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August 14, 2009
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okay why is the news and all the papers making such a big deal out of the year 1969? what a dumb year.
*robert*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 14, 2009 9:22 AM
Not trying to be 1st but here goes, at least a chance to not get lost in the thread.
Where are all the new Brooklyn people getting jobs?
I realize Brooklyn has been gentryfying for years as well as NYC. I realize there are realy no "new" people as the city is always a destination and will continue to be so. However, after several walks around "BOCOCA", Williamsburg, Greenpoint I can't help but wonder what all these people do. I've lived in NYC my whole life. I've never seen so many "new"people.
If so much RE is NOT selling and if there truly IS a recession, why is it that Brooklyn continues to fill up at such a rapid pace? Where do these folks work?
Its fascinating.
Posted by: Prodigal_Son at August 14, 2009 9:23 AM
rob, its the 40th anniversary of Woodstock. You weren't even born then. You probably don't know what a "flower child" is. :)
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 14, 2009 9:25 AM
quote:
However, after several walks around "BOCOCA", Williamsburg, Greenpoint I can't help but wonder what all these people do.
they are all creative professionals who work from home and occassionally will sit in coffee shops on their macs "working". duh! :-/
Oh, and anyone looking for a job, the cat clinic on 5th avenue in park slope is looking for someone to work there. it's only 9 bux an hour (which isnt bad for playing with cats i guess) but it says must work weekends. id SO do it if it was JUST weekends but i dont think it is, or if i knew how to handle cats, which i dont.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 14, 2009 9:29 AM
and there has always been new people, but now you are just noticing everything fugly that america spits up at us.
*robert*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 14, 2009 9:33 AM
Rob has to be referred to today as "Robert on Fridays"
Posted by: Kensingtonian at August 14, 2009 9:35 AM
quote:
rob-
I'm not looking for a job, btw.
i didnt say you were, i just put it out there in case anyone else was. besides, i know you dont like working with pussy.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 14, 2009 9:35 AM
Rob-
I've been noticing everything fugly about America twice as long as you've been alive.
Posted by: Prodigal_Son at August 14, 2009 9:36 AM
great. do you want a medal for that? dont start with me today, im in a mood lol
*robert*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 14, 2009 9:37 AM
Robert, check the end of the SATC from yesterday. Mopar, Denton and I did a little bit of a story about you and your doggie.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 14, 2009 9:39 AM
Ladies Ladies - it's friday.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at August 14, 2009 9:39 AM
It's gonna be fun at Eagles games this Fall with Vick signed!!!!!
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 14, 2009 9:42 AM
LOL snappy hahahahah. throwing slushies at old blue hairs and sharing cigarettes with gothic teen girls. you people know me SO well :)
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 14, 2009 9:42 AM
Cat right early in the morning.
Anyhoo, the Blondie and Pat Benatar concert was a mob scene yesterday. I managed to bump into sixyears but didn't see any of my friends that were there. I stayed through The Donnas and Pat but didn't wait for Blondie since it was getting way late and I was annoyed for all the politicians and councilmen speaking in the breaks between the bands of how we should vote for them bla bla bla. Marty was there too preaching his usual self.
The crowd was full of mid 40s MILFs, wanna be 80s chicks decked out in Cyndi Lauper gear or Willyburg hipsters. Also some 50-60 year old beat up rocker(s) here and there. The Donnas sounded pretty good but no one cared for them or even knew who they were except some 16 year old teeny boppers. Pat sounded worn down, her voice was not what it used to be and they lowered the volume on her mike so you could barely hear her. That's my review.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at August 14, 2009 9:42 AM
How about upbeat Fri. a.m. news? Snappy's new kitty seems to be getting better!
Posted by: Arkady at August 14, 2009 9:44 AM
Snappy, yesterday Rob story was hilarious. You all need to write a book or a journal or something. I'd buy it. It's better reading that I've had to endure lately.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at August 14, 2009 9:44 AM
did pat sing Invincible? that's my fav. song from her!!! from one of my FAV> movies of all time, The Legend of Billie Jean. the part when she shaved her head in the mirror and took control is probably one of american cinema's greatest moments.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 14, 2009 9:47 AM
Three cheers for happy kitties...HIP HIP HOORAY! HIP HIP HOORAY! HIP HIP HOORAY!
Kens, Denton's addition of Rob having three hands was hysterical!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 14, 2009 9:48 AM
Good Morning All!
*robert*, I hate to admit it, but I love both the song Invincible and The Legend of Billie Jean. Great song. Terrible movie (with a very young Christian Slater) but still love it.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 14, 2009 9:51 AM
LOL i just read that. the three hands thing? huh? and marlboro and colt 45? interesting. oddly, im more newport and old english, tho i do drink the occassional colt 45 forty. it's very billie dee williams.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 14, 2009 9:51 AM
Hiya Jackasses miss me?
The What
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at August 14, 2009 9:51 AM
I told him to change it to Newports! We need to work out a daily *Rob* madlibs. The amusement could be endless :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 14, 2009 9:53 AM
seriously. someone explain it to me. wtf was so special about woodstock? talk about something being overrated and people sentimentalizing. i can only imagine the amount of pubic crabs on that farm.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 14, 2009 9:53 AM
Hiya Jackasses miss me?
The What
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at August 14, 2009 9:51 AM
I admitted yesterday that I'd much rather spar with you over the usual crap than get involved in that health care bullshit with Legion.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 14, 2009 9:54 AM
quote:
Hiya Jackasses miss me?
i dont think people even noticed you were gone. seriously.
*robert*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 14, 2009 9:54 AM
Amzi, are you around? MM? Just wondering if there's any way to push the Bed Stuy tour off a week since I know there are a few PLUSAs who want to go but won't be around, and DIBS won't be at his ghetto house to receive us this weekend. I have a conflict and may not make it back to Brooklyn in time - promised a friend I'd take her 11-year-old son to the Titanic exhibit in Times Square, though a PLUSA who shall remain nameless suggested I take him to Bed Stuy instead!
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 14, 2009 9:55 AM
DO Landlord's have to replace a new fridge if the fridge starts to go on the fritz?
Posted by: gemini10 at August 14, 2009 9:55 AM
rob, you wouldn't understand. The sixties were probably the most incredible decade of the whole century.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 14, 2009 9:56 AM
WHAT are you doing over on the local blog??? causing trouble?
and ROBERT. i think you are trying to be funny with your 1969 remark, but you (AGAIN) just sound ignorant and foolish. please stop.
