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Yo, whassup, my niggas?
Posted by: Park Dope at June 25, 2009 9:20 AM
Good morning Everyone! Let's hope for the better day today! Almost hit 500 yesterday!
I have a FGVOTD....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOzkN8dHnjk
Enjoy :o)
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 25, 2009 9:20 AM
if anyone gives park dope ANY attention i will be super mad!
troll to the max.
and $100.00 reward to anyone who can find me a boyfriend! 50 for a girlfriend, tho i'd rather a boyfriend.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at June 25, 2009 9:22 AM
See what YOU started, What.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 9:24 AM
This is so wrong. Did we not learn anything yesterday? This is like poking a sleeping bear during hibernation. The What is going to wake up really mad. lol
Posted by: faithful at June 25, 2009 9:24 AM
craigslist is free, rob.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 9:24 AM
oops....Rob don't be mad.
Posted by: faithful at June 25, 2009 9:25 AM
dave i will not resort to craigslist to find a boyfriend! that's only for sex anyway. tho i did find my last boyfriend who i was with for like 6 1/2 years in a gay AOL chat room. so i should have known from the beginning what he was all about. im not looking for gay trash. im looking for someone with substance lol. this is going to be impossible, isnt it?
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at June 25, 2009 9:28 AM
Mr. B should remove that first post.
Of course, if he does that and then leaves this post, everyone will think I was referring to Kens' FGVOTD!
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 25, 2009 9:30 AM
Obviously, Park Dope read yesterday's OT.
I think s/he is making light of the situation.
A joke.
Ha
Posted by: Expert Textpert at June 25, 2009 9:31 AM
You never find them when you're actually looking, rob.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 9:31 AM
Rob, I have a couple of friends that are looking.... One for a serious relationship.
We need to clean you up though, he is picky. I say you spend that 100 bucks on new clothes and we'll find you a BF for free. BTW, great attitude :o).
I can't pick up a girl for the life of me at a bar but I can be a totally good gay wingman.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 25, 2009 9:32 AM
"I think s/he is making light of the situation. A joke."
Expert texpert choking smokers,
Don't you think the joker laughs at you? (ho ho ho, he he he, ha ha ha)
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 25, 2009 9:34 AM
that's not always true dave, just an old wive's tale. my goal is to find a boyfriend by the 4th of july. and ill find him! the only problem is that im very strict on age. the person can only be + or - 5 years of my own age. and i feel like every guy who is my age right now (32) only wants to be with 18 year olds or 50 year olds :-/
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at June 25, 2009 9:34 AM
Right, Dibs - radar has to be right.
Biff's right, too.
Posted by: Arkady at June 25, 2009 9:34 AM
Kens, maybe you're going to the wrong bars...
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at June 25, 2009 9:36 AM
quote:
"We need to clean you up though, he is picky."
no thanks Ken. I am who I am. and i don't put up with high maintenance people.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at June 25, 2009 9:37 AM
funny six but last time I checked, we hit a couple a couple of the same spots all the time :o).
Re-write anyone?
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 25, 2009 9:38 AM
its not offensive if it doesnt end in "er". "az" or "as" is ok.
Posted by: goldie at June 25, 2009 9:39 AM
Scroll down to the bottom picture and you'll see, hanging off the corner of the building, a cage with a skeleton inside. This is the Wydah pirate museum in Provincetown, MA.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 9:39 AM
Sorry, wrong post...and, I forgot the link.
Cont'd below in the thread with the bricks....
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 9:40 AM
Speaking of I Am The Walrus, has anybody heard or seen The Fab Faux? They aren't an imitation band like Beatlemania, but rather a group of very accomplished musicians (including the basist Will Lee from David Letterman, the guitarist from Conan, etc.) who play incredible renditions of Beatle songs, perfectly recreating them, without trying to identical vocally. They are playing in September in New York and are incredible live. Check out this version of I Am The Walrus:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lknCpGbsJc
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 25, 2009 9:42 AM
Its all offensive. Can we act our ages and not do this today please? Yesterday was disturbing to say the least.
sigh....
Morning everyone :) Tonight is the much awaited part two of the RHWONJ reunion...yay!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at June 25, 2009 9:44 AM
There were FIVE women with strollers on my car this morning (too lazy to bike)
SOOOO annoying!!
Posted by: dirty_hipster at June 25, 2009 9:44 AM
arent strollers illegal during rush hour? personally i dont mind strollers on trains really. but i take the R train and there's like no one ever on it. i'd probably go ape shi+ if i had to take an express train or the dreaded L
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at June 25, 2009 9:46 AM
www.thefabfaux.com
DH, what do you mean "on my car"? Leaning against it?
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 25, 2009 9:47 AM
Park Dope's first post at 9:20 is both obviously a joke and obviously still offensive. It should be taken down. Very different usage than the one what attacked DIBS for yesterday.
Posted by: slopefarm at June 25, 2009 9:48 AM
Anyone else find the prices at the Brooklyn Larder on Flatbush to be totally ridiculous?? $10 for what appears to be a small sandwich and $40/lb for stuffed lamb?
Posted by: tiptoe at June 25, 2009 9:50 AM
"DH, what do you mean "on my car"? Leaning against it?"
haha sorry Biff - TRAINcar.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at June 25, 2009 9:52 AM
snappy, it was a joke.
chamomile tea and prozac on order for all.
Posted by: goldie at June 25, 2009 9:53 AM
WOW, tiptoe.....I don't think prices are that high in Manhattan at places like Citarella and other high end places.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 9:54 AM
Good morning Snappy!
[skipping over all things controversial today myself]
Oh yes, most excited for part 2 of the reunion! We have a small tv conflict though...a new Burn Notice is on at the same darn time!
Fortunately, BH is a whiz with the technology and will work it out for us!
Posted by: cobblehiller at June 25, 2009 9:55 AM
Sorry, Goldie, but it's just not my style of joke. But I will have a hot cup of chammomile :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at June 25, 2009 9:55 AM
LOL Cobble! I may need to borrow BH so he can figure out for me how to record on my home theater system!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at June 25, 2009 9:57 AM
> Expert texpert choking smokers,
Don't you think the joker laughs at you? (ho ho ho, he he he, ha ha ha)
- Posted by: Biff Champion at June 25, 2009 9:34 AM
See how they snide.
Posted by: Expert Textpert at June 25, 2009 9:57 AM
goldie, if I'm not mistaken you're Jewish, right?? I think there may actually be more derogatory words for Jews than there are for blacks. So why don't you log off or just STFU.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 9:58 AM
snobs likes to overpay for stupid things. it makes them feel better about themselves. it's like people who think a 7 dollar 12 ounce beer is any better than a 2.50 40 ounce. it's all in their heads.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at June 25, 2009 9:59 AM
"LOL Cobble! I may need to borrow BH so he can figure out for me how to record on my home theater system!"
Anytime Snappy, I'm totally serious! Stuff that takes me weeks to figure out, he does in seconds! He stares at the wires, and looks at the boxes....and then ZIP ZIP! It works! LOVE THAT!
Posted by: cobblehiller at June 25, 2009 10:02 AM
Some beers are better than others. But you're right, each to his own tastes. I abhor all thos trendy wheaty beers. They're universally awful, and indestinguishable from each other.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 10:02 AM
possibly more dave, havent analyzed. ive been called them all and i dont let them bother me, even use some with friends as well. you can take the power out of the words or let them anger you.
dont get bossy. 500 posts a day doesnt give you that right.
Posted by: goldie at June 25, 2009 10:03 AM
oh i know dave. can't stand the gazillion stupid brands of the same tasting beer but all they do is design some random stick, try to come up with a funny name, and slap it on the bottle and charge 10 bux. i think that is what is wrong with our country.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at June 25, 2009 10:04 AM
Your a jackass, goldie. No one here is going to disagree on that either.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 10:05 AM
Anyone going to the town hall meeting tonight?
Posted by: faithful at June 25, 2009 10:05 AM
Beer actually has more characteristics that distinguish it from others then wine does. That said, cheap beer will always have a special place in my heart.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at June 25, 2009 10:07 AM
" I abhor all thos trendy wheaty beers."
Wheat beer = girl beer (even though I was drinking Hoegaarden at Rope)
I hate when people ask for a Blue Moon, and the bartender is like "sorry we only have hoegaarden" - and then the patron orders a bud light.
Hoegaarden >>>>> Blue Moon
Posted by: dirty_hipster at June 25, 2009 10:10 AM
Let's not beat each other up today. C'mon...hug it out everyone!!! It's payday and kitty needs some new fish for the cat-tv, er, fishtank :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at June 25, 2009 10:12 AM
Hoegaarden has been around much longer than any of these trndy upstarts.
Anybody who drinks Bud Light, Coors Light or any Miller product is a complete douche.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 10:13 AM
lol does anyone else giggle when they pronounce hoegaarden aloud?
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at June 25, 2009 10:16 AM
HEY! I REPRESENT...ER, TAKE OFFENSE TO THAT REMARK...I DRINK BUD LIGHT! I'M NO DOUCHE!!! :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at June 25, 2009 10:16 AM
"Anybody who drinks Bud Light, Coors Light or any Miller product is a complete douche."
I love Miller High Life - It's the champagne of beers!!
Crappy american light beer is necessary for the summer, when it's hot and your outside BBQing.
Anyone who drinks Corona or Heineken is silly. Those are TERRIBLE beers.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at June 25, 2009 10:17 AM
"lol does anyone else giggle when they pronounce hoegaarden aloud?"
Always Rob haha
Posted by: dirty_hipster at June 25, 2009 10:17 AM
Hey!!! I like Corona Light! But I am a silly girl :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at June 25, 2009 10:18 AM
I don't like Heineken that's sold here. I like the stuff you get in Asia, it's a different brew, closer to Carlsberg. Corona is fine for a light summer beer, no lime please.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 10:19 AM
You guys are quick off the mark today.
"Anybody who drinks Bud Light, Coors Light or any Miller product is a complete douche."
Yep, I'm a douche. But guess you knew that already.
"I can't pick up a girl for the life of me at a bar but I can be a totally good gay wingman."
I second the offer (and the comment!). Actually I have never been a gay wingman but sounds like fun.
Posted by: etson at June 25, 2009 10:20 AM
Corona Light is just way too light.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 10:20 AM
I like all those gentrified wheat beers one sees in gentrified Asshat fauxdegas. Yes, they all taste (almost) the same, but that just means they're all good.
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at June 25, 2009 10:20 AM
Coors light - wouldn't that include every single college student in America? That was the beer of choice when I went to school.
Posted by: tiptoe at June 25, 2009 10:20 AM
Dave, that's why I drink it...won't get too drunk too fast :) Helps me keep the 'girls' in the shirt!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at June 25, 2009 10:21 AM
I heard somewhere that blogs are better than bars for picking up women.
