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Posted by: Biff Champion at July 30, 2009 9:18 AM
HA HA! ALL OVER THE NEWS THE NEW STUDIES PROVING THAT ORGANIC IS NO HEALTHIER FOR PEOPLE THAN NON ORGANIC. BASICALLY PEOPLE WHO INSIST ON ORGANIC EVERYTHING GOT PLAYED!
*ROB*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at July 30, 2009 9:18 AM
Snappy, I will gladly be at Ellis Bar next Thursday. Thanks for setting it up. I'm a Virgo, BTW.
Alright, back to work...my boss has been encouraging me to bill more hours and has me totally freaked out. Miss you guys!
Posted by: jessibaby at July 30, 2009 9:23 AM
Yeah, I liked that too, Rob.
Posted by: Arkady at July 30, 2009 9:29 AM
JB, bill more hrs? you're a lawyer?
Posted by: more4less at July 30, 2009 9:31 AM
wholefood lawyers would like to suppress those news reports and sue for spreading lies. else, they need to close up shop cause they would be selling regular stuff against stiffer competition
Posted by: more4less at July 30, 2009 9:33 AM
M4L, you didn't know?
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 30, 2009 9:34 AM
Biffy, I remember you asked me about Ditmas Park Victorians before. Below is the link so you have a little idea of the size and inside of one.
Go to the featured listings and look at the first one for 1.275Mil. This is one of the smaller ones and a little bit off to prime Ditmas Park but should just give you the idea.
http://www.ditmasestates.com/
The inventory is fairly low apparently and I tried searching to find a better one to show you to no avail.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 30, 2009 9:36 AM
Kens, I assumed JB was in Finance working in a bank. Either way, I maintain "Great Catch" rating on JB
Posted by: more4less at July 30, 2009 9:36 AM
M4L, I will need to borrow your targeted rating system at some point. I need to find me someone.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 30, 2009 9:37 AM
there is more to organic than health in humans. industrial farming is destroying the soil and leaks pesticides and herbacides into the ground water and elsewhere. also, buying organic is more likely (not always) to support a smaller farm that is more environmentally conscious. read the omnivore's dilemma, you might learn something.
Posted by: Return of Randolph at July 30, 2009 9:38 AM
Thanks Kens, I'll check it out.
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 30, 2009 9:38 AM
If this Weather keeps up, someone would need to build the ARK
Posted by: more4less at July 30, 2009 9:39 AM
why are you asshats so excited about shitting on organic when you just read one article about it that is talking about one study and not looking at the big picture at all. jagoffs.
Posted by: Return of Randolph at July 30, 2009 9:39 AM
the study on organic foods is a throw-away. i dont know anyone who buys organic, doing so because they believe it has a higher nutrient value. EVERYONE i know talks about it in terms of chemicals, effects on land/water table, supporting smaller farmers. oh, and it actually does taste better in many cases.
Posted by: goldie at July 30, 2009 9:42 AM
Randolph is right, plenty of people buy organic to support organic farming so that DDT and agent organge aren't the first choice for killing the caterpillars
Posted by: dittoburg at July 30, 2009 9:43 AM
because the organic nazis annoy me, randi. and there is no reason it should be as expensive as it is. but there are lots of fools out there willing to part with their cash.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at July 30, 2009 9:43 AM
I think organics give people dyspepsia too - turns them into sour personalities.
Posted by: Arkady at July 30, 2009 9:44 AM
thanks goldie. common sense goes a long way. sadly, people like rob have none. they are fueled by ignorance and spite. it is really sad.
Posted by: Return of Randolph at July 30, 2009 9:45 AM
"build the ARK"
Only 2 Asshats will be allowed on. Which two?
Posted by: Expert Textpert at July 30, 2009 9:45 AM
There was one post and one response. randi- what are you talking about? How about holding the hysteria until there's a reason. Sheesh.
Posted by: bxgrl at July 30, 2009 9:46 AM
yeah seriously randi. also it's almost 10am isnt it time for your estrogen shot? (do they make organic estrogen shots?)
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at July 30, 2009 9:48 AM
I think organics give people dyspepsia too - turns them into sour personalities.
Posted by: Arkady at July 30, 2009 9:44 AM
Apparently randi is a big consumer of things organic.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 30, 2009 9:48 AM
Expert - I'm presuming the heterosexual ones of opposite sex. But which races?
Posted by: dittoburg at July 30, 2009 9:48 AM
Why does this always have to be about race, ditto? :)
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 30, 2009 9:50 AM
"because the organic nazis annoy me, randi. and there is no reason it should be as expensive as it is"
rob, the idea of organic nazis is your own. if you can;t deal with people having ideals and standing up for them i don't know what to tell you. and as for the price issue, why should FOOD be cheap? people have no trouble spending more money for a higher quality product- cars, stereos, BROWNSTONES...but when it comes to food it is all about how cheap it is. just look in the windows of any supermarket, 2 for 1 this, 99 cents a pound that. it is a sickness that we need to fix. what is more important every day than the food you put in your body, yet most people (like rob) think it should be cheap. it really makes no sense.
bxgrl- f off. it was obvious where this was going.
Posted by: Return of Randolph at July 30, 2009 9:52 AM
rob - they do - soy beans
Posted by: dittoburg at July 30, 2009 9:52 AM
"But which races?"
White of course.
;-)
Posted by: Expert Textpert at July 30, 2009 9:52 AM
My point exactly, dibs.
Posted by: Arkady at July 30, 2009 9:53 AM
"build the ARK"
Only 2 Asshats will be allowed on. Which two?
How about ARKady?
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at July 30, 2009 9:53 AM
randi, your rant about "cheap" food makes you souind even more moronic than usual.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 30, 2009 9:54 AM
No good, 6yrs - past child-bearing.
Posted by: Arkady at July 30, 2009 9:54 AM
Yes, Randi, good food should be affordable. Nothing wrong with that. Organic isn't affordable for lots of people!
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at July 30, 2009 9:54 AM
Ditto - jessibaby and I will volunteer for the ark...
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at July 30, 2009 9:55 AM
And with my last comment, I await the wrath of the What.
Posted by: Expert Textpert at July 30, 2009 9:55 AM
i like arks
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 30, 2009 9:56 AM
This "study" only looked at the nutritional benefits to us... They didn't look at pesticide residue... There is a big EU study coming out soon that proves otherwise.
*Rob* I can taste your fear.
Posted by: IMBY at July 30, 2009 9:57 AM
Really, randi? Then explain to me why a number of responses immediately were pro-organic? I realize you love thinking you're omniscient and so far above all of us but your intelligent and mature response to me just goes to show what you really are.
Posted by: bxgrl at July 30, 2009 9:57 AM
Biff,
I don't think Kens' listing is that representative of DP (maybe because of the bricked up porch). Here are some that I think are a bit more in keeping with the nabe.
http://www.marykayg.com/html/for_sale.html
Posted by: the chicken at July 30, 2009 9:57 AM
ET - In this case I wouldn't blame him. You're what, in England, is called a "right mixer"!
Posted by: Arkady at July 30, 2009 9:58 AM
Jessibaby + sixyearsandcounting on Ark.
Hope it doesn't take six years to get a baby. The What's predictions would be right. The world is doomed.
Posted by: Expert Textpert at July 30, 2009 9:59 AM
We're all worried about pesticides and such, but nature isn't always so kind to human beings. There are lots of creeping crawling things out there with germs and so on that pesticides are designed to kill. DDT saved millions of people from malaria, but was itself toxic. So basically, it's a tossup.
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at July 30, 2009 10:02 AM
Ditto, you joining us next week in Ellis?
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 30, 2009 10:02 AM
"No good, 6yrs - past child-bearing."
Perfect. That means no more humans and then everything on earth would be organic.
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 30, 2009 10:02 AM
Nutritional benefits? is that what the study was about?? What a waste of time and money that study was! Why did they even bother? Whose hypothesis was it that the nutrition was any different? Why would anyone expect it to be? grrrrr
Posted by: dittoburg at July 30, 2009 10:03 AM
The entire organic argument is absurd. Of course we want to make food affordable to starving people & of course we want to help the environment. As science advances the goals can become congruent. But to vilify technology is as asinine as arguing that birth control interferes w/ nature or god - o.k., then, stop saving sick babies w/ antibiotics - let them die the way nature intended. The point, Randi, is to find a happy & sustainable medium.
Posted by: Arkady at July 30, 2009 10:04 AM
"Yes, Randi, good food should be affordable. Nothing wrong with that. Organic isn't affordable for lots of people!"
ok, six, then tell me how it is that people (poor people included) have found a way in their budgets for cable tv, internet and cell phones (things that weren't part of almost everyone's lives 10 years ago) but couldn't find a way to afford slightly more expensive organic food that is better for the environment and farmers? if people have found a way to spend and extra $50-100 per month on certain luxuries, why not with food? the problem is cultural- people just don't care enough about their health and the health of the planet.
i am surprised buy the ignorance of some PLUSAs.
Posted by: Return of Randolph at July 30, 2009 10:05 AM
only folks who grew up in Mid-American states can get into the Ark. Need their farming skills. So no PLUSA qualifies here.
Posted by: more4less at July 30, 2009 10:05 AM
Can you imagine the children of two PLUSAs on an ark? In the new world they'd think Mr. B was God, and there were angels and devils called PLUSAs. Of course we all know who would be the Satan figure!
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at July 30, 2009 10:06 AM
dittoberg- then in your quest to find useless studies I'm assuming you missed the one a few years ago that studied how cats mate? :-) (there really was)
Posted by: bxgrl at July 30, 2009 10:06 AM
Randi - Use that same argument to people w/o running water & electricity - they just have t.v.s & computers for show. I'm afraid your early nutrition must've included some really toxic ingredients.
Posted by: Arkady at July 30, 2009 10:07 AM
Ah yes, Randi, if only you could educate all those poor people about their poor choices, the world would be saved!
That said, I'm off to experience non-organic technology at the doctor's office. See you all later!
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at July 30, 2009 10:08 AM
Like platonic, I thought organic was a relationship you have with an organ donor.
Posted by: Expert Textpert at July 30, 2009 10:08 AM
quote:
if people have found a way to spend and extra $50-100 per month on certain luxuries, why not with food?
because that would be a very VERY dull life.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at July 30, 2009 10:09 AM
I did miss that one. Hopefully it was funded by my tax dollars.
Kens - I haven't paid so muich attention to when the actual meet up is - what day?
