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Today's FGVOTD follows on the heels of a hip hop discussion in yesterday's Open Thread.
This video features Marvin Young, better known as Young MC, who was born in England and raised in Queens. From Wiki:
In 1989, Young rose to prominence with his hit "Bust a Move"...which won the second (and last ever) Grammy Award for "Best Rap Recording" at the 1990 Grammy Awards, during the golden age of hip hop. His Grammy acceptance speech was interrupted by Flavor Flav of fellow nominees Public Enemy, who ran on stage and mockingly congratulated him for his win. The bass line of the song was provided by Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers fame, with backing vocals sung by Stevie Wonder's studio background vocalist Crystal Blake...In addition to producing the hit "Bust a Move", Young MC was also an accomplished songwriter, having co-written the hits "Wild Thing" and "Funky Cold Medina" for Tone Loc.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xy4FXhkm6Nw&feature=related
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 5, 2009 9:16 AM
"Keyed Car Incident" thread in Forum might be fun.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 5, 2009 9:18 AM
Indeed, especially after yesterday's Clinton Hill too white thread.
Posted by: DeLepp at May 5, 2009 9:24 AM
DIBS, think I'm giving some great advice on that car forum.
Posted by: more4less at May 5, 2009 9:27 AM
Dibs - I thought the same thing - but come on - it's an old lady
Biff - thanks for this I had no idea he was born in the UK - good trivia!!!
Posted by: gemini10 at May 5, 2009 9:27 AM
Mornin' Asshats! Thanks for the nod to the Hip Hop discussion Biffy :)
Dave, I read your response on that keyed car post...funny!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 5, 2009 9:28 AM
gemini10, after the stunt that lady pulled, "old" is not good enough reason to let her off the hook cause she's acting like a child.
Posted by: more4less at May 5, 2009 9:29 AM
m4l - aw man come on! have a heart!
I picture this little old lady who is like 70 and can barely move around(sure there's an argument here maybe she shouldn't drive) trying to park and this young "newbie" robs her of the spot to be venegful and "teach that old lady a lesson". Sure the little old lady was rude or nuts to take the spot away in the first place, but come on!
hahaha that person got what they bargained for I suppose. am sure that old lady is old school brooklyn
Posted by: gemini10 at May 5, 2009 9:34 AM
DH's response to that car thread is hysterical too! ROFL!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 5, 2009 9:35 AM
Damn. I'm glad I don't drive...you folks are ruthless! LOL
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 5, 2009 9:35 AM
SNAPPY:
If you still have those nicotine patches i want them. I called 311 yesterday to get mine and they said they will be delivered in 2-3 weeks. that is too long. I actually NEED to stop smoking ASAP for various reasons. I have enough smokes to last me til thursday morning but i don't get paid til monday :-/ and im googling food pantries to get free food. if ever someone wakes up and realizes a stupid nasty smelly addiction is making them live in poverty it's this. Good luck NYC btw... by raising the stupid taxes on cigarettes and making them 10 bux a pack (btw i have a black market dealer who sells me them for 7 but even at 7 im struggling) you are shooting yourself in the foot. Nice way to implement a poor tax. Nice way to make someone want to rob someone for a damn Newport.
I've officially had enough. I didn't even touch my first cigarette until i was 22. TWENTY TWO! i was against cigarettes and alcohol, etc, everything. i was hardcore straightedge for the first 21 years of my life. what kind of idiot starts smoking at 22? so now it's been 10 years and i am convinced i have lung cancer (my grandfather and mother died of it), and im terrified to go to the doctor until i quit officially. I've noticed that doctors in general are nasty when you tell them you are a smoker.
I was afraid of quitting smoking since all of my friends smoke and my roommate and his boyfriend smoke all the time in the apartment, but i think im at the point where im like whatever smoke as much as you want i dont want that anymore.
im afraid of getting fatter tho :(
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at May 5, 2009 9:36 AM
I've still got the patches Rob....email me at Snappy3434@aol.com and we can arrange a time to meet and I'll give em to you.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 5, 2009 9:40 AM
ugh. the main food pantry non profit organization in new york i googled. lovely how they dont mention HOW to get the food but only toot their own horns what a great organization they are :-/
i am so going to dean and deluca at lunch today and raiding their free samples like a maniac. that sounds so ridiculous i know.
this city is SO f'ed up.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at May 5, 2009 9:43 AM
sorry - old people really bug me.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at May 5, 2009 9:44 AM
"Good luck NYC btw... by raising the stupid taxes on cigarettes and making them 10 bux a pack .... you are shooting yourself in the foot."
Rob, I think it is working, they want you to quit:
"Tax increases are the single most effective way to help smokers quit. When New York State’s cigarette tax rose by $1.25 per pack last year (from $1.50 to $2.75), the jolt prompted more than 2,700 calls to 311 for help to quit over the course of one week – three times the number of calls during the same period in the prior year. New York City has 300,000 fewer adult smokers today than in 2002 – thanks in part to price increases – and smoking has dropped 52 percent among public high school students since 2001."
http://www.emaxhealth.com/2/58/30215/nyc-cigarette-prices-will-top-9.html
Posted by: jessibaby at May 5, 2009 9:44 AM
Rob - they have free donut samples at Balthazar right now (or they did)
Posted by: dirty_hipster at May 5, 2009 9:45 AM
thanks snappy.
wow this scares me from reading the website...
***
In New York City, one of the richest cities in the world, food poverty is around every corner. Throughout the five boroughs, approximately 1.3 million people — largely comprised of women, children, seniors, the working poor and people with disabilities — rely on soup kitchens and food pantries. In addition, the number of New Yorkers experiencing difficulty affording food for themselves and their families has doubled to approximately four million since 2003.
Food poverty in New York City results from problems affording or accessing needed food. Low-income New Yorkers often have to make choices between providing enough food for themselves or their families and paying the month's rent or utility bills. With food prices steadily rising, difficulty affording groceries among New Yorkers with already stretched budgets has reached crisis levels. The steadily rising cost of living is also being felt by middle-income New Yorkers, who are increasingly experiencing difficulty affording food. Meanwhile, a number of financial pressures — including health issues, health insurance issues and low wages — continue to affect New Yorkers with low to moderate incomes.
In addition to financial problems, low-income neighborhoods throughout New York City are characterized by a lack of affordable, nutritious food. Add to that equation chronically stretched budgets and the prevalence of low-cost, low-quality food and it is easy to understand the challenges of leading a truly healthy lifestyle in many neighborhoods — which lead to high concentrations of diet-related conditions such as diabetes, obesity and hypertension
***
still no mention of where to get the foof tho
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at May 5, 2009 9:45 AM
DH just suggested peanut butter under the car door handles....if you really wanna be mean, use doggie poo!
(I can't believe I just suggested that!)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 5, 2009 9:46 AM
haha - i just realized they might have a really bad peanut allergy NOT GOOD!
