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Um, those American Apparel ads are.... Maybe their new ad campaign should say something like "Look like a trollop at discount prices!" The chick with the pleather washcloth for a skirt is the most disturbing.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 7, 2009 9:18 AM
Hi Snappy, you know, I was just thinking the same thing. They annoy me!
Posted by: cobblehiller at July 7, 2009 9:23 AM
you preferred to be referenced as snappy or insert as BRG has been using recently?
Posted by: more4less at July 7, 2009 9:23 AM
Speaking of scantily clad, have any of you seen those recent pics of Rhianna with the star pasties???? I think I caught it on Extra last night.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 7, 2009 9:24 AM
m4l, can you add anything to the Chinese cleaver discussion in the "Tuesday Links?"
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 7, 2009 9:25 AM
Is BRG back!!??
Posted by: cobblehiller at July 7, 2009 9:26 AM
Thanks for playing!
U.S. Home-Equity Loan Delinquencies Set Record in First Quarter
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=axMDObJEk6eA
July 7 (Bloomberg) -- Late payments on home-equity loans rose to a record in the first quarter as 18 straight months of job losses and a slumping economy left more borrowers unable to pay their debts, the American Bankers Association reported.
Refied then Refried.....
“The number one driver of delinquencies is job loss,” James Chessen, the group’s chief economist, said in an e-mailed statement. “Delinquencies won’t improve until companies start hiring again and we see a significant economic turnaround.”
Lets see, The Unemployment rate was 4.7% in Nov '08 and it's now 9.6% a 45% increase. To get back on the "Road to recovery" we need to create 4 million jobs! The funny thing is you have certain Retards claiming "the economy has recovered", Right!
The U.S. economy lost an average 691,000 jobs a month during the first quarter, and has cut about 6.5 million positions since the recession began in December 2007. Unemployment climbed to 9.5 percent in June, a 26-year high, the Labor Department said July 2. President Barack Obama last month predicted unemployment will reach 10 percent this year.
Re-write "President Barack Obama last month predicted unemployment will reach 10 percent next month."
The What (Thanks for the good times)
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at July 7, 2009 9:29 AM
Any ad execs in the house? I'm wanna tell some of the blue jean makers how to get folks like me to buy their stuff.
**Cut to fat girl shoving groceries into the refrigerator and kitchen cabinets. She's satisfied she got all her shopping done for the week.....Cut to living room. Tv is on HGTV. Fat girl is wearing X jeans, sprawled out on the couch snoring, cat stretched out on her ass. "X jeans...comfy enough to sleep in!"**
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 7, 2009 9:30 AM
DIBS, I forwarded that link to my wife telling her that even the most mild chinaman can become volcanic in a flash
Posted by: more4less at July 7, 2009 9:30 AM
Morning Asshats. Why all the hating on the American Apparel ads? I look forward to coming here each day and saying good morning to the hottie with the glasses and Mary Tyler Moore slacks.
Speaking of cleavers, I used to have a tshirt with June and Ward Cleaver on it in which June says to Ward:
"Honey, I'm worried about the Beaver"
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 7, 2009 9:30 AM
Hey, Snaps. I think you'd signed off when I suggested making your own cufflinks if you're desperate. I used to sew a pair of buttons together - with space between like a little unbilical cord.
Posted by: Arkady at July 7, 2009 9:30 AM
the chick with the blue hotpants in the AA ad is smokin
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 7, 2009 9:32 AM
Cobble, BRG has been back a while already. Yesterday, I couldn't resist and asked her if she washed her caddy yet
Posted by: more4less at July 7, 2009 9:32 AM
I agree - those AA ads are just bad
So the media is going NUTSO over this whole MJ tribute, huh?
I hear the Paviliion Theatre on 15th street and PPW will broadcast the tribute?
but will the theatre charge people to come in and watch this tribute which of course they can watch for free at home?
I don't get it!
Posted by: gemini10 at July 7, 2009 9:32 AM
BRG is here again?
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 7, 2009 9:33 AM
Hey What, Whuh, BHO.....
Hedge-Fund Industry 2.0 Is Already Taking Shape:
July 7 (Bloomberg) -- There are signs of life returning to the hedge-fund industry. Assets under management are rising. New funds are being launched. Some are even making money.
Reports of hedge funds’ demise are exaggerated even if it isn’t quite time to raise prices in Mayfair’s fancy restaurants, or get into the interior-decoration business in the Hamptons. The industry is going to stick around as an important part of the financial universe.
Right now, there is plenty of evidence that investors are willing to put money into the funds again.
About 150 new ones were started from January to March this year, according to statistics compiled by Hedge Fund Research Inc. Some of them are pretty big. Roc Capital Management LP, started by Arvind Raghunathan, raised $1 billion.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601039&sid=aUfXD13e.G9k
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 7, 2009 9:34 AM
M4L, please don't say the words "chinaman", "flash" and volcanic" all in the same sentence. You're getting DIBS all worked up.
Btw, isn't Chinaman a derogatory term? I thought that's what the meanies in the saloons used to say to Kwai Chang Caine (David Carradine) in Kung Fu when he wandered in.
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 7, 2009 9:35 AM
lol snappy hahahha.
arkady, i have my rescheduled appointment with the D-word this afternoon. i was sorta looking forward to it, but now im not. i feel like he's going to yell at me for never showing up over a year ago to finish the crown he started (yeah there's a big ole screw sticking out of my one of my molars in the back. sexay huh?). oh well. and i have a psychic feeling that the two caps i got put on my front teeth when they were knocked out are going to have to be replaced with crowns :( i can just picture them giving me an itemized bill and me being like oh hells no just yank them out. then i guess at that point id have finally hit the white trash trifecta.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at July 7, 2009 9:36 AM
Thanks Arkady...that's a good idea.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 7, 2009 9:36 AM
Snappy, I get the hint. I'll pretend she is not back.
Posted by: more4less at July 7, 2009 9:37 AM
M4L, seriously, is she back? She's not ExpertTexpert - at least I didn't think so.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 7, 2009 9:39 AM
DH - she's hot only because she looks so available/easily accessible. I can relate to that.
What about the dude in the blonde wig wearing the skirt?
Posted by: dittoburg at July 7, 2009 9:39 AM
I mean wearing the white shorts. Thats one confusing model.
Posted by: dittoburg at July 7, 2009 9:40 AM
Rob - Much as I loathe D-words, you're better off having the work done - it'll cost more money & pain in the long run to have them yanked when your jaw goes to hell in a handbasket. You're too young to start going to seed.
Good luck this afternoon. (And maybe tell the d-word to skip the wine & take the price off your tab.)
Posted by: Arkady at July 7, 2009 9:41 AM
Snappy - I agree! the only jeans that seem to fit well and are comfy are Joe's and Citizen of Humanity jeans. I cannot stand Levi's - they stretch out beyond belief-ugh!
Posted by: gemini10 at July 7, 2009 9:41 AM
Hey Arkady, with the homemade cuff links, did you use regular thread or something thicker?
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 7, 2009 9:42 AM
quote:
What about the dude in the blonde wig wearing the skirt?
well 11217 DID tell us a while back he's done some modeling
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at July 7, 2009 9:43 AM
haha ditto - I think it's the ass
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 7, 2009 9:43 AM
I used a heavy thread when I had it but just used more of a regular one if I didn't.
Posted by: Arkady at July 7, 2009 9:44 AM
What Arkady said, Rob. Just do it. Healthy teeth are very important to your overall health.
Posted by: cobblehiller at July 7, 2009 9:44 AM
Gem...lately I've just been buying jeans from Old Navy. The only problem is that the Sweetheart cut (the only cut they have that actually covers your keister) always runs out fast. The others, Diva and something else, are super low rise and leave your business out in the streets - front and back! I hate that!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 7, 2009 9:48 AM
Old Navy actually sells dress pants for work that are super low rise. Please, someone tell me, what the hell kind of job would one have where they have to be dressed up in a business fashion yet it would be perfectly acceptable to have their booty hanging out? For the love of Bea Arthur, what is this world coming to???
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 7, 2009 9:51 AM
It's the CSI wardrobe effect.
Posted by: Arkady at July 7, 2009 9:53 AM
LOL! Maybe that is to blame...now that I think about it, on many drama/work shows the women do wear ultra low rise pants. Damn them all! And I wish moneky pox on Jerry Bruckheimer and David E. Kelly!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 7, 2009 9:56 AM
Can we designate each day a PLUSA to go check other threads for interesting stories and/or poster discussions so we don't have to? Kind of like a blog monitor?
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 7, 2009 9:57 AM
LOL please explain the CSI wardrobe effect? we had a coworker once, who on her first day wore low rise pants that were somewhat SEE thru, but she was sporting granny panties with them. wtf!? these huge bloomers were sticking right up onto her back as she was filing.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at July 7, 2009 9:57 AM
"what the hell kind of job would one have where they have to be dressed up in a business fashion yet it would be perfectly acceptable to have their booty hanging out?"
lol Snappy - there's more crack in my office right now then Fulton St in the 1980s
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 7, 2009 9:59 AM
Rob, ROFL!!! Granny panties with crack exposer pants??? That is too funny!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 7, 2009 10:00 AM
DH, you made me spit my snapple!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 7, 2009 10:01 AM
snappy - do you like bea arthur? have you ever seen this portrait of her? it's a keeper. i almost fell over when i saw it at at the whitney museum.
http://jbtaylor.typepad.com/.a/6a00e54ffd96ba88340115705321ab970b-320wi
Posted by: bodhi_brooklyn at July 7, 2009 10:02 AM
warning NOT WORK FRIENDLY PIC OF BEA!!
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 7, 2009 10:04 AM
lol Snappy - there's more crack in my office right now then Fulton St in the 1980s
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 7, 2009 9:59 AM
Ummm, where is your office, I am coming over for lunch to review the cracks.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 7, 2009 10:05 AM
thanks for the warning DH, otherwise my Santa alarm monitor system would go haywire!
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 7, 2009 10:06 AM
Anyone remember the SNL skit with Dan Ackroyd?
