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i heart the rain.
Posted by: randolph at June 24, 2009 9:17 AM
First!
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at June 24, 2009 9:17 AM
Just kidding...
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at June 24, 2009 9:18 AM
Hey Rob/Pitbull - Did you see the Times article on sober bartenders this morning?
The profession with the highest number of alcoholics?
Construction workers
So maybe you were on to something yesterday.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/24/dining/24sober.html?8dpc
Posted by: Rookie at June 24, 2009 9:21 AM
The rain is going to deliver me a bumper crop of Golden Delicious apples in my yard here this year.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 9:22 AM
DIBS, are you opening up a farmers market in your "ghetto"? Those apples are my favs.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 24, 2009 9:25 AM
Rookie,
I remember ABC7 did an investigative report into construction workers drunk on the job a few years back.
Posted by: etson at June 24, 2009 9:26 AM
Yes, Kens, I'll also be selling heirloom tomatoes, lettuce & brussel sprouts. However, true to the longstanding tradition of the ghetto, they will be overpriced. :)
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 9:28 AM
etson...all you have to do is go over to the Blarney Stone (best roast beef sandwich) on 3rd Ave between 44 & 45 during lunch and see all the construction workers at the bar drinking beer. They really do have fantastic sandwiches though.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 9:29 AM
One more day of rain and I'm gonna start building an ark for the kitty and I. Morning asshats :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at June 24, 2009 9:31 AM
Speaking of overpriced, I went to the farmers market in Redhook (right across the street for IKEA) and their prices were ridiculous! It was something like 6 bucks a pound for Golden Delicious. The one in Union Square is WAY cheaper.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 24, 2009 9:32 AM
I love that Etson said ABC7!!!
ha
Posted by: gemini10 at June 24, 2009 9:32 AM
Snappy! You're alive!
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 24, 2009 9:33 AM
DIBS, will your fruit selection include yellow bananas?
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 24, 2009 9:33 AM
Hiya Ken :) I'm alive and kicking! How the hell are ya!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at June 24, 2009 9:34 AM
Speaking of yellow bananas, has m4l been banned again???
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 9:34 AM
Thanks for the recommendation DIBS - will check it out.
One of the few perks of my job is that they pay for lunch if I stay at my desk, though. I don't suppose Blarney Stone delivers?!
Posted by: etson at June 24, 2009 9:36 AM
DIBS, did you know that bananas come in many colours, including yellow, green, black, red and furry pink?
http://scienceray.com/biology/botany/bananas-come-in-many-colors/
Have you ever had a Musa Splendida or Siam Ruby Banana?
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 24, 2009 9:36 AM
"I'm alive and kicking!!"
I hope you're using your good leg, Snappy.
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 24, 2009 9:37 AM
I believe they will deliver, etson. Not sure.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 9:37 AM
I thought m4l said he was traveling to visit his in-laws.
Posted by: etson at June 24, 2009 9:38 AM
A furry pink banana? I might like that one :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at June 24, 2009 9:38 AM
Biff, using the good leg indeed...a few more days of this cane bullsh*t and I'm gonna ask the doctor to chop off my foot and install a freakin' wheel there instead. Less hassle.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at June 24, 2009 9:39 AM
I think I knew a guy from Peru many years ago whom I called "Musa Splendida." As far as Siam Bananas, well, they are a breed amongst themselves.
I think I'll frontrun the cucumber references....
http://www.runningpage.com/drears/humor/beer.html
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 9:40 AM
why does cobble have such disdain for me? or is that pretty much universal?
Posted by: randolph at June 24, 2009 9:40 AM
Very perceptive, randi.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 9:42 AM
Randi, I think everyone had disdain for you in the beginning...all you did was call us names. I've noticed you actually contribute to conversation more lately...give it time and folks will likely ease up on you.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at June 24, 2009 9:43 AM
Where the heck are all my RHWONJ fans? Last night was a tease...the real fireworks will hit Thursday.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at June 24, 2009 9:45 AM
I am alive and kicking as well. OMG Snappy. RHONJ was scandalous!
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 24, 2009 9:50 AM
Snappy - The cane must at least guarantee you a seat on the subway, doesn't it?
Posted by: Arkady at June 24, 2009 9:52 AM
They cried about the mob connection and claim that it was an unfortunate accident yet the father-in-law was found shot in a trunk of his Lincoln Continental. And Caroline's husband is best friends with the ex-NYC police commissioner who has been in and out of court for a while on a whole bunch of fraud charges. Something smells fishy here.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 24, 2009 9:54 AM
Ken, I loved how Dina tried to hide the fact that she and Jacqueline likely had problems long before Danielle arrived on the scene. They want to blame everything on Danielle.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at June 24, 2009 9:55 AM
AM HERE
Let's talk RHONJ
WOWOWWOW
check out this new juicy tidbit
http://www.nypost.com/seven/06242009/tv/new_wives_tales_175823.htm
Posted by: gemini10 at June 24, 2009 9:56 AM
Arkady...Hi! Unfortunately most folks are hesitant to get up. They tend to wait until I about fall over when the train jerks before someone reluctantly gives up their seat. Men refuse to move...All my seat offers come from women. When I'm on the bus I've just resorted to flat out telling people to get up!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at June 24, 2009 9:57 AM
I could understand their being upset with folks speaking ill of their dead father in law, but to say that part of the family wasn't fair game since they didn't sign up to be on the show isn't right either. When you put yourself out there, you open up everyone connected to you to some criticism. I think the only people that should be exempt are the children. I also firmly believe now after watching the last supper episode again that Dina is an effing liar. To believe Dina is telling the truth about not showing the book, then that would make Jacqueline the liar. And between the two of em I would definitely trust whatever Jacqueline said over Dina.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at June 24, 2009 10:00 AM
Seems she's actually a sociopath, gemini.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 10:00 AM
"Yes, Kens, I'll also be selling heirloom tomatoes, lettuce & brussel sprouts. However, true to the longstanding tradition of the ghetto, they will be overpriced. :)"
And over-ripe.
Posted by: denton at June 24, 2009 10:00 AM
I like Danielle and actually feel bad for her (I actually like all the ladies on the show) but I think she needs a good therapist and some R&R time out of the spotlight to focus on her kids and just living as drama free as she can.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at June 24, 2009 10:03 AM
"Snappy - The cane must at least guarantee you a seat on the subway, doesn't it?"
Arkady, from what my wife tells me, a 9-month pregnant woman or a woman with two young kids is more likely than not to be left standing on a subway and not be offered a seat.
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 24, 2009 10:04 AM
"And over-ripe."
Denton, haven't you noticed that DIBS likes to pick the youngest fruit, well before it has matured?
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 24, 2009 10:05 AM
Dibs - agreed on Danielle being wacked out - something is verrry wrong with her
Insert - I agree with you there - exactly, you all signed up for the show so that means your family signed up as well. I have to admit though I do like Dina and thought her buhbbies were real but alas they are not
Posted by: gemini10 at June 24, 2009 10:06 AM
Oh, and I'm also growing Mexican chilis that I smuggled back up with me in 2007. These are akin to the extremely small and hot Thai chilis. I got them off the property of my Mexican bf's cousins.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 10:08 AM
Kens- completely agree with your statement above about the Manzo father - am sorry, who are you trying to kid here?
Posted by: gemini10 at June 24, 2009 10:08 AM
Agree with Snappy re: Randi. I've found he / she's gone from being simply a name-caller to someone who can come up with some pretty hilarious lines. I think it all turned for me with his / her post on the Marriage Equality Act, which I admired.
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 24, 2009 10:09 AM
I've seen one very proactive bus driver actually pull the bus over and tell everyone that if the standing pregnant ladies and people with canes didn't get a seat he would take the bus out of service and kick off everyone but the pregnant and cane users. I could have hugged that man, but you know some folks...they were actually pissed off to have to get up or be forced off the bus. Shamefull.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at June 24, 2009 10:09 AM
wow apparently people arent allowed to have differing opinions on this blog. per the "urban farmer" post. :-/
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at June 24, 2009 10:11 AM
"I got them off the property of my Mexican bf's cousins."
Re-write instructions:
Remove the words "them" and "the property of".
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 24, 2009 10:11 AM
I also loved how the host put Teresa in check about the slur her husband made. Wether or not they felt it was offensive, the point was that it was offensive to some people, including Danielle, and they had no right to tell her she should not be offended by it. Then when they tried to justify it by saying "everybody in Jersey says that" I was grossed out. Just because something is done by the masses (though I think the state of Jersey would not like her speaking for them) doesn't make it right or ok to do.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at June 24, 2009 10:12 AM
Insert
it amazes me that so many men just sit and "pretend to sleep" when a pregant woman or older person gets on the train.
not sure about giving up my seat though for a woman/man with a kid. Sorry, but my father taught me that I was to give up my seat for someone who needed it more than my 9 year old butt
I suppose a 3 year old is different...
Posted by: gemini10 at June 24, 2009 10:13 AM
Snappy - Add a neck brace. When I wore one people fell all over themselves to give me a seat.
Posted by: Arkady at June 24, 2009 10:13 AM
Last night, on the way home, some extremely overweight man pushed on behind me so he could get a seat. Of course he needed two seats. We exchanged words.
I rarely sit on the subway even when there are seats. I covet that door position, which I know bothers a lot of you. However, as I once remarked to someone who said I shouldn't stand there: "I'm doing you a favor. If it weren't me it's be someone 400 lbs who doesn't know how to move."
When the train is crowded, there's no air circulation down at seated level.
I do enjoy watching the looks on passengers when someone who needs more than one, arguably small, subways seat tries to squeeze in between them!!!!
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 10:14 AM
"why does cobble have such disdain for me?"
You can ask me directly randi. I have disdain for you because you irritate me. Despite the fact that you are participating more often, and seem to have something to offer, you continue to make statements that IRK me.
Have a nice day.
Posted by: cobblehiller at June 24, 2009 10:15 AM
LOL Arkady!!! When I was first on crutches in the city in '97 a man got up for me on the Q train to give me his seat. A woman (and I use the term loosely) actually shoved me out of the way to take the seat from me. I wound up falling face first onto the floor of the subway car and my crutches went flying. The man and his standing friend picked me up off the floor, dusted me off and held me up for the rest of my ride. All the while they talked about that woman like a dog, and very loudly. She didn't give a rat's patootie. She just sat there. And, no one else bothered to get up so I could sit. I called my mom later that night crying "I HATE THIS CITY!!!" I was truly on the verge of leaving.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at June 24, 2009 10:17 AM
oh im a squeezer, i dont care. if it looks like i can, ill make myself fit, deal with it. can't stand leg spreaders who need to air out their balls either.
i think people in a cast or a hurt body part definitely should get a seat. i dont know how i feel about someone who is pregnant deserving a seat. but i will, and have given up seats for pregnant people. it is very hard to tell sometimes tho if a woman is really pregnant or just fat.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at June 24, 2009 10:17 AM
THL will be pissed that we started the Housewives discussion without her.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 24, 2009 10:19 AM
Dibs - you are hilarious!
that's my face you are looking at when some fatty thinks it's perfectly OK to squeeze in between me and someone else
Insert - that was great - am soooo happy Andy checked Teresa for her husband's dumb gay comment!!! - I love Andy!
Posted by: gemini10 at June 24, 2009 10:19 AM
Asked and answered, randi. LOL
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 10:22 AM
I do a squeeze/wedge play. Perch on just the front of the seat & gradually inch my way to the back. Amazing how the space I need magically appears.
Posted by: Arkady at June 24, 2009 10:22 AM
Hi Snappy! How's the footie? Hope it's getting a bit better?
RHoNJ was insane, where's Noki, I want her take on it, too!!
Dina is a spoiled brat, she's been protected all her life by her big sister and she's apparently a compulsive liar. I loved the whole bit where Caroline went off on a tangent about her father-in-law and the families not being in the mob, and Teresa said nothing. I wonder if T started to wonder why she pays cash for everything?! I feel for Danielle, but she is a drama queen, but she also is put in a position where she has to stand up for herself. And the bit about J & C and 'the slap' was also hiding something more, me thinks.
Next week will be bananas! [Like how I worked that one in?!]
Posted by: cobblehiller at June 24, 2009 10:23 AM
hmmm i pay cash for everything and im not in the mob.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at June 24, 2009 10:26 AM
LOL...nice one Cobble! How are ya?
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at June 24, 2009 10:27 AM
I watched "The Devil Wears Prada" last night.....much more drame.
