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Posted by: Return of Randolph at August 25, 2009 9:20 AM
Morning everyone!
http://tinyurl.com/m6b94v
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 9:20 AM
blah blah blah blah tranny moron blah blah blah
Posted by: Kensingtonian at August 25, 2009 9:22 AM
Good morning, Randi. You seem a smidge angry lately. What's up?
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 9:23 AM
kjl;jgfvm klm - That's my cats on the keyboard trying to get at the kittens on the tinyurl.
Posted by: Arkady at August 25, 2009 9:23 AM
Dave,
re: yesterday's BedStuy thread, I am noticing a pattern. It's only the renters that totally hate you.
I guess jealousy is a disease after all.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at August 25, 2009 9:24 AM
Has randi ever added anything to any discussion??? Could it possibly come up with something to discuss on its own???
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 25, 2009 9:24 AM
I read that thread last night. The jealousy is running rampant. I mean, jeesh, I'd love to own 3 properties, hell, even one! But I don't begrudge Dave or anyone else for achieving such things. What the hell is wrong with people? Their comments reek of jealousy and it's sad to read. They just sound bitter as f***.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 9:26 AM
Yes, Kens, the Bed Stuy thread went rather late including a guest appearance by the What, throwing AWIF some Skittles.
For a lawyer he's got a really strange train of thought. Here's the thread:
http://www.brownstoner.com/brownstoner/archives/2009/08/bedstuy_history.php#comments
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 25, 2009 9:26 AM
Arkady, they are cute, aren't they? And to think I always laughed at the Meow Mix commercials where the cats 'ask for it by name!'
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 9:27 AM
I truly don't understand where the shift in thinking occurred such that a home purchase is automatically seen as an investment and not simply a physical structure that you like in a nabe you want to live in. If I happen to win the mega millions, those folks will be talking about me like a red-headed step child because I'll be going around the corner and writing a virtual blank check to the folks who live in the house I've adored for the past 10 years. The damned thing is likely only worth $800k max, but I'd happily give them $2mm to get the eff out and sell it to me. Why? Not because I think Greenwood Heights is the next 'it' nabe or because I think the house will skyrocket in value. I simply love this nabe and love that house. But that seems to be a foreign concept to most folks on this board. Why hate on someone's happiness?
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 9:30 AM
Anyone seeing Nine Inch Nails tomorrow night?? ;)
Posted by: dirty_hipster at August 25, 2009 9:33 AM
does anyone know where i can buy pre-made pickled asparagus? i found out my sister will eat that in addition to the staple of her diet - canned corn. i bought the ingredients to make it myself but now i dont feel like making it, id rather buy it premade. doesnt pickling take a while? i only have 3 days before the surprise party.
oh and creepy park slope hippy garbage collector lady today near the R train stop on union street.. okay i thought awww how nice, she's cleaning up the street in her long flowery (albeit dirty and stained) sundress. then i got the creepy teepee feeling she takes the trash home with her and fills her apt with it. call it a Raven moment. :-/
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 25, 2009 9:33 AM
The reason I jumped on him was because his first post was snippy (which he later accused me of being) and he totally misunderstood what I was trying to say...
"There haven't been any on the market since those two limestones on the 400 block of Stuyvesant sold...one to Babs Corcoran."
Yeah, yeah. Keep talking your book DIBS. Maybe if you and Babs clap loud enough Tinkerbell will come back to life.
Posted by: actually works in finance at August 24, 2009 1:29 PM
I wasn't "talking my book" I was pointing out that nothing high end has sold in well over a year and babs was the last one in!!!
Late last night he brought in some totally irrelevant furniture discussion I had with cornerbodega about 2 weeks ago!!!!!!!
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 25, 2009 9:33 AM
Dave,
re: yesterday's BedStuy thread, I am noticing a pattern. It's only the renters that totally hate you.
I guess jealousy is a disease after all.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at August 25, 2009 9:24 AM
ROTFLMMFAO!
This Fall is going to be great! I can't wait to see the look on your faces when the wormhole collapses!
The What (Jealously, RIGHT!!!!!!!)
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at August 25, 2009 9:33 AM
Last week I lost 3 Buttons. No more cats for me.
Posted by: Expert Textpert at August 25, 2009 9:34 AM
quote:
Has randi ever added anything to any discussion??? Could it possibly come up with something to discuss on its own???
nope, and i dont even understand why he bothers coming around to comment in the first place. i could understand if he actually trolled or something, but he's not even good at that, nor does it seem like he makes any attempt. he's just "there", hurling out G-rated insults.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 25, 2009 9:35 AM
I really got pissed at him when he accused me of "flipping a condo" to get a brownstone. I lived in that condo, as my home, for over 10 years.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 25, 2009 9:35 AM
Great post Snappy! If I win the MegaMillions, I'll give you the blank check to buy that house!
Posted by: dylanfan at August 25, 2009 9:37 AM
"I read that thread last night. The jealousy is running rampant. I mean, jeesh, I'd love to own 3 properties, hell, even one!"
No Snappy AWIF PWNED Dave with his own post!
If Dave own properties in like Park Slope then I would be impressed but he lives in the arm pit of Bed Stuy and everyone sucks his nuts! Dave got lucky thru the Mutant Asset Bubble and when everything crashes the fall I like to see how "smart" Dave is! Yeah he has money around the Ghetto and the hood will help themselves to some of it..
The What(Tick.. Tick.. Tick..)
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at August 25, 2009 9:38 AM
rob, randi's profile now says that he is a she. Go figure.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 25, 2009 9:39 AM
Thanks Dylan!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 9:40 AM
Hi Everyone!
Sorry I have been MIA, been super busy. I've got my closing, then moving and then flying down south to visit my husband's family - a town with 800 people in it all this week!!!
Posted by: gemini10 at August 25, 2009 9:40 AM
Where do you own, What???
If a white person called Bed Stuy an armpit you'd be ranting for days over it.
You are the biggest hypocrite in Brooklyn.
I didn't get lucky "thru the Mutant Asset Bubble." I worked hard for many years.
Dave passes the What some work-hard Skittles. Take two or three, go out and get a job and do something with your life.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 25, 2009 9:42 AM
I've come up for air, if only because I became a ranting lunatic effing around with HTML and .css yesterday. ENOUGH!!
Ah, yes, randi, spreading the love, as ever. Nothing to add, no friends, just bitter sad commenting about how she hates a place she continues to hang around unbidden. Brilliant!
Snappy, how's the footie? How is Hari doing?
Posted by: cobblehiller at August 25, 2009 9:42 AM
What, let's go ahead and assume that where Dave lives is the 'arm pit of Bed Stuy' as you say. If he is happy living there and enjoys his home, despite any decreases in property values, why do people care so much? So, he's living in the ghetto. And? So his house isn't worth as much as he paid for it. And? So he 'got lucky thru the Mutant Asset Bubble.' And? I fail to see how that affects anyone else on this board. He's happy with it. Why is it so impossible that a buyer outside of Park Slope or Brooklyn Heights can be happy?
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 9:43 AM
Snappy - You should put up the link to the What's baby pic you found.
Posted by: Arkady at August 25, 2009 9:43 AM
Hiya Cobble! Hari is trudging along...up and down moments but seems to be doing well. The foot is totally effed up and killing me, but I shall survive :-)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 9:44 AM
"flipping a condo"
That's not your style Dave.
More like a: Filipino with a condom. How long would you make that your home?
Posted by: Expert Textpert at August 25, 2009 9:45 AM
what, why exactly would dave even WANT to live in park slope?
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 25, 2009 9:48 AM
Change the word "fuzzy" to "Mutant Asset Bubble" and you've got the What :-) (sorry, What, but this was just too easy!)
http://tinyurl.com/kl4oug
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 9:49 AM
Expert...I gotta admit, I've flipped and flipped for a lot of Flips.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 25, 2009 9:50 AM
Hi there Snappy! Glad to hear Hari's doing well. Wish your foot would get with the program!
Posted by: cobblehiller at August 25, 2009 9:54 AM
quote:
"And one final point -- is there any article that the brownstoner regulars refrain from commenting???? I guess people like to hear themselves talk." - yesterday's mover's thread.
OoOOoOoo
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 25, 2009 9:54 AM
A few years ago these Jackasses was smug and "smart"! Everyone was doing Real Estate and it damaged this nation as a whole and now we should feel sorry for them????????? Are you F*** kidding me????!!!
The What
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at August 25, 2009 9:49 AM
By your own admission, you were a broker then too.
GOD KNOWS HOW MANY LIES YOU SPEWED AND WHAT DAMAGE YOU DID.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 25, 2009 9:53 AM
I like imitating the What and reposting the same thing in every thread. It makes me feel like I'm no longer a part of the Mutant Asset Bubble, no longer an Asshat and no longer live in the armpit of the ghetto.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 25, 2009 9:54 AM
Last nights bed-stuy thread was a riot. As usual the arm-chair homeowners miss the point. Godspeed to dibs for having the energy/patience to explain.
Posted by: DeLepp at August 25, 2009 9:56 AM
Dave, it's alright. Just as long as your 'armpit' location has access to deoderant :) Secret...strong enough for a man, made for a woman, and perfect for Bed Stuy! Ha!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 9:57 AM
Cobble, I swear, if the foot doesn't start acting right, I'm gonna start looking into attaching a wheel!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 9:58 AM
"Where do you own, What???"
If I did not own a house Dave does that make less human? You mean to say people who own house are better then other people? That's the point AWIF was making last night and you show the same crap everyday here!
" If he is happy living there and enjoys his "
That's great! I'm happy for him but when Pole Smoker in Bed Stuy talks his book he should get vaporized, period!!!
"So his house isn't worth as much as he paid for it. And? So he 'got lucky thru the Mutant Asset Bubble.' And? I fail to see how that affects anyone else on this board. "
This is a great point, NOT! For all the defenders of Dave he can DEFEND HIMSELF! He does not need SOCKPUPPETS to help him out! Go and read the post Snappy!
I remember last winter the flock of jackasses was on mute and since the Fed pumping money into the system is helping now you get chirpy again but this fall's crash you will not walk away from and I can't wait!
The What
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at August 25, 2009 9:58 AM
HEY!!!
yooo-hooo
does anyone care about meeeeeeeeee????
Posted by: gemini10 at August 25, 2009 10:00 AM
Snappy, you are right on this morning. I totally agree with you vis a vis your dream house. I've got mine picked out, a couple of options actually, and if I had the money, would gladly pay to get what I really want. Whether the market deems it worth it is meaningless to me. It would be worth it to me.
Also agree with you on people who are jealous of Dave. He works hard for his money, and is entitled to spend it as he chooses. He doesn't need anyone's approval or validation.
Glad Hari is doing better. He emailed his Mom and cousins telling them he's getting home cooked meals. Right now, they are all packing up their belongings and asking me where you live. Unfortunately for me, I don't have your address.
Posted by: Montrose Morris at August 25, 2009 10:00 AM
I'm jealous of Dave's Real Estate holdings but moreso his sex life. That man knows how to hold onto an asset in any market.
Posted by: Expert Textpert at August 25, 2009 10:00 AM
That's not the point AWIF was making. He wasn't making any point except to be bitchy.
WHAT>>>TELL US WHAT IS GOING TO PRECIPITATE THIS FALL'S CRASH.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 25, 2009 10:01 AM
CONSUMER CONFIDENCE NUMBER..... 54.1 VS. 47.9 EXPECTED.
YOU'RE SWIMMING AGAINST THE TIDE WHAT
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 25, 2009 10:02 AM
"I remember last winter the flock of jackasses was on mute and since the Fed pumping money into the system is helping now you get chirpy again but this fall's crash you will not walk away from and I can't wait!"
What a casandra! Just because your sandbox is void of joy doesn't mean all others will be. You're beginning to sound socialistic. Just remember what maggie said about socialism
" Socialism is great till you run out of other peoples money."
