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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT FROM BIFF AND DIBS (AKA CHAMPIONINBED PRODUCTIONS)
The Second Annual End of the World Party for Fans of Brownstoner and/or Asshat Hill IS ON and will be held Thursday, October 15 at Union Hall in Park Slope. Come one, come all.
The gathering starts at 6pm. From 7pm on, we will have our own dedicated space at the back of the bar, which will accommodate lots of people. Hope to see you there!
Below are directions to the venue and the website for Union Hall:
Directions
http://tinyurl.com/ybvkfd5
Website
http://www.unionhallny.com/home.php
Posted by: Biff Champion at October 1, 2009 9:16 AM
Did anyone see this on Tuesday? Looks really neat!
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/6247013/Cloud-graffiti-in-the-skies-above-New-York.html
Posted by: Arkady at October 1, 2009 9:16 AM
until cobblesnaps productions is back in business i am officially on a hunger strike as of 12 midnight last night.
*rob*
Posted by: Butterfly at October 1, 2009 9:19 AM
Biffers - Neat! But stop bragging, you two: call yourselves BAD!
Posted by: Arkady at October 1, 2009 9:19 AM
What did you have for breakfast, rob???
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at October 1, 2009 9:19 AM
LOL i get a different one of these every day. they are HYSTERICAL! part of me wants to answer just for the hell of it. perhaps Olga is the one!?
...
Hi, and how are you ? I think, that this my mail will reach you today. I wish to get acquainted with you. There are such agencies which acquaint the man and the woman from the different countries of the world. I have just addressed to them with this question 1 week ago. I told them approximate age of the man. And they have helped me with it. And have given me your e-mail address. I have told , That I'll write you letters by myself . Cause they take many money for this. I don't know where they were your e-mail taken . Agency saw you on the dating site , I don't know wtat exactly in the internet. And just you approach my image of the man :)
I'm look for serious relations, and I wish to get acquainted with you better. But I don't know your answer. If you answer me - I will be very glad.
I think we will be better to get acquainted every day.
Nevertheless I and all girls should keep a secret age but as we get acquainted on the Internet - I should be represented certainly. I'm 30 and my name is Olga, the birthday on December, 20th, 1978. I also have no children. I live in Russia, in Leningrad region, near to city Saint Petersburg. Do you know this?
My growth is 170 sm, and weight - 60 kgs. I'm good in form , So , if you speak about your live, about work, about all what you want. It'll be interesting to read for me . And to ask me that you wish , ok? And if you answer, I'll tell you more about me!
Please answer only to my personal e-mail: singleoflife.olga@yahoo.com
I also send you my photo , here! I have a smile on my face. Also I don't want be disappeared!
thanks ,
Olga!
Posted by: Butterfly at October 1, 2009 9:21 AM
Arkady, or we can be DAB, as in "a little dab'll do you".
Posted by: Biff Champion at October 1, 2009 9:21 AM
i don't eat breakfast dave, maybe once a month i do. i just have iced coffee for breakfast, which doesnt count in a hungry strike according to gandi.
*rob*
Posted by: Butterfly at October 1, 2009 9:23 AM
Or dab hand... as I'm sure you both are.
Posted by: Arkady at October 1, 2009 9:23 AM
"Championinbed" works very well.
Posted by: the chicken at October 1, 2009 9:24 AM
Bono endorses Bloomberg>>>>>>>
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at October 1, 2009 9:25 AM
chicken - How do you know that?
Posted by: Arkady at October 1, 2009 9:26 AM
im not going to eat it, but is pizza that is left out in a box over night still okay to eat? we had a pizza party at work yesterday and someone put the rest in the back on the table and i was wondering if i should throw it out or not. is it safe to eat? does cheese go back if left out?
*rob*
Posted by: Butterfly at October 1, 2009 9:28 AM
rob - It depends on the ambient temperature. Garlic kills germs but if the room were hot or if there's pepperoni or sausage, I'd toss it.
Posted by: Arkady at October 1, 2009 9:30 AM
Arkady isn't interested in sausage???
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at October 1, 2009 9:31 AM
Yeah, dibs, good sausage - sausage good.
Posted by: Arkady at October 1, 2009 9:34 AM
still riff raff free here. now, let's keep it that way.
Posted by: more4less at October 1, 2009 9:35 AM
no meat on it. just spinach. and the kitchen is kinda cold in the back.
