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Why was there no COTD yesterday??? Liquid lunch while the boss is away???
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 26, 2009 9:17 AM
I saw a interview with Robert Shiller this morning on marketwatch.com. Still there, I believe. Basically he THINKS the drop in housing is over but he's full of so many caveats you can argue either way.
But what I learned is that he or someone has developed a couple of 3x leveraged funds that follow the CS index. One, for Team Bear. One for Team Bull. Details at macroshares.com, symbols UMM and DMM. Yeah, they're are all kinds of issues with leveraged ETFs, so read the prospectus.
What, BHO, Miss Muffet, you have a great chance to make some serious money on the further collapse of the CS index. When you do, don't thank me, a discreet envelope full of cash would be fine.
Posted by: denton at August 26, 2009 9:18 AM
I wonder what cologne Robert Shiller wears.
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 26, 2009 9:20 AM
All of you Team Bear members that hang your hat on every word from Roubini better wise-up....
Applying Roubini Wisdom to Stocks Means Missing Out
Aug. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Making money on the thinking of
Nouriel Roubini isn’t what it used to be.
The New York University professor, who in 2006 foretold the worst financial unraveling since the Great Depression, has yet to say the economy is worth investing in again. “There is a big risk of a double-dip recession,” wrote Roubini, also known as Dr. Doom, in his column in the Financial Times this week.
Anyone attempting to apply Roubini’s wisdom to stocks may be forgiven for missing the biggest rally since the 1930s as the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index climbed 52 percent in six months.
While Roubini said in March the advance was a “dead-cat
bounce,” that it may “fizzle” in May and warned in July that
the economy’s “not out of the woods,” the MSCI World Index was posting a 58 percent gain, the largest since it began in 1970.
“We’re looking at a bull cycle in phase one,” Laszlo
Birinyi said in a telephone interview yesterday. Birinyi was the top-ranked Dow Jones Industrial Average forecaster for most of the 1990s on PBS’s “Wall Street Week with Louis Rukeyser.” “No one wants to come out and say, ‘This is a bull market.’ Everyone’s just dancing around the term,” he said.
The S&P 500 added 14 percent since Westport, Connecticut- based Birinyi Associates Inc., which manages $350 million, said on May 20 that a bull market had begun, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Roubini, who forecast in October 2008 that the U.S. was in a recession that would last 24 months, said on March 9 that the index might fall back to 600. It has risen to 1,028 since then.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 26, 2009 9:21 AM
Yeah, Roubini and Prechter are like the proverbial stopped clocks...
Roubini has at least had the decency to say that there will be no 'collapse'. Not November either.
Posted by: denton at August 26, 2009 9:26 AM
Has everyone heard about the blogger who called that model a skank so the model took the annonymous blogger to court and she was forced to reveal her identity?
http://mobile.nytimes.com/article;jsessionid=C51E7A226AFAD9CE7B74F68930B004E1.w6?a=425309&f=28&sub=Columnist
well I was thinking, hasn't WHAT said enough to Dave to warrant a law suit? Or are we better off not knowing his true identity?
Posted by: Return of Randolph at August 26, 2009 9:27 AM
it's not even 932 am yet and you guys are giving me brain drain
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 26, 2009 9:27 AM
Randi, I thought you hated DIBS and liked The What. I'm so confused. I can't get my Brownstoner feuds straight.
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 26, 2009 9:29 AM
Ok...You decide...Watch this new PSA about teens texting while driving that is aired in Britain. Too much or just what teens need to see? WARNING: THIS IS GRAPHIC (Safe for work, but graphic in the bloody/disturbing sense).
http://tinyurl.com/lbvl9e
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 9:30 AM
yeah i dont understand why you arent allowed to call someone a skank on the internet. isnt that freedom of speech? didnt the anonymous blogger turn out to be a jealous ho acquaintence of the skank?
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 26, 2009 9:30 AM
So Get this
Am walking to work today on 56th street and I pass a homeless man who is in his late 50's wearing Tevas, clean shirt and jeans and is busy typing away on his MAC!, um wha????
he had a little cardboard sign that said please help, I am homeless....
Posted by: gemini10 at August 26, 2009 9:30 AM
Randi...I saw that and wondered what kind of fallout there will be about anonymous postings on the web. This should turn into an interesting battle.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 9:31 AM
I loved this line:
"The Internet is like closing time at a blue-collar bar in Boston. Everyone's drunk and ugly and they're going to pass out in a few minutes."
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 26, 2009 9:31 AM
Gem...even the homeless gotta have their mac fix :-) J/K!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 9:32 AM
Dave, that describes the OT perfectly!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 9:32 AM
Randi, that was an interesting article. I usually agree with Maureen Dowd, but not on this one.
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 26, 2009 9:33 AM
NBC Nightly News, after clearly evesdropping on the OT, did a story last night about site-seeing in the Standard Hotel while walking the High Line:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/32558807#32558807
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 26, 2009 9:34 AM
CarGar - The Times had a piece on high-line porn too.
Posted by: Arkady at August 26, 2009 9:35 AM
ack dont say NBC! do they still use that terrible peacock symbol!?
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 26, 2009 9:36 AM
Snappy - true...I guess?
am scared to watch that link
I just think it's so disastrous that people think they can text and drive at the same time.
Posted by: gemini10 at August 26, 2009 9:38 AM
is anyone else seriously lovin' the new brenda in flatbush and the funny that she brings!? she's reminds me of a combo of paula poundstone and mo'nique!! hysterical!
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 26, 2009 9:38 AM
Rob, check out this video of a bunch of boys in Fire Island Pines doing a lip-sync of Miley's new song. Apparently she tweeted that she was "OBSESSED" with it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ezfk7s1NyY
Posted by: jessibaby at August 26, 2009 9:38 AM
Very sorry, *rob*, and, yes, I'm afraid NBC's logo is still that frightening gay peacock.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 26, 2009 9:40 AM
JB, you must've billed enough hours cause I see you posting a little more often now
Posted by: more4less at August 26, 2009 9:40 AM
M4L, Boss is on vacation. He didn't leave me with much to do. BTW, Sixyears is safe and sound in DC.
Posted by: jessibaby at August 26, 2009 9:41 AM
Gem, it really does give a worst case scenario. I think anyone who does text and drive really should watch it. It's quite a wake-up call.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 9:42 AM
if i won the megamillions last night (and dont tell me if anyone won yet i havent checked my tickets) im buying a huge house and paving the front yard with concrete, but that sparkly kind of concrete, not the matte finish concrete. does anyone know what im talking about with the sparkly concrete? ive seen it before and i dont think i was tripping or anything, but i never see it anymore.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 26, 2009 9:44 AM
speaking of the whole back to concrete movement.. you know what creeps me out? Annies Garden in park slope. the people who pick the veggies off the floor and stuff remind me of the part in the original Halloween where dr. loomis and the nurse are driving passed a mental hospital and all the patients are just wandering around the grass.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 26, 2009 9:46 AM
No one won, rob.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 26, 2009 9:46 AM
Brace yourselves for this!!
There is a PLUSA Magazine (Power Lifting USA)
http://www.crainsmuscleworld.com/plusa.html
http://tinyurl.com/n97prg
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 26, 2009 9:46 AM
Some PLUSAs are SKANKs
:-)
fyi - name for the Cologne: PLUSA SKANK
Motto: Smell like a Pathetic Loser
Posted by: Expert Textpert at August 26, 2009 9:47 AM
ROB!
YES she's hilarious, I don;t remember her being that funny - but I do love her new posts
Snappy, I never text! however am guilty of making a call on my cell phone - which is bad as well
Posted by: gemini10 at August 26, 2009 9:47 AM
There is a company called PLUSA, Inc.
http://www.merchantcircle.com/business/Plusa.Inc.843-257-4354
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 26, 2009 9:48 AM
And there is even a guy named Adam Plusa
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/adam-plusa/1/921/a41
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 26, 2009 9:48 AM
Biff....all those muscle magazines and Men's health are just soft porn.
A subscription to Men's Health is an entry ramp onto the highway to Gay Town.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 26, 2009 9:49 AM
Well, that'll put a wrench in trademarking the PLUSA name!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 9:49 AM
Rob, since dave told you no one won, I might as well tell you the pot is now 352M
Posted by: more4less at August 26, 2009 9:49 AM
DIBS you just ruined my morning! grrr i said not to say anything. saying no one one is just as bad as someone won. f-ing A i am not even bothering buying another ticket. the last thing i need is a lottery addiction. ugh. i bought 5 yesterday! and 10 the last time. that 15 dollars could have gone to much better use. grrrr
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 26, 2009 9:50 AM
Snappy, just insert Asshat into the PLUSA name
Posted by: more4less at August 26, 2009 9:50 AM
"Gay Town"
I think I've driven past that place...the 'Welcome' sign was done up in pink gingham :-)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 9:50 AM
If I win there are going to be some pretty rich illegal Mexicans in Brooklyn!!!!
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 26, 2009 9:50 AM
What was the record high? Something like $390mm?
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 9:51 AM
I listen to Marc Faber over Nouriel..... Much better at telling you what is going to happen and even very good at market timing. The guy is brilliant... Still the guys who listened to Nouriel were able to leave the stock market at high levels...
Hey dave I just got a sub to Men's health... Not going gay. Just got alot heavier so the wife suggested I start reading some of those mags.. Still haven't received my first sub...
Posted by: HOBOKENROCKS at August 26, 2009 9:51 AM
"PLUSA Magazine"
Snappy, we've got to fight this abomination!
PLUSA WORLD is OURS!
Posted by: cobblehiller at August 26, 2009 9:52 AM
What about people posting on brownstoner while driving?
What about people driving with a PlUSA in the car?
D A N G E R O U S!
Posted by: Expert Textpert at August 26, 2009 9:52 AM
352 million?! ugh. okay maybe ill skip lunch and buy some tickets again. with that kind of money id buy an entire block and raze it and rebuild something spectacular! like a neverland valley ranch in the middle of the city, concrete of course.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 26, 2009 9:52 AM
Dave, did I ever tell you this lesbian black woman thing is a disguise? I'm really an illegal Mexican immigrant :) Feel free to share the wealth if you win!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 9:53 AM
quote:
Hey dave I just got a sub to Men's health... Not going gay. Just got alot heavier so the wife suggested I start reading some of those mags..
wow. your wife sounds like a biotch
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 26, 2009 9:54 AM
With a $352 MM jackpot you'll only receive about $125 MM, rob. That doesn't go far in buying entire blocks in NYC and building a giant Fedders monument.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 26, 2009 9:54 AM
I'd agree that driving with a PLUSA in the car is far more distracting than texting or making a cellphone call. Perhaps we need to speak to the Governor? :-)
Cobble, the official legal stance on this matter is that we may be in trouble...they came first! But, we can argue that we are in different fields of business and there would be no overlap and therefore no confusion to the public. But we need funds to fight this! PLUSA dues are late! (I'm looking at you Brighton and Bitter!)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 9:55 AM
Who is the mayor of Gay Town?
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 26, 2009 9:56 AM
I won $7 last night!
Posted by: etson at August 26, 2009 9:56 AM
I think if a guy suggested to his wife that she get a subscription to a woman's health magazine because she put on weight he's be cutoff for quite some time.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 26, 2009 9:56 AM
LOL @ the article in the wall street journal about Beanie Babies being worth nothing these days and the dumb people who lost tons of money collecting them.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 26, 2009 9:57 AM
I think Snarky would make a great Mayor :-)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 9:57 AM
biff- why'd you disagree with Dowd on this?
Posted by: bxgrl at August 26, 2009 9:58 AM
DIBS, isn't the gen'l rule to div by 4 is what one expects to collect post paying off the taxes? so 352 becomes 176 after present-value which then becomes 88 after paying taxes
Posted by: more4less at August 26, 2009 9:58 AM
Who is the mayor of Gay Town?
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 26, 2009 9:56 AM
Good question. It should be someone like Alexander the Great or Oscar Wilde or Quentin Crisp but it'd probably turn out to be someone like Richard Simmons or rob :)
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 26, 2009 9:58 AM
Is there a Chamber of Commerce in Gay Town?
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 26, 2009 9:59 AM
"With a $352 MM jackpot you'll only receive about $125 MM, rob.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 26, 2009 9:54 AM"
Is that how much the government takes? Are all gambling winnings taxed?
Posted by: the chicken at August 26, 2009 9:59 AM
No Chamber of Commerce but there is a Chamber of Twinks :-)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 10:00 AM
Actually she is not a bitch.. She is great.. I need it and she actually likes me heavy but the doctor said that 220lbs at 6 feet flat is not good for my health.. I went from 195 in the winter to 220 this summer.. I had a great year and just kept stuffing my face... Now its hard as hell to lose it... Anyone have any suggestions..
Posted by: HOBOKENROCKS at August 26, 2009 10:00 AM
125 MM is still good. how many houses are on a typical block? 10-12? id just pick a block with houses less than a million dollars and raze that whole block. plus with coney island obliterated, Neverland Valley Brooklyn would be a destination fer sure!
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 26, 2009 10:01 AM
NEW HOME SALES CAME IN WAY AHEAD OF EXPECTATIONS....433k vs. 390k expected.
MOM was +9.6% vs. 1.6% expected.
I called it yesterday in the HOTD at Whuh's provocation....
PRICES OF BROWNSTONES WILL BOTTOM THIS YEAR, WHUH. I'M CALLING IT. THAT MEANS BETWEEN NOW AND DEC 31.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 25, 2009 5:28 PM
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 26, 2009 10:02 AM
quote:
Now its hard as hell to lose it... Anyone have any suggestions..
move to bushwick! manorexic capital of the east coast.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 26, 2009 10:03 AM
I'd rather get a magazine subscription that have someone moo at me every time I walked by! I'd say the wife did the right thing, nothing b!tchy about it!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 10:03 AM
Rob - hahaa I just read that article. omg that is sooo my mother, she went nuts in the 90's and bought like 30 Beanie Babies and I was like um you are in your 50's woman, stop buying these damn things and don;t leave them to me when you die...ugh see now they aren't even worth anything nowadays....
Posted by: gemini10 at August 26, 2009 10:05 AM
Rough calculation m4l & chicken...First you discount back to the present value and then you get about 50% of that after taxes are paid.
It'd be enough for me to spread around to all my "friends with benefits" and start a new fund as well as buy a few Duesenbergs and a few places in brooklyn to rehab to keep me busy.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 26, 2009 10:05 AM
bxgrl, I disagree with her implication that there should be no anonymity on the Internet and people who don't want to disclose their identities are often cowardly. That's total BS. Of course, I'm assuming that is her stance as I don't feel she was very effective in expressing it.
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 26, 2009 10:05 AM
Those home sales are looking nice.. I am going to start looking at distressed properties...
Posted by: HOBOKENROCKS at August 26, 2009 10:05 AM
Wow Denton! Does your brother need to adopt an adult child? I don't even want a BMW...just a few other items :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 10:06 AM
Aftermarket Xenon headlights can easily be installed. Take it to Queens or the Bronx and get it really tricked out.
You gotta watch more Speed Network and less This Old House, denton. :)
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 26, 2009 10:07 AM
I think the greatest appeal of the internet is its anonymity. Lose that and down we go.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 10:08 AM
"Just got alot heavier so the wife suggested I start reading some of those mags.. "
HR, you'll never lose weight reading, no matter how many mags you read. Trust me I know :-)
Pretty easy, if you burn more calories than you take in you lose weight. If you take in more than you burn, you gain weight. So you need to watch what you eat and start some kind of exercise regimen, walking, running, gym, all of the above.
Posted by: denton at August 26, 2009 10:08 AM
I just heard 7 and a half months of inventory at this time. If that is true than housing has bottomed.. Not sure about the top real estate markets bottoming but the lower end has..
Posted by: HOBOKENROCKS at August 26, 2009 10:08 AM
Gay Town:
If there's a Senate seat open, you know who will want to fill it!