Posted by: DeLepp at August 25, 2009 10:04 AM
What, I read that whole thread. And for the record, I'm not defending Dave, per say. He can hold his own. What I am defending is the notion that folks buy what they want where they want for reasons other than expecting a huge boon in property values. See my 9:30 post. Would it be assinine to pay $2mm for a house only worth about $800k? You bet your sweet bippy. But for me, it would be worth it because it's what I want and where I want it. That, What, is my point.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 10:05 AM
LOL, MM! Perhaps a kitty dinner party is in order! Ha!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 10:07 AM
Sorry Gemini! We are all a bit hot under the collar this morning! How are ya?
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 10:07 AM
expert, hilarious and you're right, his cbf had terrific assets.
Posted by: DeLepp at August 25, 2009 10:09 AM
Geesh!
thanks Snappy! hopefully your leg/foot is better.
I see all this RE talk is getting peeps a bit nutty!
Posted by: gemini10 at August 25, 2009 10:11 AM
Are you going nuts packing up your house now Gem? I hate moving!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 10:12 AM
"CONSUMER CONFIDENCE NUMBER..... 54.1 VS. 47.9 EXPECTED."
Change we can beLIEve in...
"What, I read that whole thread. And for the record, I'm not defending Dave, per say. H"
Oh yes you are Snappy! (PER SE)
"What I am defending is the notion that folks buy what they want where they want for reasons other than expecting a huge boon in property values. "
Why would a 155 pound Asshat buy a house in the middle of the Ghetto unless there is "EXPECTATION"! Come on snappy that doesn't pass the giggle test! GTFOFH!
" totally agree with you vis a vis your dream house. I've got mine picked out, a couple of options actually, and if I had the money, would gladly pay to get what I really want. Whether the market deems it worth it is meaningless to me. It would be worth it to me."
The American dream requires you to be asleep..
George Carlin
The What
Someday this war is gonna end..
Posted by: Return of The What at August 25, 2009 10:15 AM
What, its actually very sad that you remain so angry with the world.
Were you ever happy at one time??
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 25, 2009 10:17 AM
The mood is odd today.
I think it might be time to resurrect the FGVOTD.
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 25, 2009 10:22 AM
Here Jackasses suck on this! Here's someone else PWNING Dave read it!
well I would imagine that any normal bank will look at the debt you have, at the value of the apt you "own" and then decide if you can borrow. If you owe 850kon a 500k apt you owe a lot of money you don't have. Why would any bank lend to you, and who would refi that mortgage. No sane bank would. Your FICOmay be fine, but you ability to borrow is still massively impaired. Oh and BTW when your existing guy realises that you are trapped in the mortgage you have wait to see the crap treatment you get from servicers etc, because they know you can't re-fi away from them.
If you default, you get put in the penalty box for 7 years and then all's fine, as far as I understand it. So default, rent and save for 7 years and then you can borrow again or carry on paying a multiple of what your property is worth for 30 years and hope prices come back. Seems like an easy decision to me.
Posted by: bklyn_rntr at August 25, 2009 10:13 AM
"What, its actually very sad that you remain so angry with the world."
I just hate you Dave! You represent everything I loath with the Gentrification Movement. That's why we can never meet face to face and everyday I hope you of all people get smashed in the collapse of the Mutant Asset Bubble....
The What
Someday dave is gonna end..
Posted by: Return of The What at August 25, 2009 10:22 AM
Where's Biff???
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 25, 2009 10:22 AM
"Why would a 155 pound Asshat buy a house in the middle of the Ghetto unless there is "EXPECTATION"!"
Ok then, let's go ahead and assume that he bought expecting a huge upturn. So, he and other recent buyers have lost some value. AND???? I still fail to see how that affects you personally. It's sad, really, to see someone take such delight in someone else's bad luck. It says a lot more about you than it does about the aforementioned buyers.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 10:22 AM
"Why would a 155 pound Asshat buy a house in the middle of the Ghetto unless there is "EXPECTATION"!"
I take exception with this comment. There is no way DIBS weighs more than 150 pounds soaking wet (re-write?).
Hey DIBS, I'm right here. :-)
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 25, 2009 10:25 AM
Biff, we could definitely use a FGVOTD. It's getting hot in here!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 10:25 AM
"I just hate you Dave! You represent everything I loath with the Gentrification Movement."
First of all, WTF is the "Gentrification Movement?????"
Secondly, why am I representative of it???
I have said, on numerous occassions, that Bed Stuy "gentrified" from within. it was gentrified by the people living there loooooong before I arrived.
People there raised the value of their property by themselves. Would you dare damn them for doing that???
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 25, 2009 10:26 AM
Snappy:
oh yes! the House is a mess right now with boxes, however the one great thing about moving is you throw away a lot of CRAP!!!
I will post a curb alert shortly as we are giving away furniture etc etc
YEs the OT is particularly scary today
Posted by: gemini10 at August 25, 2009 10:26 AM
144 max.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 25, 2009 10:27 AM
FGVOTD
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2c4L4CPfQY8
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 25, 2009 10:29 AM
Oooohhh...I love curb alerts! I totally don't need to bring anything else into my apt., but curb alerts get my undies in a bunch :) I went through a major purge about a year ago. The Salvation Army got most of my crap. A few things I sold or gave away on CL. It was a good feeling. After about 3 weeks of purging, I must have put out 3 large bags of shredded paper. It would have been more, but I overheated the damn shredder...poor thing couldn't take it!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 10:30 AM
DIBS, please. Allow me.
"Biff, we could definitely use a FGVOTD. It's getting hot in here!"
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 10:25 AM
Official FGVOTD:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RzRi-yaEJI
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 25, 2009 10:31 AM
Dave, I wanna see you perform that, dancing and all, at the next karaoke meetup :) And I will have the batteries charged up in my camera! Can anyone loan him a pair of parachute pants?
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 10:32 AM
People pay all kinds of money for what they want. We are not required or asked to understand it, or even agree with it. I personally, will never understand why anyone would pay thousands of dollars for a handbag with some designer's name plastered all over it. Obviously, my opinion on this is ignored by those who gladly fork their money over to do it. Those who want to, are free to buy the bag, the rest of us are free to buy what we want.
Dave found a house that pleased him, in a neighborhood that pleased him. Good for him. Just because others don't get that is their problem, not his. It has nothing to do with being awake or asleep to what goes on in the market. Its simply a matter of being able to afford what you want, where you want, and buying it. Why can't people just accept that, be happy for him, or indifferent, I'm sure he doesn't care either way, and let it go at that. There isn't always a conspiracy or ulterior motive.
Posted by: Montrose Morris at August 25, 2009 10:33 AM
Biff, I got that song in my head immediately after I posted that!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 10:33 AM
Biff, I actually threw my back out dancing to that damned song several years ago! It was fun though :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 10:34 AM
Good luck G10!
Posted by: the chicken at August 25, 2009 10:35 AM
MM, well said.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 10:36 AM
snappy
what's wrong with your foot exactly?
Posted by: Legion at August 25, 2009 10:36 AM
ooooh snappy, i love curb alerts too. it could make for an amusing streetfight, with each of us sporting a gimpy foot. :)
Posted by: CG_ups at August 25, 2009 10:36 AM
Here's another feel good video. This one really gets me.
http://piperoo.multiply.com/video/item/23/Charisse_Pempengco_duet_with_Celine_Dion_on_Oprah
Posted by: Montrose Morris at August 25, 2009 10:37 AM
the what's real estate acumen consists of this;
I will continue to say the sky is falling until my sandwich board falls apart or my medication kicks in.
whichever comes first.
Someday this guy is gonna stop quoting from apocalypse now.
Posted by: Legion at August 25, 2009 10:38 AM
ROFL CG! We could swing our canes and crutches at each other, but we have to make a ladies agreement to not touch the hair! LOL
Legion, I have a heel spur that is cutting into the plantar fascia and now it's been discovered that my arch is torn. YEOWCH!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 10:39 AM
NYC Apartment Rents Fall as
Aug. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Manhattan apartment rents fell as much as 10 percent in August from a year ago as tenants gained negotiating power in the recession.
Rents on one-bedroom apartments in buildings with doormen dropped 10 percent from a year earlier to an average of $3,274, according to a report by the Real Estate Group of New York. Studio prices fell 7 percent in those buildings to $2,329 and two-bedrooms declined almost 6.9 percent to $5,161.
“This month has been a bit of a power struggle between
renters seeking value and property managers trying to capitalize on the last of the summer demand,” according to the report. “The summer peak has been considerably muted this year.”
Rents in Manhattan are falling as unemployment climbs. The number of job seekers rose to 402,200 in July, the highest level since 1992, New York City’s Comptroller William Thompson said yesterday.
In non-doorman buildings, the price of a studio fell 8
percent to $1,931; One-bedrooms dropped 5.9 percent to $2,606 and two-bedrooms fell 8.2 percent to an average of $3,527.
WOW, 10%. THE SKY IS FALLING.
Also, they still look to be considerably more expensive than Brooklyn!!!!
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 25, 2009 10:39 AM
Snappy, there's something for everyone in that video. I'm guessing you're enjoying particular shots, such as the ones at the 1:16 to 1:19 mark!
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 25, 2009 10:40 AM
Legion @ 10:38...Ha!!! Sandwich board....ROFL! I laughed so hard I snorted :-)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 10:41 AM
"It's sad, really, to see someone take such delight in someone else's bad luck."
Whoa whoa! When rent, food and other items skyrocket the Assheads enjoyed the finer point of the Mutant Asset Bubble. Rents in (LODI) went from 1 bedroom 2003 850.00 to 1800.00 in 2009! Now Snappy is that a heathy environment? Jackasses who brought Assets got lucky but now they're trying to prevent DEFLATION! The Gentrification Movement has brought spoiled, Smug jackass to Brooklyn the bedrock of middle class families! Now you have buzzy Latte shops, Asshat thrift clothing stores, Restaurants no one can afford and the destruction of Coney Island! Brooklyn has turn into "Clown Town" thanks jackasses..
The What (Thanks for playing, NEXT!)
Someday this war is gonna end..
Posted by: Return of The What at August 25, 2009 10:41 AM
"I just hate you Dave! You represent everything I loath with the Gentrification Movement. That's why we can never meet face to face . . ."
What, you've got it backwards. You have to MEET Dave in person in order to fully appreciate hating him. So you should really come to the next Brownstoner gathering.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 25, 2009 10:43 AM
Biff, that's why I luv ya!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 10:43 AM
Hey legion- where have you been? (wanted to thank you for the good wishes you posted the other week)
AWIF seems to think dave is in food service or something because he had no idea about his background. The moving thread was really mean-spirited too.
Posted by: bxgrl at August 25, 2009 10:44 AM
What does AWIF mean??
Posted by: cobblehiller at August 25, 2009 10:44 AM
At this point, all I hear is Charlie Brown's teacher
WAANH WANNH WAAA WAAAANH
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 10:45 AM
Anyone been to Morandi Restaurant on Waverly Place?
Would you recommend it? Thinking of going with a friend.
http://www.morandiny.com/
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 25, 2009 10:46 AM
snappy,
sounds painful. you have to immobilize your foot for a while. That's a self limiting problem as far as I know. If you had surgery you have to be careful about an entrapment neuropathy in the foot.
Posted by: Legion at August 25, 2009 10:46 AM
I agree with What here, brooklyn really needed more nail shops, eyebrow threading shops and bad fried chicken joints instead of latte, restaurants and other trappings of an Asshat lefestyle.
I think the covert racism is not so covert in your statement "The Gentrification Movement has brought spoiled, Smug jackass to Brooklyn the bedrock of middle class families!"
HYPOCRITE
Just above you called Bed Stuy an armpit. You can't have it both ways, moron.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 25, 2009 10:46 AM
Actually Works In Finance...some guy's screenname.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 10:46 AM
"I'm gonna start looking into attaching a wheel!"
You can always get the motorized wheel-y chair! As in: "Vroooom, vroooom, look out for me"!!! LOL! I'm totally getting one of those if the time comes!
Posted by: cobblehiller at August 25, 2009 10:46 AM
cobble- his full name is Actually Works in Finance
Posted by: bxgrl at August 25, 2009 10:47 AM
cobble...he's "actually works in finance."