Posted by: Return of Randolph at August 14, 2009 9:57 AM
Alternatively, are there plans to repeat the Bed Sty tour? I'll be staying over in Jersey Saturday night and likely won't be back in time to stroll with you all.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 14, 2009 9:57 AM
DIBS,
Per your response to Robert, I know you went to the Concert for Bangladesh. Did you make it to Woodstock? Know folks who did? I was six, so too young to make the trek on my own. My parents considered it, but they thought it was going to be a folk festival. They didn't bother on account of traffic reports. If they had gone, they would have been in for quite a surprise (as would I, as we would have gone as a family).
Anyone else? Cas any b'stoners honestly say they were at Woodstock (assuming you remember). I've only seen the movie, but Sly Stone, Janis, Santana and the Who were my favorites from the film.
Posted by: slopefarm at August 14, 2009 9:58 AM
Well that settles it Snappy. I'm not goin if you're not goin.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 14, 2009 10:00 AM
quote:
The sixties were probably the most incredible decade of the whole century.
no.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 14, 2009 10:00 AM
oh randi you wanna start with me today? bring it!!!
*robert*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 14, 2009 10:01 AM
LOL Cargar!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 14, 2009 10:01 AM
slope, just a few years too young to go to Woodstock...I know one person who did. he came out of it OK.
Did any of you see the NBC interview with the couple who were on the cover of the album wrapped in the blanket??? They are married and still together. AMAZING.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 14, 2009 10:02 AM
Gem, yeah...either you gotta fix it or replace it.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 14, 2009 10:02 AM
quote:
The sixties were probably the most incredible decade of the whole century.
no.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 14, 2009 10:00 AM
Well then what was???? Don't you start with me either today. :)
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 14, 2009 10:03 AM
Aw, Dave, that's nothing! The real thing to look forward to is when, 20-30 years from now we have a marriage with children and grandchildren spawned from some offline B'Stoner lovin' :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 14, 2009 10:04 AM
robert is a fat person's name.
Posted by: Return of Randolph at August 14, 2009 10:04 AM
Hey!!! What's wrong with fat people, Randi? BTW, Rob's not even close to fat :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 14, 2009 10:06 AM
60s were great! I was in the Village at the start & in swinging London from 65 on. (Of course it might be that it was so great 'cause I was in my 20s & finally out in the world.)
Posted by: Arkady at August 14, 2009 10:08 AM
I am in for the BedStuy tour if it does go ahead this Sun.
I think I am around next Sun also.
Posted by: etson at August 14, 2009 10:08 AM
I hope Amzi and MM switches the tour to the following weekend. Pretty pleasee!!!!!
For the record, I told CGar to take the little 11 year old crotchfruit to BedStuy instead of Titanic Exhibit and pretend that that's where they are. What would he know?
Posted by: Kensingtonian at August 14, 2009 10:09 AM
quote:
robert is a fat person's name.
grrrrr... you watch too much hell's kitchen
*roB*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 14, 2009 10:09 AM
Welcome back What - how was the Hamptons? Did Muffy organise the tennis tournament this year?
The 60's may have been the most incredible decade of the last century but this decade has been the most incredible decade of ALL TIME!
Posted by: the chicken at August 14, 2009 10:10 AM
UGH!! now that i think about it, i think randi might be right. i DO have a fat person's name ! :( from now on i am calling myself Butterfly.
*Bfly*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 14, 2009 10:10 AM
My parents were born in the 60s
Posted by: dirty_hipster at August 14, 2009 10:11 AM
everybody knows the 80's were the best decade...for music at least...not sure bout those hoop belts, jellies shoes, friendship bracelettes, and krimped hair though.
Posted by: goldie at August 14, 2009 10:13 AM
"WHAT are you doing over on the local blog??? causing trouble?"
Randi the Retardo World is collapsing! Crime, The Depression and Crashing Asset prices is going to put The Mutant Asset Bubble to sleep..
Pole Smoker in Bed Stuy says GS is going to 200!
RRRRRRIIIIIIGGGGGHHHHTTTTTTTTTT!
The What (Cya)
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at August 14, 2009 10:13 AM
dh - I'm so not old enough to be your grandmother.
Posted by: Arkady at August 14, 2009 10:13 AM
"Welcome back What - how was the Hamptons? Did Muffy organise the tennis tournament this year?"
Naw I was banging Muffy in the Carriage House! I love tight Muff..
The What
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at August 14, 2009 10:15 AM
What, I'll take you to dinner if it doesn't. Your choice for restaurant.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 14, 2009 10:16 AM
etson, shhhhh! we're trying to not have attendance this Sunday so we can move to the next one!
as cobble would say.... ixnay on the edStuy-eyBay or something along those lines.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at August 14, 2009 10:18 AM
you know what i hate more than anything in the world? people who say shi+ like "there's so much fun FREE stuff you can do in nyc!!!"
um no. fun stuff costs money.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 14, 2009 10:19 AM
**A gay guy named Butterfly living in/degentrifying Park Slope with a pitbull named Tinkerbell**
Robert, I don't think that's gonna work so well for you :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 14, 2009 10:19 AM
rob's right. Fun stuff costs money.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 14, 2009 10:20 AM
LOL omg they FINALLY got rid of that pasty flabby american apparel model with the cameltoe!!!! and replaced her with another equally as unattractive dullard, but even in MORE hideous clothes as if that's possible! at least i dont have to look at diseased lower lips on the screen anymore
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 14, 2009 10:21 AM
Naw I was banging Muffy in the Carriage House! I love tight Muff..
The What
Posted by: Return of The What at August 14, 2009 10:15 AM
OK, That was funny.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at August 14, 2009 10:21 AM
Etson, you're not alone. I told Montrose directly that I'll be there for the tour. I've already beg the wife to watch the little bugger so I can go "touring". I can't do next Sun so I'm SAYINGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG "Dont move it"
Posted by: more4less at August 14, 2009 10:22 AM
Hey, did anyone try to watch the meteor shower Wednesday night?
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 14, 2009 10:23 AM
We didn't stand a chance w/ the meteors. Only friend of mine who saw them is in s.w. VA. UK, France, Oregon - all a washout.
Posted by: Arkady at August 14, 2009 10:26 AM
Ah...I wondered if it would be visible from here. My mom was going to try to watch it (she doesn't live in NY) but she fell asleep!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 14, 2009 10:28 AM
Any of you ladies out there, do you take daily multi-vitamins? What multi-vitamin would you recommend for a woman my age? (mid 30's)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 14, 2009 10:34 AM
We had cloud (& light pollution) - upstate had torrents. They're still there tonight just not as many. Also pre-dawn.
Posted by: Arkady at August 14, 2009 10:34 AM
Snappy - Centrum. Don't do a generic - they upset your stomach.
Posted by: Arkady at August 14, 2009 10:35 AM
"My parents were born in the 60s"
dh, ouch that hurts.