Seriously M4L- BRG is back?? (that would be so nice!)
Posted by: bxgrl at July 7, 2009 10:06 AM
Wait...the Bea pic is dirty? I'll have to wait until I get home to check it out. I love Bea Arthur, not in *that* way, just as an actress.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 7, 2009 10:07 AM
haha Kens - they are easy to catch too as they all wear shoes they can barely walk in. it's funny - no lateral movement at all. if you are walking towards one in the hallway you need to grab some wall and get the hell out of the way!
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 7, 2009 10:08 AM
kens he works around the corner from where i work in soho. it's actually crack valley down here in the summer.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at July 7, 2009 10:09 AM
I am with M4L on that one but we'll just play along.
I mean, no re-writes and no hitting on snappy kind of makes it a boring version of "BRG". Either way, I miss her and hope she'll show up at the next drunkfest and be the only non-drinker as always :o).
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 7, 2009 10:09 AM
haha - it's a painting of her bare mammaries
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 7, 2009 10:09 AM
Wait, Kens, you think Expert is BRG? I thought it was already determined that it wasn't her? I'm not trying to conceal anything here, I'm truly in the dark about this. Is it her?
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 7, 2009 10:12 AM
Morning Asshats!
Posted by: TownhouseLady at July 7, 2009 10:14 AM
Snappy - ah I have heard Old Navy has good jeans.
Sorry but the girls in the American Apparel ads are seriously wack! - they are too skinny and have no zest to their faces or skin color - it's like all of them - white, black, asian are void of "life"
blah!
Posted by: gemini10 at July 7, 2009 10:16 AM
Agree with you Gem.
Also my biggest pet peeve? AP tried to resurrect scrunchies. Scrunchies should never come back, EVER!
Posted by: TownhouseLady at July 7, 2009 10:18 AM
Gem, I kinda want to buy them all a couple of cheeseburgers each and make sure they don't 'purge' afterwards. Hips and thighs! Those girls need hips and thighs!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 7, 2009 10:19 AM
Scrunchies are kinda like drugs...JUST SAY NO! :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 7, 2009 10:20 AM
Snappy, I plead the FIF (Dave Chappelle style).
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 7, 2009 10:22 AM
Can you say catty? :-)
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 7, 2009 10:22 AM
Snappy, I can't be 100% sure but the posts are way too similar in many respects (dare I say "my notes" say that)that I couldn't resist cause I miss my verbal guidance counselor
Posted by: more4less at July 7, 2009 10:24 AM
M4L, I'll have to pay more attention and think about it again. I still doubt it though.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 7, 2009 10:27 AM
ATTENTION DIPSTER!
THEY ARE FILMING GOSSIP GIRL TOMORROW ON PRINCE STREET in SOHO BETWEEN 9AM AND 11AM. I AM SO THERE!
oh and Hillary Duff will be on set cuz she is playing vanessa's new roommate next season. WOO WOO!!!
*should i bring my hillary duff tshirt to get signed!?*
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at July 7, 2009 10:28 AM
Snappy, the Century21 recommendations and the love of that place by Texpert didn't give it away yesterday?
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 7, 2009 10:29 AM
Biff, very nice, but you know me...I gotta 'chunk up' my women before I can ravish them :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 7, 2009 10:29 AM
Rob,
How dare you talk about Hilary Duff while the whole Mutant Bubble Exploding??????????? She must be in on this! :o)
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 7, 2009 10:31 AM
Did someone mention "cleavers"?
Posted by: the chicken at July 7, 2009 10:32 AM
"THEY ARE FILMING GOSSIP GIRL TOMORROW ON PRINCE STREET in SOHO BETWEEN 9AM AND 11AM. I AM SO THERE! "
Holy shit - lets go and heckle them Rob.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 7, 2009 10:32 AM
Say no to crack! (sometimes, not always)
Chicken, great to meet you and the poultry family yesterday! I owe you a beer at the next Brownstoner gathering.
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at July 7, 2009 10:33 AM
Kens, I hadn't picked up on that...I'll have to go back and re-read it later.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 7, 2009 10:33 AM
Rob, Gossip Girl has filmed a few times already around the private schools in Brooklyn Heights. I'll give you the heads-up next time I see it (the Brooklyn Heights Blog usually mentions filming too).
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 7, 2009 10:33 AM
no probs sixyears and great to see you again - sorry we had to bail so early. My job in life is to give in to the whims of an Egg...
Posted by: the chicken at July 7, 2009 10:34 AM
i couldnt care less about the mutant asset bubble. honestly im not even sure what that loon is talking about when he repeatedly says that phrase like a schizophrenic crackhead. everytime i see one of what's post, i just scroll. (as im sure many of you do with me hahahah)
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at July 7, 2009 10:35 AM
gemini...was it you who responded to my inquiry as to whether a lot of Asshats have been having problems with Temporary Interntet Folders??
Apparently on a PC, the more often you refresh brownstoner threads, the more gets held in Temporary Internet Files. These need to be deleted more often so as not to slow your system. Also, emptying the Trash Icon will apparently speed the deletion process.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 7, 2009 10:35 AM
The Stella Doro factory in the Bronx is closing :( They're moving elsewhere. The article says the union didn't think the 18-23 dollars an hour and 9 WEEKS PAID LEAVE (as well as pension and healthcare benefits) was enough. 9 weeks paid leave????? Thank you unions. And now wave goodbye to the jobs.
Posted by: bxgrl at July 7, 2009 10:40 AM
Dibs - Does that hold true if you flip, say, to the Forum & back?
Posted by: Arkady at July 7, 2009 10:42 AM
"i couldnt care less about the mutant asset bubble."
You're too God Damn ignorant to grasp it Rob!
honestly im not even sure what that loon is talking about when he repeatedly says that phrase like a schizophrenic crackhead
The What +1
. everytime i see one of what's post, i just scroll.
But comment on how you ignore me, real smart Rob.
(as im sure many of you do with me hahahah)"
Yeah Hahahahaha... Stupid!
As Richard Pryor said "We will see"...
The What
Someday this war is gonna end..
Posted by: Return of The What at July 7, 2009 10:43 AM
The Stella Doro factory in the Bronx is closing :( They're moving elsewhere. The article says the union didn't think the 18-23 dollars an hour and 9 WEEKS PAID LEAVE (as well as pension and healthcare benefits) was enough. 9 weeks paid leave????? Thank you unions. And now wave goodbye to the jobs.
Posted by: bxgrl at July 7, 2009 10:40 AM
This is what I'm talking about when i speak of the egregious entitlement of unions.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 7, 2009 10:43 AM
That is why unions annoy the sh!t outta me. That is ridiculous. I'm sad to see jobs leave the area, but the other part of me says, f-u...that's what you dumb @sses get for being greedy. Let's see if they get 18-23 per hour and 9 wks paid leave as head fry cook at McDonald's. ARGH!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 7, 2009 10:44 AM
9 weeks paid leave? What is this, Norway?
Posted by: dittoburg at July 7, 2009 10:45 AM
those union guys will now have to fight with the illegal immigrants at below minimum wage jobs
Posted by: more4less at July 7, 2009 10:46 AM
BTW - Who is the guy in the AA ads supposed to be eslling to? Other guys? gays? women? No appeal at all.
Posted by: Arkady at July 7, 2009 10:46 AM
Unions - I heard of them. Didn't they ruin the American Auto Industry?
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 7, 2009 10:47 AM
God, bxgirl, that's awful. I've seen the boycott stella d'oro posters up, had no idea they were already unionized and had such a sweet deal to behin with.
Posted by: Heather at July 7, 2009 10:47 AM
"The Stella Doro factory in the Bronx is closing :( They're moving elsewhere. The article says the union didn't think the 18-23 dollars an hour and 9 WEEKS PAID LEAVE (as well as pension and healthcare benefits) was enough. 9 weeks paid leave????? Thank you unions. And now wave goodbye to the jobs."
Management asked the Unions for concessions and the union said "NO"!
Stella Doro said "F****** You" and now moving away! This is an example where people overestimate their position. Just like the fool who brought/will buy overpriced Real Estate in the Ghetto...
The What (Unemployment is at?)
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at July 7, 2009 10:47 AM
What gets me is not the hourly or the basic benefits- but c'mon! 9 weeks of paid leave? And the union refused to negotiate and demands? Unions have got to get a grip- I have no love for them. They put my father out of business years ago because his shop voted not to go union. They forget- we aren't in the same world as Debs and Gompers.
Posted by: bxgrl at July 7, 2009 10:47 AM
"Who is the guy in the AA ads supposed to be eslling to? Other guys? gays? women?"
Everyone Arkady - hipster clothing is unisex.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 7, 2009 10:49 AM
Did everyone see this?
We've seen some overpriced pads, but this might be the greatest one yet. A $27.5MM price cut!
Somehow I think the seller is still doing ok...
http://tinyurl.com/najyrh
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 7, 2009 10:50 AM
Say what you will about the AA ads, I think they are a smashing success based on the amount of discussion they're generating!
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 7, 2009 10:52 AM
That's what gets me about unions...they are always off marching and hollering about something, but they never wanna tell you up front that they often already have a sweetheart deal that most under/unemployed Americans would love to be 'stuck with.' Greedy F!cks.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 7, 2009 10:52 AM
Good for Stella Doro. Hopefully the fools will be happy with $7.25 and two weeks (if they are lucky) at Whole Foods.
I'm sure they're be happy where ever they go with lower taxes and expenses.
Posted by: DeLepp at July 7, 2009 10:52 AM
"On the plus side, Andlinger paid only $25 million in March 2005 for the apartment, where the master bedroom suite includes an office, his-and-hers dressing rooms, his-and-hers bathrooms and a gym; the 41-foot-long living room has floor-to-ceiling windows; the corner library/office is covered in red lacquer; the dining room has a view of the Hudson River; the pantry has a laundry center; and the five bedrooms all have en-suite bathrooms."
It sold for $37.5 MM, a $12.5 MM profit over 4 years.