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at June 25, 2009 10:21 AM
Also, Guinness is the best beer in the world.
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at June 25, 2009 10:22 AM
Dave - have you ever tried Sol beer? Similar to Corona - but I find it much better.
A good way to know if a beer is really good is to drink it at room temp, as all alcohol is meant to be enjoyed.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at June 25, 2009 10:22 AM
you know what i can't find anywhere in brooklyn?! King Cobra's!!! malt liquor in the 16 ounce cans. lots of bodegas in manhattan sell them, but i cant find any where i am now.
oh and also i miss mad dogs!!! MD 20/20s!!! those were sooo good and packed a hard punch!!! they came in all kinds of flavors and colors. why dont more places sell those? it's so annoying.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at June 25, 2009 10:22 AM
quote:
I don't like Heineken that's sold here. I like the stuff you get in Asia
you say that about EVERYTHING. beer, subways, men. why dont you just MOVE there already :)
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at June 25, 2009 10:23 AM
dh, Sol and Pacifico are two of my favorites, much better than Corona. I also like Modelo Lager.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 10:24 AM
First post still there - Mr. B asleep at the wheel?
Posted by: dittoburg at June 25, 2009 10:24 AM
"you know what i can't find anywhere in brooklyn?! King Cobra's!!! malt liquor in the 16 ounce cans. lots of bodegas in manhattan sell them, but i cant find any where i am now."
The Bodegas in Williamsburg (southside) have King Cobra
Posted by: dirty_hipster at June 25, 2009 10:24 AM
I havent' had MD 20/20 since college...it was a cheap high! If we had 5 bucks we'd be trashed in like two hours. Oh, my younger years!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at June 25, 2009 10:25 AM
sixyears, I haven't heard from the guy about the aquarium. Does your science teacher still want it??? SWhen can he pick it up???
email me: DJL135e54@yahoo.com
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 10:25 AM
"you say that about EVERYTHING. beer, subways, men. why dont you just MOVE there already :)"
*rob*
OK, That was pretty funny :o)
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 25, 2009 10:26 AM
quote:
The Bodegas in Williamsburg (southside) have King Cobra
im so coming over!!!
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at June 25, 2009 10:28 AM
Speaking of funny, did anyone else see the article below of Madoff hiring "prison consultants" to teach him to survive in medium security prison. Hilarous.
http://money.cnn.com/2009/06/24/news/economy/madoff_prison_survival_tips/index.htm
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 25, 2009 10:28 AM
I meant Modelo Especial. Grupo Modelo owns this brand + Corona + Pacifico.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 10:29 AM
Negro Modelo and Dos Equis are great
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at June 25, 2009 10:30 AM
Pacifico is good too Dave - surprisingly enough you can find it pretty cheap at some places. I also like Modelo Especial (is that the lager?)
Tecate is a good PBR alternative.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at June 25, 2009 10:30 AM
hey PLUSAs. i have a fun game we can play today- its called "guess how much brownstoner makes a year" and i mean this site not mr b himself. anyone have any ideas? guesstimations?
Posted by: randolph at June 25, 2009 10:30 AM
I don't count other people's money.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 25, 2009 10:32 AM
At the risk of shocking you folk- I hate beer. there it is- I'm sorry, but I feel being honest with all of you is so much more important.
Aside to goldie- cut the crap. It's not funny or witty.
Aside to dave- please lets not make this into any more of a painful conflict than it is. He'd be an ass if he were christian or muslim or buddhist.
Posted by: bxgrl at June 25, 2009 10:32 AM
Everyone's favorite tequila?
and if anyone says Patron Silver I will smack you!!
Posted by: dirty_hipster at June 25, 2009 10:35 AM
How is Madoff paying them, I wonder? Ruth must be passing him dollar bills through the glass.
Posted by: bxgrl at June 25, 2009 10:35 AM
Expert...you don't like Negro Modelo I take it!
My admission for the day is that I don't like wine. One glass and I can barely remember who the hell I am and will curl up and go to sleep wherever I happen to be!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at June 25, 2009 10:36 AM
bxgrl,
Liking beer is optional for women.
Posted by: etson at June 25, 2009 10:36 AM
Faithful - yes.
Posted by: Montrose Morris at June 25, 2009 10:36 AM
Herrradura Silver
Ever had Patron XO, it's coffee infused and is an incredible drink.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 10:37 AM
bxgrl - I HATE BEER too!
much rather have a nice glass of white wine and yes I like Riesling or a good rose' - there I said it! - sure and while I am admitting my lack of wine sophisication, I also like a good moscato or zinfindel too
hahahahha
Posted by: gemini10 at June 25, 2009 10:37 AM
I definitely don't do tequila. I really can't take any hard liquor anymore...gave that up a long time ago. None of it really tastes good...you just drink that stuff to get drunk and that's no longer my goal...I've aged, dear friends, I've aged quickly!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at June 25, 2009 10:37 AM
DH - patron silver
sorry but I do!
Posted by: gemini10 at June 25, 2009 10:40 AM
genini, nothing wrong with any of those wines. It's the White Zinfandel that's real crap. I drink rose's all summer long.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 10:40 AM
I drink most clear liquors (enthusiastically) but can't do dark liquors - whisky, brandy, rum etc. I get v.messy v.fast on them.
Posted by: etson at June 25, 2009 10:40 AM
cazadores
Posted by: randolph at June 25, 2009 10:41 AM
DH, I like Patron Silver :o(. I don't have any hangovers or headaches after that one.
I don't like Beer either. Now if we're talking Vodka, that's a different story :o).
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 25, 2009 10:42 AM
thanks Dibs - I always thought b/c I like a sweeter white wine I am therefore an "unsophisticate"
Posted by: gemini10 at June 25, 2009 10:43 AM
Favorite vodka, lemoncello!!!!!
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 10:43 AM
I don't like beer, either. I never understood how it could be such a thirst quencher in summer heat. But hey, whatever. When I was in college, I had a summer job at an Elizabethan dinner theatre. We made meade every night for the patrons. You can ferment just about anything, and I think people have tried just about everything, over the centuries.
Posted by: Montrose Morris at June 25, 2009 10:43 AM
"Also, Guinness is the best beer in the world."
The Guinness in Ireland is way better than the Guinness in the US. There is even a difference between the Guinness in Ireland and Guinness in Scotland and England. It doesn't travel well (especially in large quantities inside one's stomach).
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 25, 2009 10:45 AM
thank G-d! I thought I would have to fend off the rotting vegetables when I said that :-)
Snappy- i like wine and mixed drinks but having once many years ago downed 7 shots of 151 rum on a dare, I have rarely had any hard liquor since.
Posted by: bxgrl at June 25, 2009 10:45 AM
Did anyone see the story about the French tourists whose first NYC experience was a wild police chase? Serves them right!
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iDkblDQj7vpEqZWQpY85ef7UuUlgD991DRM00
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at June 25, 2009 10:45 AM
Dibs, just emailed you the science teacher's info.
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at June 25, 2009 10:46 AM
Wouldn't a fermentation contest be fun? What can we ferment?
Posted by: bxgrl at June 25, 2009 10:46 AM
My alcoholic weakness is Glint Wine in the winter. I love it!
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 25, 2009 10:46 AM
> Expert...you don't like Negro Modelo I take it!
InsertSnappyNameHere, when I said "I am offended by this!"
I was referring to the name; Negro Modelo.
How can YOU not be offended by the name but by other things. You should ban that beverage and there should be outcry for a name change.
And just for the record: I'm not really offended by the name, I said that to try to make a point as the use of that word should / coulg be offensive to some.
We all need to lighten up a bit and realize what satire is.
Posted by: Expert Textpert at June 25, 2009 10:47 AM
sixyears. just saw it.
email me about the aquarium
DJL135e54@yahoo.com
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 10:47 AM
isn't Glint the drug that jerri blank concocted on the first episode of strangers with candy!?
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at June 25, 2009 10:48 AM
"7 shots of 151 rum on a dare"
Holy cow!! How bad was that hangover, Bxgirl!!!
I;m all for a fermentation contest...I'll be happy to be the official taste tester...bring on the flavor! Can one ferment plums? Pears?
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at June 25, 2009 10:49 AM
my uncle used to make parsnip wine.
Posted by: dittoburg at June 25, 2009 10:50 AM
six - I saw that on the news last night - the poor people - however they did get an NYC goodie bag for their troubles!
Posted by: gemini10 at June 25, 2009 10:51 AM
I love fermented rice, Sake. And sake bombs are even better!!!!!
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 10:51 AM
Patron is marketed so hardcore - always keep in mind it's made by BACARDI
Most places you can get Don Julio Anejo for the same price (or cheaper) than Patron Silver.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at June 25, 2009 10:51 AM
pickles! dont people make vodka pickles or something? okay and im going to ask something. kinda grody. cover your face or scroll down if you dont wanna hear it.. but is this just an urban legend or is this true? that some women soak tampons in vodka or everclear and then you know what with them?!
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at June 25, 2009 10:52 AM
snappy- I can't remember :-)
Posted by: bxgrl at June 25, 2009 10:52 AM
Kens!! A vodka drinker!
Vodka isn't my bag - as I like gin better since it has more flavor.
I'm curious as to your favorite vodka. Everyone is all apeshit about Grey Goose - but honestly I can't taste the difference btw GG and Smirnoff.
My friend used to work at Pravda and the best vodka i had there was jewel of russia.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at June 25, 2009 10:53 AM
dibs- what's a sake bomb?
Posted by: bxgrl at June 25, 2009 10:53 AM
my new body is a temple - no toxins shall pass through these lips (except for cigarettes).
Posted by: the chicken at June 25, 2009 10:54 AM
DIBS,
Just sent you an email. It will probably take a few hours to find its way out of the DOE network.
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at June 25, 2009 10:54 AM
And OT is back to the perverted conversations - contributions of Rob :o).
Just kidding Rob.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 25, 2009 10:54 AM
Have any of you ever had the liquour found in Asia with the snake in it??? Home brewed always. Quite good actually but basically as strong as Everclear.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 10:54 AM
Its like a depth charge...drop a shot glass of sake into a glass of beer.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 10:56 AM
according to those annoying commercials cigarettes contain over 3000 toxins. someone really needs to lobby to get those annoying commercials OFF the air.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at June 25, 2009 10:57 AM
DH, I like a whole bunch but most are not sold in non-russian bars. I like pravda vodka and russian standard. I get bad headaches from some vodka's (including smirnoff and absolut). So I usually stick to Grey Goose or Three Olives if they have either. Some places actually have very good tasting house vodkas but I usually don't go for those since I don't want to play a test dummy.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 25, 2009 10:57 AM
Three Olives is really good!! I forgot about that one.