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 25, 2009 10:47 AM
cobble, while you were having fun in HTML-land yesterday, Kens sent a substantial manual update, so I guess I know what we're doing (again) this weekend.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 25, 2009 10:47 AM
:( im kind of annoyed. my sister's surprise party is at the same time as the michael jackson birthday party in the park :(
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 25, 2009 10:48 AM
Thank you! I leave for a day, and I lose touch completely! : (
Posted by: cobblehiller at August 25, 2009 10:48 AM
Again? I'm still recovering from this past weekend! ; )
Posted by: cobblehiller at August 25, 2009 10:49 AM
Legion...I have no idea what entrapment neuropathy means! I've had the spur removed before, but another grew :-( For now the plan is another MRI, soft cast, no movement and then PT. Pain in the @ss.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 10:50 AM
Thank you! I leave for a day, and I lose touch completely! : (
Posted by: cobblehiller at August 25, 2009 10:48 AM
I think you completely lost touch years ago.
:-P
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 25, 2009 10:50 AM
hello bxgrl,
I've been out plotting with fellow conservatives.lol. Met with Congressman King (ranking member of the foreign intelligence committee) at a function this past week. But let's not go there so early.
Hope all is well with you.
Posted by: Legion at August 25, 2009 10:50 AM
Thanks Chicken!
yes having to move is a great way to purge - I have already thrown away so much stuff and given away lots of clothing.
Posted by: gemini10 at August 25, 2009 10:51 AM
Cobble, Yes! The Hoveround! I want one!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 10:51 AM
morandi is decent. i'd say it's the most low key of the mcnally restaurants. food is ok, i like the fritta mista. lots of nice wines by the glass. can get a little eurotrashy on occasion and is super yuppie stroller for weekend brunch but should be ok for early week evening.
Posted by: CG_ups at August 25, 2009 10:51 AM
Snappy - I've heard of not knowing your ass from your elbow but how can you mistake your foot for your butt?
Posted by: Arkady at August 25, 2009 10:52 AM
Legion...have you seen the situation that the democratic governor of Mass and a few other congressman who are up for reelection are seeing??????
They are now lagging behind republicans in their election campaign.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 25, 2009 10:52 AM
"I think you completely lost touch years ago.
:-P"
Smart ass! No comments from the Peanut Gallery!! : P
Posted by: cobblehiller at August 25, 2009 10:53 AM
AWIF =
Angry With Ignorant F*cktards
or
Asshat With Idiotic Friends
Posted by: Expert Textpert at August 25, 2009 10:53 AM
CG_Ups, you are totally my go-to poster for restaurant reviews in the West Village. Thanks so much for the info!
Did you say "Eurotrash"...ugh...I'll have to play it by ear. I prefer PLUSAtrash.
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 25, 2009 10:54 AM
Arkady! LOL...after a bout of Vicodin delirium, anything is possible!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 10:54 AM
Morandi is good. Typical McNally - solid food, great atmosphere.
CG Ups - have you been to Minetta yet?
Posted by: dirty_hipster at August 25, 2009 10:55 AM
cobble...cashews today. I have run out of Redskin Spanish Peanuts!!!! :(
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 25, 2009 10:56 AM
This what's fueling the Mothership!
U.S. Raises Estimate for 10-Year Deficit to $9 Trillion
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/26/business/economy/26deficit.html?_r=1&hp
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration, citing an economic downturn that has been deeper than it had first thought, raised its estimate on Tuesday of the government’s deficit over the next decade to $9 trillion from $7.1 trillion.
Obamamamamaaaa has Jacked off one trillion and working on the next one! Bond market implosion in 5.. 4.. 3..
The What
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at August 25, 2009 10:57 AM
Salted or unsalted?
Posted by: cobblehiller at August 25, 2009 10:57 AM
I assume you own a lot of TYO & TMV, What.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 25, 2009 10:58 AM
Thanks DH as well. I think between you and CG_Ups, I could get at least one opinion on every bar or restaurant below 14th Street. You two are serious social animals!
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 25, 2009 10:59 AM
i lived in the west village for a while, i don't know anything new. i only know old fogey untrendy stuff young dh. :)
mmmmm i miss mary's fish camp. in the war of mary's vs pearl's oyster bar, mmmmm mary's shrimp tacos or a nice lobster roll. nice that i packed my crappy lunch today. sigh.
Posted by: CG_ups at August 25, 2009 10:59 AM
*rob*, try Dean & DeLuca for pickled asparagus. Isn't the store at Broadway & Prince near your office?
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 25, 2009 10:59 AM
Salty, of course!!!
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 25, 2009 10:59 AM
I'm gonna go out on a limb and say he likes his nuts salty :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 10:59 AM
Snappy you'd be more correct if the "nuts" wasn't plural!!! I'm not going to explain that to anyone who does not understand.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 25, 2009 11:01 AM
ditto to CG'ed suggestion of D&D. or any high end place that carries Gus' Pickles. I know they have them at Murray's Cheese and I'm pretty sure they do pickled asparagus/asparagas(sp?).
marcona almonds! the best! and roasted macadamia nuts. i miss hawaii.
Posted by: CG_ups at August 25, 2009 11:02 AM
dibs,
not just Mass. Look at New York and New Jersey,
Patterson and Corzine are both out next election if the polls stay the same.
snappy,
The MRI will most likely show inflammatory tissue. It will also help to rule out the possibility of an infection. be careful of infection if you had recent surgery.
Posted by: Legion at August 25, 2009 11:02 AM
"Salted or unsalted"
I assume Dave likes To eat salty nuts.
Posted by: Expert Textpert at August 25, 2009 11:02 AM
Legion, yes. patterson & Corzine were less like to begin with. The Mass gov was supposed to be a shoe-in and I think the other big change is a rep in NV.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 25, 2009 11:03 AM
"i lived in the west village for a while, i don't know anything new. i only know old fogey untrendy stuff young dh. :)"
Hehe CG Ups - Well if you remember the old Minetta Tavern on Minetta Ln and MacDougal St that closed some time ago - McNally renovated and opened a new restaurant.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at August 25, 2009 11:04 AM
Gartman is keeping track as we knew he would!!!!
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 25, 2009 11:04 AM
The surgery was a few years ago. I've done that, cortisone shots, pain meds, no luck. Hopefully something will give this time.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 11:05 AM
Morning all.
I had to share this with you guys because it literally made me laugh out loud. One of my favorite bloggers wrote about a recent book buying trip she made with her daughter. Let this be a warning to all parents when buying your kids some books.
http://tinyurl.com/l26lyo
Crack is Whack.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at August 25, 2009 11:05 AM
"Well if you remember the old Minetta Tavern on Minetta Ln and MacDougal St..."
I liked Minetta Tavern. It was one of the countless old fogey untrendy hangouts of mine!
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 25, 2009 11:07 AM
Old Village places - Limelight at 91 7th Av. South, Stefan's on Christopher, Lion's Head when it was still on Hudson (where Sazerac was too), even O'Henry's - Corner of 6th Av & W. 4th.
Posted by: Arkady at August 25, 2009 11:09 AM
"I liked Minetta Tavern. It was one of the countless old fogey untrendy hangouts of mine!"
haha biff - well now its a crazy celeb hangout with a 50 dollar hamburger!
Posted by: dirty_hipster at August 25, 2009 11:10 AM
THL, that is hysterical! OMG
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 11:10 AM
snappy,
if it's inflammatory in nature, cortisone usually helps. if it's degenerative in nature it won't. You will require shock wave therapy or something to convert it to an inflammatory condition the body will respond to.
Posted by: Legion at August 25, 2009 11:11 AM
DIBS - I always said "shoe in" until recently someone told me it's actually "shoo in". Comes from horse racing apparently. You just "shoo" the horse that is supposed to win across the finish line. The pre-selected winner is a "shoo in."
Posted by: lechacal at August 25, 2009 11:12 AM
Patterson- ugh. No one wants him back. Dems either. But who wins is another story. I hear that scum Guiliani might run. Can't wait for that- every word out of his mouth will be- When I saved NYC after 9-11. Delusional bastard.
Posted by: bxgrl at August 25, 2009 11:13 AM
Snappy I couldn't stop laughing. The shot of little Troy napping with his new favorite crack ho almost sent me off the chair.
P.S. Love the Nom, Nom Nom vid!
Posted by: TownhouseLady at August 25, 2009 11:14 AM
Cortisone helped me before, but I was told I've had too many of them to get another. Something about further degenerating the tissue. But the relief from that is so temporary anyway that it's not worth going through the severe pain of having that big @ss needle shoved into the bottom of my foot.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 11:14 AM
the What is right about one thing,
the debt and deficit are unsustainable. can't continue like this.
Posted by: Legion at August 25, 2009 11:15 AM
i liked the old waverly inn a lot. the west village has kind of turned into a huge celebrity clusterfuck. it makes me sad.
Posted by: CG_ups at August 25, 2009 11:15 AM
"if it's inflammatory in nature, cortisone usually helps. if it's degenerative in nature it won't."
Does cortisone work for posters who are inflammatory or degenerative in nature?
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 25, 2009 11:15 AM
bxgrl...as much as you, and many people, hate Guiliani, he would probably be good for NYC as governor. There haven't been many governors who haven't had it in for NYC. They all love us so much upstate!!!!!
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 25, 2009 11:16 AM
snappy- stop! stop! Too painful ....for me to even think about! I've got spurs in my lower back and lately they've been getting bad but I'm too chicken to ask the doctor about it. The last back specialist told me most likely i will need surgery but nooooooooo!
Posted by: bxgrl at August 25, 2009 11:17 AM
THL - That's priceless!
Posted by: Arkady at August 25, 2009 11:17 AM
Snappy, never EVER bet your sweet bippy...you might lose it!
Biff, I really like Morandi, food is yum but the place has a bit of a scene. You can't show up wearing madras shorts and German sandals with athletic socks.
Posted by: bitter retort at August 25, 2009 11:17 AM
Snappy, I feel for ya! My sister had that back in H.S. when she played 1001 different sports. I remember it took forever to heal. Mainly she just had to stay off the thing.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at August 25, 2009 11:17 AM
I hope it's Cuomo vs. Rudy & Cuomo wins.
Posted by: Arkady at August 25, 2009 11:19 AM
THL, I promptly sent that link to several friends! Troy and the crack ho is awesome. The napping pic made me laugh so hard I choked!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 11:19 AM
"Biff, I really like Morandi, food is yum but the place has a bit of a scene. You can't show up wearing madras shorts and German sandals with athletic socks."
Thanks bitter retort. Fortunately (or unfortunately as I'm going to be schvitzing like crazy by the end of the day) I'm in my formal Jedi attire today, aka, a monkey suit. Sandals with athletic socks should be illegal.
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 25, 2009 11:19 AM
"the west village has kind of turned into a huge celebrity clusterfuck"
CG_ups, when did you live in the West Village? I lived there from 1986-1990, and even though I generally agree, it's still my favorite neighborhood, outside of Brooklyn of course.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 25, 2009 11:20 AM
Bitter...I've got several sweet bippies so betting them is ok :) I just won about 4 of em in a poker game last week! Ha
Bxgirl, I can't even imagine having them in my back. That has to be hella-painful. What do you do for relief?
THL, the second time I dealt with this, the dr. asked me if I played a lot of sports. I was like, hey, I used to be all healthy and fit, but does it now look like my fat @ss plays anything other than guess what's for dinner?!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 11:22 AM
All my bippies are sour.
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 25, 2009 11:22 AM
THL - ok laughing too hard - I will have to follow that blog - it's hilarious!
Posted by: gemini10 at August 25, 2009 11:24 AM
Hi CG'ed. Finally could afford a decent place about 5 yrs ago, stayed until last year when I couldn't take it any more. Didn't help that I lived on Christopher Street then West Fourth over one of the loudest skunkiest bars in the universe. I loved the West Village and still love it, but I'm kinda off Manhattan in general. Not Manhattan's fault, I'm just burned out on it. Mostly the crowds. Maybe I'm becoming agoraphobic. hmmmm....
Posted by: CG_ups at August 25, 2009 11:25 AM
Sandals with athletic socks should be illegal.
