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I hope Mr. B posts a story about someone stealing thyme in Cobble Hill. That basil thread yesterday was hysterical. At the end I referred to everyone as a bunch of imbasils.

By the way, did anyone catch the discussion in the HOTD thread toward the end of the day? Etson pointed it out late in the OT. Check out the HOTD comment at 5:40. It's a must read.

Posted by: Biff Champion at July 10, 2009 9:14 AM

Check out the "King of Torts" home.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204261704574271972533950530.html

Posted by: DeLepp at July 10, 2009 9:16 AM

DeLepp, can you "tinyurl" the link? It didn't work.

Posted by: Biff Champion at July 10, 2009 9:19 AM

Check out the "King of Torts" home.
http://tinyurl.com/lb8gfq

Posted by: DeLepp at July 10, 2009 9:24 AM

Biff, are you going back to school?

Liverpool Hope University is offering an MA in Beatles studies:

http://www.hope.ac.uk/postgraduate-2009/the-beatles-popular-music-and-society-ma.html

The Beatles, Popular Music and Society (MA)

A unique opportunity to study in the city of Liverpool, home of The Beatles and with access to leading Popular Music academics and Beatles specialists, this MA is the only one of its kind in the UK and the world.

This MA will examine the significance of the music of the Beatles in the construction of identities, audiences, ethnicities and industries, and localities; by doing so it will suggest ways to understand popular music as a social practice, focusing attention on issues such as the role of music in the construction of regional identities, concepts of authenticity, aesthetics, meaning, value, performance, and the use of popular music as a discursive evocation of place. Furthermore, in a consideration of popular music as a text, popular music semiotics will also be employed.

Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at July 10, 2009 9:26 AM

The HOTD thread re Awaye Realty is astonishing and deserves its own dedicated thread today.

Posted by: lechacal at July 10, 2009 9:29 AM

OK....Look at these incredible crop murals in Japanese rice fields....

http://tinyurl.com/mgkd6k

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 10, 2009 9:29 AM

Arkady is just going to love all of our links today!

6years, I thought they've had Beatles courses in Universities for years.

Without basil, there would be no beetles.

Posted by: Biff Champion at July 10, 2009 9:34 AM

I have never heard of Liverpool Hope University, and I am from 40 miles away.

Posted by: etson at July 10, 2009 9:35 AM

wawa wiwa Biff. That's truly despicable in so many different ways.

So who is going to see BRUNO tonight????

Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 10, 2009 9:35 AM

BRUNO got panned in the NY Times.

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 10, 2009 9:36 AM

Biff and lechacal - I'd never seen anything like yesterday's HOTD thread after "Surprised Owner" weighed in. I forwarded the comment to Mr. B and suggested it get its own thread today. At Mr. B's request, I also took screen shots of Awaye's listing in case they took it down. I've heard sleazy broker stories, but this . . .

Posted by: CarrollGardened at July 10, 2009 9:38 AM

Posted by: CarrollGardened at July 10, 2009 9:39 AM

WSJ gave BRUNO the rotten tomato award as well.

Posted by: DeLepp at July 10, 2009 9:39 AM

Biff, I think this is the first actual degree in Beatles Studies. Time to leave the Death Star?

Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at July 10, 2009 9:40 AM

Meh, I am still a fan of Ali G and going to go see it but not tonight. Will be too crazy.

Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 10, 2009 9:42 AM

can someone sum up the sleazy broker story? is everyone ready for the weekend!? does anyone wanna be my date to the prom!? ahahha

*rob*

Posted by: PitbullNYC at July 10, 2009 9:42 AM

think this is the 3rd or 4th time that I've seen an incident of Awaye doing this crap

Posted by: more4less at July 10, 2009 9:44 AM

Whoa...I just read that HOTD thread from yesterday. Stunning indeed! Will it get it's own thread today? Has Mr. B. decided?

Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 10, 2009 9:46 AM

Anyone know or have an idea what the ramifications could be for Awaye if the seller's allegations are true?

Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 10, 2009 9:47 AM

"Anyone know or have an idea what the ramifications could be for Awaye if the seller's allegations are true?"

Yes, they'll be the unanimous winner of the Real Estate Brokers of New York's Most Innovative Broker Award for 2009.

Posted by: Biff Champion at July 10, 2009 9:50 AM

Innovative/Thievery Tomato/Tomahto :)

Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 10, 2009 9:52 AM

mopar caught me last night with a fairly large portion of basil on top of my buratta at Saraghina.

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 10, 2009 9:53 AM

Rob,
Owner says that he is trying to sell the house without using a broker, and has produced a website.
He says that the broker, of whom he had never heard before, copied the photos and details from his website to their own. He says the broker now presenting it as their listing without his authorization.

Posted by: etson at July 10, 2009 9:53 AM

What about that Minard guy in the same thread dissing the whole citizenry of Fort Greene?

Posted by: dittoburg at July 10, 2009 9:53 AM

> large portion of basil on top of my buratta

David, your bf's name is Basil?

Posted by: Expert Textpert at July 10, 2009 9:55 AM

is Minard some well known and respected person?

Posted by: more4less at July 10, 2009 9:55 AM

Hey m4l - got your email. I'm not gonna be in the city on Sunday :(

Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 10, 2009 9:59 AM

ditto, THANK YOU for saying that! Minard doesn't post much, but everytime he/she does, it totally rubs me the wrong way for some reason (rewrites welcome).

Posted by: Biff Champion at July 10, 2009 9:59 AM

Maybe Awaye is just volunteering their services for free.

If the same thing happened to me I certiantly wouldn't feel obligated to pay them any commission whatsoever - and would let the buyer know the same.

Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 10, 2009 10:00 AM

m4l - That's the Kinks, not The Beatles.

Posted by: Arkady at July 10, 2009 10:00 AM

DH, if I get back from the zoo earlier enough in the afternoon, I'll email you. if you're around then, we can swing over. if not, there's always next wkend.

Posted by: more4less at July 10, 2009 10:03 AM

"David, your bf's name is Basil?"

Basil Hathbone

Posted by: Biff Champion at July 10, 2009 10:03 AM

OK, we have a new AWAYE realty scam thread.

Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 10, 2009 10:04 AM

Cool M4l - sounds good

Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 10, 2009 10:04 AM

The Merriam-Webster word of the day today is brogue. I thought of DIBS. Actually, I still would have thought of him if the WOTD was "rogue". Just kidding, DIBS.

Posted by: Biff Champion at July 10, 2009 10:05 AM

I hope in the Beatles Studies, they teach a course 'How to tell the difference between the Beatles and the Monkees.'

Posted by: Expert Textpert at July 10, 2009 10:05 AM

Arkady, take another gulp of coffee cause think you got me confused with a post from Biff or simply I'm to dense to get your post (on top of the lost in translation due to me an immigrant)

Posted by: more4less at July 10, 2009 10:06 AM

The Awaye thread has been posted. Let the ripping begin!

Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 10, 2009 10:08 AM

m4l - "Well respected man about town..."