Posted by: dirty_hipster at May 5, 2009 9:48 AM
Rob, are you out of food? Call 311 to get the names and addresses and operating times of food pantries nearest to your home. I think there are 2 in PS on 7th Ave that work out of churches. And, you are more than welcome to come over to my house for a steak and potato dinner this Friday night :) I'll even have a 40 chilling for you in the fridge.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 5, 2009 9:49 AM
You can go to this place in the East Village for food. Though it seems, the pantry isn't open on the first Saturday of month :(
"Guests are also encouraged to take part in our food pantry program, which supplies emergency food in grocery bags. As an EFP, emergency food pantry, we distribute grocery bags to those who are referred to us by NYC’s Hunger Hotline and anyone who comes to our door. "
http://www.fathersheartnyc.org/programs-hungerprev.php
Posted by: jessibaby at May 5, 2009 9:50 AM
Peanut allergies are more common in little kids...not the elderly...stick with the dog poo for the super gross out factor!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 5, 2009 9:50 AM
Did Mr. B read the comments in that Forum post before putting it on the front page?? I can't believe it.
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 5, 2009 9:50 AM
a good one for summer time (continuing on the keyed car) is piss into the car grill. The car cant be driven for a while - at least A/C cant be turned on unless you don't mind the smell
Posted by: more4less at May 5, 2009 9:51 AM
Biff, Mr. B needs the spike the page views - sometimes that calls for something juicy to be posted on front page
Posted by: more4less at May 5, 2009 9:52 AM
OMG, you guys are a hoot! Something tells me this old lady's car will be seriously f****d by Monday morning!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 5, 2009 9:53 AM
seriously you guys are ruthless
Brooklyn brings out the best in all of us I see
anyone care to chat about cats?
haaaaa!
Posted by: gemini10 at May 5, 2009 9:53 AM
M4L, don't waste all your good ideas in here...add it to the Forum thread!
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 5, 2009 9:54 AM
jessibaby, nyc shouldnt have to HELP ME or MAKE ME quit. i enjoy smoking. immensely. i know it has health risks, but i have no kids and no family under the age of 73 so what does it matter? i look at it like nyc being a dickbag telling me i shouldnt do something but if i do i have to pay crazy ass taxes to do it? i like smoking! hells most of native american culture was centered around smoking. im keeping it real! so now because of the ridiculous tax increases i have to stop? like patsy from ab fab says, TAX THE STUPID PEOPLE! put a tax on dumb girls with oversized sunglasses and poodles in their bags, put a tax on men who dress like women with tight short cut off denim jeans flip flops and tote bags, put a tax on doublewise strollers, just leave us smokers who enjoy our habit alone! im not out puffing in peoples faces or anything. grrrrrrrr
i am SO angry today. and the thought that i have to quit my favorite habit (other than bean bagging) out of economic necessity makes me a very angry boy.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at May 5, 2009 9:55 AM
Cats? Gemini, this one's for you...
I cleaned my house this weekend and my cat, Pia, decided a little something was missing from the living room. She has a fetish for dirty clothes. She went into the bedroom, dove into the laundry bag and came back to the living room with her favorite find. She situated herself with her treasure on the back of the sofa. I then realized what she had...MY BRA! Check out the photo:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/35191472@N03/3503779499/
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 5, 2009 9:59 AM
quote:
And, you are more than welcome to come over to my house for a steak and potato dinner this Friday night :) I'll even have a 40 chilling for you in the fridge.
i am SO there!
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at May 5, 2009 9:59 AM
haha I agree with you Rob. Or tax fast food, as more people die from heart disease every year then lung cancer.
Just leave the cigarettes and alcohol alone.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at May 5, 2009 10:00 AM
M4L not into the car grill. Pissing into the vents on the outside of the front windshield is WAY more effective.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at May 5, 2009 10:01 AM
So Snappy, if the cat has the bra, what are you wearing???
rob...suggestion to make more money...instead of beanbagging, sell that stuff to a sperm bank.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 5, 2009 10:01 AM
Rob, I'm serious! Email me and I'll give you directions to my house (you could walk or take the B63) and We'll have a Snappy home cooked meal with 40s :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 5, 2009 10:02 AM
Dave, I *do* own more than one over-the-shoulder-boulder-holder!!!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 5, 2009 10:03 AM
quote:
rob...suggestion to make more money...instead of beanbagging, sell that stuff to a sperm bank.
that would just be SO wrong for man-kind's evolution in general. seriously, the buck.stops.HERE. the Universe did something right making me gay.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at May 5, 2009 10:05 AM
mmm steak
Posted by: dirty_hipster at May 5, 2009 10:05 AM
Rob, I hear you. I got the impression from your first post that you wanted to quit and that you thought NYC was raised the tax to simply get more money out of you. If you want to keep on smoking, maybe just go underground and grow yourself!
http://www.rusticgirls.com/gardening/growing-tobacco.html
Posted by: jessibaby at May 5, 2009 10:07 AM
Insert - omg soooo cute!
Posted by: gemini10 at May 5, 2009 10:07 AM
Snappy, can I come over for steak and then I'll give your cat your bra ;-)
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 5, 2009 10:08 AM
Rob - seriously if you want to keep smoking and don't have the hookup to get out of state cartons - try rolling your own. It's like five bucks for a big pouch of rolling tobacco and like a buck for rolling papers. Even though they are unfiltered they don't have all the additives your newports do, and since they are harsh you'll smoke alot less.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at May 5, 2009 10:09 AM
Thanks Gemini - that's my baby!
BRG, I'm telling your hubby on you!!!
Alright folks...I'm out for an interview...wish me luck.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 5, 2009 10:10 AM
Rob, have you tried roll-ups? The Duty Free allowance for loose tobacco into the US is very generous.
Posted by: the chicken at May 5, 2009 10:10 AM
Kens, into the grill is easier to accomplish. one can stand there pretending to look a little lost and spray the grill
Posted by: more4less at May 5, 2009 10:10 AM
Good luck, Snappy.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 5, 2009 10:12 AM
Rob, did you read the articles about rent parties coming back?
Maybe you should throw a rent roof top party at your place and invite all your facebook and brownstoner friends, provide 40s and charge 5-10 bucks admission? I am sure you can make some money with that and maybe even make it a monthly thing and subsidize a second income.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at May 5, 2009 10:12 AM
Hey, rob, if you are seriously hungry, you can come to the coffee shop where I work near Union Sq. Let me know, we can hook you up.
Posted by: mshook at May 5, 2009 10:12 AM
Snappy, your kitty is tooo cute! [And looks like a kitty I had years ago!]
Good luck with your interview! [Fingers & toes crossed : )]
Posted by: cobblehiller at May 5, 2009 10:13 AM
I get mine from an Indian reservation out west. They can't ship to NY state so they go to a pal who forwards them to me. Even w/ all the shipping, they're under $20 a carton!
Posted by: Arkady at May 5, 2009 10:15 AM
Yeah I never had problems pissing into the vents if the person pissed me off enough.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at May 5, 2009 10:16 AM
Arklady - there's also an indian reservation out on Long Island that sells them - but I think Patterson has been cracking down on them.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at May 5, 2009 10:17 AM
Good Luck Snappy.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at May 5, 2009 10:18 AM
I still need to speak to wasder about the next gathering, planned for Outpost June 18. However, Heather suggested a few other possible venues: Brooklyn Public House, Speakeasy, and Madiba. Brooklyn Public House looks pretty good. Anybody familiar with any of them?
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 5, 2009 10:19 AM
Snappy, good luck. Let us know how it goes.
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 5, 2009 10:19 AM
Snappy, get the job....Good luck!
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 5, 2009 10:20 AM
I wonder why Brownstoner would allow a post talking about Keying someone's car??!! Has it come to this?!?! Is interest and traffic down here?!! Covert Race/ Class posts yesterday and today with "Nostrand Ave: Many Hair Salons, No Cafés" What the Fuck??!! Do you know how many Restaurants are on Nostrand Ave?????!!