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 25, 2009 11:19 AM
Biff Champion, Brownstoner's very own Tim Gunn! ; )
Posted by: bitter retort at August 25, 2009 11:25 AM
Snappy but don't you walk a lot?
Posted by: TownhouseLady at August 25, 2009 11:25 AM
I do, THL, and who knew that could kill me!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 11:28 AM
Gem, Snappy and Arkady,
You'll like this other post she did then. It starts off with BBQ and ends with Zoe deciding on what her "Girls Gone Wild" attire would be.
http://tinyurl.com/msmtzk
Posted by: TownhouseLady at August 25, 2009 11:29 AM
"Biff Champion, Brownstoner's very own Tim Gunn! ; )"
bitter retort, after all my drinking lately, I'm more like Shot Gunn! Alas, I am far from an expert on style, but there are a few basic things even I know are a serious fashion faux pas.
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 25, 2009 11:29 AM
I'm the same way CG ups - I kinda don't wanna have to deal with crowds of drunk people if I need to run to the corner store in my pajamas on a weeknight.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at August 25, 2009 11:30 AM
snappy- I lie in bed and weep while slugging aspirin. Once it was so bad my sister came running down from the Bronx to drag me to the hospital. Luckily for me aspirin works really well for major pain - sometimes even better than prescribed meds.
Posted by: bxgrl at August 25, 2009 11:31 AM
I don't mind dealing with crowds of drunk people if I need to run to my refrigerator in my pajamas on a weeknight.
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 25, 2009 11:31 AM
dave- Guiliani doesn't give a you know what for anyone and anything except himself. He'd be a rotten governor- mean, nasty, and constantly promoting himself as "America's Hero Mayor"- and he was so not.
Posted by: bxgrl at August 25, 2009 11:33 AM
ah biff- perhaps the drunk people would mind dealing with you in your pj's?
Posted by: bxgrl at August 25, 2009 11:34 AM
Oh! THL, that one is priceless too! I love how she picked out her skank gear!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 11:34 AM
"ah biff- perhaps the drunk people would mind dealing with you in your pj's?"
Not as much as they would mind dealing with me if I was out of my PJs!
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 25, 2009 11:35 AM
bxgirl...have you ever done PT for it? When my back was messed up I did PT at NYM Sports Clinic on 7th ave. They are wonderful.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 11:35 AM
Biff, if you decide to step out of your PJs, head on over to the High Line. You may as well make a real show out of it :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 11:36 AM
Jeff Lewis and Jenny are going to be in their PJ's on tonight's Flipping Out.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at August 25, 2009 11:39 AM
in full agreement with you on Guiliani Bxgrl. Would be a sad, unfortunate day to see his return.
Posted by: herkimermaid at August 25, 2009 11:40 AM
PLUSA PJ party anyone? Although the thought scares me what some of you folks do or don't sleep in!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 11:41 AM
Having Rudy would be as bad as having the What!
Posted by: Arkady at August 25, 2009 11:46 AM
dh - from what i hear, you're still out partying when all the other w-burgers are in their pj's. :)
Posted by: CG_ups at August 25, 2009 11:47 AM
Men:
Do you prefer sleeping in PJ's, underwear or in the buff?
Ladies:
Do you prefer sleeping in PJ's, Nightgown, undies or in the buff?
Me:
Answer:
Depends whom I'm sleeping with.
Posted by: Expert Textpert at August 25, 2009 11:48 AM
THL, when I first read your post, I thought you said "Jerry Lewis" would be in his PJs, and I most definitely do NOT want to see that.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 25, 2009 11:49 AM
THL - ok thanks that's my new fav blog - she's hilarious!!
the best part was the husband not giving away their dollas on naked girls
do you watch Flipping Out - one of my fav shows. I can't get enough of Jeff and Zoila's relationship!
Posted by: gemini10 at August 25, 2009 11:49 AM
What Textpert said.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 25, 2009 11:49 AM
Jeff Lewis in his PJs (or not) on the other hand . . .
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 25, 2009 11:50 AM
I sleep alone (unless you count Pia) so it matters not what I wear. Sigh.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 11:52 AM
haha sometimes CG!
Posted by: dirty_hipster at August 25, 2009 12:01 PM
I love Flipping Out.
CGar, Jeff is your type? I would have never guessed.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at August 25, 2009 12:02 PM
News of the Day:
Insert sleeps with p*ssy
Posted by: Expert Textpert at August 25, 2009 12:05 PM
LOL!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 12:07 PM
Giuliani?
Hey don't hate the player. Hate the game.
Biff,
Cortisone works for inflammatory posters but only if administered with a swift kick to the buttocks. As for degenerative types, that requires a bit more than a needle. Perhaps a day or two in a sweat box like in Cool Hand Luke.
Posted by: Legion at August 25, 2009 12:34 PM
Holy moly. This is a real commercial for a real product. Apparently MSNBC aired the commercial once and then pulled it for being too gross/explicit.
http://tinyurl.com/km8bog
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 12:44 PM
Where did everyone go?
Something I said?
:-)
Posted by: Expert Textpert at August 25, 2009 12:55 PM
I think the lunch rush is on. Speaking of which...I've got some chicken and proscuitto tortellini calling my name :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 12:56 PM
I've actually seen that commerical, Snappy. I couldn't believe it!
Posted by: East New York at August 25, 2009 12:58 PM
Meatball sandwich here.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 25, 2009 1:05 PM
Snappy, I hate it when my tortellini talks to me.
Posted by: bitter retort at August 25, 2009 1:06 PM
Tortellinis look like belly buttons.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 25, 2009 1:08 PM
mmmmm croque-madame sammich
Posted by: dirty_hipster at August 25, 2009 1:14 PM
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO at the manager at au bon pain on my lunch hour today coming up to me, getting all up in my face, and asking if i bought anything there. the thing is buy a small chili at wendy's cuz it's like less than 1/2 the price of au bon pain chili but i dont like sitting in wendy's. BUT i always buy a bagel from au bon pain to dip in my chili. i was done with my bagel already so it looked like i was just eating wendy's food in there. i go early so there are always tons of available tables. i dont know what her problem was. now i guess i know how those laptop people feel when they get their wifi shut off? maybe not. i just thought it was a rude thing to ask.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 25, 2009 1:15 PM
Snappy, is the tortellini from Fairway? That sounds so delicious.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at August 25, 2009 1:21 PM
"Meatball sandwich here"
Another nooner?
Posted by: Expert Textpert at August 25, 2009 1:21 PM
Going out to eat for lunch every day, I just don't get it.
Posted by: infinitejester at August 25, 2009 1:22 PM
What's the commercial about - am afraid to open the link
Rob - that's insane! - I mean hellloooo you just paid for the Au Bon Pain bagel. BTW - Wendy's chili is DELISH and I never eat fast food
DH - are you eating at Balthazaaaaaar?
Posted by: gemini10 at August 25, 2009 1:22 PM
can I get some sympathy for my sorrows with my Mets? now my ace Johan might need surgery on elbow and rumors of tommy john surgery just crushed my comeback aspirations for 2010 season
Posted by: more4less at August 25, 2009 1:23 PM
hey all when's the next brownstoner thing and can we have it at Der Schwarze Kölne? I'm thirsty.
Posted by: herkimermaid at August 25, 2009 1:25 PM
I was texting a friend who was at the game Sunday, it was the bottom of the 9th, Mets losing 9-7. Then I look, game's over. ?? Triple plays are the best.
Posted by: infinitejester at August 25, 2009 1:27 PM
I wasn't going to bring up the Mets. :-)
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 25, 2009 1:29 PM
"DH - are you eating at Balthazaaaaaar?"
i wish! just a little bistro
Posted by: dirty_hipster at August 25, 2009 1:39 PM
It's going to be Phillies/Yankees this year boys.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 25, 2009 1:40 PM
Late to the party commenting about houses but I agree with you, Snappy, except that I'd be buying that sad old house on Orient Ave. Or what is left of it. But there's houses as labors of love and then there's economics. Failing getting the millions, I am starting to wonder if it'd be crazy to get a weekend fake country house in... Staten Island. Because I wouldn't want to live there full-time but they are CHEAP.
Also, I spent last summer completely immobilized with a cast and pain and it was extremely unfun. Recommend MBT shoes, they help with most feet problems, I think.
I am all for next outing being at Der Schwarze. Still looking for an excuse to go there.
Posted by: Heather at August 25, 2009 1:40 PM
That house on Orient is awesome Heather
Posted by: dirty_hipster at August 25, 2009 1:42 PM
Also Sunday, a friend called and said he had tickets to Yankees/Red Sox, and I should come up to Boston to go. I was seriously tempted, but that was a little much. Glad I didn't b/c work yesterday was brutal.
Yankees are looking unstoppable, yep.
Posted by: infinitejester at August 25, 2009 1:43 PM
It was a lot more awesome when the block was all mafia and it had people living in it, DH. But yes, still awesome. That block used to be one those blocks, you know, where nobody ever did nothing.
Posted by: Heather at August 25, 2009 1:46 PM
When i win the mega millions, this is the house I want.
http://www.brownstoner.com/brownstoner/archives/2007/05/pining_for_the.php
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 25, 2009 1:47 PM
Oh, the yellow Vanderbilt house. Yeah, that's nice too. I actually saw a guy going into it yesterday, which is the first time I've ever seen anyone going in or out. And I heard dogs barking.
Posted by: Heather at August 25, 2009 1:53 PM
DIBS, that house's location is not most ideal. busy traffic on lafayette and vanderbilt, bus stop on both sides, flea crowd on Sat's,... house is great though. I haven't seen the sisters (who own it) for a long time already
Posted by: more4less at August 25, 2009 1:57 PM
m4l, I'd never leave the house. What do I care about the traffic. :)
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 25, 2009 1:58 PM
I loathe sports
I can't even follow Principal McGee's advice - "If you can't be an athlete, be an athletic supporter"
Posted by: bitter retort at August 25, 2009 1:59 PM
all I can say is, after this last "reno experience", I definitely don't dream about rundown old places anymore. my next place is gonna either be COMPLETELY rehabbed before I move in or, better yet, a brand new high quality super modern penthouse loft type apartment. oh but before I get carried away I'll never have any money ever again because the current house eats up every dime so I'll just keep dreaming... drinking is my only solace. Der Schwarze Kölne anyone? Heather's in!
Posted by: herkimermaid at August 25, 2009 2:01 PM
I normally just eat at my desk.
Posted by: East New York at August 25, 2009 2:01 PM
DIBS, that house does have parking for at least 2 cars.
Posted by: more4less at August 25, 2009 2:02 PM
I'm up for Der Schwarze. Thurs as usual?
Posted by: more4less at August 25, 2009 2:07 PM
m4l....I'll have to rent one of the spaces out to help foot the renovation bill!!!
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 25, 2009 2:07 PM
DIBS, the interior looks pretty decent shape - ie the few times I was able to look into it. and I would rent it from you if you match my current 150 rate
Posted by: more4less at August 25, 2009 2:11 PM
m4l is in!
Posted by: herkimermaid at August 25, 2009 2:12 PM
What house on Orient?
The What, Legion, and I agree on something: Deficit can't go on.
Anyone wonder how the What knows what Dave looks like? Apparently they've met!!!!!
Posted by: mopar at August 25, 2009 2:27 PM
The house on Orient = the house from "eternal sunshine of the spotless mind" it's a big victorian i think.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at August 25, 2009 2:33 PM
Oh! I like that house. Also "The World of Henry Orient."
Posted by: mopar at August 25, 2009 2:36 PM
Case Shiller housing prices UP:
"Annual home price declines in Phoenix continue to be among the worst in the nation, but home prices rose 1.1 percent in the second quarter.
Cleveland had the greatest month-to-month home price rise in June, 4.2 percent, followed by San Francisco (3.8 percent), Minneapolis (3.1 percent), Washington (2.8 percent), Dallas (2.7 percent) and Boston (2.6 percent).
Two cities had month-to-month price declines: Las Vegas (down 2 percent) and Detroit (down 0.8 percent)."
But but but but but but it's the collapse of the MAB says What!!!! See you in Detroit, What!