Also, shockingly enough "Tito's" vodka is really really good. It's the only american vodka on the market and it's only 15 bucks in a liquor store.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at June 25, 2009 11:00 AM
"much rather have a nice glass of white wine and yes I like Riesling or a good rose' - there I said it! - sure "
While some--not all--Rose is crap, Riesling is considered by many to be the most interesting and complex white wine grape, Pinot Noir being the equiv in red. Altho I love a big fat juicy California cab myself.
Posted by: denton at June 25, 2009 11:01 AM
"snappy- I can't remember :-)"
ROFL Bxgirl!!! I'll bet you never do that again!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at June 25, 2009 11:02 AM
Rose is fine for the summer. A nice cotes du provence with a raw seafood salad.
Posted by: dittoburg at June 25, 2009 11:03 AM
denton - are you calling me a wine afficionado then?- wooo hoooo
Posted by: gemini10 at June 25, 2009 11:04 AM
I'll probably have a rose tonight with my steak tartare at Jolie.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 11:05 AM
The best sake comes from Niigata. It's because of the quality, fresness and purity of the water. The best sake is really, really dry and typically more interesting than a martini.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 11:09 AM
gemini- you and I have the same tastes in wine it seems. I loved some of the NYS wines my sister and brother-in-law used to bring home after trips upstate. Those seem to have disapppeared- at least I never see them anymore. We've ben drinking a lot of Australian wine.
snappy- you're right! That was one lesson I learned quickly. (of course I had to learn the same lesson re vodka, tequila, wine..... I'm an avid student)
Posted by: bxgrl at June 25, 2009 11:10 AM
Riesling is great - really the only white wine I like actually - maybe a Sav Blanc.
Pinot Noir can be really good or really bad in my experiences. All "organic" wines SUCK!!!
I love a big cali cab as well, or a bordeaux (i think 98 or 99 was a good year)
Posted by: dirty_hipster at June 25, 2009 11:13 AM
WOW, I just read yesterday's open thread. Talk about an epic battle of the brains LMAO.
For the record, I gave up on Gin. It makes the frontal lobes of your brain hemorrhage, and the hangovers are ruthless.
I switched to Vodka, and the occasional Patron.
Posted by: Adam Dahill at June 25, 2009 11:15 AM
Rob, if you wish to date and establish a relationship with someone of substance, as you put it, you need to be someone of substance yourself. You should volunteer your time at charitable organizations such as God's love, we deliver, or meals on wheels, or Gay Men's Health Alliance, or some other group that attempts, in whatever small way, to help others and improve the city in some way.
I think it will make you feel proud of yourself and it will improve your social life too I'm sure.
Posted by: sam at June 25, 2009 11:15 AM
Me and the Mrs. are more red wine lovers. Nothing like a nice Fatty Cabernet!!!
Posted by: Adam Dahill at June 25, 2009 11:16 AM
My train line was voted the dirtiest line in the whole subway system. represent R train! WOO WOO! so gonna rub my bum on the pole on the way home tonight hahahah
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at June 25, 2009 11:16 AM
bxgrl - I like Australian wines as well
I also like "geurewitzminer" - omg I sooo don;t know how to spell it - but it's in the German white wine family...
Posted by: gemini10 at June 25, 2009 11:16 AM
Much harder to get a good, reasonably priced P.N. these days. Sideways drove up the demand and the price. Thanks a bunch, Paul.
Posted by: slopefarm at June 25, 2009 11:17 AM
Oh, and SAKE!!!! I loves me some SAKE!!!! Every time I say it I have to do the voice, like BANZI!!!
I think SAKE has the best buzz, close to a champagne buzz.
Posted by: Adam Dahill at June 25, 2009 11:17 AM
My nephew introduced me to Shiraz- I like white wine best but this wes great.
Posted by: bxgrl at June 25, 2009 11:19 AM
"WOW, I just read yesterday's open thread."
My condolences!!
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 25, 2009 11:19 AM
champagne has the worst of all hangovers. worse than a night of drinking evan williams shots and pbr.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at June 25, 2009 11:20 AM
My train line was voted the dirtiest line in the whole subway system. represent R train! WOO WOO! so gonna rub my bum on the pole on the way home tonight hahahah
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at June 25, 2009 11:16 AM
You'll definitely be able to snag a great boyfriend doing that. :)
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 11:21 AM
dirty H- I second that. New Year's day is the worst.
Posted by: Adam Dahill at June 25, 2009 11:22 AM
Adam..years ago I was at a "private" Japanese restaurant on E 52nd street with one of my favorite Jpanese brokers whom I loved to go drinking with. I had so much sake I fell down half a flight of stairs leaving. I've never fallen down stairs drunk in my life other than that time.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 11:22 AM
Sangria anyone?
Posted by: gemini10 at June 25, 2009 11:23 AM
Hahah Adam - New Year's Day aka National Hangover Day
Posted by: dirty_hipster at June 25, 2009 11:24 AM
okay well truth be told id rather be with someone who is a little more base really than someone of substance. when i said i want to meet someone of substance i meant someone who likes substances (nothing hardcore of course) someone who doesnt judge and someone who is a hot mess. i dont think id want to be with someone who is judgemental. but most likely i will be single for the rest of my life, ive definitely come to that conclusion.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at June 25, 2009 11:25 AM
Sometimes I feel that I can't get into the crzy conversations since I use my real name to post on this site. What is eveyone's thoughts about a 2nd sign in name for the purely crazy threads? I just can imagine looking for a job years from now and the employer running search on me. I see it now.... So Mr. Dahill, who is DIBS and what is a mexican injection????
Thoughts? Maybe go as Adam D?
Posted by: Adam Dahill at June 25, 2009 11:25 AM
Drinking on New Year's eve is for amateurs.
Sangria is great. I do it every now and then at restaurants in Philly.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 11:26 AM
sangria is SOOOOOO good :) damn i wanna make some of that now.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at June 25, 2009 11:27 AM
I think Australian wine is pretty awful, although better than South African wine, which I find undrinkable.
The only places that produce really excellent winea are:
France
Italy
California
Spain
Portugal
German wines are the pits, Chile has good wine but the best of it stays in Chile, New Zealand should stick with growing sheep and NY State wine is right up there with Tunisian wines.
Posted by: sam at June 25, 2009 11:28 AM
See what YOU started, What.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 9:24 AM"
I swear to GOD I'm so fucking Mad I could smash something!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I DID NOT USE THE FUCKING "N WORD" IN ANY CAPACITY DAVE!!!!!!!!!!I DID NOT USE THE FUCKING "N WORD" IN ANY CAPACITY DAVE!!!!!!!!!!I DID NOT USE THE FUCKING "N WORD" IN ANY CAPACITY DAVE!!!!!!!!!!I DID NOT USE THE FUCKING "N WORD" IN ANY CAPACITY DAVE!!!!!!!!!!I DID NOT USE THE FUCKING "N WORD" IN ANY CAPACITY DAVE!!!!!!!!!!I DID NOT USE THE FUCKING "N WORD" IN ANY CAPACITY DAVE!!!!!!!!!!I DID NOT USE THE FUCKING "N WORD" IN ANY CAPACITY DAVE!!!!!!!!!!
Then the silence from everyone else if defining!
Nobody said anything yesterday about Dave's behavior.
I so fucking finished and Brownstoner Must know what happen yesterday but I think he maybe down with this fucking bullshit. You jackoffs always say "It's The What, It's the What" but when things like this happen nobody stands up for anything. The funny is you live around people of color but I truly see for what you are...
The What
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at June 25, 2009 11:28 AM
I use my real name as well - that's why I self-censor my writings...
Just pick up a second ID already Adam!
Posted by: the chicken at June 25, 2009 11:28 AM
Dave - RE: Sake
Not really big on sake knowledge. I just know I tend to like the cloudy, sweet ones. How are these viewed in the world of sake buffs? I'm not drinking girly crap am i?
Posted by: dirty_hipster at June 25, 2009 11:28 AM
"So Mr. Dahill, who is DIBS and what is a mexican injection????"
Adam...my keyboard is now covered with coffee because of you!!!
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 11:28 AM
What, I asked this of you yesterday but you didn't respond:
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
Posted by: the chicken at June 25, 2009 11:29 AM
And yet, here you are again. Nice to see you What.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 11:29 AM
The What/high horse/get off
Posted by: dirty_hipster at June 25, 2009 11:30 AM
Rob the pitbull, I concur with your conclusion, but love the fact that by "a person of substance" you mean someone into substances. That's cute. You're a sly one.
Posted by: sam at June 25, 2009 11:32 AM
quote:
The funny is you live around people of color..
i wish i did :(
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at June 25, 2009 11:33 AM
domaines ott rose.
or a shandy - i hate the taste of beer so i always spike it in the summer with orange or elderflower syrup.
we used to drink beer through a straw in juniorhigh to get drunk faster. or just boone's farm.
rob - what kind of bf are you looking for? i'll play yenta even though sylvia miles i'm not.
kens - are any of your single gays ukrainian?
Posted by: winthropst at June 25, 2009 11:35 AM
How many times has Return of The What said that he is done with this site and will never return? Doesn't he also say this site has "jumped the shark" and yet it continues to get record numbers of hits?
Posted by: Miss Chievous at June 25, 2009 11:35 AM
Adam, pick a second name and just give a hint to PLUSAs who you are we'll be glad to have you around with the pseudo name.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 25, 2009 11:35 AM
Sangria- I am a big fan of the white sangria in the summer time. Has anyone had it before? So good, Chardonnay or Riesling with limes, oranges, sugar, mint, mango, etc.. So much better and refreshing than the red kind.
Posted by: Adam Dahill at June 25, 2009 11:35 AM
Get a second id, Adam. You can use the original when you're posting as your usual, wisdom-distributing self (and I do mean that), and the second for when you're letting your hair down. Most of us have had 1 or more user ids over the years. I changed mine early on because of horrible trolls, as did Montrose. Several us us have other ids we used sometimes in fun (are you out there Miss Chiff?).
DH- at the risk of losing any respect dave may still have for me (you do, right? dave?) I confess to liking white zinfandel on occasion. If that's not girly crap, what is?
Posted by: bxgrl at June 25, 2009 11:35 AM
Normally don't post here but Denton, I have to stick up for Rose wines! They're a great summer drink, and traditional French ones can be incredible.
There's definitely a lot of crap organic wines, but also a lot of good ones. I've had some great stuff from the importer Jenny & Francois. They're worth looking for.
Posted by: tinarina at June 25, 2009 11:36 AM
dh...legally in Japan it isn't "sake" or "seishu" if it is not clear or strained.
It's a variety that has a following for sure but true sake afficionados prefer sake from polished rice and clear. Also, the best sake is always served cold.