I'm glad everybody hangs out here and talk smack about other things! Good for you!
The What
Someday this war is gonna end,,,
Posted by: Return of The What at May 5, 2009 10:21 AM
Good luck Snappy!
Posted by: the chicken at May 5, 2009 10:22 AM
"I still need to speak to wasder about the next gathering, planned for Outpost June 18."
If you want to see me have it in November!
The What
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at May 5, 2009 10:23 AM
biff - according to yesterday's rosie perez post, habana outpost is ruining fort greene, and too many annoying white people stand outside of it, making it like bleecker street.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at May 5, 2009 10:23 AM
snappy are you on AIM? you seem like the type... im on AIM during the day at work... aim name Aquarius Starboy if you want to add me and chat, or anyone else for that matter :)
what is your email address? my email is pitbeagles@yahoo.com
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at May 5, 2009 10:25 AM
We definitely want to SEE you What!
We'll have another in Nov. but why don't you ponder the idea of joining us in June? I'll bring a 'soap box' for you to stand on! ; )
Posted by: cobblehiller at May 5, 2009 10:26 AM
What, we'll have another one just for you in November. By the way, thanks for asking about my weekend in the OT yesterday; I left before I saw it. It was very wet but the Champettes had no problems playing outside in the rain. Did you do anything interesting?
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 5, 2009 10:27 AM
I could crawl home from Brooklyn Public House. Good cheer and food. According to long time Ft Greene residents Habana Outpost is too white.
Posted by: DeLepp at May 5, 2009 10:28 AM
June & November What.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 5, 2009 10:29 AM
O.k, now that I'm done busting my moves...
Snappy! Pia looks SOOOooo happy. That's adorable. Cookie loves to sleep on my husbands clothes and J-kun on mine.
Snappy and Rob maybe you two should get married and make a little Snappybull??
Posted by: TownhouseLady at May 5, 2009 10:30 AM
"I'll bring a 'soap box' for you to stand on! ; )"
I'll bring soap for dirty hipster.
Can some one bring soup for Rob...let's feed the man.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 5, 2009 10:30 AM
" left before I saw it. It was very wet but the Champettes had no problems playing outside in the rain. Did you do anything interesting?"
I was deep in Long Island! Hempstead and Levittown LI. I went to the All You Can Eat place, very nice! It was good to get out of Asshat Hill for a while!
The What
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at May 5, 2009 10:31 AM
quote:
Even though they are unfiltered they don't have all the additives your newports do, and since they are harsh you'll smoke alot less.
this is going to sound really weird, but i like the additives in cigarettes i think more than the tobacco itself. ive tried rolled cigarettes. they taste like dirt. like im smoking potting soil. newports taste unorganic and very synthetic. that's why i like them and crave them so much. remember back in the day people would say that newports contained fiber glass? lol. they probably do!
even when i tried the patch last time i was still smoking during the day and using the patch to get wacky dreams :-/
not this time tho. i fully plan to quit. if anyone here has any good tips to quit im more than willing to hear. there are so many generic tips online to help you quit but im more interested in personal stories about it and maybe some off the cuff ways helping.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at May 5, 2009 10:36 AM
Sounds nice, What. What are some of your favourite watering holes, either currently or back in the day?
DeLepp, there's Outpost and there's Habana Outpost. I believe it's two different places. This is Outpost:
www.outpostlounge.com
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 5, 2009 10:37 AM
Yeah Rob - I think I'm going to quit too after i finish my 4 cartons of bootleg parliaments.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at May 5, 2009 10:41 AM
"What. What are some of your favourite watering holes, either currently or back in the day?"
40 Ounces and Weed in the park...
The What (Hey that was Brooklyn!!!!)
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at May 5, 2009 10:41 AM
aw thanks ms hook. i have leftover pizza from the pizza party at work yesterday in the fridge here at work for today. yay! your offer is very sweet tho. i do have a gigantic thing of rice i made this weekend in my fridge at home but like ugh rice tastes so gross, even when you add tons of spices and stuff.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at May 5, 2009 10:43 AM
What, well done! That was funny. Although I suspect that's not just a Brooklyn thing. Even us asshats from the north used to do that back in our youth.
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 5, 2009 10:44 AM
Rob, I've seen this site:
http://forums.about.com/n/pfx/forum.aspx?nav=messages&webtag=ab-quitsmoking
They seem to have some good information, and a forum to talk to other people who are quitting or have quit.
Posted by: cobblehiller at May 5, 2009 10:45 AM
Biff, it was habana outpost she was moaning about. I broke my own rule about engaging the loons.
Posted by: DeLepp at May 5, 2009 10:46 AM
"40 Ounces and Weed in the park..."
i like how the what rolls
Posted by: dirty_hipster at May 5, 2009 10:48 AM
I've never been there but is Outpost going to be able to accomodate a large group?
How many people showed up to the last shindig? 30?
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 5, 2009 11:01 AM
Gimme a shout any time, though, rob. Lots of food here.
Posted by: mshook at May 5, 2009 11:03 AM
quote:
40 Ounces and Weed in the park...
omfg What. i think i love you!!!! i know you dont like the pole, but still! :) can we go out on a straight man-date?!
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at May 5, 2009 11:09 AM
There were at least 33 folks at the last gathering. wasder was going to try to do an art show at Outpost at the same time as the gathering, which I think would be great, but I'm just not sure the limited drink selection and early closing at Outpost makes it as desirable as Brooklyn Public House. I'll speak to wasder about it and we'll figure out the best place, but I welcome anyone's thoughts on it.
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 5, 2009 11:10 AM
"i like how the what rolls"
And I bet he can roll a good one!
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 5, 2009 11:10 AM
I really like the topics on the OT in the last 24 hours.
vandalizing cars, green, alcohol, tobacco and old school hip-hop
Posted by: dirty_hipster at May 5, 2009 11:16 AM
" i know you dont like the pole, but still! :) can we go out on a straight man-date?!"
Eh no...
"40 Ounces and Weed in the park"
This is 19 years ago dumbasses!
" I think would be great, but I'm just not sure the limited drink selection and early closing at Outpost makes it as desirable as Brooklyn Public House."
Let's hope The Outpost is still open by June!
The What
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at May 5, 2009 11:25 AM
"Let's hope The Outpost is still open by June!"
Well at least if it closes our decision will be a lot easier.
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 5, 2009 11:30 AM
i was going thru some old journals last night and found out that i got my dog on july 15th of 2004 and the woman i got him from said he was three. so his 9th birthday is coming up. im thinking about giving him a surprise party (have my roommate walk him for 1/2 an hour) and set up inside the apartment. i know it will rile him up and he will probably bite someones nose with all the commotion, but he will like it. he loves opening presents. there is a video of him from 2 x'mas's ago of him opening up his gifts :) if anyone wants to watch... ugh the video is gone from youtube :( it wasnt on my account it was on my ex boyfriends account. looks like he deleted his account. :(
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at May 5, 2009 11:37 AM
Rob, for the sake of your budget, may the decorations and gifts be virtual.
Posted by: jessibaby at May 5, 2009 11:39 AM
You all are so unadventurous.....staying in Brownstone Brooklyn for the get together.
Come on down south, to Bay Ridge....plenty of bars / lounges here.