Posted by: dittoburg at July 30, 2009 10:10 AM
Most New Yorkers eat out anyway.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 30, 2009 10:10 AM
"people w/o running water & electricity"
i am talking about america here, not sub saharan africa. jeeze. how many not homeless people in america live without water and electricity? some i'm sure, but a very very small percentage.
Posted by: Return of Randolph at July 30, 2009 10:11 AM
Person 1: Wanna go catch a movie?
Person 2: Sorry - can't, I'm strapped for cash
Person 1: Why?
Person 2: I buy expensive vegetables
Person 1: Oh....
**awkward silence**
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 30, 2009 10:12 AM
"Ah yes, Randi, if only you could educate all those poor people about their poor choices, the world would be saved!"
maybe so. organic food is much healthier than watching tv. i don't think i was as condescending as you are towards poor people, but point taken.
"because that would be a very VERY dull life."
rob, got to the library and read a book. if you know how.
Posted by: Return of Randolph at July 30, 2009 10:13 AM
When discussions dip into ad hominem rants it means the perpetrator has run out of reason (a.k.a. going insane.)
Posted by: Arkady at July 30, 2009 10:16 AM
Remind me, does P of PLUSA stand for perpetual or pathetic?
Posted by: dittoburg at July 30, 2009 10:16 AM
The problem really lies in that all farming (organic as well) has been industrialized, hence the push for buying local - it's really more about buying from local small farmers than it is about buying organic.
Posted by: gemini10 at July 30, 2009 10:17 AM
Sorry, I'm getting my 'ics' all wrong.
A relationship with an organ donor is orgasmic.
Posted by: Expert Textpert at July 30, 2009 10:19 AM
quote:
how many not homeless people in america live without water and electricity?
lol half of New Williamsburg apparently
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at July 30, 2009 10:19 AM
> it's really more about buying from local small farmers than it is
> about buying organic
Actually it's both. Buy organic to reduce the flow of toxins into your body and the ecosystem. Buy local to reduce your carbon footprint.
[steps gingerly off soapbox]
Posted by: DitmasSnark at July 30, 2009 10:20 AM
i dont buy the whole "buying local" stuff either. i'd much rather have my corn from a giant farm in like iowa and my potatos from idaho than from some makeship hippie urban farm on the grand concourse or something. ick
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at July 30, 2009 10:22 AM
DitmasSnark, those toxins are the least of what I worry about flowing into my body!!!
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 30, 2009 10:22 AM
"[steps gingerly off soapbox]"
this is the problem with you people. can't stand up for what you believe.
ditto- the word is most definately PATHETIC.
Posted by: Return of Randolph at July 30, 2009 10:23 AM
My all-time favorite toxin is tetrodotoxin.
Posted by: dittoburg at July 30, 2009 10:23 AM
"i dont buy the whole "buying local" stuff either. i'd much rather have my corn from a giant farm in like iowa and my potatos from idaho than from some makeship hippie urban farm on the grand concourse or something. ick
*rob*"
please just stop rob. have you been out of the city to a real farm, ever?
Posted by: Return of Randolph at July 30, 2009 10:25 AM
Thanks for the site Chicken. I had a hard time finding something representative. That should give Biff a much better idea of the homes.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 30, 2009 10:25 AM
Toxins are relative. What's toxic to you may not be toxic to someone else.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 30, 2009 10:26 AM
ugh the "carbon footprint" diatribe.
if you think about it you cant really get any greener than someone like me. no children! having children is actually THE worst thing you can do to the environment.
***runs to the bathroom to apply some more aerosol aquanet**
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at July 30, 2009 10:26 AM
DIBS, going to be 5 in row - just cant see our ACE having another bad game. Congrats on the pick-up of Lee though.
Posted by: more4less at July 30, 2009 10:27 AM
quote:
please just stop rob. have you been out of the city to a real farm, ever?
ew god no. but i did watch the entire season of Paris Hilton and Nicole Working on the Farm.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at July 30, 2009 10:28 AM
You know, Randi, I was going to say something about agreeing with the content of your bloviation, if not the tone.
Now I'm simply going to call you a douchebag.
Have a lovely day.
If you know how.
Posted by: DitmasSnark at July 30, 2009 10:28 AM
Ditto, it's next Thursday, August 6th, at 6pm and on.
www.Ellisbar.com is the locale.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 30, 2009 10:31 AM
I think rob is PWNING randi.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 30, 2009 10:31 AM
rob- STOP!!! You're making me spray coffee all over my computer!! Your last 2 posts were hilarious :-)
Posted by: bxgrl at July 30, 2009 10:32 AM
dibs- rob definitely pwned him!
Posted by: bxgrl at July 30, 2009 10:32 AM
6pm? That'd be taking a half day from work. If we can get a babysitter perhaps, or I might wait for one more conveniently located.
Posted by: dittoburg at July 30, 2009 10:35 AM
randi i hope youve learned your lesson never to mess with pitbulls.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at July 30, 2009 10:35 AM
Ditto, which BK hood do you reside? Brooklyn Heights right?
Posted by: more4less at July 30, 2009 10:40 AM
Oh, sure, exclude the gays from the Ark. We'll just step aside like a herd of unicorns. Forget racial discrimination. I think this site is full of homophobes.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at July 30, 2009 10:41 AM
FWIW, the organic study ignored pesticides and antibiotics effect on food for human consumption and it ignored the impact of the differing farming techniques on the environment.
I'm not completely sold on organics, but I think the pesticide issue and environmental issues are important to consider. I'm not sure about the antibiotics, but this is due to ignorance on my part.
I don't eat entirely organic, but my son does...
Posted by: northsloperenter at July 30, 2009 10:41 AM
Rob, are you done with my Aquanet?
Posted by: Return of bayridgegirl at July 30, 2009 10:42 AM
if you're really BRG, which house did you & I squared off on where you told me to F off?
Posted by: more4less at July 30, 2009 10:44 AM
It is not really BRG. It's wit does not compare to BRG. Thse types of imposters are the most pathetic losers of all.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 30, 2009 10:46 AM
Carroll Gardended - the point of the Ark taking two of each species is to perpetuate the species after the floods have subsided. You might call it homophobic to insist on one male and one female human but.....
Posted by: dittoburg at July 30, 2009 10:46 AM
If you're really BRG, what color are your pumps?
Posted by: dittoburg at July 30, 2009 10:47 AM
sorry BRG, i put some on my hair and then i sprayed the rest out the window.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at July 30, 2009 10:48 AM
Rob
actually farms are kinda fun and I dont mean buying your corn from some hipster up in the bronx silly.
Look before like 1958, the entire country was made up of SMALL farms growing whatever they can. It wasn't until the dawn of the "supermarket" in combination with long-haul refridgerated trucking did we see the creation of these big farms servicing large supermarkets. Now take that and add the development of suburban sprawl along with decades of "super-farms" lobbying govt for incentives and subsidies and you get what we have today... - not a pretty picture
Posted by: gemini10 at July 30, 2009 10:49 AM
Any Mark Eitzel fans? Went to hear him play at Bellhouse last night and it was amaaaazing. Hurtin' a bit today though. Getting too old for midweek fun. How sad.
Omnivore's Dilemma is an excellent book... but i don't want to get into a fight about it :)
Posted by: herkimermaid at July 30, 2009 10:49 AM
ditto, come later for a drink or two. PLUSAs tend to hang around until 11-12.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 30, 2009 10:51 AM
"then i sprayed the rest out the window"
you are such a stirrer
Posted by: dittoburg at July 30, 2009 10:52 AM
I know, ditto. I was only joking. ;)
Posted by: CarrollGardened at July 30, 2009 10:55 AM
DIBS, I know. Can't stand these imposters.
Posted by: more4less at July 30, 2009 10:55 AM
Ooops, my sarcasm detector needs checking
Posted by: dittoburg at July 30, 2009 10:56 AM
You could have one each of a gay guy & girl & use artificial insemination. The ark was said to hold around the same amount of space as 550 railroad cars but you have to take into account all the food needed for animal species which cuts down on space - maybe nowadays it woul be kitted out w/ a few lab technicians & just genetic samples of all the critters. (And I doubt that would be organic & certainly not local.)
Posted by: Arkady at July 30, 2009 10:57 AM
ditto true true. i have a funny memory involving aersol cans though. when i was a kid for a few years i lived directly across two huge senior citizens buildings. there was a death at least once a week and they would oftentimes discard the person's entire belongings out near the dumpsters, i guess what relatives didnt take or something. and most of the time it was stuff like cleaning products and knick knacks and random crap. i used to go to the dumpsters with my friends and we'd spray every single can of whatever. looking back that could NOT have been good. im talking like hair spray, oven cleaner, air freshener. terrible terrible hahah. i probably have mutant DNA now because of it. god did right making me gay!
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at July 30, 2009 10:57 AM
use artificial insemination
Wouldn't need need a few lab technicians? God might get angry at us breaking the rules and vengefully strike a holy hole under the waterline in his all-loving wrath.
Posted by: dittoburg at July 30, 2009 11:01 AM
"You could have one each of a gay guy & girl & use artificial insemination."
Great idea, Arkady! Where's Snappy when I need her?
"you have to take into account all the food needed"
Will the food be organic?
Posted by: CarrollGardened at July 30, 2009 11:05 AM
no need for artificial insemination. How about "taking one for the Team (aka Human Race)"
Posted by: more4less at July 30, 2009 11:07 AM
Rob - This just in!
"MedStar ambulance spokeswoman Lara Kohl says 34 people were taken to hospitals, 12 by ambulance, after reporting dizziness and shortness of breath Wednesday at a Bank of America call center in Fort Worth. It turned out that a co-worker's spray perfume was to blame."
Posted by: Arkady at July 30, 2009 11:08 AM
How many different kinds of kittens on the ark????
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 30, 2009 11:08 AM
rob, did you ever try lighting those spray cans with a match????
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 30, 2009 11:10 AM
The rules for kittens are the same as for all the rest - a pair of each!
Posted by: Arkady at July 30, 2009 11:11 AM
Yes Dave, I'm an imposter. I've faked it a couple if times.
Pumps are plastic color.
Posted by: Return of bayridgegirl at July 30, 2009 11:12 AM
quote:
rob, did you ever try lighting those spray cans with a match????
thankfully, no.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at July 30, 2009 11:14 AM
- aha - Return of BRG is a fake!
Posted by: dittoburg at July 30, 2009 11:15 AM
Pumps are plastic color.
Posted by: Return of bayridgegirl at July 30, 2009 11:12 AM
Just what color is "plastic color?"