Posted by: Expert Textpert at August 26, 2009 10:08 AM
Dave, there is a bedbug thread calling out for your quote about preferring VD!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 10:08 AM
HOBOKEN...a friend of mine and I have been looking in Hoboken....we just missed a real sweet one that is already under contract.
Adam can quote you some rates.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 26, 2009 10:08 AM
HR, I did the fat flush diet about 4 years ago and lost 18 pounds in 3 weeks. I kept that off for 3 years. Lots of fiber(psyillium every morning/night) and no booze. No alcohol is the key. Otherwise pretty easy diet. No dairy, refined sugars,tomatoes or potatoes. Lean beef, chicken, fish, lamb were all allowed.
Posted by: DeLepp at August 26, 2009 10:09 AM
"Anyone have any suggestions.."
HOBO, a good way to start is with portion control. Obviously try to eat healthier and cut down on the fatty, high calorie stuff, but if and when you eat it, just try to eat less. Stop yourself before you finish everything and give your stomach a chance to tell you're brain you're full. I think it takes something like 20 minutes for your brain to receive the signal. I have an awful metabolism and love food (deadly combo) and have battled weight gain forever. It's tough. Good luck!
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 26, 2009 10:09 AM
yeah it's mind-boggling just how spoiled some people are. im pretty sure if my family had money tho id be spoiled as well. what's the point of having money if you dont buy crazy stuff with it anyway?
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 26, 2009 10:10 AM
I've thought of opening a consulting business to plan menus for people who want to lose weight. I eat pretty much what I want, but also pretty healthy.
And the Post also has an article about that hotel.
Posted by: infinitejester at August 26, 2009 10:11 AM
speaking of tricked out cars, i saw an episode of "overhaulin". people really get emotional about their cars. guess that's part of americana i missed out on by being a public transportation gal.
anyone finding any part time / second job type gigs? was thinking of trying to pick up a couple of shifts bartending. anybody know somebody hiring?
Posted by: CG_ups at August 26, 2009 10:11 AM
Denton:
Do you mean she wants the "Angel Eye" Lights that the new bmws have? also while the X3 is sorta practical, she would be MUCH happier with a 3 series - the best little driving monster!
Posted by: gemini10 at August 26, 2009 10:11 AM
DIBS, not really. The ones that come with the car actually swivel as you go into a turn, they're computerized to work with the steering. Sure, you could put some ghetto HIDs in there, but these kids ain't gonna be going near anyone in da boogie down Bronx.
Rob, stop buying fuckin' lotto tickets. jeez. What a business. You trade real money for pieces of worthless paper.
Posted by: denton at August 26, 2009 10:12 AM
speaking of Senate - Sen. Ed Kennedy died.
fyi - I thought JFK Jr. was HOT!!
Posted by: Expert Textpert at August 26, 2009 10:12 AM
I eat and drink whatever I please. I don't exercise very much but that is about to change. I was just fortunate enough to have good genes.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 26, 2009 10:12 AM
Are you disagreeing with what she's saying? Or the scope of it? I have to say I'm glad the judge ruled in favor of the model- I do believe in anonymity on the web- but there are instances when should be breached if its damaging people's lives. If you've ever been the target of a whispering campaign you'd know. Anonymity is a great thing, anonymity without responsibility isn't.
Posted by: bxgrl at August 26, 2009 10:12 AM
HOBO - Walk a lot - get off one or 2 subway stops before the one you're aiming for or walk beyond the one you want to get on. Take stairs instead of elevators.
Posted by: Arkady at August 26, 2009 10:13 AM
Ah that portion control.. It works for some but it just makes me raid the fridge in the middle of the night..
"Stop yourself before you finish everything and give your stomach a chance to tell you're brain you're full. I think it takes something like 20 minutes for your brain to receive the signal"
I am going to try this.. Sounds like it could work.. Thanks biff..
Posted by: HOBOKENROCKS at August 26, 2009 10:14 AM
Eh...JFK Jr. never did it for me...but then again, no man ever has! Sad about Ed though. But glad he doesn't have to suffer longer.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 10:14 AM
"No dairy, refined sugars,tomatoes or potatoes."
I never heard of anyone getting fat from eating tomatoes...
Posted by: denton at August 26, 2009 10:14 AM
"I was just fortunate enough to have good genes."
Please address your re-writes, c/o Brownstoner.
Re-write volume is higher than usual, so please be patient.
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 26, 2009 10:14 AM
I had good genes until about 32. My son was born and everything went out of wack.. DIBS where in Hoboken... I love it here...
Posted by: HOBOKENROCKS at August 26, 2009 10:15 AM
HOBO, no problem. That was really helpful for me and didn't make me have to feel I was missing out. Instead of a giant bowl of ice cream, which I used to have WAY too often, I just cut it down to a small scoop to still get the taste and satisfy the craving for something sweet after dinner.
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 26, 2009 10:16 AM
denton...back in the 1930s, high end cars had an optional aftermarket light mounted on the front frame crossbar called a "Pilot Ray" which was a Trademark name. It was linked to your steering linkage and turned with it.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 26, 2009 10:16 AM
Arkady, I have started to walk about an hour a night.. And I live on a high floor so I don't take the elevator all the way up.. Walk up a few flights every time I am coming home.. Hope it starts to work..
Posted by: HOBOKENROCKS at August 26, 2009 10:16 AM
HR...I don't have the address anymore. I'm relying on my friend who lives in JC and works over there at UBS to look for things. We've discussed various investments...I used to work with him and I trust his judgement. He's Chinese and quite hot too but still thinks he's straight.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 26, 2009 10:18 AM
100
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 26, 2009 10:18 AM
BTW HR, I think it was unkind to hate on your wife like that... Excess weight is not only an aesthetic issue, it's a health issue that could hurt you down the road. Her concern for your health is a good thing, not a bad thing.
But these guys won't know until gay marriage comes down the road and bites them in the ass :-)
Posted by: denton at August 26, 2009 10:19 AM
I was good weight wise until I turned 30. It all went downhill after that!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 10:19 AM
Hoboken:
def eat less calories and walk more, take the stairs etc if you can't join a gym and work out hard a few times a week.
I have lost 80 pounds and have kept it off for 15 years. I was reallllly chubbo as a teen, but when I was 18 I decided I didn't want to be fat as an adult and I just watched what I ate and walked on the track to drop the first 20 pounds and then I really kicked it into gear and joined a gym and ate way more veggies and fiber.
You have to choose foods that are filling and nutricious.
have a bowl of oatmeal with some walnuts and some blueberries for breakfast, eat a yogurt for snack with an apple, have a solid lunch like a turkey sanwich on WW bread with mustard and a veggie soup(non cream based). sure you can have 2 cookies or a granola bar for that 3pm snack time and then have a dinner with salmon or chicken or WW pasta with tomato sauce with a salad, followed by low cal pudding - it's totally doable - you should be sticking to a 2000 calorie diet b/c of your size.
Posted by: gemini10 at August 26, 2009 10:20 AM
Denton, the X3 is useless - worse than useless....
Posted by: the chicken at August 26, 2009 10:21 AM
anyone finding any part time / second job type gigs? was thinking of trying to pick up a couple of shifts bartending. anybody know somebody hiring?
Posted by: CG_ups at August 26, 2009 10:11 AM
I heard VUE in Hotel Le Bleu is still hiring.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at August 26, 2009 10:22 AM
Dibs your hilarious.. Hoboken is a nice place.. Only problem for you NYorkers is that its in Jersey..
Posted by: HOBOKENROCKS at August 26, 2009 10:22 AM
not me. i've reverted back to being autosexual. i truly have no desire for anyone else anymore.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 26, 2009 10:22 AM
Nobody has second job suggestions? :(
I thought there would be someone else in the same boat.
Posted by: CG_ups at August 26, 2009 10:22 AM
bxgrl, I disagree with the scope of it, which is why I would have liked to hear her elaborate on her opinion. I disagree with the judges ruling in that particular case, based on the limited info I have, but do believe serious, repeated threats by an anonymous poster should be subject to prosecution. In this case, while not very nice, the comments were hardly falling into the "damaging people's lives" category. If they did, then at least half of us posters here could be subject to fines and prosecution. Almost all of us have said much worse at one time or another.
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 26, 2009 10:22 AM
chicken, I completely and totally agree. You'll never catch me in a truck.
Posted by: denton at August 26, 2009 10:23 AM
I did weight watchers online about 2 years ago...that really does work if you stick with it. It really helps you learn and internalize portion control. At first, you think...argh...only x amount of whatever isn't enough...then after you eat it you realize you are full and then get the picture that you were overeating all this time. It sounds so simple, but it really takes something like that for some folks to see it.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 10:23 AM
thank kens! that's actually pretty near my house too (by bike at least) :)
Posted by: CG_ups at August 26, 2009 10:24 AM
Not to brag but here's what I ate last night (Mexican bf not included):
A salad of fresh tomatoes (brought back over the weekend from PA) with feta cheese , balsamic vinegar & olive oil.
Lasgne from Fresco On the Go that I bought at lunch when I had my meatball sandwich.
Maybe 3 scoops of Hagen Dazs vanilla with a good squeeze of hershey's syrup.
Later a half peanut butter sandwich, Wise potato chips and a glass of milk.
I have no idea what the total caloric intake was but I suspect the Hershey's Syrup was the worst thing I consumed.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 26, 2009 10:24 AM
CG...once I find a primary job, I'll be on to the secondary job :) Is your foot ok now to bartend or waitress?
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 10:24 AM
Food diary. depressing but it works. shocking how much we eat without realizing it. take 1 week to write down everything you eat/drink for the day. it's eye opening!
Posted by: CG_ups at August 26, 2009 10:25 AM
Denton/Chicken:
Ok I agree the X3 is sorta silly, why not go for the X5 or X6. My dream BMW is a like a 2002 M3 coupe
Posted by: gemini10 at August 26, 2009 10:25 AM
DIBS!!!
the worst thing you ate was DEF not the hersheys syrup, it was the meatball sandwich, um the lasagne, um the potato chips
good god! - hahahaha
CG ups: totally agree with you - I did it a few weeks ago and I was sorta surprised!
Posted by: gemini10 at August 26, 2009 10:27 AM
Hey Snappy, I hear ya! Was thinking of the peeps looking for job #1 too. :) My mom retired this year so I'm supporting her as well, so with crap bonus last year and expected crap bonus this year, I'm goin betty-two-jobs. :) Foot will be out of the moonboot in about 2.5 weeks so will start circling places then, but want to hit the ground running with a PLAN! :)
Posted by: CG_ups at August 26, 2009 10:28 AM
Hoboken, I would actually love to be 6 feet and be around 210-215lbs but mostly muscle weight. I would suggest to start working out and turning that mass into muscle.
I am 6"0 and 186lbs now and started going back to the gym again. When I used to train and had a hard core routine worked out, I was 193ish at my prime and looked great. Then grad school, full-time job, and drinking with PLUSAs pushed me into the stage that I am now. Working on changing that again and getting into prime shape.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at August 26, 2009 10:28 AM
If you believe Bernanke, Obama and the Magical Fairy Machine has "Fixed" the gapping hole in the Mutant Asset Bubble, you better work on some sphincter tighting exercises.
The I-Beams is lined up at the foundry ready for use!
I wonder what will be the excuse this fall? Maybe the spin will be like this-"We are middle of unforeseen events" and "This was unexpected".
The What (Government Spending Bubble!)
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at August 26, 2009 10:30 AM
When I lived in Hong Kong I had a 3.0 csi, can't remember what year it was but I think they only made them for 2-3 years. Maybe 1981???
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 26, 2009 10:30 AM
Good plan CG. Are you looking for any particular areas? There is a new bar opening soon in the south slope on 5th ave and 16th street...cant recall the name but 'Stoner did a write up on it not too long ago. I imagine they'd need some help.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 10:31 AM
If you are reading Men's Health you will turn into a smoothie-drinking clone in no time.
Posted by: Lowhearts at August 26, 2009 10:31 AM
G10, the X6 is really a POS. It couldn't do what it does if everything and anything wasn't computer controlled. It's a pig on top of everything else. The X5 is a truck. The X3 is a smaller truck even if it is built on a car platform.
I'd love to have the last generation M3 convertible. But I can't as my wife explained. TOO HARD to get the godammed dog in the back seat!!! So I'm not allowed to own any kind of coupe.
Not feeling any car with a V8 in it (like new M3/S4), as I believe we'll be seeing much higher oil prices sooner rather than later.
Posted by: denton at August 26, 2009 10:32 AM
I'm pretty open to areas Snappy. Anyplace within reasonable biking distance to Carroll Gardens that is willing to hire me. :)
Posted by: CG_ups at August 26, 2009 10:32 AM
Kens...you seem to be in shape. All you guys that I've met...same goes for you. All of you seem quite buff and well. It's not like any of you have man teats or anyting!!!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 10:32 AM
"Black ash from the foundry, hangs like a hood
But the air is perfumed by the burning firewood
The seeds are bursting, the springs a-seepin'
Lay down my darling, love ain't for keeping."
--The Who
Posted by: infinitejester at August 26, 2009 10:33 AM
The What gives Roubini a reach around.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 26, 2009 10:33 AM
Hiya Lowhearts...welcome to the OT. I don't believe we've met before. Where is Cobble with the Official Welcome Packet?
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 10:34 AM
Rob, just think about your sparkly cement palace that you will build with your lotto winnings!
If I win, I already have my dream house scouted out. Lovely simple pad outside of LA nestled at the edge of a huge national park. Close to the beach but in a nice quiet area. Beach towns in LA area are so crowded.
Posted by: CG_ups at August 26, 2009 10:34 AM
CG...I think the bar had the word Horse in the name. Aaaghhh...brain freeze!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 10:35 AM
Denton: oh, have you driven the X6? I actually like the design and I thought it might have been a dream to drive, but I guess not, I think the X3 is super boring, but to each their own....
The M3 is a monster, I have a 5 series now which I like, my husband loves it but I think it's sorta fragile, whereas the old 3 we had was a little tank that could do anything...
wouldn't mind a 6 series though....
Posted by: gemini10 at August 26, 2009 10:35 AM
I could see Rob's new concrete palace now.
5000 sft of video games.
2 Sub-Zeros filled with two diff brands of malt liquor.
Built-in Chinese takeout.
Posted by: denton at August 26, 2009 10:36 AM
Rob - See? No one has mentioned cats. Now it's better, right?
Posted by: Arkady at August 26, 2009 10:36 AM
Snappy, you haven't seen me a couple of years ago (not that you would be interested either way). I had a six pack and a very nice definitoin. Now I have a gallon or two and just a blub :o).
Posted by: Kensingtonian at August 26, 2009 10:37 AM
And a waterslide! Neverland in Brooklyn has to have a waterslide Rob!!!
Posted by: CG_ups at August 26, 2009 10:38 AM
Denton, you forgot to parse out 1750 sqft for a small 711 with a proper parking lot :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 10:39 AM
Oh, Kens, you don't have a gallon!!!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 10:39 AM
My G-d, dave! I'm surprised your heart didn't rip itself out of your chest and beat you unmercifully about the head and shoulder! (that said, I totally envy and hate you!)
Biff- I agree with what you're saying except on this case. Only because the model was attacked using her real name. We do say a lot of stuff on B'stoner- name calling, etc. But we're doing it with user names. Very few of us use our real names here- the blogger went after the model personally and in such a way as to try to damage her. I think its a matter of degree. I was livid when that woman got off scott free after using a fake facebook account to cause a young girl to commit suicide. Somehow we are going to draw a line so that the freedom of the internet and privacy are protected, but it can't be used as a destructive weapon either. Don't know how we're going to do that.
Posted by: bxgrl at August 26, 2009 10:40 AM
Why is it called 7-11 anyway? Hmmm...time to google.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 10:40 AM
Snappy, thanks but I do.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at August 26, 2009 10:41 AM
ha denton! the first two spot on. chinese take out? gack, no. chinese food makes me barf actually.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 26, 2009 10:41 AM
Ahh...
