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June 19, 2009
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The FGVOTD is back for today and is a tribute to interior designers everywhere.
It is a very funny spoof of This Old House.
It is entitled "This Old Whore House".
Enjoy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1F2dalkp0Jo
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 19, 2009 9:15 AM
there was a collapse on Admiral's Row. Better cycle over there and take a pic.
Posted by: dittoburg at June 19, 2009 9:16 AM
ditto, I meant to welcome you back to the OT the other day. Hopefully you'll spend more time with us PLUSAs over here.
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 19, 2009 9:21 AM
Thanks Biff, I can only occasionally spend the time here, it can consume too much time. Then I'd need a cathartic explosion a la Benson to get away.
Posted by: dittoburg at June 19, 2009 9:25 AM
Biff, new PLUSA requirements (per last night) are in effect unless you're grandfathering old members
Posted by: more4less at June 19, 2009 9:25 AM
saw the cops and fire dept by admirals row last night around 7pm. was wondering what happened, thought it might have been a fire or squatters or something. hipsters camping in admiral's row....now there's a story!
Posted by: randolph at June 19, 2009 9:26 AM
"Biff, new PLUSA requirements (per last night) are in effect unless you're grandfathering old members"
To keep things moving along, old members have come a long way should always be treated very gently, while others should be put through a much more rigorous screening process to ensure all new members can rise up under pressure and be productive additions to the group.
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 19, 2009 9:31 AM
Anyone got a dead horse??
If the value of my unit fell 40% from my purchase price it would be well below the price when it was purchased as new construction in 2003. Not to mention I am pretty sure it would be below construction costs if it were to be built today.
Posted by: AndYouWillKnowUsbyTheTrailofRenters at June 19, 2009 9:34 AM
I drove by admiral row around 7:40pm yesterday and didn't recall seeing fire trucks or maybe I was oblivious to the surroundings (ie I might ran over some bikers, dogs, cats, ...)
Posted by: more4less at June 19, 2009 9:35 AM
"new members can rise up under pressure and be productive additions to the group."
i'm not surei qualify here, although i am responsible for the PL part....so i guess i am grandfathered in? or should i say PLUSAd in?
Posted by: randolph at June 19, 2009 9:36 AM
randi, nothing is sacrosanct. You, especially you, could rack up a bunch of demerits and lose status. Tread carefully my dear girl.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 19, 2009 9:40 AM
name of the day:
AndYouWillKnowUsbyTheTrailofRenters
but i bet most of you PLUSAs are too old and dumb and out of touch to get the joke so i'll help you out
http://www.myspace.com/trailofdead
Posted by: randolph at June 19, 2009 9:42 AM
Randolph, you're disqualified to join. to be at ROPE and not introduce yourself is a big NO NO.
Posted by: more4less at June 19, 2009 9:42 AM
"but i bet most of you PLUSAs are too old and dumb and out of touch to get the joke so i'll help you out"
well, many of us are past the time when some lame band that is popular only on myspace is relevant.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 19, 2009 9:48 AM
One of my favourite login names is "heck of a job brownie".
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 19, 2009 9:50 AM
I gotta go with "bowl of dicks"
Posted by: jessibaby at June 19, 2009 9:51 AM
"I gotta go with "bowl of dicks""
JB, it sounds like you're ordering something off the menu at the This Old Whore House Diner.
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 19, 2009 9:53 AM
uh, asshole, they are huge. everyone has a myspace page.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...And_You_Will_Know_Us_by_the_Trail_of_Dead
Posted by: randolph at June 19, 2009 9:53 AM
bowl of dicks is pretty choice.
Posted by: randolph at June 19, 2009 9:54 AM
InsertSnappyNameHere is pretty good too.
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 19, 2009 9:55 AM
NO, only children and real losers have a myspace page. Grow up.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 19, 2009 9:55 AM
I like "East New York."
Posted by: East New York at June 19, 2009 9:56 AM
bowl of dicks and ironballs are among my 2 fav ID's here
Posted by: more4less at June 19, 2009 9:56 AM
Interesting...
http://www.forbes.com/2009/06/18/bill-singer-obama-intelligent-investing-regulate-banks.html
Posted by: East New York at June 19, 2009 9:57 AM
"daveinbedstuy" is more original.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 19, 2009 9:57 AM
bowl of dicks and ironballs are among my 2 fav ID's here
Posted by: more4less at June 19, 2009 9:56 AM
Maybe I dismissed you as hetero too quickly. Not interested in "Big Jugs?" :)
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 19, 2009 9:58 AM
Hiya guys looks like Brownstoner is growing some balls.
""We don't have time to adequately take apart Benson's tirade right now, but we find it funny that Benson and his new-found buddy, The What, can't seem to get their stories straight: Benson accuses us of being anti-development and The What accuses us of being a cheerleader for the development boom. Which is it? Sometimes the truth is a little more nuanced than that. And, for the record, we were born and raised in New York and, yes, even got mugged a couple of times in the 70s, so you two can stop pulling your city cred crap. It's getting very old. You don't have to have grown up in the Bed Stuy or the Red Hook Houses to be a New Yorker. Heck, you don't even have to have been born here. You are both blinded by your own burning self righteousness and, ironically given the humble origins you both love to brag about, sense of entitlement.""
Ny response was
"This is like yelling after the bully leaves, ROTFLMMFAO!
You know something Jon? You just validated everything Benson and I said about you. Thanks Jon..."
Then.. "Bully? More like cry baby...
Posted by: brownstoner at June 19, 2009 7:11 AM"
Now I want to ask this question-- Should I let it go or re-engage him? I will let the PLUSAS decide.
The What
Someday this war is gonna end..
Help me out guys...
Posted by: Return of The What at June 19, 2009 9:58 AM
http://www.myspace.com/kanyewest
http://www.myspace.com/gimmetheball
http://www.myspace.com/michaelrbloomberg
http://www.myspace.com/barackobama
should i continue...
Posted by: randolph at June 19, 2009 10:00 AM
lock and load What.
Posted by: randolph at June 19, 2009 10:01 AM
What & benson, for all the crap that you both said about growing up in tough old Brooklyn and all the macho street cred you both talk about, you're both a bunch of thin skinned babies. Grow up.
If you can't survive in the modern age and can't deal with what a blog represents then get off of it.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 19, 2009 10:01 AM
DIBS, you'll have to change your ID when you move to Ft Greene or Boerem Hill so ID is to location restrictive.
Posted by: more4less at June 19, 2009 10:02 AM
m4l, I'm going to look at this place Tuesday evening.... I'm getting bored and need a project.
http://www.brownharrisstevens.com/detail.aspx?id=1016904
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 19, 2009 10:04 AM
I like InsertSnappyNameHere - it's the one I most wish I'd thought of.
Posted by: Arkady at June 19, 2009 10:04 AM
randi...if I wanted to get elected, I too would have a myspace page. All others are just losers. What does yours talk about????
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 19, 2009 10:05 AM
growing up in the states aint so bad. try growing up in a piss poor dirt road country side village in China. We talk about current econ here is about to be a depression, etc. blah blah. It's 24/7 365 depression-like conditions in those villages. I laugh when I hear locals here tell me what tough or roughing it is (f'ing clueless how good you have it here).
Posted by: more4less at June 19, 2009 10:07 AM
myspace is for losers but the OT is for PATHETIC LOSERS, which apparently you are OK with. gotcha.
Posted by: randolph at June 19, 2009 10:07 AM
randi...your attempts at PWNING leave much to be desired. Ramp up your game, honey.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 19, 2009 10:10 AM
randolph - Irony - a figure of speech in which the literal meaning of a locution is the opposite of that intended.
Posted by: Arkady at June 19, 2009 10:12 AM
more4less, give me a f'ing break! You have no idea what roughing it is.
Try growing up in Canada, where we actually heard of a guy get a coffee at Tim Horton's once and NOT be told by the cashier to have a nice day. Or how about when the zamboni driver forces you to stand behind the boards while he's cleaning the ice because he's "afraid someone might get hurt". And I can only hope you never have to experience the torture of having to hear people say "eh" after every sentence.
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 19, 2009 10:13 AM
"growing up in the states aint so bad. try growing up in a piss poor dirt road country side village in China."