I’ll probably end up sitting at the bar all night, waiting and waiting and waiting.
Ho hum, the story of my life!
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 5, 2009 11:45 AM
"i was going thru some old journals last night and found out that i got my dog on july 15th of 2004 and the woman i got him from said he was three."
Rob, wouldn't that mean his 8th birthday is coming up, not his 9th?
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 5, 2009 11:46 AM
Please refrain from feeding the animals here.
Playing nice and appealing to certain vanities will only result in a turd thrown in your direction.
Posted by: Legion at May 5, 2009 11:47 AM
"not this time tho. i fully plan to quit. if anyone here has any good tips to quit im more than willing to hear. there are so many generic tips online to help you quit but im more interested in personal stories about it and maybe some off the cuff ways helping.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at May 5, 2009 10:36 AM"
Rob,
maybe you should look into those electronic cigarettes I posted about a while back. I know what you mean about the difference between rollup and carton cigarettes and the electronic ones do give a similar "hit" to the carton ciggies.
Posted by: the chicken at May 5, 2009 11:54 AM
FYI, I filed a missing persons report for 6 yrs
Posted by: more4less at May 5, 2009 11:56 AM
"Come on down south, to Bay Ridge....plenty of bars / lounges here."
I just googled to find an upscale lounge in Bay Ridge and this was the result.
http://tinyurl.com/dxfapg
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 5, 2009 11:56 AM
aha Rob. Just don't want your dog getting upset you're exaggerating his age!
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 5, 2009 12:03 PM
biff, is one 11217 and the other the WHAT?
Posted by: more4less at May 5, 2009 12:07 PM
Biff... Bay Ridge is most likely to have bars full of those gotta look alikes with spiky hair than the pic you posted.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at May 5, 2009 12:09 PM
I mean Gotti look alikes. Damn typos.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at May 5, 2009 12:13 PM
BRG, looks like Kens rang the bell so time to get into the ring and handle your business
Posted by: more4less at May 5, 2009 12:15 PM
"Biff... Bay Ridge is most likely to have bars full of those gotta look alikes with spiky hair than the pic you posted."
Re-write
"Biff... Bay Ridge is most likely to have bars full of those gaudy look alikes with spiky hair than the pic you posted."
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 5, 2009 12:15 PM
the car keying thread is very disturbing.
are people joking? it's scary.
I'm outta here for the day.
Posted by: sam at May 5, 2009 12:16 PM
M4L no need to stir up trouble.
BRG knows what I am talking about. I worked in plenty of Bay Ridge clubs/bars (Legacy, Rio, Gazibo) back in college so I know exactly what the crowd looks like.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at May 5, 2009 12:19 PM
Sam, it's joking when it happens to someone else. For real when it happens to you.
Posted by: more4less at May 5, 2009 12:19 PM
Kens, dont explain / clarify. Just put up those hands and be ready cause it's coming
Posted by: more4less at May 5, 2009 12:21 PM
Yes yes we all know you need some good reading material cause it's lunchtime bla bla bla bla bla. Cry me a river.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at May 5, 2009 12:23 PM
if BRG aint going to defend our people, I will. I hit much much harder
Posted by: more4less at May 5, 2009 12:25 PM
Please, he's more likely to hear from Benson than BRG.
The code of ethics according to Benson clearly states it's verboten to mention anything remotely relating to anything Italian, no matter how obscure the reference may be. Unless of course it's a positive statement. Then he's very welcoming and open to it.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at May 5, 2009 12:28 PM
Rob, my mother quit smoking after 35 years and was also going through menopause at the same time, fiasco. When you're having a rough day of not smoking think "at least I'm not going through menopause".
Posted by: DeLepp at May 5, 2009 12:30 PM
HEY!!!!
I can't turn my back for one second.....why you!!!!
Biff, I told you to keep that photo confidential. Ture, I was at a club last week and a fight did break out because of me.
But I looked hot!
http://thechive.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/a-80s-big-bangs-hair-9.jpg
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 5, 2009 12:32 PM
Kens, step back....the glass pump is gonna come flying in your direction headed right for Biff!
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 5, 2009 12:38 PM
DeLepp, you have my utmost sympathies. And your mother must be Wonder Woman, if she was able to endure and conquer both at the same time.
You must tell me, what medication was she on to survive this?
Posted by: cobblehiller at May 5, 2009 12:41 PM
the car keying thread is very disturbing.
are people joking? it's scary.
Yes it's very scary! The funny thing is most of the retards don't know about the Real New York and someone is going to get hurt. I noticed that Jon has taken a very negative tone this week! How can he be so irresponsible have this post up??? Or whining about the amenities in Crown Heights or Roise Perez not giving him a reach around??
I'm outta here!
The What
Someday Brownstoner is going to lose everything...
Posted by: Return of The What at May 5, 2009 12:41 PM
I miss 11217!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: more4less at May 5, 2009 12:42 PM
CH, vodka for all.
Posted by: DeLepp at May 5, 2009 12:44 PM
Vodka! Only vodka? My god, give that woman a medal.
And there was no blood shed? : )
Posted by: cobblehiller at May 5, 2009 12:47 PM
quote:
I miss 11217!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
he's at Bird in brooklyn heights right now trying on a new top.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at May 5, 2009 12:54 PM
M4L, why don't you get in there yourself and create some of this drama you seem to crave!
Posted by: cobblehiller at May 5, 2009 12:59 PM
"he's at Bird in brooklyn heights right now trying on a new top."
he's in brooklyn heights right now talking to a birdbrain.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 5, 2009 1:00 PM
CH, I don't like you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: more4less at May 5, 2009 1:12 PM
CH, I don't want to see you in my hoods!!!!!!!!!
not in Clinton Hill or Crown Heights North!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: more4less at May 5, 2009 1:12 PM
M4L, I don't like you either!!!!!
And we don't want you around in CH, CH, or CHN!!!!!
And you know what else! You're funny looking! : P
Posted by: cobblehiller at May 5, 2009 1:15 PM
if you wanna read something funny re: 11217 - read the review of al di la in the restaurant section. 11217 goes on about how tall and handsome he is and never has to wati for a table
Posted by: dirty_hipster at May 5, 2009 1:28 PM
DH ha ha ha. That's funny.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at May 5, 2009 1:37 PM
dh....didn't you know that!? He also has supermodel friends; as he was a model in the past, and hangs out with movie stars in Park Slope.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 5, 2009 1:39 PM
DH, That Al di La thread is a classic!
"I'm 6'4" Polemicist. And I tend to dress up when I go out. I get a lot of undue attention because of it. Always have."
"I've done some modeling in my day also. Calvin Klein, J. Lindeberg, Diesel and Banana Republic to name a few..."
Posted by: etson at May 5, 2009 1:40 PM
M4L, I'm here...I was here yesterday too after all you kids went to bed.
You have not really been to Bay Ridge until you've had several beers at the Salty Dog.
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at May 5, 2009 1:41 PM
Someone put up the link to that thread...quick!
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 5, 2009 1:42 PM
the picture he sent of himself (yes he sent one remember when people here were trying to set us up on a date? wtf!) was hysterical. ive never seen a man use THAT much "product" in one's hair outside of the gotti kids.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at May 5, 2009 1:42 PM
Well, if he was a model, we should be able to walk down 7th Avenue and pick 11217 out of the crowd...