If you just search Wikepedia it goes through the types of sake. It's very informative.
BTW, one of the best and most extensive collections of scotch I have ever seen in my life is at the Old Imperial Bar at the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo. The Japanese really love their scotch.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 11:37 AM
Ok To all Jagoffs You're on mute until we get this other thing straiten out! So keep you questions to yourselves.
"And yet, here you are again. Nice to see you What."
Nice to see you also Dave. How are you doing fine I hope. Hey Dave I wonder if your neighbors know about your behavior? I do they know you true feelings about them?
The What
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at June 25, 2009 11:37 AM
I guess it beats Manishevitz, bxgrl!!!!! :)
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 11:39 AM
Hey Dave I wonder if your neighbors know about your behavior? I do they know you true feelings about them?
The What
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at June 25, 2009 11:37 AM
My neighbors are nice, civilized people, unlike you.
They can also construct coherent sentences and speak intelligently. We shovel each others' sidewalks and pick up the litter.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 11:41 AM
I think drinking sake is like drinking cough medicine, it is vile. It is an acquired taste I never cared to acquire.
Posted by: sam at June 25, 2009 11:42 AM
sam, you've never had good sake then. It's like vodka almost. Hot sake is bad sake.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 11:44 AM
Haha Bxgrl - I always order Sutter Home White Zinfandel when I'm at the OLIVE GARDEN (makes face at East New York)
Interesting Dave - do you know the rationale behind serving find Sake cold? I always thought fine spirits were to be enjoyed at room temp as it is easier to taste the botanicals and components used during the distilling process.
There's a Japanese guy who comes into the local bar near my apt - he speaks very little english, but uses that time to practice his english, and drink no less then a half bottle of oban (the ones with less peat are lowland right?)
Posted by: dirty_hipster at June 25, 2009 11:44 AM
dh...I'd love to split a bottle of sake with him. let me know some night.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 11:46 AM
er....dave.....oh lord, how can I say this?.... I LOVE MANISCHEVITZ!!!!! ....oh I know. You'll never speak to me again right? sob....sniff...sniff...sob...
Posted by: bxgrl at June 25, 2009 11:46 AM
The Japanese are complex people. They like Scotch (which is the elixir of the Gods) and they like sake (which is warm medicine to de-worm dogs).
Perhaps they just drink sake for cultural reasons and marvel at westerners who say they actually like it.
Posted by: sam at June 25, 2009 11:47 AM
winthropst, none are ukranians. Never met a ukranian gay guy eventhough one of my gay friends dated one for a year who lives in my hood aparently.
I only have a couple that are good friends, one is a look alike of Will Smith and another is a stocky short irish dude. Both are really cool. I think the irish one has a steady BF now but I'll have to check with him on that one.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 25, 2009 11:47 AM
bxgrl....you mentioned upstate NY wines and it seems you like heavy ones. Ever had Widmer's Port???
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 11:47 AM
speaking of upstate NY wines. I am going to Cornell area for the long weekend for a wedding. Anyone has any recommendations of the wineries there.
Any of the below you would recommend?
Swedish hill
Goose watch
Thirsty owl
Sheldrake point
For rieslings:
White springs winery
Hazlitt 1852 vineyards
Lakewood vineyards
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 25, 2009 11:52 AM
Boone's Strawberry Wine is great!
Posted by: TownhouseLady at June 25, 2009 11:53 AM
No- I'll have to try that. I just like wines on the sweet side- not dry. But what can you expect? We used to drink that stuff at Passover. My first introduction to wine was trying to beat the prophet Elijah to the wine glass.
Posted by: bxgrl at June 25, 2009 11:53 AM
I'm kidding!!
Posted by: TownhouseLady at June 25, 2009 11:53 AM
Kens- I'll ask my sister.
Posted by: bxgrl at June 25, 2009 11:53 AM
Dave, you may well be right about sake. Whenever I share a meal with Japanese colleagues or businesspeople, they order Scotch, which suits me fine. I have not been introduced to the rarefied world of excellent sake. I have only had the warm, awful stuff.
I also love beer, but seldom drink it because it makes my belt shrink.
Posted by: sam at June 25, 2009 11:53 AM
DH - I too LOVE OLIVE GARDEN and order a Peach Belini when I am there - frozen as well! - haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Posted by: gemini10 at June 25, 2009 11:56 AM
I'm a huge fan of Reislings (favorite! so many varieties!), Pinot Grigios (I know wine snobs hate this), and Chardonnay's for whites. Not a fan of Sauvignon blancs.
Red's I'm a lot more particular about. I like certain grapes grown in certain areas but not when grown inother areas etc.
Red's are hit and miss with me. I usually like to order a mixed case of reds try them all and then go back and order cases of the ones I like. The others I'll use for cooking.
I'm also one of those people who don't think you need to spend more than $25 for a good wine. Most of the time I shop in the under $15 category for my everyday wines.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at June 25, 2009 11:58 AM
What,
I know you are not happy with the position I've taken on this question but I am going to try to wade in and have a discussion with you on this and we will see where it goes. We may disagree on this episode but I take actual racism quite seriously, although you probably do not believe me. So here goes:
1. You are right to be upset with Park Dope's post. A bunch of us are, and we wrote so. Nothing more needed to be said.
2. Given your disagreement with DIBS, and given you both have combative styles, there is no doubt he goaded you a bit this morning. Your view is that he used the word improperly the other day and his point is that he did not and the only reason we get posts like Park Dope's is that you blew up over DIBS's use of the word.
3. A bunch of us were not silent yesterday, we disagreed with your view of DIBS' use of the word. Perhaps the tone of debate was more geared toward point-scoring than actual engagement.
4. Which brings us abck to yesterday's discussion. As I read DIBS's original post that angered you, he was saying that the N word, like the F word, are hurtful to the groups they target and should not be used. Is it your view that even that use of the N word is improper if used by a white person? Or is it your view that DIBS's post meant something else (and if so, what did it mean and how do you reach your conclusion)? Because I think you have to answer yes to one of these two questions to justify your attack yesterday on DIBS. I know you are quite angry now, but I hope you can reflect on this, and I will leave it to you to decide whether to try to respond to my post.
As for all the regular denizens of Greater Asshat, if we have a discussion, let's keep it civil and not snarky (I mean the adjective, not the poster). Everyone please treat it seriously and try not to escalate this, or just get back to beer, wine etc.
Posted by: slopefarm at June 25, 2009 11:59 AM
kens - i always see hot ukrainians on the train to brighton beach but they all seem to be on the dl since they're going back to the hood and surrounded by family. i work with a few but they are too young - early 20's...
will smith look alike sounds awesome. age? i used to see the real will smith at the gym when he was training for that ali movie. even better looking and much taller in real life.
Posted by: winthropst at June 25, 2009 11:59 AM
Harry's Bar in Venice invented the peach Beilini, although I believe they invented the Belini and it is understood to be peach, always. Williams Sonoma sells the peach mix I believe.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 11:59 AM
hot ukranians = oxymoron :)
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 12:02 PM
Bellinis are amazing - pretty easy to make actually and tasty
i use peach schnapps
Posted by: gemini10 at June 25, 2009 12:05 PM
I am not a wine snob simply because I don't drink wine made in Australia or New York State. I do like German Rieslings, to cook with.
I love a good chilled Pinot Grigio in summer, and the rose wines from Provence. None of these are snob wines and yet they are good wines. Good enough for me anyway.
Now I want to go out for a nice lunch but alas I think it will be a sandwih and diet Snapple for me today.
Posted by: sam at June 25, 2009 12:07 PM
slopefarm- we ignored Park Dope because he is so obviously...well... a dope. Or worse. Both dave and I did tell goldie to can it though. We don't need to keep reliving it. What only wants to bash dave and re-engaging him only gives him ammo.
kens- Will Smith lookalike? Where can we ladies line up?
Posted by: bxgrl at June 25, 2009 12:09 PM
Hey, what ever came of the stoop drinking case? Any ruling?
Posted by: TownhouseLady at June 25, 2009 12:09 PM
sam, I hear you. I only drink at lunch maybe 2-3 X a year and that's usually with 2 or 3 Brit friends that I knew from my years in Asia.
However, on those days, I have to make sure that everything here at the office is seen to before I leave and I have to try and be coherent enough at around 4:00 when we finish to give the taxi directions :)
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 12:10 PM
Ok, This is me. Pretty obvious but enough so that future employers or voters :) won't hold me to these crazy conversations.
Warm Sake is of lesser quality. You need to get the cold SAKE!!!
Posted by: Adam Incognito at June 25, 2009 12:10 PM
winthropst, I think it's the whole culture thing. Many never come out to their families. I had this convo with Dave at the last gathering. I am pretty sure my best friend is gay. He never admitted it while living in NYC (very traditional family) but when he moved to LA, he totally changed his look and is only friends with gay guys (very good friends). He never talks to me about it but his roommate, who is friends with me, told me that he doesn't have a single straight guy friend and he doesn't really come home at nights and he only has guy "friends" sleep over. I don't care either way, He is awesome and whatever makes him happy, I am all for it.
Yeah the Will Smith look alike is 6'5. He literally looks like him. same skin tone, same height, same body, same type of stick-out ears. He is 34-36. I know he is on one of the dating sites (I think the AOL one). I can ask the site and his logon name if you want me to? Like I mentioned, he is picky those. He told me he likes small framed guy who are around his age or younger but not too young and want a serious relationship.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 25, 2009 12:11 PM
bxgrl thanks for checking with sis for me!
Will Smith lookalike plays on your team. He is no Amzi, sorry.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 25, 2009 12:11 PM
DIBS likes wood framed guys.
Posted by: dittoburg at June 25, 2009 12:13 PM
*sigh* but speaking of amzi- he, MM and I had dinner last night :-)
I have a friend who I had seen through a succession of boy friends only to have her tell me she had always been attracted to me and she was bi. It was a bit of a shock but our friendship hasn't changed. friends are friends.
Posted by: bxgrl at June 25, 2009 12:16 PM
Welcome "new" Adam :o).
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 25, 2009 12:16 PM
speaking of Amzi, I swear I saw him on my train station around 6 p.m. yesterday.
Amzi, if you're around, were you on 18th Avenue F train stop yesterday around that time by any chance?
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 25, 2009 12:18 PM
ditto...I kinda like them short but built like the proverbial "brick shithouse." Lots of latin guys like that...Aztec background...Mexican, Guatemalan, Peruvian.
I would love a Will Smith look alike though.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 12:18 PM
"*sigh* but speaking of amzi- he, MM and I had dinner last night :-)"
bxgrl, you will be getting hate mail from Brownstoner girls for that comment :o)
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 25, 2009 12:19 PM
Kens...god knows if my straight friends were judgemental I wouldn't have any friends left. Good for you.