*rob*
Posted by: Butterfly at October 1, 2009 9:35 AM
Rob, the hunger strike lasts till lunch today?
Posted by: more4less at October 1, 2009 9:36 AM
"still riff raff free here." But not immigrant free.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at October 1, 2009 9:38 AM
m4l, i was just asking a hypothetical question about pizza. the hunger strike is still on of course.
*rob*
Posted by: Butterfly at October 1, 2009 9:39 AM
Shall we have a pool on how long it'll be before someone posts as riff raff?
Posted by: Arkady at October 1, 2009 9:40 AM
I think we need to define who is and who isn't riff raff.
I also want aclearer definition of riff raff. Specifically how riff raff differs from "rough trade."
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at October 1, 2009 9:42 AM
"Shall we have a pool on how long it'll be before someone posts as riff raff?"
*DIBS and Biff feverishly racing to beat out the other*
(please no re-writes)
Posted by: Biff Champion at October 1, 2009 9:42 AM
DIBS, the true locals say we're all immigrants - including you. besides, you "love" immigrants
Posted by: more4less at October 1, 2009 9:44 AM
riff-raff are people who live in neighborhoods they cannot afford. they spend 50-75 percent of their income on rent and or buy houses they can't afford. thus i am a prime example of riff-raff. i think you people mistakeningly think the term applies to people like Pigpen from Peanuts.
*rob*
Posted by: Butterfly at October 1, 2009 9:45 AM
I think we need to define who is and who isn't riff raff.
I also want aclearer definition of riff raff. Specifically how riff raff differs from "rough trade."
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at October 1, 2009 9:42 AM
DIBS, when one shows up, I'll know and state as much
Posted by: more4less at October 1, 2009 9:46 AM
Minister of the Interior
Republic of Norway
Dear Sir;
Recently I had the pleasure of visiting Oslo on business. I found it to be a lovely and charming city. I noted that it is becoming a city of international business. Moreover, I observed that the city now has its share of immigrants. Given these developments, I would like to call your attention to the following matter: the height of your urinals. With many non-Scandanavian short guys now in the city (like me) this issue should be addressed. I did not enjoy pissing up into a urinal, with the resultant splatter on my shirt.
Please alter your urinal height regulations to accommodate your international visitors. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Sincerely
Benson
Posted by: benson at October 1, 2009 9:48 AM
I guess the riff raff just arrived. Urinal talk.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at October 1, 2009 9:49 AM
Benson, hehehe
Posted by: more4less at October 1, 2009 9:49 AM
Benson, I suspect the more economical solution is those kiddie step stools we have in the bathrm for our young kids
Posted by: more4less at October 1, 2009 9:50 AM
"chicken - How do you know that?
Posted by: Arkady at October 1, 2009 9:26 AM"
Good poultry never tells...
Posted by: the chicken at October 1, 2009 9:50 AM
I've met some very good friends standing next to them at urinals.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at October 1, 2009 9:50 AM
Especially in Hibiya park. And benson knows where that is.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at October 1, 2009 9:51 AM
and who knew europe has urinals! i always thought people peed into holes in the ground there.
*rob*
Posted by: Butterfly at October 1, 2009 9:52 AM
Can't wait 'till ENY hears all of this.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at October 1, 2009 9:54 AM
Unappropriate Unappropriate
Posted by: more4less at October 1, 2009 9:54 AM
I liked those old urinals that were size of bathtub and went all the way to the floor.
Posted by: Petebklyn at October 1, 2009 9:56 AM
dibs - So you made a splash w/ your new friends?
Posted by: Arkady at October 1, 2009 9:57 AM
Pete....P.J. Clarke's on 3rd Ave and 54th has those big old urinals
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at October 1, 2009 9:58 AM
Funny, benson. Of course, you are asking for an awful lot of government intervention or regulation on that topic. Maybe some stepping stools would suffice.
Thanks to championinbed for keeping the party going. (Thanks to your combined moniker, I have a new earworm -- "when your date says no, champion says yes.") But we still have to figure out how to get cobble and snappy back.
Posted by: slopefarm at October 1, 2009 9:59 AM
I would take them back to my hotel, The Imperial Hotel (Teikoku Hoteru, in Japanese), at the other end of Hibiya Park.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at October 1, 2009 10:00 AM
slope....wasn't that guy in the Champion ads really sleazy looking & sounding????