Did you know that Meryl Streep is going to star as Julia Child in a movie about her. The trailer looked hilarious and Meryl looked just like Julia.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 10:27 AM
Boy- I love the name calling and comments on people's looks and weight- like all of us are models of epic beauty I suppose? My favorites are the suit types who have to read their corporate reports or paper without holding onto the post. 3 times one jerk stumbled onto my foot. I told him one more time and he would be removing his balls from his nostrils.
Posted by: bxgrl at June 24, 2009 10:29 AM
Cobble, is part two of the reunion next week? I thought it was this Thursday.
"I do a squeeze/wedge play. Perch on just the front of the seat & gradually inch my way to the back. Amazing how the space I need magically appears."
Arkady, I do the exact same thing and have wondered why it seemed more spacious when I moved my tushy deeper into the seat. I think because of the indent in the seats, one actually has more room when sitting against the back of the seat than on the edge. Maybe sitting on the edge makes the tushy squeeze over into the adjacent seats...at least mine does that; you're pretty thin.
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 24, 2009 10:29 AM
I told him one more time and he would be removing his balls from his nostrils.
Posted by: bxgrl at June 24, 2009 10:29 AM
Shall I comment or not??? Tea anyone???
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 10:31 AM
I'm good Snappy, thank you for asking, kinda busy with non-money generating projects, so that's nice and making me feel a little productive, but doing nothing for the bottom line over here! BAH!
Posted by: cobblehiller at June 24, 2009 10:32 AM
"Cobble, is part two of the reunion next week"
OOPS, right you are Biff! My bad, sorry!
Gem, that was totally right on! Good for Andy!
Ok, ok, Rob, I see your point, and many do pay cash only, and that's good. But really, in T's case? Those giant wads? I'm just sayin'...
Posted by: cobblehiller at June 24, 2009 10:35 AM
Biff - I didn't notice that you had much surplus.
Posted by: Arkady at June 24, 2009 10:35 AM
Cobble, I'm sending out my "job" vibes to you! Hopefully something good will come soon. xxxfingers crossed!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at June 24, 2009 10:35 AM
Hey snappy- how are ya? We do miss you but you're busy in a good way, right?
dibs- enjoy! :-)
Posted by: bxgrl at June 24, 2009 10:36 AM
dibs, I don't know if Meryl can top Dan Akroyd's version of Julia on SNL
www.hulu.com/watch/3523/the-french-chef
Posted by: DeLepp at June 24, 2009 10:36 AM
I have to agree that Caroline's description of her father-in-law's demise made the Soprano story even more credible.
On the other hand, I also sympathize with them because there is a possibility that it could all be a coincidence. I grew up in the projects, dominican and I've never sold drugs...they could be telling the truth!! Maybe!!!
Posted by: faithful at June 24, 2009 10:36 AM
deLepp, yes, that was a great parody. And I remember Julia actually commenting on it and enjoying it. Remember the one they did on the "Two Fat Ladies?" Also hilarious.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 10:38 AM
Dibs - I cannot WAIT for the Julia Child movie with Meryl!
ok another PET PEEVE about mass transit and manners:
On the bus - I was taught to ALWAYS sit in the middle or back so that the front seats are vacant for older folks etc etc
It annoys me to no end when I see able-bodied people sitting in the front part of a bus and watch blankly when someone old or disabled needs a seat have to stumble towards the back of the bus!
ugh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: gemini10 at June 24, 2009 10:40 AM
"Biff - I didn't notice that you had much surplus."
Thanks Arkady.
Perhaps my tight, wannabe hipster jeans hid it well.
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 24, 2009 10:40 AM
Hi Bxgirl! I am a good kind of busy these days...but damn...now when I say TGIF, I really really mean it!!!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at June 24, 2009 10:41 AM
dibs, a hoot indeed, ah the 70s, inflation, gas lines and snl
Posted by: DeLepp at June 24, 2009 10:42 AM
Gem...those are the folks I've been telling lately to get up so I can sit! You should see their faces! So far no one has told me no. By that point in the day though I look so worn out and angry that they are probably afraid I'll b@tch slap them with my cane if they don't get up when I tell them to!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at June 24, 2009 10:43 AM
Biff, you didn't wear your monkey suit this time around?
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 24, 2009 10:43 AM
Insert - UGH! so rude - am sorry, I just don't understand people like that who can sit while someone who clearly needs a seat is forced to stand or forced to even ask for a seat!
Posted by: gemini10 at June 24, 2009 10:45 AM
Thank you Snappy! Much appreciated! I'm trying some other avenues to get work in a different vein of my work experience.
Gotta get creative here! Cobble needs a new pair of shoes! ; )
Posted by: cobblehiller at June 24, 2009 10:48 AM
"Biff, you didn't wear your monkey suit this time around?"
Kens, no, I much prefer not to when I go out. I am a jeans and tshirt kind of guy. The only issue is I have to change in a secluded spot at the Death Star (my office has windows so I can't do it there) and then sneak down the stairwell to avoid the peanut gallery comments from Darth Vader and the Storm Troopers.
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 24, 2009 10:51 AM
Biff, I finally put my finger on it...in your jeans and t-shirt I kept thinking you reminded me of something but couldn't think of what. Now I've got it...Sha Na Na!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at June 24, 2009 10:54 AM
(and yes, I'm old enough to remember Sha Na Na quite well!)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at June 24, 2009 10:54 AM
"Now I've got it...Sha Na Na!"
Snappy, I didn't have THAT much product in my hair!
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 24, 2009 10:56 AM
LOL...it wasn't so much the hair as the jeans and tshirt and the shoes!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at June 24, 2009 10:58 AM
I thought he looked kinda Fonzie-ish, in a good way :-)
Posted by: bxgrl at June 24, 2009 11:02 AM
Snappy's back! Hooray! How's corporate life?
Posted by: the chicken at June 24, 2009 11:03 AM
Yes! Kind of a Fonzie/Bowser amalgam!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at June 24, 2009 11:04 AM
Hiya Chicken :) Life is humming along.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at June 24, 2009 11:06 AM
"LOL...it wasn't so much the hair as the jeans and tshirt and the shoes!"
At least I didn't roll up my jeans, or my sleeve's for that matter and insert a cigarette pack in one of the shoulders.
"I thought he looked kinda Fonzie-ish, in a good way :-)"
AYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY...
or is that
eh?
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 24, 2009 11:06 AM
$899 -- Beijing & Shanghai 8-Night Package from New York*
http://vacations.travelzoo.com/asian-vacations/606829
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 24, 2009 11:07 AM
"Yes! Kind of a Fonzie/Bowser amalgam!"
All us Jews look alike.
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 24, 2009 11:08 AM
ROFL Biff!!! Next time I'll loan you my pack of ciggs so you can complete the look :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at June 24, 2009 11:10 AM
"ROFL Biff!!! Next time I'll loan you my pack of ciggs so you can complete the look :)"
I hope my barber knows how to do an authentic duck tail.
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 24, 2009 11:11 AM
That's a cheap trip Kens! (and at the same time, the Chinese are paying at least as much to visit NY!)
hmmm.....Biff as Fonzie? A bit tall but I can see where you're coming from.
Posted by: the chicken at June 24, 2009 11:16 AM
Kens....before you leap at that think about the prospect of travelling about 20+ hours to China in coach.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 11:20 AM
DIBS, I initially read your comment as "in a coach"!
Posted by: the chicken at June 24, 2009 11:28 AM
Morning English OT'ers. I am writing from the Mayfair Hotel in London. Sounds like the weather is a lot nicer here than back in BK. Anyone need anything while I am over here?
Posted by: wasder at June 24, 2009 11:28 AM
wasder...if you like Caesar salads with a heavy anchovy taste, pick up some Geo Watkins Anchovy Sauce. I love that stuff. Almost impossible to find here in the US.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 11:30 AM
Not all of us can travel in luxury DIBS :o(. I am fine with 20 hours in coach.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 24, 2009 11:31 AM
"Anyone need anything while I am over here?"
Yes, can you please bring back Elizabeth Hurley for me? wasder, I just did an off-topic post to you in the rooftop garden thread asking when you're back.
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 24, 2009 11:32 AM
Mrs. Champion, are you monitoring this?????
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 11:35 AM
I need to ask everyone here a question- Why was Dave allowed to use the "N word" without any repercussions from the Brownstoner readers???????!!!!
I will await your answers...
The What (Reaches for the Rocket Launcher)
Someday this war is gonna end...
"Yes, Kens, "faggot" is as bad as "nigger." Both are typically used in the same tone and for the same effect. Both will get you an upgrade to a hate crime when assault is involved. Oddly though, both are used by repective members of both groups amongst themselves.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 23, 2009 11:25 AM"
Posted by: Return of The What at June 24, 2009 11:36 AM
Question, How much (percentage wise) do you think the value of a co-op goes up if they have a small backyard garden/playground with bbq grill and a couple of benches? Does that increase the value of the building and apartment by say 5-10% in general?
Do people with kids see that as a necessity if they're not close enough to a playground or a park?
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 24, 2009 11:38 AM
and....he's back.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 24, 2009 11:39 AM
Ummmm, because I wasn't calling anyone that word, unlike how you use most derogatory words. Why is one worse than the other, What.
Glad you're back, however.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 11:40 AM
"Morning English OT'ers. I am writing from the Mayfair Hotel in London.
Posted by: wasder at June 24, 2009 11:28 AM"
Hiya wasder! How long are you over here for? fancy getting together for a drink?
Posted by: the chicken at June 24, 2009 11:41 AM
You two should get together. Had you both met each other at Floyd's? If not I will attest to you both that each of you are fun people and would enjoy a few drinks together.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 11:44 AM
So the Covert Race/Class Warfare is alive and well! I never used a racial epitaph to prove a point EVER!!!!
Brownstoner Community has no more credibility with me.
The What
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at June 24, 2009 11:54 AM
Chicken and I met at Floyd's for sure. I am here til Monday. Working on a shoot for a popular American rock band playing at Brixton Academy, then seeing said popular American band play with Bruce Springsteen in Hyde Park Sunday, then flying back Monday. If drinks chicken, would have to be Saturday.
Biff--jam session for sure. Next couple of weeks are a bit dicey because I get back from here and then go away for July 4 right after. A few weeks hence would be sweet.
Posted by: wasder at June 24, 2009 11:56 AM
wasder, perfect. Mrs C and the Champettes go away for much of the summer so I'll have lots of free time whenever you are available.
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 24, 2009 11:58 AM
Within the context of disussion the usage of the words, it's perfectly acceptable. Why deny the words exist? That's the bigger crime, or don't you understand that?
Okay, from now on, to be politically correct and so that I don't hurt your feelings we will always use "f word" and "n word"
You're just being an ass to be controversial. Grow up.
No one else is likely to respond to you.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 11:58 AM
Wasder - I'd like an Irn Bru.
And I adored Sha Na Na.
Posted by: Arkady at June 24, 2009 12:02 PM
"Within the context of disussion the usage of the words, it's perfectly acceptable. Why deny the words exist? That's the bigger crime, or don't you understand that?"
Really Dave? Naw I don't buy it! You more "Examples" but you went full blast by using the "N Word"! You didn't have to go there Dave and you should be ashamed of yourself.
"Okay, from now on, to be politically correct and so that I don't hurt your feelings we will always use "f word" and "n word""
No Dave you did me a big flavor by exposing the Covert Race/Class Warfare that rages thru Brownstoner. You say that it's about the "Neighborhood" but in reality it's about racism.
The What
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at June 24, 2009 12:03 PM
mmmm....saturday tricky as the builders are coming and have to get ready to fly over on Sunday.
Posted by: the chicken at June 24, 2009 12:04 PM
Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.
You should really hear yourself.
As usual, you can't understand context, you can't argue logically and you veer off point. All signs that medication is necessary. I'll try not to do you any more "flavors."
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 12:06 PM
I'll be at Soho house this evening for a little while....
Posted by: wasder at June 24, 2009 12:08 PM
And Fedders buildings ARE an eyesore.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 12:08 PM
What, at the risk of getting between you and DIBS and spoiling your love in, the point is that Dave would be as upset at being called the "f-word" as you would be if someone called you the "n-word." I know you know this so I am not sure why you are picking this fight.
Posted by: wasder at June 24, 2009 12:12 PM
"I'll be at Soho house this evening for a little while....
Posted by: wasder at June 24, 2009 12:08 PM"
I can easily get there....but I won't be able to get in! I follow Graucho's approach to club membership!