Everyone has an obsession, smoking, drinking and for many of us, sex. I seem to have two but I don't smoke.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 12:20 PM
DIBS, I never drink at lunch any more, makes me sleepy. Amazing how the old guys used to belt them down every day at lunch. I guess it is whatever you become used to. Business credenzas traditionally had a place to keep the booze and glasses though modern credenza do not have a special place to keep and cut cocaine.
Posted by: sam at June 25, 2009 12:21 PM
"*sigh* but speaking of amzi- he, MM and I had dinner last night :-)"
bxgrl, you will be getting hate mail from Brownstoner girls for that comment :o)
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 25, 2009 12:19 PM
Not just the girls either. H A T E
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 12:21 PM
kens - yes please be my yenta - but i'm 38 though. and i'll work on hooking you up with a brasileira.
bxgrl - are you going to the femi kuti concert in prospect park tonight? probably lots of eyecandy there...
Posted by: winthropst at June 25, 2009 12:23 PM
OK...I'm going to post this question. It is serious. I am not rob.
If someone does cocaine does it show up in their "bodily fluids?" So if somehow I happen to acquire some of said fluids will it show up in me???
We don't test here at the mutant hedge fund for such things but I always wondered.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 12:24 PM
winthropst doesn't your profile somewhere else say you're younger than 38????????!!!!!!! :)
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 12:26 PM
HHMM, the de la cabeza aztecan, shades my eyes from the bright morning light.
Posted by: DeLepp at June 25, 2009 12:26 PM
The initial few posts on the ROTD thread are hilarious!!!!!
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 12:28 PM
ugh. adults on skateboards in the middle of the day.
i have no words
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at June 25, 2009 12:29 PM
DIBS, sort of like getting pregnant from a toilet seat? I don't think that it will show up in a drug test if that's what you are asking.
Posted by: Adam Incognito at June 25, 2009 12:29 PM
Dave, I think that may well be the least of your worries.
Although it would make a cute Seinfeld episode like the one when whatshername tested positive for heroin because she ate poppy seed bagels, which I believe do come from the same plant.
Posted by: sam at June 25, 2009 12:30 PM
Slopefarm (Breathe What, Breathe)...
I know your trying to have a civil discussion to this topic, OK I understand.
You have a different perspective because we are different people (Race, etc..). I don't expect anyone here to see my view on DIBS use of the "N Word" I have given up on that!
The What is upset because there was many more illustrations of Dave's point without using the "N Word" and please please Dave is smarter than that! I can't believe that was a knee jerk reaction because the it was Randi Vs. Ron and Dave have no business getting involved! I could see in the beginning Dave and Randi was engage in a heated discussion but Dave jumped in. Kensington used this phase "N word" and you see I had to problem with that whatsoever!!!!
I thing that upsets me is Dave gets a free pass to exploit Covert Race/Class Warfare! Imagine if "The What" said something along those lines????!!!! The post would be screaming for Brownstoner to BAN ME!!! I learn one this these last couple of years about the Covert use of "Hypocrisy" as a weapon! Sometimes things happen for the better like the first post here and I wonder why Brownstoner has not removed it, maybe he wants to generate page hits or hates black people himself!
I go by what people do, not what comes from their pieholes! Slopefarm thank you for trying to have a dialogue with me and you don't have to agree me with me but just try to understand where I'm coming from...
The What
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at June 25, 2009 12:31 PM
sadly no, winthropst- I have to go to a town hall meeting re the Bedford Armory. So unfair :-(
dave :-)
Posted by: bxgrl at June 25, 2009 12:33 PM
What, One step at a time because you have this lack of ability to respond.
First.
I was invited into the discussion by the use of the word "faggot" on randi's part, the same way you feel compelled to react to the use of the "n word."
Let's start with that first.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT?????
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 12:34 PM
(1) Satire = trenchant wit, irony, or sarcasm used to expose and discredit vice or folly. goldie and Expert Textpert got it.
(2) Daveinbedstuy said NOTHING wrong and is not racist; the only one at fault is randolph for starting this by using the "f" word
(3) What is starving for attention and will twist around anything he can to antagonize. As the biggest racist and homophobe on Brownstoner he wants us to believe an innocent and illustrative example was meant to be offensive and then we are to believe it is somehow all about gentrification. What does not care about what Daveinbedstuy thinks. What needs to be noticed and responded to and doesn’t care what it takes to accomplish this. Unfortunately he got exactly what he wanted yesterday. He should be ignored.
Posted by: Park Dope at June 25, 2009 12:35 PM
"If someone does cocaine does it show up in their "bodily fluids?" So if somehow I happen to acquire some of said fluids will it show up in me???"
Cocaine passes through your system in 2-3 days if you did it directly. Probably less if you got it in a secondary fashion as you stated.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at June 25, 2009 12:35 PM
It's mostly the sharp hook nose that gets me, DeLepp. :)
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 12:35 PM
dave, the answer is no. cocaine will not show up in your system.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at June 25, 2009 12:36 PM
and if that was the case we'd all be drug positive from drug users' poo mist, dave.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at June 25, 2009 12:38 PM
Indeed, BF didn't even know he had a hook nose.
Posted by: DeLepp at June 25, 2009 12:38 PM
DIBS--I have an answer for you!
Years ago, I hired this pretty senior guy with an impressive resume for a sales/mkting job. Our company had a drug testing policy--you HAD to be tested before you could start work, no exceptions. He claimed he was dealing with sick parents on the west coast and ended up not getting tested until the morning of his first day of work. He tested positive for cocaine.
His excuse--he didn't use coke, but he was intimate with a lady friend who did!!! The testing agency said this was total crap--not possible. He did not start the job.
Posted by: tinarina at June 25, 2009 12:39 PM
dave - i haven't had to lie about my age. yet.
Posted by: winthropst at June 25, 2009 12:39 PM
winthropst, will do. I'll ask him for his online coordinates when I speak to him sometime this week.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 25, 2009 12:40 PM
Wow - if someone actually tests positive for anything else other than marijuana in a drug test they have a serious problem.
Every other drug is non-detectable after at most a week (in urine) - if you can't stop doing coke for 7 days when you know a drug test is coming thats not good.
Marijuana is fat soluable, so it sticks around for 3 weeks - a month (depending on usage)
Posted by: dirty_hipster at June 25, 2009 12:41 PM
What, Dave gets a free pass because he is the fairy godfather of the Brownstoner Gay Mafia.
Posted by: Colonel Steve Austin at June 25, 2009 12:41 PM
Dave we are done. I don't want to discuss anything with you. I think you are garbage and the funny thing is Randi apologized yesterday and that was big of her.
"(2) Daveinbedstuy said NOTHING wrong and is not racist; the only one at fault is randolph for starting this by using the "f" word"
My theory is "Park Dope" is one of you, a fucking coward hiding behind this name.
"What is starving for attention and will twist around anything he can to antagonize. "
Have I ever used a racial epitaph? No! It's real cute to "Blame the victim" here!
Guys you are pussies...
The What
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at June 25, 2009 12:42 PM
Park Dope, what up my wigga?
Posted by: Colonel Steve Austin at June 25, 2009 12:42 PM
"Dave we are done. I don't want to discuss anything with you"
THEN STFU, What. Man you are really, really thick.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 12:46 PM
Soo right, DH. This guy had weeks to lay off the coke before his start date and obviously couldn't do it. I was pretty shocked because he looked like a banker from central casting. (I know that means nothing but I was still surprised.)
Posted by: tinarina at June 25, 2009 12:46 PM
FYI- Jon does not constantly read every thread. But if someone emailed him and said Jon look at this- he does and he has taken down offensive posts in the past when told about them. this I do know from experience. So instead of assuming Jon left it there because he doesn't like Black people or he thinks it will generate page hits, why don't you just email him?
Posted by: bxgrl at June 25, 2009 12:49 PM
Wow - that's a shame tinarina. although in my experiences i-bankers (if that's in fact what you're referring to) can be pretty big cokeheads.
such a destructive drug.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at June 25, 2009 12:50 PM
these OT threads are a real waste of time and type.
Posted by: sam at June 25, 2009 12:50 PM
Nice try but since I am black and not "one of them," was as off-base as everything else you say. Done.
Posted by: Park Dope at June 25, 2009 12:50 PM
DH, I'll be in Willyburg Saturday. Got invited to some music show and some improv show (both free). One starts at 7:30. the other at 10:30. You're welcome to join for either or both. I was thinking going to Walter Foods in between those.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 25, 2009 12:52 PM
kens - do you have an email i can contact you at? i'm travelling next week and won't have time to check here. and i only have one email address which i'd prefer not to leave here...
obrigado
Posted by: winthropst at June 25, 2009 12:53 PM
DIBS - that's why I called for an IQ minimum yesterday. Reading comprehension is an alterntive screening tool that would work too.
Posted by: dittoburg at June 25, 2009 12:56 PM
What,
I appreciate your response. Here is how I see it:
I still do not understand how you reach the conclusion that there was something wrong with DIBS jumping in or using the word. Randi used the F word, so he felt compelled to jump in, just as you felt compelled to jump in with the N word. Both are quite hurtful, which was his point. It did not appear to me that he was calling anyone that word or referring to anyone by that word, or even that he sees people that way. Do you think DIBS was calling randi by that word? (What does randi think?) If so, how do you get there from what he wrote? If not, what was wrong with his use of the word? I am curious to understand. I may disagree but my point is not to score points at your expense, but to understand.
Everyone else, take it easy and engage respectfully in calm tones if you want to jump in. Let's treat this like a discussion, not an argument.
Posted by: slopefarm at June 25, 2009 12:57 PM
DH, by the way, a lot of these improv groups are "girls that make bad decisions" (from what I here). I am going with a girl from my building who should know a whole bunch of people there and plays a great wingman. Her BF is actually one of the improv guys but not sure if he'll be there performing or watching.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 25, 2009 1:00 PM
"....and the funny thing is Randi apologized yesterday and that was big of her."
Hi What, Where did randi apologize? Can you or someone else point that out to me?
Was there something other than "sorry"?
Posted by: cobblehiller at June 25, 2009 1:05 PM
"I still do not understand how you reach the conclusion that there was something wrong with DIBS jumping in or using the word."
Then I think our discussion to this topic is over Slopefarm, after that it becomes Public Masturbation.
I'm finished with this topic... Done over and kaput..
The What
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at June 25, 2009 1:06 PM
> Guys you are pussies...
I'm offended by the use of that word!!!