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at May 5, 2009 1:43 PM
quote:
"I've done some modeling in my day also. Calvin Klein, J. Lindeberg, Diesel and Banana Republic to name a few..."
LOL yes we've all seen his modeling.
http://images.townnews.com/nctimes.com/content/articles/2007/04/06/backpage/4_5_0713_27_00.jpg
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at May 5, 2009 1:44 PM
Here you go lovelies....here's the thread.
http://www.brownstoner.com/restaurants/2008/10/al_di_la.php#reviews
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 5, 2009 1:45 PM
...present company excluded, of course!
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at May 5, 2009 1:46 PM
"I'm 6'4" Polemicist. And I tend to dress up when I go out. I get a lot of undue attention because of it. Always have. Don't need to believe me, but it's true."
"I was named "best dressed" in high school....doesnt that count for anything?"
Ego check needed in Park Slope.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 5, 2009 1:48 PM
OMFG, it sounds like he was trying to pick up Polemicist! Of all people!
Mother of g*d, I've seen everything now.
Posted by: cobblehiller at May 5, 2009 1:49 PM
LOL the WORST part about that thread BRG is him saying this...
"They took my mobile, we went and had a drink and they called."
mobile? people dont say mobile phone unless they are from england.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at May 5, 2009 1:50 PM
ontheparkway is stirring up some trouble. good man
Posted by: swine_flu at May 5, 2009 1:51 PM
etson...meet me in the coffee room for a discussion
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 5, 2009 1:51 PM
We shouldn't pick on him, he's not hear to defend himself.
He and I got into it a while ago about his ego and his boosting of himself. I hate people who brag!
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 5, 2009 1:53 PM
sixyears been to Salty Dogs plenty of times. Oy vey.
BTW I am totally spying on you. I spotted you outside of The Farm on Sunday. Tried to go there for Bruch/Lunch/Dinner/whatever but they weren't serving between 3:30 and 5:00 cause of the brunch to dinner switch. Same with Picket Fence. WTF!!!!!
Posted by: Kensingtonian at May 5, 2009 1:53 PM
OK, DIBS. Heading over.
Posted by: etson at May 5, 2009 1:53 PM
hear = here
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 5, 2009 1:54 PM
OH.MY.GOD! NO.HE.DID.NOT!!
Insane, insane!!!
"I tend to dress up when I go out. I get a lot of undue attention because of it. Always have."
http://www.bestweekever.tv/bwe/images/2008/09/male%20model%207.jpg
Posted by: TownhouseLady at May 5, 2009 1:54 PM
Not only was I the best dressed in high school but by far the best looking among both white & black students...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/36425605@N03/3360018413/
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 5, 2009 1:55 PM
quote:
"I was named "best dressed" in high school....doesnt that count for anything?"
i got about 1/2 way thru that thread i couldnt read anymore, im not a fan of restaurants. did he really say that?
actually tho is al di la some crazy good place? sometimes when im walking home after work ill pass and there will be a huge line outside. alol tho at the building that has the nasty letter up on their door saying Al di la patrons please dont loiter in front of our building!!!!
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at May 5, 2009 1:56 PM
Oh Dave, I love that pic!
Posted by: TownhouseLady at May 5, 2009 1:57 PM
DIBS, I am sure with that fro and suit, you would definitely go to the front of the line in Al Di La.
Rob, you're not missing much in my opinion. I went once and was not impressed at all. Innovative italian food but nothing to rave about.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at May 5, 2009 2:00 PM
You guys are killing me with the pics and comments!
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 5, 2009 2:00 PM
^^^^ No really don't.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 5, 2009 2:00 PM
I won't go to a restaurant that doesn't take resevations unless I'm assured of a seat in 15 minutes or so. Its just not worth it and they do a disservice to their customers.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 5, 2009 2:04 PM
No suit, no 'fro, no service.
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 5, 2009 2:06 PM
But Dave, if you're gorgeous like 11217, you wouldn't mind waiting for a table, even outside...as more people can look and admire you!
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 5, 2009 2:10 PM
I imagined it something like this:
"I'm 6'4" Polemicist. And I tend to dress up when I go out. I get a lot of undue attention because of it."
http://i.abcnews.com/GMA/Stars/popup?id=4251502&contentIndex=1&page=5&start=false
Posted by: etson at May 5, 2009 2:11 PM
hah glad you guys enjoyed that
al di la is wildly overrated imho. when you tell a park sloper they have no real good stand out restaurants - they will always throw al di la and blue ribbon in your face (blue ribbon is also overrated and overpriced)
Posted by: dirty_hipster at May 5, 2009 2:12 PM
is blue ribbon the sushi place that is near there? i ate at some sushi place around there when i first moved in. i have no opinion on the food because i dont have much of a palate really.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at May 5, 2009 2:14 PM
There are many relatively unknown great Italian restaurants all over that have got to be better than this place. They are the ones that I miss having left Mnahattan...Cantina Toscan on the UES with baby eels, asparagus sformatills (sp?), pappardelle with wild boar ragu. Gimmie a break
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 5, 2009 2:19 PM
BRS is on 5th ave and 1st i think
al di la is like 2 blocks up from that.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at May 5, 2009 2:20 PM
If anyone wants to know why I don't post on the open thread anymore, look no further than today's thread. I've been refraining from posting, but yesterday jumped in to offer some advice to a person in distress. The follow-up? See above. You can't win when your dealing with a clique.
Fire away at 11217 and me, if you wish. All I know is that guys like him, Polemecist, Dittoburg and others made this site interesting, and they are disappearing one-by-one.
Posted by: benson at May 5, 2009 2:21 PM
Benson, have you done any modeling in your youth?
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 5, 2009 2:32 PM
Benson, I am not part of any "clique" and you don't see people "firing" at me. If you are going to be stating in the restaurant review forums how good looking you are and how you get to go in front of the line because of that at some overrated restaurant, you deserve everything that's coming to you. Expect to be called out and mocked. This is not TMZ or a gossip blog. This is a real community blog and no one likes a show off or someone who acts like they are above someone else. That's Brooklyn for you.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at May 5, 2009 2:36 PM
I miss ditto. And I would miss benson if he left.
"Benson, I am not part of any "clique" and you don't see people "firing" at me."
Kens, you didn't get your Usual Suspect membership certificate yet in the mail that also came with the secret Pathetic Loser handshake instructions?
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 5, 2009 2:39 PM
Don't worry, I'm sure that was directed at me Ken...
Benson,
Not that I was asking for advise (it was more of an aggravated rant) but yes, your post was I'm sure helpful to some and I responded in kind.
Today, merely stating factual information gathered through first hand experience.
That's all.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at May 5, 2009 2:41 PM
Kens, I agree with Benson on this with 11217. When 11217 starts something on a particular thread, handle your business there & then until the next encounter triggering another response. for example, when WHAT comes after me, I fight back there & then but I leave him alone when he isn't bothering me. In this case, 11217 didn't come after us TODAY.
11217's park slope bias doesn't bother me. I really find it entertaining when I debate him or he debate others. I really miss his presence. When he goes too far, set him straight right there & then (ie as happened with his unemploymt remarks to CH)
People take their positions way too seriously here and get way too involved in trying to convince others to agree. This is a freaking blog - mainly for entertainment purposes. Be a smart reader - filter out what's good, bad, to-be-ignored, etc.