"Initially, these stores were open from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., hours unprecedented in their length, hence the name. The company began to use the 7-Eleven name in 1946."
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 10:41 AM
G10, haven't driven it, wouldn't either. The enthusiast press doesn't like it, see Bimmer mag, Roundel mag, etc. If you insist tho check out bimmerforums.com, they have car-specific sections, even for the X6.
I think you're right about fragile; all the car columnists are saying you won't be able to get an honest 200k miles out of the the new 3s and 5s cuz there's so much in the way of electronics that's gonna fail.
Posted by: denton at August 26, 2009 10:41 AM
Kens,
I almost ended up as a fellow Russian speaker:
http://tiny.cc/I7TxT
Posted by: etson at August 26, 2009 10:42 AM
I actually like trucks, even the smaller ones. I hate german engineered cars in general unless they are pre 1990s. Japanese kicked their ass long time ago in car production.
I used to love older M3s, drove plenty of them but they all have front differential problems. They keep on going from the fast driving and heavy engine. They might have fixed that problem in the newer ones.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at August 26, 2009 10:43 AM
Yesterday I ate:
hot tea in the early morning
granola and oj for breakfast
coffee from Starbucks
one of those Soba spinach noodles packages you get from Union Market
coffee from 7-11
salmon, fried potatoes, and beets for dinner w/ a glass of milk
Posted by: infinitejester at August 26, 2009 10:43 AM
That's how long they used to be open for before the Mutant Asset Bubble and everyone wanting 24/7.
I hope you know that 7-11 is owned by a Japanese company. it was originally started in texas and they gave the Japanes a franchise. The US firm went bankrupt in the early 90s and the Japanese bought the company. A few years ago they merged with Ito-Yoyado and the company is now called Seven & I holdings (3382)
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 26, 2009 10:44 AM
infinitejester- thanks for posting that bit from the Who! Gee- compare that to the songwriting skills of today's musicians it makes me want to weep. In frustration.
Posted by: bxgrl at August 26, 2009 10:45 AM
etson, cool!
Posted by: Kensingtonian at August 26, 2009 10:45 AM
the X6 reminds me of a giant sports shoe.
I suppose the advantage of an SUV in NY is the higher sitting position and pothole-dampening suspension. Otherwise I think they should be banned as a class (at least until I get one).
Posted by: the chicken at August 26, 2009 10:46 AM
> I think Snarky would make a great Mayor :-)
Thanks, Snappy. I'll rule with a firm, well-manicured hand.
Posted by: DitmasSnark at August 26, 2009 10:46 AM
Yech....I can't even look at beets or smell them without hurling. Seriously. The first time I went to Jr.'s I ran out sick as hell after they plopped pickles, coleslaw and beets on the table as soon as we sat down. WTF kind of appetizer is that? Haven't they ever heard of bread!!!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 10:46 AM
a waterslide would be nice, but i think it would attract the wrong "element" to Neverland Brooklyn
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 26, 2009 10:46 AM
bxgrl, I think we're on the same page for the most part with this - it is a matter of degree for sure. While any suggestion to limit freedom of speech is very scary to me; there must be a way to protect people's safety when that is truly compromised.
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 26, 2009 10:47 AM
LOL Snark! Well-manicured is the key :-)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 10:47 AM
HOBO: I have lost 35 pounds since December 2008. I was sitting at my desk at 3 am one day, eating Seamless Web takeout, and probably about to go to the snack room for a sugar high, and just decided to make a change. I stopped staying late (for the most part), stopped taking on more work than I should, started eating better and started exercising very regularly. I lost all of the weight before Aprilish. I had a spreadsheet that tracked all calories that went into my body and all calories that I expended (based on basal rate plus whatever I burned at the gym). At the end of the day there was a balance sheet showing net calories burned. 3500 calories equals a pound. So I probably won't make partner, but I won't have a heart attack when I'm 45.
Posted by: lechacal at August 26, 2009 10:47 AM
Snappy that's what you get served, along with bread, at a lot of places in Sheepshead Bay.
Posted by: infinitejester at August 26, 2009 10:48 AM
I have been very happy with my (oldish, beaten up) SUV, although it's a car-based one rather than a truck-based one.
Posted by: etson at August 26, 2009 10:49 AM
All in one month in summer 1969: the moon landing, the Manson murders, Woodstock, Chappaquidick.
Posted by: infinitejester at August 26, 2009 10:49 AM
Rob - Waterslide is mandatory.
Posted by: Arkady at August 26, 2009 10:50 AM
"I had a spreadsheet that tracked all calories that went into my body and all calories that I expended (based on basal rate plus whatever I burned at the gym)."
Damn, and I thought I was anal! That's discipline.
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 26, 2009 10:50 AM
Picles and things picled on the table is very old school. I wish there was more of it. The way you tell the quality of a Japanese restaurant is by their pickled offerings in the appetizer section. Yamato's on 7th Ave are very good.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 26, 2009 10:51 AM
"Pickels and thing pickled"
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 26, 2009 10:52 AM
IJ: geesh that doesn't sound like a lot of food!!
Denton/Kens/Chicken: I think we all should jump to the Bimmerforums(which I already know about) and fight it out there. I have to admit am a bmw enthusiast and feel that it is the ultimate driving machine.the Japanese luxury lines do not stand a chance against the German engineering of a bmw......
Posted by: gemini10 at August 26, 2009 10:52 AM
I still say yuckola!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 10:54 AM
ooooh i picked my own asparagus last night btw! i figured ah well i did buy all the ingredients might as well do it instead of going out and buying it somewhere. i probably did it all wrong. i just filled a sauce jar with wine vinegar, the asparagus, and a ton of pickling salt. i was very tempted to add a lil vodka, but i dont think that would have been a good idea for this party. maybe next time.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 26, 2009 10:55 AM
My partner cans and pickles in Bucks County. He has made:
Dilly beans ( I grow the wax beans)
Ornage marmalade
Red currrant jam ( I grow the currants in Brooklyn)
Bread & Butter pickles
Chutneys
I make the tomato sauce.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 26, 2009 10:58 AM
I was hungover.
Posted by: infinitejester at August 26, 2009 10:58 AM
I will likely be hungover on friday.
Is this what twitter is like???
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 26, 2009 10:59 AM
> ooooh i picked my own asparagus last night btw!
Hah, another person falls under the spell of the New Urban Ruralism!
Posted by: DitmasSnark at August 26, 2009 11:00 AM
one of my neighbors drives an M6 convertible - i think that's a better alternative to the x3 ;)
Posted by: dirty_hipster at August 26, 2009 11:01 AM
Gay Town
http://www.homotron.net/images/homotron/gaytown/gay_town.JPG
Other traffic signs in Gay Town:
Divided Highway
Turn and Curve
Width Restriction
Speed Hump
Blasting Zone Ahead
Dead End
Slippery When Wet
Men at Work
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 26, 2009 11:04 AM
Plans B-Z in progress. I just signed up for Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. My audition is on Monday. Anyone ever auditioned for it before?
Posted by: CG_ups at August 26, 2009 11:04 AM
You can get a used Bentley GT for about the same price as an M6.
Much cooler ride.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 26, 2009 11:04 AM
Gem, BMW is a good ride BUT too many electrical problems. I never driven one that didn't have problems with it, NEVER. I heard a lot of people complained. I worked valet for almost four years in college and needless to say, driven over 1,000 cars easily, some for very short times but enough to feel the car. I even drove an ambulance once and an old style caddy hurst. That was a little freaky but the guy showed up on one who was a restuarant guest so I had to park it (there were no dead bodies in the back at that time).
Posted by: Kensingtonian at August 26, 2009 11:05 AM
quote:
Hah, another person falls under the spell of the New Urban Ruralism!
ugh. i guess you got me there. hahah. seriously it's not FOR me tho, it's for my sister's surprise birthday party this friday. she ONLY eats canned corn but her mentor told me that apparently she likes pickled asparagus now and since someone already is bringing the canned corn im stuck bringing pickled asparagus
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 26, 2009 11:07 AM
You can get a used Bentley GT for about the same price as an M6.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 26, 2009 11:04 AM
That's what I see all over Syrian Jew enclave of Ocean PKWY these days. They traded up BMWs and Benz's for Masaratis and Bentley GTs. Same money.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at August 26, 2009 11:08 AM
Rob, did you use a recipe? I think you have to cook it before you put it in the pickling brine.
Posted by: CG_ups at August 26, 2009 11:09 AM
Last night, at 9:20pm on Waverly btwn 6th Ave & Macdougal, I saw a guy laying face down on the sidewalk humping the concrete. And I mean really grinding it!
Was it any of you PLUSAs?
Posted by: Expert Textpert at August 26, 2009 11:09 AM
Pickled asparagus is unique and rare. It's a can't-miss item to bring.
Posted by: infinitejester at August 26, 2009 11:09 AM
Rob, your family will make quite a good reality show. I think you should go pitch it to VH1 and Bravo.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at August 26, 2009 11:10 AM
*rob*, why not get her a book on pickling? ; )
Posted by: bitter retort at August 26, 2009 11:10 AM
Kens - ok you got me! you won!!
We haven't had any electrical problems as of yet(knock on wood) but oy vey with the low-pro tires and the friggin potholes - I think I have replaced each tire rim 3 times each in 5 years of owning the car
Posted by: gemini10 at August 26, 2009 11:11 AM
That's a cool Plan B, CG_ups!
Not sure if I could be polite & chatty enough with the host, though. I just end up thinking 'ask the ^&%*^$ question already' whenever I see it on TV.
Best of luck!
Posted by: etson at August 26, 2009 11:13 AM
quote:
Rob, did you use a recipe? I think you have to cook it before you put it in the pickling brine.
i didnt cook it :( i just put it in raw. DAMNIT. can i take it out and cook it tonight? then put it back in the vinegar? the party is actually saturday not friday but im going over the night before to her mentor's place to help decorate and prepare, so if i cook it tonight will that be enough time to properly pickle?
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 26, 2009 11:15 AM
Gem, its not about winning. I had some GOOD times on M5s and 540s on a stick. They hold the road really well and fun as hell to drive. I just wouldn't own one because of the headaches that seems to come along with it. I have a Japanese made SUV now for the past 4 years and couldn't be happier. Smooth ride and fits hell of a lot of things, including PLUSAs.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at August 26, 2009 11:15 AM
Kensingtonian, I was about 195 last year with decent muscle mass.. I would love to get their again.. But easier said than done. I started counting calories at the beginning of the summer and went from 222 to 217 within about 3 weeks. Not bad. But then I started BBQ'ing on my terrace and went back to the bad habits.. But I am going off the soda, juices and all sweets.. That is my first step.. I have been walking an hour a night and now that my son is going back to class I will try to walk in the mornings as well.
Posted by: HOBOKENROCKS at August 26, 2009 11:15 AM
ugh i just looked up the recipe. yeah i completely did it wrong. i was supposed to boil the pickling spice brine liquid and the asparagi too. ill redo it tonight.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 26, 2009 11:18 AM
Lethacal I didn't know 3500 calories was 1 lb.. But I do know that if I just eat 2000 calories a day with exercise I can lose the 25 lbs in a about two to three months... That is my plan..
Posted by: HOBOKENROCKS at August 26, 2009 11:18 AM
Hoboken, sounds like a good plan. You might cut quite a bit just by cutting soda, juices and sweets. Also a good way to get some exercise is while it's nice outside, play some sports with your kid. Not sure how old he is but I am sure you can think of something to play with him, no matter what the age is (my guess is that since he is in class as you stated, he can walk and run).
Posted by: Kensingtonian at August 26, 2009 11:18 AM
Good luck with the new recipe Rob. I think it's really sweet that you're going to all that effort for your sister. :)
Posted by: CG_ups at August 26, 2009 11:20 AM
Thanks Etson! I just filled out the application and now I'm starting to get nervous / excited!!!
Posted by: CG_ups at August 26, 2009 11:21 AM
Rob...don't cook them very long...just about 2 minutes and then throw them in some water with ice so they retain the bright green color
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 26, 2009 11:22 AM
eeeek, car talk. And I thought nothing was worse than cat talk.
Posted by: Expert Textpert at August 26, 2009 11:23 AM
HOBO: Just make sure you actually track the calories, and it's more work than you expect. Without actually tracking and verifying the information all you have is an idea and no execution.
Posted by: lechacal at August 26, 2009 11:23 AM
well she's never had a birthday party before (and she's 18) and her mentor claims that she has also never had a birthday cake. that part i find a little hard to believe, but not totally unfathomable.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 26, 2009 11:24 AM
CG_Ups' Phone-a-PLUSA options on Who Wants to be a Millionaire:
Topic PLUSA
Cats Arkady, Snappy, THL, bxgrl, et.al.
Thailand DIBS
New Music gemini10
Old New York denton, benson, ENY, The What
Photography wasder, denton
Reality TV THL, 99 Luftballoons
Miley Cyrus Rob
PLUSA Policies Cobblehiller
Architecture Montrose Morris, Amzi Hill
Engineering benson
Law slopefarm, jessi, Snappy, lechacal, CGAR
Live entertainment Infinitejester
Grammar Arkady
Mortgages Adam Dahill
Education Sixyearsandcounting
Physical Therapy Snappy
Food & Drink DIBS
Food & Dink DIBS
Humour Snark
Russian History Kensingtonian
Bars & Restaurants DH
Chinese dialects M4L, WonTon, chicken
Finance DIBS, chicken, denton, M4L
Any others?
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 26, 2009 11:26 AM
HOBO: To lose 25 pounds you need to burn 87,500 more calories than you consume. Over two months (let's say 61 days), that's 1,400 calories a day. Over three months (let's say 92 days) that's 951 calories a day. Either way, that is A LOT. You don't want to starve your body, because then your body will lower its metabolism and become more efficient at using calories - it will fight you. Shoot for something like 500 calories a day. Keep your body happy, don't starve it. Eat small amounts frequently to avoid blood sugar spikes. It takes a while, but once you are on a roll suddenly a few months go by and you have made real progress.
Posted by: lechacal at August 26, 2009 11:27 AM
quote:
Rob...don't cook them very long...just about 2 minutes and then throw them in some water with ice so they retain the bright green color
they werent bright green to begin with. they were kinda greenish brown when i bought them dave.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 26, 2009 11:27 AM
Thanks everyone..
Posted by: HOBOKENROCKS at August 26, 2009 11:29 AM
Biff - I like the list!!! But I think I have to pick the phone a friend person ahead of time. :)
BTW you left yourself off the list. Any suggestions for Biff's area of expertise?
Posted by: CG_ups at August 26, 2009 11:29 AM
Calories burned during hetero sex: 139
Calories burned during gay sex with partners: 142
Calories burned during anonymous gay sex: 4,562
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 26, 2009 11:30 AM
lethacal your killing me.. But I see what you mean..
Posted by: HOBOKENROCKS at August 26, 2009 11:30 AM
Why am I killing you? I'm just telling you what it takes to lose weight. There are about a thousand lose weight quick with no effort ideas out there, but all of them basically suck or flat out don't work. There is no such thing as a realistic plan for quick weight loss that has any prospect of long-term success. 25 pounds in 2 or 3 months is too quick. Trust me.
Posted by: lechacal at August 26, 2009 11:33 AM
"Phone-a-PLUSA options"
Those are great, Biff.
cobble, we need to add a "Lifeline" new chapter to the PLUSA Manual.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 26, 2009 11:34 AM
CG_ups, there's a new bar (and restaurant?) opening on Henry, just south of Atlantic, in one of the buildings adjacent to the Shell station. It's in the old C&G Television location. They've been doing the build-out forever. I'm guessing the liquor license is the hold-up. Will keep my eyes open for you.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 26, 2009 11:36 AM
C Gar- Cobble and I already added a LifeStyles section. I believe we can put biff's list in there?