Oh please. Can we all stop with the 'I grew up more destiute that you did' stuff already.
Posted by: etson at June 19, 2009 10:13 AM
I grew up in a van....down by the river :) LOL Good Morning and Happy Friday asshats!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at June 19, 2009 10:15 AM
'Expert Textpert' is very fitting.
I liiiiiiiike it!
Great clip of This Old Whore House....and on behalf of my log-in name....
"He built a house upon a hill
Ask him if he's happy and then give him a pill
He's going mad"
Posted by: Expert Textpert at June 19, 2009 10:16 AM
That would be 'than you did'
Only problem in my upbringing was the rainy climate in NW England.
Posted by: etson at June 19, 2009 10:16 AM
^^^^^ooops, error!
Posted by: Expert Textpert at June 19, 2009 10:16 AM
Etson, that was the point. Let's stop with that crap. Tons of us here have grew up rough / tough.
that said, you look like a silver spoon child
Posted by: more4less at June 19, 2009 10:18 AM
Yes, I'd never make it as a paperback writer.
Posted by: etson at June 19, 2009 10:18 AM
I've visited China. M4L is on the money. There's no comparison.
MySpace is slipping. It's behind Facebook, which is pulling away fast.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/Falling-Behind-Facebook-MySpace-Slashes-Workforce-67365.html
Posted by: East New York at June 19, 2009 10:18 AM
Facebook is just as lame as myspace.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 19, 2009 10:19 AM
"daveinbedstuy" is more original."
"'Expert Textpert' is very fitting.
I liiiiiiiike it!"
Look you guys, I've ALREADY USED the "name yourself" trick. Stop biting.
Posted by: East New York at June 19, 2009 10:21 AM
A Zamboni? A van down by the river? ROFL!!
HA! You have NO IDEA what hardship is! I had to SHARE a bathroom with my sister. We were also forced to eat a meal that consisted primarily of leftovers once a week!
I rest my case.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at June 19, 2009 10:23 AM
m4l,
Not silver spoon but not poor either. I grew up completely middle class, my parents grew up working class. From the inner suburbs of a great city.
Posted by: etson at June 19, 2009 10:25 AM
M4L, was everyone just like you pictured them?
I hear growing up in Canada is really tough Biff. Especially if you're from Quebec and have to deal with all those wanna be French. I am pretty sure you're from the English side though :o).
Speaking of Canada... This year I'll have to miss the International Jazz Festival on July 4th weekend in Montreal. I love going there during that time but I have prior arrangements.
Anyone have any winery recommendations to visit in the Ithaca (Cornell College) area in upstate NY? Any sightseeing there? I'll be in the area for 3 days and need to kill sometime.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 19, 2009 10:26 AM
THL, PHTTTT! Suffering? Suffering you say! I'll give you suffering!
I had to sit at the table and eat everything on my plate! Including, and this is where the suffering comes in, brussel sprouts!
Now tell me you had it worse than THAT!
[Arkady, Have I told you recently how much I adore you?]
Posted by: cobblehiller at June 19, 2009 10:31 AM
CH - Thanks - we're kindred spirits: I, too, had to eat sprouts (ugh!!!) AND broccoli!!! (yuck!)
Posted by: Arkady at June 19, 2009 10:34 AM
On brussel sprouts:
"When I was a child, I spoke like a child, thought like a child, and reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I gave up my childish ways."
No child liked brussel sprouts. Now I roast them with sea salt and pancetta.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 19, 2009 10:34 AM
I must be going backwards. My life started easy and is getting tougher by the day.
[cue the Getting Better lyrics]
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 19, 2009 10:34 AM
confession- I like brussel sprouts. However, they must be cooked thoroughly (no crunch), smothered in copious amounts of butter and be served with mashed potatoes.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at June 19, 2009 10:37 AM
Nope. The early trauma has left me eschewing the same stuff. (But I haven't become a man, either - maybe that's why.)
Posted by: Arkady at June 19, 2009 10:37 AM
I am so torn. I wanted to write a little post to ask people to rise above the name calling, but then I see this post and it's the funniest thing I've seen all week.
http://kissingsuzykolber.uproxx.com/2009/06/this-week-in-f-k-you-labradoodle-owners.html
Posted by: CG_ups at June 19, 2009 10:38 AM
Arkady- OT speak for PL of the day.
Posted by: randolph at June 19, 2009 10:39 AM
Etson, I was busting your chops with that silver spoon comment. you didn't come across as being snobby enough be silver spoon child.
Posted by: more4less at June 19, 2009 10:40 AM
"The early trauma has left me eschewing the same stuff."
Arkady, you should always eschew your food sufficiently before you swallow.
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 19, 2009 10:40 AM
> I must be going backwards. My life started easy and is getting tougher by the day.
[cue the Getting Better lyrics]
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 19, 2009 10:34 AM
You're playing with me, Biff Champion.
'In my life' I don't take cues from anyone.
Posted by: Expert Textpert at June 19, 2009 10:40 AM
Expert Texpert, I might have gone with these lyrics in response to the FGVOTD:
He blew his mind out in a car
He didn't notice that the lights had changed
A crowd of people stood and stared
They'd seen his face before
Nobody was really sure
If he was from the House of Whores.
Or this one....
When I get home.
When I'm getting home tonight, I'm gonna
Hold her tight.
I'm gonna love her till the cows come home,
I bet I'll love her more,
Till I walk out that door
Again.
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 19, 2009 10:41 AM
For all you losers who had a bad childhood and, for me, remembering the best concert I ever attended:
It don't come easy...george Harrison, The Concert for Bangladesh
WHAT...Leon Russell and Billy Preston were there
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1HX3MIJE-U
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 19, 2009 10:41 AM
Alright Benjamin Button, surely there is some bit of hardship in your childhood? Surely your parents FORCED you to go to bed when you wanted to stay up or SOMETHING!!
Re: Brussel sprouts: Thankfully, I've had good mental health treatment, for the scarring left upon me from all the wasted evenings of my youth spent sitting, staring, crying nay, sobbing at a plate with 3 cold, boiled, gag worthy Brussel sprouts on it.
I blame my parents.
Posted by: cobblehiller at June 19, 2009 10:42 AM
"Oh please. Can we all stop with the 'I grew up more destiute that you did' stuff already.
Posted by: etson at June 19, 2009 10:13 AM"
Not yet. Imagine, if you can, the disappointment of a young chicken upon finding out that he only got 3 Faberge eggs (instead of the customary 5) for his birthday to add to his collection. You guys don't know you're born...
Posted by: the chicken at June 19, 2009 10:42 AM
"Etson, I was busting your chops with that silver spoon comment. you didn't come across as being snobby enough be silver spoon child.
Posted by: more4less at June 19, 2009 10:40 AM"
No, no. From what I have seen, Etson has the distinct sheen of British aristocracy about him...
Posted by: the chicken at June 19, 2009 10:43 AM
"Etson has the distinct sheen of British aristocracy about him..."
And here I was thinking he was just perspiring in the warm summer air.
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 19, 2009 10:45 AM
Biff got it right. Just good honest sweat, lad.
Posted by: etson at June 19, 2009 10:47 AM
DIBS, that adelphi house is nice. I used to stroll by it slowly waiting to see if I bump into the owner and ask if they want to sell it.
Posted by: more4less at June 19, 2009 10:48 AM
bidding war!
Posted by: the chicken at June 19, 2009 10:50 AM
Matbe we could renovate it together, m4l.
Tearing down walls of the old house together on a hot summer evening, all sweaty and glistening with their shirts off, they seize upon the moment....
I could be a paperback writer, etson!!!!
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 19, 2009 10:55 AM
that's my house!!!
Posted by: randolph at June 19, 2009 10:57 AM
CG ups,
That was funny!
If you are in the habit of reading funny football themed websites, I also recommend:
http://www.everydayshouldbesaturday.com/
(that's American football, college in this case).
Posted by: etson at June 19, 2009 10:57 AM
Chicken, bidding wars are fine when you sense competition is weak. I'm no genius but smart enough to not go against someone with massive war chest
Posted by: more4less at June 19, 2009 10:57 AM
> I could be a paperback writer, etson!!!!
- Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 19, 2009 10:55 AM
It's the dirty story of a dirty man
Posted by: Expert Textpert at June 19, 2009 10:59 AM
"It don't come easy...george Harrison, The Concert for Bangladesh
WHAT...Leon Russell and Billy Preston were there"
Stellar! Thanks for that DIBS, I'm a huge GH fan!
Posted by: cobblehiller at June 19, 2009 11:02 AM
"Matbe we could renovate it together, m4l.
Tearing down walls of the old house together on a hot summer evening, all sweaty and glistening with their shirts off, they seize upon the moment....
I could be a paperback writer, etson!!!!
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 19, 2009 10:55 AM"
"Chicken, bidding wars are fine when you sense competition is weak. I'm no genius but smart enough to not go against someone with massive war chest
Posted by: more4less at June 19, 2009 10:57 AM"
Maybe - but it sounds like you have some leverage in your arsenal that could be worth more than a financial advantage....
Posted by: the chicken at June 19, 2009 11:04 AM
Re: funny websites. I posted this one before. Mean, but very funny:
http://awkwardfamilyphotos.com/
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 19, 2009 11:05 AM
1.) does anyone know of an hsbc bank near or in park slope?
2.) facebook sorta ruined my life. i want to delete my account.
3.) two plusa's said something about me in yesterday's OT that really upset me.
4.) i ran into snappy hobbling down 5th ave yesterday.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at June 19, 2009 11:07 AM
Rob, my answer is all of the above.
Am I right? What's the prize?
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 19, 2009 11:12 AM
"2.) facebook sorta ruined my life. i want to delete my account."
Rob, you can limit what people see individually.
"3.) two plusa's said something about me in yesterday's OT that really upset me."
Care to elaborate?
Posted by: cobblehiller at June 19, 2009 11:16 AM
Rob, I was kidding, but that was pretty thoughtless of me. Seems like you're really bummed out and I'm sorry to hear it.
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 19, 2009 11:17 AM
Rob,
9th Street between 5th and 6th apparently.
http://www.us.hsbc.com/1/2/3/personal/inside/locator
Also one at Atlantic Center.
Posted by: etson at June 19, 2009 11:20 AM
thank you etson :)
biff, it wasnt you.
cobble. i dont want to elaborate, cuz i think both of them are right. it's my own issues i guess. im not sure im a good fit for this board. it happens a lot.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at June 19, 2009 11:29 AM
etson, You are such a nice person! Really. You are.
Posted by: cobblehiller at June 19, 2009 11:30 AM
Thanks cobblehiller! You're pretty cool yourself!
Posted by: etson at June 19, 2009 11:32 AM
Rob, cleaned your place yet?
Posted by: more4less at June 19, 2009 11:33 AM
Rob, was is a PLUSA, or two?
I nominated you to be the official membership holder. You can eliminate them from the PLUSA club at your liking.
I hope it wasn't me.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 19, 2009 11:35 AM
how do all of you pronounce aunt? like awnt or ant? i say ant but notiee no one pronounces it like that. watching Christina's Court on tv :-/ this is how i spend my vacation
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at June 19, 2009 11:36 AM
Rob, was it a PLUSA, or two?
I nominated you to be the official membership holder. You can eliminate them from the PLUSA club at your liking.
I hope it wasn't me.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 19, 2009 11:36 AM
is=it.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 19, 2009 11:36 AM
rob I feel like crap today too. Last night doing my laundry I happened to turn and saw my ex walk by. Last time I saw her on the street she apparently thought I was going to attack her and ran away. Last night I hesitated for a minute and then went outside and tried to catch up with her, but she went into Gorilla Coffee. I was planning to say hi when she exited but I missed her somehow. Probably for the best, my stomach was all in turmoil.
Posted by: infinitejester at June 19, 2009 11:38 AM
it wasnt u kens. and m4l, yes i scrubbed the apt top to bottom yesterday. i wish i was a housewife. id be SO good at it.
i wish i could be a butler in a brownstone mansion (if anyone is looking lol) but being a butler is very hard to get into if youre white trash like i am.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at June 19, 2009 11:39 AM
www.modernbutlers.com
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 19, 2009 11:41 AM
Rob, you got the wrong accent to land butler gig
Posted by: more4less at June 19, 2009 11:42 AM
ugh jester i feel your pain. my ex who i considered a BFF has ignored me the last 6 weeks cuz he is dating someone new. and he moved into the neighborhood around me. dont want to see him out so i dont go anywhere around here (bars, restaurants, etc).
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at June 19, 2009 11:43 AM
m4l lol yeah. i can fake a brit accent i think. do i have a jersey accent? scary hahaha.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at June 19, 2009 11:45 AM
I say Antie, but my cousins say Awntie. It's 6 of one, half dozen of the other.
Hope it wasn't me Rob! But let me know if it was, and I will apologize as needed.
Posted by: cobblehiller at June 19, 2009 11:48 AM
Rob,
I pronounce it 'ant', but I have a regional English accent. If you were doing a posh butler accent I guess it would be something like 'ornt'.
Posted by: etson at June 19, 2009 12:00 PM
"im not sure im a good fit for this board."
Rob, here's something to think about: I asked some people on Wednesday night whom they thought would have the biggest impact on the blog if he or she was to leave. My own thoughts were it would be DIBS. However, the unanimous response was you. It was also unanimously agreed that nobody lets things bounce off them and is a better sport than you.
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 19, 2009 12:01 PM
rob, I get called all sorts of names all the time. You're one of the best in not caring what anyone says to you, which is how it should be
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 19, 2009 12:03 PM
aw thanks biff :)
letting things 'bounce off of me" is a survival skill i learned as a baby pitbull. people say mean things, and i always seem to gravitate to people and places who say the meanest stuff. im an internet masochist.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at June 19, 2009 12:09 PM
"Etson has the distinct sheen of British aristocracy about him..."
EUROTRASH
Posted by: East New York at June 19, 2009 12:13 PM
I was waiting for that one ENY!
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 19, 2009 12:17 PM
Did benson and What go somewhere together today??? Maybe on a mandate or to a spa???
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 19, 2009 12:19 PM
"www.modernbutlers.com
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 19, 2009 11:41 AM"
I think I've found my backup career if the whole financial services thing doesn't work out for me.
Chin up Rob, you'll always have your beanbag and a couple of 40s!
Posted by: the chicken at June 19, 2009 12:21 PM
Hah, ENY
But we have been over this before. Many Brits (including me) don't think of themselves as 'European'.
Eurotrash = Vespa riding, espresso sipping Italians, rude German tourists with backpacks and rimless glasses etc etc
Kind of like Mr B's vision of a perfect Brooklyn!
Posted by: etson at June 19, 2009 12:21 PM
Eurotrash = Vespa riding, espresso sipping Italians, rude German tourists with backpacks and rimless glasses etc etc
Kind of like Mr B's vision of a perfect Brooklyn!
Posted by: etson at June 19, 2009 12:21 PM
Kinda my version of "hell." Gimmie a third world country anyday.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 19, 2009 12:24 PM
ENY, like clockwork! LOL! Love ya, please don't change!
Posted by: cobblehiller at June 19, 2009 12:24 PM
I like vespas AND backpacks. Does that make me eurotrash? :)
Posted by: CG_ups at June 19, 2009 12:25 PM
LOL etson. perfect description. i cannot STAND the vespa drivers in soho and lil italy.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at June 19, 2009 12:25 PM
Hey Rob, dont make it bad.
Take a sad song and make it better.
Hey Rob, dont be afraid.
You were made to go out and get 'them'.
And anytime you feel the pain, hey Rob, refrain,
Dont carry the world upon your shoulders.
For well you know that its a fool who plays it cool
By making his world a little colder.
'Feel happy inside' my friend.
Posted by: Expert Textpert at June 19, 2009 12:26 PM
Cobble, you're loving everybody today. Did someone put happy sprinkles on your Cheerios today?