Posted by: Arkady at July 10, 2009 10:08 AM

Arkady, OK. The point on my post was who gives a crap on what that guy was saying about ft greene - not like he has a huge following and we need to do damage control, etc. He is entitled to his opinion.

Posted by: more4less at July 10, 2009 10:18 AM

m4l - Mine was a lame joke on the Beatles motif.

Posted by: Arkady at July 10, 2009 10:21 AM

Arkady, please leave the lame jokes to Biff.

Thank you.

- The Management

Posted by: Biff Champion at July 10, 2009 10:28 AM

I bow to the Champion.

Posted by: Arkady at July 10, 2009 10:31 AM

"Arkady, please leave the lame jokes to Biff.

Thank you.

- The Management"

ROFL!!! Biffy, you are the king of corn!

Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 10, 2009 10:32 AM

Brace yourselves; Canadians are taking over New York City:

First comes the poutine
http://www.urbandaddy.com/nyc/6256/Pouty-Mouth-

Then the bad coffee
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/10/nyregion/10doughnut.html?_r=1

Posted by: Biff Champion at July 10, 2009 10:36 AM

But, Snaps, you're Queen of Lame until you heal. (Sorry, Biff.)

Posted by: Arkady at July 10, 2009 10:37 AM

Biff, when will Second Cup make its entrance to NYC? It's all over the UAE, but none to be seen south of the border.

Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at July 10, 2009 10:39 AM

ROFL Arkady!!! I'll unfortunately be the Queen of Lame for a while longer, but soon I'll be back to Queen Snappy :)

Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 10, 2009 10:41 AM

Remind me again why we let immigrants into this country.
;-)

Posted by: Expert Textpert at July 10, 2009 10:42 AM

Yawn!!

Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 10, 2009 10:45 AM

DH, cover your mouth when you yawn!!! :)

Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 10, 2009 10:50 AM

Tim Horton's coffee is putrid (Second Cup is much better, sixyears). I always hated it. I can't wait to see the Americans' faces when they're served the shot-sized Tim Horton's small coffee. A small coffee here is the equivalent of a large coffee in most other countries.

A Canadian friend said, "When you grow up in a small town, Tim's is always your first coffee, like your first love you never forget".

I replied, "I wish I lasted as long the first time with my first love as my first cup of Tim Horton's coffee lasted."

Posted by: Biff Champion at July 10, 2009 10:52 AM

M4L, DH- let me know if you hook up and I'll come say hi. M4L- i got the new color card from Home Despot with the new primer and paint combined if you want to see it. Stuff looks good.

Posted by: bxgrl at July 10, 2009 10:54 AM

quote:

Remind me again why we let immigrants into this country.

..sex and cheap labor would be my guess

*rob*

Posted by: PitbullNYC at July 10, 2009 10:55 AM

The article seemed to say they were only going in Manhattan so we won't get one at that store on Berkeley Pl. posted yesterday.

Posted by: Arkady at July 10, 2009 10:55 AM

haha snappy!

Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 10, 2009 10:55 AM

biff- I keep envisioning some guy in an elephant suit up a tree.

Posted by: bxgrl at July 10, 2009 10:58 AM

Regarding immigrants & racism, my real only true bigotted thoughts come when I hear eastern European or Russian girls speak.

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 10, 2009 10:58 AM

"..sex and cheap labor would be my guess"

ROFL Rob! You guys will have me giggling all day again. The basil theft thread kept me going yesterday. That was awesome. DH, you had my vote for QOTD about rolling up on them with an aluminum bat!

Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 10, 2009 10:59 AM

"when I hear eastern European or Russian girls speak."

well i know that might have offended at least one PLUSA

Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 10, 2009 11:00 AM

bxgrl, I'll include you when I email DH so you can see the timing. if you're free, you're more than welcome to come over.

Posted by: more4less at July 10, 2009 11:01 AM

dh, I should have added "young, blonde"

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 10, 2009 11:03 AM

> sex and cheap labor

= cheap sex

Posted by: Expert Textpert at July 10, 2009 11:10 AM

"The basil theft thread kept me going yesterday."

Mrs. C rarely reads this blog, but I pointed out the basil theft thread to her last night and she read it all. She was cracking up the whole time and thought the comments were hysterical.

Posted by: Biff Champion at July 10, 2009 11:11 AM

Kensingtonian, I was at Anyway Cafe in Manhattan Beach last night and when a group of girls walked by, someone said "What a bunch of J-1s". You learn something new every day!

Anyway Cafe is far from Asshat-land and a great place. Good beers, outdoors, mellow, and chances are you'll be the only non-Russian speaker there (unless you do in fact speak Russian).

Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at July 10, 2009 11:14 AM

"Remind me again why we let immigrants into this country."

Looking at my 1040 I'd say to pay taxes that the native slackers aren't.

Posted by: dittoburg at July 10, 2009 11:15 AM

I know this technically belongs in the Awaye thread, but I wanted to say this here and not further bog down that thread with off-topic nonsense.

What is clearly trying to make every thread about him. Argue with him, agree with him, get swatted in the @ss by him, etc. ad nauseum. The Awaye thread is a very interesting topic and should provide interesting facts and anecdotes from knowledgeable folks. Turning it into an argument with the What is going to drag it down into the complete tom foolery that every other thread here results in. Can we please have one thread where folks just ignore his obvious grandstanding and shennanigans for attention? Stop feeding the effing pigeons! Just for one thread and just for one day. Please!

Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 10, 2009 11:21 AM

haha dave - just playin. ;)

Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 10, 2009 11:22 AM

Oh Ok.

Posted by: dittoburg at July 10, 2009 11:22 AM

darn- I hate it when you are logical and more mature than the rest of us, snappy! :-)

Posted by: bxgrl at July 10, 2009 11:25 AM

Yes ditto, 'no taxation without representation' apparently doesn't apply when the boot is on the other foot.
I am now a US citizen, though, and so have the privilege of being represented by people with whom I disagree strongly.

Posted by: etson at July 10, 2009 11:27 AM

Bxgirl, it's as rare as a purple and green stripped moon, so fret none! LOL

Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 10, 2009 11:27 AM

etson, sorry to hear. As a disenfranchised tax payer I am looking forward to the day when I can be a US citizen and be blamed for not voting.

Posted by: dittoburg at July 10, 2009 11:39 AM

Regarding immigrants & racism, my real only true bigotted thoughts come when I hear eastern European or Russian girls speak.

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 10, 2009 10:58 AM

Ha ha Dave, I actually agree!!!!!!

DH, no offense taken here at all!!! I hate Russian girls most of the time, I'll take a Latina any day over a Russki.

Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 10, 2009 11:40 AM

Hey, Kens- watch that!!! :-)

Posted by: bxgrl at July 10, 2009 11:44 AM

"DH, no offense taken here at all!!! I hate Russian girls most of the time, I'll take a Latina any day over a Russki."

haha kens - i read dave's post incorrectly - there was a comma in there.

lots of eye candy out in soho today, including a few hot chicks being followed around by camera men. not sure if they are models, or celebs - but nice to look at nonetheless.

Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 10, 2009 11:44 AM

Sixyears, My good friend actually owns all 3 Anyway Cafe's. I was thinking of maybe taking a couple of PLUSAs there one day but the one in Gravesend instead of Manhattan Beach one.
We would be treated well.

Ha ha, I refer to them as J1's. They come in flocks to work in US for the summer. Some of my friends statements are "hey, you don't want to date in the summer. Why bother when you can go to Brighton Beach and pick up a J1?". Most are looking for US "sponsors" so they are easily willing to be swayed to make bad decisions (I bet you like that one DH!).

Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 10, 2009 11:46 AM

btw, not to reignite old battles, but another website I read just pointed out that today is Beatles Day!

http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i322daa247a5902fc9a6de4fa9b7ab872

Posted by: etson at July 10, 2009 11:47 AM

Did that movie shoot start? Is that where Rob is?

Posted by: Arkady at July 10, 2009 11:48 AM

"What is clearly trying to make every thread about him."

OK Your a Lawyer please lay out the foundation where I tried to start an augment? I pointed out the fact that Brownstoner was not diligent about Awayne's relationship with the seller. One phone call and Brownstoner would've had all the information he needed to not make this post.

I found out today that people don't want to here the truth and that's why we are in this financial mess. Look guys I not begging anyone to respond to me, hell I could care less less that a F*** if you do so.

I understand that Hypocrisy and Ignorance are weapons and people will use these means to further the "Agenda". This is why this fall I want have to make these points anymore because the mushroom cloud will be televised!

The What (Don't bother but you can't help it!)

Someday this war is gonna end...

Posted by: Return of The What at July 10, 2009 11:49 AM

There would be no Beatles Day without the Egyptian calendar.

Posted by: Biff Champion at July 10, 2009 11:50 AM

What - The boy in the Freudian slip: augment is right.

Posted by: Arkady at July 10, 2009 11:52 AM

IGNORE HIM. He obviously can't be bothered to read yesterday's thread and learn the facts.

What, STFU. You sound like a raving lunatic now.

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 10, 2009 11:52 AM

I hate you DH. I want to see eye candy. I can't complain too much though, Chelsea has loads of eye candy. Loads of PR firms in the area so lunch time is like Candy Shop!

Sorry bxgrl, You're not the type that I am referring to :o). I am taking about first generation ones.

Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 10, 2009 11:54 AM

G-d- even when he's "trying" to sound reasonable, he can't do it. Anyone else have the idea that he's all an act? He's a persona- not a real person.

Posted by: bxgrl at July 10, 2009 11:56 AM

Where is M4L??? As if right on cue, in time for lunch, 11217 and BHO are going at it hard in the "Price Cuts at The Sanctuary" thread.

Posted by: Biff Champion at July 10, 2009 11:57 AM

I'm just going to say this and then drop it, not to the What, but to all of us as part of this blog community. What has happened to us that we are willing to forgo an intelligent conversation with varying opinions and respect in favor of back and forth vitriol and general dog-style frothing at the mouth? I'm actually ashamed that I too have taken part in the latter in the not so distant past. I'm disgusted - at myself.

Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 10, 2009 11:58 AM

"hell I could care less less that a F*** if you do so"

I put that sentence in Google translator for WhatSpeak and it churned out:

"help me, pleeeeeeease help me"

Posted by: dittoburg at July 10, 2009 11:58 AM

Snappy, don't take it all so seriously. Those same people made family-friendly herb-based jokes all day yesterday too. Its all part of the game of life.

Posted by: dittoburg at July 10, 2009 12:00 PM

Kens- actually I am first generation :-)- but from an earlier first generation than the one you're talking about. My family came in the first half of the 20th century and waited years to have children. My brother is almost 15 years older than I and my twin. In fact, it seems most of the people in my family didn't have children until their mid to late 30's and 40's. My parents were the oldest of all parents I knew by @ 20 years.

Posted by: bxgrl at July 10, 2009 12:01 PM

Snappy - At least he didn't ruin the herbal therapy yesterday.

Posted by: Arkady at July 10, 2009 12:01 PM

I'm driving down to Fredericksburg, VA today to see my sister's new house. It's a very historic town and apparently growing as a suburban type center, so I will give you guys a housing report of sorts upon my return (sometime next week0>

So I booked a hotel to stay at down there and was just looking over the address...it's on the JEFFERSON DAVIS highway!! UGH!!! I will NEVER live down south!!!

Posted by: East New York at July 10, 2009 12:02 PM

Is that a rockband?

Posted by: dittoburg at July 10, 2009 12:03 PM

snappy- I saw that purple and green striped moon last night. It seemed high in the sky so it couldn't have been a pair of pants, right? :-)

Posted by: bxgrl at July 10, 2009 12:04 PM

LOL Arkady :)

Ditto, I know, I know! I just really hate seeing interesting topics that have the potential to educate folks end that way. By the time you get done reading it all, it feels like 35 minutes of your life that you can't get back have been sucked out and for what? To read garbage? I originally landed on and stayed with this site because there was a lot to learn about a variety of topics. The OT added some fun in my day as well. Now, I still get my fun in the OT, but the learning has dwindled significantly. It's just dissapointing that intelligent arguments get lost in what has become the 'background noise' on this site.:(
But I'll get over it.

Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 10, 2009 12:06 PM

Another ROTD picture devoid of people out front. Yawn.
Can someone try to PhotoShop in a few for us?

Snappy, it happens to the best of us. Just forget about it and move on. I would also like the personal attacks (on all sides) to be minimized and the focus to be on the issues. Having said that, I was one of the worst offenders here in the early days, but eventually realized it wasn't what I wanted and I've tried to be more open to what others say and ignore the personal stuff. I also now really try to stay out of arguments that don't involve me. I still slip up; I'm only human, but all I can do is try to forget it whenever that happens.

Posted by: Biff Champion at July 10, 2009 12:06 PM

LOL Bxgirl! Check tonight for the pink gingham moon :)

Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 10, 2009 12:07 PM

Hi all,

I'm about to head on vacation for a week, but wanted to throw out this little morsel I just read. For anyone out there who's ever taken Xanex, you know what this means!

"Singer Michael Jackson took more than 10 Xanax pills a night, asking employees to get the prescription medicine under their names and also traveling to doctors' offices in other states to obtain them"

Posted by: 11217 at July 10, 2009 12:07 PM

sorry bxgrl, I am still not refering to you :o).

Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 10, 2009 12:08 PM

"I still slip up; I'm only human"

You are human??? NO!!! You are our Superhero Biffy the Spiffy!!! Never categorize yourself as a mere mortal :) LOL

Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 10, 2009 12:08 PM

OK Snappy, as a major taunter of Whatty, I'll try to keep my taunting to the OT.

Posted by: dittoburg at July 10, 2009 12:10 PM

This post is for "Day Trader In Bed Stuy". This Hedge Fund Jackoff don't have a liquid One Million in the bank but he's claims to be a "Hedgie"!

Lenny Dykstra: 'Bank Fraud' Led to Bankruptcy

http://www.cnbc.com/id/31833973

Lenny Dykstra sat down with CNBC at his $24 million hilltop estate behind the gates of Sherwood Country Club.