We tolerate sheer stupidity here only up to a certain point.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 30, 2009 11:16 AM
Who will ensure the SS PLUSA's (the Ark's) interior has sufficient period detail and the exterior is contextually appropriate?
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 30, 2009 11:17 AM
Dave, I'm sorry I can't cook up any witty comments just for you.
Posted by: Return of bayridgegirl at July 30, 2009 11:17 AM
Biff - That responsibiitey surely lies w/ the person who is finishing up the rule book & will be familiar w/ all the parameters.
Posted by: Arkady at July 30, 2009 11:20 AM
Ret of BRG, I have no sympathy for women who "fake it." I've met many of the PLUSA women and none of them strike me as the type who would "fake it."
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 30, 2009 11:21 AM
Biff, stop posting and concentrating on powering up the mkt
Posted by: more4less at July 30, 2009 11:22 AM
Who will ensure the SS PLUSA's (the Ark's) interior has sufficient period detail and the exterior is contextually appropriate?
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 30, 2009 11:17 AM
Also, which neighborhood will the Ark reside (float)? Should it be Brooklyn Heights or Brooklyn "ghettos"?
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 30, 2009 11:23 AM
M4L, I'll be off here for a couple hours so we'll see what happens.
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 30, 2009 11:25 AM
Hiya Retards! This supposed to be a Real Estate Blog right? I think it's turned into a Twatter Jackoff Fest!
Here suck it down it keeps getting better!
Lucrative Fees May Deter Efforts to Alter Loans
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/30/business/30services.html?_r=1&th&emc=th
Even when borrowers stop paying, mortgage companies that service the loans collect fees out of the proceeds when homes are ultimately sold in foreclosure. So the longer borrowers remain delinquent, the greater the opportunities for these mortgage companies to extract revenue — fees for insurance, appraisals, title searches and legal services.
You know something? I was thinking- the Case Killer Index for New York is off -12% YOY right. I remember The Jackasses pumping Real Estate last year (DIBS) and the question is How many people are underwater right now who brought a year ago (Pre Lehman).
If you believe that your buying ""organic" Fruits and Vegetables, You're Retarded! The Supermarkets saw the Jackasses coming so they printed up a bunch of "Organic" and "Green" posters and labels and slap them everywhere! The Retards believe the hype and pay MUCH MUCH more for this fraud! The cost of growing "Organic" foods is sky high! What no pesticides, then you will have bugs in your food! Most food is genetically modified.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetically_modified_food
Wake up!
The What
Someday this war is gonna end..
Posted by: Return of The What at July 30, 2009 11:25 AM
Mt. Ararat church in Crown Heights.
Posted by: Arkady at July 30, 2009 11:26 AM
Although your theory is looking pretty good given the market's up and I've posted way fewer comments so far this morning than usual.
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 30, 2009 11:26 AM
Hiya Retards! This supposed to be a Real Estate Blog right? I think it's turned into a Twatter Jackoff Fest!
Here suck it down it keeps getting better!
>>INSERT INANE CUT AND PASTE>>>>>>>>
Wake up!
The What
Someday this war is gonna end..
Posted by: Return of The What at July 30, 2009 11:25 AM
WHEN'S THE LAST TIME YOU EVER SPOKE ABOUT REAL ESTATE??????
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 30, 2009 11:28 AM
However, What....on this one you are right!!!!!
"If you believe that your buying ""organic" Fruits and Vegetables, You're Retarded! The Supermarkets saw the Jackasses coming so they printed up a bunch of "Organic" and "Green" posters and labels and slap them everywhere! The Retards believe the hype and pay MUCH MUCH more for this fraud!"
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 30, 2009 11:29 AM
What, you're genetically modified, you're not a clone of either of your parents.
Posted by: dittoburg at July 30, 2009 11:30 AM
Dave, my stupidity level is high, apparently I've gotten busted.
Posted by: Return of bayridgegirl at July 30, 2009 11:32 AM
Return of BRG - yes, you should know that the kosher BRG only wears see-thru pumps.
Posted by: dittoburg at July 30, 2009 11:35 AM
I suppose the What has just finished reading Silent Spring.
Posted by: dittoburg at July 30, 2009 11:37 AM
> Hiya Retards! blah blah blah blah blah...
Someday this bore is gonna end.
kisses,
Snarky
Posted by: DitmasSnark at July 30, 2009 11:37 AM
Snark...did the PLUSAs who you met last night live up to your expectations???? Sorry i couldn't attend.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 30, 2009 11:41 AM
DIBS - It was a fun time. Nice group of folks.
Posted by: DitmasSnark at July 30, 2009 11:47 AM
I didn't know she was Kosher.
Posted by: Return of bayridgegirl at July 30, 2009 11:48 AM
Kens, of course the ARK will be docked, loading, & floating from Clinton Hill - which I believe has the highest elevation among the BK hoods
Posted by: more4less at July 30, 2009 11:48 AM
"If you believe that your buying ""organic" Fruits and Vegetables, You're Retarded! The Supermarkets saw the Jackasses coming so they printed up a bunch of "Organic" and "Green" posters and labels and slap them everywhere! The Retards believe the hype and pay MUCH MUCH more for this fraud!"
See Jackasses you're victims and don't know it! I noticed the energy level of Brownstoner is slipping and the Retards are running out of fuel.
We are near the "90 Day Death March". Remember last August when I made my predition and everyone laughed at me well 91 days form now is going to be very very bad. This time the Fed and Government will not be able to save us. They shot their wad and still our banking System is insolvent! Take a look at the Treasury Auctions 230 billion dollars offed this week. Where is the money coming from?
The What (Tick.. Tick.. Tick..)
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at July 30, 2009 11:51 AM
"because that would be a very VERY dull life."
Hey! CSA pickup at McCarren park is the highlight of my week.
Posted by: mopar at July 30, 2009 11:51 AM
m4l - wouldn't that be Sunset Park?
Posted by: DitmasSnark at July 30, 2009 11:53 AM
"Who will ensure the SS PLUSA's (the Ark's) interior has sufficient period detail and the exterior is contextually appropriate?"
Interior decorating sounds like a job for the gays on the Ark, Biff.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at July 30, 2009 11:54 AM
"and everyone laughed at me "
I don't think that has anything to do with your predictions.
Posted by: dittoburg at July 30, 2009 11:54 AM
Snark, I live on Clinton Ave and from my window, every hood within sight line seem to be below it - including what portions of Sunset Park that I can see. Plus there's so many churches in Clinton Hill adds to it being an optimal location for the Ark
Posted by: more4less at July 30, 2009 11:55 AM
"Kens, of course the ARK will be docked, loading, & floating from Clinton Hill - which I believe has the highest elevation among the BK hoods"
Actually, wouldn't that be by soldier's memorial (near Leonard Bernstein) in Green-Wood Cemetery? Although there's not much water around there to keep the SS PLUSA afloat.
Perhaps, given the contingent of Commonwealth types around here, we should rename the vessel the HMS PLUSA.
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 30, 2009 11:56 AM
Theres a whole discussion on wallpaper that could be used in the ark in the forum.
Posted by: dittoburg at July 30, 2009 11:56 AM
> Interior decorating sounds like a job for the gays on the Ark, Biff.
Agreed. I vote for a Mid-century Modern vibe. Teak furniture, grasscloth wallpaper and Nelson bubble lamps throughout.
Posted by: DitmasSnark at July 30, 2009 11:56 AM
"Also, which neighborhood will the Ark reside (float)? Should it be Brooklyn Heights or Brooklyn "ghettos"?"
Kens, shouldn't we just build it in one of the dry docks at the Navy Yard?
Posted by: CarrollGardened at July 30, 2009 11:57 AM
Biff, I just checked the chart for mkt today and notice it started giving back some of the gains when you started posting.
Posted by: more4less at July 30, 2009 11:59 AM
Can we use the widget to estimate what this thing's going to cost? Rather than the standard 1.20 multiplier to adjust to reality, we might need to apply a multiplier of 2.50 given typical cost overruns of new projects.
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 30, 2009 12:01 PM
M4L, I thought I was going to be unavailable for a bit longer, but I have some time now. Expect the Dow to drop.
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 30, 2009 12:03 PM
Is DIBS starting a new fund based on the Biff-derivative?
Posted by: dittoburg at July 30, 2009 12:05 PM
It's uncanny, Biff. DOW is down 40 from the morning high.
Posted by: DitmasSnark at July 30, 2009 12:06 PM
I own trade-mark rights on all Biff-derivatives
Posted by: more4less at July 30, 2009 12:08 PM
Anyone knows how to build a boat around here? All the contractors are in the Forum posts and never go into an OT.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 30, 2009 12:09 PM
Agreed. I vote for a Mid-century Modern vibe. Teak furniture, grasscloth wallpaper and Nelson bubble lamps throughout.
Posted by: DitmasSnark at July 30, 2009 11:56 AM
That sounds so "chica chica pow wow". Snappy would be pleased :o).
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 30, 2009 12:09 PM
Darn. Ok, I'm leaving now. Have to go push the DOW back up.
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 30, 2009 12:10 PM
DIBS only specializes in Asian funds. Canadian derivatives are not his specialty.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 30, 2009 12:11 PM
> Snark, I live on Clinton Ave and from my window, every hood
> within sight line seem to be below it
So, you're saying I should trust your actual observed experience over conflicting information I read somewhere on the internet?
I don't know, that kinda undermines my worldview.
Posted by: DitmasSnark at July 30, 2009 12:11 PM
So I'm not invited on the Ark?
Screw this - i'm building my own ark - a way cooler ark.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 30, 2009 12:11 PM
DH, you might be onto an idea here. Hipster Ark anyone?
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 30, 2009 12:12 PM
of course the ark will have to be "green" and energy efficient as well as period appropriate -- question is, will the landmarks commission permit solar panels and a wind mill? And an organic garden...
Posted by: herkimermaid at July 30, 2009 12:15 PM
that grasscloth wallpaper won't last a minute with the kitties around, and we'll need a pair of each breed, arkady. Same for dogs, horses, tigers, etc :-)
Posted by: bxgrl at July 30, 2009 12:15 PM
I'll only bring animals i like on my ark - so cats and monkeys
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 30, 2009 12:16 PM
DH, you're a smart guy and I look to your expert opinion on some stuff but I rather take my chances with a lift vest than a hipster-built ARK
Posted by: more4less at July 30, 2009 12:17 PM
> Hipster Ark anyone?
Excellent idea. I propose a hull constructed of empty PBR cans lashed together with American Apparel tubesocks.