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 19, 2009 12:28 PM
"I like vespas AND backpacks. Does that make me eurotrash? :)"
Makes you wannabe Eurotrash CG Ups, not sure if that's worse! ;)
Posted by: etson at June 19, 2009 12:28 PM
Did I hear the word "Eurotrash"? :) I'm giggling in my office like a fool now!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at June 19, 2009 12:30 PM
also i agree with cobble. i LOVE ENY too. he is mean and sweet at the same time and keeps it very real <3
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at June 19, 2009 12:30 PM
Chicken,
accent - checked
ethnicity - no-go; you can work in the kitchen or do the laundry but not serve the master or greet the guests
Posted by: more4less at June 19, 2009 12:31 PM
What does "<3" mean????? I've seen you use it before.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 19, 2009 12:32 PM
Ants are the things that walk off with your picnic. Its Aunt for me.
Posted by: dittoburg at June 19, 2009 12:33 PM
Chicken,
accent - checked
ethnicity - no-go; you can work in the kitchen or do the laundry but not serve the master or greet the guests
Posted by: more4less at June 19, 2009 12:31 PM
Some households have different rules when it comes to what the master wants.
Open to rewrite.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 19, 2009 12:33 PM
And, since we're talking about the Brits, buggery is bound to be prevalent.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 19, 2009 12:33 PM
DIBS,
I think <3 is a heart on its side.
Posted by: etson at June 19, 2009 12:34 PM
It was a required course in all British boarding schools.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 19, 2009 12:34 PM
etson, are you the only Brit on the floor here???
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 19, 2009 12:35 PM
<3
is a heart - are you sure? looks more like a fart on my computer.
Posted by: dittoburg at June 19, 2009 12:36 PM
"Cobble, you're loving everybody today. Did someone put happy sprinkles on your Cheerios today?"
LOL! No, it's likely the sleep deprivation of this week! I am a little loopy this morning!
I was up at 3am, keeping BH company while he got ready to get out to the airport.
Rob, are you getting enough to eat? Enough sleep?
Posted by: cobblehiller at June 19, 2009 12:36 PM
people in the UK don't drink lattes and ride vespas and use backpacks? are we thinking of britain circa 1959?
Posted by: sam at June 19, 2009 12:36 PM
> i do not like this expert textpert person :-/
*rob*
- Posted by: PitbullNYC at June 19, 2009 12:29 PM
:(
Rob, read into the words a bit. I didn't mean to insult you. I've read your posts and you seem like a genuinely nice person. What I was trying to say by posting that is:
Try to make a bad situation a good one. It's not all terrible and to try to be happy.
Believe me, no malice from me.
Posted by: Expert Textpert at June 19, 2009 12:38 PM
As far as I know DIBS.
There is a very nice Irish girl in the office next to yours (but guess you may not have noticed!)
Posted by: etson at June 19, 2009 12:38 PM
do i sound HONGRY and tired? hahahha. im good CHiller.. fridge is stocked and i get 8-9 hours of sleep a night.
do i get enough lovin' tho? no
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at June 19, 2009 12:39 PM
"Chicken,
accent - checked
ethnicity - no-go; you can work in the kitchen or do the laundry but not serve the master or greet the guests
Posted by: more4less at June 19, 2009 12:31 PM"
Damn you M4L. Damn you to hell. My only lifelong dream and you trample all over it. Now I have to settle for being a hedge fund manager. Life is so unfair...
Posted by: the chicken at June 19, 2009 12:40 PM
They drink PG Tips, drive smart cars and use rucksacks.
Posted by: dittoburg at June 19, 2009 12:41 PM
Oh yes, you're right etson...In fact she has real Irish breakfast oatmeal shipped from Ireland I believe.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 19, 2009 12:41 PM
Vespas were spawned from the loins of the devil. The only good one is a dead one.
Posted by: the chicken at June 19, 2009 12:42 PM
Since I'm spreading the LOVE today...here's a little for you, too, Rob!
<3 You're a good egg, just trying to make your way like the rest of us. <3
Posted by: cobblehiller at June 19, 2009 12:42 PM
eggy <3s
Posted by: dittoburg at June 19, 2009 12:43 PM
ENOUGH WITH THE F*&^%ING <3s. SORRY I ASKED
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 19, 2009 12:43 PM
I also want to do a real gross rewrite of that "spreading the LOVE" sentence but I don't think I'd do that to cobble.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 19, 2009 12:45 PM
Just getting you back for that BoCoCa yesterday DIBS! : P
Posted by: cobblehiller at June 19, 2009 12:46 PM
"people in the UK don't drink lattes and ride vespas and use backpacks? are we thinking of britain circa 1959?"
Yeah, hence the lyrics:
"England's not the mythical land of Madame George and roses
It's the home of police who kill black boys on mopeds."
Posted by: infinitejester at June 19, 2009 12:46 PM
Woohoo!!! Just heard we've won a new mandate. The Egg will be getting new shoes next year!
Posted by: the chicken at June 19, 2009 12:47 PM
"people in the UK don't drink lattes and ride vespas and use backpacks? are we thinking of britain circa 1959?"
quislings!
Posted by: etson at June 19, 2009 12:47 PM
"Many Brits (including me) don't think of themselves as 'European'."
Chris Rock has a bit where he talks about black people not distinguishing among white people. Who cares if you're English Romanian, Jewish, whatever. To black people, that's white! Well, it's the same way with you Continentals. You're all a bunch of disenfranchised colonists to me.
"Kind of like Mr B's vision of a perfect Brooklyn!"
Hey, that was funny!
"do i get enough lovin' tho? no"
Rob, you need to go outside and cruise the streets NOW! It's so easy for gay dudes to get laid. What the hell are you waiting for?
Posted by: East New York at June 19, 2009 12:47 PM
She's got the devil in her <3
But her eyes they tantalize
She's gonna tear your <3 apart
Oh her lips are really thrilling
Posted by: Expert Textpert at June 19, 2009 12:49 PM
<3 dibs hate of <3's. ok time for me to take the dogs out and go to the bank thanks again etson for telling me where hsbc is here. if it's not there tho i am so </3 u!lol
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at June 19, 2009 12:50 PM
"do i get enough lovin' tho? no"
Rob, you need to go outside and cruise the streets NOW! It's so easy for gay dudes to get laid. What the hell are you waiting for?
Posted by: East New York at June 19, 2009 12:47 PM
Yes, it really is rob. In fact you don't even have to go out to find someone, you can do it from the comfort of your home online.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 19, 2009 12:51 PM
"colonists" = colonizers
Posted by: East New York at June 19, 2009 12:52 PM
Rob, I just looked it up on their website.
So if it's wrong you can </3 the internet.
Posted by: etson at June 19, 2009 12:56 PM
SnarkSlope is in the Under A Million thread.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 19, 2009 12:56 PM
"Chris Rock has a bit where he talks about black people not distinguishing among white people. Who cares if you're English Romanian, Jewish, whatever. To black people, that's white!"
ENY that appears to be based on a view of "black people" as meaning african americans. In a country as race-obsessed as the US (for all its legitimate reasons) race plays a much bigger role in identity than in some other places in the world 9not all of course). I can't say I even gave a thought about my skin color until I came to the US.
Posted by: dittoburg at June 19, 2009 12:57 PM
"colonists" = colonizers = colonoscopists
Posted by: Expert Textpert at June 19, 2009 12:57 PM
Nothing wrong with colonialism, ENY. Even under the Italians, Ethiopia never starved.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 19, 2009 12:57 PM
Crayola should bring back the original "Flesh" color crayon.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 19, 2009 12:58 PM
But they had all their historical artefacts stolen.
Posted by: dittoburg at June 19, 2009 12:59 PM
Ditto, my wife is from Jamaica. I've heard that speech many, many times and completely understand your point of view.
Posted by: East New York at June 19, 2009 1:00 PM
DIBS - you trying to push for a 400+ post open thread or something?
Posted by: dittoburg at June 19, 2009 1:01 PM
Sorry - didn't mean to nag you!
Posted by: dittoburg at June 19, 2009 1:03 PM
"Crayola should bring back the original "Flesh" color crayon."
Nice pot stirring DIBS!
Posted by: cobblehiller at June 19, 2009 1:04 PM
I'm just pissed people always think i'm Australian.
Posted by: dittoburg at June 19, 2009 1:04 PM
Gudday mate.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 19, 2009 1:06 PM
"Even under the Italians, Ethiopia never starved."