Posted by: DeLepp at August 14, 2009 10:36 AM
Is there really a difference between the generic and the name brand? (I'm trying to be cheap!)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 14, 2009 10:37 AM
"dh, ouch that hurts."
hehe DeLepp/Arkady - well just barely the 60s - 1960 to be exact, and they had me very young!
Posted by: dirty_hipster at August 14, 2009 10:39 AM
Snappy, believe it or not, Flintstone vitamins are good for both genders of all ages.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 14, 2009 10:43 AM
Snappy - I tried the generics & I have an iron tum. I can pick up Centrum for you next time I go to (ahem) CostCo - they're almost equivalent to store brand there.
Posted by: Arkady at August 14, 2009 10:44 AM
was the identity of the mystery Brooklyn Heights buyer revealed? tell me it wasn't Bryan Adams.
Posted by: Ringo at August 14, 2009 10:44 AM
Rob - Gender matters w/ vits. Women need more calcium & D3 than men among other things.
Posted by: Arkady at August 14, 2009 10:47 AM
Costco---aaaaaahhhhh! LOL
Thanks though. I'm planning to stop and buy some vitamins on my walk today (the foot is still aggravating me, but I can't sit still any longer!)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 14, 2009 10:48 AM
Rob, I would consider Flintstones vitamins, but somehow it just seem hyper ironic and wrong for me to be putting a little man in my mouth every day :) **giggle giggle**
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 14, 2009 10:49 AM
Snappy - Now Dibs is going to switch brands!
Posted by: Arkady at August 14, 2009 10:51 AM
Ha!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 14, 2009 10:55 AM
UGH!
do you know am STILL waiting on my closing date for crissakes - why do people wait so long to schedule something sooo simple!
I hate everyone!
Posted by: gemini10 at August 14, 2009 10:55 AM
Arkady...check this out...
http://tinyurl.com/pfyv9d
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 14, 2009 10:57 AM
Gem...sounds like it's Miller Time! Go have a quick sip...it's 5pm somewhere in the world, right? :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 14, 2009 10:58 AM
Morning everyone!
Posted by: TownhouseLady at August 14, 2009 10:59 AM
Snaps - Thanks. But it doesn't go w/ the rest of the decor & I'd hate to have to pay the vet bills when they clogged up from eating the upholstery.
Posted by: Arkady at August 14, 2009 11:00 AM
Kens, I wasn't gonna give you up!
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 14, 2009 11:00 AM
Where you been, THL??? The What has returned from "un semaine de vacannce."
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 14, 2009 11:00 AM
Guys and dolls, I think we're on this Sunday, we've committed our time schedules, but that doesn't mean we can't do it again, to accommodate all of you. Maybe the week after, or a good September walk around, after Labor Day, will prepare all of you for the Crown Heights House Tour on Saturday, October 3rd.
It would be great if those who do plan on coming let us know so we have a tentative head count.
So far, Etson and M4L. Anyone else?
Posted by: Montrose Morris at August 14, 2009 11:00 AM
Hey Snappy,
The BEST vitamins for women IMO are the pre-natal vitamins. I know they sell them over the counter now but since my insurance covers them I get them by Rx.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at August 14, 2009 11:01 AM
The What and I were vacationing in Newark.
No, I haven't been feeling well lately and have been off the grid.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at August 14, 2009 11:02 AM
I bought one of those metal water bottles yesterday, then noticed it said "Not for use with alcohol."
So I looked online, turns out most of those bottles leach! Mine is aluminum and supposedly that is not cool. Oh well, summer's almost over, I just wanted it for when I go to the park.
Posted by: infinitejester at August 14, 2009 11:02 AM
THL, Howdy! This tomorrow is the premiere of the Househusbands show I told you about.
Arkady, ha! Your little ones would really eat it? I could see Pia now, she would curl up on it and look at me as if to say, 'What took you so long to get me something worthy of my greatness?'
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 14, 2009 11:03 AM
Boy that's a pretty stoop up above^^^^^^^^
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 14, 2009 11:03 AM
MM, I'll e-mail you when I know for sure how long my Titanic trip is going to take.
BTW, loved your "fan fiction" on the SATOC thread.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 14, 2009 11:04 AM
Hey! Dibs's facade just got posted!
Posted by: Arkady at August 14, 2009 11:04 AM
"Where you been, THL??? The What has returned from "un semaine de vacannce."
Oh, I thought the wifi at Riker's had been down.
Posted by: infinitejester at August 14, 2009 11:04 AM
Prenatal vitamins...hmmm...that sounds like a good idea...I'll have to speak to the pharmacist about that.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 14, 2009 11:04 AM
Snappy - totalls it's 5pm right now in Westen Europe in fact
hmph!
Did anyone watch RHOFA yesterday?
Posted by: gemini10 at August 14, 2009 11:08 AM
jester yeah i noticed my ghetto aluminum water bottle i bought at old navy for 5 box tastes all tinny when i drink water from it.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 14, 2009 11:09 AM
i was shocked at dibs' riff-raff looking house.
*butterfly*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 14, 2009 11:10 AM
Do Snappy, I've been on them for about a year now and my once very brittle fingernails now grow to talon lengths if I don't chop them regularly. I can actually tell the difference with these.
BTW...I'm going to be very off the grid next week. Going down to my folks place in VA down on the Chesapeake. I'm jonesing for some sand between my toes and some color on my skin (other than pasty white). Well, that and a week of mom's cooking.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at August 14, 2009 11:12 AM
His house is not riff-raff looking!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 14, 2009 11:13 AM
Gem yes! How tacky is Sheree and that little Chihuahua friend of hers Tania?
Posted by: TownhouseLady at August 14, 2009 11:13 AM
Re: SATOC thread of yesterday. Here is "Sunset Park":
陳太您好！
李太太！很長一段時間沒有看到的。
是啦!，我是在香港。我們必須確保小平的香港身分證是新的。
小平越來越這麼大。
他是非常愚蠢和懶惰。他只能閱讀2000漢字。
（陳太看著她憐憫）
“噢，我很抱歉。而且，他也已經4歲！ ”
是的，但是，當李某回來香港，我們將聘請導師小平。
因此，餐飲業的繁榮？
我們很幸運。紐約雜誌美食批評家來我們的餐廳.此外，網站呼籲布朗石寫了一篇關於我們的菜餚。現在是充分的鬼人所有的時間。我們提高了價格，並發射了我們昂貴的廚師。何必呢？那些愚蠢的鬼佬只為了宮保雞。
Posted by: WonTon at August 14, 2009 11:14 AM
Sounds like a nice getaway THL. Good wine, lovely sunsets, warm sand in the piggies, home-cooked meals with a pinch of luv in every bite....sigh. I'm jealous!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 14, 2009 11:15 AM
Wonton!!! ROFL.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 14, 2009 11:15 AM
THL - Crabs! It's time for soft-shells as they get ready for winter! Lucky you!