Posted by: the chicken at June 24, 2009 12:13 PM
"As usual, you can't understand context"
You know what's fucking funny asshole! Everyone here want's to "Meet Me"! Everyone wants to be my "Buddy" but ya'll are a bunch of assholes and never even on a raging day I never used any racial epitaph! Fuck "Context" Dave that's only Cloak and not an illustration!
The What
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at June 24, 2009 12:14 PM
"What, at the risk of getting between you and DIBS and spoiling your love in, the point is that Dave would be as upset at being called the "f-word" as you would be if someone called you the "n-word." I know you know this so I am not sure why you are picking this fight."
Wrong!!!!!!!!! That fight was between Randi and Rob! Rob handle it and there was no reason for Dave to get involved!!!!! Plus there was WAY FUCKING MORE examples than using the "N word"!!! Have I ever went there????!!! Huh Fucking no!!!!
The What
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at June 24, 2009 12:16 PM
An example of the conversations I have with the Egg:
Egg: "Daddy, why did the television call them 'Black People'? They are brown."
Me: "....shut up and eat your cornflakes"
Posted by: the chicken at June 24, 2009 12:18 PM
> I never used any racial epitaph
Epithet, not epitaph. If you are going use fancy words, use the right ones.
An epitaph appears on a gravestone. Yours, for example, might read: "The war ended. I lost."
Posted by: SnarkSlope at June 24, 2009 12:19 PM
Pretty sure Ralph Ellison uses N-word in Invisible Man. What does that say about him? Pretty sure I have heard Barack Obama use the word when talking about his own upbringing.
Posted by: wasder at June 24, 2009 12:19 PM
Whatever.
First of all,I've never called anyone that word in my life.
I didn't call anyone a name, unlike virtually every one of your posts....like above. It was a discussion about the use of the words.
Let's discuss your typical post like the one above where you say....
"You know what's fucking funny asshole!"
"but ya'll are a bunch of assholes"
Nice.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 12:21 PM
"I can easily get there....but I won't be able to get in! I follow Graucho's approach to club membership!"
what is Groucho's approach?
Posted by: wasder at June 24, 2009 12:21 PM
Snark, you making me crack up, both here and the other comment you made on the other thread regarding WHATs' rant.
Chicken, funny.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 24, 2009 12:22 PM
Wasder-that's pretty fancy!!!!
lots going on in the UK this week
Glastonbury this weekend, Hyde park with Springsteen
ACDC at Wembley on Friday!
Posted by: gemini10 at June 24, 2009 12:22 PM
"Wrong!!!!!!!!! That fight was between Randi and Rob! Rob handle it and there was no reason for Dave to get involved!!!!! "
ROTFLMMFAO...LIKE YOU NEVER STICK YOUR OPINION IN WHEN IT WASN'T ASKED FOR.
STFU.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 12:23 PM
gemini--yeah, lots going on over here music wise, plus Wimbledon! I am pretty strictly on the DMB train however. Should be a fun week for me that's for sure. Hyde Park should definitely be a blast.
Posted by: wasder at June 24, 2009 12:28 PM
"Pretty sure Ralph Ellison uses N-word in Invisible Man. What does that say about him? Pretty sure I have heard Barack Obama use the word when talking about his own upbringing."
WHAT????!!!!!
"First of all,I've never called anyone that word in my life."
Because you're a fucking pussy Dave and someone would've fucked you up! That's why!
" didn't call anyone a name, unlike virtually every one of your posts....like above. It was a discussion about the use of the words."
Why that example???!!!!
Look guys thanks for confirmation! Thanks for letting me now what people think of me! This information is priceless! Maybe I was right about Brownstoner all along...
The What
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at June 24, 2009 12:30 PM
"Pretty sure Ralph Ellison uses N-word in Invisible Man. What does that say about him? Pretty sure I have heard Barack Obama use the word when talking about his own upbringing."
Not a good example, Wasder. I'm not supporting the What's viewpoint here, but members of specific racial groups have always maintained the luxury to refer to their own members in otherwise derogatory terms, while folks outside the group aren't seen as having that right. I'm not saying that's "right," but that's the way it is. Dave himself pointed this out yesterday when he said some black people use the "n word" with each other liberally, just as some gay people do the same with the "f-word," and members outside those groups know they don't have the same luxury.
The morale of the story is whenever these words are used, you can expect a reaction. I don't think Dave meant anything personal in his using the "n word," but because he is not black, he will be seen by some black people (The What) as having bad intentions. For the record, I don't approve of the use of either of those words by anyone, but I'm fully aware that some members of each of those groups are comfortable using those terms amongst themselves.
Posted by: East New York at June 24, 2009 12:33 PM
"what is Groucho's approach?
Posted by: wasder at June 24, 2009 12:21 PM"
He won't join any club that won't have him as a member!
Soho House is for the media luvvies.
Posted by: the chicken at June 24, 2009 12:40 PM
So- first you accused Dave of using that word and now you're saying he didn't because he is too much of a pussy? I'm missing the logic here.-
"Really Dave? Naw I don't buy it! You more "Examples" but you went full blast by using the "N Word"! You didn't have to go there Dave and you should be ashamed of yourself."
---------------
""First of all,I've never called anyone that word in my life."
Because you're a fucking pussy Dave and someone would've fucked you up! That's why!"
---------------
Posted by: bxgrl at June 24, 2009 12:41 PM
My mother was a psychologist in an inner-city adolescent facility in DC - the only white on the staff. She was made an honorary N-word by the group - it was a real accolade.
Context is all.
Posted by: Arkady at June 24, 2009 12:41 PM
Wasder - wow I forgot about Wimbledon - wow London is surely the place to be right now! - hotel prices must be insane!
Posted by: gemini10 at June 24, 2009 12:41 PM
I apparently missed all of this...when did this take place originally? I doubt Dave had any ill intentions with the use of the word, however I do not believe it should have been fully spelled out.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at June 24, 2009 12:45 PM
"Wasder - wow I forgot about Wimbledon - wow London is surely the place to be right now! - hotel prices must be insane!
Posted by: gemini10 at June 24, 2009 12:41 PM"
Hotels are still screaming for business at the mo. Great deals are available anywhere outside of the really big or famous hotels.
Posted by: the chicken at June 24, 2009 12:50 PM
Chicken - Groucho wouldn't join any club that "would" have him as a member.
Posted by: Arkady at June 24, 2009 12:51 PM
"He won't join any club that won't have him as a member!
Soho House is for the media luvvies."
That's funny. I thought you were talking about the Groucho Club. Isn't there another private club called that? But yes, I am going with one of my media type friends to Soho House, though I am not a member myself.
Posted by: wasder at June 24, 2009 12:53 PM
chicken - I would love to stay at Claridges, soho hotel or Sanderson - think I can get a deal at any of those places :)
Posted by: gemini10 at June 24, 2009 12:54 PM
yeah - members can bring guests in. Some of my more "colourful" friends are members but they are all out of town.
Posted by: the chicken at June 24, 2009 12:54 PM
Back in the 60s, Dick Gregory named his autobiography [the n word]. He said that way he could tell his mother every time she heard the word someone was just promoting his book. But I agree with ENY on that aspect of the discussion, it is not analogous.
But seriously, what, if DIBS or anyone on this site used that word in a derogatory way against anyone, a whole bunch of us on this site, white, black, etc. would have jumped down that person's throat. You seem to be criticizing DIBS for using the word -- which he clearly indicated was a hurtful word -- and then later calling him a pussy for not using it. I think the notion that you can't talk about the word is troubling.
Posted by: slopefarm at June 24, 2009 12:55 PM
Groucho Club was named after G. Marx.
Posted by: Arkady at June 24, 2009 12:55 PM
I wonder what clubs card-carrying PLUSA members get into.
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 24, 2009 12:56 PM
Sorry Arkady, that's what I meant to write - what I wrote isn't nearly as absurd.
I've been doing that a lot lately (writing "won't" instead of "would"), which makes trading a little problematic!
Posted by: the chicken at June 24, 2009 12:56 PM
Man if I would've said anything like this...
"Yes, Kens, "faggot" is as bad as "nigger." Both are typically used in the same tone and for the same effect. Both will get you an upgrade to a hate crime when assault is involved. Oddly though, both are used by repective members of both groups amongst themselves.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 23, 2009 11:25 AM"
No one said anything was wrong with it! Are you fucking kidding me???!!!!!
BXGRL so you don't have a "Problem" with the "N word" huH???!!!
So Dave gets a free Motherfucking pass right guys??!!! I know now we can never meet face to face, it would take all of my will not to lose it!
Fuck all of you!
The What
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at June 24, 2009 12:56 PM
""First of all,I've never called anyone that word in my life."
Because you're a fucking pussy Dave and someone would've fucked you up! That's why!"
What,,,that is so typical of you. You lower yourself to the use of assault as response to free speech. You do it all the time. It'll get you another lockup, that's all.
STUPID
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 12:57 PM
"nd then later calling him a pussy for not using it. I think the notion that you can't talk about the word is troubling."
"So- first you accused Dave of using that word and now you're saying he didn't because he is too much of a pussy? I'm missing the logic here.-
"
Are you guys fucking stupid or something??!! I meant Face to Face Dumbasses not on a Blog!!!!
"I wonder what clubs card-carrying PLUSA members get into.
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 24, 2009 12:56 PM"
Sheets are the attire...
The What (So Dave gets a pass right????))
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at June 24, 2009 12:59 PM
What, Dave was saying that the f-word is so hurtful its use is analogous to use of the n-word, which he clearly loathes. There is no way you can spin this into a Dave is racist issue.
As I said, in published works both Ralph Ellison and Barack Obama use the n-word, again both clearly using it as an example of how awful people can be, not celebrating the word.
Posted by: wasder at June 24, 2009 1:01 PM
Why did you use the "N Word" for a illustration Dave????!!!
Answer the fucking question Asshole!!!!!!
The What
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at June 24, 2009 1:01 PM
Not to mention the fact that you throw around homophobic and sexist epithets like they are packs of skittles!
Posted by: wasder at June 24, 2009 1:02 PM
"One can often sense the intellectual bankruptcy of a movement by the shrillness of its rhetoric" benson, 2009.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 1:02 PM
G10, yep - "deals" available on all of them (although they are still ridiculously priced in my opinion).
I have opinions on hotels from around the world but I've never stayed in a hotel in London so I have to get opinions from friends that come over here!
Posted by: the chicken at June 24, 2009 1:02 PM
Speaking of sheets: DIBS, I just asked WonTon to come over and say hi to you. He was in the Fourth Avenue "thread".
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 24, 2009 1:02 PM
"You know what's fucking funny asshole! Everyone here want's to "Meet Me"! Everyone wants to be my "Buddy" but ya'll are a bunch of assholes and never even on a raging day I never used any racial epitaph! Fuck "Context" Dave that's only Cloak and not an illustration!
The What"
I don't want to meet you - I'd like to see what you look like but I'd prefer it to be from a safe distance so you couldn't launch a rabid attack.
Posted by: Arkady at June 24, 2009 1:03 PM
"I wonder what clubs card-carrying PLUSA members get into.
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 24, 2009 12:56 PM"
Sheets are the attire...
The What (So Dave gets a pass right????))
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at June 24, 2009 12:59 PM
AND WHAT WOULD BE YOUR RESPONSE IF I USED THE "SHEETS" ANALOGY???
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 1:03 PM
What--why do you use the F-word so much? Answer that question.
Posted by: wasder at June 24, 2009 1:04 PM
Why did you use the "N Word" for a illustration Dave????!!!
Answer the fucking question Asshole!!!!!!
The What
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at June 24, 2009 1:01 PM
I've explained that already. If you didn't understand then that's not my fault.
Besides, do you want me to go off like a lunatic because someone used the word "faggot???"
Get a grip.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 1:07 PM
sigh, another day and another opportunity to get trolled on brownstoner. Sorry for taking the bait everyone. will drop this discussion now.
In re the Mayfair Hotel, so far so good. Room is nice, bathtub is long and deep, minibar tastefully stocked, etc. Don't know exactly what price I am paying as I am part of a group deal.
Posted by: wasder at June 24, 2009 1:09 PM
"What, Dave was saying that the f-word is so hurtful its use is analogous to use of the n-word, which he clearly loathes. There is no way you can spin this into a Dave is racist issue."
Tell you what Wasder. Walk outside your house right now and call someone ""N word", you know the "Neighborhood" you profess to love and see what happens.
"What--why do you use the F-word so much? Answer that question.
Posted by: wasder at June 24, 2009 1:04 PM"
This is why FUCK YOU!
The What (So Dave gets a pass right???)