We'd need to ask the Ethiopians for their viewpoint before we determine colonialism's true impact, don't you think?
Posted by: East New York at June 19, 2009 1:08 PM
What the hell is up with that ad, on the right, for the EDGE??!! >>>>>
The one with the girl and the watering can?
OY.
Posted by: cobblehiller at June 19, 2009 1:11 PM
cobble, can it be rotated so we can see her behind?? I'm on a PC so it probably only works on a Mac :)
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 19, 2009 1:16 PM
ENY, colonialism was going well for the British in India until the wives decided that they should come over as well.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 19, 2009 1:18 PM
"Nothing wrong with colonialism, ENY. Even under the Italians, Ethiopia never starved."
See why I go off on Brownstoner! Here's another one!
"This is very sad but Far Rockaway has been a tough neighborhood since the projects have been put in."
"Posted by: KBklyn50 at June 19, 2009 12:07 PM"
First it's "Neighborhood" and "Togetherness" but in all reality it's "Covert Race/Class Warfare and the sad thing is when I point it out then I'm the bad guy. Dave I wonder how your neighbors feel if they knew about you "Covert Thinking"!!! I willing to bet you walk abound in Bed Stuy as a "Good Guy" but you're a fucking asshole!
The What
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at June 19, 2009 1:26 PM
i cant tell white people apart. ask cobblehiller who i thought was my upstairs neighbor lol
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at June 19, 2009 1:27 PM
I can't tell white guys apart when they wear baseball caps. Perhaps thats why its done.
Posted by: dittoburg at June 19, 2009 1:30 PM
"ask cobblehiller who i thought was my upstairs neighbor lol"
That was so confusing Rob! But I do seem to have a very 'generic' look to me. People mistake me for other people all the damn time!
Posted by: cobblehiller at June 19, 2009 1:31 PM
Why am I a fucking asshole, What. You can't distinguish between seriousness and facetiosness. You really need to take a chill man.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 19, 2009 1:33 PM
in the old days the brits were obsessed with race probably because of the empire. they classified everyone into different races, the french race, the hindu race, the irish race, the jewish race, etc etc and of course were fascinated by the american pseudo science of eugenics, and how each race had particular flaws and how only the purest white race could strive to be the most superior human etc etc.
in those days people talked about race the way we talk about sex today. in other words, incessantly.
Posted by: sam at June 19, 2009 1:37 PM
"Why am I a fucking asshole, What. You can't distinguish between seriousness and facetiosness. You really need to take a chill man."
No fuck "Chilling" Asshole. You are the most pertencious Asshole here and I fucking hope get smashed! I'm tired of the fucking bullshit with the Covert Race/Class Warfare shit! Just like that asshole Brownstoner! When someone uses the word "colonialism" that word cut real deep into the hearts of people of color! There is a deep Covert meaning in the Dave, like a fucking a Code "Gentrification!!!!!!
The What
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at June 19, 2009 1:40 PM
Sam - I heard that there are piles of British Victorian ethnological data collected on the faulty premise that you refer to which is now proving very useful in modern day comparative health studies, epidemeiological studies etc. Who knew handlebar-moustachioed pith helmet-wearing missionaries with calipers would come in handy.
Posted by: dittoburg at June 19, 2009 1:45 PM
That would be "pretentious" not "pertentious." Not everything is always about race.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 19, 2009 1:45 PM
What's up PLUSAs! Sounds like you're all having a wonderful Friday!
Posted by: dirty_hipster at June 19, 2009 1:46 PM
Perhaps he meant pertinacious. Who knows.
Posted by: dittoburg at June 19, 2009 1:49 PM
Some of us are, dh. Others are obsessed with race/class warfare, even on a nice Friday afternoon like today.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 19, 2009 1:49 PM
DIBS, if that Adelphi place could be finished for 1-1.2M, I would be fighting with you over it
Posted by: more4less at June 19, 2009 1:49 PM
DIBS - I beg to differ, as an immigrant I have found that in the US, everything is about race.
Posted by: dittoburg at June 19, 2009 1:50 PM
m4l, I believe that it can be, if it is structurally sound and it does not need a complete rehab on the exterior, which, having seen it, it does not.
$60k plumbing
$40k electric
$50k kitchen
$50k 2 1/2 baths
another $200k for plaster, floors, moving second floor walls
It will definitely be doable for $1.2...how much less i'm not sure.
The kitchen "L" may not be sitting on an acceptable foundation. Not sure about that yet.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 19, 2009 1:53 PM
"ENY, colonialism was going well for the British in India until the wives decided that they should come over as well."
Hey that was funny, Dave.
Posted by: East New York at June 19, 2009 1:53 PM
What dave?! I thought the war had ended!
Also - my new hypothesis: cornerbodega = the what
they were both on around 8:45 last night posting nonsense - coincidence?
Posted by: dirty_hipster at June 19, 2009 1:54 PM
I spoke to the realtor, the guy. He certainly was not trying to paint an attractive picture or put lipstick on it. he seemed to be a decent guy, not pushy, arrogant, condescending or a general asshole, unlike myself, according to the What :)
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 19, 2009 1:55 PM
$60k plumbing
$40k electric
$50k kitchen
$50k 2 1/2 baths
Dave - did you make those estimates based on square footage?
Posted by: dittoburg at June 19, 2009 1:55 PM
"That would be "pretentious" not "pertentious." Not everything is always about race."
Great Fuckface you get the meaning of it. I can't wait for this fall. I want to see how you cope Asshole! And guess what??? On Brownstoner it's not about race, it's about Covert Race/Class Warfare! You know the one that move thru the neighborhood covertly! "Hi were you "new" Neighbors" and We want to have "Harmony"" See what happen to the Africans, Chinese, Indians and any other race of people with land and natural resources!
Mother Fuck you Dave you fucking Asshole!
The What
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at June 19, 2009 1:56 PM
Dave, you pissed off the What.
Posted by: East New York at June 19, 2009 1:58 PM
ditto...I thought about that a lot when I was living in Hong Kong and the LA riots were going on. You're right and you're wrong. In America, everyone has to be politically correct and all this race stuff is covert, LIKE THE WHAT SAYS. But over there in Asia, no one talks about race, everyone thinks they are better than other Asians, and WITHIN EACH COUNTRY, there's a hierarchy. Is that racism? Yes.
But the difference is that in Asia it rarely erupts into riots like it does here in the US.
It was an observation from afar but oftentimes we must step back and view racism from a different vantage point.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 19, 2009 1:59 PM
Mother Fuck you Dave you fucking Asshole!
The What
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at June 19, 2009 1:56 PM
From your buddy, benson: "One can often sense the intellectual bankruptcy of a movement by the shrillness of its rhetoric."
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 19, 2009 2:01 PM
Sam:
isn't funny now with the all the data we do have the "pure" races are in fact the most flawed in every sense of the word...
Posted by: gemini10 at June 19, 2009 2:02 PM
more4less, grab an afternoon snack and sit back and watch this one.
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 19, 2009 2:03 PM
not on sq. footage, ditto but based on work I've already had done. New bathrooms require an additional stack.
The costs for the electric and plumbing may come down since PVC is allowed for drain and romex is now alloed as well.
This is actually a rather small house and I do not yet know the sq. footage numbers. There are still a lot of questions, including the quality of the "architectural details" that the listing sats remain.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 19, 2009 2:03 PM
Fair enough. Those Filipinos sure think they're better than those upstart Japanese.
Posted by: dittoburg at June 19, 2009 2:05 PM
ditto, in actuality, the Filipinos provide the house help in almost every country throughout Asia, except Japan, where the Japanese wont let them in. There's a serious problem in Japan with a lack of healthcare workers. They need to be allowed in from the rest of Asia.
But do you know waht the Japanese view of that is???? They think all those people are "dirty." I kid you not. Japan is a fucked up place when you really analyze it.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 19, 2009 2:08 PM
Ok - I seriously need to read my posts before pressing send
what I meant to say is that:
isn't IT funny now with all the data we do have, that what are considered to be the purest of races are in fact the most flawed in every sense of the word...
Posted by: gemini10 at June 19, 2009 2:09 PM
Oh now it's the covert sexism!