Posted by: mopar at August 25, 2009 2:37 PM
But but but that's only a short term blip before October says the What!
Posted by: mopar at August 25, 2009 2:37 PM
I am up for this Thursday, but was hoping for a place a bit more conducive to conversation than Der Schwartze Kolner. How about we take over the roof bar of that hotel in Gowanus that Kens visited this weekend?
Posted by: WonTon at August 25, 2009 2:38 PM
What did I miss (other than the obligatory cat videos and Mexican delivery men references)?
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 25, 2009 2:39 PM
is DSK already that overcrowded that you can't hear each other talk? somehow wouldn't surprise me but still would like to check it out.
Posted by: herkimermaid at August 25, 2009 2:44 PM
herk, I'm afraid I'm unavailable Thursday, and not just because I've been out drinking with PLUSAs for 4 of the past 5 nights. It's the first day of my vacation - the staycation portion - and I have family coming to town.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 25, 2009 2:49 PM
cargar :( well, we'll see if Thurs comes off at all... hopefully another time. hey do you ever go to the bklyn inn?
Posted by: herkimermaid at August 25, 2009 2:50 PM
Herk, found another 1 for DSK. her post should be forthcoming shortly
Posted by: more4less at August 25, 2009 2:51 PM
good work m4l!
Posted by: herkimermaid at August 25, 2009 2:52 PM
jeez u guys are real alcoholics!
Posted by: dirty_hipster at August 25, 2009 2:53 PM
I might be able to do Thursday, although I'm experiencing PLUSA overload lately. I just ran into johnife by Wall Street this afternoon.
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 25, 2009 2:54 PM
yeah :)
Posted by: herkimermaid at August 25, 2009 2:54 PM
I hope my suggesting I might show up won't have an adverse effect on the attendance.
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 25, 2009 2:54 PM
I haven't been to the Brooklyn Inn, but have always wanted to go. Cool bar and they have a pool table!
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 25, 2009 2:55 PM
I hallucinated typing a post, if not then this will be a double. I'd like to check out der schwarze koelner and am free on thursday.
Posted by: CG_ups at August 25, 2009 2:57 PM
DH you in? i need my green buddy. Snappy you too. and the other young'un. I do love corrupting the youth of Brooklyn.
Biff if you're not in attendance then people will probably not want to show up at all so please come.
awesome CG_ups is in.
let's check out the Inn one of these days CarGar. Great local watering hole and you can beat me at pool! I stink!
Posted by: herkimermaid at August 25, 2009 3:01 PM
"I hallucinated typing a post"
I hallucinated reading it. It was hysterical. I give it the HPOTD (Hallucinated Post of the Day) Award.
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 25, 2009 3:04 PM
CG_ups, I'm disappointed I won't be able to meet you on Thursday.
"let's check out the Inn one of these days CarGar. Great local watering hole and you can beat me at pool! I stink!"
herk, I'm there! And we can play drunk pool so we'll both be terrible.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 25, 2009 3:04 PM
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Someone give CG_Ups an imaginary tiara.
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 25, 2009 3:05 PM
Johan Santana is done for the season.
Posted by: East New York at August 25, 2009 3:05 PM
i'll be a game time decision - i have a fatiguing night ahead of me tomorrow night - might need thursdy to recoop.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at August 25, 2009 3:06 PM
CG'ed, I've been walking up and down henry / clinton streets with beagle max hoping to see a black chow that looks like a bear, but no luck so far!
Posted by: CG_ups at August 25, 2009 3:07 PM
"Johan Santana is done for the season."
great - my fantasy team is fucked
Posted by: dirty_hipster at August 25, 2009 3:07 PM
Good point, DH. I'm going to be hurting after my big night tomorrow too and might need to recoup (recoop is something the chicken does when coming home to roost after a vacation).
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 25, 2009 3:08 PM
excellent CarGar! I'm often down in that general area on weds eves so we'll arrange soon for one of these weeks. it's a pretty extraordinary place, very friendly. Have met many nice people there over the years. It would be my pleasure to introduce you :)
Posted by: herkimermaid at August 25, 2009 3:08 PM
I have too many commitments this week. Leaving this weekend for two weeks on the Cape.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 25, 2009 3:11 PM
CG_ups, I've been looking for you and Max for days, to no avail! Do you and Max have a regular route? I walk the CGar-dog on Henry and Clinton and typically take a route that allows us to do a couple of laps in Cobble Hill Park (dog-friendly and the CGar-dog loves meeting new people).
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 25, 2009 3:13 PM
too bad some of the regular players are otherwise engaged. should we consider next week?
Posted by: herkimermaid at August 25, 2009 3:14 PM
oooh, we haven't been making it that far up since I've been injured (we start on Carroll). We make it up to around Kane looping Henry and Clinton. Maybe we should set a doggy date! :)
Posted by: CG_ups at August 25, 2009 3:17 PM
ps. shouldn't you be cobblehilled? ;)
Posted by: CG_ups at August 25, 2009 3:19 PM
ENY, this season has long long been over for Mets. but if Johan has tommy john or some serious surgery then so is next season.
that freaking injury list for our g-men looks long too. I must've counted 8-10 starters on there.
Posted by: more4less at August 25, 2009 3:20 PM
"excellent CarGar! I'm often down in that general area on weds eves so we'll arrange soon for one of these weeks. it's a pretty extraordinary place, very friendly. Have met many nice people there over the years. It would be my pleasure to introduce you :)"
Wednesdays are good, after Labor Day. But, while I appreciate your offer, I really don't like meeting new people, especially if they're friendly.
;-)
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 25, 2009 3:21 PM
Black chows are the best.
Posted by: Heather at August 25, 2009 3:22 PM
CG'ed is rapidly approaching the casanova status of DIBS! :)
Posted by: CG_ups at August 25, 2009 3:23 PM
CG_ups, I love walking on Kane and Strong, so a "date" to meet in the middle sounds great. As for the name, I lived on Carroll for 10 years.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 25, 2009 3:23 PM
"that freaking injury list for our g-men looks long too. I must've counted 8-10 starters on there."
ARRRGHHHH!! You said it. Aaron Ross got hurt again today. Not good. This season is not starting off too well for the G-Men.
Posted by: East New York at August 25, 2009 3:24 PM
herk, I'm there! And we can play drunk pool so we'll both be terrible.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 25, 2009 3:04 PM
And I'll be there to hussle you out of your money. That was my means of income in early high school days. I haven't played pool since then really.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at August 25, 2009 3:27 PM
Does anyone remeber what the link was for the piece on the birthers - that only someone born at the time the Constitution was written is actually a valid president?
Posted by: Arkady at August 25, 2009 3:27 PM
you can pick the day/time! i walk max anytime 8-10pm.
Posted by: CG_ups at August 25, 2009 3:28 PM
ENY, what got me a little concerned is I think I saw 1 or 2 of the thin OL starters on the list. our high priced QB needs the protection from steady OL else we'll be forced to dial up max protection with Tightends
Posted by: more4less at August 25, 2009 3:28 PM
Heather, the CGar-dog thanks you.
"CG'ed is rapidly approaching the casanova status of DIBS! :)"
CG_ups, ROFL, on many levels!
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 25, 2009 3:30 PM
ok kens we'll let you know when that's happening. can't wait to be fleeced out of what little dough I have left to my name. in future will think more wisely about airing my foibles on the internets :)
Posted by: herkimermaid at August 25, 2009 3:32 PM
"And I'll be there to hussle you out of your money."
You're on, Kens.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 25, 2009 3:33 PM
CGar, I think Casanova lived in a tent, too.
Posted by: bitter retort at August 25, 2009 3:33 PM
signing off, have a lovely afternoon everybody.
Posted by: herkimermaid at August 25, 2009 3:34 PM
Arkady-It was on Huff Post.Chris Kelly. If you can't find it let me know- I saved the MHTML.
Posted by: bxgrl at August 25, 2009 3:34 PM
What is a popular cologne for men? I used Obsession for years and it became my patented scent. Then I switched to Armani Code, but I don't love it so much.
Any suggestions (other than Hai Karate, Brut, Old Spice, Aqua Velva and Glade Air Freshener)?
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 25, 2009 3:35 PM
"you can pick the day/time! i walk max anytime 8-10pm."
CG_ups, after 8pm most nights sounds perfect. I'll have to impose on the kindness of strangers to get your email address.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 25, 2009 3:35 PM
C Gar- *ahem* May I speak with you privately?
Posted by: bxgrl at August 25, 2009 3:35 PM
"CGar, I think Casanova lived in a tent, too."
Did he pitch them himself?
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 25, 2009 3:36 PM
no cologne! just be clean. cologne is the worst. one of the guys in my office uses AXE BODY SPRAY. it is vile but even expensive cologne is gross.
Posted by: CG_ups at August 25, 2009 3:39 PM
Biff, au natural?
I really love Aqua De Gio or Issey Miyake.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at August 25, 2009 3:39 PM
M4L, your analysis is quite good. Protecting Eli is the prime directive, everything else takes a back seat!
Posted by: East New York at August 25, 2009 3:40 PM
"What is a popular cologne for men?"
Biff, I hate to disappoint and let you down - yet again - but I know nothing about current mens' colognes. Also used to wear Armani when I wore cologne - does cologne ever go bad?
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 25, 2009 3:40 PM
bxgrl, I swear she's a platonic dog-walking friend!
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 25, 2009 3:41 PM
Biff, Issey Miyake - L'Eau d'Issey or John Varvatos..good stuff
or Aspray All Over Body Deodorant as was previously discussed on the thread
Posted by: bitter retort at August 25, 2009 3:41 PM
Biff you always smell really good. I had no idea it was Glade :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 3:42 PM
I like the cologne made by my place of employment (no names please)
Posted by: dirty_hipster at August 25, 2009 3:42 PM
"no cologne! just be clean. cologne is the worst. one of the guys in my office uses AXE BODY SPRAY. it is vile but even expensive cologne is gross."
That's funny. A friend just told me to use some AXE crap. I said I'm certainly too old for that, based on the commercials.
Maybe I should give up on cologne. I'm at that age now where my sense of smell is gone and I put WAY too much on. I think I smell like a French whorehouse when I go out. It's like those old Upper East Side ladies who make you feel like you have to throw up when you're stuck with them and their scent in an elevator.
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 25, 2009 3:44 PM
CG, but I'll bet all the women on the beach chase him to the office every morning..
Posted by: bitter retort at August 25, 2009 3:44 PM
"Biff you always smell really good. I had no idea it was Glade :)"
Awwwww, thanks Snappy. I wish straight women loved me half as much as the lesbians do!
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 25, 2009 3:45 PM
A little hendricks gin on the wrists will remind you that good times(HH) are not too far away.
Posted by: DeLepp at August 25, 2009 3:45 PM
helloooo luv-ah
Posted by: CG_ups at August 25, 2009 3:46 PM
DH, I never knew hipsters wore colognes especially made by Deutsche Bank. :o)
Posted by: Kensingtonian at August 25, 2009 3:47 PM
DeLepp, your posts crack me up EVERY time!
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 25, 2009 3:47 PM
Biff, if the straight women loved you like the lesbos do, your wife would be kickin' your @ss regularly :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 3:49 PM
That was hilarious DeLepp.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at August 25, 2009 3:49 PM
Cologne is for EUROTRASH.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 25, 2009 3:49 PM
Oh, Kens...my tortellini was one of those Buitoni things. Yummy.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 3:50 PM
according to AWIL and The WHAT, Dave reeks of money. Dave maybe you should start spraying youself with something?
Posted by: Kensingtonian at August 25, 2009 3:51 PM
haha kens - its a nutty odor that smells like spaten and sausage
Posted by: dirty_hipster at August 25, 2009 3:51 PM
Thanks Snappy! I'll be buying those this weekend :o).
Posted by: Kensingtonian at August 25, 2009 3:52 PM
Hmmmm...a man that smells like sausage...that could get me curious! LOL
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 3:54 PM
Anyone wonder how the What knows what Dave looks like? Or do you already know?
Posted by: mopar at August 25, 2009 3:54 PM
QUIZ:
Who wears lime on Tuesdays and sweet and sour on Thursday's.