Posted by: bxgrl at August 26, 2009 11:39 AM
Thanks CG'ed. :) still have not seen your mythical self or your mythical black chow, like the unicorn, ever elusive...
Posted by: CG_ups at August 26, 2009 11:40 AM
Lethacal I know your right but it hurts just thinking about all the goodies I will have to stop eating.. No more Pastries from the CAKE BOSS, no more arros con pollo from la conguita, no more chocolate covered strawberrIES, no flan , no more tres leches, no more bbqing on my terrace...
Posted by: HOBOKENROCKS at August 26, 2009 11:42 AM
CG_ups, :D I'll email you. Crazed today because I'm going to be on vacation for the next 12 days. Already in PLUSA withdrawal, which is truly pathetic, and, thus, I've come full circle.
bxgrl, a word? I hope I don't get any reports of your infidelity whilst I'm away.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 26, 2009 11:43 AM
Morning everyone!
Hobo, I've done Weight Watchers in the past. Very simple to follow and it really works. You can also track everything online which makes it very simple to use while at work, etc.
It basically let's you know what your intake should be based upon your size. It also gives you the skinny on how good or bad any particular food item is (they even list most fast food and chain restaurants) so you can make the choices yourself. Nothing's restricted but you'll want to make better choices so you can have more.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at August 26, 2009 11:46 AM
C Gar- would I do that to you? No! Our virtual marriage is virtually sacred to me :-) And have a great vacation! When you get back want to go to the Brooklyn Bridge Flea? MM and I want to.
Posted by: bxgrl at August 26, 2009 11:49 AM
HOBO - Got it. By the way, do you speak with a lisp in French?
Posted by: lechacal at August 26, 2009 11:49 AM
Tlady I don't know if I am ready to try WW.. But if my current plan doesn't work than I will have to do WW... I am not too overweight but I felt much better at 195-200 than I do at 220.. I have had friends that used WW and they have also spoken highly of them...
Posted by: HOBOKENROCKS at August 26, 2009 11:50 AM
Hobo- I recently ventured over to Carlo's Bake Shop (Cake Boss) and MmmmmmMMmmmm...those cannoli! Seriously, they were almost as good as Villabate in Bensonhurst. They also have awsome Pignoli tarts and Sfogliatella.
I was in heaven.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at August 26, 2009 11:51 AM
"Biff - I like the list!!! But I think I have to pick the phone a friend person ahead of time. :)"
If you have to pick one, pick DIBS. He would be my choice hands-down for the PLUSA with the deepest and most broad knowledge on the widest variety of topics.
"BTW you left yourself off the list. Any suggestions for Biff's area of expertise?"
Hmmmm, I think I would be very strong in Beatles and '80s music.
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 26, 2009 11:51 AM
bxgrl, would love to check out the Flea, if only to hang with you and MM! No doubt I'm sufficiently pathetic to check in over vacation (I mean, if Wasder can check in from the south of France and Biff from Canada . . . ), so I'll be watching.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 26, 2009 11:52 AM
I HATE MY MICROWAVE!
Sorry, just had to shout that for a quick second. I'm afraid to put it out for trash because heaven knows the DOS will find some reason to refuse to take it and then fine me. Sigh.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 11:52 AM
No .. Why?
Posted by: HOBOKENROCKS at August 26, 2009 11:53 AM
Biff, we all know that without the Beatles, there never would have been any '80s music.
And thank you for the compliment.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 26, 2009 11:54 AM
It's interesting that, after giving HOBO weight loss advice, I then went out to grab a buffalo chicken wrap (with breaded chicken), smothered in blue cheese dressing, with another big side of blue cheese dressing for dipping and a bag of chips and bottle of soda. Of course this will all be followed up by another dinner out and copious amounts of alcohol tonight.
Do what I say and not what I do! :-)
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 26, 2009 11:55 AM
Tlady that place is addictive.. Be careful. He is part of the reason why I gained so much weight...
Posted by: HOBOKENROCKS at August 26, 2009 11:56 AM
But Biff, don't you bike or walk across the bridge almost daily? That's good exercise.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 11:57 AM
Oh Snappy, You're a little too late. A year before we moved we bought a really nice stainless countertop microwave.
When we got the house we needed to get the over the stove one (the existing cabinets which were all really nice custom were already built to house one).
We couldn't give the old one away to anyone! No one would take it. Finally I listed it as a free item and the person who wanted it never showed up to get it. That was the last straw. I put it out on the curb on garbage night with a note that said, "I'm only 1 year old and work like a dream but I just don't fit in the house."
I have no idea if the garbage men or a person needing it took it.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at August 26, 2009 11:58 AM
HOBO - Because you have been pronouncing my name with a lisp all morning.
- Le Chacal
Posted by: lechacal at August 26, 2009 11:59 AM
"Any others?"
You forgot DOGS, Biff. Rob, ENY.....any others?
Posted by: East New York at August 26, 2009 12:01 PM
"Be careful. He is part of the reason why I gained so much weight... "
I can totally understand why!
Posted by: TownhouseLady at August 26, 2009 12:01 PM
Sorry ..Didn't notice my misspelling.. Le ChAcal... Got it..
Posted by: HOBOKENROCKS at August 26, 2009 12:02 PM
THL, dammit! I rarely use my microwave (I leave it unplugged!) and the damned thing is working my nerves. I've had it for like 13 years so I suppose that's all one can expect to get out of it. When I toss it I likely won't bother to replace it. I use it maybe 1-2 times per month if that. If I weren't too afraid of further foot pain, I'd kick that SOB down the steps tonight!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 12:02 PM
"if Wasder can check in from the south of France and Biff from Canada . . ."
True, but I only posted one comment over a one week period. That was an incredible show of willpower for the PLUSA President!
DIBS, no problem, I meant it. I'm constantly amazed by how you can speak intelligently on almost any topic raised on the blog (despite what a few of your detractors might say).
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 26, 2009 12:04 PM
When you're gainfully employed again I'd say get one. They're so inexpensive these days that you really can get a great deal when they're on sale at a Walmart or other such store. The only time you'll need one is when you don't have one. It's Murphy's Law.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at August 26, 2009 12:06 PM
No apology needed. I just figured your keyboard had a lisp.
So I'm moving the weekend of a potential direct hurricaine / tropical storm hit on the city?
Posted by: lechacal at August 26, 2009 12:07 PM
Dave you really are a (perverted) renaissance man. You have a real breadth of knowledge.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at August 26, 2009 12:08 PM
O.k. kids, I'm out. I gotta get ready for a doctors appointment (oh joy!).
Posted by: TownhouseLady at August 26, 2009 12:10 PM
ENY, how about
New York Sports Teams - Current
ENY, M4L, DH
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 26, 2009 12:10 PM
Very true, THL. I guess a microwave is a necessary evil. Dont like using it, but sometimes I have to.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 12:11 PM
I remember when my parents got their first microwave. They first put it in the basement thinking it'll be used only on very rare occasions. It was up and placed permanently in the middle of the kitchen 2 hours later.
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 26, 2009 12:14 PM
cool - my specialties are booze and sports. i'm awesome
Posted by: dirty_hipster at August 26, 2009 12:14 PM
"cool - my specialties are booze and sports. i'm awesome"
DH, if I ever need to know where to find a great sports bar, I know whom to ask.
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 26, 2009 12:16 PM
2 hours??? Damn! What were you all doing in that mere two hours to warrant an immediate change?
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 12:18 PM
my speacialty is not russian history. That's my sis.
I don't know anything well enough really :o(.
I know toys pretty well and maybe guns but I need to brush up on that knowledge. Anyone wants to go to Poconos shooting range sometime soon?
Posted by: Kensingtonian at August 26, 2009 12:18 PM
I'm back...
Quick question (this will show you how often I'm in the city these days).
I need to get the 4,5 or 6 and I'll be starting at 33rd Herald Sq. should I take the N,R,W and transfer at Lex. and 59th or take the V and transfer at 51st?
Which is the better/easier transfer?
Posted by: TownhouseLady at August 26, 2009 12:19 PM
Marriage and family: Biff, cobblehiller, Heather, denton, benson
Posted by: infinitejester at August 26, 2009 12:20 PM
DH, wanna go to Thailand next March? A couple of my cute gfs want to go. I am sure you stalked them on facebook at some point.
Dave, how's the weather in Thailand in March? Are you going to make a list for us of what to "see" and where to eat?
Posted by: Kensingtonian at August 26, 2009 12:20 PM
Sorry to go off topic, whatever 'topic' may be, given there are hundreds of posts already and I can't possibly slog through them...
I'm having trouble focusing on anything else. My heart broke a little bit at Kennedy's passing just before this major health care bill he helped to craft, and a cause for which he battled fiercely throughout his career, comes for vote. (Reminds me a bit of the timing of Tim Russert's death last year). The irony is painful.
But I do hope the loss of his vote, and the difficulty of his quick replacement, will push the Dems to make use of the budget reconciliation process to approve a bill with a simple majority - and that they use that margin to craft a stronger bill.
Posted by: Nokilissa at August 26, 2009 12:20 PM
NRW is easier THL
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 12:25 PM
"DH, wanna go to Thailand next March? A couple of my cute gfs want to go."
KENS, WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU THINKING?? Going to Thailand with girls is like taking a date to the Playboy Mansion. Are you insane?
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 26, 2009 12:25 PM
Cookery: Snappy, cobblehiller, mopar
Posted by: infinitejester at August 26, 2009 12:27 PM
"Cookery: Snappy, cobblehiller, mopar"
Tom Foolery: DIBS
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 26, 2009 12:27 PM
Outer space: The What
Posted by: infinitejester at August 26, 2009 12:28 PM
Fashion: THL
Perfume: Wonton, THL
Prices of 40s in Brooklyn: Rob
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 12:30 PM
No, the V, fewer crowds, small stop.
Posted by: infinitejester at August 26, 2009 12:30 PM
Kens, March is nice & generally dry.
Monsoon season sucks, my dad used to have to carry me to the bus during monsoon season b/c the water came up to my shoulders and we had shrimp living in our pool.
Posted by: bitter retort at August 26, 2009 12:31 PM
Also sign me up for the pain meds category :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 12:31 PM
ya kens - when are you planning on booking?
Posted by: dirty_hipster at August 26, 2009 12:32 PM
Feet: CG_ups, Snappy
All other body parts: Dave
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 12:33 PM
Biff, what the F is there to talk about sports wise? My Mets stink. Knicks look clueless. G-Men have tons of injuries. Rangers always look good ON Paper. I'm staking my NYC sports pride via taking a temporary ride on the Yankee bus.
Posted by: more4less at August 26, 2009 12:34 PM
Thanks guys.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at August 26, 2009 12:34 PM
Oh, put me down as an expert on Central Park as well as tacky tourist destinations in New York. I could probably assist with certain aspects of finance as well.
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 26, 2009 12:36 PM
Biff, these are NOT THOSE type of girls. These are the types that will gladly join DH and myself to strip clubs and other types of "fine" establishments. They are FUN AS HELL and really know how to drink and party. DH's kind of people.
DH, I am thinking booking around Novemberish/Decemberish but figured I might ask you now and if you are semi-interseted and it seems like a good time then we'll discuss in detail them. I'll just start looking at deals soon and approximate how much we'll need to spend.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at August 26, 2009 12:37 PM
trip to Thailand - man do I miss the young & single self.
Kens, if you ever plan a trip to Prague, I might be able to join - my wife owes me a break out of jail pass to prague
Posted by: more4less at August 26, 2009 12:37 PM
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/26/dining/26farms.html
this link's for you Rob!
Posted by: CG_ups at August 26, 2009 12:38 PM
Well- I am really not sure what to make of this (other than hysterical laughter) but judge for yourselves:
http://www.buzzfeed.com/peggy/the-worlds-most-terrifying-penises.
At the end of the first video you too will be an expert on the Spiny Anteater's equipment.
Posted by: bxgrl at August 26, 2009 12:38 PM
My sis is in Prague right now. I might consider that sometime but not in March.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at August 26, 2009 12:39 PM
sounds good kens - yea i'm interestd
Posted by: dirty_hipster at August 26, 2009 12:40 PM
If I booked a trip to Thailand alone or with the boys at this point, I might as well make it one-way as Mrs. C would change the locks and never let me back home. The good news is I would be "stuck" in Thailand.
Oh, and of course I am a total expert on Canada!
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 26, 2009 12:40 PM
bxgrl, that's NOT office appropriate. Not all of us have a luxury of working from home.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at August 26, 2009 12:40 PM
Topic
Hourly Hotels in Manhattan with availability from noon to 3pm - DIBS
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 26, 2009 12:41 PM
Kens- please. I need some sympathetic support here- I just watched 4 minutes of Leopard Slugs getting it on and I am torn between ripping my eyes out or getting completely drunk.
Posted by: bxgrl at August 26, 2009 12:45 PM
> Anyone wants to go to Poconos shooting range sometime soon?
Hell yeah!
- http://www.collegehumor.com/picture:1915354
Posted by: DitmasSnark at August 26, 2009 12:47 PM
Event Planning: Biff, CobbleSnaps
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 26, 2009 12:47 PM
Topic
Hourly Hotels in Manhattan with availability from noon to 3pm - DIBS
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 26, 2009 12:41 PM
I think you're mistaking. It's availability of bathroom stalls and back rooms of video stores in manhattan from noon to 3 pm. :o)
Posted by: Kensingtonian at August 26, 2009 12:47 PM
Thanks CGar! I'll take that topic too.
Snark, that's why I have no interest in ever going to Texas.
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 26, 2009 12:49 PM
Tiaras, Lavalieres and Other Fine Jewelry: bxgrl, Cobblehiller, Snappy
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 26, 2009 12:50 PM
Kens,
just so we're clear, prague activities would be the same as those in Thailand - except less gender confusion risk
Posted by: more4less at August 26, 2009 12:52 PM
Gender Verification: Biff
Immigration: DIBS
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 26, 2009 12:56 PM
Noki- I agree I was sad to hear Ted Kennedy pass away as well
Biff - thanks for the music nod, but you forgot to add Dirty Hipster
Lechacal - I am moving this weekend too - should be intersting.....
Posted by: gemini10 at August 26, 2009 12:57 PM
To lose weight, forget about burning calories. Just keep your blood sugar low and even.
InfiniteJester wins the Nutrition Award of the Day. Dave, are we going to have to send over a nurse to stage an intervention?! Ice cream for dinner!?
Where oh where is the Brownstoner post about the "Recession is Over, Home Prices Are Up" news today?
Our closing is scheduled for Friday. I am nervous and excited about owning my very own termite nest.
Posted by: mopar at August 26, 2009 12:58 PM
g10, so the closing happened already?
Posted by: more4less at August 26, 2009 1:00 PM
"Biff, what the F is there to talk about sports wise?"
THHHHHAAAAAAAAA YANKEEEEESSSSSS WINNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: East New York at August 26, 2009 1:01 PM
mopar, take a ton of pics - before, work-in-progress, finished. Even if you don't do a blog on the renovations, bring some pics during the gatherings
Posted by: more4less at August 26, 2009 1:02 PM
ENY, they lost last night. this long days off is going to mess Joba up
Posted by: more4less at August 26, 2009 1:03 PM
Ahh...yes, event planning. Official CobbleSnaps productions are where it's at ("where it's at.....I got two turntables and a microphone!" - anyone remember that song?)
Birthdays spent high on vicodin with your foot propped up: Snappy :-( (waaaaaah!)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 1:05 PM
weird, im not normally embarrassed to say anything, but im slightly embarrassed i had no clue who this ted kennedy man was.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 26, 2009 1:06 PM
Mopar...congrats! Must be so exciting :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 1:06 PM
Religion: Montrose Morris, bxgrl, etson, benson, infinitejester
Posted by: infinitejester at August 26, 2009 1:07 PM
rob: for real?
Posted by: infinitejester at August 26, 2009 1:08 PM
I will, M4L. Thanks, Snappy!