Posted by: DitmasSnark at July 30, 2009 12:17 PM
> that grasscloth wallpaper won't last a minute with the kitties around
You think I'm allowing cats on Snarky's Ark? There ain't no way those little monsters are getting near my Poul Jensen Z chairs.
[ducks and heads for the door]
Posted by: DitmasSnark at July 30, 2009 12:20 PM
"Excellent idea. I propose a hull constructed of empty PBR cans lashed together with American Apparel tubesocks."
Hahaha!
the tube socks would probably cost more then actual wood.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 30, 2009 12:22 PM
oh man snarky, wait for the cat attack coming in 5..4...3...2....
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 30, 2009 12:25 PM
Does anyone know what today is?
Posted by: TownhouseLady at July 30, 2009 12:31 PM
I've unleashed them. They'll be slithering your way and you should expect them....when you least expect them. A ha ha ha ha...gasp..gasp!....ha ha ha ha ha
Posted by: bxgrl at July 30, 2009 12:31 PM
The one year anniversary of...
Posted by: TownhouseLady at July 30, 2009 12:32 PM
The Dyker Heights Mansion Thread!
http://tinyurl.com/nels9m
Oh, the memories!
Posted by: TownhouseLady at July 30, 2009 12:33 PM
i put up an ad in the forum asking for help with the ark
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at July 30, 2009 12:37 PM
THL, you better go hang outside and enjoy the SUN before the nasty weather returns. Where does those cats in your backyard go when it rains this heavy recently?
Posted by: more4less at July 30, 2009 12:38 PM
M4L- they go where mine do- to the Snark Ark.
Posted by: bxgrl at July 30, 2009 12:40 PM
> i put up an ad in the forum asking for help with the ark
That's hysterical, rob. We'll see how long that stays up.
Posted by: DitmasSnark at July 30, 2009 12:41 PM
> I've unleashed them.
Great, just what I needed.
I already have to watch out for my boyfriend's cat stalking me around his place like a little plush ninja.
Posted by: DitmasSnark at July 30, 2009 12:44 PM
We have one of those big covered BBQ grills so they (momma and two babies) huddle underneath the cover on the shelf where the tank sits. It's good because they can get off the ground.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at July 30, 2009 12:44 PM
Haha Rob - very funny!
I don't think Mr. B will approve though ;)
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 30, 2009 12:50 PM
Snark once they know when you're not fond of them and it causes them to get even more annoying in their attempts to win you over.
My friend has a big drooly super hairy dog like that. I can't stand him. He's a habitual crotch sniffer. Boys, girls he doesn't discriminate and he's not shy about it either. Worst is he's always got gobs of slobber. It's so gross. He's sweet and all but any attempt to push him away makes him even more attached...why don't you like me why why why why why pet me why pet me more pet me again why why why.
Blech!
Posted by: TownhouseLady at July 30, 2009 12:51 PM
why? isnt that what the forum is for? i routinely read threads about people asking for help with various projects.
hermph!
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at July 30, 2009 12:52 PM
"If you're really BRG, what color are your pumps?
Posted by: dittoburg at July 30, 2009 10:47 AM"
Is "F**k-me" a colour?
btw, there is no scientific definition for a vegetable.
Posted by: the chicken at July 30, 2009 12:53 PM
THL,
The cat isn't trying to win me over. She's periodically sneaking up on me and clawing at any exposed flesh. And then being all cute and cuddly a few minutes later.
I actually like cats. I even kinda like the bf's cat despite her rather mercurial nature.
Posted by: DitmasSnark at July 30, 2009 12:56 PM
"i put up an ad in the forum asking for help with the ark"
That's hysterical, rob. Where'd you get the great graphic of our Ark-to-be?
Posted by: CarrollGardened at July 30, 2009 12:57 PM
P.S. I think Snarky and I are already on board for the Ark Decorating Committee.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at July 30, 2009 12:58 PM
Female cats are typically schitzo. Male cats are the cool mushballs.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 30, 2009 12:58 PM
"Female cats are typically schitzo. Male cats are the cool mushballs."
TOTALLY agree.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at July 30, 2009 1:00 PM
Ark! Hysterical post Rob!
What's this?! Snarky went out with PLUSAs?! Damn, and I missed it!
Posted by: cobblehiller at July 30, 2009 1:05 PM
DH, you have better shot finding "wife candidates" at Forest Hills' austin street than Williamsburg. Just ride the G all the way and it's lovely Forest Hills
Posted by: more4less at July 30, 2009 1:06 PM
m4l - forest hills is cool. i used to hang out with someone out there. the commute isn't bad on the E either.
no wife yet - i have at least 5 years before i have to worry about that.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 30, 2009 1:10 PM
I think PH has highest elevation - The site of the library was the highest until they shaved it down for a reservoir.
Posted by: Arkady at July 30, 2009 1:14 PM
my boys cats are super sweet but they are soooooo neeeedy. The girls on the other hand, while they dispense more readily with affection than the boys, are far less demanding of my time.
Posted by: herkimermaid at July 30, 2009 1:20 PM
Arkady, I knew someone would challenge my Clinton Hill Elevation claim hence why I threw in the Church count to bolster the choice.
Posted by: more4less at July 30, 2009 1:22 PM
Whoops! Just googled it - Sunset Park wins.
Posted by: Arkady at July 30, 2009 1:22 PM
DH, you don't need to be concerned about getting married till after 30 but you should target to be dating someone "worth marrying" by 28 or so
Posted by: more4less at July 30, 2009 1:24 PM
We are near the "90 Day Death March". Remember last August when I made my predition and everyone laughed at me well 91 days form now is going to be very very bad. This time the Fed and Government will not be able to save us. They shot their wad and still our banking System is insolvent! Take a look at the Treasury Auctions 230 billion dollars offed this week. Where is the money coming from?
The What (Tick.. Tick.. Tick..)
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at July 30, 2009 11:51 AM
Please, What, tell us what is going to happen.
otherwise you kinda sound like a retard yourself.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 30, 2009 1:26 PM
is Sunset Park considered Gentrified hood yet? if not, it's not in the running cause PLUSA Ark can only be considered for Gentrified hoods
Posted by: more4less at July 30, 2009 1:27 PM
m4l, don't start some covert race/class warfare now.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 30, 2009 1:29 PM
DIBS, counting the explosive gains in my IRA acct (thank you THC & TCK) so far, I'm actually more than recovered the 10% lost from this recession. Should I now go prepare for the sky falling?
Posted by: more4less at July 30, 2009 1:29 PM
DH, I would advise not to target someone worth marrying until you are 35. That way you can get things sorted out and have kids by 38/40 and you won't be too old to have the energy to raise kids. If you're not planning to have kids, disregard this advice.
Posted by: dittoburg at July 30, 2009 1:32 PM
Do they have organic food stores in Sunset Park? If so, it's gentrified
Posted by: bupe at July 30, 2009 1:35 PM
"my boyfriend's cat"
Hmmmmm....it's normally the other way around. I'm just saying.
Not that there's anything wrong with that. I have a cat myself (and a dog). But, I didn't have one when I was single.
Posted by: East New York at July 30, 2009 1:38 PM
haha thanks m4l/ditto. good god this marriage stuff is complex!
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 30, 2009 1:38 PM
since we're giving out advice to DH on marriage, mine is: SAVE YOURSELF!! DON'T DO IT!!
Posted by: herkimermaid at July 30, 2009 1:40 PM
You mean normally its my cat's boyfriend?
Posted by: dittoburg at July 30, 2009 1:41 PM
> Hmmmmm....it's normally the other way around.
Hmmmm, you lost me there, ENY. I prithee elucidate.
Posted by: DitmasSnark at July 30, 2009 1:44 PM
Busy day here at the office
Sunset park def isn't gentrified - but so what
where are all the non-gents supposed to live anyway?
sunset park is def higher in elevation
Posted by: gemini10 at July 30, 2009 1:45 PM
Ditto ditto's inquiry.
Posted by: DitmasSnark at July 30, 2009 1:46 PM
Thursday 10/29/2009 doesn't sound so ominous, maybe we should plan an event for What's prediction of armageddon.
Posted by: DeLepp at July 30, 2009 1:46 PM
haha herk - thanks for the advice
how will I ever afford to buy a park slope brownstone if i don't marry 'up' though?
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 30, 2009 1:48 PM
g10, I started the Ark Comment. I suggested Clinton Hill (BTW, I live there). Clinton Hill has tons of churches (Ark - Church). Can a CHINAMan have his way for once? Not like you're bribing me with brownie edges to go with Sunset Park
Posted by: more4less at July 30, 2009 1:48 PM
"You mean normally its my cat's boyfriend?"
"Hmmmm, you lost me there, ENY. I prithee elucidate."
Normally, it's the GIRLFRIEND who owns the cat, not the BOYFRIEND.
Posted by: East New York at July 30, 2009 1:49 PM
DeLepp, we've been shooting for a date around there for some time now.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 30, 2009 1:49 PM
DH, see you've been taking down my notes cause "marrying up" is a very key element to consider & achieve
Posted by: more4less at July 30, 2009 1:50 PM
I've be called "girlfriend" but never been a girlfriend, if you get my drift.
Posted by: DitmasSnark at July 30, 2009 1:53 PM
I've been called "girlfriend" but never been a girlfriend, if you get my drift.
Posted by: DitmasSnark at July 30, 2009 1:54 PM
Snarky - too much of the DD coffee causing you to post twice?
Posted by: dittoburg at July 30, 2009 1:55 PM
DH you'll be wondering why you couldn't just be happy living alone in a cardboard box once that Park Slope brownstone turns into a JAIL. don't think, just run!! :)
Posted by: herkimermaid at July 30, 2009 1:55 PM
DIBS, if I recall first it was August, now it's late October. Maybe he's on a month to month catastrophe lease. As for myself, I'll probably be at keens on 10/29 having a nice steak and martini like always.
Posted by: DeLepp at July 30, 2009 1:56 PM
M4L - hahahahah
ok ok I get it
Posted by: gemini10 at July 30, 2009 1:58 PM
"I've be called "girlfriend" but never been a girlfriend, if you get my drift."
Oh....OK. I get it. Excuse my ignorance.
Posted by: East New York at July 30, 2009 1:58 PM
Herk, is this the voice of experience speaking?
Posted by: cobblehiller at July 30, 2009 1:59 PM
I like it when they call me "papi."
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 30, 2009 1:59 PM
Itchy trigger finger, ditto. And coffee sounds like a lovely idea.
Posted by: DitmasSnark at July 30, 2009 2:01 PM
> What's this?! Snarky went out with PLUSAs?!