Posted by: DeLepp at August 25, 2009 3:55 PM
I always liked the smell of the shampoo from the Sukhothai Hotel. it was made by some French brand that has a store on madison Ave in the 60s or 70s.
It brings back great memories.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 25, 2009 3:56 PM
biff,
Just pick up a bottle of Patouli oil on Saturday at the Flea. You'll have all the cougars after you, at least the ones who went to Woodstock.
if not, try Armani Vertiver Babylone.
Posted by: Legion at August 25, 2009 3:57 PM
Biff, I've got it!! BK Flame!! Burger King's cologne described as the "scent of seduction, with a hint of flame-broiled meat".
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 25, 2009 3:57 PM
Mopar, where did he describe Dave's looks? I personally think he has shown up to at least one meetup and lurked in the background laughing at us.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 3:57 PM
mopar, Dave mentioned before his dimensions on here when he was flirting with LincolnSlope (I think). Also, he saw a pic of Dave at the get together a while back that was posted by Mr. B so there is no surprise that he would know exactly how Dave looks like.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at August 25, 2009 3:58 PM
mopar...why do you think he knows what I look like???
He and i meet up on occassion but we said we'd never tell anyone. The pillow talk is great.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 25, 2009 3:58 PM
molton brown makes some good smelling shit too
Posted by: dirty_hipster at August 25, 2009 3:58 PM
A PLUSA cologne.
Scent would be a mix of 6+ beers, Asian ass, Latina sweat, glitter, and poo mist from ensuite bathroom
Posted by: Expert Textpert at August 25, 2009 3:59 PM
The What wears a scent knows as Napalm in the Morning.
He just loves that smell.
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 25, 2009 3:59 PM
"known" as, that is
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 25, 2009 3:59 PM
I HATE the smell of patouli; any of that coconut smelling crap.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 25, 2009 4:00 PM
I just got screamed at by a total psycho woman. Her parting shot "How would you like your mother treated the way you treated me!!"
Posted by: infinitejester at August 25, 2009 4:00 PM
jester...what did you do to her???? LOL
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 25, 2009 4:01 PM
eau du What,
a potent mixture of sweaty palms, a trucker's roid pad and a hint of greengrass.
Posted by: Legion at August 25, 2009 4:02 PM
Expert...you left out the hint of cat in that cologne :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 4:03 PM
jester, I had worse lol. I worked in every type of LEGAL service industry you can imagine during college and I heard it all :o).
Posted by: Kensingtonian at August 25, 2009 4:04 PM
I had no idea so many men don't wear cologne. This is going to give me more time at the Duty Free to look for booze!
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 25, 2009 4:04 PM
IJ, it's the heat or something. Last week at crumb some nut called me a "yenta".
Posted by: DeLepp at August 25, 2009 4:05 PM
"Also, he saw a pic of Dave at the get together a while back that was posted by Mr. B so there is no surprise that he would know exactly how Dave looks like."
This, possibly.
Posted by: etson at August 25, 2009 4:06 PM
Ha ha ha, did anyone see the post that just went up?
I think today is Mock Rob with Urban Farming day.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at August 25, 2009 4:06 PM
DeLepp, I think you called yourself a yenta last time we had drinks. Just admit it; you're the Linda Richmond of Brownstoner.
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 25, 2009 4:08 PM
Biff, you're right it was Thursday when was I was channeling Linda. If I do say so myself I've got the verklempt down pat.
Posted by: DeLepp at August 25, 2009 4:11 PM
lol a long time ago i used to buy those oils on the street (you know the ones that you put in a candle thingie to scent a room)? but i thought it was for the body and i remember a coworker yelling out why does it smell like a f'ing christmas tree in here??! hahahah i was pretty embarrassed i stopped wearing those things.
and biff, axe? hahahah. i thought only 14 year guidos in training from long island wore that stuff!
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 25, 2009 4:12 PM
Cologne or booze? "Talk amongst yourselves."
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 25, 2009 4:16 PM
Getting my ass handed to me by my co-workers. Guess I'm a good boss if people can tell me I was wrong.
Posted by: infinitejester at August 25, 2009 4:16 PM
Rob, my point was someone suggested I use AXE, which I thought was bizarre. Most people my age living in Brooklyn Heights use Eau do Mothballs.
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 25, 2009 4:18 PM
Rob you WORE that stuff? LOL Only you man, only you!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 4:18 PM
Make that "Eau de Mothballs"
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 25, 2009 4:18 PM
And is it me or was there no COTD today? What's up?
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 4:18 PM
jester - about the crazy woman? Can't imagine you did anything bad enough to merit her response.
Posted by: etson at August 25, 2009 4:21 PM
quote:
I think today is Mock Rob with Urban Farming day.
SERIOUSLY i noticed that too! grrrrr. if some sort of green living condo development post goes up my head will explode!
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 25, 2009 4:22 PM
Jester, did you start signing and rolling on the floor at work to elicit such a response? :) You are my rock hero!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 4:22 PM
I have never worn cologne. I won't wear any scented body products. My after-shave is fragrance free.
Posted by: lechacal at August 25, 2009 4:25 PM
I was wondering why there was no COTD thread as well.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 25, 2009 4:25 PM
I aim to please.
No but I play music in short bursts over the speaker system, just to make people go "huh?" The instrumental break in "Walking on a Dream" between the first chorus and second verse gives 'em a smile.
Posted by: infinitejester at August 25, 2009 4:27 PM
Mr. B's employees are slacking while the bossman is on vacation.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at August 25, 2009 4:27 PM
Lechacal...I can so see you saying "Cologne is for P*****s!" LOL
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 4:27 PM
I do admit to liking sandalwood shave soap.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 25, 2009 4:28 PM
Ladies: Do you were cologne/perfume?
Which one?
I'm into body sprays.
Posted by: Expert Textpert at August 25, 2009 4:29 PM
I know a guy who used to marinate himself in Drakar. Walking past him made you feel like you had just eaten a six-pack of soap. The smell was so strong you could literally taste it. Ugh.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 4:30 PM
I used to wear Ralph Lauren Blue. It drove my ex crazy and guaranteed that I'd get some after a date :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 4:31 PM
I love the smell of vanilla.
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 25, 2009 4:32 PM
bxgrl - Thanks for the Huffington!
Posted by: Arkady at August 25, 2009 4:33 PM
Chanel has a perfume, I forget which one, but it is seriously overpowering. Oh, it's Allure. That stuff is irresistable.
Posted by: infinitejester at August 25, 2009 4:34 PM
Biff, are you sniffing candles then while your wife is away? :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 4:35 PM
I like most Vetiver soaps and colognes.
Dave, my dad still uses sandalwood shave soap. I used to love sitting in the bathroom watching him foam up the soap with his brush and swoosh it all over his face before shaving. I love the smell but it's reminds me too much of him to be sexy on a guy.
Snappy, so many guys in my H.,S. wore Drakar that I think if you scratch and sniff the walls you can still smell it. Vomitacious.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at August 25, 2009 4:35 PM
I think Red Door has got to be one of the worst women's perfumes ever made. My mom used to wear that and choke us all out of the house. Ugh. (sorry mom!)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 4:36 PM
Ha! Very true THL. Unfortunately, many of them were convinced that a dousing of that could take the place of bathing their pits and naughty bits. Yuck.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 4:37 PM
"Biff, are you sniffing candles then while your wife is away?"
Snappy, I prefer sniffing Rice Krispie Squares. They taste much better once I'm done smelling them.
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 25, 2009 4:37 PM
Jo Malone Lotus Blossom and Water Lily
Tiger Lily's twin sisters..
Posted by: bitter retort at August 25, 2009 4:39 PM
I knew a woman who used FDS.
And I dated a few others who should have.
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 25, 2009 4:39 PM
Biff--my advice is to stay away from all those men's cologne's with designer labels. Way too mass market.
I love the fragrance of vetiver on men. Guerlain makes a nice one, and so does Jo Malone.
Also, check out the line colognes by the Farmacia Santa Maria Novello. They have a shop down in Lafayette Street near the Puck Building. I used to buy it at the flagship pharmacy in Florence. Dry, subtle, yummy.
My favorite perfumier, Annick Goutal, also makes some fragrances for men. Her line is at Bergdorf's, and also at Barney's.
Posted by: WonTon at August 25, 2009 4:40 PM
There's a women's perfume I smell every now and then that i swear smells just like what they use when they spray for roaches.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 25, 2009 4:40 PM
ROFL Biff! That's a shame. Did you see the commercial I posted? They show a woman spraying near her goodies to get rid of the smell. Unbelievable!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 4:41 PM
I used to like Lothantique "Green Tea", but now I can't find it anywhere.
Sometimes otherwise use CKOne.
I like the light crisp ones.
How did we get on THIS topic?!
Posted by: cobblehiller at August 25, 2009 4:41 PM
Snappy, I think Narcisse is the worst ever. I become a snapping, rabid dog when someone walks past me wearing that.
Posted by: bitter retort at August 25, 2009 4:41 PM
Snappy - nah, they don't smell so good with cologne.
Posted by: lechacal at August 25, 2009 4:41 PM
I wear:
Marc Jacob's Daisy
Allure by Chanel
Stella by Stella McCartney
Per Una- got it in England, no idea where, but people seem to like it on me.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at August 25, 2009 4:42 PM
Dave, I've smelled that on folks. It's gross. I've totally been out some places where I'm suddenly like, "does anyone else smell Raid?" and it turns out to be some woman's perfume.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 4:44 PM
I don't know that I've ever smelled Narcisse.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 4:46 PM
Most modern fragrances have a chemical base and a "fixer" to make it last longer. Major yuck factor for me. I can't stand most of the commercial scents.
If you want to avoid that roach killer effect, stick with old school perfumes from Guerlain and Chanel, or with Annick Goutal, Santa Maria Novello, Jo Malone and Penhaligon.
Penhaligon is mostly unisex scents. An old British company. Very subtle and classy
Posted by: WonTon at August 25, 2009 4:46 PM
Dave YES!! I've never had the nerve to ask them what it was though. It burns your nostrils.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at August 25, 2009 4:47 PM
"You use L'Evian skin cream. And sometimes you wear L'Air du Temps; but not today."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QU8jKn7sMwU
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 25, 2009 4:47 PM
It's so hard to pick out a good scent. I cant stand going into the store and being assaulted by 90 different smells. Gives me an instant headache and about 5 minutes into it, I'm thoroughly nauseous. Stores need to find a better way to set that stuff up. It took them long enough to get to the point where they no longer have it right at the entrance/exit where you have no choice but to walk through it.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 4:49 PM
quote:
There's a women's perfume I smell every now and then that i swear smells just like what they use when they spray for roaches.
hmmm i wonder if it's made by H20.? i got a 4 sample set of after bath sprays from h20 and i sprayed it at work (not on myself, just into the air) and two people said it smelled like bug spray!!! it sorta did too
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 25, 2009 4:49 PM
Givenchy makes some good stuff too
Posted by: dirty_hipster at August 25, 2009 4:50 PM
who was it at the last gathering who was wearing Britney spears' perfume?
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 25, 2009 4:50 PM
When I studied it in college I used to be a major perfume snob like Won Ton (no offense).
Now, I think the problem comes not from it being commercial per se but people buying and keeping perfumes too far past their expiration date.
They really have a remarkably short shelf life and most don't notice when it turns if they're wearing it every day. For that reason I never buy it from a discounter, it's usually old before you get it home. I also like to switch mine up. If it's not under my nose constantly I can better detect when it goes off.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at August 25, 2009 4:53 PM
Also there's another perfume that reminds me of the smell at the funeral home when my grandmother died.
Occasionally I smell my grandmother's actual perfume on some older woman...never asked any of them what it was...a nice "old lady" fragrance of some sort.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 25, 2009 4:54 PM
Mr. B's minions are definitely falling down on the job. No COTD and the Blogwrap features a photo of Manhattan. BOOOOOOO HISS BOOOOOOO!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 4:55 PM
"How did we get on THIS topic?"
Obviously a PLUSA smells and needed help!