I'm telling you all, and yet you mock me, IT IS THE EN-SUITE BATHROOMS THAT ARE THE KEY TO A QUICK PROFIT.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 7, 2009 10:54 AM
Of course, dibs. Can someone get Dave a glass of water? :-)
Posted by: bxgrl at July 7, 2009 10:58 AM
I love an en suite!
ROB!!! I didn't get a chance to tell you yesterday, but you had asked about a toilet that prevents poo mist. There is a toilet I saw on one of the HGTV trade shows that has some kind of soft vacuum system directly under the rim...it pulls in the air as you...well, ya know! It prevents the bathroom from getting stinky while dropping the kids off at the pool and I'd imagine it would do wonders for your fear of poo mist :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 7, 2009 10:59 AM
Dave, you can adjust your Temp Internet Files folder. If you're using Explorer, go to Tools->Internet Options->Settings. At the second half of that screen you can adjust the file size of the folder so select the bare minimum, say 50MB. That should do the trick.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 7, 2009 11:02 AM
DH, I want to check out Barrio Chino. You avail anytime next week after work? Rob, you're welcome to join, I'll even buy you a drink.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 7, 2009 11:04 AM
Barrio Chino sounds like a place I might be interested in!!!!
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 7, 2009 11:06 AM
Hey guys, I'm going to bring up cats.
Mainly because I have never seen one with eyes like this before. They are incredible and I have a MAD crush on this big guy. I'm so serious when I say that if we didn't already have 5 I'd scoop him up in a heartbeat. He's divine.
He's also looking for a home. He's stray (he was dumped off) and NOT feral (wild) which is a big difference.
So please take a look and if you know anyone in the market for an neutered adult male (who happens to be remarkably gorgeous) please let me know.
http://townhouselady.blogspot.com/2009/07/i-have-crazy-mad-crush-on-big-boy.html
Thanks.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at July 7, 2009 11:08 AM
wow snappy! ugh if i had the money id buy a toilet with the poo mist catch valve vacuum fer sure! it's not just the smell, it's the actual mist that covers everything in the bathroom. yes you cant see it, but it's there, it gets inhaled by tile grout that most commercial cleansers can't even get out. ick! (and im not even germaphobe!)
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at July 7, 2009 11:08 AM
I want a toilet that, when flushed, plays the soundtrack from Play Misty For Me.
If it existed, I would love to re-write the title and lyrics to the song "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face", replacing "face" with something more appropriate.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypSPbIAApuQ
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 7, 2009 11:09 AM
Dave, whats your schedule like next week? It's in LES and DH raves about that place.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 7, 2009 11:09 AM
By the way, Donna Mills is smoking in that video clip I posted. Check out her wheels (as an old Argentinian friend of mine used to refer to legs) at 4:00.
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 7, 2009 11:10 AM
Yeah Kens - I'm free all next week after work. I get out around 6 and can walk over to secure bar real estate.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 7, 2009 11:13 AM
This is going to be very nice..
Goldman May Lose Millions From Ex-Worker’s Code Theft (Update1)
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=axYw_ykTBokE
July 7 (Bloomberg) -- Goldman Sachs Group Inc. may lose its investment in a proprietary trading code and millions of dollars from increased competition if software allegedly stolen by a former employee gets into the wrong hands, a prosecutor said.
At a court appearance July 4 in Manhattan, Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph Facciponti told a federal judge that Aleynikov’s alleged theft poses a risk to U.S. markets. Aleynikov transferred the code, which is worth millions of dollars, to a computer server in Germany, and others may have had access to it, Facciponti said, adding that New York-based Goldman Sachs may be harmed if the software is disseminated.
Raising Radiation Shields! I wonder something guys, how low will interest rates will be when everything blows up? What will be the valuation of your "investment" after the collapse of this year's Mutant Asset Bubble?
he proprietary code lets the firm do “sophisticated, high- speed and high-volume trades on various stock and commodities markets,” prosecutors said in court papers. The trades generate “many millions of dollars” each year.
This code is out in the wild and right now someone is cooking up a nasty surprise for us. Keep talking about Poo Mist, Cats and Asshat clothing...
The What (It's Ok, It's allright!)
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at July 7, 2009 11:14 AM
Kens, can you email me with the details of where and when you're going out if you're meeting other PLUSAs? (assuming it's ok for me to join and just in case I miss seeing it here)
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 7, 2009 11:14 AM
I am free next week any day Mon-Thursday after work. Let's see what Dave and DH say and we can make it work.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 7, 2009 11:15 AM
Biffy, you are hysterical! I'll never think about Play Misty for Me the same way ever again!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 7, 2009 11:16 AM
That story is two days old, What.
I think it's best if you just focus on the covert race/class warfare and leave the economic stuff to those of us who can understand it better and not get all riled up about things that don't actually matter .
They made a big deal over this just to get the gut prosecuted with more charges. Yaaaaaaawwwwwwwnnnnnnnnnnnn.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 7, 2009 11:19 AM
Will do Biff. Dave, what's better Wednesday or Thursday?
Anyone PLUSAs are welcome to join, shoot me an email at BKJester3@aol.com
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 7, 2009 11:19 AM
"This code is out in the wild and right now someone is cooking up a nasty surprise for us. Keep talking about Poo Mist, Cats and Asshat clothing..."
So, what do recommend we do instead?
Posted by: TownhouseLady at July 7, 2009 11:19 AM
Mon-Tues are just too soon after a weekend of alcohol.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 7, 2009 11:19 AM
Monday-Wednesday would be ideal as the place doesn't get jammed until 7-7:30 pm
Thursdays it is crowded from 5:30 - closing haha.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 7, 2009 11:20 AM
MOPAR - if you're out there.
FYI - El Alcamen has their liquor license now (i think just beer and wine though)
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 7, 2009 11:21 AM
OK so Wednesday, July 15th it is.
Dave and Rob, emails por favor. Anyone else wants to join, email me.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 7, 2009 11:22 AM
Rob,
you realise if you do a google search for "poo mist" that the only links are your post on Brownstoner?
This means that it's either all in your head....OR....there is a doctoral thesis with your name on it once you write it up!
Posted by: the chicken at July 7, 2009 11:26 AM
THL- I wish I could take him- he is unbelievable! Must be part siamese?
Posted by: bxgrl at July 7, 2009 11:28 AM
Are ypu boys getting together to smoke cigars and drink whiskey??? :) Where are my girls at? When are *we* getting together sans dirty boys to sip mojitos and pose with Virginia Slims? :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 7, 2009 11:29 AM
Kens, should I replace the old email of yours I have with the one you posted above?
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 7, 2009 11:29 AM
Awesome - Barrio Chino crack margaritas.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 7, 2009 11:29 AM
Gorgeous eyes, THL. Pia would have my @ss in a sling though if I tried bringing a big cat in the house :( I want another kitty and her surly @ss needs a playmate, but, alas, Pia is a territorial little beeyotch!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 7, 2009 11:30 AM
Snappy- give us a time/date/place!
Posted by: bxgrl at July 7, 2009 11:31 AM
Biff, I say the one I posted above. The old one is the personal one and I created this one just for Brownstoner.
Get ready for Margarita's folks! and of course, some good Tacos, according to DH.
Snappy, you are welcome to tag along you know! It's not testosterone exclusive.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 7, 2009 11:33 AM
All right Bxgirl is up for it! Where are the rest of you ladies hiding??? Bxgirl...I'm terrible at organizing get togethers!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 7, 2009 11:35 AM
I hope everyone will have their respected "wingmen" sorted out. this could get quite confusing, especially on the LES where there are so many sexually ambiguous people to begin with.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 7, 2009 11:35 AM
" leave the economic stuff to those of us who can understand it better and not get all riled up about things that don't actually matter ."
Oh you mean the other 3 Jagoffs in your "Hedge Fund"? This is a nice set up Dave because Goldman Sucks accounts for 47% of the trading volume. Take a look on your Bloomberg Terminal, Oh wait I don't think you can afford one, sorry my bad..
The What 4 months..)
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at July 7, 2009 11:37 AM
I just realized I have an afternoon appointment at the dentist on July 15. I guess I can head over after that. The complimentary toothbrush and dental floss can be used as a conversation piece while performing wingman duties for DH and Kens (and perhaps Snappy).
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 7, 2009 11:37 AM
Thanks Kens :) But the LES is difficult to navigate even without a jacked up foot!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 7, 2009 11:38 AM
Part Siamese? Possibly. They don't know. He was just dumped and then he got the crap kicked out of him because he didn't know from the mean streets. My guess, he probably went into heat b/c he wasn't fixed, sprayed and got tossed.
He's a sweetheart. We were over there on the fourth having a raucous time and he just laid right on the deck with us. I LOVE him. I tried to hide my affections because I thought my husband would throw me off the deck if he saw me eyeing another cat but then when he started talking to him in sweet talk I thought whewww....Finally I can be nice to the big guy without getting divorced.
Snappy, he's got a little girl cat out there with him that he's super sweet with. I think he'd do well with another girl.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at July 7, 2009 11:40 AM
Biff, nothing like a nice Margarita and Taco after a good drilling.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 7, 2009 11:40 AM
That's nice What...rant some more, cut and paste, tell everyone why 4 people can't run a hedge fund. You're really loosing a lot of credibility here dumbass retard.
Don't you understand the scalability of managing money?? Apparently not. If one guy can run a $20 MM fund he can run a $5B fund...its just the trades that get larger.
Your foray into economic and market analysis shows how little you really know.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 7, 2009 11:41 AM
"Biff, nothing like a nice Margarita and Taco after a good drilling."
Rewrite:
nothing like a margarita after a good taco drilling.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 7, 2009 11:42 AM
"Biff, nothing like a nice Margarita and Taco after a good drilling."
I usually get drilled AFTER the margaritas and the tacos. Has anyone checked out the kitchen help????
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 7, 2009 11:43 AM
Do they have tongue on the menu??? I'm always a sucker for a good tongue burrito.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 7, 2009 11:45 AM
GOOD GRAVY!!! You dirty boys you!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 7, 2009 11:50 AM
Dave - there's a bartender there who might be right up your alley. I think he might play for your team too.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 7, 2009 11:51 AM
Latin???