Posted by: Arkady at August 14, 2009 11:16 AM
rob, it's the f&*&^ing ghetto, what did you expect????
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 14, 2009 11:16 AM
next week is bad for me but I am sure for those who can't make we will do them again. Everyone else see you Sunday at the Old Girls High School 3pm..
Posted by: Amzi Hill at August 14, 2009 11:17 AM
Arkady YES! We already have a trip to the local place schedulaled for that exact purpose! I said to Jason yesterday, "I just can't wait to dip stuff in butter"!
Posted by: TownhouseLady at August 14, 2009 11:19 AM
I meant scheduled (Doh!)
Posted by: TownhouseLady at August 14, 2009 11:19 AM
I think you should change your log in to RobertOnFridays.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at August 14, 2009 11:20 AM
"and replaced her with another equally as unattractive dullard"
I was thinking she looked like a junior version of a Park Slope MILF in training.
Arkady, sounds like you were in the right place at the right time.
Posted by: mopar at August 14, 2009 11:20 AM
Oh wait, not a MILF. Just a Park Slope mom.
Posted by: mopar at August 14, 2009 11:21 AM
Wonton, excellent. You are going to translate for us, right?
Posted by: mopar at August 14, 2009 11:23 AM
"Sunset Park"
Location: 8th Avenue. Mrs. Chan bumps into her friend, Mrs. Lee.
"Hello Mrs. Chan!"
"Mrs. Lee! Long time no see."
"Yes, I was in Hong Kong. We had to make sure little Ping's Hong Kong ID card was renewed."
"Little Ping is getting so big."
"He is very stupid and lazy. He can only read 2,000 Chinese characters."
(Mrs. Chan looks at her with tender pity)
"Oh, I'm so sorry. And he is already four years old!"
"Yes, but when Mr. Lee gets back from Hong Kong, we're going to hire a tutor for Siu Ping."
"So your restaurant business is prosperous?"
"We are lucky. The New York magazine restaurant critic gave us a great review. Also, some website called Brown Stone wrote an article about our cuisine. Now the restaurant is full of white ghosts all the time. Naturally, we raised the prices, and fired our expensive chef. Why bother? Those silly gweilos only order Kung Po chicken."
Posted by: WonTon at August 14, 2009 11:23 AM
THL - Just put out your own trot line & you don't have to go anywhere. A piece of rope w/ chunks of eel or fish tied on. Leave it for a while & then gently tow it in. If you get doublers it means they'll peel at the next tide &, voila, soft-shells!
Posted by: Arkady at August 14, 2009 11:24 AM
ROFL Wonton!!!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 14, 2009 11:25 AM
THL: omg TOTALLY ewww that Tania chick was horrid. um hello, Lisa has gorgeous hair - jealous biatch!
is it me or does Nene seem sorta nervous for the camera a bit? or she's sorta "over-acting" or something. Something just ain't right
and how dreadful was that party Dwight had? um where were the guests?
Wonton - wow how cool? how are you able to post that?!?!?
Posted by: gemini10 at August 14, 2009 11:26 AM
MM/Amzi - I'm a game time decision. Might have to run out to Long Island on Sunday and won't know until Saturday night. I'll let M4L know via email the morning of if I'll be coming.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at August 14, 2009 11:29 AM
and robert, that AA model is hot...you're gay, remember?
Posted by: infinitejester at August 14, 2009 11:30 AM
Cool, wanna come Arkady? What I do want to do is dig for mussels. Our neighbors have this big piles of rocks on their beach that you can dig next to. Those are a particular favorite with me.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at August 14, 2009 11:31 AM
ok is it weird for me to want football season to start?
I guess I associate it with cooler days and laborious sunday dinners
hahahaha
Wonton - ROFL! that was really funny
Posted by: gemini10 at August 14, 2009 11:32 AM
where is this school located? i need to plug an address into hopstop. :)
Posted by: CG_ups at August 14, 2009 11:32 AM
WonTon, ha ha ha! Love the brag about Little Ping.
Posted by: mopar at August 14, 2009 11:33 AM
ROFL, WonTon.
It reminded me of the back porch gossip between the housewives at the beginning of "The Wedding Banquet."
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 14, 2009 11:36 AM
Nene is doing a caricature of Nene this season.
Tania annoyed me ever since she took Sheree to the shooting range and taught her how to shoot a gun with stilettos on. If that were me (or anyone else who every responisibly handled a firearm I'd have said, Rule One, put on some damn sneakers the gun is going to knock you on your broke leather pant wearing ass. This isn't an episode of Charlies Angels you big phoney.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at August 14, 2009 11:36 AM
Gem - Yes, it's weird. We haven't had a decent summer yet.
Posted by: Arkady at August 14, 2009 11:38 AM
THL - You might find crabs clinging to the rocks, too, just before they peel. Would love to join you! (But will be satisfied if you just bring back a couple of bushels for the PLUSA crab fete.)
Posted by: Arkady at August 14, 2009 11:40 AM
"put on some damn sneakers the gun is going to knock you on your broke leather pant wearing ass. "
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Tears...I've got tears in my eyes!!! hahahahahahaha
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 14, 2009 11:40 AM
THL - yes!!!! you are soooo right about Nene doing Nene! and I agree Tania is a phoney baloney - who wears 5 inch heels to the shooting range with tight leather leggings?!?!?
Arkady - so true!
Posted by: gemini10 at August 14, 2009 11:46 AM
gem - not weird. I also crave the pigskin. Who is your team? I'm wearing a NE polo shirt right now. I'm glad vick is back, how much punishment do they want out of the guy? He's never complained once. Stallworth killed someone with his car, he got 24 days.
Posted by: infinitejester at August 14, 2009 11:48 AM
snappy. i agree with THL, prenatal vitamins are great, esp if you can get the prescription ones. a friend game me some when i was feeling low energy, and they really made a difference. i was NOT a fan of the prenatal vitamins at GNC though.
Posted by: CG_ups at August 14, 2009 11:49 AM
IJ:
disclaimer - I am a woman who makes the sunday dinner while husband watches the game! I just like the "feel" of NFL football Sundays! hahah
I will always root for the Giants though - always!
Ewww and I hate Michael Vick. Why should HE complain??!?!?!
Posted by: gemini10 at August 14, 2009 11:50 AM
aaaaah, thank you infinitejester. i was wondering what the guys at work were yelling about this and that football players going to prison and killing people versus dogfighting. geezalu, bunch of loonies playing pro football!