Benson, you need to chill a little and post more often cause as a lurker then I found your posts very interesting reading and sometimes educational.
Posted by: more4less at May 5, 2009 2:46 PM
[tearing]
you...mean....you mean... I am part of the Asshat Club? I am soooo honored, I can almost cry.
I would like to thank God foremost for this honor. I would also like to Thank all you OT Usual Suspects for accepting me when no one would believe in me. It is an honor, nay, a privilege to be a part of this.
[running to the check mail]
Posted by: Kensingtonian at May 5, 2009 2:46 PM
it's really amusing to watch you start turning on yourselves and see a different longtime poster disappear each and every week while you all defend the reasons to pick each person off. this blog has definitely lost its soul thanks to a select few of you.
Posted by: swine_flu at May 5, 2009 2:51 PM
"I spotted you outside of The Farm on Sunday"
Kensingtonian, are you sure that was me? I don't think I was on Cortelyou at all on Sunday. Maybe you're spying on someone else!
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at May 5, 2009 2:55 PM
You know what else. You're an incredibly intellectual person who often provides amazing insight into things in which I have no experience or knowledge of. That side of you I really enjoy.
The other side. Not so much. You're very self important and require entirely too much coddling. Beside the fact that you're threatened to leave or cease posting on more than a few occasions yet you never seem to. You just lurk and pounce when you get prodded.
Quit crying, leave or stay but stop sitting on the fence post complaining it's uncomfortable.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at May 5, 2009 2:55 PM
Y'all are FUNNY today!
Posted by: East New York at May 5, 2009 2:56 PM
M4L I agree with you. I don't oppose some of 11217's threads and I do find Benson's posts useful as well.
I just don't see anything wrong with mocking someone who starts to go off on how good looking they are when the Forum is MEANT for Restuarant recommendations. Just say something along the lines of "I don't know about you guys but I never had to wait more then 15 minutes in line at Al Di La" and go on your merry way and no one will mock you.
Look I love where I live, so do many people who post on here. Nothing wrong with commenting on the love for your hood but when you say how great a 100 sq. foot box is for $1,000,000 you have to be able to support your opinion with a little more than "well it's in 11217 so anything there is God's gift to real estate and supports those prices".
for example, both DIBS and ENY love BedStuy and you see them rarely saying that a particular house in their hood justifies the price that it is listed at, and when they do say it, they have plenty of information and data backing their point.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at May 5, 2009 2:57 PM
do you enjoy being a b*tch townhouselady? cause last i knew, you don't own this blog. you and some of the other "ladies" on this blog are really disgusting to listen to. would rather have benson than you.
Posted by: swine_flu at May 5, 2009 2:58 PM
Should have clarified my 2:55 post was directed at Benson.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at May 5, 2009 2:58 PM
Sixyears, around 4ish or so? With a bunch of people outside. Maybe it wasn't you after all. I dunno.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at May 5, 2009 2:59 PM
Okay THL, I'll stop behaving like that.
I only left that one time for a couple of hours over a lewd comment I made.
Anyway...What is everybody doing for Mother's Day? I'm debating.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 5, 2009 2:59 PM
Kensingtonian: re the brunch to dinner switch, I think those 90 minutes are the time you gotta head over to Mimi's Hummus or Cafe Tibet if you're too hungry to wait! And I shouldn't forget Cinco de Mayo on a day like this.
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at May 5, 2009 2:59 PM
swine flu, what will you change your login to when the flu disappears in a few weeks???
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 5, 2009 2:59 PM
LOL BRG!
Posted by: TownhouseLady at May 5, 2009 3:00 PM
"dave's been at lunch for a very long time 0o"
maybe it's a nooner, a oneer and a twoer.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 5, 2009 3:01 PM
swineflu sounded EXACTLY like 11217 right there. ROWR!
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at May 5, 2009 3:01 PM
Kensingtonian- after 6 months you get the secret decoder ring, too. At 2 years, the enamel pin and party hat :-)
Truthfully benson- I find you to be a real plus on brownstoner and I really enjoy our debates. We went through a real rough patch in the beginning but I have to say, you showed a lot of patience with me and reached out. I do miss the other regulars who seem to have disappeared and hope they'll be back. Sometimes its more a matter of life getting in the way than losing interest. So please stick around (I missed meeting you at the last get together so we can't miss the next one!)
Posted by: bxgrl at May 5, 2009 3:01 PM
Well hello again everyone! You all have provided interesting reading for the day! Thanks for all the good-lucks and complimentary statements on the kitty pic.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 5, 2009 3:02 PM
"do you enjoy being a b*tch townhouselady? cause last i knew, you don't own this blog. you and some of the other "ladies" on this blog are really disgusting to listen to. would rather have benson than you."
I'm sure he'll be happy to hear that.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at May 5, 2009 3:02 PM
Sixyears, I needed to get some real lunch food because I was starving and neither Hummus or dumplings would do in this case. It's OK, I ended up going for some sushi. It was a win win.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at May 5, 2009 3:04 PM
the swine flu may disappear soon for the warmer months, but it can always come back in a mutated state later.
Posted by: swine_flu at May 5, 2009 3:04 PM
Snappy!!!
Well, how was the interview?
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 5, 2009 3:05 PM
"for example, both DIBS and ENY love BedStuy"
Well, actually I live in Crown Heights, but I'm cool with Bed Stuy, too. Also, I'm not sure if I "love" Crown Heights, even. It's a great place and I'm glad I own a house there, but I think "love" is a little strong yet. BTW, I'm also cool with Benson. He seems to be a good guy. If he doesn't want to post any longer, I understand. but I did learn things from him, as I do from many people here.
Posted by: East New York at May 5, 2009 3:05 PM
BRG, it was fine...it's for a temp gig...we'll see if it goes through.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 5, 2009 3:06 PM
Sorry ENY, I stand corrected but my point is still the same.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at May 5, 2009 3:07 PM
Oh, and by the way...it's a total waste of time to do one's hair in this weather. I looked kinda cute when I left the house. By the time I reached the offices I was going to, not so much!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 5, 2009 3:08 PM
Kens, poke fun of 11217 on these restaurant posts next time you debate him on something. As of today, the guy hasn't posted anything or directed anything at anyone. When the guy asks for it, give it to him and hit hard. When he hasn't done anything, leave him alone.
BTW, I was kidding w/ my earlier post - I aint Italian (another clue for DIBS)
Posted by: more4less at May 5, 2009 3:09 PM
swine flu...both you and the real thing are nothing but a virus, real or virtual. Go over to curbed and act like an asshole.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 5, 2009 3:10 PM
m4l...that doesn't narrow it down much. Are you Occidental or Oriental?? :)
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 5, 2009 3:12 PM
the swine flu may disappear soon for the warmer months, but it can always come back in a mutated state later.
Posted by: swine_flu at May 5, 2009 3:04 PM
That's actually pretty scary. That happened with Spanish Flu in 1918 and it vanished during the summer only to comeback even more aggressive in the fall.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at May 5, 2009 3:13 PM
Snappy, hope you get it.
"I looked kinda cute when I left the house. By the time I reached the offices I was going to, not so much!"
You should have brought your cat and your bra, they would have thought they were cute.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 5, 2009 3:14 PM
come on M4L make DIBS' wishes come true. Say you're Oriental and let him have hopes for eye candy at the next Brownstoner meetup.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at May 5, 2009 3:15 PM
Hello...Mother's Day suggestions, anyone??