Posted by: mopar at August 26, 2009 1:09 PM
Medicine: Legion
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 1:10 PM
M4L - tomorrow closing
gotta get home to pack up my kitchen which is the last real room left at this point to pack
Posted by: gemini10 at August 26, 2009 1:12 PM
"scuse me snappy but don't I get medical credit for posting the link to "world's most terrifying penises?"
Posted by: bxgrl at August 26, 2009 1:13 PM
Jester, don't let Rob yank your chain. I aint buying it. Rob knows who he is
Posted by: more4less at August 26, 2009 1:14 PM
yeah jester. i dont pay attention to politics, definitely put a blinder on to them. it's intentional tho.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 26, 2009 1:15 PM
Bxgirl...I got through about 3 minutes of that and about gagged! (I knew I didn't like penises for a reason!) You get the tiara, kitten and back pain categories! No medicine for you :-)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 1:15 PM
Rob - please say u r kidding?
Posted by: gemini10 at August 26, 2009 1:15 PM
Low, you are a doc too?
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 1:15 PM
"im slightly embarrassed i had no clue who this ted kennedy man was."
Only slightly embarrassed?
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 26, 2009 1:17 PM
g10, you wont have any seller's remorse when you envision yourself rolling on the equity you've cashed out. No debt + stash of cash generates a great feeling
Posted by: more4less at August 26, 2009 1:18 PM
Gem, any good curb alerts for CG and I to swing our canes at each other for?
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 1:18 PM
Ok, this is the second day in a row with no COTD. What gives?
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 1:19 PM
Internal med.
Posted by: Lowhearts at August 26, 2009 1:21 PM
Gotta say, Lowhearts- any doctor with fruitflies living in his old liquor bottles is a guy after my own heart (But I am e-married and would never dream of leaving C Gar - unless he doesn't stop flirting with every man, woman and cat on b'stoner.)
Posted by: bxgrl at August 26, 2009 1:21 PM
snappy, maybe no coops on the mkt for sale
Posted by: more4less at August 26, 2009 1:21 PM
Noki, I miss Ted Kennedy already. He wasn't perfect, and who is, but he leaves behind a legacy of fine public service that most of the young,(and older) arrogant pups now in the Senate and Congress can never match. He could have been sitting in his compound enjoying the privileges of wealth and class, but chose public service instead, working with colleagues on both sides of the aisle, while never compromising his liberal philosophies. Even his enemies admired him. He will be very much missed.
Posted by: Montrose Morris at August 26, 2009 1:24 PM
M4L, I refuse to believe that.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 1:24 PM
"ENY, they lost last night. this long days off is going to mess Joba up"
The good news is they lost to Texas who therefore didn't fall another game behind the BoSox in the Wild Card race.
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 26, 2009 1:24 PM
Nice save, bxgrl . . . I'm still here. Flirt? Moi?
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 26, 2009 1:24 PM
snappy- then how about biological and evolutionary sciences?
Posted by: bxgrl at August 26, 2009 1:25 PM
I don't think we're getting what we paid for here with the slacking on no COTD.
Whaddya all think???
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 26, 2009 1:26 PM
Ok, Bxgirl...I'll give you that one :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 1:26 PM
M4L- you promise?? hahaha - I feel good I gotta say!
Snappy - we are getting rid of a large bookcase from Gothic cabinet, we might be getting rid of two sony wega TV's (32 & 36 inch) but we have family that might want them, so am trying to wait them out before offering it to the movers or putting them on the street. I have a desk from Gothic Cabinet - as you can see trying to get rid of some of the so-so stuff
Posted by: gemini10 at August 26, 2009 1:27 PM
"The good news is they lost to Texas who therefore didn't fall another game behind the BoSox in the Wild Card race."
I truly hope they don't blow their lead this year - especially to Boston!
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 26, 2009 1:27 PM
Gem...sounds like you might have two cane-wielding, hobbling ladies in front of your house! Feel free to turn the hose on us if we get too out of hand :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 1:29 PM
Dave, we are definitely being gipped here.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 1:30 PM
Where is our resident expert on West Village dining?
CG_Ups, yoohoo!
Any thoughts on Pearl Oyster Bar? Friends are going tonight before the East Village Drinking Spree
http://www.pearloysterbar.com/
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 26, 2009 1:30 PM
I want one of those tvs!!! What are you selling them for if your family doesn't take them?
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 1:31 PM
there's really only so much stuff one can fill their brain with, but yeah i didnt know who he was. im sure i know lots of things that everyone SHOULD know that dont either, so it all evens out.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 26, 2009 1:31 PM
Ay ya, Bangkok in March is really, really hot (April is the hottest month, monsoon starts in May)! The best time to be there is roughly from end of November to end of February.
How hot is Bangkok? Think of the hottest most humid day you've ever been in Washington DC. Then multiply by three.
Posted by: WonTon at August 26, 2009 1:33 PM
woowoo reveal!
cast for ILM4 !
Females:
1.Brittanya(ROLB3)
2.Feisty(For The Love Of Ray J 1)
3.Baker (Real Chance Of Love 2)
4.Hot Wings (Real Chance Of Love 2)
5. Junk(Real Chance Of Love 2)
6. Doll (Real Chance Of Love 2)
7. Natasha(Rock Of Love Bus 3)
8.Milf(I Love Money 2)
9.Stilts(Ray J)
10. TBA
Males:
1.Mr. Wise(ILNY 2)
2. Chi Chi(DOL)
3. Cage(DOL)
4. Pretty (ILN)
5.Punk (ILN 2)
6.Cable Guy (DOL)
7. Onix(ILN & ILM 2)
8. Punisher (MWAM)
9. Sex Toy (MWAM)
10. Flipper (DOL)
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 26, 2009 1:33 PM
Had drinks at Rayuela last night. It was a nice spot, but the lighting should have been softer.
www.rayuelanyc.com
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 26, 2009 1:34 PM
M4L, I just did a quick search on NYT for coops and condos in the main areas Bstoner usually reps for COTD and came back with 1,999 hits. Obviously there is something out there to post! I still ask, what gives?
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 1:35 PM
Actually WonTon, I always found Bangkok to be less humid than Hong Kong, even though the air temp might have been higher. You could actually eat outside in the evning in Bangkok during the Summer months whereas HK would be way too humid.
Chang Mai in January...sweaters needed!!!!!
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 26, 2009 1:37 PM
Biff, rayuela was the name of the place I wanted to recommend to you yesterday, but I couldn't remember the name. I went there with a group of friends for my birthday last year. Did you eat there, too? We thought the food was really good. And then we went to a bunch of different bars on the LES, though I remember none of the names, only that they were packed and we got carded everywhere we went, which hadn't happened in quite a while.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 26, 2009 1:40 PM
"there's really only so much stuff one can fill their brain with, but yeah i didnt know who he was. im sure i know lots of things that everyone SHOULD know that dont either, so it all evens out."
Sherlock Holmes famously didn't know the Earth traveled around the Sun, and said when Watson told him so, that he would promptly forget it. "A man's brain originally is like an empty attic, and you have to stock it with such furniture as you choose."
He can, however, identify 1,000 different varieties of tobacco remains.
Posted by: infinitejester at August 26, 2009 1:41 PM
Snappy, come on girl. You thought I was serious? when the heck is there no coops for sale
Posted by: more4less at August 26, 2009 1:42 PM
http://www.brownharrisstevens.com/detail.aspx?id=1002644
My COTD pick...not that I love this place or anything. Just something to look at...which is more that what Mr. B's minions are giving us :-(
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 1:42 PM
Good luck with the move, Gem. It sounds like everything from the sale to the move is going very efficiently.
Biff, never been to Pearl but I love Marys and I hear they're practically the same. Last week, we wanted to go to Mary's but it was too late to get in, so we went to Aquagrille, where I haven't been in years because I can't afford it. It was so unbelievably good. Even the oysters were delicious even though it was 90 degrees out. I am still in a state of bliss just thinking about it. Now I want to go there every week, ha!
Posted by: mopar at August 26, 2009 1:48 PM
"ENY, they lost last night. this long days off is going to mess Joba up"
You gotta lose SOME time, M4L. That's what six-game leads are for.
I don't see this team going on any extended losing streaks w/CC at the head of the staff and the Yanks living up to the "Bronx Bombers" name. The season is not over, but I'm not sweating it, either.
"I truly hope they don't blow their lead this year - especially to Boston!"
Keep the faith, CarGar. It's gonna be OK. NO negative thoughts!!
Posted by: East New York at August 26, 2009 1:49 PM
mopar, you now on instant noodle meal plan - renovation comes before food
Posted by: more4less at August 26, 2009 1:50 PM
Rayuela is a terific spot. Seafood frita and lobster dip were super, also had pesto ice cream for dessert, an acquired taste like scotch.
Posted by: DeLepp at August 26, 2009 1:50 PM
This listing is interesting:
http://tinyurl.com/m3ttk4
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 1:53 PM
CGar, didn't eat at Rayuela - just had drinks. It was a really nice place...sat upstairs. I ate at Morandi in West Village (as mentioned here yesterday) and it was very good.
mopar, thanks for all the info!
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 26, 2009 1:53 PM
Kens,
just so we're clear, prague activities would be the same as those in Thailand - except less gender confusion risk
Posted by: more4less at August 26, 2009 12:52 PM
M4L, those activities are WAY more expensive in Prague than in Thailand.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at August 26, 2009 1:54 PM
Yummy. DeLepp, I'm going to have to go back there to try the food. I had a look at the menu and it had a number of interesting sounding dishes. The cocktails were quite inventive and tasty as well.
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 26, 2009 1:54 PM
Snappy, just noticed you're looking for my dues. Are drinks still happening tomorrow? If you hobble over, I will gladly pay up!
Posted by: bitter retort at August 26, 2009 1:57 PM
lowhearts,
Welcome!! Your PLUSA manual, tiara, and membership card are in the mail.
Please be advised that upon attending your first PLUSA gathering, you will be expected to buy the first round of shots. Identification of one or more PLUSAs will earn you extra credit.
Please send Snappy your membership dues by the 15th of the month, she gets cranky if you're late, and we stop sending the newsletter after two late payments.
Also, please advise your boss that s/he needs to lighten your workload so that you can keep up with posting regularly. Spotty posting is frowned upon!!
Best, Mgmt.
Posted by: cobblehiller at August 26, 2009 1:58 PM
Kens, thought eastern Europe is still in a deep recession vs Thailand still has one of the best / lowest unemploymt out there - was thinking that has to have closed the price gaps
Posted by: more4less at August 26, 2009 1:59 PM
Bitter, I'm unable to go anywhere :( Dr's orders. Just hoist a beer in my honor, say 'happy b-day snappy' at midnight and we'll consider your dues paid :-)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 1:59 PM
Cobble, I love that you've got that saved for some cut and paste action!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 2:00 PM
lowhearts, I think tiaras are on backorder.
Posted by: bitter retort at August 26, 2009 2:00 PM
Here here Montrose. I raise my glass with wet eyes.
An imperfect humanitarian who spent his life fighting to make things better for those not born into the extraordinary privilege he was. If there is a better epitaph for a life, I cannot think of one.
Posted by: Nokilissa at August 26, 2009 2:00 PM
There's very little chance of gender confusion in bangkok. You really need to seek it out. The bar patrons don't want that issue.
What are the prices in Prague???
In Bangkok it is anywhere from $4-7 to the bar as an "off fee." Then you tip them anywhere from $50-100.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 26, 2009 2:01 PM
Hey, Snappy, is today or tomorrow your birthday?
Posted by: cobblehiller at August 26, 2009 2:01 PM
Friday Cobble.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 2:02 PM
"Spotty posting is frowned upon!!"
However, snotty posting is encouraged.
As are posts relating to the potty.
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 26, 2009 2:04 PM
Houses are selling.. Two of my friends have listed their homes in the past month and both have gotten close to full price offers within the first month.. One house was located in Jersey City and the other home was located in Hazlet NJ... Not bad... One in the 400 k range and the other in 600k range...
Posted by: HOBOKENROCKS at August 26, 2009 2:04 PM
Thanks
no I don't plan on selling them - will let you know if one of our family members doesn't show up to claim the TV's
Posted by: gemini10 at August 26, 2009 2:05 PM
"Noki, I miss Ted Kennedy already. He wasn't perfect, and who is, but he leaves behind a legacy of fine public service that most of the young,(and older) arrogant pups now in the Senate and Congress can never match. He could have been sitting in his compound enjoying the privileges of wealth and class, but chose public service instead, working with colleagues on both sides of the aisle, while never compromising his liberal philosophies. Even his enemies admired him. He will be very much missed."
I'm with you ladies, I cried as I watched the very sad news this morning. Listening to comments on CNN and WNYC.
Posted by: cobblehiller at August 26, 2009 2:05 PM
Noki- I lift a glass to Ted Kennedy too. I can barely deal with it- it really is the end of an era. The Kennedys were a magnificent, flawed and tragic family but no one could ever say they left no mark.
Posted by: bxgrl at August 26, 2009 2:05 PM
SNAPPY!!! WE HAVE THE SAME BIRTHDAY!!!
Posted by: cobblehiller at August 26, 2009 2:06 PM
Dave, Prague is WAY more expensive. Lap dance in Prague and Budapest is easily 100 bucks. Everything with touchy touchy is WAY more.
M4L, I am having a fight in Kitchen Reno forum thread with BHO. I am not as good of a swinger as 11217 but Enjoy nevertheless :o).
Posted by: Kensingtonian at August 26, 2009 2:06 PM
Hey Biff, sorry for the delay. Pearl Oyster Bar is great. Foodwise it is very similar to Mary's Fish Camp. I think Pearl is a little more ambient for a night out or date while Mary's is a little more Cape Cod beach shack vibe. Personally, I like Mary's a tiny bit more because of the lobster pot pie during the winter, and the killer spicy shrimp tacos. Both have outstanding fried oysters/clams and amazing lobster rolls. You can't go wrong with a meal at Pearl but be prepared for a killer wait. Both have lines out the wazoo before they even open.
Posted by: CG_ups at August 26, 2009 2:07 PM
Holy sh!t on a stick Cobble!!!! ARE YOU SERIOUS???
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 2:07 PM
Totally! AUGUST 28th BAYBEEE!!
Posted by: cobblehiller at August 26, 2009 2:09 PM
CG_Ups, thanks! You never disappoint with the restaurant reviews.
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 26, 2009 2:11 PM
WOOOO HOOOO! AUGUST 28TH VIRGOS IN THE HOUSE!!!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 2:11 PM
Speaking of restaurants, I need a rec for a place to go w/my cousins this weekend. One will be here from Montreal, the other from London. They are both in their 50s (they are older cousins : )), but hip (that may have come out wrong - do not mean to say that ppl in their 50s aren't generally hip). And no, Biff, I am not Canadian.
I generally refuse to go above 14th St on weekends, so downtown recs especially welcome.
Posted by: brighton beoch at August 26, 2009 2:11 PM
CG_ups, in all seriousness, I walked by Bird this morning and they are hiring...
Posted by: jessibaby at August 26, 2009 2:11 PM
Beoch, take them to Hearth in EV. It's hip but spacious.
Posted by: jessibaby at August 26, 2009 2:13 PM
Well said, Noki, well said.
Posted by: Montrose Morris at August 26, 2009 2:13 PM
Snake penises are even weirder. All snakes have at least 2 - called hemipenies. Venomous snakes have 4 (2 pairs). If they get startled "in the act", they leave one inside the female & scurry off. They're built like pneumatic gloves - lying inside their length & then fluid fills between 2 layers to tumesce. Some of the m are gorgeous - looking like coral necklaces or crystal acorns. King snakes can have them 8 feet long!
Posted by: Arkady at August 26, 2009 2:14 PM
It would seem that a lap dance in Prague is 4-5X more expensive than NYC. WTF??????????