Posted by: CG_ups at August 14, 2009 11:51 AM
I'm the minority but I watch NASCAR on Sundays.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at August 14, 2009 11:54 AM
Good morning PLUSAs!
Amzi, MM, etc: I'll be there this Sunday. Looking forward to it!
Kens: You should have stayed for Blondie. Definitely a better show than Pat Benatar.
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at August 14, 2009 11:58 AM
So is Vick going to be the backup QB - or will they use him as a wide receiver?
Posted by: dirty_hipster at August 14, 2009 12:01 PM
Robert On Fridays,
Did you see this? Hannah Montana is selling her red cherry:
http://www.dlisted.com/node/33392
WTF Disney???
Posted by: TownhouseLady at August 14, 2009 12:01 PM
CG, are there any over the counter pre-natal vitamins besides GNC? I'm without insurance now.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 14, 2009 12:02 PM
@WonTon 11:23 - it's funny cos it's true!
Posted by: the chicken at August 14, 2009 12:03 PM
hi snappy. there should be other ones online maybe? i would guess either drugstore.com or amazon.com (they have tons of reviews). are you taking them for general health or low energy? if it's energy, you may want to take the ones with iron. i avoided the iron ones because they can upset your stomach (they made me really sick til i switched over to the iron-free version)
Posted by: CG_ups at August 14, 2009 12:09 PM
Re Bed Stuy.
Great! See you all on Sunday.
Just to confirm - 3pm, Old Girls' School, Nostrand & Macon. Is that right? Thanks!
Posted by: etson at August 14, 2009 12:11 PM
I would make him a Troy Brown-type guy: WR, kick returner, slot receiver on the goal line. Also a running back in certain short yardage situations. The Steelers have some guy who only comes in when there's gonna be an option play I think...that type of thing.
Posted by: infinitejester at August 14, 2009 12:12 PM
It doesn't matter where Vick lines up - the G-Men are going to stuff the football up his ass.
Posted by: East New York at August 14, 2009 12:15 PM
Yes Etson the Old Girls high school is on Nostrand between Macon and Halsey... See you at 3pm Sunday
Posted by: Amzi Hill at August 14, 2009 12:18 PM
Ladies, don't forget to get enough Omega-3 in your diet, whether from fish, Omega-3 eggs or a supplement.
Very important for women.....helps in lowering the risk of female cancers.
Posted by: Expert Textpert at August 14, 2009 12:19 PM
BWWWAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH, ENY. The G-Men!!!! What a joke. Whenever I hear about the "G-Men" I think of J. Edgar Hoover in a dress.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 14, 2009 12:20 PM
Fish is one thing I definitely eat a lot of (no pun intended). I probably have fish 3-4 times a week.
CG, I want vitamins for basic low energy and a general ick feeling I've been having lately.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 14, 2009 12:24 PM
I was hoping Mark Sanchez would make the starting spot, the Jets are so boring to watch and the teams in their division all suck except NE, it's never a good viewing experience. At least the Giants have Dallas and Philly, six fucking games right there.
Posted by: infinitejester at August 14, 2009 12:31 PM
Snappy - Not surprising w/ bad foot & forced idleness, sick kitten, job loss. But if you're tending towards anemia, iron's important for women your age.
Posted by: Arkady at August 14, 2009 12:31 PM
Snappy - have you been able to exercise? i know we're booming hair sisters AND bum-foot sisters. :) i've felt like crap since the foot surgery, mostly because i can't even walk around. i have low energy and overall just feel like poo. i was thinking of trying to hit the pool for some exercise. your metabolism has slowed down because of the bum foot. dunno if maybe swimming or something low impact might be even more helpful than vitamins. trust me, i totally sympathize!
Posted by: CG_ups at August 14, 2009 12:32 PM
Dave, the G-Men will have McMNabb and Vick in dresses by time the season's over. And won't they will look pretty!!
Face it - the Eagles will fail spectacularly (again) in their never-ending quest to actually WIN a championship for the first time since 1962 (that's 47 years, Dave, older even than some of your suits). Andy Reid will be fired, but at least he will then have plenty of time to try (again) to get his sons out of jail and off drugs.
The fact that the Eagles signed a jailbird/dog killer/animal torturer/jerk provides strong evidence as to their level of desperation.
Posted by: East New York at August 14, 2009 12:32 PM
"At least the Giants have Dallas and Philly, six fucking games right there."
Don't forget the Redskins - that makes two more G-Men wins on the way to re-claiming the title.
Posted by: East New York at August 14, 2009 12:37 PM
Dibs - I always get an image of Hoover in a g-string.
Posted by: Arkady at August 14, 2009 12:38 PM
Hey, if Tony Dungy supports him, that's easily good enough for me.
Posted by: infinitejester at August 14, 2009 12:39 PM
I meant six good games to watch, I'm lukewarm on the Giants, I've picked Philly for the SB this year too.
Posted by: infinitejester at August 14, 2009 12:42 PM
And my math sucks - that's only FOUR games.
Posted by: infinitejester at August 14, 2009 12:44 PM
CG...indeed! I don't swim though...it's a hair thing! Ha! I can walk around a bit, I'm trying to increase my exercise because at this point I feel like I'm not doing my foot (or the rest of my body) any favors by remaining idle. I figured I'd start walking a 1/2 mile or so a day until I can increase my foot strength and hopefully gain some energy through the exercise until I can get back to more substantial walking. I figured vitamins might give me a boost in combo with the walking. Maybe I can hit a pool and just hang on to the sides, keeping only my bottom half under water, and kick my legs for an hour or so. I remember when I had severe back problems the physical therapy/rehab place I went to had an aquatic treadmill. It was awesome because I got to work out without putting any pressure or strain on my back muscles. Maybe hanging on to the side of a pool and kicking my legs will do the same for me without aggravating the foot.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 14, 2009 12:44 PM
They made a mistake by getting rid of that asshole T.O. Man was he hot in that spring training outfit!!!!!!!
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 14, 2009 12:45 PM
"I've picked Philly for the SB this year too."
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA
HAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHA
HHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!
IJ, it's going to be fun watching your prediction (and the Eagles) go down HARD, like a dog Michael Vick has just strangled and drowned.
Posted by: East New York at August 14, 2009 12:45 PM
Philly are a bunch of chokers.
McNabb will not stay healthy (as always)
Posted by: dirty_hipster at August 14, 2009 12:47 PM
Does spinach provide lots of iron? I eat lots of spinach too.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 14, 2009 12:49 PM
Yes Spinach is high in Iron and folate!
Posted by: gemini10 at August 14, 2009 12:51 PM
Spinach makes you strong to the finish.