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 7, 2009 11:52 AM
"Dave - there's a bartender there who might be right up your alley."
I guess that all depends on how many margaritas they both have.
(sorry Snappy)
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 7, 2009 11:55 AM
"What gets me is not the hourly or the basic benefits- but c'mon! 9 weeks of paid leave? And the union refused to negotiate and demands?"
Is there a link to this story? Sounds like maybe there's another side to it...
Posted by: denton at July 7, 2009 11:55 AM
yeah - he's hipsterish though.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 7, 2009 11:56 AM
never mind, I see it in the NYT
Posted by: denton at July 7, 2009 11:57 AM
"yeah - he's hipsterish though." That usually means skinny ass and not buff at all!!!! :(
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 7, 2009 11:58 AM
"That's nice What...rant some more, cut and paste, tell everyone why 4 people can't run a hedge fund. "
That's not a Hedge Fund dumbass, that 4 Jackoffs "Day Trading"...
"You're really loosing a lot of credibility here dumbass retard."
Well lets lose some more..
July 06, 2009 4:37 PM
Major Dunkin' Donuts franchisee goes bust
http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20090706/FREE/907069969
Kainos Partners Holding Co., which operates 56 Dunkin' Donuts stores in New York, South Carolina and Nevada and employs 700, filed for bankruptcy protection.
"Kainos Chief Operating Officer Bart Thorne said in the documents that the downturn in the economy was the primary cause for the company's bankruptcy filing as fewer consumers frequented restaurants to save cash. Mr. Thorne said average weekly store sales had declined enough that the company could not meet its debt obligations."
Wait Day Trader in Bed Stuy said the economy was improving!
The What
Someday this war is gonna end..
Yeah Green Shoots up the Ass! I wonder how many over leverage Home Debtors was depending on Dunkin Donuts Employees to help them with the Mortgage payments?
Posted by: Return of The What at July 7, 2009 11:59 AM
The Dunkin Donuts operator was obviously overextended. He got what he deserves.
This however continues to prove how little you really know about things. Most of those individual stores will likely remain open. You need to learn a little about bankruptcy.
FOOL.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 7, 2009 12:03 PM
denton- it was in the NY Times.
Snappy- I'll email CH and MM. Mopar- you're welcome to join as are any others.
Kens- we're still trying to find a day to go to the Cloisters.
Posted by: bxgrl at July 7, 2009 12:04 PM
thanks bxgrl! Please keep me updated.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 7, 2009 12:09 PM
The re-writes above are average at best. Is there no one here that can do better?
Posted by: Expert Textpert at July 7, 2009 12:11 PM
OK, I'm off to the St. regis for lunch. Please don't talk about me while I'm gone.
What...try working on finding something relevant. Maybe some asshat will say something semi-racist so you can go on another tirade.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 7, 2009 12:13 PM
THL, my orange and white tabby Flomar has the exact same face, although he has yellow eyes. He got his name from the John Cusack movie Alien Child, where the strange kid calls the dog Flomar. It just fit.
Snappy, I'm game, more or less whenever.
Posted by: Montrose Morris at July 7, 2009 12:18 PM
"What...try working on finding something relevant. Maybe some asshat will say something semi-racist so you can go on another tirade."
That's OK Dave and you know why...
Someday this war is gonna end... and it will end very badly for the retards.
The What
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at July 7, 2009 12:27 PM
DANG! So I thought I would do my bit and click through and buy something on AA but they want $15 for a rib tank top - just like the fruit of the loom 3 for $10 ones. I can't get away with any of the other stuff as it's just way too trendy for me.
Posted by: the chicken at July 7, 2009 12:29 PM
The re-writes above are average at best. Is there no one here that can do better?
Posted by: Expert Textpert at July 7, 2009 12:11 PM
BRG would rip it apart but since she is gone, no one can come up with great re-writes. Textpert, would you like to take over the PLUSA re-writing duty?
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 7, 2009 12:33 PM
Ok, wait MM- Flomar has a nose like Babe. Sorry- I adore him and all, but lets be honest. Not that he isn't totally a sweetie (no- I can't take him. I on too much adorableness myself).
Posted by: bxgrl at July 7, 2009 12:40 PM
"scuse- I "own" :=)
Posted by: bxgrl at July 7, 2009 12:43 PM
LOL! That's so funny. I think you were right the first time.
You're (high) on too much adorableness.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at July 7, 2009 12:47 PM
"Please, someone tell me, what the hell kind of job would one have where they have to be dressed up in a business fashion yet it would be perfectly acceptable to have their booty hanging out?"
Public relations. One of the good things about this business.
Posted by: East New York at July 7, 2009 12:51 PM
ENY, really or did you meant boobies hanging out?
Posted by: more4less at July 7, 2009 12:56 PM
no he meant ass. i distinctly remember a while back ENY saying he was more of an ass than a breast man.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at July 7, 2009 1:00 PM
Yes, I meant the back porch. But, there's a lot of frontal action, too. It's PR!
Posted by: East New York at July 7, 2009 1:12 PM
Sell it baby!
Posted by: TownhouseLady at July 7, 2009 1:19 PM
Sanppy & bxgrl - I'm up for a gathering.
Posted by: Arkady at July 7, 2009 1:23 PM
Snappy & bxgrl - I'm up for a gathering.
Posted by: Arkady at July 7, 2009 1:24 PM
I wish there were nice back porches here. At the Death Star, PR stands for Pathetic Rumps.
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 7, 2009 1:24 PM
So after eating Pringles from a cannister yesterday, I'm now sitting in my office eating leftovers from my kid's dinner last night. A container of macaroni, broccoli and cheese with cut up hot dogs mixed in. Am I officially white trash? What next? Will I be drinking Bud and frying up a turkey in my wife beater next to a trailer, with a half-smoked Camel sticking out of my mouth and a John Deere baseball cap on?
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 7, 2009 1:28 PM
Fried Turkey is good.
You need to make some fried Bologna sandwiches on the store brand white loaf. Now that's trash.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at July 7, 2009 1:30 PM
Biff - It's a balanced meal - all the food groups!
Posted by: Arkady at July 7, 2009 1:31 PM
Also, I think the addition of broccoli elevated the meal.
Good white trash cooking doesn't recognize veggies as a food groups.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at July 7, 2009 1:33 PM
Biff, it's all good as long as I'm invited :)
Arkady, wonderful! We'll add you to the list of 'Dining Women' :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 7, 2009 1:34 PM
How to throw a white trash party. Spam-kabobs anyone?
http://tinyurl.com/ljgcsy
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 7, 2009 1:34 PM
(read my mind Arkady).
I'm also guessing that if he checks with the missus. There's at least one component to that meal that's organic.
Just a guess on my part.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at July 7, 2009 1:35 PM
was the cheese via cheese in a can?
Posted by: more4less at July 7, 2009 1:36 PM
Arkady, I suppose so. The problem is Mrs. C is very health conscious, so even though it sounds bad, I think the pasta is whole wheat, the hot dogs are actually turkey dogs and I suspect the cheese might actually be made with soy milk. At least the dogs aren't made of tofu or this would really be bad.
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 7, 2009 1:36 PM
"I'm also guessing that if he checks with the missus. There's at least one component to that meal that's organic."
THL, you are a champ. How did you know? Everything in our fridge and cupboards, that I don't buy, is organic.
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 7, 2009 1:37 PM
HA!!
White trash my tush, you're a dirty hipster you are!
Posted by: TownhouseLady at July 7, 2009 1:38 PM
"was the cheese via cheese in a can?"
No, nor was it in one of those plastic squeezy things. Perhaps given that the ingredients are all lo-cal, I might not so much be White Trash as Lite Trash.
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 7, 2009 1:40 PM
"White trash my tush, you're a dirty hipster you are!"
I prefer to think of myself as a dirty quipster.
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 7, 2009 1:43 PM
Michael Jackson's Funeral
http://celebrity.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=celebrity.icon
The What
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at July 7, 2009 1:43 PM
So, Biff, you ony get a Caterpillar cap, not a Deere.
Posted by: Arkady at July 7, 2009 1:44 PM
speaking of hipster, I saw hipster Wannabe's in 2 malls in N. Carolina. I joked with 1 guy that he was a little too Rock looking (ie he crossed from hipster to Rocker). When I tested his hipster knowledge with "did you know that there are a ton of hipsters in Williamsburg?" - to which he gave me the expected answer of "didnt realize there were hipsters in Williamsburg" He didn't realize there's a williamsburg in BK where hipster dominate the landscape
Posted by: more4less at July 7, 2009 1:45 PM
That's OK Dave and you know why...
Someday this war is gonna end... and it will end very badly for the retards.
The What
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at July 7, 2009 12:27 PM
Then it will end even worse for the loons like you, Whuh, cornerbodega, et al.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 7, 2009 1:45 PM
Come on, Biff Champion, you could do better than that with everything you've put out there.
Posted by: Expert Textpert at July 7, 2009 1:46 PM
I think "white trash" is racist. Why aren't you all over that what???? Or is it just a selective thing??? Which, if it is, is the definition of a true racist!!!!! But most of us have already recognized that in you.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 7, 2009 1:47 PM
Lite-trash. Love it. That's what I'm going to call meals with white-trash components.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at July 7, 2009 1:48 PM
"Come on, Biff Champion, you could do better than that with everything you've put out there."
That's what she said.
Posted by: Expert Textpert at July 7, 2009 1:48 PM
DIBS, I thought we established it's not racist if the one using the slur is actually a member of the group. Speaking of which, is Eurotrash racist if uttered by someone without European ancestry?
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 7, 2009 1:50 PM
Um, Expert, I guess you missed the memo that said it is very hack-like to be applying a "that's what she said" to your own comment.
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 7, 2009 1:51 PM
Ambrosia would be good for a white trash party. As well as my other all time favorites: the nachos preparation of salsa and cheeze wiz in a frito's bag and slim jims barbecued with a cigarette lighter
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 7, 2009 1:52 PM
Who's calling me a hack?