That's what the PLUSAs think. I sent a proxy. Shhhhh... Keep it under your hat, cobbles.
Posted by: DitmasSnark at July 30, 2009 2:02 PM
Wish I had had the time to read this before now.
I suggest all you non-organic-food folk 1) see Food Inc. (don't expect to eat dinner after;) 2) read Omnivore's Dilemma. The former may be polemic but hard-hitting, the latter is controlled and persuasive.
Anyone who can afford organic but does not buy it is being either perverse or has a capacity for extreme denial.
1-Factory farmed food is unbelievably cruel and inhumane. Imagine never being able to sit, to turn, to be standing in your own feces, to be shot full of antibiotics and hormones in your brief horrible life. And we eat this s**t.
2-Factory farmed food is fattier. Full of hormones. Full of antibiotics. None of which is good for you.
3-Industrial farming puts small farmers out of business...ok you can claim the free market is at play.
4-The patenting of life (seeds, etc) results in more farmers being in thrall to agri-business. They can't even replant last year's crop. And this is spreading to countries iike India; the bio-diversity of the locals is being raped for profit.
I don't expect to change any minds (my own friends are closed-minded on this issue, I've given up; thankfully my son is organic-aware) but at least be aware.
Posted by: cmu at July 30, 2009 2:03 PM
No worries, ENY. I'll even save a seat for you on Snarky's Big Gay Ark since I like the cut of your jib.
Posted by: DitmasSnark at July 30, 2009 2:03 PM
yeah CH, it's the voice of a bad experience :)
Posted by: herkimermaid at July 30, 2009 2:04 PM
Snarky is throwing around nautical terms.
I've got some bery nice soft, smooth rigging at home that you might want to sheck out.
All hands on the poop deck.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 30, 2009 2:07 PM
I've got some bery nice soft, smooth rigging at home that you might want to sheck out.
I promise i'll start using the [Preview] button from now on!!!!
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 30, 2009 2:13 PM
"where are all the non-gents supposed to live anyway?"
In Borough Park and other predominantly Jewish neighborhoods where my people congregate!
Posted by: CarrollGardened at July 30, 2009 2:18 PM
lets splice the mainbrace then
Posted by: dittoburg at July 30, 2009 2:18 PM
"I've got some bery nice soft, smooth rigging at home that you might want to sheck out."
Your house equipped with a dungeon, DIBS?
Posted by: CarrollGardened at July 30, 2009 2:22 PM
I'm back, biatches. Dow seems to be holding it's own, not unlike Rob on his beanbag chair.
Rob, btw, that Forum post is the funniest thing I ever saw. Awesome job!
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 30, 2009 2:23 PM
Aiiiiyyyyy matey. Baggywrinkle your backstays you bunting tosser or get the togey.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 30, 2009 2:24 PM
I never thought I would see the day that Snark posted more times in the OT than I (although the day's not over). I think he really feels like one of us PLUSAs now.
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 30, 2009 2:24 PM
Jeez - I'm not feeling the love. No one wants me on their ark!
You'll be sorry!
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 30, 2009 2:25 PM
Up-behind, mates. And unfurl the spanker.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 30, 2009 2:27 PM
Gee, now that you mention it DH, I haven't been invited to an ark either. [hanging my head, the shame!]
Posted by: cobblehiller at July 30, 2009 2:29 PM
"Baggywrinkle your backstays you bunting tosser or get the togey."
Whose baggy's wrinkled?
How can I baggywrinkle my backstay when I haven't even gotten rid of the bustle in my hedgerow?
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 30, 2009 2:31 PM
PLUSA rulebook says double postings only count as one post.
Posted by: dittoburg at July 30, 2009 2:31 PM
"Up-behind, mates. And unfurl the spanker."
I'll take this as an "aye" to my question about your dungeon, DIBS.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at July 30, 2009 2:34 PM
It's just like the scene in Jaws, "You're gonna need a bigger boat."
DH, cobbles, you're both certainly invited. Though I suppose I'll have to rename it to Snarky's Big Diversity-Embracing Ark.
OK, I should get some work done.
Posted by: DitmasSnark at July 30, 2009 2:35 PM
dh, ch, rest assured you are more than welcome on the Gay Ark.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at July 30, 2009 2:36 PM
CMU - while your bike rants drove me nuts in threads past...your post above about industrial farming is spot on - if each American can just change a their purchasing power even a little bit I think it could cause seismic shifts in how these these "super farms" do business
Posted by: gemini10 at July 30, 2009 2:36 PM
CGar, do you remember about 10 years ago some Bear Stearns partner was arrested because he kept some guy locked up in a cell that he had constructed in some Park Ave penthouse!!!!!????
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 30, 2009 2:36 PM
"Whose baggy's wrinkled?"
He must be referring to your parachute pants, Biff.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at July 30, 2009 2:37 PM
shall we change the name from PLUSAS to bilge rats?
Posted by: dittoburg at July 30, 2009 2:37 PM
Do any of you PLUSAs actually have a boat??? Sail or motor???
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 30, 2009 2:39 PM
haha - thanks snark/cg!!
we should just anchor the ark above prospect park and call it "ark slope"
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 30, 2009 2:40 PM
Hoo-ray! The gays like us DH!! This is gonna be the best ark ever!!
Posted by: cobblehiller at July 30, 2009 2:41 PM
No worries DH, we'll have 'em build the ark and pay for it, then we'll jack it Brooklyn style! I may or may not have a friend who specializes in those kinds of things. I think he still have a couple of years left on his sentence.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 30, 2009 2:42 PM
hey I feel left out too! can I be on the gay ark? I know several gay people who are actually jealous of my decorating abilities.
Posted by: herkimermaid at July 30, 2009 2:44 PM
ROFL, DIBS! I don't remember that, and I just tried the Google, but all I could find were the 2 hedge fund execs arrested last year.
Then, I remembered that [Insert Name of Major TARP Recipient] monitors our email and web site visits, so now I'm wondering if I'll be busted for searching "bear partner arrest bondage cell cage"!!
Posted by: CarrollGardened at July 30, 2009 2:45 PM
Will there be any "f words" from the ghetto allowed on the ark??
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 30, 2009 2:46 PM
haha fo sho chiller!
the other ark will be boring - they'll be talking about the mutant asset bubble and bulls vs bears even though there are no more homes left!
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 30, 2009 2:46 PM
Ark Production has been farmed out to the illegal immigrants who came in with the best price quote and their references are super solid. They also said, they don't need to be on it since they plan to go home when its flooded here
Posted by: more4less at July 30, 2009 2:48 PM
I am switching the ark subject for a bit...
THL, the dyker heights mansion is hilarious thread. How did you ever remember about that?
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 30, 2009 2:48 PM
Haha Kens - or we can boost it Jack Sparrow style like in 'Pirates of the Carribean'
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 30, 2009 2:48 PM
herk, (a) of course you're welcome on the Gay Ark; and (2) despite volunteering for the Ark Decorating Committee, decorating is actually NOT among my OGTs, so I'm sure I'd be jealous too.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at July 30, 2009 2:49 PM
Psssst, CGar, invite DIBS onto your ark, he's got some really good wine and nice china! ; )
Posted by: cobblehiller at July 30, 2009 2:53 PM
YAY!!! (i can't really decorate btw... just lied to get on the ark. don't tell anyone).
Posted by: herkimermaid at July 30, 2009 2:53 PM
THL, just checked out the very funny Dyker Heights thread over lunch. (I'm clearing earning the "P" in PLUSA.) Isn't that the house from "Married to the Mob"?
Posted by: CarrollGardened at July 30, 2009 2:57 PM
Hola my lovely PLUSAs! Do we have any new names to add to the list for Ellis?
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 30, 2009 2:58 PM
DIBS is providing deck hands right? Open up your rolodex and see who falls out. I'll arrange auditions.
Cgar - I'll handle decor. I thought you were writing the mission statement. For the love of god, the apocalypse is 91 days away and we don't have a mission statement!
Posted by: DitmasSnark at July 30, 2009 2:59 PM
Will the ark be sailing anywhere near Sodom & Gomorrah????
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 30, 2009 2:59 PM
Snappy!
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 30, 2009 2:59 PM
DIBS, 6-0 7th inning; looks like 5th in a row is in the bag. key is that would be 3 in a row against the wild card leader
Posted by: more4less at July 30, 2009 3:00 PM
does anyone know of a program in nyc that takes perfectly working and new-ish cell phones for domestic abuse victims and families in the shelter system? i vaguely remember hearing about this lately. (last week i lost my phone and i stupidly went out and bought a new one only to have my old one returned to me an hour after i set up my new one.) so i think im just going to donate my old one instead of having it sit in a drawer.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at July 30, 2009 3:00 PM
ch, of course. I mean, it's the Gay Ark. DIBS=Noah!
Posted by: CarrollGardened at July 30, 2009 3:00 PM
snappy, no go for me for Ellis
Posted by: more4less at July 30, 2009 3:00 PM
Howdy DH :) Been swamped over here in Shitville...no time to check in until now. What's this I hear about gay arks? I'll have some reading to do when I get home!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 30, 2009 3:01 PM
OOOH OOOH OOOH!! We get Snappy on the Big Gay Ark!
Posted by: cobblehiller at July 30, 2009 3:01 PM
Hey Snappy! Where ya been? I propositioned you in an 11:05am post!
Posted by: CarrollGardened at July 30, 2009 3:01 PM
Our ark is gonna rule - i'll make sure to bring the cheap beer, small batch bourbon and cat food.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 30, 2009 3:04 PM
M4L :-(
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 30, 2009 3:04 PM
Only straight guys who have consumed at least 6 alcoholic drinks are allowed on as, according to the gay PLUSAs here, that is the number of drinks at which we become "curious".
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 30, 2009 3:08 PM
Snappy - i think Jessibaby confirmed, and she is also a virgo
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 30, 2009 3:08 PM
Snark, I promise I'll write the mission statement as soon as I finish the index to the PLUSA handbook.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at July 30, 2009 3:08 PM
"No worries, ENY. I'll even save a seat for you on Snarky's Big Gay Ark since I like the cut of your jib."
Cool, D-Snark. Thanks. I think you're the bomb, actually. You've got some of the best material on this blog. Definitely A-list!
Posted by: East New York at July 30, 2009 3:08 PM
"Will the ark be sailing anywhere near Sodom & Gomorrah????"
Gay Ark, DIBS. Rhetorical question, right?