Posted by: East New York at August 14, 2009 12:51 PM
snappy, i'm sure that will be great. you can definitely get a good workout doing stuff in the pool without swimming and getting the hair wet :) if you want to get super fancy, they sell these resistance booties that help add a bit of challenge to the underwater running. it's supposed to be a fantastic workout (either with or without the booties). have you seen a doc? are you ok to walk? i got in trouble with my doc for putting some weight on my foot. very depressing, it's so hard to function without ever putting any weight on it. but if you can do a pool workout, that will be great for you! good luck! :)
Posted by: CG_ups at August 14, 2009 12:52 PM
If iron hurts the tummy, then maybe that's why I've felt so yucky in the tummy this week. I've had spinach every day for the last 6 days. I love spinach, but for some reason I've been eating it more than usual (usually only have it 2 or 3 days a week).
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 14, 2009 12:53 PM
Insert, don't eat just any old fish (pun intended), but go for the fatty ones (I know you like them thick!), salmon, albacore tuna, mackerel, trout, herring, cod, halibut, sardines, mussels.
Watch the mercury levels though.
Posted by: Expert Textpert at August 14, 2009 12:53 PM
iron can definitely cause stomach upset. and i know this sounds ridiculous, but i saw an episode of one of those doctor shows (i think it was scrubs) where a patient was on an all spinach diet and got sick because of too high a concerntration of some mineral. everything in moderation! :)
Posted by: CG_ups at August 14, 2009 12:58 PM
Thanks CG. The doc last told me to take it easy because I had been moving around quite a bit at work and my foot was swelling really badly several times a day. At the last meetup, I danced (like a damned fool!) and really killed my foot...swelled up like a football. Now, about once or twice a day I'm experiencing wanna-chop-your-foot-off-and-smack-your-momma level pain. I'm gonna have to go back get another prescription for pain pills because Advil just isn't cutting it anymore. I've also got one of those night splints I have to sleep in too give the tendon a good stretch, and the minute I take it off in the morning I'm ready to cry :( I swear, I wanna chop off this foot and just have a wheel stuck on there!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 14, 2009 12:58 PM
Expert...I usually eat salmon (yum!) and lately I've been mixing it up with mahi mahi. (incidentally, Trader Joes sells a pre-seasoned mahi mahi that you can just toss in the oven or in a pan and be stuffing your face with fishy goodness in no time at all - it's delicious...particularly with sauteed spinach!)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 14, 2009 1:00 PM
Snappy, glitter is STILL falling out of my briefcase!
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 14, 2009 1:04 PM
guys guys,
football is a show-me sport. strong on paper means jack squat. when vick went down, Atl did great with new young QB. so did baltimore with their new QB. before season starts and a couple of game action to show who's hot, not,.. respect the Champs (steelers) and all others are TBD.
just like the year our G-Men took the trophy, we came out of nowhere.
Posted by: more4less at August 14, 2009 1:05 PM
ENY I only picked them to be in it, I want NE to win. I stole that pick from a national sports show btw.
Posted by: infinitejester at August 14, 2009 1:05 PM
LOL! Sorry about that Cargar! Just think of it as adding a little sparkle to your day :) If it makes you feel any better, I picked another piece of glittered confetti out of Pia's fur last night :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 14, 2009 1:08 PM
Kens,
someone wrote a counter argument on that RS attack on Goldman:
http://tinyurl.com/q6no6e
Posted by: more4less at August 14, 2009 1:09 PM
And you pick stinks, IJ. You need to form your own opinions. WATCH some football games, study the teams and figure out who's playing well, who has sufficient team depth, etc. If you're going to rely on a "national sports show" for your picks, you may as well just ask Dave.
Posted by: East New York at August 14, 2009 1:10 PM
Oh, with regard to Goldman and oil from yesterday, which I read late:
I have no doubt that a significant part of the run up in the prices of oil and other commodities was due to an increase in the capital deployed in the commodity markets by financial institutions such as GS. But I do not think it is right to characterize it as a conspiracy by GS. Plenty of others did the same thing (Morgan Stanley most notably) and it was legal & allowable.
Posted by: etson at August 14, 2009 1:21 PM
any given sunday...
Posted by: dirty_hipster at August 14, 2009 1:26 PM
THL, NASCAR really???
I'm not a fan of NASCAR. I'm not a fan of drinking. But if you put the two together, I might be a fan.
Posted by: Expert Textpert at August 14, 2009 1:29 PM
I was a 19 during the summer of Woodstock. Was going to go with my druggie 13-yr-old brother but wound up going to a college newspaper conference at the U. of Colorado/Boulder. Party hearty with plumbing!
Re the Bed-Stuy tour--I would like to come, but not 100 percent sure. Girl's High is right down the block from me so I don't have much excuse.
Dibs, love that stoop!
WonTon, Ping has to get into the Holy Trinity--Stuyvesant, Townsend Harris and La Guardia (for violin of course). Actually my daughter's friend Ping is a girl. Is it the character that means bell or the character that means smelly duckweed?
Posted by: rf at August 14, 2009 1:33 PM
and my 1:30 is not serious. I do not condone drunk driving.
NASCAR is the one sport I can probably di...cause I'm good at sitting.
Posted by: Expert Textpert at August 14, 2009 1:33 PM
I like NASCAR & motorcycle racing.
Posted by: Arkady at August 14, 2009 1:34 PM
Yup Nascar! I didn't understand all the intricacies at first thus I thought it was simply guys driving in a circle. Now that I've watched I understand all the minutia that contributes to having a winning team. It's really quite amazing once you start to really watch you begin to appreciate it and get excited by it.
Oh yeah, you MUST watch it in surround sound. I like to feel the base of the engines as they tear around the track.
Arkady do you have a favorite?
I've always been a huge Mark Martin fan with Carl Edwards pulling into the second position.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at August 14, 2009 1:41 PM
Duh....
di = do
as in 'I can do'
not as in 'Ob La Di Ob La Da'
Posted by: Expert Textpert at August 14, 2009 1:49 PM
No - it's just nostalgia for me. Used to belong to a drag racing club & graduated to NASCAR from there.
Posted by: Arkady at August 14, 2009 1:50 PM
Ughhhh,....I can not WAIT until school starts!!!
There is this one child who at age 8 cries almost daily. I don't mean he's crying with good reason either. He cries when he loses a game, he cries when his sister won't play with him, he cries when his mom calls him in for lunch. The kids bawls almost daily and it's a big whiny faker phony cry I literally want to go out back and tell him to STFU! Seriously kid, grow a pair!
Right now he crying because his mom is asking him to come inside and get cleaneed up so they can pick up his sister from somewhere.
