, even Kat and Seelix and the lesser characters) were dead by the end? ALL of them? What does THAT say?
Posted by: cmu at May 1, 2009 6:08 PM
cmu- Well....duh! Of course he was written that way and changed to suit the plot. There's nothing metaphysical about writers and characters. it's pretty clearcut.In all likelihood once they got a cut off date from Sci-fi they started compressing the storylines to the schedule. That's why changes seemed to happen more rapidly and with less natural development. BTW- I was referring to the Chief- go back and reread my post.
Posted by: bxgrl at May 1, 2009 6:32 PM
Sorry, just trying to be "clever" or at least, having read too much of the BSG bb where they will not talk about what can be but pretend what;s on the screen IS.
TOmoroow...of to Suor Angelica !
Posted by: cmu at May 1, 2009 7:13 PM
cmu- I never read those- I love BSG but haven't yet dropped the line between reality and fantasy :-). At least I tell myself that. Great shows, great writing, great visuals- it's all about the art for me.
Posted by: bxgrl at May 1, 2009 7:19 PM
DIBS, that's the problem with used industrial machinery - they don't come with any instructions!
Best thing to do is to buy a new el-cheapo machine (make sure you buy the same type as the one you have! Yours is probably a lockstitch machine) so you can see how to thread it correctly and work out what the adjustments are (ironically, an industrial machine will have much fewer things to play with).
Practice with lots of scrap bits of material until you get the hang of it. It becomes second-nature once you are used to it (just look at your average sweatshop) but you don't want to damage expensive fabric/leather before you are ready.
Bxgrl, it's a home one just for a few odd jobs - couldn't fit an industrial one in my bag!
Posted by: the chicken at May 2, 2009 3:22 AM
Laughing reading this in the NYT real estate section today because all the snarky anonymous quotes are from Brownstoner. I'm sure you will all recognize them.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/03/realestate/03cov.html?ref=realestate
Posted by: mopar at May 2, 2009 10:05 AM
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