I'm sure the hotels in Bangkok are much nicer than in Prague and cheaper too.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 26, 2009 2:16 PM
I'm hoping that the health bill will be passed in honor of Ted K. - the way LBJ got a lot of civil rights passed in honor of the memory of JFK.
Posted by: Arkady at August 26, 2009 2:16 PM
Arkady...now that's some disturbing info!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 2:18 PM
Thanks jessi! Keep the suggestions rolling! :)
Oooh, I like Hearth. Good suggestion. Public, Peasant and Apiary are good too. I'm a sucker for Lure Fishbar, such good fried rock shrimp and the BEST new england clam chowder in the city. mmmm good. Mercer Kitchen is across the street from Lure and also good.
It sucks to be poor. I never get to go to restaurants any more. Maybe I should work at a restaurant so I can score some free meals.
Posted by: CG_ups at August 26, 2009 2:18 PM
Arkady, you seem to know a lot about penises. You were the only one that really knew Magnum condoms were for girth and not length!!!!!
Have you seen more of them in your lifetime than I have????
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 26, 2009 2:18 PM
Arkady, interesting, a bit gross, and a topic I think I'll leave to others to make comparisons out of. (slight shudder)
Posted by: Montrose Morris at August 26, 2009 2:19 PM
OMG and one of my favorite hidden gems downtown, Degustation (adjoins Jewel Bako).
Posted by: CG_ups at August 26, 2009 2:19 PM
Speaking of condoms and penii, let's talk discrimination here...when you go into a drug store, they have every type of condom known to man. To get a dental dam, you have to go to a sex shop. WTF is up with that??? NO FAIR!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 2:20 PM
Kens, really $100 in prague?? are they legit professional & known models or something
Posted by: more4less at August 26, 2009 2:22 PM
CGups - I feel the same way
often I want to work at Whole Foods part time so I can get the 20% discount
have to say Public's Brunch is amazing!
Posted by: gemini10 at August 26, 2009 2:23 PM
ha! just went to ricki's looking for a birthday card for my sister (came out empty handed cuz all the cards are either too x rated or just dumb) but they had a card with a bunch of dogs in a mugshot lineup and on thei nside it said happy birthday from the usual suspects. i laughed.
okay so seriously, where can i find a birthday card that has a serial killer or something equally as dark and depraved on it or something?
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 26, 2009 2:24 PM
I love you arkady! You are a veritable fount of unusual information.
Posted by: bxgrl at August 26, 2009 2:24 PM
CG_ups, you should just start dating rich men or dating in general. You'll get taken out to yummy dinner places.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at August 26, 2009 2:24 PM
A friend of mine specializes in them - used to be head of bio at NYU & was director of snake house at the Bronx Zoo. He has an amazing collection. His wife also taught at NYU & was describing some of the collection to the class of 250 kids & said, "Dr. Dowling has one 8 feet long!" Riot in the classroom...
Posted by: Arkady at August 26, 2009 2:24 PM
CG_ups, how can anyone working on the rev side of a bank claim to be poor?
Posted by: more4less at August 26, 2009 2:25 PM
Dave, that's just not possible. I don't think anyone has seen more than you, dear!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 2:25 PM
M4L, they are professionals and resemble models. We're not talking about skanky ones, we're talking about professional high end ones.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at August 26, 2009 2:25 PM
Snappy, I heard that, in a pinch, you can cut one side of a condom and use it as a dental dam.
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 26, 2009 2:26 PM
"mopar, you now on instant noodle meal plan - renovation comes before food"
Ha ha ha unfortunately completely true. I will be sure to tell Steve.
HobokenRocks, so you won't be moving to Brooklyn Heights? I am sorry to hear it.
Jessi, Bird is hiring, really? The one on Grand is always so empty I worry about them. Of course, if Kim France just goes by once a season and orders the whole stock, that should keep them in business.
Posted by: mopar at August 26, 2009 2:26 PM
Rob, why don't you make one yourself? Or go to a proper hallmark store (do they still have those kiosks where you create your own card and have a variety of graphics to choose from and you add in your own wording?) There's a hallmark/big card store in Bay Ridge on 5th Ave near the corner of 86th Street. Take the R to 86th Street or ride the south bound B63 bus.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 2:27 PM
"A friend of mine specializes in them"
Penises or snakes, Arkady?
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 26, 2009 2:27 PM
Thanks, bxgrl. That's one of my favorite party pieces. Dr. D was also the person who brought Lonesome George, the Galapagos turtle, back here for mating & then returned him to his native habitat. I am trying to campaign for one of the hatchlings (if they hatch) to be named after him.
Posted by: Arkady at August 26, 2009 2:28 PM
Biff, would *you* wanna taste that??? I think not!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 2:28 PM
Kens, unless they are comparable to victoria's best secrets models, I can personally show you around in Montreal of comparables for much cheaper. Dreamie can vouch for my comment here - albeit he NEVER EVER goes there
Posted by: more4less at August 26, 2009 2:28 PM
CarGar, Ha! Good one!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 2:29 PM
CarGar - Snake penises.
Rob - Card shops have lots of Halloween stuff out already -boo-hiss- modify one of those cards.
Posted by: Arkady at August 26, 2009 2:29 PM
M4L, with statements like that you're gonna get Biffy in trouble with the Mrs.!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 2:30 PM
ou are all invited to my place to view my collection of thai phalluses. These are used for religious purposes, not what you may think.
http://www.thaichimes.com/wp-content/gallery/palad-khit/palad-khik-7.jpg
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 26, 2009 2:31 PM
Snappy, was just asking for his heresay - ie what he "heard" on the street. didn't you read last portion of my post where I stated "albeit he NEVER EVER goes there"?
Posted by: more4less at August 26, 2009 2:33 PM
do lesbians really use dental dams? you can use saran wrap btw.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 26, 2009 2:33 PM
"Biff, would *you* wanna taste that??? I think not!"
Correct. I've never tasted a condom nor do I plan on doing so any time soon, no matter how curious I may be. It's not on my list of things to do before I die.
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 26, 2009 2:33 PM
Gemini, 20% discount?!? ok, I am adding Whole Foods to the list! That is stellar!
Kens - thanks for the advice but I am not quite at the stage where I am ready to whore myself out for a nice dinner and the bf is poor (architect, why don't they make more money? sigh)
M4L - charming as always. I pay all my mom's bills since her retirement, so I have my rent, her mortgage, her car payment and other odds and ends. Even with an ok wage, it disappears quickly.
Posted by: CG_ups at August 26, 2009 2:33 PM
Hmmm, sounds enticing M4L. I don't do strip clubs or lab dances. To me, that's compared to going to expensive restuarant, opening the menu, licking your lips, smelling the food, closing the menu, paying, and walking out. No thanks!
Posted by: Kensingtonian at August 26, 2009 2:33 PM
arkady, ah duh yes! a general halloween card is perfect!
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 26, 2009 2:34 PM
http://www.thaichimes.com/thai-magic-phallic-symbol/
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 26, 2009 2:34 PM
Saran wrap breaks too easily and is porous so that makes the sex not so safe.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 2:36 PM
So Kens, does that mean you pay for the meal...and eat it?
Posted by: jessibaby at August 26, 2009 2:37 PM
Kens...I always was perplexed by my straight friends going to strip clubs and getting lap dances. It's soooo bad for the hetero community when gay guys can get the actual goods just about anywhere, oftentimes for the price of a drink or even nothing!!!!!!!
There of course was a downside that no one knew about until the late eighties.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 26, 2009 2:37 PM
"you are all invited to my place to view my collection of thai phalluses. These are used for religious purposes, not what you may think."
Dave, how many times have you used that line to get a guy home?!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 2:37 PM
"Dreamie can vouch for my comment here - albeit he NEVER EVER goes there"
Snappy, M4L, it's all good in the hood. Mrs. C knows full well that when her male friends show me the town when we're in Montreal, we aren't just going to get our smoked meat. Oh, that is prime for a very naughty re-write by switching around the words "meat" and "smoked".
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 26, 2009 2:37 PM
"So Kens, does that mean you pay for the meal...and eat it?"
I think it means he usually orders the strip steak.
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 26, 2009 2:39 PM
Hooray! I might just be homeless in the near future!
Posted by: the chicken at August 26, 2009 2:40 PM
Biff, you've got a very understanding wife then...hold on tight to that one!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 2:41 PM
There's always room at Dave's Inn for Men, chicken. LOL
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 26, 2009 2:41 PM
What's happening Chicken?
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 2:41 PM
> "where it's at.....I got two turntables and a microphone!"
I'm listening to that right now.
Posted by: DitmasSnark at August 26, 2009 2:41 PM
Dontcha just love that song Snark :-)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 2:43 PM
I just posted that before going back up the thread and catching up. Did I mention that I'm off to Bangkok on Friday?
Posted by: the chicken at August 26, 2009 2:43 PM
Oh, forgot to mention that cousins are paying. Not sure where either get their $$ from . . . rumor in the family is that the one from London is a hit man for the Mossad.
Jessi, CG - thanks for the great suggestions. Forgot about Hearth . . . have had a few good meals there, but not in awhile.
Posted by: brighton beoch at August 26, 2009 2:43 PM
"There's always room at Dave's Inn for Men, chicken. LOL
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 26, 2009 2:41 PM"
I have a home in Brooklyn DIBS! I might be homeless in London!
"What's happening Chicken?
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 2:41 PM"
Just had second viewing on the house and they seem keen.
Posted by: the chicken at August 26, 2009 2:44 PM
"and the bf is poor (architect, why don't they make more money?"
CG_ups, that's why my father, beginning when I was 5, told me I couldn't become an architect and instead drilled "law school" into my head! Ugh.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 26, 2009 2:45 PM
Chicken, you are indeed a world traveler!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 2:46 PM
Jealous about your trip to Bangkok.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 26, 2009 2:46 PM
CG_ups, Wow. you're doing more than helping out your mom. you're literally carrying her financially. My brother and I help out my parents - ie pay the rent, food, some spending $$$ but no car or mortgage paymts. Thought us Chinese kids do a lot for our parents but you've set a mark us Chinese kids can't match. Maybe I can train my boy now to do the same for me when I'm old.
Posted by: more4less at August 26, 2009 2:46 PM
Congrats Chicken.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 2:48 PM
Chicken, made sure they aint trying to pay your with those big million $$ bills you were showing up last time
Posted by: more4less at August 26, 2009 2:49 PM
> Dontcha just love that song Snark :-)
I do. Now I'm on a Beck binge.
Posted by: DitmasSnark at August 26, 2009 2:51 PM
thanks Snappy - not counting my - ahem - chickens until they're hatched though.
DIBS, I'd invite you to come along but worried about what kind of message that would send....
Posted by: the chicken at August 26, 2009 2:51 PM
Beck binges are good.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 2:53 PM
"Chicken, you are indeed a world traveler!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 2:46 PM"
Funny thing is that I've been to lots of places for work but I only ever get to see airports, hotels and meeting rooms. I've only had about half a dozen "proper" holidays in my life.
Posted by: the chicken at August 26, 2009 2:53 PM
M4L, it would take one of those $100trillion bills for each brick so they have better bring it in a container if they are!
Posted by: the chicken at August 26, 2009 2:55 PM
M4L, it used to be easier when I made more money but now that the bonuses dried up, I can't pull back on her expenses, so here I am. ah well. Second jobby here I come! And hopefully either megamillions or So Who Wants to be a Millionaire work out.
CG'ed, I sense a midlife career shift! My dad wanted me to be a lawyer too, but I'm not the studying type so law school was never gonna happen.
Posted by: CG_ups at August 26, 2009 2:56 PM
CG...lots of folks in law school weren't the studying type!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 2:58 PM
I love that song "Jack-Ass." It sounds like summer; so hypnotic and langorous.
Posted by: infinitejester at August 26, 2009 2:59 PM
slow. crawl. to. #500.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 3:00 PM
When I was in B-school, not a lot of us were the studying type there as well. Compared to an undergrad degree in biology & chemistry, B-school was a cake walk.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 26, 2009 3:04 PM
CG_ups, although it's logical & easy to "say" that since parents made many sacrifices raising us and that we should return the favor when possible, it's another to see someone ACTUALLY go "do it" (especially now preparing to take 2nd job). much respect and super commendable. your mom raised a good kid.
Posted by: more4less at August 26, 2009 3:11 PM
Dave, about the late 80s comment, I don't know how you do it. I interned on the STD floor at a hospital when I was in high school (mom's idea) and that scared the jesus or moses or whatever out of me.
Jessi, the answer of me tasting or eating things pertain to above.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at August 26, 2009 3:13 PM
Kens...that's one way to get a kid to keep his pants up. Smart mom you had!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 3:15 PM
Kens, follow-me if you want more than just a tasting in Montreal. You drive, I guide
Posted by: more4less at August 26, 2009 3:17 PM
In my clan, unless you have a Dr. Or JD attached to your name, you'll be disowned.
There is an old Jewish joke that goes something like this...
Announcement: Please congratulate Dr. and Mrs. Goldstein on the birth of their new son: Dr. Moshe Goldstein.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at August 26, 2009 3:17 PM
Chinese kids seem to have an incredible sense of responsibility when it comes to taking care of their parents. My mom always insists on paying for everything when with her "kids", who are now middle aged and grandkids. Even if shopping and Mama Champion is around, she won't let anybody pay for anything.
Mrs. C doesn't understand or like it. Her theory is that, no matter how much or how little the parents have, they should always be taken care of by the kids when they go out (and doing more if the parents need help). And the times we've gone out for meals with my mom and Mrs. C's parents and my mom has insisted on paying, my father-in-law goes ballistic with the thought that a widowed elderly lady would pay for the group, regardless of her financial position. There are not many things as entertaining as watching the fights that ensue at dim sum over who will pay the bill.
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 26, 2009 3:21 PM
Has this been a What-free day?????
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 26, 2009 3:22 PM
Biff, ambush them by paying for the bill when you go to the restroom. I always do that. When the party is expecting the waiter to bring over the check & fight for it, the waiter is actually bringing me change.
Posted by: more4less at August 26, 2009 3:27 PM
Biff, I never knew that.
Do Chinese parents generally help their kids with downpayments or college tuition or that just not in the culture?
Posted by: Kensingtonian at August 26, 2009 3:28 PM
"Biff, ambush them by paying for the bill when you go to the restroom. I always do that."
M4L, I've actually done that many times. When Gon Gon realizes what happens, he gets pissed! I once had dim sum with a group that included a very burly, young, male Chinese cop (easy there, DIBS) and a visiting elderly Chinese woman, who was around 65 years old. She literally kicked his ass fighting over the check. I never saw anything like it. Chinese are visibly upset when they don't have the honour of paying for everyone.
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 26, 2009 3:32 PM
Got any pics from that lunch, Biff??? :)
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 26, 2009 3:34 PM
Dibs - no here's been on!
Biff - whenever I want to pay for the bill for people I want to take out to dinner but know when the check arrives they will insist on paying, I always excuse myself right after I finish dessert and go to the maitre D and explain I would like to pay for the bill, they give me the check right away and I sqaure it away upfront in the restaurant, then I come back and say ok everyone let's go, dinners been paid for - that guy in the blue shirt over there paid for us, how nice!
Posted by: gemini10 at August 26, 2009 3:34 PM
Biff, I'd pay to see that.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 3:37 PM
"Biff, I never knew that."
Kens, I'm not sure if it's a cultural difference with Jews. I might be skewed as almost all of the Jewish kids I knew growing up had very affluent parents who paid for everything for their kids.
M4L, another funny story about a way to try to subtly pay for the bill. Was with Mrs. C and Mama Champion at a restaurant in Montreal. Mrs. C asks for the bill in French so Mama C doesn't have a chance to pay it. However, Mrs. C forgot that Mama C was born and raised in Montreal and understood everything, so she was all set to pounce on the cheque when the waiter brought it to the table. Mrs. C didn't try that trick again.