Noooooooooooooo whawwwwwwwwwwwwwI don't want toooooooo Whahhhhhhhhhhh don't make me goooooooooo I hate her!! Nooooooooooooooo!! Whahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!
Little shi+
Posted by: TownhouseLady at August 14, 2009 1:51 PM
How cool Arkady. My dad raced his Chevy down at Daytona (on the beach) when he was in the Marines. So I grew up around it. Didn't appreciate it until I was older though.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at August 14, 2009 1:52 PM
Some of the NASCAR drivers are HOT!
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 14, 2009 1:59 PM
You think the NASCAR drivers are hot???? You outta watch PBR (professional Bull Riding) to see what's hot.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 14, 2009 2:02 PM
"You need to form your own opinions. WATCH some football games, study the teams and figure out who's playing well, who has sufficient team depth, etc."
Dude, why so harsh? I already do all that. The NFC bores me, I don't want to put any effort into that shit. I have other reasons, guess you are Mr. Statistics.
Posted by: infinitejester at August 14, 2009 2:03 PM
I crush pretty hardcore on Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Clint Boyer.
Dav- I have seen that a few times, and yes, very sexy manly men.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at August 14, 2009 2:07 PM
ROFL, Dave! What channel carries PBR?
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 14, 2009 2:07 PM
And we know nothing beats a bull, dave!
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 14, 2009 2:09 PM
VS. (Versus)
Posted by: TownhouseLady at August 14, 2009 2:10 PM
THL - I got to drive a motorcycle (very small pit bike)around the track at Daytona once. Really terrific!
Posted by: Arkady at August 14, 2009 2:13 PM
"Dude, why so harsh?"
This is SPORTS TALK! What, you want a cookie and some milk and bouquet of flowers so we can politely discuss why the Eagles SUCK???? If you can't stand the heat - get off the field!!
Posted by: East New York at August 14, 2009 2:13 PM
ENY, I can do without the flowers, but I'm always up for milk & cookies!
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 14, 2009 2:16 PM
I'd like some cookies and milk. Sounds pretty good. Do you have any chocolate chip?
Posted by: TownhouseLady at August 14, 2009 2:17 PM
Have a great weekend everyone! I'm on the early shift this Friday, and I better get out of here before I cause any more trouble on the Open House thread. I may see some of you in Bed Stuy on Sunday, if I can get back from Titanic in time.
Kens, I'll touch base with you over the weekend.
DIBS, even if I make it to Bed Stuy this weekend, I definitely want a do-over when you're going to be in town - want to check out that beautiful new facade in person. And I want to see the outside of your house, too!
(Who am I kidding? I'm enough of a PL that I'm sure I'll check in on the OT late today!)
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 14, 2009 2:20 PM
Only CLOSERS get cookies and milk!!! Ha! [see: Glengarry Glen Ross]
Posted by: East New York at August 14, 2009 2:21 PM
From Geico's employment website:
Pre-Employment Requirements
Credit and background checks, hair or urine drug testing, and physical examination are required as part of our pre-employment process.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 14, 2009 2:22 PM
Man, are you the classic insufferable fan! Still love ya though man.
Posted by: infinitejester at August 14, 2009 2:22 PM
Christ- Do they also plan on keeping a DNA Sample on file?
Posted by: TownhouseLady at August 14, 2009 2:25 PM
"Man, are you the classic insufferable fan! Still love ya though man."
I'm a NEW YORKER. We play for keeps, my man.
Posted by: East New York at August 14, 2009 2:27 PM
THL, maybe they wanna see Pia and Hari's stool samples as well. Talk about invasive!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 14, 2009 2:27 PM
I'm willing to bet though that the person who collects the hair/urine samples gets high every day and the person doing the physicals is obese with a fatty heart and a penchant for fondue, steaks with the fat left on and cigars. F@cknuts.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 14, 2009 2:29 PM
I wonder if they test the Cavemen, or is that discriminatory?
Posted by: East New York at August 14, 2009 2:30 PM
Did you rename Tidbit?
Posted by: TownhouseLady at August 14, 2009 2:30 PM
Snappy - And their school records.
Posted by: Arkady at August 14, 2009 2:31 PM
THL, yes, his name is now Ataharibu, Swahili for "he will damage/destroy"...you should see my bathroom! Despite 3 cleanings per day, it's a hot mess.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 14, 2009 2:34 PM
Arkady...I'm sure that will be requested at the time of the interview!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 14, 2009 2:35 PM
OK, I'm not sure what exactly I said that offended people, but I've ruffled some feathers on the Open House thread. Does my log-in name not unequivocally express my love of Carroll Gardens?
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 14, 2009 2:35 PM
BWahhhhhh!!! HIGH-larious!
Posted by: TownhouseLady at August 14, 2009 2:38 PM
Snappy - Get them a pet Gecko so they don't eat your interviewer.
Posted by: Arkady at August 14, 2009 2:42 PM
Ha!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 14, 2009 2:43 PM
I'm not even gonna bother to apply for any legal jobs there. If that's what it takes just to get in the door, that's not my kind of atmosphere to work in. They are more than welcome to kiss the fattest part of my unhealthy, cigarette smoking, less than perfect credit having @ss :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 14, 2009 2:46 PM
Oh, and we've gone back downhill on Hari...the blood is back you know where :( I suppose it was too soon to work completely.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 14, 2009 2:47 PM
OK, now I'm really out of here. On a beautiful summer afternoon, I'd rather let Petebklyn win than continue arguing over whether the block between Court and Smith is longer than the block between Hoyt and Smith! Bye all!
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 14, 2009 2:51 PM
hi snappy. they don't care about weight or health, but i think any financial institution does drug tests and background checks. i'm hearing that credit checks are more common these days too. don't rule out an interview because of that stuff! geico is actually a pretty decently run company (hey it's under the buffett empire).
Posted by: CG_ups at August 14, 2009 2:51 PM
>Actually my daughter's friend Ping is a girl. Is it the character that means bell or the character that means smelly duckweed?
Posted by: rf at August 14, 2009 1:33 PM<
The "Ping" in my story is named with this character 平, which means "peaceful" or "equal". Most Chinese names in Hong Kong consist of two characters plus the surname, but little kids often get called by a nickname. Often the nicknames are based on their "official" name, with a diminutive added like "Little" "Big" "elder sister" or "Fatty".
So, for instance, our PLUSAs might be called "Little Sister Snappy", "Big Brother Kensington" and "Fatty DIBS".