Posted by: Expert Textpert at August 25, 2009 4:55 PM
Perfume doesn't really do anything for me. I only notice it in a bad way (too much, too stinky, etc) and not in a good way. There are some smells I really love but none of them on other people. The smell of clothing that has dried outside on a clothesline is one of my absolute favorite smells in the world. The smell of wood chips and chainsaw. Freshly milled lumber. Hay drying in a field. Clean fresh water, like the smell of a stream as you drink from it. These are all pretty cliche and obviously just nasal nostalgia from my youth, but you can probably see the pattern and understand why perfume wouldn't do it for me.
Posted by: lechacal at August 25, 2009 4:57 PM
THL, interesting re: the short shelf life. I usually buy the huge ass bottle of cologne and, despite spritzing copious amounts of the stuff on me, takes forever to finish. I really think I need to consider going au naturel from now on.
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 25, 2009 4:58 PM
Nice older lady perfume- Miss Dior, Jicky and Joy
Posted by: TownhouseLady at August 25, 2009 4:58 PM
"Penhaligon is mostly unisex scents. An old British company. Very subtle and classy"
Agree with WonTon. Penhaligon is very nice. My uncle brought me a nice bottle from London, with a touch of a citrus fragrance as I recall. Very understated.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 25, 2009 4:59 PM
lechal, i imagine butterflies following you everywhere you go and rosesbuds opening up as you pass by. ; )
Posted by: bitter retort at August 25, 2009 4:59 PM
They say smell is the sense most closely correlated with memory.
I still can't stomach the smell of D&G light blue because of an ex.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at August 25, 2009 5:00 PM
lechacal- my husband doesn't care for it either. I usually never wear it around him unless we're out with a group.
His favorite smell? Fresh washed hair.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at August 25, 2009 5:00 PM
my absolute fav. smell in the world is the smell of the halloween aisle in stores. it's like autumn and plastic and rubber and candy all mixed into one scent. totally pop a boner when i walk into an exclusive halloween only store.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 25, 2009 5:01 PM
"Freshly milled lumber"
lechacal...have you ever cut teak wood??? The smell is really wonderful.
Yes, wood chips and chain saws is a smell I always remember.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 25, 2009 5:02 PM
"The smell of wood chips and chainsaw."
And lechacal wonders why people are scared of him?
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 25, 2009 5:02 PM
DH, D&G Light Blue reminds me of an insanely wild night I had a couple of years back. I'll have to tell you about that one when I have a beer in my hand....something tells me you'll like this story :-)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 5:03 PM
I hope I'm not bending over picking up the candy corn when you're there rob.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 25, 2009 5:03 PM
I'm going to market a new cologne called "Curiosity", which comes attached to a six-pack of PBR.
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 25, 2009 5:03 PM
dibs, maybe you are smell jean nate? or elizabeth taylor's white diamonds? (that's my grandmother's fav. perfume, and i think it's old ladyish) jean nate is very bingo hall though i think. tho i used to douse myself in jean nate powder before going to school as a kid somethings :-/
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 25, 2009 5:04 PM
Rob!!!!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 5:04 PM
besides food, only smell I look forward to sniffing is the scent of a baby. not the poop/pee smell but that distinct smell babies have up till around 8 months old. Love sniffing those little buggers' head for that scent
Posted by: more4less at August 25, 2009 5:04 PM
"jean nate"
My mom also used every Jean Nate product known to mankind.
Posted by: cobblehiller at August 25, 2009 5:05 PM
later. boss snuck out. good enough reason for me to sneak out - especially since I carried his behind the whole time here at work. re-writes welcomed
Posted by: more4less at August 25, 2009 5:05 PM
play doh! YES!!!!!!!!!!!! that smell is AMAZING. the new play doh they make isnt as strong. or maybe my sense of smell isnt as strong. plain old modeling clay smells great too. you know what always smells awesome? cats. NOT!
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 25, 2009 5:06 PM
Biff, I know several men and women who should buy that cologne! It would be a hit among the metrosexuals :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 5:06 PM
haha snappy i'll remind u!
Posted by: dirty_hipster at August 25, 2009 5:06 PM
My mom was a huge jean nate fan as well. When I pass the aisle in the dollar stores now I get all nostalgic :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 5:07 PM
fresh baby smell? what the heck do fresh babies smell like? i can only thing of one place where a fresh baby would have gotten its smell from and smell like, and that's a place i don't visit.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 25, 2009 5:08 PM
My father loves the smell of cow manure. It reminds him of his youth. I hate the smell, but then again I never lived on a dairy farm like he did. I used to drive around with him in his pickup truck when I was a kid, and every time we drove by a dairy farm he would roll down the window and make a really big deal about how much he was enjoying the smell. That mixed with his cigars.... not part of my nasal nostalgia collection.
Posted by: lechacal at August 25, 2009 5:08 PM
M4L- YES! baby smell is so delicious. If we could only figure out how to bottle that.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at August 25, 2009 5:08 PM
I don't consider myself a perfume "snob", I just really take pure pleasure in going to a fine fragrance counter (Bendels, Bergdorf's or Barney's in New York, anyplace in Paris), and nose-tasting. It's like wine tasting, only...more intense.
Posted by: WonTon at August 25, 2009 5:08 PM
My favorite smell is what it's like right after a heavy rain in the summer. It takes me back to being 8 years old and singing James Taylor songs while sliding in my socks across the kitchen floor that my mom had just waxed.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 5:10 PM
DIBS: Never cut teak. Only native species. I have cut down thousands of red oak, white pine, hemlock, ash, maple (soft maple and hard maple), beech... the occasional white oak, butternut, black walnut... but never teak.
Posted by: lechacal at August 25, 2009 5:10 PM
I like the smell of gas (not the kind emitted from animals, the kind at the pump).
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 25, 2009 5:10 PM
A freshly powdered baby is particularly nice. Love that smell.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 5:11 PM
quote:
"I hate the smell, but then again I never lived on a dairy farm like he did."
from the way NYC, especially brooklyn seem to be "evolving" these days, you may very well be living on a dairy farm. :(
B2C REPZ
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 25, 2009 5:12 PM
That smell is good, Biff, until you wind up cross eyed and nauseous!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 5:12 PM
"My favorite smell is what it's like right after a heavy rain in the summer"
YES!! i love this too!!
Posted by: dirty_hipster at August 25, 2009 5:12 PM
Hey...do I get a prize for being #400?
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 5:13 PM
Snappy, you got post #400. It's not quite the same as the coveted #500, but you'll take what you can get...
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 25, 2009 5:13 PM
I love very clean smelling perfumes like White Linen and Ma Griffe. My Aunt who was a very sophisticated world traveler used Ma griffe and L'air du temps. But republique (I don't even know if its produced anymore was the sexiest (and Chanel #5.) Still love fresh lavender and fresh cut grass.
Posted by: bxgrl at August 25, 2009 5:13 PM
biff, yes gasoline is a pretty amazing smell. does new gas smell like that anymore? i hardly ever smell that scent anymore.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 25, 2009 5:13 PM
WonTon chill, I didn't mean it in a derogatory way. You said you can't stand most commercial scents. So obviously have very refined olfactory senses. Not a bad thing.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at August 25, 2009 5:14 PM
Biff, you like huffing? Boy, the next brownstoner night out is gonna be fun!
Posted by: lechacal at August 25, 2009 5:14 PM
"but you'll take what you can get..."
sounds like my love life these days! :-(
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 5:15 PM
Oh yes- summer rain smell! And damp forest earth.
Posted by: bxgrl at August 25, 2009 5:15 PM
Where is that place at that Herki was talking about having the next meetup?
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 5:16 PM
Not necessarily cutting down the teak tree but just sawing the wood produces an incredibly intense sweet smeel with teak.
I mad a bar counter out of it for my garage roof deck in Chicago many years ago.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 25, 2009 5:18 PM
Talk about karma - just went to 7-11 to get a cup of coffee, on the way back an old lady asked me to carry her bags to the bus stop for her.
Posted by: infinitejester at August 25, 2009 5:18 PM
I love the smell of downtown manhattan on a humid, but not too hot evening - its a combo of restaurants, car fumes and the musty, dirtyness of the city. Reminds me of my college days wandering around all dizzy.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at August 25, 2009 5:19 PM
"Ma Griffe"
Wow, I haven't smelt that in ages but when you said it it came right back.
Anyone else love the smell of Captain Black Pipe smoke? My dad's best friend used to smoke it and whenever he was at our house that smell used to float around like he most amazing incense. Now, my next door neighbors brother who comes to visit him each summer from Barbados smokes little cigars on the front porch that smell exactly the same. I love when the scent wafts through the windows.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at August 25, 2009 5:19 PM
Jester, I hope you were a good boyscout and carried them happily!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 5:19 PM
Speaking of distinct smells, who is going to get post 420?
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 25, 2009 5:22 PM
hi
Posted by: dirty_hipster at August 25, 2009 5:23 PM
The smell in the tropics (Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia) of the natural rotting of vegetationbecause of the tropical climate evokes a lot of memories for me.
Also, the smell of the Tuk Tuks in Bangkok, their fetid exhaust mixed with the street food vendors on a hot night after I've come from Tawan bar with a guy on each arm.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 25, 2009 5:24 PM
"Talk about karma - just went to 7-11 to get a cup of coffee, on the way back an old lady asked me to carry her bags to the bus stop for her."
Instant! And did you carry them for her?
Posted by: cobblehiller at August 25, 2009 5:25 PM
How appropriate! DH is #420. Somebody give the man a one-hitter!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 5:26 PM
OMG!!! I met my husband in that blogwrap bar Walter's.
It's true, the most heinous bar in Manhattan is where I met my love.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at August 25, 2009 5:27 PM
THL!!! Do you guys ever go back there to reminisce?
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 5:28 PM
Yeah, I did. Told me she'd come in to see me.
Posted by: infinitejester at August 25, 2009 5:29 PM
"Anyone else love the smell of Captain Black Pipe smoke?"
I do, if it's the one that's got that vanilla-cherry kind of aroma. I once read a description of cigarrette smoke as a "pinprick in the nostrils."
Posted by: infinitejester at August 25, 2009 5:31 PM
THL, beats meeting your guy in a lair for pathetic losers!
Posted by: jessibaby at August 25, 2009 5:32 PM
"Captain Black Pipe smoke?"
Yes! BH smokes a pipe from time to time, I like that more than cigars. Bleh.
Posted by: cobblehiller at August 25, 2009 5:32 PM
My girlfriend after ditching her corporate world job decided she wanted to be a bartender and I, the ever faithful friend went to be there on her first night. The Monday before Thanksgiving.
My hubby, is in a pool league and he was waiting for his team to arrive (this is not his home bar- it was an away match). I had to ask him to watch my giant pile of Christmas shopping bags because there wasn't room to bring them into the bathroom and I was practically in tears I had to go so bad. My GF wasn't going to be arriving for another hour.
Both he and my bags were both there when I got back. His team started to arrive. My GF arrived we didn't really talk after that.
Fast forward to March his team is back playing at the bar and he asks my GF if I ever came in, my GF said , why should she? She called me and I agreed to come in the next Monday. We got married one year to that date later.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at August 25, 2009 5:33 PM
Good man, infinite. Your karma for the day is clean! ; )
Posted by: cobblehiller at August 25, 2009 5:33 PM
"He and i meet up on occassion but we said we'd never tell anyone. The pillow talk is great."
I knew it. Dave, what scent does he wear?
Posted by: mopar at August 25, 2009 5:34 PM
jessi- that's a lair for other things, most of which are very unsavory and scary.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at August 25, 2009 5:34 PM
"beats meeting your guy in a lair for pathetic losers!"
LOL!!
I know a few people that have met their significant other in a bar. I just picked mine up on the street!! LOL!!
Posted by: cobblehiller at August 25, 2009 5:35 PM
Oooh, Cobble, tell us! How'd you land Chad?