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at June 24, 2009 1:10 PM
If this continues, Mr. B will take down the OT. This is just the sort of thing he doesn't want some newcomer to stumble on and get the wrong impression of the blog.
I'm done responding to you on this issue. It's clear you didn't understand from the start.
If you want to talk about fedders or rooftop gardens, I'll gladly discuss those with you.
Over, and out.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 1:10 PM
Biff, you're late. Dave already spotted him on the Forum about bicycle shop before the 4th Ave. thread.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 24, 2009 1:11 PM
The one that deserves the rocket launcher and is *big surprise* missing right now is...RANDOLPH.
randi: This is a prime example of why you IRK me. You should be in here helping FIX this MESS that YOU instigated with you effing mouth. I don't care who thinks you have things to offer on this site. You have a crap ass attitude and you started this sh*t and you should be the one to take some of the heat and straighten it out.
But no, you're probably sitting there staring at the thread and laughing at the sh*t storm you started.
Posted by: cobblehiller at June 24, 2009 1:12 PM
Kens, DIBS is good. He must have a sixth sense for these things.
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 24, 2009 1:13 PM
I clearly need to backtrack and read something as I have missed a lot. When did this whole thing start? What thread? What day?
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at June 24, 2009 1:14 PM
WHAT that is partly my fault. i was reacting to rob using the word wigga. i think dibs was just being clinical there.
Posted by: randolph at June 24, 2009 12:09 PM in response to Police Tower Now on Nostrand
Posted by: cobblehiller at June 24, 2009 1:15 PM
What- are you really that much of a moron that you think you can equate my pointing out the inconsistencies in your comments with whether or not I have a problem with the "N-word?" Not even you are that stupid. Or maybe you are.
Add me to the list of people who really have no desire to meet you or be your buddy. I prefer to meet rational, intelligent people who can put together 2 sentences without using the word "f*ck* and a**hole after every word.
Posted by: bxgrl at June 24, 2009 1:17 PM
Yesterday in the OT, Snappy:
http://www.brownstoner.com/brownstoner/archives/2009/06/open_thread_128.php
Posted by: cobblehiller at June 24, 2009 1:17 PM
alright...I've got some reading to do when I get home! Later folks :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at June 24, 2009 1:20 PM
Cobblehiller you know I love you but Randi had nothing to do with Dave using the "N Word". I always belie let the people settle their own fight. Rob put an answer to Randi and matter of factly it was funny. Rob is a light hearted person and Randi comment did not bother him. Kensingtonian chimed in and used "the "N word" thing ( at that point I did not have a problem with that) and now here comes Dave with his bullshit. I saw it yesterday but didn't have the time to address it like now. Dave could've let the whole thing go or used other illustration but no he went full retard! I was waiting for the Brownstoner community to rebuke Dave but I have to do it myself.
The What (So Dave gets a pass right????!!!!!)
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at June 24, 2009 1:21 PM
Can we have an IQ limit on the site for posters? - I think even a cut off of 50 would exclude the Twat.
Posted by: dittoburg at June 24, 2009 1:22 PM
Snappy it was regarding Rob using "wigga" yesterday regarding fashion sense and Randi going off on him saying he is a "faggot" and I came in saying that I really didn't think it was called for and in my opinion saying "faggot" was as bad as saying the N-word and Dave just responded to my comment in agreement.
Nothing more, nothing less.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 24, 2009 1:22 PM
> it would take all of my will not to lose it!
ROTW, darling, you obviously lost it years ago.
Posted by: SnarkSlope at June 24, 2009 1:23 PM
"What- are you really that much of a moron that you think you can equate my pointing out the inconsistencies in your comments with whether or not I have a problem with the "N-word?" Not even you are that stupid. Or maybe you are."
See right here guys a classic example is "butting in"! Wow did BXGRL get in the middle of this? See what I mean???
"WHAT that is partly my fault. i was reacting to rob using the word wigga. i think dibs was just being clinical there."
Yeah and Randi responded to Rob! People need to stay out of other people's fights!
The What (So Dave gets a pass right???!!!!)
Someday this war is gonna end....
Posted by: Return of The What at June 24, 2009 1:25 PM
What, did you take your meds today? You are really off the hook today...calm down before you pop a vein. Is not that serious. I have to agree with DIBS, he already answered your question several times. If you don't get it eso es tu problema!!!
Posted by: faithful at June 24, 2009 1:25 PM
Here's how it started...
quote:
for the record - not all italian americans on si/jerz/li are guidos!
true. some of them are wiggas. (sorry if that is an offensive term)
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at June 23, 2009 10:42 AM
And then randi added her intellectual two cents....
"true. some of them are wiggas."
nice one rob. i guess then you are a faggot?
Posted by: randolph at June 23, 2009 11:05 AM
And then Kens posted...
In all seriousness Randi, I said "I don't think". Feel free to explain to me how it is and I'll be the first to admit I am wrong. We are all entitled to our opinions, right? You didn't say gay or homo, you used "faggot" which in my dictionary is very derogatory (on the level of an 'N' word).
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 23, 2009 11:21 AM
And then I posted....
Yes, Kens, "faggot" is as bad as "nigger." Both are typically used in the same tone and for the same effect. Both will get you an upgrade to a hate crime when assault is involved. Oddly though, both are used by repective members of both groups amongst themselves.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 23, 2009 11:25 AM
There were various other posts about how "faggots" are delicious, the edible British meatball kind.
I actually didn't know what a "wigger" was and ddin't get the relationship until randi pointed it out saying she was black.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 1:26 PM
"Randi going off on him saying he is a "faggot" and I came in saying that I really didn't think it was called for and in my opinion saying "faggot" was as bad as saying the N-word and Dave just responded to my comment in agreement.
Nothing more, nothing less.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 24, 2009 1:22 PM"
Oh no Kensingtonian!!!!! Don't clean up shit for Dave! Let Dave stand on his own! BTW Where is the retard?!?!?!?
The What (So Dave gets a pass right????)
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at June 24, 2009 1:28 PM
What - go speak to a grown up about reading comprehension.
Posted by: dittoburg at June 24, 2009 1:28 PM
get a grip, What. Can the self-righteous I'm so injured act. Because that's all it is- an act.
Posted by: bxgrl at June 24, 2009 1:29 PM
Just and FYI, if this OT goes down, I am looking for an underground OT you know where :o)
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 24, 2009 1:30 PM
What, I was invited into the conversation the minute the word "faggot" was used.
So, as I said earlier, and in the other threads, STFU.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 1:31 PM
What, and you know I love you right back!
So it's ok for randi to call Rob a F-word? That's ok? randi gets a pass?
The n-word was used to illustrate the point that the f-word is just as BAD to the related group of people. It's unacceptable in the very SAME way.
Yes, Dave gets a pass as his INTENT and USAGE was not to belittle anyone or to be hurtful, and randi gets a SLAP, on two counts. A) for calling Rob a f-word, and B) for not getting his/her silly ass in here and DEALING WITH THE REPERCUSSIONS.
Posted by: cobblehiller at June 24, 2009 1:32 PM
dittoburg- it's all about dave- everyone can see that. It has nothing to do with truth, reality, racial sensitivity- nothing. It's all about bashing dave.
Posted by: bxgrl at June 24, 2009 1:32 PM
Try these two sentences:
1) "What, you are a dickhead"
2) "The word moron is as offensive as the word dickhead"
Now, in which sentence am I am calling you a dickhead and in which sentence am I not.
Posted by: dittoburg at June 24, 2009 1:35 PM
seriously this is pointless.
Dave, I am turning into you now and going to start hitting on Faithful (I have a weak spot for Latinos - especially Dominican and Puerto Ricans).
"If you don't get it eso es tu problema!!!"
Posted by: faithful at June 24, 2009 1:25 PM
SO SEXY!
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 24, 2009 1:35 PM
Kens- I've met her. I can get you an introduction for the ...er... proper consideration :-)
Posted by: bxgrl at June 24, 2009 1:37 PM
"DIBS, will your fruit selection include yellow bananas?
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 24, 2009 9:33 AM"
I overlook such casual racism. But I have a thick skin.
Posted by: WonTon at June 24, 2009 1:38 PM
Are there Latino Jews in Brooklyn? If so, I am going to start going to that temple (eventhough I haven't been to one since my bar-mitzvah).
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 24, 2009 1:38 PM
"So it's ok for randi to call Rob a F-word? That's ok? randi gets a pass?"
No it's not but, that's not my fight! I have my own battles and Rob took care of that one yesterday (Very nicely I might add) and Dave had to use THAT ILLUSTRATION???? Are you kidding me???!!! I thought the fine folks at Brownstoner write so well I think Dave is smarter to use another example and not the "N Word".
When I ever used a racial epitaph????!!! I never did! Me of all people never went down so low!! Yeah The Mother Fucking What never used a racial epitaph on Brownstoner!!! Never never never but Dave gets a fucking pass right????
The What
Someday this war is gonna end..
Posted by: Return of The What at June 24, 2009 1:39 PM
Kens...I think m4l, Amzi and chicken are good sports about me hitting on them. And, they know I can behave myself in real life even after I'm drunk.
As you can tell, I have an admirer of my own here. Yes, it's a "love/hate" but mostly hate relationship but one nevertheless.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 1:39 PM
bxgrl, is she single? I am not a homewrecker :o).
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 24, 2009 1:40 PM
Guys Guys Guys - the OT is getting a little heated!! We don't want Mr. B to put you guys on a time out again!
Posted by: dirty_hipster at June 24, 2009 1:40 PM
Kens...there is a large Jewish population in Mexico. Puerto Rico I'm not so sure about.
Be careful there unless you can handle the fiery tempers.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 1:41 PM
I was under the impression that when What called folks "asshats" he was using it as a racial epithet.
Posted by: Art Salt at June 24, 2009 1:41 PM
I know Dave :o).
I just needed to use you as an excuse for my own agenda, as your admirer seems to lately.
"Muy Caliento".
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 24, 2009 1:42 PM
What - your continual racist code language doesn't get you a pass allowing you to say "Im not a racist". I doubt, besides Prop Joe, that there is any more racist poster on this board than you.
Dingbat.
Posted by: dittoburg at June 24, 2009 1:42 PM
"Yes, Dave gets a pass as his INTENT and USAGE was not to belittle anyone or to be hurtful, and randi gets a SLAP, on two counts. A) for calling Rob a f-word, and B) for not getting his/her silly ass in here and DEALING WITH THE REPERCUSSIONS."
Cobblehiller be careful sending The What Weapons and Ammo!!! Because if Dave gets a pass on "Intent" then I will use the some Covert Tactics to get my point across! Think about it!
Where is Brownstoner?? Hey Jon get your ass in here!!!
The What( Dave gets a pass right)
Someday this war is gonna end..
Posted by: Return of The What at June 24, 2009 1:43 PM
What you know very well that your use of the word "Asshat" is used by you as a racial epitaph (sic).
Don't even begin to deny it.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 1:44 PM
Guys Guys Guys - the OT is getting a little heated!! We don't want Mr. B to put you guys on a time out again!
That's what Jon needs to do!!!!!
Ya'll fucking miss me right? Well here I am...
The What
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at June 24, 2009 1:44 PM
WonTon, I suppose you're right. Perhaps it's another case of one can only poke fun at one's own group. I took some liberties as my own kids are Asian and Mrs. C refers to herself all the time as a banana - yellow on the outside and white on the inside. I refer to myself as an egg - yellow on the inside and white on the outside.
Yes, that probably doesn't make it right and I can see it being perceived as racially insensitive (although I would hardly consider myself a racist). Apologies if it offended.
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 24, 2009 1:44 PM
EXACTLY, Art Salt.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 1:45 PM
Que pasa Kens?
Posted by: faithful at June 24, 2009 1:45 PM
Be careful there unless you can handle the fiery tempers.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 1:41 PM
Actually, that's what I find as a turn on, as well as looks, of course. I grew up around very strong women who are very successful and speak their minds (both mom and sister). Temper goes hand in hand with that. HUGE turn on.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 24, 2009 1:46 PM
I see we have another possible romance budding.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 1:47 PM
faithful, ever come to Brownstoner Gatherings?
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 24, 2009 1:48 PM
Biff, roll out the verification software.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 1:48 PM
What - Let's see if you can use "covert tactics" for a while instead of venom & vituperation. Raise the level of your argument.
Posted by: Arkady at June 24, 2009 1:48 PM
I don't believe that there was a better illustration out there for a word that is as shameful and HORRIFYING to use that equates more directly to the f-word than THAT OTHER word.