It should be referred to as 'pu word'
Posted by: Expert Textpert at June 25, 2009 1:07 PM
I'm a loser
I'm a loser
And I'm not 'WHAT' I appear to be
- Someday his rants are gonna end
Posted by: Expert Textpert at June 25, 2009 1:09 PM
"Hi What, Where did randi apologize? Can you or someone else point that out to me?
Was there something other than "sorry"?"
Hi Cobblehiller how are you doing?
I'm done discussing this topic it's very nauseating and I'm not getting anywhere with it.
If the posters on Brownstoner and Jon have no problem with it then It's over for me.
The What
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at June 25, 2009 1:09 PM
if the What's posts were ignored like mine are, I think we would have a more interesting discussion on this blog. Unfortunately I am begining to think the what has a point becuase you all go nuts over anything he writes. He is not just a PLUSA he is the uber-PLUSA. You all helped to build him up into the nemesis royale so many of you must be deriving some satisfaction from it. otherwise you would ignore it.
Posted by: sam at June 25, 2009 1:09 PM
Thank god. Never has such a mess been created here based on one person's inability to separate the use of a derogatory word in reference from being used as a derogatory word.
For that I apologize to all the rest of you who have understood what was intended.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 1:10 PM
okay, onto another topic. Anyone in a relationship?
You're going to lose that girl.
If you don't treat her right, my 'friend'
You're going to find her gone
Posted by: Expert Textpert at June 25, 2009 1:12 PM
Hey Kens - I shot you an email last night, not sure if you got it
Yeah - i'm free early saturday evening, just have to go to a friend's birthday shindig around midnight.
I'd be concerned about you not having enough time to be seated at walter foods in between the 2 shows, as wait times are long during primetime.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at June 25, 2009 1:13 PM
Define "relationship."
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 1:14 PM
"You all helped to build him up into the nemesis royale so many of you must be deriving some satisfaction from it. otherwise you would ignore it."
yeah no shit - the what is nothing if you don't pay attention to his bs.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at June 25, 2009 1:14 PM
I'm ok What, thanks. Hope you are too. Actually, I'm a little worn out by and done with all this, too.
I would still like to see randi apologize to Rob, in some meaningful fashion.
Posted by: cobblehiller at June 25, 2009 1:17 PM
> Define "relationship."
Oh, that thing someone goes in and out of with someone else. Sometimes love is the answer.
Posted by: Expert Textpert at June 25, 2009 1:22 PM
"Oh, that thing someone goes in and out of with someone else."
That sounds like the definition of certain body parts.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 1:24 PM
Why randi? How about telling the What to apologize for all the insults and names he's called people? He's gotten too many a pass.
Posted by: bxgrl at June 25, 2009 1:24 PM
Well, you have a point there bxgrl, can't really ignore that either. I still would like to see a real apology to Rob from randi.
Oh, and where is randi today? Missing? Surprising.
Posted by: cobblehiller at June 25, 2009 1:27 PM
The What and Dave don't like each other and The What takes any opportunity to make him look bad
I don't believe for one second he was offended by Dave's usage of that word.
If he is offended, he's a vajayjay. Man up "The What" - your skirt is showing.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at June 25, 2009 1:27 PM
omg the restaurant of the day thread is hysterical!
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at June 25, 2009 1:29 PM
> "Oh, that thing someone goes in and out of with someone else."
That sounds like the definition of certain body parts.
- Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 1:24 PM
Thing?
You think?
Posted by: Expert Textpert at June 25, 2009 1:31 PM
I think I'm going to play bioshock this afternoon instead of reading back and figuring out what yesterday's faux-drama of the day (FDOTD) was.
Posted by: Heather at June 25, 2009 1:31 PM
Actually, dh, I don't dislike the What. He argues a lot of valid points most of the time.
I disagree with his theories on gentrification and the "Asshat movement." In fact, THAT is his covert racist agenda.
But when he becomes schizophrenic and can't understand a fairly logically setout discussion then he becomes unlikable. When he dismisses any rational alternative to his oftentimes ridiculous viewpoints then too he is not worthy of engaging.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 1:33 PM
This is the closest thing I could find to an apology from Randi yesterday. It was in the Police Tower thread:
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
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 25, 2009 1:33 PM
"Thing" in the broadest definition of the term. Think along the lines of this discussion: "Mommy, what is that thing down there?"
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 1:35 PM
i don't need an apology from a troll. really, it's not necessary. this whole constant what thing is however getting really really tedious.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at June 25, 2009 1:35 PM
"Actually, dh, I don't dislike the What. He argues a lot of valid points most of the time."
I like the What too - but this whole freakin fiasco is asinine.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at June 25, 2009 1:36 PM
> "Mommy, what is that thing down there?"
I 'think' it's your ding-a-ling.
Posted by: Expert Textpert at June 25, 2009 1:36 PM
R.I.P. Farah Fawcett
Posted by: faithful at June 25, 2009 1:37 PM
Good now I can go back to doing what I do!
Bernanke Defends His Record on Bank of America Talks (Update1)
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aC7qjZqeA39c
une 25 (Bloomberg) -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said the central bank acted with the “highest integrity” in talks on Bank of America Corp.’s takeover of Merrill Lynch & Co., defending his record against some lawmakers who have alleged officials’ actions were inappropriate.
Failure to disclose that Merrill Lynch was a walking Zombie! The Shareholders got hosed on that one!
"Legislators are trying to determine whether Bernanke overstepped his authority in pressuring Bank of America to complete the purchase of Merrill. Bernanke’s record on the issue and lawmakers’ reactions may also figure in whether he will be reappointed by President Barack Obama, and in debates on overhauling the Fed’s powers and responsibility."
Bernanke better update his resume or start applying for unemployment benefits.
See guys eh... sorry Fucktards The What will get the last laugh. As I said "Keep on Keeping on"...
The What (5 months to Hammer Time!)
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at June 25, 2009 1:39 PM
I saw that and posted that in the OT yesterday BIff, but thanks just the same.
So the answer continues to be nothing. No apology from randi, the genius that has been coming into the threads and insulting people for weeks on an almost daily basis. And then whines about why people don't like her/him.
Beautiful, just beautiful. You can't make this stuff up.
Posted by: cobblehiller at June 25, 2009 1:39 PM
Thing?
You think?
- Posted by: Expert Textpert at June 25, 2009 1:31 PM
And btw Dave, this was a spin on your mispell in the Thursday Links.
It really is ineffective when you have to explain 'things' to people, don't you 'think'?
Posted by: Expert Textpert at June 25, 2009 1:40 PM
R.I.P. Farah Fawcett
She was suffering and in real pain from cancer and I'm glad she's at peace...
The What
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at June 25, 2009 1:41 PM
cobble- we're friends and I love you. YOu know that but why are you fixating on randi and giving What a pass? I have my own battles with him so I know his reaction when I engage him. He goes way over the line but I expect that.. What I find unforgiveable is what he has said to Montrose on many an occasion, without reason. The names he's called her- what about that? He says a lot of really foul things. He's made anti-semitic references. He's threatened people- including and especially Jon. He accuses people. So I really don't get this. I'm happy you have a relationship with him but still and all.
Posted by: bxgrl at June 25, 2009 1:43 PM
Bernanke's term ends Jan, 2010. He's essentially a lame duck now. Obama will likely appoint Larry Summers.
Congress is wasting its time on this bullshit. They are no better in their focus on what's necessary than the NY State legislature.
Nice to have you back What.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 1:44 PM
What I don't understand about the whole Farah Fawcett thing is why hasn't her type of cancer been discussed more in the media. Frankly i, and my colleagues here, have never heard of "anal cancer." How does it differ from colon cancer and what causes it???
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 1:46 PM
I'm going for drinks downtown at the seaport in an hour, send an email if anyone wants to grab a Mojito. Meades on Peck Slip. My GF is a NYC highschool teacher and they are done today. Teachers are buying the drinks and they know how to party.
Posted by: Adam Incognito at June 25, 2009 1:46 PM
Yes, Textpert, I remember that misspell.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 1:47 PM
Farah Fawcett- very sad. Beautiful woman- I saw her once in Soho- without makeup and still just as gorgeous.
Posted by: bxgrl at June 25, 2009 1:48 PM
Who's this new Adam Incognito??? And what does he know about Mexican injection that i don't know??? :)
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 1:49 PM
OK, what, I'm done too. You think I don't understand your posts and I think you've avoided my questions. We'll leave it at that and move on. FWIW, randi described DIBS's post as "clinical" and did not take offense. But you are entitled to your own opinion.
On to your regularly scheduled topic, how long are you going to keep posting that we have 5 months until disaster. Should be 4 months soon, no?
Posted by: slopefarm at June 25, 2009 1:52 PM
Ok bxgrl, let's talk about this. I'm not sure "fixating" on randi is the right term, but ok, I'll roll with it for the sake of this convo.
I don't like randi. I think he/she has tried to insinuate themselves here, in a really messed up way. Opening with insulting people, and continuing to the point of using the F bomb which to me is as bad as any other intensely derogatory hurtful insulting word.
I do like What most of the time. I used to tell him when I didn't like his verbiage. I sort of gave up. Unless he directs it at me, I'm gonna leave it alone. Other people here seem to know how to handle themselves and fight back. He knows I don't like it. You know I don't like it. But I refuse to "throw the baby out with the bath water there".
randi, on the other hand has aimed a good enough amount of her/his crap at me that I have developed an extreme distaste/disdain/dislike for him/her. And I think many here are, in fact, giving randi a pass. Which is pretty EF'd up to me. So I'm making a point of saying what I think.
Posted by: cobblehiller at June 25, 2009 1:53 PM
OK - new topic
What does everyone think of split pea soup?
Posted by: dirty_hipster at June 25, 2009 1:58 PM
I certainly agree that randi is not the standard bearer for good behavior. And I have no idea why he (she) picks on you - unless its out of jealousy. I don't give randi a pass-truthfully he's a troll and I don't consider them worth notice.
Posted by: bxgrl at June 25, 2009 2:01 PM
I love split pea soup, with a large ham bone in it of course.
More importantly, the ROTD thread is getting better and better
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 2:02 PM
DH - love split soup
why?
Posted by: gemini10 at June 25, 2009 2:02 PM
right about this anal cancer, I even watched her documentary and there wasn't a sufficient explaination. Since it gallops thru my family my interest was peaked.
Posted by: DeLepp at June 25, 2009 2:03 PM
randi said a few times notw that she is a she and she is a black woman.
I will take her at her word for that now.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 2:03 PM
Another vote for split pea. And ham bones, but not in that way.
Posted by: etson at June 25, 2009 2:06 PM
loving the ROTD thread too
DH - i posed a question to you over there
11217 is fierce and funny!
Posted by: gemini10 at June 25, 2009 2:06 PM
cobble you are so gay.