Posted by: CarrollGardened at July 30, 2009 3:10 PM
"I'll even save a seat for you on Snarky's Big Gay Ark"
No problem. I'll hang! Just make sure there are some hetero chicks onboard so I can get get my mankind-rebuilding schwerve on when the time comes.
Posted by: East New York at July 30, 2009 3:11 PM
Hey...I threatened to build an ark back in June when it wouldn't stop raining! Have you all caught on now? LOL
Warning: my ark will be full of cats :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 30, 2009 3:12 PM
Cool...another Virgo to add to the B-day list. I've got to run, but encourage folks to say "aye" if they plan to show up so I can get a headcount. So far I have 17 yes PLUSAs. I'll check in later tonight and read up.
Smooches everyone!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 30, 2009 3:13 PM
so how many people will there be going to ellis island on thursday so far?
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at July 30, 2009 3:18 PM
rob - i think you can donate phones at any verizon store for victims of DV.
Posted by: bodhi_brooklyn at July 30, 2009 3:18 PM
where are we going to find TWO Whats?
Posted by: dittoburg at July 30, 2009 3:19 PM
ditto, What can share a cell with BHO.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 30, 2009 3:20 PM
I vote to ban 'mandles' on the gay ark.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 30, 2009 3:20 PM
rob, I second bodhi. I'm almost certain that DV victims were the beneficiaries when I donated my old phone at Verizon.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at July 30, 2009 3:22 PM
what are "mandles?" I'm bringing my mandolin. How are we going to otherwise julienne our vegtables.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 30, 2009 3:23 PM
Only straight guys who have consumed at least 6 alcoholic drinks are allowed on as, according to the gay PLUSAs here, that is the number of drinks at which we become "curious".
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 30, 2009 3:08 PM
Biff, is that why you abruptly leave after 5 beers recently?
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 30, 2009 3:24 PM
Rob, I will be going to Ellis Island around 6. They have a bar there? What ferry do I take?
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 30, 2009 3:25 PM
"what are "mandles?"
Sandles worn by men, sorta like a 'murse'
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 30, 2009 3:26 PM
sorry - sandals..
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 30, 2009 3:26 PM
sorry - sandals..
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 30, 2009 3:26 PM
"so how many people will there be going to ellis island on thursday so far?"
Rob, Ellis Island is a wonderful place to visit, but they don't have a great wine and beer selection. Plus, you will likely get lost looking for the ferry (and by ferry, I'm not talking about the gay Ark). You might prefer to join us at Ellis Bar.
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 30, 2009 3:28 PM
Shoot, the Ark post got taken off. Damn it!
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 30, 2009 3:29 PM
Oh god - Ellis has $5 old fashioneds. This could get messy.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 30, 2009 3:29 PM
DIBS, it's official - 5 in a row (7-0 shut out). I smell 6 in a row cause Rockies bullpen is taxed (had to bail out starter after 1 & 1/3 innings). Not saying we'll catch the champs but wild card is a ton closer in sight
Posted by: more4less at July 30, 2009 3:29 PM
"Biff, is that why you abruptly leave after 5 beers recently?"
Perhaps. I do have a very curious personality.
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 30, 2009 3:31 PM
Is that how Curious George got his name???
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 30, 2009 3:33 PM
Oh bummer the ark has departed!
Posted by: TownhouseLady at July 30, 2009 3:34 PM
Biff is Barsexual?
Posted by: TownhouseLady at July 30, 2009 3:38 PM
> Is that how Curious George got his name???
http://www.flickr.com/photos/whipartist/57197957/
Posted by: DitmasSnark at July 30, 2009 3:38 PM
The poor old AY thread only had 1 post today.
Posted by: dittoburg at July 30, 2009 3:39 PM
198
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 30, 2009 3:40 PM
the whole AY issue needs to somehow incorporate the Widget into it cause the Widget topic should still get some posts
Posted by: more4less at July 30, 2009 3:42 PM
O.k... I need help identifying the movie this Sean Connery pic is from:
http://tinyurl.com/naprvy
Anyone?
Posted by: TownhouseLady at July 30, 2009 3:42 PM
I'd like some of the Chinamen to translate the words from this statue in taipei!!!!
http://tinyurl.com/ks8wfe
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 30, 2009 3:42 PM
Biff, get back to work b4 DOW sinks below 100 pt pop for today
Posted by: more4less at July 30, 2009 3:43 PM
oh snap - the yanks have the best record in baseball!
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 30, 2009 3:43 PM
DIBS, that's a statue is titled "Beloved Father" for the former President of the country.
Posted by: more4less at July 30, 2009 3:45 PM
"Biff is Barsexual?"
Yes, if barsexual means I want to get sexual with Bar Rafaeli!
http://thebosh.com/upload/2007/10/03/bar-refaeli-bikini.jpg
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 30, 2009 3:48 PM
DH, Yanks look to have the best Pen too.
Way Joba is pitching, they really going to shove him into Pen? I kind of doubt if he is this solid down the stretch
Posted by: more4less at July 30, 2009 3:48 PM
ENY, I think I prefer my link to yours (so to speak).
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 30, 2009 3:49 PM
> get my mankind-rebuilding schwerve on when the time comes
But or course, ENY. I've assigned you as Chairman of the Repopulation committee.
Posted by: DitmasSnark at July 30, 2009 3:49 PM
"Yes, if barsexual means I want to get sexual with Bar Rafaeli!"
Again, Biff, even I can admire her . . . intelligence!!
Posted by: CarrollGardened at July 30, 2009 3:49 PM
Snappy, are you there?
BEA YOURSELF
An LES Bea Arthur Tribute
Nothing draws a crowd like a Bea Arthur tribute, so the nostalgists at Mason Dixon are devoting this Friday night to the fallen Golden Girl, with Arthurian screenings, interpretive reenactments of a few historic performances and a beer-and-vodka cocktail dubbed Bea Arthur's Underpants. Like the underpants themselves, it's not for the faint of heart.
8:30pm, July 31, Mason Dixon, 133 Essex St, 212-260-4100
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 30, 2009 3:50 PM
Biff, the DOW the DOW
Posted by: more4less at July 30, 2009 3:51 PM
CGar, she's Jewish and, given the emphasis on education by my people, I'm pretty sure even Kens would approve of her mind.
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 30, 2009 3:52 PM
Biff, I DEFINITELY prefer your link....my link was originally posted by my good friend the Townhouse Lady. YOUR link is SO much better!! I mean, I like THL and all, but please, man!
Posted by: East New York at July 30, 2009 3:53 PM
One of the funniest things I saw Bea do in recent memory was this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMLITlAA0QM
I can't believe none of you can help me with my Sean Connery movie picture conundrum! I thought for sure one of you could help.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at July 30, 2009 3:54 PM
I think these swimsuits are more interesting....
http://tinyurl.com/l6z7na
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 30, 2009 3:54 PM
ENY, is that image from Zardoz? Worst. Movie. Ever.
Posted by: DitmasSnark at July 30, 2009 3:54 PM
DIBS, you have a terribly dirty mind.
The sign on the statue says "Loving Father."
Posted by: WonTon at July 30, 2009 3:54 PM
Well, to tie in the topics of sports and Bar, here is another link. This is my favourite Sports Bar!
http://tinyurl.com/krx8s2
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 30, 2009 3:56 PM
Again, Biff, even I appreciate your link more than ENY's!
That said, I'd also love to go to the Bea Arthur tribute (an OGT if ever there was one), so I guess that tosses me firmly back to the other team!
Posted by: CarrollGardened at July 30, 2009 3:56 PM
What kind of 'intelligence' are we talking about here? Like Harvard smart? Or just Northwestern smart?
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 30, 2009 3:56 PM
WonTon, that was beyond dirty. It was SICK.
Posted by: more4less at July 30, 2009 3:57 PM
DH, for such a goddess, as long as she is no IDIOT - that should be enough to meet everyone's expectations, requirements
Posted by: more4less at July 30, 2009 3:59 PM
HEY, HEY. HEY. Watch it with the Northwestern jokes.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 30, 2009 4:00 PM
m4l, I don't know Taiwan politics. Who was that president? I see his name was Li something--the characters are so small in the picture I can't read it clearly.
Posted by: WonTon at July 30, 2009 4:00 PM
I've been away (not Awaye) all day and am just now catching up, but I want to briefly return to this whole organic/local thing:
1. Buying local is not necessarily better for the environment (http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/02/25/080225fa_fact_specter) since you need to take into account factors such as type of soil, fertilizer, water use, etc.
2. If cmu had his way on a global scale - no industrial farming, no genetic modification for drought-resistance, etc., no pesticides to keep undesirable germs and so on out of our crops - it would really mean the death of lots and lots of people. Fewer crops would survive, thus shrinking the food supply. That whole "Green Revolution" really did work.
Again, nature is full of stuff that's bad for you. So are man-made products. Life is full of tradeoffs - we don't live in a perfect world and never will.
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at July 30, 2009 4:00 PM
> Snark, my hero!!!
You're welcome. Watch Zardoz at your own peril. It's definitely from the "too much coke around the hot tub" genre of film making.
Posted by: DitmasSnark at July 30, 2009 4:01 PM
Than You Six...
and what's everyone's take on Home Births?
Posted by: gemini10 at July 30, 2009 4:02 PM
This just in from my Facebook newsfeed:
Marty Markowitz is going to Frankie Valli and Connie Francis tonight in Coney Island! See you there!
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at July 30, 2009 4:03 PM
No fair! Why'd Mr. B take the ark down? Don't people always talk about 'the float' in real estate & finance?
Posted by: Arkady at July 30, 2009 4:08 PM
WonTon, my chinese is self-taught so all word recognition is "approximately" - think it's Lee Dun Fei. That name sounds fairly familiar so I assumed he's a former president or something there
Posted by: more4less at July 30, 2009 4:08 PM
Who else thinks that Leonardo upgraded via Bar over Gisele? am talking specifically just on the physical beauty perspective (not talking about who's the bigger name,.....)
Posted by: more4less at July 30, 2009 4:12 PM
I don't get Gisele. Plain Jane looks.
Posted by: dittoburg at July 30, 2009 4:14 PM
Oh, I found him. His name is 李登輝 . Li Teng Hui (we would write it Lee Tang Hui.)
First democratically elected president of Taiwan.
Learned something new on Brownstoner today!
Posted by: WonTon at July 30, 2009 4:17 PM
Ditto, really? you must be seeing & meeting only pretty people cause my "Plain Jane" definition is not Gisele
Posted by: more4less at July 30, 2009 4:18 PM
WonTon, that's mandarin pronunciation
Posted by: more4less at July 30, 2009 4:20 PM
plain face, not body. In some shots her face looks mannish.