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 5, 2009 3:16 PM
LOL! Had I brought my cat and bra I would be in the loony bin right now :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 5, 2009 3:16 PM
"Hello...Mother's Day suggestions, anyone??"
Brunch at Al Di La?
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 5, 2009 3:17 PM
Kens...He might have an American wife like the chicken and I wouldn't want to deal with that!!! Besides, I think she's already hit him upside the head more than a few times!!
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 5, 2009 3:18 PM
"Brunch at Al Di La?"
How long's the wait?
Am I gorgeous enough?
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 5, 2009 3:19 PM
Flowers and a Phone call.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 5, 2009 3:19 PM
Ken: nope, after 4ish it definitely wasn't me. I was in my apartment.
Ok, have fun - I'll be back around 6 to catch up (or maybe I'll just read mopar's summary if she writes it up again!).
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at May 5, 2009 3:19 PM
ROFL!
Posted by: TownhouseLady at May 5, 2009 3:19 PM
You guys are terrible!!! How much 11217 trouncing can you do in one day???
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 5, 2009 3:20 PM
Dom DeLuise died today at 75.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 5, 2009 3:20 PM
BRG, I gave my wife and mother the gift the keeps on giving - a bouncing baby boy.
Kens, give DIBS some credit. He already has a profile of me. I'm just giving him some clues to firm up that profile
Posted by: more4less at May 5, 2009 3:23 PM
A phone call won't work for me as my mommy is only a mile away (Yes, she lives in BR also).....and if I want to inherit her classic antique glass pumps I need to step it up for Mother's Day!
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 5, 2009 3:23 PM
sixyears, then I am a bad spy. There goes my backup career. I'll just stick to counting numbers. That seems to work for me.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at May 5, 2009 3:23 PM
> "How much 11217 trouncing can you do in one day???"
No sh*t. It's frakkin' lame.
Posted by: SnarkSlope at May 5, 2009 3:24 PM
"Brunch at Al Di La?"
How long's the wait?
Am I gorgeous enough?
Maybe if your plastic pumps are on a foot high platform and you can be 6'4 in them, you might have a shot.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at May 5, 2009 3:25 PM
M4L, that is the best gift of all.
What are you giving Mrs. M4L?
BRG, did you have your little glass baby booties bronzed?
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 5, 2009 3:25 PM
I prefer the job title "excel jockey" to number counter Kens
Posted by: dirty_hipster at May 5, 2009 3:25 PM
"BRG, I gave my wife and mother the gift the keeps on giving - a bouncing baby boy."
Where did you get that from as my mother would love one!
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 5, 2009 3:26 PM
Antique glass pumps! Ha!
I'll just be making phone calls to my momma and grammy.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 5, 2009 3:26 PM
ROFL @ excel jockey!!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 5, 2009 3:27 PM
I have no clue where you emigrated from, m4l. Nothing in the way you post has given away any Britishisms or any other malarky. Somebody used the word "mobile" earlier. If that was you, you're from the UK, Australia, NZ or Asia.
Give me some clues...do you come from a land where 110/120v or 220v is used? Is your surname monosyllabic or multisyllabic? Does it end in a vowel??
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 5, 2009 3:30 PM
"BRG, did you have your little glass baby booties bronzed?"
Noooooo! We had them shellaced!
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 5, 2009 3:30 PM
^^^ I love that word: Shellac
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 5, 2009 3:31 PM
M4L I actually dont do much of ,y work in excel, well at least I don't do any VB lookups or macros or anything fancy like that (eventhough I really need to learn and master it so any book recommendations for that would be appreciated).
My work is more analysis based where I look at the numbers and reports and see what story it tells about the industry and business overall.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at May 5, 2009 3:31 PM
""BRG, I gave my wife and mother the gift the keeps on giving - a bouncing baby boy."
Where did you get that from as my mother would love one!"
More importantly, what is the return policy on such gifts?
Just asking...
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 5, 2009 3:31 PM
"Is your surname monosyllabic or multisyllabic"
That's an odd surname. Is it Czech or Serbian?
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 5, 2009 3:32 PM
DIBS - go with the stereo type on my SAT score: 780 math 500 english
Posted by: more4less at May 5, 2009 3:33 PM
Kens, are you an actuary?
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 5, 2009 3:33 PM
"Kens, are you an actuary?"
Isn't an actuary someone who found accounting too exciting?
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 5, 2009 3:34 PM
Yes, I was thinking that, m4l but I didn't want it to be such a gross stereotype. So you ARE Asian. Chinese (and from what part of the diaspora), Thai, Malay, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Indian subcontinent????
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 5, 2009 3:35 PM
I always assumed M4L was Asian, but don't know where I got that impression from.
Posted by: etson at May 5, 2009 3:36 PM
Sounds like he's a financial analyst. Probably another asshat at another hedge fund. :)
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 5, 2009 3:36 PM
Biff...there are no returns on bouncing babies...though I'm sure my brother would like to try!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 5, 2009 3:36 PM
"Is your surname monosyllabic or multisyllabic"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yj-1kp777NM
Posted by: Kensingtonian at May 5, 2009 3:37 PM
"Isn't an actuary someone who found accounting too exciting?"
I have a friend who is and I actuary don't know what he does.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 5, 2009 3:37 PM
M4L, watch out...Dave will be fighting your wife for your affections now!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 5, 2009 3:37 PM
etson, it was those "me, immigrant...." lines
Posted by: more4less at May 5, 2009 3:38 PM
"Biff...there are no returns on bouncing babies"
What if the baby doesn't bounce? You're stuck with a dud...no fair.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 5, 2009 3:38 PM
"Sounds like he's a financial analyst. Probably another asshat at another hedge fund."
First part is right, second, no so much. I have nothing to do with stocks, bonds or anything like like that. I am in consumer products.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at May 5, 2009 3:39 PM
DIBS, am plain corporate "bean counter" hence why I need mkt to pull back hard to afford a house vs. big hedge fd salary
Posted by: more4less at May 5, 2009 3:40 PM
"Sorry ENY, I stand corrected but my point is still the same."
No problemo.
Posted by: East New York at May 5, 2009 3:41 PM
If the baby is a non-bouncing dud, too bad! You are stuck with it at least for 18 yrs :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 5, 2009 3:41 PM
Kens, I'm all self taught but did find the VB, Macros,... for DUMMIES book is good reference.
Posted by: more4less at May 5, 2009 3:42 PM
"I have a friend who is and I actuary don't know what he does."
Actuaries usually work for insurance companies and they are the ones that calculate all of those complex insurance policies, annuities and other variable crap. It's basically a very complex and high level of math.
I should know, I am related to one who is a lurker on this site.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at May 5, 2009 3:43 PM
Wait, I'm confused. Is more4less Asian?
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 5, 2009 3:44 PM
Russell Peters Impression of Chinese....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jg-fiNGkKsw&feature=related
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 5, 2009 3:46 PM
Interviews wipe me out. I'm off for a nap. Keep up the good convo so I can have something to read later :) Ciao everybodeeeeee :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 5, 2009 3:47 PM
m4l...can you play the Hong Kong drinking game "Sup Eee sup" with your hands???
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 5, 2009 3:48 PM
"you...mean....you mean... I am part of the Asshat Club? I am soooo honored, I can almost cry."
No Asshole, Asshole Club!!!