Posted by: randolph at June 25, 2009 2:07 PM
Some of Progresso's soups are good. the chicken & corn chowder and the split pea. Others, not so good.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 2:08 PM
these are just words people, i think we need to all calm the f down.
Gay
Pronunciation:
\ˈgā\
Function:
adjective
Etymology:
Middle English, from Anglo-French gai, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German gāhi quick, sudden
Date:
14th century
1 a: happily excited : merry b: keenly alive and exuberant : having or inducing high spirits
2 a: bright, lively b: brilliant in color
3: given to social pleasures ; also : licentious
4 a: homosexual b: of, relating to, or used by homosexuals
synonyms see lively
— gay adverb
— gay·ness noun
Posted by: randolph at June 25, 2009 2:11 PM
Agree on Progresso- sometimes the meat is so tough and dry. odd in a soup. But I love a great split pea with bacon.
Posted by: bxgrl at June 25, 2009 2:11 PM
bxgrl, bacon differentiates a good clam chowder from a truly great clam chowder. Bacon has a way of doing that. Bacon wrapped salmon for instance.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 2:13 PM
Dibs - agreed on Progresso soups
I like the chicken with wild rice
Posted by: gemini10 at June 25, 2009 2:14 PM
"On to your regularly scheduled topic, how long are you going to keep posting that we have 5 months until disaster. Should be 4 months soon, no?"
No one is paying attention and you will see it for yourself...
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
" I knew that it just didn't exist anymore." -- The What..
The What
Someday this war is gonna end..
Posted by: Return of The What at June 25, 2009 2:14 PM
"DH - love split soup
why?"
Just trying to change the topic on convo.
Unfortuntely I'm socially awkward.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at June 25, 2009 2:15 PM
i am SO hating this hot weather. i want it to be fall already :(
and has anyone else noticed how CHEAP people are being with air conditioning? stores, restaurants, offices, the AC's are barely on!!! i want it FULL BLASTED ARCTIC COLD! GRRRR
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at June 25, 2009 2:17 PM
Bacon makes everything better.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at June 25, 2009 2:17 PM
dibs- bacon in clam chowder? I have to try that!
DH- aren't we all? :-)
Posted by: bxgrl at June 25, 2009 2:18 PM
I'm interested in What's obsession with "Apocalypse Now." I don't think there's one female character in the whole movie, is there???
Someday this war is gonna end, just "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"...
:) What
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 2:20 PM
Go to hell randi.
RL [Real loser] award for the day goes to .... randi... for having no humanity and no decency, which in turn gets no mercy from me.
Posted by: cobblehiller at June 25, 2009 2:21 PM
Pay no attention to her. She's obviously a child looking for attention.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 2:23 PM
haha 11217 is hilarious in the ROTD thread.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at June 25, 2009 2:25 PM
He admires you too apparently, dh.
Posted by: etson at June 25, 2009 2:27 PM
"Go to hell randi.
RL [Real loser] award for the day goes to .... randi... for having no humanity and no decency, which in turn gets no mercy from me."
ROTFLMMFAO!!!! you people act like this blog is real life and get so serious!!! who cares what i say you don't know me and we aren't friends. i suppose you are against gay marriage too cobble?
Posted by: randolph at June 25, 2009 2:27 PM
11217 just admitted to having a "serious online crush on dh" in the ROTD!!!!
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 2:28 PM
randi, I bet in real life you have no friends.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 2:29 PM
" i suppose you are against gay marriage too cobble?"
You have lost your mind randi. Get off the pipe.
Posted by: cobblehiller at June 25, 2009 2:29 PM
ok- I did say I find trolls beneath my notice but randi- it's time to back off cobblehiller. In case you did not notice- this is a community and many of us have become aquaintances and friends offline. You can either add something intelligent to the discussion or you can go away. But trying to start trouble because you think it's fun doesn't do much for you.
Posted by: bxgrl at June 25, 2009 2:33 PM
DH, I never got it. Try me again... BKJester3 @ aol.com
Well then I'll skip Walter and we can just hang for the music thing and/or improv and then you can split to friends bash.
ROTD is Hiiiilarious! I almost fell of my chair. You guys are really funny. Biff, it officially beat the russian plumpy tuhas ROTD. I think from now on, there will either be awkward people in front of all restuarants pics OR never any at all.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 25, 2009 2:33 PM
ha ha DH has an admirer. ne ne ne neeee neee.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 25, 2009 2:35 PM
Now he knows how chicken and m4l feel. :)
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 2:37 PM
DH, that "Olive Garden" thing puts you WAY down on my "cool cyber personalities" list. You're going to have to work hard to get back near the top. Just wanted you to know that.
Posted by: East New York at June 25, 2009 2:40 PM
randolph = hallway trash.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 2:41 PM
dave = drinking fountain?
Posted by: randolph at June 25, 2009 2:44 PM
Oh yeah, one more thing - cheap American beer sucks!! Obscure Eastern European beers are SO much superior (and can be found all around brownstone Brooklyn, for example the Key Food on Flatbush and Sterling). Miller Beer/Bud Light/Coors = DCTW (Damn close to water).
Posted by: East New York at June 25, 2009 2:45 PM
Obscure Eastern European beers are SO much superior
EUROTRASH
Actually Pilsner Urquell is a favorite
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 2:49 PM
ENY I heartily disagree...I can never tell what the fuck I'm ordering.
Posted by: infinitejester at June 25, 2009 2:50 PM
Hahah ENY - whilst out on Long Island with my "home friends" who are in grad school and don't have much money.
Olive Garden is perfect - get smashed off a bottle of wine and have soup and breadsticks for 5 bucks. Then go cruising for long island chicks wearing leggins, uggs and carrying fake LV bags at the great long island bars where a pitcher of beer = a pint in brooklyn.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at June 25, 2009 2:51 PM
randi= waste of time
Posted by: bxgrl at June 25, 2009 2:52 PM
dh, I'm going to a retirement party this Friday at Applebee's. "Red apple sangria" - mmm.
Posted by: infinitejester at June 25, 2009 2:54 PM
ENY don't be hatin' on the white boy fun.
Posted by: infinitejester at June 25, 2009 2:57 PM
haha awesome jester - applebees actually makes my 2nd favorite cocktail (off menu of course)
2 parts whiskey (best stuff they have, maybe makers mark if you're lucky)
5-7 ounces nestea raspberry iced tea.
give it a try - it tastes like awesome.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at June 25, 2009 2:59 PM
OK, DH that sounds like fun. Seriously. On that basis, Olive Garden in LI is perfectly acceptable. Just not in NYC proper!
Posted by: East New York at June 25, 2009 2:59 PM
Anyone ever had bacon infused bourbon??? Smoke joint makes their own, along with a whole other bunch of infued whiskeys. Peaches has a lot too.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 3:01 PM
You don't HAVE to know when it comes to Eastern European beer, infinite. They're all good, man! Besides, cheap American beer is not by any means solely the domain of the white boys. Plenty of brothers drink these brands too! Just goes to show that bad taste cuts across racial lines.
Posted by: East New York at June 25, 2009 3:01 PM
ENY - Have you been to Zum Schneider's in the East Village? Pretty good German Beer bar on Ave C - they have some obscure stuff.
My fav beers by far are belgian ales (duvel, chimay, delirium etc) - all over 8% abv and complex. They are a little heavy for the summer though.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at June 25, 2009 3:02 PM
I've always been a sucker for a good dare.
And in the spirit of learning to play nicer, I thought I could oblige, Dave.
p.s. Cobblehiller - Did you ever forgive me for me being a total ass to you? I hope you're well.
Posted by: 11217 at June 25, 2009 3:02 PM
"Obscure Eastern European beers are SO much superior
EUROTRASH"
Touche, Dave.
Posted by: East New York at June 25, 2009 3:02 PM
"Anyone ever had bacon infused bourbon??? Smoke joint makes their own, along with a whole other bunch of infued whiskeys. Peaches has a lot too."
Yeah Dave - I had an old fashioned with bacon infused vodka at PDT in the East Village. Doesn't really taste like bacon per se, you get more of the hickory smoked flavor.
Double Down saloon on Ave a and 1st has bacon infused vodka (which is essential a bottle of vodka witih some slim jims stuck in it)
Posted by: dirty_hipster at June 25, 2009 3:04 PM
We need to have a welcome party for 11217. This is step one to showing up at a FOB (not FOD) party.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 3:04 PM
"ENY - Have you been to Zum Schneider's in the East Village?"
Not since the 1990s when I had friends who lived on Avenue A. I swore off the East Village after spending WAY too many nights there. I developed a phobia about that part of town and haven't been back since. Maybe it's time to return.
Posted by: East New York at June 25, 2009 3:07 PM
I've always been a sucker for a good dare.
Posted by: 11217 at June 25, 2009 3:02 PM
Rewrite...
I've always been a good sucker on a good date.
[Speaking about myself of course]
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 3:08 PM
"Not since the 1990s when I had friends who lived on Avenue A. I swore off the East Village after spending WAY too many nights there. I developed a phobia about that part of town and haven't been back since. Maybe it's time to return."
Yeah ENY - I try to stay away from that part of town whenever possible. Anything good is WAY too crowded.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at June 25, 2009 3:11 PM
Oh and randi, still waiting for you to make fun of ME.
Posted by: infinitejester at June 25, 2009 3:11 PM
"I had an old fashioned with bacon infused vodka "
correction - bacon infused bourbon
Posted by: dirty_hipster at June 25, 2009 3:12 PM
Nobody goes there anymore. It's too crowded.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 3:12 PM
The sun comes out and everyone is happy!!
Posted by: dirty_hipster at June 25, 2009 3:17 PM
11217, I never thought I would see the day!
Welcome.
Ok, DIBS, do you have a PLUSA initiation package for 11217? (loaded question)
DH, do you mind doing the honours by singing the PLUSA fight song?
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 25, 2009 3:20 PM
11217 will get all stary-eyed if dh sings.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 3:24 PM
But how would 11217 ever know what a PLUSA is if this is his first time here????? :)
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 3:25 PM
Haha Biff - as per the ROTD thread, i think you're a much better lyricist than I!
(was that correct usage of then/than - i can't tell anymore)
Posted by: dirty_hipster at June 25, 2009 3:25 PM
I have no idea what PLUSA is.
I'm hoping it's not, please leave the USA.
Posted by: 11217 at June 25, 2009 3:27 PM
Pathetic Loser Usual Suspect Asshats
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 3:33 PM
As a brit I can't fathom why you tarts all have to drink your beer cold, but anyway, have you tried non-blended lambics? (non-blended is important). Because they rely on wild yeasts blown in the barn window and falling from the rafters onto the vats they vary immensely in flavor and strength. Its a crapshhot each time you open a bottle.
Posted by: dittoburg at June 25, 2009 3:37 PM
"I have no idea what PLUSA is."