Lenny Dykstra has made over 90 million dollars in his Baseball career. Read this story on how Rich people are getting a Traffic Post shoved up their asses! You retards believe living in the Ghetto will bring you "Salvation"? You are a bunch of Jackasses all of you!

He says when he bought Wayne Gretzky's estate two years ago, a broker from Washington Mutual promised him a single $17.5 million loan, but delivered only $12.5 million.

Dykstra says he was urged to go get a second $8 million mortgage, to complete the $17.5 million and allow him to have some extra cash, as the house, Dykstra says, appraised for $25 million.

The money shot!

Dykstra says the broker promised he could refinance both mortgages into one affordable payment after 60 days. But the baseball legend claims the mortgage broker disappeared.

There was no re-fi.

Meantime, he was paying close to $200,000 a month in mortgages, and his income was only $125,000, that money coming from a promissory note he received after selling his car wash business.

Unable to continue paying more than he was making, Dykstra says he was forced to sell the promissory note back to the owners of the car wash to pay off the second mortgage. That erased his nest egg, he says.

Foooooooooooooooooommmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!

See ya this fall Jackasses..

The What

Someday this war is gonna end...

Posted by: Return of The What at July 10, 2009 12:11 PM

11217, I just referenced your dust up with BHO. You two were on fire.

Have a great trip. Going anywhere interesting? Argentina again?

Posted by: Biff Champion at July 10, 2009 12:11 PM

10 XANAX A NIGHT??? HOLY CRAP ON A CRACKER! I hope that's not true. :(

Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 10, 2009 12:12 PM

All is forgiven, Kens :-) You're still on the Cloister list.

Biffy the Spiffy? LOL! (snappy- was it he wearing those purple and green striped pants?)

Posted by: bxgrl at July 10, 2009 12:13 PM

Bxgirl, Nah...Biffy the Spiffy tends to appear in Gold and Orange :) With lemon scented scratch-n-sniff shoes no less! Ha!

Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 10, 2009 12:15 PM

"Another ROTD picture devoid of people out front. Yawn."

How about the "Pequena" painting lady? She's nice!

Posted by: East New York at July 10, 2009 12:15 PM

xanax is bad news - especially if you drink (i heard reports that MJ was a heavy drinker)

Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 10, 2009 12:16 PM

Hey thanks Biff! I'm headed to the West Coast for some time in San Francisco and the Napa Valley. Can't wait!

Posted by: 11217 at July 10, 2009 12:18 PM

"You are our Superhero Biffy the Spiffy!!!"

Aw, thanks Snappy, but unfortunately, my wife refers to me more frequently as Biffy the Jiffy.

From History of the World Part I (not to be read by the more easily offended PLUSAs):

Comicus: But we Romans are rich. We've got a lot of gods. We've got a god for everything. The only thing we don't have a god for is premature ejaculation... but I hear that's coming quickly.

Posted by: Biff Champion at July 10, 2009 12:18 PM

11217, I'm getting travel envy. San Fran is he only other US city I would live in. And Napa is gorgeous. Enjoy.

Posted by: Biff Champion at July 10, 2009 12:19 PM

thanks biff- i just choked on coffee! LOL

Posted by: bxgrl at July 10, 2009 12:22 PM

Enjoy 11217 - what vineyards are you planning on visiting?

Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 10, 2009 12:25 PM

Biff, I love Mel Brooks. Love History of the World Part I.

ENY, I like the lady, very nice, she can come and repaint my apartment any day :o).

11217, Have a good time.

Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 10, 2009 12:27 PM

Is that a rockband?

Good one, ditto. I guess no one is nearly as disturbed as I am. If that guy had his way, I'd be a SLAVE now! It just kind of irks I'll be staying on a street NAMED after him. OK, I'll just get over it.

Posted by: East New York at July 10, 2009 12:31 PM

Kens, I usually dislike Hollywood comedies, but I loved that movie too. You might enjoy this link with some of the funniest quotes in HOTW Part I

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082517/quotes

I loved when Comicus' off-colour jokes were not going over well with the Emperor, at which point Comicus fears for his life and says, "Boy, when you die at the palace, you really die at the palace".

Posted by: Biff Champion at July 10, 2009 12:32 PM

ENY- actually it makes my skin crawl. I never like traveling in the south.

Posted by: bxgrl at July 10, 2009 12:35 PM

I don't like it either, bxgrl. I can't imagine how my sister could be comfortable living down there. She's even developed a southern accent!! She's from BROOKLYN for chrisssakes!

Posted by: East New York at July 10, 2009 12:37 PM

Blazing Saddles was on last night. Madeline Kahn(RIP)channeling Marlene Deitrich is off the hook funny.

Posted by: DeLepp at July 10, 2009 12:45 PM

ENY, I suggest you spray the sign and give it a more appropriate name. Not that I'm exhorting defacing county property...

Posted by: dittoburg at July 10, 2009 12:45 PM

A friedn of mine in VA asked if I have a passport to go below the Mason-Dixon line.

Posted by: Arkady at July 10, 2009 12:45 PM

Biff I think one of my favs from there were the names - "Count de Monet" and how they were saying it all through the movie.

Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 10, 2009 12:47 PM

"Madeline Kahn(RIP)channeling Marlene Deitrich is off the hook funny."

"Let's face it, I"M TIRED!"

Posted by: East New York at July 10, 2009 12:48 PM

ENY, at least Virginia voted for Obama!

Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at July 10, 2009 12:49 PM

"ENY, I suggest you spray the sign and give it a more appropriate name."

No way, man. I'm going to drive in and get out. I don;t even want to imagine what will happen if they catch some black guy from NYC screwing around with the Jefferson Davis signs....I'd probably get lynched.

Posted by: East New York at July 10, 2009 12:50 PM

eny, my fav part. Must have seen that scene 30 times and I still break down in peels of laughter.

Posted by: DeLepp at July 10, 2009 12:50 PM

Aha ha ha ha, This one is classic

"Marcus Vindictus: Oh Nympho, I would do anything to gain your favor. How can I catch you? How can ensnare you? What bait must I use to catch your love? I am your servant! "

"Empress Nympho: Ah, but the servant waits, while the *master* baits! "

Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 10, 2009 12:51 PM

Blazing Saddles may be the single funniest movie EVER made. Every time Cleavon Little (RIP) says "Hey, where are the white women at?" I die!!!!

Posted by: East New York at July 10, 2009 12:53 PM

ENY - good point

Posted by: dittoburg at July 10, 2009 12:56 PM

My ex and I went to see Blazing Saddles- we were the only interracial couple. We rolled on the floor laughing- especially at that line, and the line "It's twue! It's twue!" I love that movie and I think the final scene is still one of the most poignant ever filmed.

Posted by: bxgrl at July 10, 2009 12:59 PM

Good point, six.

Posted by: East New York at July 10, 2009 1:00 PM

I know I sound like an old fart, but not many can do it like Mel Brooks and Woody Allen these days.