And BELIEVE ME, if I thought for one second that DIBS was using THAT OTHER word inappropriately/hurtfully or with malice of intent I would have been all over him.
I've said my piece. I have to go relax for a few minutes, I haven't been this ANGRY on this site in a LONG LONG time.
Posted by: cobblehiller at June 24, 2009 1:49 PM
Now you can pretty much guess why Dominican Republic was my vacation of choice. I think Colombian accent is the sexiest but they are not as fiesty as Dominicans or Puerto Ricans, at least the ones that I met weren't.
I have to watch my language so no one perceived me as being racist or sexiest or whatever else.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 24, 2009 1:52 PM
No problemo, Biff.
Posted by: WonTon at June 24, 2009 1:52 PM
What actually got what he was looking for. He's been upset that no one will argue with him except me anymore. He thinks that the explosion of the mutant asset bubble has worn us out and we're tiring of brownstoner.
He believes, contrary to what Mr. B has occasionally posted, that hits and page views are evaporating.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 1:52 PM
cobblehiller - there's no arguing with a fool.
Have you seen the Simpson's episode where Homer keeps biting into a hotdog (Bart disguises Homer's finger as the sausage) and Homer wonders why it hurts but bites again and again
Posted by: dittoburg at June 24, 2009 1:53 PM
wonton- welcome back by the way!
kens- don't think only Jewish Latinas have tempers. Or have you never thwarted a Jewish-American Princess in her quest for perfection? May I present my beloved sister who once threw out a couch because the slipcover I made for her had piping 1/8th inch off the curve of the arm- in one spot.
Posted by: bxgrl at June 24, 2009 1:53 PM
Kens, imagine how I felt back in 1991 when I weaseled my way into a posting in Hong Kong for three years!!!!!
Kid/candyshop.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 1:54 PM
"Biff, roll out the verification software."
DIBS, it's not a software program. It's a set of uniquely designed tools that must be used with very precise and steady hands.
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 24, 2009 1:54 PM
Tools? you mean head calipers? You mean racist eugenics? You should be banned.
Posted by: dittoburg at June 24, 2009 1:56 PM
faithful- don't you dare deal with kens directly! I have a deal going here ;)
But you should come to the next b'stoner get together. I guarantee it will be more fun than the land use committee meeting we were at
Posted by: bxgrl at June 24, 2009 1:56 PM
"What actually got what he was looking for. He's been upset that no one will argue with him except me anymore. He thinks that the explosion of the mutant asset bubble has worn us out and we're tiring of brownstoner."
WHAT???????!!!!!!!! Dave come on! Did you have to use the "N word" Dave????!!! HUH??!!
The funny thing is everyone is giving you a pass, nice job guys and I would like to thank you for exposing yourselves.... So when I use thing in "Context" I hope nobody is offended.
LMMFAO Hypocrisy as a weapon.... Cover Race/Class Warfare, Cue the Marauding Teenagers..
The What
Someday this war is gonna end..
Posted by: Return of The What at June 24, 2009 1:57 PM
no JAPs please :o). I dated one for a short time from North Woodmere while in College. One was enough. I also like dark skin and dark features as well as I am an "ass" man :o).
BTW, email me at BKJester3 @ aol.com when you and cobble decide on the day for Cloisters and hopefully I am free. I know nothing about medieval art and would love to gain some knowledge
Cobble, do you have any experience in Consumer products Development/Marketing? My company is looking for a couple of Marketing people right now.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 24, 2009 1:59 PM
What - please take a virilizing drug so you'll stop using !!!! and ?????.
Posted by: dittoburg at June 24, 2009 2:01 PM
You never answered my question about the word "Asshat."
I didn't use that word to get a rise out of you. I was responding to randi.
It's your ranting here that's your begging for attention.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 2:02 PM
Have fun in London wasder! I just checked back in but chicken is your man for local knowledge. I lived there for 4 years 10-14 years ago. Now if you ever visit Manchester...
Posted by: etson at June 24, 2009 2:06 PM
"no JAPs please"
Kens, before you get in trouble, you should clarify you're talking about Jewish American Princesses!
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 24, 2009 2:07 PM
No...I've never attended a B'stoner gathering. I will try to make the next one. bxgrl....no problem.
Posted by: faithful at June 24, 2009 2:08 PM
I got no problem with Japs. A lot of them can drink better than most Asians.
Neither "Japs" nor "Nips" is derogatory, either, "Nippon" being the Japanese word for Japan. It's like "Brits."
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 2:11 PM
You got any brothers you can bring along, faithful??? :)
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 2:11 PM
limeys
Posted by: dittoburg at June 24, 2009 2:16 PM
Thanks for clarifying Biff. I forgot that not everyone is familiar with the terms outside the tribe.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 24, 2009 2:17 PM
Sorry DIBS...my brother lives in California and he's straight.
Posted by: faithful at June 24, 2009 2:17 PM
"THL will be pissed that we started the Housewives discussion without her."
I'm more mad that I couldn't be here I was dying to talk about it!!
So, Teresa had wonderfully expressed that she wouldn't want to live in someone else's house because "that's gross." It's shkeevy to live in a previously owned home because as Teresa explained, the people who had lived there might not have been cleanzy enough. Yes, cleanzy.
I peed the sofa.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at June 24, 2009 2:21 PM
looking forward to meeting you faithful :o).
note to self: start brushing up on your Spanish immediately.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 24, 2009 2:22 PM
Which I suppose is exactly why my house wouldn't be cleansy enough for T.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at June 24, 2009 2:22 PM
I'd like to discuss why ENY always gets a pass when he uses "EUROTRASH." He always capitalizes it as well and that raises the vehement, venemous nature of hurling that insult.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 2:23 PM
"cobblehiller - there's no arguing with a fool."
What is no fool, he might like you to believe he is one, but he's not. Of this much I am certain.
Kens, short answer: All financial services marketing, no commercial/consumer marketing. And within that financial services arena, project manager for print and web projects. If you still think it's worth your companies time, you can email me at: cobblehiller1 at gmail dot com. Thank you for thinking of me!
Posted by: cobblehiller at June 24, 2009 2:24 PM
sorry
Posted by: randolph at June 24, 2009 2:24 PM
eww, what about the construction workers who built the place too, how yucky. I bet they weren't cleanzy.
Posted by: dittoburg at June 24, 2009 2:24 PM
Kens...maybe you might want to meet some of my Mexican bf's relatives and marry one so she can be legal.
I've met them and if you're an "ass man" you'd be in heaven.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 2:25 PM
Too little, too late, randi. :)
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 2:26 PM
THL, I thought you told me there is no "h" in "shkeevy".
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 24, 2009 2:33 PM
BREAKING NEWS:
The gov of So Carolina actually met some chick from Buenos Aires on craigslist and went down there to have an affair with him.
This perfectly ties in with Kens discussion here!!!!!
You can't make this stuff up folks.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 2:34 PM
kens - large jewish populations in argentina and brasil also. they tend to be on the lighter side when it comes to skin tone though. and since you say you're an "a**" man you would do well in brasil.
Posted by: winthropst at June 24, 2009 2:34 PM
"sorry"
THAT'S IT?!! THAT'S MF'g IT?
You're like a freaking 4 year old. Are you hiding behind your mommie's skirts right now?
Come on Mr/Ms tough guy with all your insults and bullsh*t.
Where is your apology to Rob?
Be a real person and SHOW THE EF UP.
Posted by: cobblehiller at June 24, 2009 2:34 PM
I never watch that show but after reading what THL wrote I am sorely tempted. My secret indulgence is Bridezillas. Having worked in bridal years ago I find this show frightening and frighteningly true.
Posted by: bxgrl at June 24, 2009 2:36 PM
Has there ever been a stranger OT in the history of the OT?
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 24, 2009 2:37 PM
Thanks Dave, are they Caliente? I rather have someone with legal status here.
I got offered like 25 grand to merry an illegal russian girl but no way am I getting myself involved in that. Its a federal crime and I love this country too much to mess around with that. I don't want to loose my status and not belong to any country (my family came here as refugees).
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 24, 2009 2:38 PM
CH - how can you read the what's nonsense above, his refusal to follow rational argument, and, with a straight face, say he's no fool. Seems like his pic should be in the dictionary next to the word.
Posted by: dittoburg at June 24, 2009 2:39 PM
"Dave could've let the whole thing go or used other illustration but no he went full retard!"
What would that acceptable "other illustration" to compare with "faggot" be? The k word (Jews), the g or w words (Italians), the m word (Irish), the s or w words (Latinos, Mexicans, the c word (Chinese), the g word (Vietnamese), the r word (Arabs). There's a world of bigotry and hurtful namecalling out there. Sometimes you need to be able to talk about it. But it doesn't work simply to say don't use one hurtful word as an illustration, use another. Which was DIBS's original point.
Which brings me to my frustrations with what on this site. It is not his views. His positions on the RE market, the financial markets, gentrification, the MAB, etc. do not bother me, whether I agree or disagree. Sometimes he justr spoils for a fight and goes at people disproportionately hard. He tries to get into arguments, but refuses to consider the other side. Everyone who disagrees with him on anything is an asshat or retard (gee, no hurtful namecalling there).
What, if you dialed it way down, and at least grappled with and considered the logic of DIBS's position, you might get somewhere with your point. But the way you are proceeding here just looks like madness. Given some of the rhetoric you have used in the past, you are in no position to pursue this at the pitch you are trying to maintain. Take a deep breath and think about it.
Posted by: slopefarm at June 24, 2009 2:39 PM
A chick from Buenos Aires? I could see myself chucking away my career for the same mistake.
Posted by: dittoburg at June 24, 2009 2:40 PM
"Hiking the Appalachian Trail" is the new euphemism for getting some on the side.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 2:41 PM
Biff, there's not. I actually had to cut and paste the line b/c I couldn't remember it verbatim. No matter how you spell it it's still a ridiculous statement.
Also, did you see the dossier that smoking gun put together about Daniele? She was lying her face off. The charges against her are really serious. Her downplaying it was the understatement of the century.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at June 24, 2009 2:41 PM
ditto, I like a number of other people here, apparently, have my own 'theory' about who Mr. What is and how he likes to portray himself.
I stand firm. He's no fool, he just sometimes plays one on TV! ; )
Posted by: cobblehiller at June 24, 2009 2:41 PM
Oh, here's the smoking gun link...
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2009/0623091nj1.html?link=eaf
Posted by: TownhouseLady at June 24, 2009 2:41 PM
"I don't want to loose my status"
Yes don't let it loose. Funny name for it though, status.
Posted by: dittoburg at June 24, 2009 2:42 PM
"The k word (Jews), the g or w words (Italians), the m word (Irish), the s or w words (Latinos, Mexicans, the c word (Chinese), the g word (Vietnamese), the r word (Arabs). "
I'm still working on what most of these words actually are.
Posted by: etson at June 24, 2009 2:42 PM
Where's the What's apology to everyone else for all the names and insults he's hurled?
Why don't we all just drop it already.
Posted by: bxgrl at June 24, 2009 2:43 PM
Thanks for the link THL; some light reading is appreciated right about now.
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 24, 2009 2:43 PM
winthropst,
Oh man, there were A LOT of Brazilians, Argentinians and Portuegese at the resort in Dominican that where I stayed. Needless to say, I was in heaven for the whole week (Plus most of the girls wore g-string bikinis!). First post when I came back was that there was so much eye candy I didn't know where to look. I couldn't even read a book normally without raising my head every minute.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 24, 2009 2:44 PM
Kens - My niece has a company called The Branding Clinic that specializes in that - find her on the web at:
www.thebrandingclinic.com
Unearthing Consumer Insights for Double-Digit Growth
Posted by: Arkady at June 24, 2009 2:45 PM
Arkady, my mind is in the gutter...I thought that was about "branding" someone's behind like you do with cattle!!!!
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 2:47 PM
etson- I'm sad to say I know all of those words but glad to say I've never used them. I think its nice you don't know them.
Posted by: bxgrl at June 24, 2009 2:48 PM
"What, if you dialed it way down, and at least grappled with and considered the logic of DIBS's position, you might get somewhere with your point. But the way you are proceeding here just looks like madness. Given some of the rhetoric you have used in the past, you are in no position to pursue this at the pitch you are trying to maintain."
When did I use a acial epitaph to make a point???!!! No one has answered that question or rebuke Dave on the usage of the "N word". You guys just kill me, really...
I done with this whole thing and I would like to thank you for exposing yourselves. So all the "Neighborhood" thing is just Covert Colonialism right? So when some Retard spews bullshit for his/her piehole about being part of the "Neighborhood" i can can dismiss such bullshit.