"Pathetic Loser Usual Suspect Asshats"
11217, while it sounds insulting when spelled out, we actually consider it a big honour to be a PLUSA. It sort of means one has finally arrived and is the member of an exclusive club; albeit one that most normal people with more interesting things to do would want no part of.
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 25, 2009 3:43 PM
This is what's going around the investment community today...
Sweden's Got talent...
http://www.videosift.com/video/Naked-Swedish-Men-and-the-Dance-of-the-Crispbread
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 3:44 PM
"As a brit I can't fathom why you tarts all have to drink your beer cold, but anyway, have you tried non-blended lambics? (non-blended is important). Because they rely on wild yeasts blown in the barn window and falling from the rafters onto the vats they vary immensely in flavor and strength. Its a crapshhot each time you open a bottle. "
True dat ditto - a bar near me serves cask ale at room temp - and it's amazing how when *good* beer is warm you can really taste so much more. They have an IPA that tastes JUST like grapefruit. it's insane
Haven't tried non-blended Lambics (i don't think) I guess you mean ones that aren't fruity? (like framboise or cassis being fruity ones)
do you know any brand names?
Posted by: dirty_hipster at June 25, 2009 3:44 PM
Biff, I don't really like "normal" myself, but I don't think I deserve the honor quite yet. Perhaps I should be a probationary PLUSA for the time being to see if I can live up to it...?
Posted by: 11217 at June 25, 2009 3:46 PM
DIBS, I assume that video is part of 11217's welcoming package that you prepared?
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 25, 2009 3:46 PM
No, the fruity ones don't count. ;-)
I don't know any brand names, I had them in the land of the walloons.
Posted by: dittoburg at June 25, 2009 3:47 PM
"http://www.videosift.com/video/Naked-Swedish-Men-and-the-Dance-of-the-Crispbread"
I saw the URL and assumed it was not workplace appropriate.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at June 25, 2009 3:49 PM
Enough with the "fruity" remarks.
Please, can't 11217 have at least one day's grace before you insult him. :)
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 3:49 PM
Biff, we should quickly copyright "PLUSA" and create a social club. This can be a good business venture. You can do all of our marketing, advertising, PR and planning work. DIBS can be our resident "ghetto fund manager" and have chicken and M4L as his subordinate fund managers (I bet you like that one Dave). Anyone else has anything useful to contribute to our society?
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 25, 2009 3:50 PM
It's good fun, dh. It passed our filters.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 3:50 PM
"we actually consider it a big honour to be a PLUSA"
now THAT is pathetic.
Posted by: randolph at June 25, 2009 3:52 PM
Haha ditto - I didn't think so. Although a good framboise at home is a guilty pleasure i don't usually admit to haha.
I'll have to check out the non-blended ones.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at June 25, 2009 3:52 PM
Kens, first the What and now you are assuming that I'm the dominat one. Things may not always be as they seem.
I'm happy to be the chicken's or m4l's "b word."
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 3:52 PM
M4L away?
Posted by: bxgrl at June 25, 2009 3:52 PM
Have seen the Swedish guys thing.
It is funny - from a primetime talent show over there.
Posted by: etson at June 25, 2009 3:53 PM
I never assumed you're the "dominant" one. I just thought you would like either one of them or both reporting to you :o). Dirty dirty mind Mr. Dave.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 25, 2009 3:55 PM
I believe m4l said he was visiting the in-laws. Where on earth that might be I have no idea.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 3:56 PM
bxgrl he is prolly in Chapel Hill with the in-laws. He is missing good couple of days. He would have forgotten what ESPN is if he was around for all of this.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 25, 2009 3:56 PM
"I loved some of the NYS wines my sister and brother-in-law used to bring home after trips upstate."
Bxgirl, the Finger Lakes region is considered near world class in the production of Rieslings. Not other grapes. Someone else asked what vineyards to visit in the area? Dr. Konstantin Frank is the one to see, but he keeps off the beaten tourist path. He's the one who first started vinification in the region, and makes some of the best wines. BG, sounds like you need to come over and get some wine education, mainly by drinking. lol.
Sam said:
"I think Australian wine is pretty awful, although better than South African wine, which I find undrinkable.
The only places that produce really excellent winea are:
France
Italy
California
Spain
Portugal
German wines are the pits, Chile has good wine but the best of it stays in Chile, New Zealand should stick with growing sheep and NY State wine is right up there with Tunisian wines. "
Sam, your wine knowledge is seriously out of date.
Germany: Best Rieslings in the world. Best Gewurtz, along with Austria.
NYS: See above, otherwise agree.
South Africa and NZ are producing some of the finest Sav Blancs in the world today, and certainly the best bargains. SA is making some very interesting reds as well, especially pinotage. I had a most excellent bottle of the same recently, made by a Black-owned estate. WHAT, we'll drink together, I'll bring this, you bring the skittles.
http://capewine.com/fairvalley_start.htm
Australia makes a huge amount of high RS mass market wine, but they also make some good stuff. Don't write them off.
Ironically, Portugal doesn't yet produce much of interest, altho they are improving. Port was developed because Portuguese red wine was so bad it had to be used for something.
Bottom line is, with the internet, technology transfer, and wine schools all over, it is increasingly difficult to find truly bad wine, and the old rules about France, Cali, and Italy no longer apply.
Posted by: denton at June 25, 2009 3:57 PM
"Although a good framboise at home is a guilty pleasure i don't usually admit to haha."
Can you tell us about any more of your at home guilty pleasures? Inquiring minds want to know...
Posted by: 11217 at June 25, 2009 3:57 PM
M4L away?
yeah - he's visiting in-laws in a different state.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at June 25, 2009 3:59 PM
dave - here's a hot ukrainian for you: stan jouk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c760pdSc2CQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fETsvZnIgFA
unfortch his bat doesn't swing our way. i've seen reasonable facsimiles on the Q train though. been tempted to miss my stop.
when is the next LollaPaLUSA?
Posted by: winthropst at June 25, 2009 4:00 PM
denton- my sister and brother-in-law once brought back a wine that had apricot in it that was unbelieveable. It wasn't sweet- she can't remember what vineyard they got it from.
Posted by: bxgrl at June 25, 2009 4:01 PM
i am sorry to those i have offended. won't happen again. the end.
Posted by: randolph at June 25, 2009 4:03 PM
Denton, a good vinho verde is a fine picnic wine.
Posted by: dittoburg at June 25, 2009 4:05 PM
"Biff, I don't really like "normal" myself"
I once saw someone wearing a shirt "Normal People Scare Me". I thought that was pretty funny.
"now THAT is pathetic."
randolph, what is really pathetic is claiming to be a black lesbian and then calling one person a faggot and another person gay (in a derogatory way) on two consecutive days. How can you support the Marriage Equality Act and still say things like that?
"Can you tell us about any more of your at home guilty pleasures? Inquiring minds want to know... "
Ok, that proves 11217 has never read the Open Thread! After one day here, most people know everything, and we mean everything, about DIBS.
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 25, 2009 4:05 PM
winthropst, you of all people should know I have no interest in skinny white guys. Everyone else here knows that!!!!
Try this...Pedro Moreno..the one on the left...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceKHPWFyEcE
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 4:05 PM
m4l is in north carolina, godbless.
Posted by: DeLepp at June 25, 2009 4:11 PM
"Can you tell us about any more of your at home guilty pleasures? Inquiring minds want to know... "
Haha! I like to drop acid and watch HGTV with male escorts
Posted by: dirty_hipster at June 25, 2009 4:12 PM
I wonder if misterbubble will pop in to say hello today.
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 25, 2009 4:14 PM
I've never dropped acid. I have watched Mexican novellas with male escorts.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 4:16 PM
Denton - thanks, agreed on your wine post
Posted by: gemini10 at June 25, 2009 4:18 PM
biff- wash your mouth out with soap! Do you not remember the flood of horrible puns and comments yesterday about that *shudder* bath product? :-)
Posted by: bxgrl at June 25, 2009 4:18 PM
"I've never dropped acid."
I hope not; that sh!t is expensive!
Posted by: Biff Champion at June 25, 2009 4:19 PM
winthropst,
It's up to Biff to schedule the next one and since I missed the last one, IT BETTER BE SOON!
Yeah we all know DIBS tastes, he loves either Asian or Latino takeout. His expertise is Thai though. His Bangkok knowledge had DH booking tickets there ASAP.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at June 25, 2009 4:19 PM
dave - i prefer pedro from napoleon dynamite
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tpo3KxOhVo&feature=related
Posted by: winthropst at June 25, 2009 4:22 PM
Was Pedro the one who took off on the bike??? He's got the same physique as my Mexican bf.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 4:24 PM
"His Bangkok knowledge had DH booking tickets there ASAP."
From what I've heard from Dave and other friends, I would not survive a trip to Bangkok or Rio - which means it would be a good trip!
Posted by: dirty_hipster at June 25, 2009 4:26 PM
Well maybe not, from other videos, Pedro looks a bit small.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 4:27 PM
Here he is...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/36425605@N03/3593522792/
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 25, 2009 4:29 PM
si. that's pedro.
the actor who plays him (efren ramirez) is pretty awesome.
Posted by: winthropst at June 25, 2009 4:30 PM
I had to be out all day for a stooooopid Nat'l Gas appt that never happened.
Loved the ROTD songs!
Don't like beer.
Posted by: Arkady at June 25, 2009 4:48 PM
dh - go to rio for new year's eve. it may rain that week though but worth it just for that one night. i'd recommend to stay up in the hill of santa teresa.
Posted by: winthropst at June 25, 2009 4:55 PM
sounds like fun withrop - i'll have to check it out.
Later everyone - thanks for a funny day!
Posted by: dirty_hipster at June 25, 2009 5:23 PM
first farrah fawcet, now michael jackson being reported dead. wtf. this day sucks.
Posted by: goldie at June 25, 2009 5:56 PM
" Cobblehiller - Did you ever forgive me for me being a total ass to you?"
You know what, 11217, I think I have. I'm over it.
Posted by: cobblehiller at June 25, 2009 6:02 PM
oh g-d- you're right, goldie. The LA Times just announced it. So right- what a crap day.
Posted by: bxgrl at June 25, 2009 6:28 PM
"michael jackson being reported dead"
It's human nature.....
Posted by: East New York at June 25, 2009 6:31 PM
CNN is quoting LA Times, too. Michael Jackson dead. Wow.
Posted by: cobblehiller at June 25, 2009 6:37 PM
we need 400!
Posted by: denton at June 25, 2009 7:24 PM
Belated response.
Favorites:
Corona
Pilsner Urquell
Stella Artois
Chardonney
Sauza Hornitos
the poster here named Sam, who complained no one responds to him
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