'Hack is a term used primarily in stand-up comedy, but also sketch comedy, improv comedy, and comedy writing to refer to a joke or premise for a joke that is considered obvious, has been frequently used by comedians in the past, and/or is blatantly copied from its original author.'
- Wikipedia
I DO NOT COPY ANYONE ELSE'S MATERIAL!!!
Posted by: Expert Textpert at July 7, 2009 1:55 PM
Hack is also a taxi or driver, a piss-poor writer from Grub Street, a computer tech & on & on. Only the Red Queen can make her own definitions...
Posted by: Arkady at July 7, 2009 1:59 PM
I don't know why I'm being confused for another.
Oh Darlings, please believe me. I'll never do you no deception.
Posted by: Expert Textpert at July 7, 2009 1:59 PM
THL, play along. BRG is not here.
Posted by: more4less at July 7, 2009 2:00 PM
Hack is also something one does with a cleaver.
DIBS, what about Hot Dog Fried Rice and Tater Tot Casserole? I can sense Britney Spears' mouth watering as we speak.
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 7, 2009 2:01 PM
DIBS- I am shocked!! How does a refined aesthete such as yourself know the finer cuisine offerings of white trash? (G-d- does anyone eat ambrosia? Urgh).
Posted by: bxgrl at July 7, 2009 2:03 PM
biff- or with an ax. Ask Lizzie Borden.
Anyone for cheez whiz & hot dog slices on a ritz? (the ritz cracker is really a gourmet touch).
Posted by: bxgrl at July 7, 2009 2:06 PM
haha biff - they charge 15 bucks for a plate of your lunch at dumont!
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 7, 2009 2:08 PM
bxgrl...how about that recipe that was on the back of the Ritz Cracker box for decades...Mock Apple Pie made out of ritz crackers!!!!!
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 7, 2009 2:09 PM
Other than the band I love, what the hell is Ambrosia?
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 7, 2009 2:11 PM
Mock Apple Pie was good. My neighbor made that all the time.
I always wondered though, why not just make regular apple pie?
Posted by: TownhouseLady at July 7, 2009 2:13 PM
It's white trash food, Snappy. Marshmallow and orange slices and coconut and some other crap mixed together with Miracle Whip and eaten as a fruit salad kind of thing.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 7, 2009 2:13 PM
I just looked it up - it has "whipped topping"! Has to be good! (Except for all that healthful fruit...)
Posted by: Arkady at July 7, 2009 2:16 PM
Good Lord that sounds disgusting! People actually eat that? Now, on my way home, when Ambrosia comes on my Ipod and starts singing "That's how much I feel" I'm gonna be turning green!!!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 7, 2009 2:18 PM
Remember the scene from Edward Scissorhands when the cougar, Joyce, feeds him the ambrosia salad?
Posted by: TownhouseLady at July 7, 2009 2:19 PM
If you all ever do a B'Stoner picnic, you should kick the @ss of whoever brings that dish!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 7, 2009 2:20 PM
> Hack is also something one does with a cleaver.
Hack is also something one does on a beaver.
Posted by: Expert Textpert at July 7, 2009 2:20 PM
THL, that scene is totally escaping my mind right now...I'm gonna have to watch it again and pay more attention.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 7, 2009 2:22 PM
I may be crossing a boundary with DIBS, but if expert textpert is not....than Dibs and I were not lusting after Charleston Heston in Ben Hur and later on Erik Estrada in Chips.
Lo siento DIBS, but he was hot (especially in a loin cloth) before he became loony with the NRA.
Posted by: DeLepp at July 7, 2009 2:25 PM
so Expert, if you're not who we think you are, why don't you tell us a lil about yourself? age? gender? general profession and edumucation? family life? neighborhood you reside at?
This should be fun.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 7, 2009 2:25 PM
Oh boy! And a new guessing game of "Name That Poster" has begun. Ding ding ding!!! Let the fun begin :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 7, 2009 2:27 PM
So, DeLepp, you also think the Expert is a former poster who loves shopping at C21?
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 7, 2009 2:28 PM
I would create another poster name but you guys would definitely recognize me by my accent :o).
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 7, 2009 2:29 PM
DeLepp, I can count on one hand the number of white men I've lusted after and Charlton heston was not one of them.
I saw Heston in a Barnes & Noble in Evanston (he went to Northwestern) once.
As far as gladiator movies, it was usually the African slaves I lusred after, not the Christian ones. :)
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 7, 2009 2:29 PM
"Hack is also something one does on a beaver."
That's anti-Canadian.
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 7, 2009 2:32 PM
Arkady- great! We'd love to have you!
Posted by: bxgrl at July 7, 2009 2:33 PM
I really want to know why there isn't a huge L.A. memorial service for Karl Malden.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 7, 2009 2:33 PM
snappy, one of the same.
Dibs, righto, I was at an impressionable age way back then. Daniel Craig is hot white guy now.
Posted by: DeLepp at July 7, 2009 2:34 PM
I don't think I've ever seen a beaver.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 7, 2009 2:34 PM
I'm fascinated by the people who create multiple log-ins on an ANONYMOUS blog. Normally the "new" log-in identity emerges following a blogocide or banning (The What, Randolph). Other people create multiple log-ins to jerk around or appear to be clever (Dave).
But sometimes posters appear to be genuinely concerned with the persona they originally created and desire to re-launch themselves as a NEW "character." HA! Strange.
It's all very.....WHOA! Lovely PR co-worker with booty pants wants to talk shop. Gotta go!
Posted by: East New York at July 7, 2009 2:36 PM
"Other people create multiple log-ins to jerk around or appear to be clever (Dave)."
Define "jerk around."
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 7, 2009 2:38 PM
DIBS, you never had a beaver tail? It's a fried dough pastry that is popular in Canada.
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 7, 2009 2:38 PM
I'm back. C'mon Dave....you've admitted in the past to using multiple log-ins. BTW, I'm not touching the rest of your comment!
BTW, I had a gay male friend who once told me he didn't know what a "beaver" looked like. I was incredulous. I said, "Huh? How could that happen???" He said, "Well, I've only seen one in the MOVIES, you know!"
Posted by: East New York at July 7, 2009 2:47 PM
DIBS, is "jerk around" a reach-around jerk?
Posted by: more4less at July 7, 2009 2:47 PM
"I really want to know why there isn't a huge L.A. memorial service for Karl Malden."
Because his family isn't comprised of narcissistic fame whores who are desperate for time in the spotlight now that their main attention getting has kicked the bucket.
Last Hurrah if you will.
Poor Janet, that's going to be quite a burden to shoulder.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at July 7, 2009 2:50 PM
'attention getting offspring' that is
Posted by: TownhouseLady at July 7, 2009 2:50 PM
;)
Posted by: Bold type guest at July 7, 2009 2:50 PM
THL, that made me choke on my gum! ROFL @ 'narcissistic fame whores' !!!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 7, 2009 2:52 PM
Tell us what you really think, THL. Come on, don't hold back.
Of course the most narcissistic, media whore of all is center stage...Al Sharpton.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 7, 2009 2:53 PM
Ken, "I don't know why" you want to know about me as you will "lose your mind if you don't see me".
But here's some info.
Age - "I act my age"
Profession - "Paperback Writer"
I life in - "A yellow Submarine"
Education - "Teacher gets annoyed wishing to avoid an unpleasant scene"
Family Life - "Helter Skelter"
Anything else you'd like to know?
Posted by: Expert Textpert at July 7, 2009 2:53 PM
"DIBS, is "jerk around" a reach-around jerk?"
Sounds more like a circle jerk.
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 7, 2009 2:54 PM
"I really want to know why there isn't a huge L.A. memorial service for Karl Malden."
Well, he HAS outlived his entire fan base for one....
Posted by: East New York at July 7, 2009 2:54 PM
Thanks Expert, theory is supported.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 7, 2009 2:57 PM
I don't think Textpert is BRG - level of writing isn't the same.
Posted by: Arkady at July 7, 2009 2:57 PM
Unofficial B'stoner poll:
what's everyone listening to right now?
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 7, 2009 2:57 PM
"Because his family isn't comprised of narcissistic fame whores who are desperate for time in the spotlight now that their main attention getting has kicked the bucket."
Wow TownhouseLady really??? So if something happens to one of you then I can say nasty things too?
"As far as gladiator movies, it was usually the African slaves I lusred after, not the Christian ones. :)"
Size 11 Nike Dave...
Thanks guys..
The What
Someday this war is gonna end...
Someday this war is gonna end..
Posted by: Return of The What at July 7, 2009 2:57 PM
Karl and Jacko quite a pair, one had a nose that he considered to be a disability, the other seemingly had his nose amputated at some point.
Posted by: DeLepp at July 7, 2009 2:59 PM
Size 11 isn't so big, What. You must have been the "butt" of a lot of jokes in prison.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 7, 2009 2:59 PM
It's true though did you see that old lady Joe Jackson at the BET awards being interview by CNN?
They were asking how the family was coping etc and all he kept talking about was that he was starting a record label.
That bastard rode on him as a child and his riding on him postmortem.
The next day Joe had a handler with him during interviews.
All this fanfare can not be good for these kids who are trying to mourn the death of their dad, essentially the only parent they've known.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at July 7, 2009 2:59 PM
what's everyone listening to right now?
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 7, 2009 2:57 PM
I am listening to the keyboard clicking in the next cubicle.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 7, 2009 3:01 PM
What- Frankly I have more respect for Michael with regard to letting him rest in peace than his family does.
Everyone's picking over his remains.
I'm saddened by it.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at July 7, 2009 3:01 PM
My colleague has the memorial service playing on her monitor.
Agree with you THL on the problems that his children are facing now.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 7, 2009 3:03 PM
Listening to Santigold, Bat for Lashes, Ladyhawke, Little Boots, Lykke Li, Plasticines, The Gossip and a bunch of my other favorite chickies.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at July 7, 2009 3:04 PM
according to some reports there will be 200 million to pick over after the debts are paid off, how much do you think Al is angling for?