"What, if you dialed it way down, and at least grappled with and considered the logic of DIBS's position"
Dave is a Racist and I hope his neighbors find out about it! That's it fuck all of you..
The What
Someday this war is gonna end..
Posted by: Return of The What at June 24, 2009 2:49 PM
is there a hate word for Russians? if so, I want to know.
And also, if you don't like african-american people you're a racist, don't like jews you're anti-Semitic.. so is there a term/word for a person who doesn't like chinese or white people or a particular culture say italians for example?
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 24, 2009 2:50 PM
What - It's tedious enough reading your posts the first time: no one is going to go back & slog through that rubbish to cite particular instances of your ill-thought rhetoric.
Posted by: Arkady at June 24, 2009 2:52 PM
"Arkady, my mind is in the gutter...I thought that was about "branding" someone's behind like you do with cattle!!!!"
See he's not gonna stop but I know one thing. Five months guys just five more moths...
Someday this war's gonna end. That'd be just fine with the boys on the boat. They weren't looking for anything more than a way home. Trouble is, I'd been back there, and I knew that it just didn't exist anymore.
Captain Benjamin L. Willard - Apocalypse Now
The What
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at June 24, 2009 2:52 PM
What are you saying the word "Neighborhood" is code for the "n word?" If so, you are more dilusional than I suspected.
Do you really think I would have moved to Bed Stuy if I was a racist??? That's about the most illogical thing you've ever said.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 2:52 PM
Yea, the word is racist.
Posted by: dittoburg at June 24, 2009 2:53 PM
"so is there a term/word for a person who doesn't like...say italians for example?"
If you don't like Italians you are antipasto.
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 24, 2009 2:53 PM
Bigot
Posted by: TownhouseLady at June 24, 2009 2:53 PM
Dibs - You probably were thiinking about the videos I told you I wrote on bullwhips, trick roping, etc.
Posted by: Arkady at June 24, 2009 2:54 PM
Bigot: a person obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices ; especially : one who regards or treats the members of a group (as a racial or ethnic group) with hatred and intolerance
Posted by: TownhouseLady at June 24, 2009 2:55 PM
Bigot is handy, it's a one size fits all - a bargain really.
Posted by: cobblehiller at June 24, 2009 2:55 PM
Arkady, I don't need anyone. I work for a Fortune 5 consumer products company. I was just trying to help Cobble out with a job if she had experience in the field :o(. It would be hard to get her through the door without consumer product marketing experience.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 24, 2009 2:56 PM
kens- zhivagophobes?
Posted by: bxgrl at June 24, 2009 2:56 PM
Hey Kens - as per yesterday, how is your artsy fartsy hipster girl doing?
Posted by: dirty_hipster at June 24, 2009 2:57 PM
No, Bigot is too soft a word. Say it like it is, if you hate Asians, or blacks or whites or whatever, you're a racist. It doesn't really matter if you apply it to hating one cultural group, it all amounts to the same thing.
Posted by: dittoburg at June 24, 2009 2:57 PM
gotcha, so Bigot is the correct terminology.
Racist only pertains when you're prejudiced against african-americans or people of any color?
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 24, 2009 3:00 PM
Hey Kens - as per yesterday, how is your artsy fartsy hipster girl doing?
Posted by: dirty_hipster at June 24, 2009 2:57 PM
Thanks for asking DH. Having lunch with her tomorrow cause she has a "Busy PR Schedule". We'll wait and see.
P.S. Stop blowing up my spot in front of faithful!!!
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 24, 2009 3:01 PM
That brings up a really good point ditto. What is the definition nowadays of a "race?" I assume that excpet for some places the amountof "interracial marriage" has dramatically blurred the lines. If you have any of this or any of that in your background do you no longer fit the definition of a particular race???
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 3:02 PM
"Racist only pertains when you're prejudiced against african-americans or people of any color?"
No. Where did you get that idea?
Posted by: dittoburg at June 24, 2009 3:02 PM
disclaimer: if I start dating a hipster, I will NEVER admit it here :o).
I'll admit anything BUT that.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 24, 2009 3:03 PM
Bigot = Big OT
Posted by: Expert Textpert at June 24, 2009 3:03 PM
Sorry, can't let this go.
"When did I use a [r]acial epitaph to make a point???!!!"
So you agree DIBS was making a point. That point was that the racial epithet he mentioned, like the anti-gay one he was addressing, are hurtful to the respective groups and should not be used. Do you disagree with that proposition? Do you really think that you can't say the n word in a sentence to say you shouldn't use the n word? Do you think he was making a different point and, if so, how do you derive that from DIBS's post?
" No one has answered that question or rebuke Dave on the usage of the "N word".
Because no one agrees with you that the usage was improper. If you have an argument as to why it was improper, you need to spell it out more meticulously. It is not apaprently making sense to anyone, of any ethnicity, on this site.
Posted by: slopefarm at June 24, 2009 3:03 PM
a little bit late to this, but what, youre repeated and constant calling people a "retard" is pretty bad too. don't be complaining about derogatory terms if youre going around calling someone a retard because i bet you there has to be at least one or two people who read the blog who might have emotionally/intellectually/physical disabled kids or know some. but go on, keep calling people retards, cuz that's what adults do they call people retards :-/
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at June 24, 2009 3:04 PM
Although I don't believe that Wikipedia is the be all and end all of definitives, there's a lot of useful information here...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_(classification_of_human_beings)
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 3:04 PM
If I hate pianos, am I a pianist?
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 24, 2009 3:05 PM
kens - a lot of 1st generation brasilian immigrants (mostly living in astoria) go to the beach off 116th st in rockaway park during the summer. a lot.
Posted by: winthropst at June 24, 2009 3:06 PM
try merriam webster or the OED for the definition of racism. I've never heard of it being race-specific.
Posted by: dittoburg at June 24, 2009 3:07 PM
ditto- I made a comment on another blog a while ago calling another WHAT persona a racist when he/she commented how Russians ruined Sheepsheadbay and should go back to the homeland. I was corrected on there that racist is in reference to race and Russians weren't a race. I didn't know another word to use to describe this person and since we're on topic, I wanted to ask your opinions since there is obviously a lot smarter people here.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 24, 2009 3:10 PM
winthropst - Thanks!
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 24, 2009 3:13 PM
Kens...in a modern world context of the word, they were being racist.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 3:13 PM
Kens - I know what you mean, there is no "culturalist" word, but it would be useful. Racist embodies what you want.
Posted by: dittoburg at June 24, 2009 3:13 PM
biff- a pianophobe (alternatively spelled peeanophobe)
Posted by: bxgrl at June 24, 2009 3:14 PM
"biff- a pianophobe (alternatively spelled peeanophobe)"
And if I'm jealous of those who play the piano, does that mean I have pianist envy?
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 24, 2009 3:15 PM
Kens - we should hang out, I have exactly the same tastes in women, except I'm more of a T than A man. So many latin american/carribean cultures, but only one life. Difficult choices have to be made.
Posted by: dittoburg at June 24, 2009 3:15 PM
Technically speaking, wouldn't a pianophobe be someone who is afraid of pianos, as opposed to someone who hates them?
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 24, 2009 3:16 PM
"P.S. Stop blowing up my spot in front of faithful!!!"
Sorry - haven't been following the OT as it's a little much for me. I'm the last person to "CB" !!!!
Posted by: dirty_hipster at June 24, 2009 3:17 PM
I hate Kenny G. Is that what "Gist" means?
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 3:17 PM
People always ask me, "are you a leg man, a breast man or an ass man?" I figure I must be an ass man. Everybody's always saying to me, "YOU'RE AN ASS, MAN!"
(thank you Rodney)
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 24, 2009 3:18 PM
"I hate Kenny G. Is that what "Gist" means?"
Yes, and if you hate Boney M, you are a "mist".
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 24, 2009 3:20 PM
you're all being niggardly. shake hands and stfu.
Posted by: goldie at June 24, 2009 3:20 PM
Maybe if I introduced some more specific examples of my personal likes and experiences here then What would have a better understanding that I'm not racist.
Whaddya all think???
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 3:22 PM
Bxgrl, you used to work in bridal?! Do tell. How horrible was it?
Posted by: mopar at June 24, 2009 3:25 PM
No, he won't understand, he's a fool. And anyway you don't need any more excuses to parade your love life on the table again.
Posted by: dittoburg at June 24, 2009 3:25 PM
Thanks ditto and DIBS. Ditto, we can totally hang out. What neighborhood do you live in BTW? and you're right, sooo many beautiful women out there in every culture. God I love NYC at times like these!
DH will probably want to join too. I don't think he has a preference, he loves all kinds of women :o).
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 24, 2009 3:25 PM
You're no fun, ditto. :)
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 3:26 PM
mopar- MM and i used to do bridal design and I also did restoration of antique bridal gowns. It was horrible- and often the worst person wasn't the bride, but her mother or best friend. Usuallt the poor bride sat there in tears while the family and friends tried to tell her what to do. Ask us for the terrible tales when we get together again :-)
Posted by: bxgrl at June 24, 2009 3:29 PM
> Maybe if I introduced some more specific examples of my personal likes and experiences here then What would have a better understanding that I'm not racist.
Whaddya all think???
- Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 3:22 PM
Yes Dave. Tell him you like to f*ck 'N word'
Posted by: Expert Textpert at June 24, 2009 3:30 PM
So if you want to use 'N word' but plural. I wanted to above. Would it be:
- Ns Word
- N Words
Posted by: Expert Textpert at June 24, 2009 3:32 PM
wow - I missed WAY TOO MUCH the past few hours here
THL - finally you are on - how goood was last night? my husband kept calling Danielle "Skeletor" didn't she look awful last night. I don;t feel bad for her one bit - i think she's a narcisstic troll who needs meds and therapy and she needs to leave that family alone!
Posted by: gemini10 at June 24, 2009 3:34 PM
Expert Textpert certainly has a way with words. That's not exactly what I was referring to.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 3:34 PM
Dittoburg - here is an ancient saying I copied from a book that may be in accord with your point:
"A rebel doesn't want the facts. All he wants to do is yell."
Posted by: BklynSoFar at June 24, 2009 3:38 PM
"When I ever used a racial epitaph????!!! I never did! Me of all people never went down so low!! Yeah The Mother Fucking What never used a racial epitaph on Brownstoner!!! Never never never but Dave gets a fucking pass right????"
Hey What, call me a white muthafucka. Go ahead. Feel better? there's a first time for everything. Enjoy it, it won't be the first time :-)
BTW I left you a suggestion for some reading material in one of the other threads.
Posted by: denton at June 24, 2009 3:39 PM
"Maybe if I introduced some more specific examples of my personal likes and experiences here then What would have a better understanding that I'm not racist.:
Sorry DIBS, that won't get it. There's phrases for that too but one has to be careful what one says, altho Spike Lee made a movie with it as the title. He can say it, we can't :-)
Posted by: denton at June 24, 2009 3:41 PM
THL and gem10 I loved how Danielle was like the only thing I ever had surgiocally done are my boobs....long pause..... AND botox and lips, of course. BUT I only had boobs done and no one plastic surgery. I LOLed.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 24, 2009 3:42 PM
OK... so going back to my serious question
How much (percentage wise) do you think the value of a co-op goes up if they have a small backyard garden/playground with bbq grill and a couple of benches? Does that increase the value of the building and apartment by say 5-10% in general?
Do people with kids see that as a necessity if they're not close enough to a playground or a park?
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 24, 2009 3:46 PM
> Expert Textpert certainly has a way with words.
Yes Dave, it had several meanings. But now that I look at it again maybe you should tell the What.
This 'f word' likes to f*ck 'N word' (plural)
Posted by: Expert Textpert at June 24, 2009 3:46 PM
"Hey What, call me a white muthafucka. Go ahead. Feel better? there's a first time for everything. Enjoy it, it won't be the first time :-)"
My issue had and always will be with Gentrification Denton.
"a little bit late to this, but what, youre repeated and constant calling people a "retard" is pretty bad too. don't be complaining about derogatory terms if youre going around calling someone a retard because i bet you there has to be at least one or two people who read the blog who might have emotionally/intellectually/physical disabled kids or know some. but go on, keep calling people retards, cuz that's what adults do they call people retards
My definition of a Retard is someone who is oblivious to the facts and circumstances around them, Like moving into a neighborhood and complaining about the lack of amenities.
Rob just remember a while ago you had no friends on Brownstoner when Jon was whipping you ass. The What stepped up on your behalf.