Kens, that was a great line, delivered perfectly by Madeline Kahn as well, who was just perfect in her role.

"ENY, at least Virginia voted for Obama!"
sixyears, question for you. I saw Obama's picture in a few public schools this year. While I'm happy everytime I see his picture and the word President on it, I was wondering, though, if this is done in the public schools for all Presidents. I can't recall whether or not I saw W's picture posted during his presidency. I would assume it was.

On the one hand, I wouldn't expect the school system to show an explicit bias toward one President over the other. However, on the other hand, I know the majority of educators seemed to be really pulling for an Obama victory, and maybe they don't mind displaying this preference.

Any insight?

Posted by: Biff Champion at July 10, 2009 1:05 PM

Hi Everyone!
I have missed you all but I have been swamped at work.
I just wanted to say that I am officially in contract on the sale of my house, so in about a month I will post annoying renter type questions, so please don't hate on me, ok????

Posted by: gemini10 at July 10, 2009 1:05 PM

G10, great news. Congratulations!

Posted by: Biff Champion at July 10, 2009 1:13 PM

congrats gem!

Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 10, 2009 1:16 PM

thanks guys
planning on renting for about 6 months - 1 year in park slope/south slope and hopefully buy a house or condo in the nabe. It's bittersweet obviously b/c I think I have a great house, but it became too much to handle

Posted by: gemini10 at July 10, 2009 1:25 PM

g10, swamped at work = good news. house in contract = good news. you depositing house proceeds into bank = you moving to Jersey City ASAP?

Posted by: more4less at July 10, 2009 1:25 PM

Congratulations, G10 - no hating at all.

Posted by: East New York at July 10, 2009 1:33 PM

M4L - hahah!thanks! yes most of the house proceeds will have to go into CD's or something with a higher interest rate.
I think I got off the JC kick.but I still like it there! who knows where we'll buy. It's so disheartening to me that the only houses available to us in BK are shanty shacks in fring nabes for 600-700K. For the same amount of money we can get a gorgeous house in Montclair NJ. I know it's not Brooklyn - I know I know..... :)

Posted by: gemini10 at July 10, 2009 1:35 PM

ENY, no mention today about the Yankees moving into a first place tie with the BoSox?

Posted by: Biff Champion at July 10, 2009 1:39 PM

gemini, theres a little brick house with original details for sale on Guernsey St. in the historic district of greenpoint asking $799K. I'm sure you could get much lower. see greenpointproperties dot com.

Posted by: dittoburg at July 10, 2009 1:45 PM

How about the yanks help the Mets out and offer a juicy pkg to Toronto for Halladay so the Phillies don't get him and effectively lock down the division from my hapless mets

Posted by: more4less at July 10, 2009 1:46 PM

Biff, no, this is pure preference on the part of educators. Bush's picture was never up anywhere. The NYC DOE did have a special arrangement with ABC to view the inaugural live in all schools, which I can understand as it was a historic event. That said, they would not have done it had McCain won, and they f&*^ed up the transmission anyway in half the city's schools.

Though I voted for, admire, and support Obama, I don't think his picture should be up in schools, as in most cases it's a result of teachers' personal biases. In general the number of pictures, t-shirts, etc. of him makes me a bit uneasy - it seems more appropriate to dictatorships and monarchies. Nobody went around wearing Clinton shirts, and I've only seen one ironic Reagan shirt in my life (Reagan as Che - "Viva la Reagan Revolucion!"). Then again, perhaps I saw too many pictures of Great Leaders when I lived in the Middle East.

On the other hand, some students may be slightly more inspired each day if they saw President Obama's face in their classroom, and it's nice to see a genuine communal feeling of support for him across the usual lines of covert race/class warfare.

Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at July 10, 2009 1:46 PM

Ditto - ha - we actually saw that online and really thought it was great, am not sure I want to live in Greenpoint

Posted by: gemini10 at July 10, 2009 1:57 PM

That's a very balanced view, sixyears. I agree entirely (apart from the fact that I did not vote for Obama).
I don't think it's right for educators of any political persuasion to decorate their classrooms with pictures of contemporary political figures in a promotional manner. And yes, I would say that about politicians whom I support as well.

Posted by: etson at July 10, 2009 1:57 PM

One of your fringe neighborhoods eh?

Posted by: dittoburg at July 10, 2009 2:03 PM

Just wanted to mentioned to the ladies out there (or the drag queens) that I'm having a great giveaway on my blog 4 Lipstick Queens prize packages (total retail value of $200) so you may want to come by and enter. The address is in my profile.

G10 that's great news!!

Six, when I was in school we had that giant American Presidents banner that wrapped around the top of the classroom. He IS our President. He's not just some politician currently running for office. That I would be opposed to. President Obama is part of America's History.

Posted by: TownhouseLady at July 10, 2009 2:04 PM

agreenance sixyears, and dont get me started on those people in soho on the street selling obama condoms :-/ it just seems wrong for some reason.

and is there anything more barfworthy than couples who walk down the street holding hands?

*rob*

Posted by: PitbullNYC at July 10, 2009 2:06 PM

Ditto - our "fringe" nabes are more like Greenwood, Windsor Terrace, South Slope (3rd avenue) Red hook
my husband grew up in Park Slope and is having seperation anxiety about leaving the area -haha

THL - cool and thanks!

Posted by: gemini10 at July 10, 2009 2:08 PM

You love Obama but hate your neighbors...

The What

Someday this hypocrisy is gonna end....

Posted by: Return of The What at July 10, 2009 2:08 PM

In my elementary school in DC we had pix of pres. HST, DDE.

Mzl tv, Gem!

Posted by: Arkady at July 10, 2009 2:08 PM

Shoot, I just typed a lengthy response to your post, sixyears, and mistakenly deleted it.

I agree wholeheartedly with you. It's a tough call. Even as a big supporter of Obama, I am uncomfortable with having educators so openly show a bias. It is an uneasy feeling similar to the one I get when Church and State are so closely intertwined. On the other hand, I can see how Obama can be a source of unity and inspiration to students. At the end of the day, I would prefer consistency, meaning they hang a picture of every President or none.

I also don't believe they would have shown a McCain inauguration, but I feel Obama's inauguration was so historically significant that it was the right thing to do to show the students (or at least to attempt to...damn glitches!)

Posted by: Biff Champion at July 10, 2009 2:11 PM

"ENY, no mention today about the Yankees moving into a first place tie with the BoSox?"

Funny you should ask, Biff. You see, as any classy Yankee fan could tell you, it only matters wwat place you're in at the end. If I were say, a Phillies fan, I'd probably already be celebrating being tied for first.....in July.

However when one of your team's all-time great players is nicknamed "Mr. October," you know when to get excited. Let's face it - first is better than second. But the game is not yet at hand (although I daresay we do look good right now).

Posted by: East New York at July 10, 2009 2:11 PM

rkdy,

Gem isn't going to know what you're talking about. I think she was absent yesterday.

- Bff

Posted by: Biff Champion at July 10, 2009 2:12 PM

I'm keeping banker's hours today :) Have a great weekend all my lovely PLUSAs! See you all on the flip side.

Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 10, 2009 2:13 PM

THL, I have no objection to banners like that, or any other sort of "in context" display. I certainly didn't object to my department's bulletin board display last year which included both Obama and McCain (it was really fun during the early primaries - we had photos of *all* the candidates). If students create a display with a photo of President Obama and "What should he do about X?" with material from different viewpoints on X, fine. I do object to stand-alone pictures of President Obama with no purpose other than political idolatry. I never saw such pictures of Presidents Bush or Clinton, but I do see them of Obama.

And Rob, Obama condoms? What is this world coming to?

Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at July 10, 2009 2:16 PM

Arkady, interesting point about HST and DDE. Of course during their time authority was more respected, no? Maybe we're heading back that way.

Congrats, G10!

Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at July 10, 2009 2:20 PM

I'm keeping Death Star hours, which means we never get to rest.

"You love Obama but hate your neighbors..."
- What, I would say that's pretty close. Actually, I don't mind my neighbours, but they're nothing to write home about. On the other hand, I've written home about Obama many times.

ENY, that's very funny. Did you say you went to the new stadium yet? I loved it.

Posted by: Biff Champion at July 10, 2009 2:20 PM

"And Rob, Obama condoms? What is this world coming to?"

Wham, Obama, thank you ma'am!

Posted by: Biff Champion at July 10, 2009 2:23 PM

ENY, that's very funny. Did you say you went to the new stadium yet? I loved it.

Haven't been yet....but the suspense is killing me.

Obama is clearly a special deal. He's the first black president....who ever thought that would eve happen in their lifetime (not me)? But I think the pictures of all of the presidents should be in the classroom, at least in elementary school, maybe on a special board - so the kids learn who they hell they are (and were). Make it a U.S. history thing, not as a political thing.

Posted by: East New York at July 10, 2009 2:26 PM

Biff - what happened yesterday?

Posted by: gemini10 at July 10, 2009 2:26 PM

"gemini, theres a little brick house with original details for sale on Guernsey St. in the historic district of greenpoint asking $799K. I'm sure you could get much lower. see greenpointproperties dot com."

Gem - for what it's worth Guernsey is a really beautiful block. I use the word 'beautiful' very sparingly when talking about North Brooklyn - but that block is quite picturesque.

Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 10, 2009 2:26 PM

Damn Canadians are overtaking the "Streetlevel: A Taste of Montreal for Hoyt Street" thread!

G10, it was a discussion of Hebrew and vowels. Not the most controversial thing by any stretch.

Posted by: Biff Champion at July 10, 2009 2:33 PM

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Posted by: more4less at July 10, 2009 2:42 PM

OMG! RU U OK???

http://www.1010wins.com/OMG--R-U-OK---/4777956

Posted by: East New York at July 10, 2009 2:50 PM

That's ridiculous.

Of course it should have been covered but the family wants to sue b/c their kids was walking alongside a road and not looking where she was going?

She's only got minor injuries to boot.

No case.

What a twit.

Posted by: TownhouseLady at July 10, 2009 2:55 PM

haha ENY

I did it again - 'damn look at the body'

'oh sh*t - she's 15'

Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 10, 2009 2:56 PM

DH, the "dirty" portion of your name is going to be a different meaning / impression

Posted by: more4less at July 10, 2009 3:00 PM

"S.I. Girl Falls Into Manhole While Text Messaging"

I literally choked laughing so hard!!!!!

It would have been even more funny had she been blonde and had "big hair."

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 10, 2009 3:02 PM

sorry - i thought pedophilia was in this month

too soon?

Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 10, 2009 3:02 PM

"What a twit."

Re-write:

"What a twitter."

Posted by: Biff Champion at July 10, 2009 3:08 PM

DH, I don't want to see this headline on the papers:

"Conscious Tipster turns in dirty hipster for unsolved case...."

Posted by: more4less at July 10, 2009 3:09 PM

haha - thanks m4l!

Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 10, 2009 3:11 PM

DH/M4L - You guys have me rolling. I wasn't even going there!

Posted by: East New York at July 10, 2009 3:12 PM

I guess all the pedophile talk put a damper on the thread.

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 10, 2009 3:24 PM

Yeah no sh*t Dave

Care to liven things up with a Bangkok story? ;)

Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 10, 2009 3:26 PM

I wonder if Twitter gives new meaning to the Queen's English term of opprobrium, "You twit!"

Posted by: Arkady at July 10, 2009 3:32 PM

Hey Dave the Jackass I posted this story! Where are you F****ing poser!

This post is for "Day Trader In Bed Stuy". This Hedge Fund Jackoff don't have a liquid One Million in the bank but he's claims to be a "Hedgie"!

Lenny Dykstra: 'Bank Fraud' Led to Bankruptcy

http://www.cnbc.com/id/31833973

Lenny Dykstra sat down with CNBC at his $24 million hilltop estate behind the gates of Sherwood Country Club.

You don't have One Million Liquid Jackass! How are you in hedge Fund??!!

The What

Someday this war is gonna end..

Posted by: Return of The What at July 10, 2009 3:32 PM

dh, I don't have any girlie stories, though.

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 10, 2009 3:34 PM

Screw you, What. There are more honest hedge fund operators out there than there are honest real estate agents.

Dykstra was not a hedge fund manager. He operated a magazine and some other crap businesses where he ripped off his fellow athletes.

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 10, 2009 3:37 PM

So this means you don't have One Million in the bank huh? This means you are a fake ass Hedge Fund poser right who net worth is tired up in Ghetto Real Estate and will be flat broke when the collapse comes, right?

Thanks you f****ing Jackoff.

The What (Dave Pwned!)

Someday this war is gonna end...

Posted by: Return of The What at July 10, 2009 3:51 PM

Come on over to my office, What. I'll show you mine if you show me yours.

237 Park Ave.

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 10, 2009 3:54 PM

i stumbled upon this amazing site that has awesome pictures of the 10 most abandoned cities/towns in the world.

http://www.dirjournal.com/info/abandoned-places-in-the-world/

*rob*

Posted by: PitbullNYC at July 10, 2009 4:00 PM

Come on over to my office, What. I'll show you mine if you show me yours.

237 Park Ave.

Check this out Dave You are STILL a Fake ass Hedge Fund Ghetto Poser! You don't have the money to live in the Real neighborhoods of NYC. You and other on Brownstoner a Faux-Snoob Fake ass Posers! I see them everyday just fronting! You don't have One Milliuon in the Bank Dave! How can you ever be associated with a Hedge Fund? I bet your trading on Margin you fake ass Poser!

I love the last 2 weeks here! I see what this is all about and to the syckasses who want to be friends with these losers- They are NOT YOUR FRIENDS!!!!!!!!!! They want to hijack your "HOOD" and send you out!

You and everyone else can suck the Hickory smoked flavor nut sack!

The What

Someday this hypocrisy is gonna end...

Posted by: Return of The What at July 10, 2009 4:03 PM

Come on over to my office, What. I'll show you mine if you show me yours.