Posted by: mopar at June 19, 2009 2:11 PM
"It was an observation from afar but oftentimes we must step back and view racism from a different vantage point."
Wow the fucking Meds are kicking in huh????!!!! What happen Dave caught a moment of clarity???
"From your buddy, benson: "One can often sense the intellectual bankruptcy of a movement by the shrillness of its rhetoric.""
Oh Ok! My new "Bud" Benson! That real great Dave! You and Brownstoner can run "Cloak" over your Covert Race/Class Warfare shit and still FUCK YOU ASSHOLE!!!!!
The What
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at June 19, 2009 2:14 PM
DIBS, I was joking about the Pinoys
Posted by: dittoburg at June 19, 2009 2:15 PM
It's the overt expiration of mood altering drugs.
Posted by: Arkady at June 19, 2009 2:15 PM
You and Brownstoner can run "Cloak" over your Covert Race/Class Warfare shit and still FUCK YOU ASSHOLE!!!!!
The What
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at June 19, 2009 2:14 PM
This lends credence tou your argument.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 19, 2009 2:16 PM
Dave, I just saw that listing. I LOVE it. LOVE it. Such a cute exterior, such a gracious floor plan. And can't believe it's so inexpensive. I wish we had that kind of money.
Now don't go messing it up by putting in bathrooms where they don't belong!
Posted by: mopar at June 19, 2009 2:22 PM
We should club together and send the what on a worldwide vacation to give him/her some perspective.
Posted by: dittoburg at June 19, 2009 2:22 PM
Yes, ditto. i offered to take What around the titty bars in bangkok.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 19, 2009 2:25 PM
I think we should club together and get a group med plan.
Me thinks me needs a nap.
Posted by: cobblehiller at June 19, 2009 2:26 PM
cobble did you know that condoms are covered by health flex spending accounts.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 19, 2009 2:29 PM
Nothing like pre-tax sex!!!! LOL
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 19, 2009 2:30 PM
No, DIBS, I did not know that. But I'm glad to hear it!
Posted by: cobblehiller at June 19, 2009 2:31 PM
Learn something new in the OT every day.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 19, 2009 2:33 PM
My nickname in junior high was "white Ethiopian" because I was so skinny.
Posted by: infinitejester at June 19, 2009 2:33 PM
It's a veritable hot bed of deep intellectual discourse!
Posted by: cobblehiller at June 19, 2009 2:35 PM
DIBS, thanks, am definitely putting that into my notes (Cobble, "notes" = my elephant memory and not an actual notepad)
Posted by: more4less at June 19, 2009 2:44 PM
Well we hear about DIBS' hot bed anyway.
Posted by: etson at June 19, 2009 2:44 PM
"Yes, ditto. i offered to take What around the titty bars in bangkok."
"Learn something new in the OT every day."
Combining those two thoughts, did you know that the dot over the letter 'i' is called a tittle?
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 19, 2009 2:50 PM
Well, we don't know about the bed, per se, but the bedding, that's another story!
Posted by: cobblehiller at June 19, 2009 2:51 PM
The bedding gets washed once every two weeks or so, whether it needs it or not.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 19, 2009 2:54 PM
I'm sure it would light up like Ginza if the CSI tech passed a UV light over it!!!
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 19, 2009 2:54 PM
It's a hot bed of something.
Posted by: East New York at June 19, 2009 2:56 PM
"The bedding gets washed once every two weeks or so, whether it needs it or not."
Where is Snappy to SHRIEK!!
Same here DIBS, once in awhile I go crazy and change them more often. But I'm a slovenly housekeeper when compared to Snappy and the other gals. I just don't have that fanatical 'scrubbing' gene!
Posted by: cobblehiller at June 19, 2009 2:57 PM
Anyone ever been to Belize?
Posted by: dirty_hipster at June 19, 2009 2:58 PM
I agree cobble, but I can't stand the sight of any hair anywhere in the bathroom.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 19, 2009 2:58 PM
DIBS loves a hot dread in his hot bed.
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 19, 2009 2:58 PM
mopar,
DIBS is more likely to expand the square footage of existing bathrooms than to add more bathrooms. He has posted before he likes big, luxurious master bathrooms. I mean that seriously, notwithstanding the unintended rewrite material (not to mention the anagrammatical possibilities in cobble's 2:35 post.)
Meanwhile, in the interest of comity, can we all walk back the colonial/ethiopian jesting? I know what's reation is over the top, but even though I knew the references were all meant as mere water cooler humor and not serious opinion on the topics, I have to say I cringed a bit. There's lots to fight about on this site but this isn't it.
Posted by: slopefarm at June 19, 2009 2:59 PM
Agreed, slope. I through the Ethiopian remark out first amongst the posts on colonialism. If anyone actually understood it, it was really a joke on Italy. That said, if it offends what so much i will apologize but people need to be less uptight about all this. There's be fewer problems. maybe I don't understand, not being a "person of color."
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 19, 2009 3:03 PM
Jill, you should have Chez What? make a rum raisin ice cream recipe per your extra dark rum specifications. I bet he would.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at June 19, 2009 3:04 PM
DH, I've been to Belize, but it was part of a cruise. I was there for one day. It seemed very lush. I rode a horse there, but never made it into any urban areas.
Posted by: East New York at June 19, 2009 3:05 PM
*Biff busily working on another tremendously witty and side-splitting post that will go unnoticed*
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 19, 2009 3:05 PM
WOW...i can't even get "threw" and "through" right. That's more bothersome.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 19, 2009 3:06 PM
I'm working on one for the "rode a horse there" sentence. I might not get it before I leave early for the train
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 19, 2009 3:07 PM
"I through the Ethiopian remark out"
Next, you should throw out your grammar.
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 19, 2009 3:07 PM
Biff. I mad a self depracating remark about that above. ^^^^ Try and keep up.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 19, 2009 3:08 PM
Oops!
Sorry about that last comment. I posted it in the wrong blog.
So, any of you guys like rum raisin ice cream?
Posted by: TownhouseLady at June 19, 2009 3:08 PM
Are you drunk already, THL?
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 19, 2009 3:10 PM
"Biff. I mad a self depracating remark about that above. ^^^^ Try and keep up."
DIBS, that's "self-deprecating".
Please try to keep your grammar up to a higher standard.
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 19, 2009 3:10 PM
THL, that's funny. I thought you were referencing The What's home with the "Chez What" reference but couldn't figure out who Jill is.
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 19, 2009 3:11 PM
I miss BRG's webster dictionary posts. too many words are beyond my understanding
Posted by: more4less at June 19, 2009 3:12 PM
I thought I was supposed to be the dirty one!
Bedding gets changed every 7 days.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at June 19, 2009 3:13 PM
Disclaimer: Not all Canadians are as obnoxious and annoying as I.
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 19, 2009 3:13 PM
THL,
The what's on a cooking blog, too? And runs a French restaurant? That's the inference I draw. Maybe I'm overreading.
Posted by: slopefarm at June 19, 2009 3:13 PM
You guys change your own bedding?? How déclassé!
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 19, 2009 3:15 PM
"Biff. I mad a self depracating remark about that above. ^^^^ Try and keep up."
DIBS, that's "self-deprecating".
Please try to keep your grammar up to a higher standard.
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 19, 2009 3:10 PM
Biff, if you're going to correct the spelling in a sentence, CORRECT THE ENTIRE SENTENCE.
There's nothing worse than a half-ass job.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 19, 2009 3:15 PM
The What's got a tranny named Jill????
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 19, 2009 3:16 PM
Jill's a super hottie blogger from Texas...
http://stellasroar.blogspot.com/
ChezWhat? is a great foodie blog...
http://alittlebitofchristo.blogspot.com/
Apparently it's hard to find Rum Raisin Ice Cream in Texas.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at June 19, 2009 3:16 PM
"I can't stand the sight of any hair anywhere in the bathroom."
Likewise, my mother trained me from an early age not to leave a single hair in the sink, on the floor, in the drain, ANYwhere. I am fanatical about that!
Every 7 DH, my, I am impressed. A very tidy man, you are!