Posted by: dittoburg at July 30, 2009 4:20 PM
Anyone been to Taj Lounge? A friend recommended it.
http://www.tajlounge.com/
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 30, 2009 4:21 PM
CGar, she's Jewish and, given the emphasis on education by my people, I'm pretty sure even Kens would approve of her mind.
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 30, 2009 3:52 PM
I reviewed and I approve her intelligence. Like DH has stated, if I only marry it hopefully will be 'up'. I wouldn't kick this chick out of the bed though.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 30, 2009 4:22 PM
more4less - I also don't understand people finding Angelina or Jennifer Aniston attractive. I'll admit they're not unattractive, but I'm indifferent to their looks. So perhaps you shouldn't include me in the sample.
Posted by: dittoburg at July 30, 2009 4:23 PM
If Giselle is plain Jane then I'm dying to know who in popular culture today you think is hot.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at July 30, 2009 4:23 PM
"I wouldn't kick this chick out of the bed though."
Kens, how did you not end that with "...for eating matzo"?
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 30, 2009 4:24 PM
Biff, been to Taj (work right across the street). Pretentious but fairly nice.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 30, 2009 4:24 PM
Biff, I was hoping for some pics of the staff after I opend that site.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 30, 2009 4:25 PM
Busted for opening the swimsuit links at my desk! And they aren't even members of MY swim team!!
Posted by: CarrollGardened at July 30, 2009 4:26 PM
Kens, how is the food? The pics of the lounge look nice.
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 30, 2009 4:27 PM
Ditto, REALLY? REALLY? REALLY? Both Angelina AND Jennifer are not attractive? Can understand you saying other people are more attractive but not attractive? Now, I'm as curious as THL on who you think are attractive. I'm formulating some guesses in my head and see if I got you pegged
Posted by: more4less at July 30, 2009 4:28 PM
I am agreeing with Ditto on all accounts. Giselle is just meh to me personally.
Now Emmanuelle Chriqui is a different story! Also Eva Mendes but that's just my personal soft spot for Latinas.
http://tinyurl.com/m9uxg8
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 30, 2009 4:28 PM
CGar...open the swimsuit link I posted...
http://tinyurl.com/l6z7na
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 30, 2009 4:28 PM
right, m4l Teng-hui is Taiwan spelling, Tang-fei would be Cantonese.
Some odd stuff about this guy in his Wiki entry:
"In his retirement Lee became the first former president of a country known to participate in cosplay. The cosplay was centered on Heihachi Edajima (江田島平八 Edajima Heihachi), a hawkish principal of a boarding school in the Japanese manga Sakigake!! Otokojuku (魁!!男塾) (Shonen Jump). His cosplay interest and eponymous "school" called "輝！李塾" was mentioned on his personal website, beginning in late 2004. This manga comic was a comedy centered on a fictitious reform school for contemporary boys, modelled under the Imperial Japanese Army."
Posted by: WonTon at July 30, 2009 4:28 PM
"I'm dying to know who in popular culture today you think is hot."
http://tinyurl.com/krx8s2
Posted by: East New York at July 30, 2009 4:29 PM
ditto likes them more "exotic" more, "south of the border"
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 30, 2009 4:29 PM
Ugh
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2009/07/30/2009-07-30_gov_david_paterson_parties_at_.html
Posted by: East New York at July 30, 2009 4:31 PM
OK, DIBS, tx! Still busted, at least with members of my own swim team. Between today's swimsuit pics and my Google search for "bear partner bondage cage", I'll no doubt be looking for a new job soon.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at July 30, 2009 4:32 PM
I know this seems rather inconsistent with my team membership, but Jennifer Aniston does it for me, though Angelina no.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at July 30, 2009 4:33 PM
Oh yeah, forgot DIBS mentioning that about Ditto. Guess you and Kens can not be hunting at the same time cause you too share the same exact taste/preference
Posted by: more4less at July 30, 2009 4:34 PM
At a recent town-hall meeting in suburban Simpsonville, a man stood up and told Rep. Robert Inglis (R-S.C.) to “keep your government hands off my Medicare.”
“I had to politely explain that, ‘Actually, sir, your health care is being provided by the government,’ ” Inglis recalled. “But he wasn’t having any of it.”
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at July 30, 2009 4:34 PM
Nice lounge, rip of of Buddha Bar and Tao basically. Never ate there so don't know. Just went to drink and dance.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 30, 2009 4:35 PM
Ms. Chriqui is a Canuck. Eva was born is Florida, to Cuban parents.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at July 30, 2009 4:35 PM
Angelina! I'll switch teams for her. For a little while anyway.
Posted by: DitmasSnark at July 30, 2009 4:35 PM
Scarlett Johannson.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 30, 2009 4:35 PM
"f cmu had his way on a global scale - no industrial farming, no genetic modification for drought-resistance, e"
Unfortunately, wrong. Studies exist that show organic, non-pesticide-ridden, farming produces similar yields. Counter-intuitive, but true.
as for the genetic crap, jury's out. we're breeding new antibiotic-reistant bugs and no doubt there'll be side effects of transgen foods.
but the most important thing is whether you want to treat animals in a disgusting and cruel way in order to affor your 16oz steak.
Posted by: cmu at July 30, 2009 4:36 PM
...and am I the only one who thinks Eva Longoria is blah?
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 30, 2009 4:37 PM
ENY...who's this Tionna Smalls jackass who writes: "The point is it was past 1 a.m. and he should be working on something like fixing the state economy," said Smalls. "He's embarrassing black people. Maybe that's why they don't want black people in office."
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 30, 2009 4:38 PM
"Angelina! I'll switch teams for her. For a little while anyway."
Me too!
Posted by: TownhouseLady at July 30, 2009 4:38 PM
ENY, I can see you liked my links.
"I'm dying to know who in popular culture today you think is hot."
Violinist Vanessa Mae. Gorgeous, smart and talented:
http://tinyurl.com/mhe8g8
http://tinyurl.com/mcq2cb
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 30, 2009 4:39 PM
Scarlett- Yes, but...before she lost all the weight. She looked better when she had the curves recently she looks very generic skinny actress. Blah.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at July 30, 2009 4:39 PM
DH, if you're planning to have kids, 38/40 runs the risk of being too late. 33 to 35 is more of a safe bet. Of course, 18 is even safer.
Posted by: mopar at July 30, 2009 4:40 PM
As pointed out I prefer south of the border, or far east of the border perhaps. I know Gisele is meant to be Brazilian, but she obviously has too many Bundchen genes.
Adriana Lima is hot.
Posted by: dittoburg at July 30, 2009 4:40 PM
more4less, I can't hunt at all, I'm married.
Posted by: dittoburg at July 30, 2009 4:40 PM
DH, when I hear Longoria now, I think of that stud on the Rays' team
Posted by: more4less at July 30, 2009 4:41 PM
THL I know Chriqui is Canuck (from Motreal nonetheless) but her rents are Moroccan Jews. She is a tribe member and the sexiest Jew that I've ever seen.
Mendes is Cuban, with equates to hubba hubba. Also when I hear colombian accents - Shakira, I am ready to climb walls :o).
I gather that Ditto is taken so no competition for me.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 30, 2009 4:43 PM
Snarky if you like Angelina you might like this guy:
gawker.com/5041484/olsen-twins-favorite-21+year+old-realtor-has-no-time-for-the-press
Posted by: dittoburg at July 30, 2009 4:43 PM
Ok this is just plain scary. Could those really be Madonna's arms?
http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/galleries/beyond_fit_at_50/beyond_fit_at_50.html
Posted by: gemini10 at July 30, 2009 4:44 PM
"but the most important thing is whether you want to treat animals in a disgusting and cruel way in order to affor your 16oz steak."
I don't have time to look up your other claims, but really? Which is more important - treating animals nicely, or providing food for humans? Of course it's possible to do both, but the latter is by far more important.
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at July 30, 2009 4:44 PM
DH, don't plan. When you find the one that's when it'll happen. I found mine later. Some people find the one much earlier. If I'd have been planning or scheduling I might have married the first one that asked and been miserable.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at July 30, 2009 4:44 PM
Ditto, hunting with the eyes are fine. I'm married, have child, and as long as it's lookie lookie and no quickie quickie, it's fine
Posted by: more4less at July 30, 2009 4:44 PM
"and no doubt there'll be side effects of transgen foods."
Why - do you expect genetic transfer to occur?
Do you expect to go green and leafy after eating the millions of lettuce genes in a leaf of Romaine?
Posted by: dittoburg at July 30, 2009 4:46 PM
Oh ...that sort of hunting. I'm a regular Teddy Roosevelt.
Posted by: dittoburg at July 30, 2009 4:47 PM
Well I know my husband is very happy Chriqui's been written back into the Entourage storyline. Personally I think her character Sloan is a little conceited and obnoxious but yeah, she's gorgeous.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at July 30, 2009 4:48 PM
Theres that girl who works in the drugstore too. I think shes Dominican. Shes hot. And that girl walking down Brighton beach in the bikini in that pic posted on Brownstoner oh so long ago.
Posted by: dittoburg at July 30, 2009 4:50 PM
Gem I saw that same pic on DListed the other day. Disgusting huh? She needs a little bit of fat on her limbs. She's got no buffer between her skin and her bones and muscle. It's gruesome.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at July 30, 2009 4:50 PM
eeew madonna's arms are grooosssss! makes all those ugly girls like Gisele and Angelina look pretty good!
Posted by: herkimermaid at July 30, 2009 4:51 PM
Question:
Where can I buy my mom an Ipod Nano in Park Slope ish??
Posted by: gemini10 at July 30, 2009 4:51 PM
thx for the pointers ladies!! i'm outta here. ta ta!
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 30, 2009 4:53 PM
dipster is true. it's much better to have children from a fresh egg (xx - 24) than an older egg. i feel like the people ive known who came from an older egg are just very strange as adults. tho, maybe times have changed, i don't know. breed at your own risk.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at July 30, 2009 4:54 PM
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Posted by: Biff Champion at July 30, 2009 4:56 PM
THL - omg omg - how gross is that? She needs FAT - not excercise, you know?