237 Park Ave.

Check this out Dave You are STILL a Fake ass Hedge Fund Ghetto Poser! You don't have the money to live in the Real neighborhoods of NYC. You and other on Brownstoner a Faux-Snoob Fake ass Posers! I see them everyday just fronting! You don't have One Million in the Bank Dave! How can you ever be associated with a Hedge Fund? I bet your trading on Margin you fake ass Poser!

You and everyone else can suck the Hickory smoked flavor nut sack!

The What

Someday this hypocrisy is gonna end...

Posted by: Return of The What at July 10, 2009 4:03 PM

Rob, this is incredible!! Thanks for sharing this~!

Posted by: TownhouseLady at July 10, 2009 4:05 PM

zzzzzzzzzzzz

Posted by: more4less at July 10, 2009 4:06 PM

"You and everyone else can suck the Hickory smoked flavor nut sack!"

Did you fall on the BBQ wearing your speedos?

Posted by: dittoburg at July 10, 2009 4:06 PM

Really interesting, Rob.

Posted by: etson at July 10, 2009 4:08 PM

WOW...he's really gone off the deep end!!! Everyone loves to watch a car wreck.

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 10, 2009 4:08 PM

awesome site rob!

Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 10, 2009 4:09 PM

Rob, that was depressing! But interesting. I guess Brooklyn will be added to that list in 4 months?

"By the early 1980s, Kowloon Walled City had an estimated population of 35,000. The City was notorious for its excess of brothels, casinos, opium dens, cocaine parlours..."
- DIBS, sounds like we should book a trip there!

Posted by: Biff Champion at July 10, 2009 4:10 PM

what, it's a GORGEOUS day. step away from the keyboard for a few minutes and go enjoy the weather. even tho some people feel as tho you add a unique perspective to this blog, i think you add jack shi+.

*rob*

Posted by: PitbullNYC at July 10, 2009 4:12 PM

BBQ, are we back to yesterday's KC topic?

Posted by: more4less at July 10, 2009 4:13 PM

Biff....I never visited it when I lived in HK. It's really poor and depressing. I believe also that they have their own laws there and one of them is that property cannot be passed to a female.

On the brothel issue, I'd be scared of what you could pick up there. They don't have the cleanliness standards and personal hygiene that Thais pride themselves on.

I am willing to organize a Friends of Brownstoner Cultural Exchange Tour to Bangkok. I can book you into whatever style hotel you prefer from $20 - 450 per night. We will start the evening at King's Castle II (better than King's Castle I & III) then proceed to Crown Royal and a few other girlie bars.

At around 9:30 we'll head to my bars where any of the brownstoner "f words" can find what they are looking for.

This tour is open to both men & women as there is something in bangkok for everyone.

The whole thing will be repeated everynight until you get tired or something falls off.

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 10, 2009 4:18 PM

DIBS - you ever been to Chungking Mansions?

Posted by: dittoburg at July 10, 2009 4:18 PM

Yes, ditto. i would walk by there whenever I was headed to the Waltzing Matilda gay bar right around the corner from there and the Holiday Inn.

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 10, 2009 4:20 PM

"This tour is open to both men & women as there is something in bangkok for everyone."

From what I recall of my time there, some of the go-go "girls" have something for everyone.

Posted by: Biff Champion at July 10, 2009 4:22 PM

DIBS, there needs to be a wikipedia article on you.

Posted by: dittoburg at July 10, 2009 4:24 PM

OK...headed to the subway to catch the train to Philly....I'll be back logged in at 5:00

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 10, 2009 4:24 PM

Biff, just like the food there, it's a don't ask don't tell approach. if you ask, you might end up not eating it (BRG, where are you for these re-writes?)

Posted by: more4less at July 10, 2009 4:34 PM

DIBS, can't you twitter us between then and now to give us updates? Just beware open manholes (pardon the double entendre).

Posted by: Biff Champion at July 10, 2009 4:35 PM

DIBS - i'd seriously be down to hitting up Bangkok with you.

No joke - I bet it would be a blast.

Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 10, 2009 4:40 PM

DH, it's definitely a place to see at least once. I know DIBS jokes a lot about the sexual stuff, but I'm sure he would be the first to agree that the food is excellent, the people are incredibly friendly, the temples are incredible and the scenery (outside of Bangkok) is breathtaking.

I wish I could go back!

Posted by: Biff Champion at July 10, 2009 4:46 PM

ditto....I think Chunking Mansions held the entrance to hell.

Food in Thailand is fantastic. Not only Thai but also incredibly good western food as well. Best Italian meal I had in all of Asia was in Chang Mai. On old italian guy ran a restaurant called Piccolo Roma and made fresh pasta and bread. You can imagine the fish and seafood dishes.

The Sukhothai Hotel probably does the best spaghetti carbonara outside of Italy and the best turkey club in all of Asia. Their mango pancakes are heavenly

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 10, 2009 4:58 PM

Snappy, I agree with your post at 11:58. I don't agree with those who would take your concerns lightly. They are perhaps well-meaning, nevertheless trivializing and denying your perceptions. I have been thinking of addressing it outright. Then you know that there will be much anger and hissing. The What is not the one with the anger problem here. Sigh, things are not how they seem on the surface. You watch, this small post may generate a bunch of hate. Well, now I am off to buy a book about finance. Snappy, answer me tomorrow, if not today. Anyway I'll check the thread when I can.

Posted by: BklynSoFar at July 10, 2009 5:01 PM

I think we should invite the What along. He really needs to get laid.

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 10, 2009 5:02 PM

DIBS, one of my stops was Chiang Mai. I can't recommend it enough to anyone who goes to Thailand.

Posted by: Biff Champion at July 10, 2009 5:02 PM

"He really needs to get laid"

Or lay off whatever drug he's obviously on.

Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 10, 2009 5:12 PM

Kowloon Walled City is gone. They bulldozed it in 1993. Now there's nothing there but a park.

Nearby is Kowloon City, a neighborhood with lots of good Chiu Chow and Thai restaurants. If you come to Hong Kong when I'm there, I'll take you.

Posted by: WonTon at July 10, 2009 5:18 PM

dh...some day I have to go through my old passports and count the number of times I've been to Thailand. I bet it's pushing 90!!!!! A lot of weekends down there during the three year stay in HK.

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 10, 2009 5:22 PM

Chungking Mansions has gotten quite hip lately, Dave, for a certain type of "adventuresome" gwailo. It's not so dangerous anymore because it got notorious as a den for illegal immigrants, and now the police are all over it.

I don't often have a reason to visit that neighborhod, but I have been to eat at Chungking Mansions once, at one of the "Clubs" for Indian food.

Posted by: WonTon at July 10, 2009 5:26 PM

WonTon...where in HK do you live. When I was there, I was on Old Peak Road, No. 9, Queen's Garden appropriately enough.

Is Mozart Steuben restaurant still open??? best rye bread in all of Asia!!!!

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 10, 2009 5:34 PM

Well, to close off the day as it began in the first post, we are a bunch of embasils.