Posted by: DeLepp at July 7, 2009 3:05 PM
I'm streaming the radio as I do everyday. I usually listen to Wendy Williams on WBLS in the pm, but she is broadcasting the tribute, so, right now I'm 'shakin' my body down to the ground'!!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 7, 2009 3:06 PM
DeLepp, Al wants whatever he can get his grubby mitts on.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 7, 2009 3:07 PM
"What- Frankly I have more respect for Michael with regard to letting him rest in peace than his family does."
Naw don't try to clean it up now! I love the past few weeks everyone has let their true feeling known. Please dear GOD I better never go to a Brownstoner get together!
You are Low Life Scum all of you!
The What
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at July 7, 2009 3:08 PM
Al is just as bad as Joe. He slides up next to anyone who's suffered a tragedy for support (and media attention).
I'm getting ready to get nauseous over the custody fights. Basically those children are the golden ticket and the key that unlocks the mighty Jackson fortune.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at July 7, 2009 3:08 PM
I'm listening to cats bitching to go outdoors.
Posted by: Arkady at July 7, 2009 3:09 PM
I'm listening to false theories!
Posted by: Expert Textpert at July 7, 2009 3:11 PM
"Naw don't try to clean it up now!"
Not trying to. I'm telling you exactly what i think with no filter.
The man is dead and the vultures are circling. It's doesn't surprise me but it does sadden me greatly.
Sorry, that's just the way I see it.
Feel free to disagree.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at July 7, 2009 3:11 PM
You are Low Life Scum all of you!
The What
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at July 7, 2009 3:08 PM
Maybe you outtta give it a rest. You're running out of schtick.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 7, 2009 3:12 PM
I heard this great song by the Hold Steady on Sunday, "Chillout Tent," about a couple who meets in the tent they set up at hippie jam concerts for when you've had too many drugs.
"They gave me oranges and cigarettes!"
Posted by: infinitejester at July 7, 2009 3:13 PM
haha nice guys - i can't type what i'm listening to or the What will go off on a tirade for 3 weeks calling me a racist :-P
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 7, 2009 3:14 PM
Is the tribute still in progress in LA?
I certainly hope that once it is over and the poor man is burried that all this media hoopla will draw to an end quickly.
I am sad that Michael Jackson died, but I am sick and tired of all the coverage and all the false sentiment and the people acting like they won tickets to a festival, when in reality it is a funeral. Let's turn the page of this libretto already.
Posted by: sam at July 7, 2009 3:15 PM
Oh, DH, do tell! Now I wanna know
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 7, 2009 3:16 PM
"The man is dead and the vultures are circling. It's doesn't surprise me but it does sadden me greatly."
No THL this is what you said!
"Because his family isn't comprised of narcissistic fame whores who are desperate for time in the spotlight now that their main attention getting has kicked the bucket."
The greatest entertainer is history (Yeah History) is dead! Have some F***** respect!
The What
Someday this war is gonna end....
Posted by: Return of The What at July 7, 2009 3:16 PM
Now I'm listening to peals of thunder.
Posted by: Arkady at July 7, 2009 3:16 PM
haha snappy - *.W.A.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 7, 2009 3:19 PM
sam, you're right. Most of these people all around the country haven't thought about MJ in over 5 years. And what's with all the tears?? They didn't actually know him. Yes, you can be shocked at someone's death and saddened, especially for someone who dies relatively young but all this tearful mourning across America for someone they've never seen in real life.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 7, 2009 3:19 PM
Dave Holy Jesus Christ Man Oh F*****.
Dave Dave Dave Karma's a Bitch! One day you will 'Get Yours'.....
The What
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at July 7, 2009 3:19 PM
Everyone is meeting at Barrio Chino!? When!? We'll need to reserve the big table. Damn it's loud there.
DH, too funny we both posted about El Almacen to each other today.
I like American Apparel ads. And poo mist is good for you!
Posted by: mopar at July 7, 2009 3:21 PM
Yup, that's what I said. It's in regards to his families exploitation of him rather than just letting the man rest in peace with dignity. The vultures are circling.
You think the family is being respectful? You think the dad promoting that fact that he's starting a record label is honorable.
Then you and I have different definitions of Rest In Peace.
Yes, their behavior bothers me.
like I said, feel free to differ.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at July 7, 2009 3:22 PM
"haha snappy - *.W.A."
Thanks DH, now I'll have "F*ck The Police" in my head all afternoon. I have all their music.
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 7, 2009 3:22 PM
Love it DH!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 7, 2009 3:24 PM
and 10 days and counting of mourning for an entertainer. The collective american must be on the verge of a nervous breakdown to be so affected by a death of a celebirty. By the way many our acting 6/25 is the new 9/11. Of which I really regret saying.
Posted by: DeLepp at July 7, 2009 3:24 PM
What, I think its a tragedy that he died, especially at this age. Is it a loss of one of the greatest entertainers in history? YES.
But it's all this faux acting from people who do not know him at all, have never met him, and probably haven't listened to him in a quite a few years that seems a bit over the top.
This sort of thing happens when many, but not all, celebrities, die. Lady Di comes to mind. MLK. JFK. Not many others. Yes, always a true tragedy. Very sad.
I remember when JFK and MLK died. You do too.
All very sad but if people out there crying think they are experiencing something akin to what their relatives and close friends experience then they are very wrong.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 7, 2009 3:26 PM
Lucky he wasn't Jewish or we'd have minyans doing kaddish every day for a year.
Posted by: Arkady at July 7, 2009 3:27 PM
am hearing a dose of the adult version of "are we there yet?" - aka "are the reports done yet?" from the bossman.
Posted by: more4less at July 7, 2009 3:28 PM
Relax "sam" and "Dave" (Ha Ha - Sam and Dave!). Something will come along in the next few post-Michael days that will be the NEXT "Biggest Thing That Ever Happened." That's the great thing about the news - and general human interest in news developments. They are fleeting. Just give it a few days and you guys (and everyone else) will be able to get all worked up again over something else.
Posted by: East New York at July 7, 2009 3:29 PM
What,
I guess I shouldn't mention the fact that all of the internets people have been throwing out theories such as:
The ones claiming that the family blissfully ignored his drug use for years and years because he was no a longer viable commodity alive. He's worth much more to them now.
Serious, that's the rumor out there.
I also shouldn't mention that on TV this morning there was a discussion that they even kept the kids nanny away until she'd sign a waiver stating that she's not know anything about his drug use even though in the past she'd said she'd had to pump his stomach when he'd induced to many heavy hitters.
It's all over the internets What.
So why don't you go attack them instead of someone who just wants the man to rest with dignity for the sake of his kids.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at July 7, 2009 3:29 PM
I have to say I'm much more in agreement with The What with respect to MJ than most others here. Maybe some of the pomp and circumstance is over the top but the guy is a legendary entertainer, the likes of which we will probably not see for years and years, if ever.
Didn't they used to have enormous turnouts and press coverage way back when celebrities died?
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 7, 2009 3:30 PM
Agree, DIBS and De Lepp. I was living in London when Princess Diana died. The fuss was unbelievable for about two weeks. Guess people just like to feel connected to something.
Posted by: etson at July 7, 2009 3:30 PM
haha snappy/biff
yeah mopar - we're trying to do a little get together at BC next Wednesday. you're right, i forgot to factor in the noise factor - very loud music/people!
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 7, 2009 3:33 PM
Guys you don't have to do any Damage Control for me. I understand the enemies are. The funny thing is you live in communities that love Michael Jackson but you say disgusting things about him. Please stop being disingenuous and hypocrites. Thank you!
The What
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at July 7, 2009 3:33 PM
omg im SUCH a moron. anyway, no cavities and everything is fine. but it was over and i completely forgot i have a 200 dollar deductible on our plan! gack. i was like umm uhh, ill come in tomorrow with the money hahaha. (i will btw) oh well at least it's over with and nothing wrong with my mouth (except to finish the crown he started a year ago). and at least i got laughing gas. im not sure why i thought cleanings and xrays were excempt from your deductible. der.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at July 7, 2009 3:34 PM
I'm sure I'll get attacked for this, but what talent did Princess Di have other than the luck of being born into high society and the ability to marry a prince? I admire her work with AIDS patients, but other than that, she didn't exactly reinvent the wheel or produce anything of note, other than lots of material for the tabloids. I honestly didn't understand the hoopla over her passing.
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 7, 2009 3:35 PM
I never said anything disgusting about him. Nor did THL. I am focused on the hype around the death and why so many people get themselves all wound up in it.
ONCE AGAIN, YOU HAVEN'T GRASPED WHAT THE TWO OF US ARE SAYING.
Learn to read what people actually post before you spout your bullshit.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 7, 2009 3:36 PM
Wow! Do you think Mr. B had a private chat w/ What to ask him to tone down the rhetoric?
Posted by: Arkady at July 7, 2009 3:36 PM
"all this tearful mourning across America for someone they've never seen in real life."
C'mon Dave - it's possible for folks to identify with a person they may have never met, and be strongly affected by their passing, aprticularly siomeone as famous as Michael Jackson. Even I know that.
FYI, I haven't cried for him, but I did see Michael Jackson in person - my parents took my brother, sister and I to a Jackson 5 concert at Madison Square Garden when I was a kid in the 1970s. Michael and the brothers were spectacular even then. Their songs from that era are still my favorite "Michael" recordings.
Posted by: East New York at July 7, 2009 3:36 PM
Agree, Biff. She seemed like a nice enough person but I was completely confused by all the adulation.
Also, she could have done the same or more charitable work but would have been much less 'adored' if she was not good-looking.
Posted by: etson at July 7, 2009 3:38 PM
Biff, the Princess Di death mystified me as well. How they attacked poor Liz over the GD flags. All in all she sold a lot of photos and Hello mags.
Posted by: DeLepp at July 7, 2009 3:38 PM
"The ones claiming that the family blissfully ignored his drug use for years and years because he was no a longer viable commodity alive. He's worth much more to them now."
Hey Asshat name one star that was NOT a drug abuser!!!!!!!!!!