"If anyone wants to know why I don't post on the open thread anymore, look no further than today's thread. I've been refraining from posting, but yesterday jumped in to offer some advice to a person in distress. The follow-up? See above. You can't win when your dealing with a clique."
Benson 11217 went thataway----->
Who cares????
The What
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at May 5, 2009 3:52 PM
DIBS, from da main land - flowing w/ communist blood
Posted by: more4less at May 5, 2009 3:52 PM
So he is!!
"m4l...can you play the Hong Kong drinking game "Sup Eee sup" with your hands???"
This cries for a re-write...and I don't dare.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 5, 2009 3:53 PM
What city, m4l?
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 5, 2009 3:55 PM
BRG, if I didn't give MM and bxgrl a heads up when they came by my rental, they might've gotten same impression (ie why is that chinese take out delivery guy coming this way without the food?)
Posted by: more4less at May 5, 2009 3:55 PM
DIBS, it's a real small city so don't even know what it's called in english or even have an english name at all
Posted by: more4less at May 5, 2009 3:57 PM
m4l...but I suspect you've been in the US for quite some time. I grew up in upstate NY, moved to Chicago in '78 for grad school and stayed there until 1994. Lived in HK in 1991-1994 and then moved to NYC. Only been in brooklyn since May, 2007.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 5, 2009 4:02 PM
DIBS grew up here but never lost my cultural roots & values.
Posted by: more4less at May 5, 2009 4:09 PM
"DIBS grew up here but never lost my cultural roots & values."
Another one ripe for a re-write!
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 5, 2009 4:12 PM
I never had any cultural roots (although I do own a kilt) and I sure as hell don't have any values today. :)
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 5, 2009 4:15 PM
BRG, I down graded your radar - for believing I'm Italian with that post above
Posted by: more4less at May 5, 2009 4:15 PM
Please, BRG, tell us about the cultural roots and values of living in Bay Ridge.
I suspect you got more "hoots and hollahs" than "roots and values." :)
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 5, 2009 4:16 PM
I had a good idea from the SAT scores and the "me -immigrant" line from awhile back.
Wait 'till you meet chicken though...he's one of those snobby British-born chinese.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 5, 2009 4:18 PM
DIBS, met those types before - aka bunch of my in-laws
Posted by: more4less at May 5, 2009 4:21 PM
"Kens...He might have an American wife like the chicken and I wouldn't want to deal with that!!! Besides, I think she's already hit him upside the head more than a few times!!
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 5, 2009 3:18 PM"
"Wait 'till you meet chicken though...he's one of those snobby British-born chinese.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 5, 2009 4:18 PM"
OY! Either I'm a downtrodden husband, a few cents short of a dollar, OR I'm an aristocratic occidental oriental - can't have it both ways!
Anyways, how do you know that I'm not M4L....
Posted by: the chicken at May 5, 2009 4:34 PM
"Anyways, how do you know that I'm not M4L...."
More likely than me being cornerbodega.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 5, 2009 4:38 PM
"I have a friend who is and I actuary don't know what he does.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 5, 2009 3:37 PM"
An actuary is a risk accountant, mainly working in the insurance or pensions industry. If an accountant is a GP then they would be the equivalent of a specialist or surgeon.
Posted by: the chicken at May 5, 2009 4:42 PM
BTW, I do say "mobile" instead of "cellphone"
Posted by: more4less at May 5, 2009 4:44 PM
"Isn't an actuary someone who found accounting too exciting?
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 5, 2009 3:34 PM"
That's harsh Biff - you need brains to be an actuary, hence why I'm just a lowly accountant...
Posted by: the chicken at May 5, 2009 4:44 PM
"More likely than me being cornerbodega.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 5, 2009 4:38 PM"
Did I miss something? I thought you were the What?
Posted by: the chicken at May 5, 2009 4:45 PM
m4l do you have a carrying case for your "mobile" and is it attached to your belt or is that taking the stereotype a bit too far?? :)
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 5, 2009 4:47 PM
"cellphone" is old school tech - ie those analog brick size phones
"mobile" is correct & popular term once tech went to all DIGITAL
dont need case - got a tiny one that can be slipped in easily.
BIFF / BRG, that's huge bait for re-write!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: more4less at May 5, 2009 4:53 PM
"got a tiny one that can be slipped in easily."
ummmm - way toooo easy.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at May 5, 2009 4:55 PM
Not all stereotypes are actually true. I can actuarily vouch for that.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 5, 2009 4:56 PM
DIBS you keep ethnicity/size spreadsheets to quantify the data?
Posted by: Kensingtonian at May 5, 2009 4:58 PM
Just mental notes of the outliers, Kens. Akin to footnotes, so to speak.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 5, 2009 5:00 PM
"BIFF / BRG, that's huge bait for re-write!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Yes I like huge bait, thank you very much!!!!!!!
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 5, 2009 5:01 PM
Man, tough crowd. now DH is complaining re-write is toooo easy.
Posted by: more4less at May 5, 2009 5:02 PM
BRG, if the bait is too huge it'd be hard to swallow, no?
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 5, 2009 5:03 PM
"Yes I like huge bait, thank you very much!!!!!!!"
Yes I HAVE huge bait, thank you very much!!!!!!!
Posted by: more4less at May 5, 2009 5:04 PM
"Man, tough crowd. now DH is complaining re-write is toooo easy."
Yes, M4L...it was too easy.
I don't like easy things, I like more of a challenge.
Try slipping in something else for us to work with.
Posted by: bayridgegirl at May 5, 2009 5:07 PM
Yes I HAVE huge bait, thank you very much!!!!!!!
Posted by: more4less at May 5, 2009 5:04 PM
You really don't want to get me all worked up over such things, m4l.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 5, 2009 5:11 PM
How about this Forum post just now:
How'd You Miss This?
Park Slope Parents is in an uproar because Bar Toto - serving alcohol - is near a public school. See Only The Blog Knows Brooklyn.
Posted by: Biff Champion at May 5, 2009 5:12 PM
DIBS, that was re-write on BRG's ASSETS
Posted by: more4less at May 5, 2009 5:13 PM
mobile is a stupid word and does not flit off the tongue very nicely. i refuse to say it. cellie for life regardless if it's correct or not.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at May 5, 2009 5:14 PM
OK...good to keep these things clear. :)
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at May 5, 2009 5:15 PM
lol biff. that seriously makes me wanna brownbag a 40 outside ps 321 now
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at May 5, 2009 5:16 PM
Lemme guess they're accepting student ID's?
Posted by: TownhouseLady at May 5, 2009 5:21 PM
Rob, good luck with quitting smoking when everyone around you still smokes. That's hard. But I think that thing about gaining weight isn't really true.
Posted by: mopar at May 5, 2009 6:05 PM
> "I think that thing about gaining weight isn't really true."
It's true. :-(
Posted by: SnarkSlope at May 5, 2009 8:59 PM
Hey douchebags, sorry I'm late, what did I miss?
Posted by: Legion at May 5, 2009 9:34 PM
"Hey douchebags, sorry I'm late, what did I miss?"
You Mother Teabaging my nut sack! She says "It tastes like chicken"...
The What
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at May 6, 2009 12:19 AM
hey, it's the return of theTwat.
tell your momma, I'll pay her on Tues.
te he he.
the TWhat
someday this bore is gonna end.
Posted by: Legion at May 6, 2009 9:54 PM
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