Posted by: gemini10 at July 30, 2009 4:57 PM
Ditto, I know exactly that Brighton girl you're referencing. think she had on some tight, shiny, silver or yellow shorts
Posted by: more4less at July 30, 2009 4:58 PM
Well I know my husband is very happy Chriqui's been written back into the Entourage storyline. Personally I think her character Sloan is a little conceited and obnoxious but yeah, she's gorgeous.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at July 30, 2009 4:48 PM
ME TOO!!!! I heart Sloan and Entourage. Ari Gold is my fav.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 30, 2009 4:59 PM
I'm making such a fashion faux pas. I forgot to bring my nice casual shoes to work and only have my (clean) hipster-esque Converse Chuck Taylor's. I also have jeans.
Dilemma is I have a nice black long sleeve casual shirt and a t shirt here. I wanted to wear the long sleeve shirt as it's nicer but that can't possibly match with Converse Chuck Taylor's, right?
WHERE ARE MY GAY PLUSA PEEPS TO HELP ME OUT!!
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 30, 2009 4:59 PM
g10, why not buy it around mid town where you are?
Posted by: more4less at July 30, 2009 4:59 PM
Umm Ditto and M4L, pics of the discussed girl please. I wasn't on here at that time so I need to review and concur.
I am outta here too! Peace.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 30, 2009 5:00 PM
g10, itouch is much much better than the nano - if the size diff is not an issue.
Posted by: more4less at July 30, 2009 5:01 PM
Biff it may work if you wear the black shirt but you HAVE to roll the cuffs till your elbows. Then you'll slide with the clean Chuck Taylor/jeans look.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 30, 2009 5:03 PM
Are you going somewhere or just walking home Biff?
Posted by: TownhouseLady at July 30, 2009 5:03 PM
100/400?
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at July 30, 2009 5:04 PM
THL - not a 007 movie, but actually Medicine Man. meanwhile i am going to puke a little. that pic is nightmare-inducing. heheh
Posted by: CG_ups at July 30, 2009 5:05 PM
but CG his legs looked great!
Posted by: TownhouseLady at July 30, 2009 5:07 PM
Biff, I'm sorry to let you down, and I realize I'm an embarrassment to my people, but fashion, too, is not one of my OGTs.
(This is usually the point where my friends ask me if I'm sure I'm not straight.)
Posted by: CarrollGardened at July 30, 2009 5:08 PM
"Biff it may work if you wear the black shirt but you HAVE to roll the cuffs till your elbows. Then you'll slide with the clean Chuck Taylor/jeans look."
Kens, I almost always roll up the sleeves on a casual shirt. I think I'm heading for a fashion disaster.
"Are you going somewhere or just walking home Biff?"
THL, you think I really care how I look if I'm walking home? I mean I do try and make a good impression for the tourists on the bridge, but really! I wouldn't be worried about looking funny for them.
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 30, 2009 5:09 PM
"ENY...who's this Tionna Smalls jackass who writes: "The point is it was past 1 a.m. and he should be working on something like fixing the state economy," said Smalls. "He's embarrassing black people. Maybe that's why they don't want black people in office."
I don't know Tionna, but i'm a little less upset than when I first posted this. I mean, the guy SHOULD be able to hang out like anyone else. It's just ironic that he's making the scene while the state government crumbles (or, as it continues to crumble). He's been a really poor performer as governor. But that's not surprising since Elliot Spitzer was the one who picked him as a running mate. Patterson just stinks, black or white.
Posted by: East New York at July 30, 2009 5:09 PM
If you go with the black shirt don't tuck it in and for the love of god, do NOT wear a belt.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at July 30, 2009 5:09 PM
CGar, you like Angelina Jolie and you know nothing about fashion. Don't tell me you also never liked Judy Garland??
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 30, 2009 5:10 PM
i have negative associations with sean connery because my mom looooves him and i was forced to see all the james bond movies from too early an age. actually i only remember roger moore, but my mom loooooves sean connery thus he is a sexless being and i must not see him in a weird red nuthugger.
Posted by: CG_ups at July 30, 2009 5:11 PM
I'm relieved to know that Biff. Your hot dude factor would have dropped considerably if you'd just been going home.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at July 30, 2009 5:12 PM
"I think I'm heading for a fashion disaster."
I think you gotta hit the streets and get some cool shoes. NOW. Chuck Taylors?? Ehh.
Posted by: East New York at July 30, 2009 5:13 PM
"I wanted to wear the long sleeve shirt as it's nicer but that can't possibly match with Converse Chuck Taylor's, right?"
OK, Biff, I don't want to let you down, so I visualized the outfit, and, depending of course on exactly which Chuck Taylor's you have, I see no reason the black shirt and jeans won't work with the Chuck T's.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at July 30, 2009 5:13 PM
"weird red nuthugger"
You mean you don't like the Depends Barbarian Collection?
Posted by: TownhouseLady at July 30, 2009 5:14 PM
"CGar, you like Angelina Jolie and you know nothing about fashion. Don't tell me you also never liked Judy Garland??"
It's Jennifer Aniston I'm into, not Angelina. I have issues with Angelina. (For another day.)
I confess I've never cared for Judy (or Liza. or Cher. or Bette's OK sometimes.) I told you I'm an embarrassment to my people! Do I get NO points for Bea Arthur though?
Posted by: CarrollGardened at July 30, 2009 5:16 PM
quote:
(This is usually the point where my friends ask me if I'm sure I'm not straight.)
ha! me too. i dont think it's a bad thing. i sorta don't like how most gay people dress anyway. and lately it's become even way more too femme.
and hannah montana hats, btw, are not gay, nor femme.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at July 30, 2009 5:19 PM
Screw Judy. Screw Liza.
I'm going to see Grace Jones tonight.
Posted by: DitmasSnark at July 30, 2009 5:21 PM
"I see no reason the black shirt and jeans won't work with the Chuck T's."
Don't listen Biff. Remember, by his own admission his fashion taste is impaired. Clothes make the man. Go shopping!
Posted by: East New York at July 30, 2009 5:21 PM
"If you go with the black shirt don't tuck it in and for the love of god, do NOT wear a belt."
THL, I never tuck in a casual shirt. But no belt? Uh oh...
I usually wear one just because my jeans don't always stay up (re-write?) but you can't see it anyway under my shirt.
CGar, thanks for the advice, but I don't know if I can trust fashion advice from a gay dude who doesn't like Judy Garland or Cher.
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 30, 2009 5:24 PM
M4l - kinda being lazy. I want to rush off to the gym now, not stop into the Apple zoo on 57th street
Target - Rob good idea - also I think radio shack
oh not sure she can handle the "touch"
Later guys - am off tomorrow in Lawn Guyland!
Posted by: gemini10 at July 30, 2009 5:24 PM
Damn, ENY, really? But even if I go buy some new ones, I would have to shlep around the ones I brought to the store and I don't have a man purse to carry them in.
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 30, 2009 5:26 PM
ROFL, rob and ENY!
What can I tell you, Biff? In case you couldn't tell, I've been relying on The Preppy Handbook to get dressed since c.1982, and Ralph Lauren is my God!
Posted by: CarrollGardened at July 30, 2009 5:27 PM
Rob, it's not just the egg, it's the sperm too.
DH, sorry I missed you. I wanted to say: We tried Motorino the other night. Very good, very pleasant sitting outside. But -- one of the top four restaurants in NYC? Are you crazy!? Obviously there's no room in that category, what with Barrio Chino, El Almacen, and probably 50 others I can't afford and haven't tried.
Posted by: mopar at July 30, 2009 5:35 PM
"I would have to shlep around the ones I brought to the store and I don't have a man purse to carry them in."
Leave them in the office! You can bring a messenger bag (i.e., man purse) to work tomorrow and pick them up then. I hate to think of you walking around in an otherwise dignified manner only to look down and see you wearing CHUCK TAYLORS! Ugh. The only way it could be worse is if you wore those plastic clog-type shoes everyone wears, which I hate.
Posted by: East New York at July 30, 2009 5:38 PM
ENY, I'm with you! I hate Crocs. See, I have some good fashion sense!
Posted by: CarrollGardened at July 30, 2009 5:42 PM
Sweet Mopar - yeah Motorino is pretty great. I forget, did I say Motorino was top 4 restaurants in NYC? If so I retract that statement!
I think pizza snobs are all in agreement that it's top 5 pizza joints in the city (and they are taking over one of the top 5, so top 3 perhaps?) I dunno - I haven't met a slice of pizza I haven't liked haha.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 30, 2009 5:46 PM
"ENY, I'm with you! I hate Crocs. See, I have some good fashion sense!"
OK, you definitely get points for that in my book!
Posted by: East New York at July 30, 2009 5:47 PM
ahhhh, top five pizza joints! That makes sense.
You know what's weird, though? I actually love Bacci & Abracci's brunch pizza (the one with the guancale, tomato, and egg) even more. Poor Bacci & Abracci. They are so good, but they don't get any love. In fact, we haven't been there for a few months. I hope they are busy.
Posted by: mopar at July 30, 2009 5:54 PM
Yeah - Baci has pretty good pizza too. I haven't had the brunch pizza though. I'm actually ordering from them right now for dinner! I don't know how they manage to deliver everything and keep it so freakin hot!!
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 30, 2009 5:57 PM
Please, What, tell us what is going to happen.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 30, 2009 1:26 PM
Dear Dave the finance guy, This is what is going to happen: There are still more financial bubbles up in the air (banking schemes and scams). When one more of these bubbles pops it will set off a chain reaction of other bubbles, also up in the air. Meaning it will not just be one bubble, to hit one other bubble; but a multiplied effect. Some bubbles depend on others for support. When one goes, many others may go. Wasn't that taught in finance school? Maybe you did not go to the school of such a crooked economy as exists today.
About 3 months ago it was predicted that this would happen in about 6 months (predicted albiet by the "gloom and doomers", nevertheless, the "gloom and doomers" also predicted the sub-prime mortgage fiasco). So let us prepare for the worst and pray the big collapse does not happen.
We don't want to think about this or talk about it much. Too horrible.
Love ya, Dave, and love the What too.
Posted by: BklynSoFar at July 30, 2009 9:23 PM
"Which is more important - treating animals nicely, or providing food for humans? "
a society is known by the way it treats its weakest, including animals...Gandhi
If you think feeding people at the expense of ill-treating animals is ok, I feel profoundly sorry for you.
Posted by: cmu at July 30, 2009 10:36 PM
cmu- I do agree. Seems to me there is no reason to treat animals cruelly- we certainly have the means and the technology to set up facilities that are humane. Whether we have the morality is another story.
Posted by: bxgrl at July 30, 2009 10:47 PM
DH, I had no idea Baci delivered. You have all the fun in Williamsburg!
On the topic of more bubbles -- weren't there reports today that AIG is going down?
Posted by: mopar at July 30, 2009 11:45 PM
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