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 26, 2009 3:37 PM
"Do Chinese parents generally help their kids with downpayments or college tuition or that just not in the culture?
Posted by: Kensingtonian at August 26, 2009 3:28 PM"
HA!!! I bought my parents a house!
Posted by: the chicken at August 26, 2009 3:39 PM
Pretty slick Gem!
Posted by: cobblehiller at August 26, 2009 3:40 PM
"Chinese are visibly upset when they don't have the honour of paying for everyone.
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 26, 2009 3:32 PM"
"Face" - a horrible chinese disease. example "Sh1t man, that brother has a bad case of the Face"
Posted by: the chicken at August 26, 2009 3:41 PM
I'm not Chinese so I can't speak for the billions or so of them, but my parents did pay for my college tuition (though I swung grad school on my own, yay for student loans). So I returned the favor with a townhouse and cars. I think I got the short end of the stick.
Posted by: CG_ups at August 26, 2009 3:44 PM
Biff, the times I pull that stunt, the poor wait staff gets chewed out. How could you do that? Didn't I tell you I was going to pay the bill? My money is no good here?.....
Posted by: more4less at August 26, 2009 3:46 PM
Biff, that's what I am saying. Jewish parents help out their "crotchfruit" whenever they can. My parents are ready to give up everything for my sis and me just so we are happy. they'll give up their last peace of bread so they can add to our steak dinner which never made any sense to me but they insist.
It was very difficult for the to pack up everything in move here in their late 40s - early 50s, dropping careers there and fairly prominent good lifestyle to come here and live without the language knowledge and making something here just so their kids have a better lifestyle. My poor mom went from being and electrical engineer to cleaning floors and toilets just so we have a better future. She didn't do that for long and as soon as she learned the language and got a new career going she switched but still. How many people would do that?
I was just genuinely wondering if that's the same case in Asian cultures.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at August 26, 2009 3:46 PM
Biffers, dear, 65 doesn't qualify as "elderly".
Posted by: Arkady at August 26, 2009 3:47 PM
The Chinese bf insists on paying for dinner almost every time we are out.
It too is a matter of "face" but probably focused on a different issue.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 26, 2009 3:47 PM
Haha, G10, that's a good one! If I'm too lazy to go to the bathroom to do that, I just try to subtly give the waiter my credit card after the main course and before coffee and dessert.
"Got any pics from that lunch, Biff??? :)"
DIBS, you would have been in heaven. He was a really nice guy too. But I still thought he might have had to pull out his pistol (re-write) to calm the woman down. I don't have a pic of him, but here is a different Asian guy in a policeman's suit who is even cuter.
http://tinyurl.com/mjdsm3
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 26, 2009 3:48 PM
Biff, that tinyurl didn't work. Now you've got me all worked up.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 26, 2009 3:50 PM
Haha, G10, that's a good one! If I'm too lazy to go to the bathroom to do that, I just try to subtly give the waiter my credit card after the main course and before coffee and dessert.
"Got any pics from that lunch, Biff??? :)"
DIBS, you would have been in heaven. He was a really nice guy too. But I still thought he might have had to pull out his pistol (re-write) to calm the woman down. I don't have a pic of him, but here is a different Asian guy in a policeman's suit who is even cuter.
http://tinyurl.com/mjdsm3
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 26, 2009 3:50 PM
CG_ups already one or two-up'd me on the good kid to parents, so I don't need you to rub it in with the house purchase CHICKEN.
Chicken, was the house purchase when you're were lowly accountant or big time hedge fd guy? I would be more impressed if it was lowly accountant
Posted by: more4less at August 26, 2009 3:51 PM
AARGHHHHH!!!!!
Just heard from agent that an offer has been made but she can't tell me what it is as the procedure is that it has to go through the office. The glass is half-full though!
Posted by: the chicken at August 26, 2009 3:53 PM
I was lucky my parents never needed us kids to help them pay for anything so it became a point of pride to be able to insist and pay for dinner at a nice restaurant. But I was planning to have Mom move in with me when she said she wanted to come back to NYC after my father died. Sadly she died before we could do that. We were raised that way- if family needed something, you helped out. My parents looked after a long line of needy relatives over the years.When we wanted to take care of them they were happy to tell us they didn't need it.
Posted by: bxgrl at August 26, 2009 3:53 PM
Is this a blow-up doll???
http://tinyurl.com/l5sb9y
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 26, 2009 3:54 PM
haha - sorry M4L. If it makes you feel better, it's a very modest house. Plus as eldest son, it's all coming back to me one day anyway!
Posted by: the chicken at August 26, 2009 3:55 PM
"Chinese are visibly upset when they don't have the honour of paying for everyone."
Note to self: take Chinese friends to dinner, stat.
Posted by: East New York at August 26, 2009 3:56 PM
"Biffers, dear, 65 doesn't qualify as "elderly"."
Haha, Arkady! She wasn't elderly from my perspective. She was almost too young to be my mom. However, compared to the cop, who must have been in his early '20s, she seemed much older.
Kens, I think both cultures have their merits. On the one hand, many (not all) Jewish parents seem to want to give every last cent to their kids and will do everything for them. I don't think this means Chinese parents wouldn't do the same. However, the Chinese culture is incredibly admirable to me in how much the children respect their parents and other older relatives, which is in contrast to what we typically see in other cultures in North America, and how the kids will do anything for and respect their parents. Just seems to be different expectations between the parents and kids between the two cultures, but I respect both.
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 26, 2009 3:58 PM
PLUSA sighting: Not etson, who works across the street, but lechacal, standing in front of my building, and whom I tried my best not to embarrass in front of his colleagues (no PLUSA secret handshake, etc.)!
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 26, 2009 3:58 PM
Just saw this again for the first time in ages and thought I would share because I don't think they made it that big on your side of the pond (although ready to stand corrected).
If the style sounds familiar then look up the theme tune to "House"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyHVLiBlqkE
Posted by: the chicken at August 26, 2009 3:58 PM
Dave, considering that the caption says it's 12" tall, I don't think you'd be able to, uh...take to many 'liberties' with that thing :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 3:58 PM
**note to self: invite myself along with ENY and his Chinese friends**
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 4:00 PM
Dibs - And it doesn't say 'anatomically correct'.
Posted by: Arkady at August 26, 2009 4:00 PM
In the C of O thread on the forum:
Traditionally, to most home owners, the term "DOB paperwork" referred to foldable currency.
Posted by: Minard Lafever at August 26, 2009 3:45 PM
QOTD
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 26, 2009 4:01 PM
***note to self: learn to start denying chinese ancestry***
Posted by: the chicken at August 26, 2009 4:02 PM
DIBS, sorry, try these:
http://comps.fotosearch.com/comp/BLD/BLD022/studio-shot-asian_~BLD040939.jpg
http://tinyurl.com/mjdsm3
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 26, 2009 4:02 PM
We have a PLUSA secret handshake? How come I didn't get that memo? Cobble, you're slacking!
Posted by: Kensingtonian at August 26, 2009 4:03 PM
Chicken...I loved them from when the "Pure Moods" cds came out years ago. They included the song "Teardrop" on the Pure Moods Cds (the theme from House) and I instantly loved them. Freaky thing...When I first bought the Pure Moods Cd I listened to Teardrop repeatedly and I kept daydreaming about being over water and moving it was raining. Then I came to NYC and was using my cd walkman while riding the D train one night going over the bridge and that song came on my walkman. Totally odd.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 4:03 PM
***note to self: hire chinese babysitter so my future kids can learn to respect their parents or so she can whip some respect into them.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at August 26, 2009 4:04 PM
ok, this time i checked too, what's up with the teaser link BIFF!
Posted by: CG_ups at August 26, 2009 4:04 PM
Chicken, LOL!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 4:05 PM
Kens,
same deal with asians. my parents took bs jobs forever. my aunt and her husband went thru the same career change as your parents. My aunt was a respected and decently ranked agricultural scientist in China but had to work in garment factory before she became a store manager somewhere else. Her husband was the head Doctor who ran a sizeable hospital but had to beg to be a nurse's assistant. I remember my cousins telling me how they hear their dad crying in shame at nights and that they owe them to "make it" in this country for their parents' big sacrifices. This is primary reason why so many immigrant kids do well in school and if they don't do well, it aint because they didn't try hard enough. Hunger to succeed is powered by more than just doing well for yourself but to help confirm their parents' sacrifices were not wasted or their hopes misplaced when they came to this country.
Posted by: more4less at August 26, 2009 4:05 PM
"We have a PLUSA secret handshake? How come I didn't get that memo? Cobble, you're slacking!"
Where've you been kens?! You clearly haven't been keeping up with the addenda we sent out! Chapter 6, lines 25-92 clearly describe in minute detail, the precise manner in which ALL PLUSA membership holders MUST greet one another in public spaces.
Snappy and CGar and Biff know about it. [right guys, back me up here...]
Posted by: cobblehiller at August 26, 2009 4:05 PM
***note to self: don't marry a Chinese woman next time so I'm not always expected to fight for the bill***
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 26, 2009 4:06 PM
I got a trivia question for all of you up in the Closing Bell thread^^^^^^
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 26, 2009 4:06 PM
They still don't work, Biff, but I bet it's the picture of the Chinese baby in the cop hat
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 26, 2009 4:07 PM
Hmmm, PLUSA handshake?? Sorry, Cobble, I don't know WHAT on earth you're talking about.
*nudge nudge wink wink*
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 26, 2009 4:08 PM
Massive Attack are great, chicken.
I was listening to them the other day & remembered this bit of weirdness:
At the time of the first Gulf War, the UK government banned all sorts of song and band names that could be interpreted as war related from the radio. So for a while Massive Attack released records as just 'Massive'.
Posted by: etson at August 26, 2009 4:09 PM
That's right Cobble. And, I also believe there was something about Aug. 28th being a day to provide gifts to you and me. It's a real PLUSA rule folks :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 4:10 PM
I'm Chinese by injection.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 26, 2009 4:11 PM
M4L, I think, to generalize, it seems the commonality between Chinese and Jewish parents is that that are typically very hard working and value education over almost everything else. My issue with the Jewish friends I had growing up is that they were so freaking spoiled from day one and just expected everything to be paid for - clothes, cars, education, homes, etc. They still ultimately did well in their own right because they had the fortune to be able to attend good schools and were mostly smart cookies.
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 26, 2009 4:11 PM
"I also believe there was something about Aug. 28th being a day to provide gifts to you and me."
Yes, especially gifts like spa gift certificates, Amex gift cards, actually pretty much any kind of gift card, and of course, we will be accepting COLD HARD CASH!! LOL!!
Oh, and flowers, we want flowers too!
Posted by: cobblehiller at August 26, 2009 4:14 PM
M4L, I figured the same re: immigrants.
Dave, I saw that and have nooooo idea.
Biff, not marrying Chinese woman NEXT time? oooo let's hope Mrs. C is not reading the thread today.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at August 26, 2009 4:15 PM
I bet mopar might know.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 26, 2009 4:17 PM
Yes! Spa passes, gift cards and flowers will do just fine :) Oh, and shouldn't there be a limo provided for our transportation to these fine establishments? I really don't think we should be in a regular cab or even...gasp...the subway on our special day!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 4:17 PM
492
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 26, 2009 4:17 PM
"I'm Chinese by injection.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 26, 2009 4:11 PM"
that gets a round of applause from the gallery.
Posted by: the chicken at August 26, 2009 4:17 PM
Cut it out Biff! It's mine today. MINE ALL MINE!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 4:18 PM
Oh, I am so ready!!! 500!! Bring it on!!
Posted by: cobblehiller at August 26, 2009 4:18 PM
500????
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 26, 2009 4:18 PM
500?
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 4:19 PM
501???
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 26, 2009 4:19 PM
Is it me?
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 4:19 PM
Is it mine?
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 4:19 PM
499???
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 26, 2009 4:19 PM
500. I win
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 26, 2009 4:19 PM
Did I win?
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 4:19 PM
Moi?
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 4:19 PM
Thanks everyone for the warm welcome. See you all tomorrow.
Posted by: Lowhearts at August 26, 2009 4:20 PM
499
Posted by: more4less at August 26, 2009 4:20 PM
"501???
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 26, 2009 4:19 PM"
YES!!!! Take that biatches!
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 26, 2009 4:20 PM
f'ing biff again
Posted by: more4less at August 26, 2009 4:20 PM
DAMMIT! BIFFY YOU THIEF! YOU WOLF IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING! YOU SCALLYWAG! YOU BRUTE! YOU....YOU....ASSHAT!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 4:20 PM
Biff's "501???
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 26, 2009 4:19 PM"
is the winner!
Sorry Snappy : (
Posted by: cobblehiller at August 26, 2009 4:21 PM
We're going to get to 600 just with all the posts trying to hit 500!
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 26, 2009 4:21 PM
We're not counting backwards, m4l. It's not the same thing as reading right to left.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 26, 2009 4:21 PM
OMG, we are such LOSERS!!
Posted by: cobblehiller at August 26, 2009 4:21 PM
Isn't there one car fag on here who knows the answer to my trivia question in the Closing Bell???
denton????
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 26, 2009 4:22 PM
"OMG, we are such LOSERS!!"
And we are pathetic, usual suspects and Asshats as well.
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 26, 2009 4:23 PM
DIBS, I dare you to call denton a car fag to his face at the next gathering. :-)
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 26, 2009 4:24 PM
Cobble, Mr. B is laughing at us all the way the bank. All these posts are generating major hits on Brownstoner.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at August 26, 2009 4:24 PM
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
don't let denton's pina colada fool you.
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 26, 2009 4:24 PM
"Jewish parents seem to want to give every last cent to their kids and will do everything for them."
This was certainly my experience with my parents and grandparents. The Mother's Day before my mother died, we were at a garden center together, and I bought her a hanging plant that she admired. She was very annoyed with me, but I refused to let her pay me back. A few months after my mother died, I was wearing my winter coat, which happened to have been at her house on Mother's Day weekend, and I open the front pocket and there I discover 2 crumpled $5 bills. My mother had found a way to send me home with the $10 for the plant without my knowing about it - those $5 bills were the last thing she ever gave me, and they're still in my coat pocket.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 26, 2009 4:24 PM
DIBS, traditionally, we read top to bottom. the old scrolls show writings are in columns.
Posted by: more4less at August 26, 2009 4:24 PM
Dave, if you take Biff's dare, you might be picking your teeth out of your drink :) I dare say Denton could whoop some @ss!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 4:25 PM
"Oh, and shouldn't there be a limo provided for our transportation to these fine establishments? I really don't think we should be in a regular cab or even...gasp...the subway on our special day!"
Absolutely, especially with your little tootsie bothering you Snappy. We certainly couldn't be expected to take any kind of public transport. Surely someone will lend us their driver and limo for the day!
LOL!!! [I kill me!!]
Posted by: cobblehiller at August 26, 2009 4:25 PM
Chicken, I interviewed Massive Attack many years ago for a U.S. music magazine.
I remember it well, mainly because I hung out with them in Bristol, and they took me to my very first ever rave.
I also remember it well because the West Indian guy in the band was way cute.
Posted by: WonTon at August 26, 2009 4:25 PM
"Jewish parents seem to want to give every last cent to their kids and will do everything for them."
This was certainly my experience with my parents and grandparents. The Mother's Day before my mother died, we were at a garden center together, and I bought her a hanging plant that she admired. She was very annoyed with me, but I refused to let her pay me back. A few months after my mother died, I was wearing my winter coat, which happened to have been at her house on Mother's Day weekend, and I open the front pocket and there I discover 2 crumpled $5 bills. My mother had found a way to send me home with the $10 for the plant without my knowing about it - those $5 bills were the last thing she ever gave me, and they're still in my coat pocket.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 26, 2009 4:25 PM
CarGar...that is sweet :-)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 4:26 PM
Any real old school car fag doesn't mind being called a "car fag" to his face.
It's well above "gear head."