Posted by: jessibaby at August 25, 2009 5:37 PM
Smells I HATE:
Kretek cigarettes
Hazelnut coffee
Too much cologne on a guy or perfume on a woman
Durian
Curry
Foreigners who don't use deodorant
Three day old rice
cornerbodega's store
subway urination
hog shit ( cow manure is OK)
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 25, 2009 5:37 PM
I love the smell of cigar smoke. My grandpop (who ran his own moving company in Newark, N.J.) smoked them constantly. When we came back home from visiting him, the smell lingered. I guess that not necessarily a good thing, but I grew to love that aroma.
Posted by: East New York at August 25, 2009 5:39 PM
Maybe I'll find my next thick-thighed girlfriend in the cheese section at Fairway :-)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 5:40 PM
Snappy, we joked that we should have had our wedding reception there but I was afraid no one would show!
I met up with him once when his team played there again but the league he's in now doesn't include the Walter's team in it's roster so we can safely avoid it.
Cobble! Did you ask him to carry your groceries to the bus stop? Or were you moonlighting as a streetwalker and have a Pretty Woman moment? LOL!
Posted by: TownhouseLady at August 25, 2009 5:40 PM
DIBS, I agree with all of those except curry. I love the smell of Indian food.
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 25, 2009 5:41 PM
cornerbodega's store = moth balls and cat pee.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at August 25, 2009 5:41 PM
I've actually known Chad since I was 18. He was dating and then married the older sister of a friend of mine.
Flash forward 24 years. Chad and wife had divorced 6 years earlier, and Chad is solo.
He's sitting on a bench in front of a store on Court St. near my old apt., and I am walking by with my groceries...
We go for a smoothie, and say...let's have dinner sometime. 3 months after that we do. 2 dates after that it becomes apparent that this is not just old friends catching up, and we just kept going out to dinner!
And now it's been 5 GREAT years! [I still crush on him!]
Posted by: cobblehiller at August 25, 2009 5:43 PM
Can I add dirty ammonia mop water to that list Dave? You know when they're not washing the floor so much as dampening it and swirling around the filth so it can dry in a new pattern? Wretch.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at August 25, 2009 5:43 PM
THL, that would have been awesome to do the reception there. Why not take it back to where it all began :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 5:44 PM
durian is awesome.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at August 25, 2009 5:44 PM
"were you moonlighting as a streetwalker"
THL, that's HILARIOUS! Yes, you've found me out!! LOL!! [Anyone that's ever actually met me would HOWL at that idea!]
Posted by: cobblehiller at August 25, 2009 5:44 PM
I've met some of the nicest guys in some of the sleaziest places. I met my current partner in a gay sauna.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 25, 2009 5:44 PM
Awwwww, Cobble!
Posted by: TownhouseLady at August 25, 2009 5:44 PM
Cobble that is sweet :-)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 5:44 PM
What'd I miss?
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 25, 2009 5:46 PM
Human pee in a subway elevator on a hot August day when there are also 8 adults and two strollers forced in there but you've got no choice but to use the elevator cause your foot is effed up and the damn elevator goes slower than a one-legged turtle crawling uphill through molasses. NOW THAT STINKS!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 5:47 PM
CGar, Not much, just my history as a streetwalker picking men up!! LOL!
Posted by: cobblehiller at August 25, 2009 5:48 PM
Had a lot of fun talking to BH at Rope that time. He is a really interesting guy.
Posted by: infinitejester at August 25, 2009 5:48 PM
Cobble, thanks for sharing :)
Posted by: jessibaby at August 25, 2009 5:48 PM
CGar- quite a bit. I jumped in at cologne and smells in general.
"I've met some of the nicest guys in some of the sleaziest places. I met my current partner in a gay sauna."
Funny how that's often the case.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at August 25, 2009 5:48 PM
Over two hours of talking about smells when I posted asking about cologne. I should be getting kickbacks from Mr. B!
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 25, 2009 5:49 PM
But I've missed you, Cobble! ;-)
Sooooo THAT'S how you met Chad, Chet and BH, huh?
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 25, 2009 5:49 PM
Cobble, tell us the truth...the movie Pretty Woman was based on your life, right? LOL You are so not the streetwalker type!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 5:50 PM
Worst smell ever....
Garbage truck juice (the nasty stuff, sour milk, and god knows what else that pours out the truck when they do the compacting thing) on a city street in August. I have literally tossed my cookies when I've smelt it.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at August 25, 2009 5:51 PM
Hey...sorry to bring up cats at this point, but is it bad for a cat's skin to get bathed very often?
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 5:52 PM
Thanks infinite. He's got a lot of facets, I find him endlessly interesting! : D
Posted by: cobblehiller at August 25, 2009 5:52 PM
"Over two hours of talking about smells"
That was a pretty impressive way to change the subject, Mr. Champion.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 25, 2009 5:53 PM
Ok...yup...garbage trucks passing by and then stopping at the red light outside my window makes me wanna hurl. That sh!t is rank.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 5:53 PM
Dead bodies smell like rotting garbage.
Trust me, I know.
Posted by: infinitejester at August 25, 2009 5:54 PM
Other nice smells:
matches
freshly baked bread
autumn
popcorn
tar
freshly cut grass
barbeques
interior of a new car
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 25, 2009 5:54 PM
Worst smell ever = mott street south of canal on garbage night.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at August 25, 2009 5:55 PM
"THAT'S how you met Chad, Chet and BH"
Yep, I just stroll Court Street on a regular schedule looking for really tall, extremely bright and sweet guys that I can bend to my will! LOL!!
Snappy, LOL!! Can you imagine me in a tube top??!! LOL!!
Posted by: cobblehiller at August 25, 2009 5:55 PM
I wouldn't unless you have to. In your case, I think you have to.
It usually drys it out and makes ruins the coat.
I had to wash the kitten that had ring worm 3 times a week for 3 months with a pretty abrasive soap. She looked like crap during it but a year later she's the shiniest little lush coated black cat. She recovered.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at August 25, 2009 5:55 PM
I would also like to mention BH/Chet/Chad is a real sweetheart (I think there is a line waiting for you to get tired of him, Cobble!)
Posted by: bxgrl at August 25, 2009 5:56 PM
"Dead bodies smell like rotting garbage."
Oh good g*d, infinite. I'm not even going to ask...
Posted by: cobblehiller at August 25, 2009 5:56 PM
Oven roasted garlic and green onion mashed potatoes. Best. Food. Smell. Ever!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 5:56 PM
BH is a great guy. Awesome dude.
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 25, 2009 5:57 PM
My dad was a funeral director:).
Posted by: infinitejester at August 25, 2009 5:58 PM
Over my cold dead bones bxgrl!! That said, you are first in line once I exit this mortal coil.
Posted by: cobblehiller at August 25, 2009 5:58 PM
"...and makes ruins the coat."
Christ. Believe it or not English IS my first language.
So sad.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at August 25, 2009 5:59 PM
I'm going to have to leave before #500.
I won't be able to post-block Snappy today!
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 25, 2009 5:59 PM
Wow guys, thanks! I'll tell him he has a fan club!
He'll blush and say something self-deprecating like "everyone is entitled to their own opinion!"
Posted by: cobblehiller at August 25, 2009 5:59 PM
THL, I'm not using kitty shampoo on him every time...just slightly warm water...he keeps managing to get poo all over his tail and back legs. I've started referring to him as M.C. Poo Master. Dirty little boy!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 5:59 PM
"My dad was a funeral director:)."
Whoa! I was so not expecting that!
Posted by: cobblehiller at August 25, 2009 6:00 PM
Cobble, I'm picturing a bright pink tube top with silver sparkles and the phrase "That's Just How I Roll" across the back :-) LOL
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 6:01 PM
"I'm going to have to leave before #500. "
Loser.
Posted by: cobblehiller at August 25, 2009 6:02 PM
Hooray...if I can hang in there, #500 may be mine! Get out Biff! J/K (sorta!)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 6:02 PM
You poop, you pay! Dems da breaks Hari!
Posted by: TownhouseLady at August 25, 2009 6:03 PM
"That's Just How I Roll"
LOL!! That's tooo funny!
You have no way of know this but....My current phrase is "Cheap and cheerful, that's how we roll baby!" Cracks BH up!
Posted by: cobblehiller at August 25, 2009 6:03 PM
I'm picturing Cobble with heart leggings, jean skirt, and a sparkle top Moonwalking over to the Girls Gone Wild bus for a pillow fight.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at August 25, 2009 6:05 PM
That's just what I tell him THL! I swear I must have used a full bottle of tub cleaner and a whole can of Lysol cleaning up my tub in the last 5 days alone.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 6:05 PM
"#500 may be mine!"
Not if I get there first Snappy!!
Posted by: cobblehiller at August 25, 2009 6:05 PM
I love that Cobble!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 6:05 PM
Damn, I might have to tell my friend I'm going to be late to dinner so I can see 500. How pathetic is this??
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 25, 2009 6:07 PM
"I'm picturing Cobble with heart leggings, jean skirt, and a sparkle top Moonwalking over to the Girls Gone Wild bus for a pillow fight."
Hilarious! Say...Whatcha drinkin' over there lady??!! LOL!!!
Posted by: cobblehiller at August 25, 2009 6:07 PM
Ha! THL, she'd have to beat poor Zoe (was that the little girl's name?) to the bus!
Cobble, #500 is so mine!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 6:08 PM
"How pathetic is this??"
Pretty damn pathetic!! LOL!!
Posted by: cobblehiller at August 25, 2009 6:09 PM
Biff, pathetic indeed, but it may win you PLUSA of the Year :-)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 6:09 PM
"Cobble, #500 is so mine!"
That's what YOU think!!!!
Posted by: cobblehiller at August 25, 2009 6:10 PM
Sorry Cobble- if you didn't see what I posted earlier it's out of context. Very funny.
http://zakaryw.blogspot.com/2009/08/bbq-gone-wild.html
Alright, I gotta go, I've procrastinated long enough. I've got to go make one of my favorite smells- fresh brewed coffee for when the Hub gets home.
Yep, it was Zoe.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at August 25, 2009 6:11 PM
Girls Gone Wild...the PLUSA Edition...featuring Cobble :-) The DVD is $35, $25 for Official PLUSA Club members. But wait...act now and you'll also get the "Cobble Teaches the Art of Walking in Hooker Pumps Down Court Street" video for only $5.95 plus additional shipping and handling! Call now:
1-800-PLUSA-09
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 6:11 PM
Heh, heh, heh, 500 is mine!
Posted by: cobblehiller at August 25, 2009 6:11 PM
496
Posted by: infinitejester at August 25, 2009 6:12 PM
#500?
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 6:12 PM
500!!
Posted by: cobblehiller at August 25, 2009 6:12 PM
500?
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 6:12 PM
Is it me?
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 6:13 PM
""Cobble Teaches the Art of Walking in Hooker Pumps Down Court Street"
OMG! Where is BRG! I know just the pumps I need for this!
Posted by: cobblehiller at August 25, 2009 6:13 PM
DAMNATION!!!! FOILED AGAIN!!!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 6:13 PM
hi
Posted by: infinitejester at August 25, 2009 6:14 PM
Most. Juvenile. Thread. Ever.
BTW Snappy, that 1-800 number is hilarious.
Posted by: infinitejester at August 25, 2009 6:15 PM
Hola Jester...you are just in time to witness the aftermath of Cobble stealing #500 from me!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 6:15 PM
It's confirmed. We're LOSERS! But I love every minute of it!
Nighty night everyone! See you manana!
Posted by: cobblehiller at August 25, 2009 6:16 PM
"aftermath of Cobble stealing #500 from me!"
I know, I know, you were ROBBED! LOL!
Posted by: cobblehiller at August 25, 2009 6:17 PM
In the words of Eric Cartman, "Screw you guys! I'm goin' home!" Hmph!
http://tinyurl.com/mmuaym
Nite all!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 6:17 PM
Oh, wait...the # should have been 1-800-PLUSA-HO!!!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 25, 2009 6:18 PM
Perfume: one of the few affectations I have re: womanly things is the store Miyoma on Bedford Ave. They have awesome rare perfumes. I love vert pivone.
Posted by: Heather at August 25, 2009 8:58 PM
I liked PLUSA-09. Even the number was a loser.
Posted by: mopar at August 25, 2009 11:11 PM
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