"you're all being niggardly. shake hands and stfu.
Posted by: goldie at June 24, 2009 3:20 PM"
"Yes Dave. Tell him you like to f*ck 'N word'
Posted by: Expert Textpert at June 24, 2009 3:30 PM"
"So if you want to use 'N word' but plural. I wanted to above. Would it be:
- Ns Word
- N Words
Posted by: Expert Textpert at June 24, 2009 3:32 PM"
See where this is going???!!!!! So I guess it's OK to throw around the N word now, OK Thanks guys!
The What
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at June 24, 2009 3:48 PM
Kens, I think that's unquantifiable. If you were to work out a mathematical equation it would have to be divided by the size of unitholders with kids vs. without, etc, etc, etc. It's more about comparing the coop with the amenities to a unit in one without,....and all the other pluses and minuses that each one has.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 3:50 PM
"try merriam webster or the OED for the definition of racism. I've never heard of it being race-specific."
Wikipedia has the back-and-forth theory on the issue. Sometimes the below makes it, sometimes it is cut.
I'll give you one that you won't find in MW. "Racism is a system of oppression created by the white man to suppress the rights and humanity of people of color".
A system, like communism, capitalism, etc.
Ever heard of a racist slave in 1850?
Posted by: denton at June 24, 2009 3:50 PM
Kens -yeah that part with Danielle was awesome
ugh - she scheevies me out big time!
Posted by: gemini10 at June 24, 2009 3:51 PM
See where this is going???!!!!! So I guess it's OK to throw around the N word now, OK Thanks guys!
The What
What, I feel for you as to where it is going but my original use of the word was perfectly acceptable and the best analogy against the word "faggot" in that context.
I do not apologize. But it has been YOU that has raised this to the point of inciting everyone else to essentially poke fun at the use of the word.
You made your bed, now lie in it.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 3:54 PM
Mr. B is going to get more complaints about us *inane* posters if we are not farther along in the alphabet than f and n.
There are such oddities as : nopqrstuvwxyz. Also one can mix those up to create others words.
Posted by: BklynSoFar at June 24, 2009 3:57 PM
"I never believed in Santa Claus because I knew no white man would be coming into my neighborhood after dark."
- Dick Gregory
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 24, 2009 3:57 PM
Guys I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart for uncovering your Covert Race/Class Warfare! I always had my suppositions about it by today was a major victory for me. All the things I have/will say about you have a new meaning. The whole bullshit known as Brownstoner is nothing but a Neighborhood Hi-Jacking Operation and the dummies here have snitched on themselves. Thanks Assholes I don't feel any more remorse. Fools...
The What
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at June 24, 2009 3:58 PM
BklynSoFar is onto something. It's the "z word" that you should ALL be afraid of.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 3:59 PM
> See where this is going???!!!!! So I guess it's OK to throw around the N word now, OK Thanks guys!
What, you obviously don't understand the use of words in specific context. It's been explained to you previously by so many others here.
And clearly you need to read my post as sarcasm and a pun on the use of the 'N word'. But then again, I don't expect you to get it. So never mind.
Posted by: Expert Textpert at June 24, 2009 3:59 PM
aww Dick Gregory - hahaha
remember when he was pushing his weight loss shakes or something like that and I think wanted Al Sharpton to be the spokesman????!!!!
or am I crazy?
Posted by: gemini10 at June 24, 2009 4:00 PM
"I'll give you one that you won't find in MW. 'Racism is a system of oppression created by the white man to suppress the rights and humanity of people of color'."
I presume that was written by someone who's not been out and about in the world much. Take away all the white and all the black people in the world, and there's still plenty of racism to go around.
Posted by: dittoburg at June 24, 2009 4:01 PM
> nopqrstuvwxyz
Have at PLUSA'S, Word Scramble. Here's my contributions:
- pun
- won
Posted by: Expert Textpert at June 24, 2009 4:02 PM
"Neighborhood Hi-Jacking Operation" otherwise known throughout the black community as NHJO.
Tell us exactly what that means.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 4:02 PM
"today was a major victory for me"
You finished the Metro crossword?
Posted by: dittoburg at June 24, 2009 4:03 PM
Take away all the white and all the black people in the world, and there's still plenty of racism to go around.
Posted by: dittoburg at June 24, 2009 4:01 PM
Truer words were never spoken.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 4:04 PM
"nopqrstuvwxyz"
pox
top
rot
pot
pow
rut
try
pry
stun
puns
tops
rots
post
pots
port
stop
sport
Posted by: cobblehiller at June 24, 2009 4:06 PM
Thanks Dave. I agree with you but this is my particular case. I mentioned I was on the board before and I had a great idea that I threw out there and all board members approved.
We have a space that's gated in the back of our building that contains the stairs to the top of the indoor garage along with a couple of fire escapes that lead to the back. The back of the building has a gate that every shareholder has the keys to (Same key as the front door entrance). There is also a small unused grassed space that's decent enough to make into a little backyard garden for very cheap. there is grass there already, only thing that's needed is to put up a few plants, flowers on the side to separate the area a bit and one shareholder is donating 2 wooden benches as well as a BBQ grill (super doesn’t mind keeping the place clean when I checked with him). All I'll need to do is find a cheap picnic table on craigslist and go and pick it up. Might end up costing our co-op 50-100 bucks to have a backyard garden that shareholders can enjoy (we have 90 apartments). We're doing it regardless and I'll put in the work either way (Planting, cleaning, finding benches & chairs, etc) but was just wondering whether it'll be a nice sales pitch in the future when I or any other shareholder is ready to sell their apartment(s).
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 24, 2009 4:06 PM
tux - geez, how did I miss that!
Posted by: cobblehiller at June 24, 2009 4:07 PM
Don't get me wrong Kens. i think its a great idea and should make the units more marketable.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 4:08 PM
Why not do yourself and everyone else a favor and just stop posting here? You've said everything you've wanted, we've heard it again and again to the point of boredom, methinks you doth protest too much.
A major victory? The only victory is that pretty much everyone here- no matter race, creed or color, called you out on your insane dave bashing and attempts to twist everything he says into a race war. You hate it here so much but you can't keep away. What does that say? That you're weak and desperate for attention. The little boy who cried wolf.
Posted by: bxgrl at June 24, 2009 4:09 PM
"DH will probably want to join too. I don't think he has a preference, he loves all kinds of women :o)."
haha - i like the ones that make bad decisions.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at June 24, 2009 4:10 PM
Hahaha dh. i tell all my bfs that they've made an extremely bad choice.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 4:12 PM
Kens-you make DH sound cheap and easy ;)
Posted by: bxgrl at June 24, 2009 4:13 PM
Pianothrope - a person who hates pianos.
Posted by: Arkady at June 24, 2009 4:13 PM
Make that "male pianos".
Posted by: Arkady at June 24, 2009 4:14 PM
Ok everyone. So what's the "takeaway" from this here today???
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 4:15 PM
Whoops! Wrong combining form - forget the whole thing & listen to some Bach. Music ... savage breast.
Posted by: Arkady at June 24, 2009 4:15 PM
Arkady, have you been drinking at lunch??
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 4:16 PM
Detestethrope - a person who hates Brownstoner gatherings in Clinton Hill.
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 24, 2009 4:17 PM
Ropethrope???
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 4:18 PM
"Ok everyone. So what's the "takeaway" from this here today???"
I could go for Chinese or Mexican, unless people prefer pizza.
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 24, 2009 4:18 PM
> Ok everyone. So what's the "takeaway" from this here today???
dunno, but I found good chinese 'take out' in Park Slope in another thread.
Posted by: Expert Textpert at June 24, 2009 4:19 PM
Rope-a-dope?
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 24, 2009 4:20 PM
Biff = Expert Textpert. No arguing that.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 4:21 PM
Actually in Asia it is called "takeaway" not "take out"
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 4:21 PM
Fear of Jim Thorpe = thorpethrope
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 24, 2009 4:21 PM
i like the ones that make bad decisions.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at June 24, 2009 4:10 PM
Hahahahahah, LOVE THAT LINE! I am totally highjacking it and using it from now on. :o)
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 24, 2009 4:21 PM
those darn brits say takeaway instead of take out.
Posted by: dittoburg at June 24, 2009 4:22 PM
No, Dibs, wish I had. Just twisted in the thread. The "hate" part of misanthrope is "mis" - the anthrope refers to men. So it would be mispiano which is neither cute nor elegant - hence the suggestion to settle down w/ some music.
Posted by: Arkady at June 24, 2009 4:23 PM
Yea DH, that was a great line. Didn't catch it when you posted it.
Posted by: dittoburg at June 24, 2009 4:23 PM
"Actually in Asia it is called "takeaway" not "take out""
DIBS, speaking of which, I've been trying to download the movie "Take Out". It looks interesting.
http://www.takeoutthemovie.com/
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 24, 2009 4:24 PM
No one wants to answer my serious questions besides DIBS
:o(
I post about potential value increase of my co-op = 1 answer
I post about Latino girls, g-strings and potential hook-ups = 5 answers
What has OT come to?
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 24, 2009 4:24 PM
Oh no! Arkady, stop before all the "Miss" logins appear once again.
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 24, 2009 4:25 PM
Somebody call?
Posted by: Miss Chievous at June 24, 2009 4:26 PM
I'd like to discuss why ENY always gets a pass when he uses "EUROTRASH."
I'm sorry if I offended anyone.
Posted by: East New York at June 24, 2009 4:27 PM
It wasn't me.
Posted by: Miss Adventure at June 24, 2009 4:27 PM
> stop before all the "Miss" logins appear once again.
What are Miss Logins?
Posted by: Expert Textpert at June 24, 2009 4:28 PM
Here we go again...
Cobble is not going to be happy.
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 24, 2009 4:28 PM
Looks intriguing, Biff.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 4:28 PM
kens- I really know nothing about that sort of thing but really- how could it possibly hurt the value? The common area will be nicer and more usable for everyone- it's an added amenity.
Posted by: bxgrl at June 24, 2009 4:29 PM
Don't worry, I ain't Miss Behaving.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 4:29 PM
Biff, I'll throw some gas on the fire for her.
BoCoCa
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 4:30 PM
Kens - My one concern would be insurance. Given how quickly things fall apart here over simple words, I think you may have agitators among the 90 units & might want to protect against that.
Posted by: Arkady at June 24, 2009 4:32 PM
"Just twisted in the thread. The "hate" part of misanthrope is "mis" - the anthrope refers to men. So it would be mispiano which is neither cute nor elegant - hence the suggestion to settle down w/ some music."
I hate errors!
Posted by: Miss Take at June 24, 2009 4:32 PM
I don't think anyone gets offended at Eurotrash. I always thought you like repeating it because the word tickles you.
Posted by: dittoburg at June 24, 2009 4:32 PM
I think miss construed was here all day long
Posted by: dittoburg at June 24, 2009 4:33 PM
We are all suffering from miss conceptions today!
Posted by: bxgrl at June 24, 2009 4:34 PM
Thanks for your kind words fellas.
Seriously Kens, you've been trying very hard to get this thread back on its usual track
let me try:
HIPSTERS IN TENTS!!
Posted by: dirty_hipster at June 24, 2009 4:35 PM
yes ditto- many of us Miss Spoke
Posted by: bxgrl at June 24, 2009 4:35 PM
Cobblehiller = MisBoCoCathrope
Posted by: Expert Textpert at June 24, 2009 4:35 PM
what a Miss Shegosh. (biff?)
Posted by: bxgrl at June 24, 2009 4:36 PM
LOL, you guys! STOP trying to make me laugh! I'm very busy trying to remain indignant and angry! ; )
Posted by: cobblehiller at June 24, 2009 4:37 PM
You might be misled by the title but the Gowanus Jello Mold competition on today's wrap is quite terrific.
Posted by: Arkady at June 24, 2009 4:37 PM
OK...before many of you logoff for the evening (thinking you actually have real lives) I want to thank you all for understanding my use of the "n word" yesterday in that discussion. I think that those of you who actually have met me have a pretty good idea that I'm not racist and would never utter that word in that context.
Thanks for coming to my defense.