Posted by: cobblehiller at June 19, 2009 3:17 PM
Biff, in Bed Stuy we hang our sheets and other things out on the line. I've been seen beating may carpets.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 19, 2009 3:17 PM
"my carpets"
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 19, 2009 3:17 PM
"Are you drunk already, THL?"
No, but it is Friday so I'm prepping...
Posted by: TownhouseLady at June 19, 2009 3:19 PM
"Biff, if you're going to correct the spelling in a sentence, CORRECT THE ENTIRE SENTENCE."
There is only so much time in the day!
"There's nothing worse than a half-ass job."
Half-ass jobs blow. (Re-write anybody?)
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 19, 2009 3:20 PM
I can't seem to keep track of anything being said here right now.
Did it all just go to complete jibberish, or have I finally lost my mind?
Posted by: cobblehiller at June 19, 2009 3:20 PM
> I've been seen beating may carpets.
Daveinbedsuty, is that the only thing you've been seen beating?
Posted by: Expert Textpert at June 19, 2009 3:20 PM
It's well past 5:00 in Europe, THL.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 19, 2009 3:21 PM
Sexperv, between the Chines bf and the Mexican bf and all the others there's no time or energy to beat anything. :)
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 19, 2009 3:22 PM
DH uses cleaning svc so let's not give him the Tidy Man awards. Rob on the other just scrub the flrs himself (was it once a yr tho?)
Posted by: more4less at June 19, 2009 3:23 PM
DIBS,
Make your BF's bring takeout to your place next time - see if neighbors think they're the takeout delivery people
Posted by: more4less at June 19, 2009 3:25 PM
haha m4l - the cleaning lady doesn't touch the bed!
She just cleans floors, vacuums, does the bathroom and kitchen and windows (living near the BQE, its disgusting to see how much soot accumulates on the windows)
Posted by: dirty_hipster at June 19, 2009 3:25 PM
"Make your BF's bring takeout to your place next time"
M4L, how the hell do you think DIBS met them in the first place?
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 19, 2009 3:25 PM
m4l, Xing does bring good food from Chinatown but he's too well dressed to be a takeout guy. And he doesn't ride a bike.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 19, 2009 3:26 PM
Uh-oh. "Cleaning svc" - open invitation to another diatribe on socio-economic themes...
Posted by: Arkady at June 19, 2009 3:26 PM
DIBS, if and when you dump Xing, will you put a "No Xing" sign in front of your stoop?
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 19, 2009 3:29 PM
My grandmother used to refer to her housekeeper as the "charwoman". I never knew what it meant, but always cringed when I heard it as I thought it might be (or at least have evolved into) a racist term.
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 19, 2009 3:30 PM
"Char" is a class term, updated now to "daily".
Posted by: Arkady at June 19, 2009 3:32 PM
Thanks Arkady; I knew you would have insight into it. I just looked it up online and the definition is:
Noun 1. charwoman - a human female employed to do housework; "the char will clean the carpet"; "I have a woman who comes in four hours a day while I write"
cleaning lady, cleaning woman, char, woman
cleaner - someone whose occupation is cleaning
Seems benign enough.
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 19, 2009 3:34 PM
I always thought char meant tea, as in char walla.
Posted by: dittoburg at June 19, 2009 3:34 PM
At least it seemed benign enough to an 80 something year-old who had probably been using the term since the first quarter of the 20th century.
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 19, 2009 3:35 PM
"Biff, in Bed Stuy we hang our sheets and other things out on the line."
In Canada, we're all usually three sheets to the wind around this time on a Friday in the summer.
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 19, 2009 3:38 PM
"a human female employed to do housework"
as opposed to any non-human female one might think of employing.
Posted by: etson at June 19, 2009 3:40 PM
DIBS, a buddy of mine who owns a few restuarants helps out with delivering take out when a guys resigned or out sick. Thing is he drives his freaking s-class mercedes (instead of the corolla delivery car) cause he cant have his expensive euro threads in that corolla. Funny thing is he says he gets bigger tips than his delivery guys.
Posted by: more4less at June 19, 2009 3:40 PM
while we're talking about delivery guys
has anyone else noticed there's more and more people who are taking up these jobs that don't fit the normal demographic?
Posted by: dirty_hipster at June 19, 2009 3:43 PM
i bought three plants! a cactus, a sort of cactus, and somthing else. ive named them saleisha, joan, and charlie!
and lol @ what saying dave is pretentious. he's like the least pretentious person ever.
is anuyone going to the mermade parade tomorrow?
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at June 19, 2009 3:45 PM
Hang on to your hats people! I GOT A JOB NIBBLE, and it's a BIGGIE!
Please cross your fingers and toes, and say prayers, any denomination will do!
Posted by: cobblehiller at June 19, 2009 3:51 PM
mermelade parade
Posted by: dittoburg at June 19, 2009 3:52 PM
OMG Cobble!!! That is AMAZING. Ok, let's keep calm and not get hopes up too much, but I'm soooooo excited with the prospect. GOOD LUCK!!
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 19, 2009 3:53 PM
rob, depends on mood. Lots of angry people there last year and it was a gorgeous day. Maybe the rain will keep the nasties away. The mob wasn't happy with the way the popo's were doing their jobs.
Posted by: DeLepp at June 19, 2009 3:53 PM
"In Canada, we're all usually three sheets to the wind around this time on a Friday in the summer."
I read this article about some British mining company who had workers stationed somewhere in Africa. The company asked the long-termers what could be done to make their stay more comfortable. their answer? Cheaper alcohol. The artcile went on to say that they chose to stay intoxicated most of the days they weren't working.
Posted by: infinitejester at June 19, 2009 3:53 PM
"The mob wasn't happy with the way the popo's were doing their jobs."
That sounds funny to me as "popo" is grandmother in Chinese.
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 19, 2009 3:55 PM
Great news cobblehiller! Best of luck!
"say prayers, any denomination will do"
I have the Episcopalians covered.
Posted by: etson at June 19, 2009 3:55 PM
See, I'm gone for 30 minutes (in the subway, now sitting on Amtrak) and I miss learning a new word..."char."
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 19, 2009 3:55 PM
Thank you Biff, yes, almost tooo exciting. Must keep calm, palms are sweating!
Posted by: cobblehiller at June 19, 2009 3:55 PM
DH, not in Clinton Hill. Delivery personnel is still the same demographics. I'm still getting the "delivery guy" look from newbies moving into my building.
Posted by: more4less at June 19, 2009 3:56 PM
Good luck, cobble.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 19, 2009 3:57 PM
I got the "Drinks on COBBLE" lines all queued up.
Posted by: more4less at June 19, 2009 3:59 PM
Cobble, I'm not sure if I'm more excited about you actually landing the job or about the ensuing drinks to celebrate landing of said job.
"I have the Episcopalians covered."
I have the agnostics covered.
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 19, 2009 3:59 PM
"I have the Episcopalians covered."
LOL! Thank you etson, much appreciated!
Posted by: cobblehiller at June 19, 2009 4:00 PM
m4l, I used to "do" a Chinese guy who was a delivery boy. My doorman gave me shit once (kiddingly, he was this hot latin guy and i tipped him well) because the guy left menus in the elevator on the way out.
The stories I could tell would make you cringe.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 19, 2009 4:00 PM
congrats chiller!
Posted by: dirty_hipster at June 19, 2009 4:01 PM
Biff, "PoPo" in cantonese is "carry carry" (something kids say when they dont want to walk anymore). "PorPor" is grandma. I know you'll want confirm with Mrs. Champion but I'm sure she'll tell U "He's right"
Posted by: more4less at June 19, 2009 4:01 PM
lapsed catholics covered
Posted by: DeLepp at June 19, 2009 4:02 PM
haha m4l - maybe it's just here in north brooklyn, but i've been seeing alot more 'hipsterish' delivery people. i guess the trust funds have dried up.
there was a gorgeous girl who delivered a pizza from motorino a few weeks ago. when i opened the door it was like the beginning of a really weird porno.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at June 19, 2009 4:02 PM
Thanks DIBS and DH!
Episcopalians, Agnostics, all excellent, any others?! I need all the help I can get here!