Posted by: WonTon at August 14, 2009 2:51 PM
I just hate the idea of the intrusion :(
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 14, 2009 2:54 PM
Have a good weekend Cargar!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 14, 2009 2:55 PM
You, too, Snappy! Hoping you have better news to report on Hari on Monday.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 14, 2009 2:56 PM
i know snappy. it is gross. if it makes you feel any better, for my last 3 jobs i had to be drug tested, had background checks run AND get fingerprinted (with my prints sitting in some SEC database in Washington D.C.). yeeps. but we gotta work, right? just give it a shot. interviews are like dates, you can hit a dry spell for a bit but once that first one comes along it's like a flood. :)
Posted by: CG_ups at August 14, 2009 3:00 PM
Actually, those nicknames make us sound like a bunch of Hong Kong Triad gangsters!
"The nefarious PLUSA Brownstoners, a Triad mob from Brooklyn, led by the ruthless Fatty Dibs and his lieutenant Little Sister Snappy, is responsible for more than 50 brutal choppings in BedSty, Kensington, Williamsburg and Park Slope....
"Victims have ranged from rival gangsters like "Skinny Butt" Rob, to nameless unfortunate civilians whose only crime, seemingly, was a preference for recessed lighting and exposed brick walls.
Posted by: WonTon at August 14, 2009 3:04 PM
That's a good analogy, CG :)
Alrighty everyone...I'm out. Have a great weekend and if I don't make it to the tour on Sunday, someone snap some photos!
Smooches!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 14, 2009 3:05 PM
Had to go 1 more round with Petebklyn. Couldn't help myself. Now I'm really, really outta here. I earned my "PL" today, since I could've left my office an hour ago!
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 14, 2009 3:05 PM
ROFL Wonton! Now there's a story in the making!
Ok..I'm really outta here now...Ciao.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 14, 2009 3:06 PM
WonTon....its a long story but my friends in HK used to call me the Wa Wa Fish. There is a fish in the Yangtze or some river that makes a noise. There was this other gweilo that used to hang out in the bar and they called him Wa Wa Fish because he sounded like one but when he left HK they started calling me the Wa Wa Fish. The bar was the Waltzing matilda and has had various names/locations in Kowloon near Nathan Road and the old Holidat Inn
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 14, 2009 3:14 PM
DIBS, as long as they dont call you waterfish, you're fine
Posted by: more4less at August 14, 2009 3:17 PM
"Maybe I can hit a pool and just hang on to the sides, keeping only my bottom half under water,"
Snappy, I guess I'll see you down at the deep end of the pool :-)
Don't let the job requirements get you down, they are pretty standard in corporate America today, and required in some industries.
Posted by: denton at August 14, 2009 3:17 PM
etson, what do you think about the role of these fairly new commodity etf's? Just as easy to go short as long in them, but I guess there is a tendency to go long for most small investors.
Posted by: denton at August 14, 2009 3:19 PM
Wa Wa Yu! LOL!
Posted by: WonTon at August 14, 2009 3:20 PM
why all of sudden ETF is getting a bad rep recently? Been seeing recently a bunch of negative headlines regarding ETFs
Posted by: more4less at August 14, 2009 3:24 PM
Well, GLD doesn't actually own much gold for one thing. Some of the commodity ETFs have had curbs put on them because of the amount of trading they represent in the underlying commodity. The stock ETFs are all pretty plain vanilla.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 14, 2009 3:28 PM
Dave, now I understand why they called you wa wa yu. Take a look:
http://news.sohu.com/20070814/n251576678.shtml
Posted by: WonTon at August 14, 2009 3:29 PM
WonTon that was brilliant.
Posted by: infinitejester at August 14, 2009 3:31 PM
Aiiiiiiiyaaaaahhhhhh.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 14, 2009 3:34 PM
The headline reads something like: Guizhou police discover giant wa wa yu!
Posted by: WonTon at August 14, 2009 3:36 PM
Undoubtedly they discovered it in a Guizhou gay bar.
Posted by: WonTon at August 14, 2009 3:36 PM
Denton,
Think commodity etf's had a similar but less important effect. To your point, I think that any new sources of capital coming in to a market, whether via etf's or investment banks, will have a tendency to both increase volatility and drive prices higher.
Probably stating the obvious, but oil would not have seen prices in the high $140's and low $30's in the same 12 months were it not for changes in the availability / commitment of capital that were not directly related to oil supply and demand.
Posted by: etson at August 14, 2009 3:37 PM
"why all of sudden ETF is getting a bad rep recently? Been seeing recently a bunch of negative headlines regarding ETFs"
What DIBS said. Also because some of them have been doing a very bad job of tracking what they are supposed to track.
Posted by: etson at August 14, 2009 3:41 PM
DIBS, I own IAU which seems to own the physical commodity. Not a gold bug, just seems to be a prudent hedge in these times...
Posted by: denton at August 14, 2009 3:43 PM
They just launched a Vietnam market ETF today...VNM, I this really a good idea?????
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 14, 2009 3:45 PM
I have no clue which way gold is going. Earlier this week though I sold some gold chains I bought in HK many years ago. These are 24k and you can sell them in Chinatown for about a 10-12% fee....better than the rate you get on coins these days.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 14, 2009 3:52 PM
Hey, everyone, enjoy the dog days of summer (and the cat days, too). I will be offline for a while after today. Hoepfully, there will be some more trashy brownstoner rewrites to catch up on when I return. Waiting for a good Red Hook version and perhaps Kens could do a Brighton version.
Good luck with hari, snappy.
Posted by: slopefarm at August 14, 2009 3:53 PM
Denton, just buy a gold bar and put it in your basement safe. it only cost ~400k or so and you can hold it in one hand. of course, that would mean you can't let visitors go down to louge around in the basement
Posted by: more4less at August 14, 2009 3:55 PM
Gee-zus! What kind of frog develops from that giant tadpole?
Posted by: Arkady at August 14, 2009 4:31 PM
m4l, do you know what the sales tax would be? Have to buy it in NH :-)
Posted by: denton at August 14, 2009 4:35 PM
hi
Posted by: dirty_hipster at August 14, 2009 5:04 PM
where you at dh???? drinking in some hipster faux dive bar???
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 14, 2009 5:17 PM
haha dave - still at work.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at August 14, 2009 5:23 PM
i'm on the train to Philly....looks like its going to be a nice weekend
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 14, 2009 5:30 PM
What the hell is that thing in the photo? It looks like the "fish" in one of those cheezy horror movies on SciFi (now SYFY) channel. The one starring Bruce Boxleitner.
Snappy, I hope Hari gets better soon. I'm so sorry to give you a defective, and defacating, cat.
Posted by: Montrose Morris at August 14, 2009 5:41 PM
anybody still around? I just finished taking pictures and writing up my kitchen and bathroom renos and was going to post but it will probably get lost in the forum posts over the weekend.
Posted by: the chicken at August 14, 2009 6:09 PM
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