Elvis, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrision may I go f****** on????????!!!!!!
The What
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at July 7, 2009 3:39 PM
Rob - That's terrif! If it'd been what you thought it would've been a lot more than the deductible & not all covered.
Lucky, lucky you!
Posted by: Arkady at July 7, 2009 3:39 PM
What again I remind you, no one has said anything with regard to Michael. The discussion was centered around his family and the other hangers on.
I said nothing about him.
Just keep inventing controversies and things to climb up on your soapbox about.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at July 7, 2009 3:41 PM
THIS HAS GOT TO BE ONE OF YOUR ALL TIME MOST ASSININE POSTS:
"The ones claiming that the family blissfully ignored his drug use for years and years because he was no a longer viable commodity alive. He's worth much more to them now."
Hey Asshat name one star that was NOT a drug abuser!!!!!!!!!!
Elvis, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrision may I go f****** on????????!!!!!!
The What
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at July 7, 2009 3:39 PM
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 7, 2009 3:42 PM
Michael Jackson Was/Is/Always The Greater Entertainer EVER!!!!!!
This point is eating you Retards up! If Michael was White (Yes White) we would not have this conversation!!!!
F******* All of you!
The What
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at July 7, 2009 3:43 PM
YERAH, DOUCHEBAG. MAKE IT A RACE THING. TYPICAL.
NOT ONE PERSON TODAY HAS SAID ANYTHING DISPARAGING ABOUT MICHAEL HIMSELF.
Your problem of turning everything on here into a race thing is the truly disgusting thing on here.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 7, 2009 3:45 PM
> This point is eating you Retards up! If Michael was White (Yes White) we would not have this conversation!!!!
Probably would be. Um, does anyone remember the coverage about John Lennon's death?
Posted by: Expert Textpert at July 7, 2009 3:45 PM
I think you have one * too many after the 'F', What.
Posted by: etson at July 7, 2009 3:45 PM
> I think you have one * too many after the 'F', What.
He likes a long F*******
Posted by: Expert Textpert at July 7, 2009 3:47 PM
Ignore button 2 more months......
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 7, 2009 3:49 PM
Prince is way better than MJ.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 7, 2009 3:51 PM
Kens...how will you know what the lunatic fringe is thinking if you use the ignore button??? Every now and then, for one's own sanity, you must expose yourself to the loons.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 7, 2009 3:52 PM
Wow, your ducking and dodging skills are just terrible today What.
Quick change subject throw barbs.
Shoot they're onto me, scream and use lots of exclamation points to deflect attention!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
XTREME asterisks************** for spice!
(Do you think anyone caught on that I created a non-controversy and then tried to slip away in my "I'm disgusted with you racist Asshats" disguise?)
Posted by: TownhouseLady at July 7, 2009 3:53 PM
Why does every topic that produces a variety of opinions have to end with such acrimony? What ever happened to disagreeing with someone while at the same time respecting their opinion or at the very least respecting their right to have a differing opinion and being able to have an intelligent discourse without resorting to personal attacks? This is so ridiculous. What, there are probably many folks who agree with you about MJ deserving a huge send-off, but when you pepper your statements with such hatred, you can't really wonder why no one stands up for your side of things or 'has your back' on many issues. Your outrage is beginning to smell a bit disingenous.
I'm out for a while folks. You all be good cause heaven knows I won't be :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 7, 2009 3:53 PM
There wouldn't be Prince without the Beatles though.
(I couldn't resist)
Posted by: TownhouseLady at July 7, 2009 3:54 PM
"If Michael was White"
lolz x 5000
True True....
The What (He was Black, right?)
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at July 7, 2009 3:56 PM
Well, if there are only two of you and you get there before 6:45, you will love Barrio Chino!
Posted by: mopar at July 7, 2009 3:56 PM
Princess Di's funeral was done with respect and dignity. People just adored her and her death was the very last thing anyone expected. When people who never met her cried for her, they meant it.
Micahel Jackson's case is a little different, I thought he was going to pass away during his trial. He was so frail and everyone knew he was a major-league narcotics user. His death, though genuinely tragic, was not a huge surprise. Anyway, no comparison between Di and Michael.
I forget what Elvis's funeral was like. He was younger than Michael when he died. I remember when Janice Joplin died, she was 28. 28!
Posted by: sam at July 7, 2009 3:56 PM
"There wouldn't be Prince without the Beatles though."
Very funny, THL.
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 7, 2009 3:57 PM
There wouldn't be the Beatles without Muddy Waters though.
The What
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at July 7, 2009 3:58 PM
There wouldn't be a Tiger Woods without Arnold Palmer.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 7, 2009 3:59 PM
"Anyway, no comparison between Di and Michael."
sam, you're right, except we seem to disagree on who is more worthy of remembrance.
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 7, 2009 4:02 PM
There wouldn't be anyone with out Adam and Eve!
Posted by: Expert Textpert at July 7, 2009 4:03 PM
See that What we actually very much agree on that!
Biff, after yesterday and today I am all argued out.
You are the smart one hanging along the sidelines and never getting into the fray.
It's exhausting.
I don't know how you do this every day What. I've gone to days in a row and I need a vacation!
Posted by: TownhouseLady at July 7, 2009 4:03 PM
There wouldn't be any PLUSAs without Mr. B.
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 7, 2009 4:03 PM
"Anyway, no comparison between Di and Michael."
sam, you're right, except we seem to disagree on who is more worthy of remembrance.
Apples and Oranges.
Like saying who's more important MLK or The Beatles.
You can't compare the two.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at July 7, 2009 4:04 PM
Hey What...did you know Taj Mahal back in the day. One of my favorite guitar players, Jesse Ed davis, played with him.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 7, 2009 4:04 PM
"I don't know how you do this every day What. I've gone to days in a row and I need a vacation!"
The man's got some staying power, that's for darn sure!
(twss opportunity)
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 7, 2009 4:05 PM
I think the Rolling Stones were way more influenced by Muddy Waters. Muddy Waters played the blues; the Beatles don't have any blues songs.
Little Richard was more of an influence.
Posted by: infinitejester at July 7, 2009 4:05 PM
"the Beatles don't have any blues songs."
What about Yer Blues? Granted, it was almost at the end of their era.
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 7, 2009 4:07 PM
There wouldn't be a Tiger Woods without CHARLES SIFFORD.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Sifford
Posted by: East New York at July 7, 2009 4:08 PM
and Biff, Princess Diana didn't just do some charity work like some Hollywood celebs. She was a true humanitarian.
http://charity.lovetoknow.com/Charity_Work_of_Princess_Diana
It really is a big deal.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at July 7, 2009 4:09 PM
Princess Anne was up to her arms in African river mud pushing boats and helping charities for years before Di, but got no pat on the back becuase she's no looker. Qiote frankly I was embarrassed the way the British public reacted after Diana died. If she was homely they wouldn't have reacted the same.
And when it comes down to it MJ was brilliantly talented. Di was just born with the right pedigree. bah.
Posted by: dittoburg at July 7, 2009 4:09 PM
There wouldn't be ambrosia without the marshmallows.
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 7, 2009 4:09 PM
"What about Yer Blues?"
Yeah, but that was just a one-off. That's not what they were famous for, reinterpreting the blues. They reinterpreted POP.
Posted by: infinitejester at July 7, 2009 4:10 PM
Actually there would be no Tiger Woods if there were no Robert McNamara, who died yesterday. McNamara was the main proponent of the Vietnam War and that's where Tiger's father and mother met.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 7, 2009 4:13 PM
I saw Taj Mahal, Skatalites and Los Pinguos last year at Summerstage in Central Park. Great show.
Dave, I just can't stand his non sense. I'll keep BHO around cause he is coherent and cornerbodega cause his and your arguments are always entertaining.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 7, 2009 4:13 PM
ditto, no respect to Anne but you can't discredit Diana because someone else did it before her. She got in the trenches too. She didn't just show up for photo ops.
It's not her fault she was good looking. She was smart about it. She used her popularity to bring attention to the causes she championed.
It's a shame Anne didn't get her due but Diana still deserves hers.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at July 7, 2009 4:14 PM
I either read or heard on TV that MJ was the last true super-celebrity, the kind of person who couldn't walk anywhere on Earth without being recognized. I don't think he was the last - Michael Jordan or Obama would be totally unable to quietly show up anywhere - but still, it puts him in rarefied air.
Posted by: infinitejester at July 7, 2009 4:15 PM
They met at the war?
Posted by: dittoburg at July 7, 2009 4:15 PM
s/b": No disrespect to Anne...
Posted by: TownhouseLady at July 7, 2009 4:15 PM
And to bring it all home, the first AA model is definitely the ebst. She flutters away WAY too quickly.
Posted by: infinitejester at July 7, 2009 4:16 PM
They met over there during the war. The mother is Thai.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 7, 2009 4:17 PM
Comparing Princess Di and Michael Jackson seems a little silly. Except for the fact they were unhappy celebrities, and both did a lot for charity, he was an entertainer and she was a princess. Isn't it foolish to have a dead celebrity remembrance contest? Because 10-20 years down the road we'll still feel regret they died young, but it doesn't compare to how we feel about an MLK, or JFK or Malcolm X or RKF. And There are those whose tragic deaths have more impact than their lives- Emmett Till for one. Those deaths were world altering.
The saddest thing about Michael is, as THL says- the circling vultures.
Posted by: bxgrl at July 7, 2009 4:22 PM
"McNamara was the main proponent of the Vietnam War and that's where Tiger's father and mother met."
True. Yet had Charles Sifford (and Joe Louis - yes, that Joe Louis) not worked, sacrificed and risked their personal safety to desegregate golf courses and tournaments across the U.S., Tiger Woods would be an unknown.
Posted by: East New York at July 7, 2009 4:23 PM
quote: "I was embarrassed the way the British public reacted after Diana died."
ditto,
The week after Diana died, the working men's club up the road from where I lived in SE London paid tribute by attaching several massive Queen of Hearts playing cards to the front of the building. The kind used on 'Play your Cards Right'.