I can see why the What gets upset when we don't listen to his financial stuff: 1. the world economic situation difficult to understand, or the world would not be in the mess it is in. 2. it is much more fun to watch Michael Jackson dance than to think of the ramifications of what is to occur. We have not seen the likes of it in our day. My finance person is trying to get this into my head.

Or just go take drugs and get laid (above posts). I hope my Park Ave. finance guy has more to offer than pills to anethsetize the masses (which is what we get on the news).

Biff asked the What the other day what we might do to get ready. I asked this of my finance person. I could list it here but don't know if anyone cares. Then if anyone disagrees there is a big firestorm.

Brownstoner is not the right place to get this information.

Posted by: BklynSoFar at July 10, 2009 5:35 PM

What never told us what we need to get ready for. When we asked him to tell us his reply was "No."

He doesn't have a clue. He throws it up and bats it around to get attention. When nobody pays him any attention then he attacks me. It's all so predictable. Day in and day out.

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 10, 2009 5:43 PM

I don't live in HK all year round so I keep a tiny flat in Sheung Wan near Hollywood Road.

I have never eaten at Mozart restaurant--is that the place you pass when you are walking up around the botanic garden toward the Peak?

The best western bread right now in HK is at the bakery of the Joel Roubouchon restaurant in the Landmark building.

Posted by: WonTon at July 10, 2009 5:46 PM

Bklynsofar...I just saw your post.

I'll say this...one thing that I've always known yet somehow forgot to keep at the forefront of my mind here on B'Stoner is that you can't change someone else's behavior. The only thing you can do is change your own behavior/reaction to that person. It's like what Biff said earlier in the day in response to my 11:58...he mentioned how he just tries now to stay out of the big dust-ups. That's a stance I need to employ as well because the truth is that it is quite silly to allow myself to get so worked up over someone who I don't know, will never meet and in the end has zero impact on my life. Would I love to get an intelligent convo out of the What regarding his economic ideas? Sure thing! But I know better than to think for one second that he can/will engage in a thoughtful and intelligible discussion without resorting to saying things like 'figure it out yourself you @sshole' or 'suck my nuts' instead of making his point sanely. B'stoner *could* be a place to get financial info, but the way it stands right now all I can do is accept that it's simply not going to happen. I won't blame others for engaging with the What. The What gets his rocks off on attention and clearly folks that engage him get something out of it too (I don't know what, but hey, to each his own!) or else they wouldn't argue with him. Maybe they are just trying earnestly to get him to explain his view and back up his allegations/predictions with real data. I don't know. As a lawyer I definitely have engaged in back and forth battles in the courtroom that have essentially been shouting matches and I know it's hard sometimes to resist going there so I won't be pointing any fingers of shame at anyone. I asked that everyone try their best to let the Awaye thread come out clean of What arguments because it really was interesting to me and I wanted to get some real info there. Alas, I am just another poster in a sea of many and folks will do whatever they wish. I guess when the ignore button feature is provided (when is that by the way?) I'll have to make use of it.

Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 10, 2009 5:54 PM

Mozart Steuben is on the road that comes down from Albany Road just before you hit the Lan Kwai Fong area. It's one of the first shops as you make that turn, next to a dry cleaner and then a row of restaurants with the grade school on the right. An excellent Pavlova dessert too!!!!!

I like that area of Sheung Wan

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 10, 2009 5:56 PM

Snappy, only the 'tards engage the What. Who would actually waste their time doing that???

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 10, 2009 5:58 PM

Dave, you Super PLUSA! You're still here? LOL

Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 10, 2009 6:05 PM

snappy, I find the forum posts still an area to learn a lot of stuff. in the home page threads, there's still a ton to learn but diff is there's a lot noise to ignore or bypass. Go have a beer and you'll feel better.

Posted by: more4less at July 10, 2009 6:06 PM

I'm on the train to Philly, nothing else to do. No eye candy in this car either :(

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 10, 2009 6:08 PM

Sorry about your lack of eye candy Dave!

M4L, I'm sipping a brew as we speak! Yes, the forum is still very informative. I check it everyday, sometimes several times a day. But you can't deny that more substantive financial stuff gets covered on the main pages. I'm fine and will deal with this well...I think I just happened to hit my limit today with the bullsh!t. Nevertheless, Snappy shall remain happy :)

Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 10, 2009 6:11 PM

I agree with you snappy- sometimes he just gets to me and I lost patience. But I have little tolerance for those who enable What- not just tolerate him. And for those with the really bad psychoanalysis of anger issues, well- I have to wonder what their issue is as well.

By the way- I'll be looking for the pink gingham tonight :-)

Posted by: bxgrl at July 10, 2009 7:06 PM

And my question to Bklynsofar is: What makes you think What is a financial analyst, as opposed to dave or any of the other finance people who post here? Because he said so? Whatever makes you think What is telling the truth about himself- and would you take financial information from someone who not only can't be civil, but grossly insults anyone who disagrees with him? Tell you what- put your money where your mouth is and hire the guy.

Posted by: bxgrl at July 10, 2009 7:10 PM

so Dave, all safe and sound back in philly for the weekend?

Posted by: brooklyndoug at July 10, 2009 9:37 PM

The PLs post 100s of crap posts of lame lyrics and LOL Cats and you think we need a ignore button for What???

Posted by: Meatball at July 10, 2009 11:13 PM

Hi, Snappy, thank you for your thoughtful and eloquent answer. It seems as if I had a long thing to write back to you, so I'll have to find it or review it later if whatever I wrote is still relevant. It seems that things change almost every day here in Brownstoner Cyberville. Will keep in touch and answer more later. You are a treasure.

Posted by: BklynSoFar at July 12, 2009 7:10 PM

Thanks Bklynsofar :) I'll look forward to chatting it up with you. Maybe together we will bring peace to B'Stoner Land and win the Nobel Peace Prize for Internet Calm :) LOL

Meatball, the ignore button is not just for the What. Feel free to put me and all other PLUSAs on ignore :) I think I can speak for everyone when I say trust me, it would not hurt our feelings! I'm sure each and every one of us will be put on 'ignore' for at least 1 person in B'Stoner Land!

Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 12, 2009 7:55 PM

Hi, Snappy, just a note to say thank you and I received your post above -- peace in B-Land :-). And I notice you are diplomatic in your writing to people here. That is a wonderful skill.

I have come to appreciate the What. He has been mad at me before and may be again. I believe I learned better how to address the What, but I hardly have time to address anyone or even get online. Nor would I ask the What for financial info. Believe it or not, I think I know what he is talking about. In my quest to make some sense of the world economic situation (as if anyone could ever do that :-), I must have run across come of the same reading material as he has. And no one could ever explain it in a comment space anyway.

Well, not much time online today either. When the What writes tick and 4 months, I'm surprised people haven't heard that before. I've been hearing that for the last 2 months (that it would be a predicted 6 months total)-- until more bursting bubbles, civil unrest, then hunger, etc. This is almost too painful to write about.

Posted by: BklynSoFar at July 13, 2009 5:54 PM

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