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 26, 2009 4:26 PM
Oh, and Cobble...we will also require a Jeeves to carry our bags. We certainly can't be seen shopping without a personal assistant :) We have a reputation to maintain here!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 4:27 PM
"All these posts are generating major hits on Brownstoner."
kens, you can't possibly mean that 500 posts in the OT is actually worth anything? We're not looking at the damn ads!!
Well, except that American Apparel ad maybe...
Posted by: cobblehiller at August 26, 2009 4:27 PM
It's top to bottom, but also right to left.
I'm Chinese by instruction.
Posted by: WonTon at August 26, 2009 4:29 PM
CGar, that is so darn sweet. I could just hug you.
Posted by: cobblehiller at August 26, 2009 4:29 PM
"we will also require a Jeeves to carry our bags."
But of course! We might strain ourselves lifting everything!! LOL!!! HA HA HA!
Posted by: cobblehiller at August 26, 2009 4:30 PM
CGar, that story just gave me goosebumps. Wow. I suppose I also might have teared up if I was just a bit more curious.
Seriously, that is very moving.
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 26, 2009 4:30 PM
CG'ed, that's a nice story about your mum. It made me a little sniffly. My grams would always sneak money into my pockets because I wouldn't take it from her.
Posted by: CG_ups at August 26, 2009 4:30 PM
DIBS wishes he was Chinese by incarceration.
Posted by: Biff Champion at August 26, 2009 4:32 PM
cobble, its about refreshing and google adds paying for advertisement based on traffic. Trust me, he's making good money for this :o). PLUSA contribute more than you think and that's why this jscheff is either not a good journalist or is enjoying stirring up the pot in the threads. More posts = more people = more refreshes = more clicks = more payments for clicks through google ads.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at August 26, 2009 4:32 PM
CGar...that was a great story.
My grandmother used to give us quarters when we went to visit. Not all of us went every time but whoever did got the 5 quarters for all of us but we'd never turn them over when we got home.
When we were grown and she died we each dropped a quarter into her casket at the wake.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 26, 2009 4:34 PM
Re: PLUSA Handshake
Sorry, Kens, Cobble is right, so I'm guessing you didn't read the latest version of the manual distributed at Ellis. Given the time and effort, not to mention the portion of your PLUSA dues, that go into producing the manual, I must say I'm a bit disappointed.
(Cobble, I emailed you.)
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 26, 2009 4:35 PM
CGar, :o(
Posted by: Kensingtonian at August 26, 2009 4:35 PM
Biff, I told the story here once about the time i was arrested in Hong Kong.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 26, 2009 4:36 PM
Sad face is about your story, not the PLUSA manual
Posted by: Kensingtonian at August 26, 2009 4:36 PM
Dave...that's sweet too. I love the idea of that.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 4:36 PM
Dave...get your bony fingers back to the closing bell and give us the answer!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 4:40 PM
Thanks guys. Didn't mean to post it twice. No, really, I'm not trying for 600. My computer froze, I swear.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 26, 2009 4:41 PM
Hey Cobble...be sure to alert the paparazzi for our outing on Friday. When PLUSAs hit the town to shop, dine and be pampered, that's news baby! Ha!
Nite everyone :-)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 4:43 PM
"When we were grown and she died we each dropped a quarter into her casket at the wake."
That's a great story, dave.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 26, 2009 4:45 PM
Kens- my grand and great grandparents did that but my parents gave up a lot to make sure my sister and I had whatever we needed. we were so not affluent (I believe "poor" is a more accurate adjective). My mother used to say we would have to take care of them when they were old but it never happened that way. Still- I would have loved to have had the chance to do so before she died.
Posted by: bxgrl at August 26, 2009 4:47 PM
Totally lovely story C Gar- see, that's why I e-married you :-)
Posted by: bxgrl at August 26, 2009 4:54 PM
Cobble and Snappy- of course I will have offerings for your special day :-) (damn it! I already gave them tiaras!)
Posted by: bxgrl at August 26, 2009 4:56 PM
"When PLUSAs hit the town to shop, dine and be pampered, that's news baby!"
Snappy, you kill me!
bxgrl, I was just admiring my tiara last night. BH suggested that I wear it on my birthday!!
Posted by: cobblehiller at August 26, 2009 5:07 PM
"More posts = more people = more refreshes = more clicks = more payments for clicks through google ads."
Exactly. Which is why it was strange a few months back to have Mr. B express a desire for better OT material (which at the time only Benson and I thought was an incredible occurrence). He's f-kng around w/his golden goose!
That was a wonderful story, CarGar!
Posted by: East New York at August 26, 2009 5:09 PM
ENY, in other words I should expect a qtrly dividend check from Jon for my posts (ie 1/100 of a penny for each post on the blog)
Posted by: more4less at August 26, 2009 5:11 PM
600? It could happen...
Posted by: cobblehiller at August 26, 2009 5:17 PM
"ENY, in other words I should expect a qtrly dividend check from Jon for my posts (ie 1/100 of a penny for each post on the blog)"
Um, no. Unless you had some deal w/him going in, that is. Your "reward" is the same as it is for all of us - access to Brownstoner information and witty PLUSA banter.
But, that's probably a good estimate of what he's making per post.
Posted by: East New York at August 26, 2009 5:24 PM
ENY, so once again, the Chinaman is taken advantaged of
Posted by: more4less at August 26, 2009 5:26 PM
So Mr. B made $5.56 on us clicking away here in the OT today?
Posted by: cobblehiller at August 26, 2009 5:28 PM
Whatta day!
Posted by: dirty_hipster at August 26, 2009 5:30 PM
Later y'all - off to get serenaded by Trent Reznor and hopefully leave bleeding
Posted by: dirty_hipster at August 26, 2009 5:35 PM
"To get a dental dam, you have to go to a sex shop. WTF is up with that??? NO FAIR!"
Use a piece of a latex glove. But damn, doing that seems to remove two of the five senses that make it fun in the first place!
Posted by: denton at August 26, 2009 5:40 PM
"ENY, so once again, the Chinaman is taken advantaged of"
Hey, you're talking to a black man. Get in line!
"doing that seems to remove two of the five senses that make it fun in the first place!"
I'm hip. Truth be told, I normally *enjoy* "WD-40."
Posted by: East New York at August 26, 2009 5:48 PM
Now that's a real comversation stopper ENY!!
Posted by: cobblehiller at August 26, 2009 6:02 PM
denton, car guy that he is, got the trivia question right.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 26, 2009 6:09 PM
Hey- us ladies too- always downtrodden. Damn you brownstoner!
Posted by: bxgrl at August 26, 2009 6:14 PM
Where is this trivia question?
Posted by: cobblehiller at August 26, 2009 6:15 PM
(Psst, bxgrl, email me when you get a chance. If you don't have my email, I believe Montrose has it)
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 26, 2009 6:16 PM
See...Denton understands the lesbian plight :) You are all right with me, man!
(Why am I on here again? - LOSER!)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 6:20 PM
CarrollGardened: Email me at lechacal2008 at gmail re: our chance meeting in midtown.
Posted by: lechacal at August 26, 2009 6:23 PM
Closing Bell, cobble.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 26, 2009 6:25 PM
Ok...so I'm not the only one still hanging around....a loser loves company :) What's for dinner, folks?
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 6:27 PM
I might have to watch some Jets games with this Mark Sanchez QB. Muy caliente!!!!
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 26, 2009 6:28 PM
Will do, lechacal
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 26, 2009 6:30 PM
But Dave, when they have their helmets on you can't see the faces...what good is that? Or are you checking out his rear?
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 6:31 PM
Dave, what are you still doing here? I thought you'd be long gone by now.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 26, 2009 6:31 PM
Thanks DIBS!
Posted by: cobblehiller at August 26, 2009 6:31 PM
Snappy, I made an eggplant lasagna with mushrooms and ricotta.
Posted by: cobblehiller at August 26, 2009 6:32 PM
picked all the basil last week. So pesto.
Posted by: denton at August 26, 2009 6:32 PM
DIBS, BH will watch football with you anytime! He's a Jets fan, but not for the same reason!
Posted by: cobblehiller at August 26, 2009 6:34 PM
I made a quick sandwich...foot is starting to swell on me again! Maybe later I'll break out the shrimp and linguine with veggies.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 6:36 PM
CarrollGardened and I ran into each other in midtown today. It was very funny. I was with work colleagues. CG, were you taking a smoke break? Couldn't tell.
Posted by: lechacal at August 26, 2009 6:38 PM
Snappy, is there such a thing as a special bootie that has the heel cut out, so you could stand on the foot without putting pressure on the heel? Would that even help?
Posted by: cobblehiller at August 26, 2009 6:38 PM
Dave, I just Googled Mark Sanchez, and we're in total agreement. (And this is why I'm going to be at the office until 10 tonight!)
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 26, 2009 6:39 PM
Since my arch is now part of the problem and the pain from standing and walking is shooting up my leg, I don't know if a boot would help. I have an arch supporter stuck on my foot and it's also wrapped up in an ace bandage, but it's not helping right now.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 6:40 PM
lechacal, How did you guys handle that! Uh, hi, uh, I don't know your real name, and I can't introduce you to my co-workers...AWKWARD!
Posted by: cobblehiller at August 26, 2009 6:42 PM
I was with a friend who smokes. I was taking an iced coffee break and catching up with her before I leave for vacation. We used to sit next door to each other, but we got separated a few months back when [TARP Recipient] had to vacate our floor, so that's our chance to catch up.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 26, 2009 6:42 PM
Ok, well, then it's clear that we need to get you a maid! Preferably a nice thick lesbian! ; )
What can I do for you? I'm free for a chunk of tomorrow, do you need anything?
Posted by: cobblehiller at August 26, 2009 6:43 PM
(Will do C Gar!)
Snappy- that sounds awful! Really- let us know if you need us to come over and help you. When I had my foot operated on the Great EVLL was a saint.Of course those good times are over now ;)
Posted by: bxgrl at August 26, 2009 6:44 PM
That would be funny...in front of your co-workers have someone call you the jackal and you call him carroll! That would raise some eyebrows for sure! If any of you ever see me in the streets and you don't know my real first name, please stick with 'Hey you!' instead of Snappy or Insert!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 6:45 PM
I was with work colleagues on our way to a pitch. We were super early, so we were standing outside on the sidewalk talking and prepping for the pitch when I looked over and there was CGar. We immediately recognized each other of course, and there was sort of a "hey", "hey," and we shook hands, and there was some kind of hand signals that said "yeah we'll totally talk about this later," and then went back to doing our thing. CGar, did you see me when I got out of the car or just when I looked over and noticed you?
Posted by: lechacal at August 26, 2009 6:45 PM
bxgrl, Snappy, remind me to tell you a funny story about when I had foot surgery many years ago! The gist of it is that I was NOT a good patient! And my care-giver, uhm, got a little frustrated with me...and the funny part is how he told me...I was being incredibly ANNOYING!
Posted by: cobblehiller at August 26, 2009 6:46 PM
Thanks you two :-) I'm good though. Arkady has been my angel for the day...she brought me supplies for Hari this afternoon. That woman rocks! It was funny...I tossed my house keys out the window to her so she could get in without me having to go up and down the stairs :) I'm sure that was quite a sight for any passersby.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 6:47 PM
Hmmmm...a nice thick lesbo maid...I could live with that!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 6:48 PM
I say an annoyed patient is one that is not having her needs fully met by the helper! It's always the other person's fault :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 6:49 PM
Good way to play it Lechacal.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 6:50 PM
Cobble, it was pretty funny (and weirdly small world). I spotted lechacal before he saw me, and when he turned around we made eye contact and said hello. No exchange of names, and I assured him I would never embarrass him (or any PLUSA) in front of "real" people, only in front of other PLUSAs.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 26, 2009 6:52 PM
Thanks Snappy. Then I went inside and stared down the prospective client until they caved and hired us. ;) j/k j/k
Posted by: lechacal at August 26, 2009 6:52 PM
Thanks, bxgrl
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 26, 2009 6:52 PM
LOL! Get em with the serious Navy stare, eh? Ha!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 6:53 PM
CGar - but to be clear that reasurrence came in our later email exchange. I think we pretty much exchanged heys on the street, right?
Posted by: lechacal at August 26, 2009 6:53 PM
lechacal, I saw you as soon as you and your colleagues got out of the car.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 26, 2009 6:53 PM
600?
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 6:54 PM
In a popular 12-step program, they call people that aren't in the program "Civilians". I find this endlessly amusing!
Posted by: cobblehiller at August 26, 2009 6:54 PM
600?
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 6:54 PM
I mean, lechacal, you're hard to miss. You're a VERY intimidating guy! ;-)
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 26, 2009 6:54 PM
Dammit! CarGar, you foiled my #600 efforts! Sigh. I'll never win again.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 6:55 PM
Did I just 600? How truly pathetic!
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 26, 2009 6:55 PM
I totally expected Biff to pop up and snag #600...the sneaky bastard!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 6:56 PM
Actually, CGar, now that we're talking about this, I think we need to update the manual. We need a section on public acknowledgement of fellow PLUSAs!!
Without talking about the details, wasder and Biff had "a situation" once!
Posted by: cobblehiller at August 26, 2009 6:56 PM
a friend ran into smoking with a bunch of plusas at the ellis meeting. hahahha.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 26, 2009 6:56 PM
OOOH, so close Snappy!
Posted by: cobblehiller at August 26, 2009 6:57 PM
"How truly pathetic!"
Yep, you are! LOL!!! [j/k!]
Posted by: cobblehiller at August 26, 2009 6:58 PM
Absolutely, Cobble. I ran into sixyears on Henry & Atlantic the day after I first met him, and Biff said he ran into someone on Wall Street today.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 26, 2009 6:59 PM
But no cigar, Cobble. Cargar is kickin' me while I'm down!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 6:59 PM
HA! snappy tossing your house keys out the window is a VERY nyc thing.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 26, 2009 6:59 PM
Didn't that happen to you also at Draft Barn, Rob?
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 7:00 PM
Rob, we had to get creative to keep me off the stairs!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 7:00 PM
yes, dress barn duh . my bad. clearly im drinkin' already hahahah
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 26, 2009 7:01 PM
"CGar - but to be clear that reasurrence came in our later email exchange. I think we pretty much exchanged heys on the street, right?"
You're quite right, lechacal. I had already spotted you, so when you turned around, I just looked at you and said "Yes", and you said "Yes" back, and then you said you'd talk to me later! That was it.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 26, 2009 7:03 PM
snappy get one of those elevator chair lifts for the stairs that the old lady in Gremlins had! tho honestly when the gremlins farked with the electricity and she went shooting out the window into the snow at 100 mph, lol, but i wouldnt want that happening to you. you need an old school raised bed with a bunch of thick-thighed oiled up lesbians in sarongs lifting you up and down the stairs.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 26, 2009 7:04 PM
LOL Rob...it's never too early to crack a cold one! Speaking of which....I'm outta here again. Bye everyone :)
(and if you Losers get near 700, can someone please email me so I can come back and have a shot at it? Cargar...stay away!)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 26, 2009 7:04 PM
"Cargar is kickin' me while I'm down!"
But, Snaps, once again, I wasn't trying. I don't know if that makes more or less pathetic than the rest of you!
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 26, 2009 7:05 PM
*rob*, Gremlins was great! Wasn't the old lady who shot out the window "Flo" from the TV show "Alice"? Polly Holliday.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 26, 2009 7:07 PM
700! Oh no, no, no! I absolutely have to be eating dinner by then! [Glass of wine in hand and watching Teddy—In his own words, on CNN.]
Posted by: cobblehiller at August 26, 2009 7:15 PM
Great old Kennedy footage BTW, if you get CNN.
Posted by: cobblehiller at August 26, 2009 7:16 PM
PL
Posted by: Return of Randolph at August 26, 2009 8:48 PM
EMPL.
Posted by: mopar at August 26, 2009 10:39 PM
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