Posted by: etson at July 7, 2009 4:23 PM
I was in Home Depot today and heard a cart rolling very fast down the aisle toward me, with someone squealing "WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE" in a really high-pitched voice. I turned around expecting to see a parent pushing a kid, but no, it was just a fat middle-aged balding guy having fun by himself. I later caught him rocking out by the light bulbs.
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at July 7, 2009 4:24 PM
I'm being a bit more facetious, ENY.
Speaking of sports, HOW "BOUT THOSE PHILLIES?? And, that awful showing by the Mets!!!!
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 7, 2009 4:26 PM
"And to bring it all home, the first AA model is definitely the ebst. She flutters away WAY too quickly."
yeah - i noticed that too!! they keep that ugly chick with the orange plaid shit up there for ages though!
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 7, 2009 4:27 PM
sixyears...I hang out at HD hoping that hot guy from Yard Crashers or whatever it's called wants to come home with me and redo my yard!!!!! :)
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 7, 2009 4:28 PM
etson, I'd be forced to respect a classy tribute like that.
Posted by: dittoburg at July 7, 2009 4:29 PM
yeah - i noticed that too!! they keep that ugly chick with the orange plaid shit up there for ages though!
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 7, 2009 4:27 PM
dh, that's someone's son you're talking about.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 7, 2009 4:29 PM
Joe Louis is a towering hero in my book. So was Jesse Owens who put the lie to Adolph Hitler and his aryans. Let's not forget the sheer grit of Jackie Robinson too (and Pee wee Reese for that matter).
6years- sweet story!
Posted by: bxgrl at July 7, 2009 4:30 PM
"a cart rolling very fast down the aisle toward me"
Hey, I do that! I was in Home Depot this weekend and did some cart-riding! Been doing it since I was a kid! My wife just rolls her eyes. She know better than to try to stop me. For the record though, I don't go "WHEEEE!" in a high-pitched voice when I'm riding.
Posted by: East New York at July 7, 2009 4:30 PM
"I turned around expecting to see a parent pushing a kid, but no, it was just a fat middle-aged balding guy having fun by himself. I later caught him rocking out by the light bulbs."
Will you tell my husband to please come home.
Thanks Six.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at July 7, 2009 4:30 PM
six, i usually do that in home depot, lowes but my fav is IKEA. they have pretty good flooring and wheels on their carts allowing for maximum "weeeeeee!" enjoyment without landing your feet on the ground.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 7, 2009 4:30 PM
Lots of eye candy in HD and Lowe's.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 7, 2009 4:32 PM
Maybe the guy in the cart was hoping to eventually run into a Home Depot employee. Seems that would be just about the only way to get some service in that store.
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 7, 2009 4:32 PM
I gotta try that, Kens. Haven't been in IKEA in a while.
Posted by: East New York at July 7, 2009 4:33 PM
Honey if you just so happen to be lurking today I know you're not fat and middle aged (not just yet) I was just going for the chuckle.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at July 7, 2009 4:33 PM
Biff, they are useless anyways. In that respect, Lowe's is way better.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 7, 2009 4:35 PM
ENY make sure you get the furniture carrying carts in the self check out section, not the regular shopping ones. Those are wayyyy more fun but you have to make sure you balace yourself cause it can get tricky. My 8 years of skateboarding does pay off sometimes.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 7, 2009 4:37 PM
Biff,
Do what we did once at a Kmart.
Call the store from the store on your cell phone.
Hi, I'm in the video game isle and I'm looking for someone to unlock the case so I can get a game. We've been looking up and down the aisle for someone for over 20 minutes. Can you make an announcement and send someone?
Thanks.
Swear to god we did it and it worked. seconds later we heard an announcement and a guy came over.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at July 7, 2009 4:37 PM
I know- aisle
Posted by: TownhouseLady at July 7, 2009 4:40 PM
"Biff, they are useless anyways."
I usually just need them to show me where to get a certain kind of screw or drill.
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 7, 2009 4:41 PM
I bet they told you where to go, Biff.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 7, 2009 4:42 PM
whoa. im older than janis joplin? that sorta just blew my mind :-/
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at July 7, 2009 4:43 PM
Hola again folks...I love the idea of calling the store while in the store. I swear finding someone at Lowe's who works there is impossible! When my foot gets better it's back to Home Depot I go :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 7, 2009 4:43 PM
Yes, rob, she looked a lot older when she died. She was burning the candle at both ends for quite awhile.
So did Eric Clapton but it was george Harrison who pulled him up and dusted him off.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 7, 2009 4:45 PM
Got it...thanks, Kens. I've done a lot of mountain biking so that should help. I've got a need for speed, man!!
Posted by: East New York at July 7, 2009 4:46 PM
QUESTION: Has anyone actually taken or knows someone who took home improvement classes with NHS? Was it worth it? Did you or they learn a lot?
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 7, 2009 4:47 PM
I try the local hardware stores if I can where the guys actually have a clue. Home Depopt is the worst for info, but its ok if you already know what's what.
Posted by: dittoburg at July 7, 2009 4:50 PM
I should really post this in the forum. Off I go.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 7, 2009 4:50 PM
I do the airplane (ENY, like Mark Jackson used to do after fancy assist or bucket) down the aisles - something my wife finds embarrassing.
Posted by: more4less at July 7, 2009 4:53 PM
If you people think you are all a bunch of pathetic loosers with nothing better to do, you gotta read the Letter in the story about the Park Slope Post Office in today's Tuesday Blogwrap^^^^^^
Click on the very small "it" at the end of the story.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 7, 2009 4:57 PM
Nothing wrong with that in my book, M4L! The way I see it, busting off an "airplane" or two is classic husband-type retail store activity.
Posted by: East New York at July 7, 2009 4:57 PM
Sounds like we should have our next PLUSA gathering in the aisles of Home Depot/Lowe's/IKEA/etc. so everyone can demonstrate their cart-riding techniques! We can then adjourn to a Red Hook bar to unwind.
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at July 7, 2009 4:59 PM
DIBS, that letter is amazing! Speaking of the post office, my local branch (11218) is the subject of a YouTube video with over 142,000 views:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdrqLrdYAr0
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at July 7, 2009 5:05 PM
6years, I'm down for that!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 7, 2009 5:06 PM
come one dave,3 more and you will hit the big 50 posts for the day!!! all PLUSAs are counting on you to get there...
fyi i used an alternate spelling of come and mr b flagged me. oops.
Posted by: Return of Randolph at July 7, 2009 5:07 PM
siyears...someone did post that a long time ago. i suspect that scene happens every day in many NYC post offices.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 7, 2009 5:07 PM
2 more to go...
Posted by: Return of Randolph at July 7, 2009 5:08 PM
bring forth football season cause my Mets are starting to be "can't watch" baseball
Posted by: more4less at July 7, 2009 5:14 PM
dibs, the usps letter ia priceless and now I'm speechless. Maybe the calvinists had it right that all we should do is work ourselves to exhaustion then pray for salvation. All this time on our hands is turning some into lunatics.
Posted by: DeLepp at July 7, 2009 5:19 PM
this puts things in perspective:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/07/michael-jacksons-daughter_n_227257.html
Posted by: Return of Randolph at July 7, 2009 5:22 PM
That letter writer has waaaaaay too much time! I've spent many an hour in that post office but never took note of all that! And to spend the time writing it in a letter? Damn!
Hmmmm...wait...the letter writer may think the same of us horsing around in the OT :) Nevermind! Carry on! Nothing more to see here :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 7, 2009 5:22 PM
Oh gosh. All teary now.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 7, 2009 5:29 PM
watch, dibs is not gonna post again just to spite me. i can just picture him having to sit on his hands to not post something....
Posted by: Return of Randolph at July 7, 2009 5:34 PM
They took down my fave sign from the 7th Av. post office. Officially it said something like, "It is a federal crime to attack a postal worker." Above it someone had written, "Tempting though it is,"
Posted by: Arkady at July 7, 2009 5:49 PM
"What ever happened to disagreeing with someone while at the same time respecting their opinion or at the very least respecting their right to have a differing opinion and being able to have an intelligent discourse without resorting to personal attacks?"
I periodically have disagreements with cyber pals, including recent ones with THL and bxgrl, and I've kept it very civil, despite being frustrated knowing they're wrong and just won't admit it. :-)
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 7, 2009 6:21 PM
Arkady, that's very funny.
Posted by: mopar at July 7, 2009 7:27 PM
THL and I have to be very gentle with biff because we know how fragile his mental state is. It's just not right to beat the poor man about his head and shoulders for his inability to admit he is wrong. BUT we love him anyway! :-)
Posted by: bxgrl at July 7, 2009 7:36 PM
Tis true
Posted by: TownhouseLady at July 7, 2009 8:15 PM
*ahem*, excuse me ladies, I heard that and resemble those remarks! :-)
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 7, 2009 8:25 PM
That's why we use kid gloves.
*coughthebeatlessuckcough*
Posted by: TownhouseLady at July 7, 2009 8:32 PM
THL- should we have told him?
Posted by: bxgrl at July 7, 2009 8:48 PM
Kens, I took the NHS home improvement course, way back in the late 90's. It was great. I knew some of the stuff, like how to measure, which end of the hammer pounds the nails, etc, but learned how to frame walls, hang sheetrock, mud the rock, do basic tiling, painting, replace a toilet, hang a door, rip plywood and moulding. We also got to use expensive power tools that I haven't been able to afford to touch since, but still want.
Most importantly, we learned to toss around phrases like "mud the walls" and "rip the boards" so we could sound knowledgeable to contractors we hire. For many of the women in the group, this was an important thing. I know I had fun going into places like Sid's Hardware, on Jay St, where most of the employees are from countries where women don't come out of the house without chaperones, and tell some condescending salesperson exactly what I needed, and how I was going to use it. Priceless.
I digress. If you don't know alot about construction and hom repair, it's worth it to take the course. It's also a lot of fun, as the other students were characters in their own right.
Posted by: Montrose Morris at July 7, 2009 8:52 PM
Thanks Montrose! Greatly appreciated!
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