To the What...I feel for you when you said "See where this is going?" But you raised this way above the level of what the original discussion was all about. You can disagree with me on any topic you want but you do not know me well enough to call me a racist and that use of that word was no indication that I am anywhere close to that.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 4:37 PM
Arkady, you're right. I think building insurance will cover the regular slip and fall. In terms of the grill, the super will keep it in storage and give out to anyone who wants to use it for BBQ and children bday parties and such but I think we'll have a lawyer to draft up a simple agreement to sign that the building is not liable for any burn damages made to them or their guest from using the grill. We already have a bunch of law suits pending (People will sue for anything). One shareholder is suing the co-op for having bedbugs in her apartment eventhough we have an exterminator who came in and sprayed her apartment and told her the steps to take afterwards that she never did. Then SHE admitted to the board that she bought used furniture and started having problems afterwards yet she is suing the co-op. What can I tell ya, stupidity at its prime.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 24, 2009 4:37 PM
This Open Thread has covered all sorts of topics today.
- Miss Ellaneous
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 24, 2009 4:38 PM
I Miss Ed-out on all the other threads today because of this one.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 24, 2009 4:40 PM
I think we should all kiss and make up.
- Miss Tletoe
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 24, 2009 4:41 PM
Great one, Biff!
Posted by: Arkady at June 24, 2009 4:41 PM
How many woords in this Open Thread where speled incorectley?
Posted by: Miss Pell at June 24, 2009 4:41 PM
I think this was all a big Miss Take.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 24, 2009 4:43 PM
"HIPSTERS IN TENTS!!"
First thing that went through my mind when I saw that was:
"PIGS IN SPACE!!"
I have no idea why.
Posted by: etson at June 24, 2009 4:44 PM
"Great one, Biff!"
Ah, thanks Arkady...I'm tearing up.
- Miss Tyeyed
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 24, 2009 4:44 PM
I was intrigued by the article about "Shopping" the Mexican aisle in the grocery. I've become an expert at such things.
"Hola"
"Como estas?"
Cual es su nombre?
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 4:44 PM
I like camping. The fun is always intense.
Posted by: dittoburg at June 24, 2009 4:45 PM
My g*d, look what you have wrought Arkady! I blame you!
Now, one question: All this time, I had thought that the MISSes were BRG, but if BRG is not posting then....
WHO THE HELL ARE YOU PEOPLE!!!
Posted by: cobblehiller at June 24, 2009 4:46 PM
I think this was all a big Miss Take.
- Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 24, 2009 4:43 PM
You're telling me!!!!
I hate errors!
- Posted by: Miss Take at June 24, 2009 4:32 PM
Keep up Ken! Been here already.
Posted by: Miss Take at June 24, 2009 4:47 PM
cobble...i think I too have a Miss XXX login but for the life of me i can't remember what it is :)
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 4:47 PM
"Now, one question: All this time, I had thought that the MISSes were BRG, but if BRG is not posting then...."
Cobble, even doctors make mistakes.
- Miss Diagnose
Ok, we are going to stop now, lest somebody takes our statements the wrong way.
- Miss Quote & Miss Represent
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 24, 2009 4:48 PM
What = Miss Rable
Posted by: Expert Textpert at June 24, 2009 4:50 PM
DIBS! You said you didn't post under anything other than uhm, what was that...other login...you know the one...oh yes, bold type guest! YOU FIBBER!
Posted by: cobblehiller at June 24, 2009 4:51 PM
lol, someone has a LOT of time on their hands :o). I can't even keep up.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 24, 2009 4:52 PM
I'm beginning to think the whole thread is Miss Begotten.
Posted by: bxgrl at June 24, 2009 4:52 PM
Was Miss Informed around already?
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 24, 2009 4:53 PM
What, are you essentially saying that your antagonisation of DIBS and hatred of Brownstoner is due to your objection to "gentrification" and your perception of its racist underpinnings?
Posted by: the chicken at June 24, 2009 4:54 PM
Hi. I'm Miss Cist and this is my brother Ray Cist.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 4:54 PM
> cobble...i think I too have a Miss XXX login but for the life of me i can't remember what it is :)
Dave, I think it's:
Miss Play
Posted by: Expert Textpert at June 24, 2009 4:55 PM
I think WHAT got off with a Miss Demeanor today.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 24, 2009 4:57 PM
I was Miss Lead and became Miss Pent Youth.
Posted by: cobblehiller at June 24, 2009 4:58 PM
Chicken, He is just a Miss Erable human being.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 24, 2009 4:59 PM
Can you people at least TRY to get my name straight?
- Miss Nomer
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 24, 2009 4:59 PM
Is Snappy on crutches because she had a Miss Hap?
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 24, 2009 5:01 PM
My grag name is Lois Carmen Denominator.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 5:01 PM
drag, not grag
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 5:02 PM
DIBS, I thought most drag queens had names that started with "Annida".
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 24, 2009 5:04 PM
I am outtie. You guys are great! I am glad I met some of the PLUSAs.
DH, I want to check out Walter Foods. Are you free Friday or Saturday night? get back to me BKJester3@aol.com.
Thanks!
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 24, 2009 5:05 PM
kens - go for converting the common space. discussing increased coop property values to hot latinas might make them more interested in you.
Posted by: winthropst at June 24, 2009 5:05 PM
Chicken, He is just a Miss Erable human being.
- Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 24, 2009 4:59 PM
Ken, you're making the same Miss Take again. It's been used.
What = Miss Rable
- Posted by: Expert Textpert at June 24, 2009 4:50 PM
Posted by: Miss Take at June 24, 2009 5:06 PM
Sorry I'm late. I was soaking in the bath.
Miss Terbubble
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 24, 2009 5:06 PM
Actually Dave in Hong Kong we call it Noi Maai, not takeaway.
And I recommend the Eel in Shaoxing Wine from Everett on 8th Avenue and 56th.
Posted by: WonTon at June 24, 2009 5:09 PM
Sorry I can't keep up :o(
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 24, 2009 5:09 PM
Where is misterbubble, I'm surprised he hasn't popped up!
Posted by: cobblehiller at June 24, 2009 5:10 PM
"My grag name is Lois Carmen Denominator."
I thought you didn't listen to Car Talk. Beneath your dignity in terms of auto expertise. They use that gag every week (name of their accountant). They reel off a bunch of these. E.g., statistician is Marge Inaverra, P.R. guy is Heywood Yabuzoff, etc.
Posted by: slopefarm at June 24, 2009 5:10 PM
I'm in no position to respond!
Miss Ionary
Posted by: Expert Textpert at June 24, 2009 5:11 PM
Yes, WonTon but if you're gweilo they ask "Takeaway?"
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 5:11 PM
OH SHIT. I just used the "g word"
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 5:12 PM
Because you've made too many Miss Steps, kens!
Posted by: bxgrl at June 24, 2009 5:12 PM
misterbubble is at your service.
Posted by: misterbubble at June 24, 2009 5:14 PM
slopefarm...I remeber that discussion from a long, long time ago. I've never listened to car talk. In fact, I don't think I even have a radio here in NYC. I'll have to find out if they have a show broadcast in Philly. It's on Saturday morning????
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 5:14 PM
> OH SHIT. I just used the "g word"
But did you use it in the right spot?
Posted by: Expert Textpert at June 24, 2009 5:14 PM
CHiller - I'll gladly take the blame - this mischief is the best we've had on this mishmash today.
Posted by: Arkady at June 24, 2009 5:14 PM
OK...so one of the PLUSAs IS misterbubble.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 5:15 PM
Oh no! Not Miss Chiff, please don't drag her into this toooo!
Posted by: cobblehiller at June 24, 2009 5:16 PM
"OK...so one of the PLUSAs IS misterbubble"
Oh really, holding out on me were you!! WHO!
Posted by: cobblehiller at June 24, 2009 5:17 PM
misterbubble does not understand the meaning of "PLUSAs."
Posted by: misterbubble at June 24, 2009 5:18 PM
bubble, honey, in light of everything that's been going on here...I MISS YOU and all your good clean fun!
Posted by: cobblehiller at June 24, 2009 5:20 PM
misterbubble, you better come clean!!
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 24, 2009 5:20 PM
On WNYC it's on 11:00 am on Saturdays. Don't know when it's on in Philly. In Philly it would probably be on HYY, not XPN or the jazz station from Temple. But it's probably on on the weekend.
P.S., I don't make a point of listening, and have never retained anything of value about cars, but it's fun to listen while running errands. Car advice to listeners mixed with lots of hokie gags. But the last 2 minutes have the name puns, many are the same every week.
Posted by: slopefarm at June 24, 2009 5:20 PM
We need an admission from the bubbler.
Posted by: Arkady at June 24, 2009 5:21 PM
He hasn't been on here since March and now he mysteriously appears in the middle of this conversation when Biff brings up his name.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 5:21 PM
OH SHIT. I just used the "g word"
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 5:12 PM
Don't worry dave. I'm sure that you are a typical sai yan (note I use politically correct term: "Western person")and you didn't pronounce it correctly.
Posted by: WonTon at June 24, 2009 5:21 PM
misterbubble thinks this whole discussion has gone down the drain.
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 24, 2009 5:21 PM
misterbubble is getting showered with praise.
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 24, 2009 5:22 PM
> MISS YOU
- Posted by: cobblehiller at June 24, 2009 5:20 PM
Is someone now going to create this login name?
Posted by: Expert Textpert at June 24, 2009 5:22 PM
Biff, are you bubble?!
Posted by: cobblehiller at June 24, 2009 5:23 PM
"He hasn't been on here since March and now he mysteriously appears in the middle of this conversation when Biff brings up his name."
DIBS, are you implying that misterbubble is cornerbodega?
(kidding)
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 24, 2009 5:24 PM
"Biff, are you bubble?!"
Bubbly maybe, but not misterbubble. He/she is much funnier than I.
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 24, 2009 5:25 PM
misterbubble is the wind beneath your wings.
Posted by: misterbubble at June 24, 2009 5:26 PM
I was under the misapprehension that misterbubble had been washed away in all the rain. It was remiss of us not to be concerned about his being missed.
Posted by: Arkady at June 24, 2009 5:27 PM
Nite asshats, I Miss Calculated, I have to run!
Posted by: cobblehiller at June 24, 2009 5:27 PM
misterbubble says, godspeed, cobblehiller, and goodnight to all.
Posted by: misterbubble at June 24, 2009 5:30 PM
WonTon...my pronunciation isn't that bad. I bet I can beat you in Sup Yee Sup the 0-5-10-15-20 drinking game!!!!
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 5:31 PM
Interesting:
"misterbubble is the wind beneath your wings.
Posted by: misterbubble at June 24, 2009 5:26 PM"
From yesterday's Open Thread:
Kens, you don't want anyone choosing "winds beneath my wings" for you.
Posted by: DeLepp at June 23, 2009 1:53 PM
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 24, 2009 5:31 PM
can I be MisterBubbleTea?
Posted by: WonTon at June 24, 2009 5:32 PM
And deLepp has been a lot more active on here on the April/May/June period when misterbubble was nowhere to be found.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 24, 2009 5:33 PM
Cool - kens i'll hit you up on the flipside
Posted by: dirty_hipster at June 24, 2009 5:34 PM
"can I be MisterBubbleTea?"
Now DIBS will want to be MisterBubbleTeaBag.
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 24, 2009 5:34 PM
And DeLepp often seems to lurk and when a question about or reference to Clinton Hill arises, he jumps right in - just like misterbubble did today when he was mentioned...hmmmm
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 24, 2009 5:36 PM
"Cool - kens i'll hit you up on the flipside"
As long as you don't flip him up on the hip side.
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 24, 2009 5:36 PM
misterbubble is pleased that the fish of the day is red herring.
Posted by: misterbubble at June 24, 2009 5:42 PM
Or is misterbubble the catch of the day?
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 24, 2009 5:46 PM
Word up!
Posted by: PLUSA at June 24, 2009 5:53 PM
Hello everyone!
The What's drag name is Miss Carriage.
Posted by: Miss Chiff at June 24, 2009 6:10 PM
Latest Restaurant Additions
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Piattini Ristorante
added November 23, 2009 12:00 PM in Bay Ridge -
Le Barricou
added November 20, 2009 12:00 PM in Williamsburg -
Der Schwarze Kölner
added November 19, 2009 12:00 PM in Fort Greene -
Oak Wine Bar & Café
added November 18, 2009 12:00 PM in Williamsburg -
Mr. Wonton
added November 17, 2009 12:00 PM in Park Slope -
Casa Rosa
added November 16, 2009 12:00 PM in Carroll Gardens -
Cousin John's Café & Bakery
added November 13, 2009 12:00 PM in Park Slope -
Elote
added November 12, 2009 12:00 PM in Williamsburg -
Miracle Grill
added November 11, 2009 12:00 PM in Park Slope -
Phoebe's Cafe
added November 10, 2009 12:00 PM in Williamsburg
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