Posted by: cobblehiller at June 19, 2009 4:04 PM
etson u know rosie the robot on the jetsons? she was a robot maid.
and ew YES i hate pubes on bathrpoom floor, toilet, and sink as well. ick. dog hair too. i used to vaccuum my dog with a dust buster. dont do that anymore cuz he doesnt seem to shed much these days.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at June 19, 2009 4:05 PM
Cobble, you have the Jews, too.
Posted by: jessibaby at June 19, 2009 4:06 PM
"Biff, "PoPo" in cantonese is "carry carry" (something kids say when they dont want to walk anymore). "PorPor" is grandma."
M4L, as I'm sure you'll agree, it's difficult to try to spell out Chinese words in English as the tone is so important and distinct.
In Toysan, I suppose most accurately it would be pronounced "pwoah pwoah", but to a gweilo like me, it sounds like "po po".
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 19, 2009 4:08 PM
Good new Cobblehiller! Fingers crossed.
Posted by: mopar at June 19, 2009 4:08 PM
Lapsed Catholics and Jews! Beautiful, thank you delepp and jessi!
Posted by: cobblehiller at June 19, 2009 4:11 PM
lapsed catholics double coverd and i'll speak with all my buddhist & hindu friends
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 19, 2009 4:11 PM
cobble- I second the Jew support! Excuse me- I have to twist my self into a pretzel again so I can keep everything crossed for luck to you! Let me know!
Posted by: bxgrl at June 19, 2009 4:12 PM
Thank you mopar, and bxgrl! Don't hurt yourself over there! ; )
Fabulous, thank you all, thank you Dave!
Posted by: cobblehiller at June 19, 2009 4:15 PM
former catholic new agnostic support over here.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at June 19, 2009 4:16 PM
There are many different Jewish sects. Jessi and bxgrl, please identify if you are reform, conservative, Hasids, etc.
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 19, 2009 4:19 PM
Expert, many thanks, 'I've got a feeling' about this job.
Posted by: cobblehiller at June 19, 2009 4:19 PM
Good luck, cobblehiller!
Posted by: East New York at June 19, 2009 4:22 PM
"Cobble, you have the Jews"
Hopefully that will help you to be chosen.
Posted by: etson at June 19, 2009 4:22 PM
drinks at Floyds? I missed that one last time
Posted by: more4less at June 19, 2009 4:23 PM
Biff, first gender and religious verification! This is getting a bit out of hand!
Mopar: the forum post is gone!
Posted by: jessibaby at June 19, 2009 4:23 PM
Let's not get ahead of ourselves here M4L, let me get to the darn interview first!
Thanks ENY!
Posted by: cobblehiller at June 19, 2009 4:26 PM
Rock on chiller! Congregationalists covered.
Posted by: infinitejester at June 19, 2009 4:28 PM
JB, you referring to that grand ave forum post?
Posted by: more4less at June 19, 2009 4:28 PM
Mmmmm...Floyd....
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 19, 2009 4:28 PM
counting down the clock before I'm stuck visiting the in-laws in N. Carolina for 2 weeks. Why couldn't they live in baltimore, philly, DC,.....?
Posted by: more4less at June 19, 2009 4:30 PM
Yes, M4L. Second time today, I think....
[dusts off mystery machine]
Posted by: jessibaby at June 19, 2009 4:30 PM
JB, think my plan to low-ball the seller with a 900k offer is pure pipedream now
Posted by: more4less at June 19, 2009 4:31 PM
That's probably right, M4L. But hey, you could contact the attorney that set up the LLC that owns the place see what he says...
Posted by: jessibaby at June 19, 2009 4:34 PM
LLC doesn't sound like the dumb sellers I like to deal with
Posted by: more4less at June 19, 2009 4:36 PM
Char - 2nd def (Hindu) tea. Chinese - chai.
Agreement - Po-po = grandmother in Toishan.
CHiller - When will you know so I can uncross everything?
Posted by: Arkady at June 19, 2009 4:38 PM
Haha, got it.
Posted by: jessibaby at June 19, 2009 4:38 PM
Cobble that's great news!
So I was looking through old photos in order to do something for Father's Day and found a few of my dad from back in his Marine's days. Yowzers! No wonder my mom liked him.
Take a look...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/30673694@N06/
Posted by: TownhouseLady at June 19, 2009 4:39 PM
Shotgun!
Posted by: jessibaby at June 19, 2009 4:41 PM
"CHiller - When will you know so I can uncross everything?"
Arkady, Waiting for a call today or Monday. Feel free to uncross everything as needed! Cannot have you as twisted up as I'll be all weekend!
Thank you THL!
Posted by: cobblehiller at June 19, 2009 4:42 PM
Unfortunately for him, I was born in the 70's so all the pictures I'm going to be using he's wearing some form of hideous plaid pants or tight sweater with a huge pointed collar. There's even a few years of horrible porn-stache and one (thank god just one) where he was working on a touch of comb-over. LOLOLOL!!! I'm guessing my mom put the kybosh on that quick.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at June 19, 2009 4:44 PM
biff- Cardiac Jew (feel it in my heart)! ;) (no-actually conservative/reform)
But also a touch agnostic so cobble consider the agnostics on board as well. Hmm....any Wiccans out here?
Posted by: bxgrl at June 19, 2009 4:44 PM
THL- wow!! Very goodlooking!
Posted by: bxgrl at June 19, 2009 4:47 PM
Your Dad had a SWEET ride, THL! Nice dog, too.
Posted by: East New York at June 19, 2009 4:49 PM
THL, does your dad still have that car?
Posted by: more4less at June 19, 2009 4:49 PM
Congregationalist! My great-grampa was one, too! Thanks infinite!
Posted by: cobblehiller at June 19, 2009 4:52 PM
He used to race that Chevy at Daytona.
The Jag unfortunately got completely totaled when a drunk woman crashed into him. Even bent the frame. She didn't have insurance either. He's lucky he survived.
He still gets a little choked up when he talks about that car.
He's the reason I'm such a Nascar fan.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at June 19, 2009 4:56 PM
How sad, John Joseph Houghtaling, inventor of the Magic Fingers Coin Operated Vibrating Hotel bed died at age 92.
I wonder if they're going to retrofit his coffin with one?
Posted by: TownhouseLady at June 19, 2009 5:23 PM
The jag! You throw that out so casually THL!
I can imagine that losing a jaguar hurts. A lot!
Posted by: cobblehiller at June 19, 2009 5:24 PM
Anyone have fun plans for the weekend?
Posted by: dirty_hipster at June 19, 2009 5:33 PM
No Cobble, I'm sorry if it came off that way. He worked his tail off to get that car doing a million different odd jobs. Of all his cars that one was really special to him and he really didn't get to enjoy it for too long. It was a damn shame.
The weekend? No, since it's kind of a wash-out we're going to work on the house a bit (in door projects).
Posted by: TownhouseLady at June 19, 2009 5:38 PM
> Anyone have fun plans for the weekend?
Listening to the Beatles.
Posted by: Expert Textpert at June 19, 2009 5:42 PM
indoor, not in a door. You know...
Posted by: TownhouseLady at June 19, 2009 5:43 PM
I was just teasing you THL! I have no doubt it was a most prized possession! : )
DH, Does scrubbing the shower curtain count? LOL! Just cat sitting and cleaning, and some cooking. Nothing exciting, I'm beat, so a quiet weekend is in order.
What about you?
Posted by: cobblehiller at June 19, 2009 5:44 PM
scrubbing the shower curtain!? just buy a new one!! I change those quite frequently too - My roommate doesn't like to pull it closed after she utilizes the shower, so mildew accumulates very quickly.
i'm going home for father's day tomorrow!! but not before going to a friend's exhibit opening at a gallery tonight in the neighborhood.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at June 19, 2009 5:55 PM
Your Dad showed remarkable restraint, THL. I'd have had to KILL the person who wrecked my Jag!! Ugh!!!
Posted by: East New York at June 19, 2009 6:05 PM
Yeah no shit ENY - you don't mess with a man's car.
how was entertaining the tourists the other night?
Posted by: dirty_hipster at June 19, 2009 6:07 PM
Quite late here as I was under the weather and down for the count yesterday, but good luck, CH! I'll add the Orthodox Christians to the growing list of denominations rooting for you!
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