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at October 1, 2009 10:01 AM
I would take them back to my hotel, The Imperial Hotel (Teikoku Hoteru, in Japanese), at the other end of Hibiya Park.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at October 1, 2009 10:00 AM
that's very very loose use of the term "friends" cause those are more like "encounters"
Posted by: more4less at October 1, 2009 10:03 AM
"when your date says no, champion says yes"
Hey, I resemble that remark!
Posted by: Biff Champion at October 1, 2009 10:04 AM
Many of them became good friends and have been so for many years.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at October 1, 2009 10:04 AM
I just realized something: the OT is becoming the equivalent of the guy's locker room, complete with urinal talk. We've lost most of the ladies.
Come on guys, let's engage in some cat talk to get 'en back. Even I'll hold my nose and talk about cats, to do my part.
Posted by: benson at October 1, 2009 10:05 AM
ok benson...here goes...
Sweeter Than Sweet...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4fsHLWi_xI
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at October 1, 2009 10:07 AM
P A R T Y!!!
Dave, as I recall, you organized the first End of the World party about a year ago. If you still remember who was at the first one, you should do a list of people that survived 'Doomsday' and came out a year later/or are still posting, people that have disappeared like a puff of 'Mutant Asset Bubble' cloud and new additions to hopefully survive this predicted meltdown.
Posted by: brownjokester at October 1, 2009 10:09 AM
Good thinking, benson. Here's one cat I like:
http://tinyurl.com/yarxska
Posted by: Biff Champion at October 1, 2009 10:09 AM
no cats needed. girl here. just busier lately.
Posted by: CG_ups at October 1, 2009 10:09 AM
I'm in for 15th.
I have had the experience of being too short (in height) for urinals over here as well.
In the UK pubs etc usually have the gutter-type urinals, but those can cause even worse splashback problems.
Posted by: etson at October 1, 2009 10:10 AM
ps benson - don't the washrooms have stalls with toilets? even a giant toilet sounds like it might be lower to the ground than the megaurinals. which btw, that was a really gross start to the morning, thanks! :P
Posted by: CG_ups at October 1, 2009 10:10 AM
The troughs don't splash if they're filled with ice. And then you can have fun melting select ice cubes.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at October 1, 2009 10:12 AM
"Dave, as I recall, you organized the first End of the World party about a year ago. If you still remember who was at the first one, you should do a list of people that survived 'Doomsday' and came out a year later/or are still posting, people that have disappeared like a puff of 'Mutant Asset Bubble' cloud and new additions to hopefully survive this predicted meltdown."
Ahem, brownjokester, that was Yours Truly who organized it and here is the list of attendees.
johnife
cmu
slopefarm
mopar
denton and wife
rh plus 1
BRG
DIBS and friend
Biff
Montrose Morris
Bob Marvin
wasder
11233
Pitbull (Rob)
Adam Dahill
cobblehiller and Better Half
MacD
Mr. B and wife
Turtlejam19
Lisa
Infinitejester
masterplvmber
smokeychimp
Gab and baby
Pete (from BS reno)
Posted by: Biff Champion at October 1, 2009 10:13 AM
And the First Annual End of the World Party was on Thursday, October 16, so it was almost one year ago to the day of the upcoming party.
Posted by: Biff Champion at October 1, 2009 10:14 AM
Attendees that I can recall from first EOTWP:
Biff, me, cobble, Montrose, bxgrl, Bayridgegirl, bob marvin, denton and mrs denton, mr b and mrs b, slopefarm, DIBS, rob, infinite jester, 6 years, mopar, there must be more...
most of them still surviving and posting!
Posted by: wasder at October 1, 2009 10:15 AM
was that the one at floyd? i think i was there as lurker
Posted by: CG_ups at October 1, 2009 10:15 AM
no more urinal talk PUH-LEAZE!!! or i am going to clog this board up with hork chat like you wouldn't believe.
Posted by: CG_ups at October 1, 2009 10:16 AM
nope, that was Union Hall. Floyd was #2.
Posted by: wasder at October 1, 2009 10:16 AM
"was that the one at floyd? i think i was there as lurker"
Nope, it was at Union Hall. The site of the upcoming and all future annual End of the World Parties. Floyd NYC was the second big bash, Rope was the Third and Ellis was the fourth.
Posted by: Biff Champion at October 1, 2009 10:16 AM
wasder, do you hear an echo?
:-)
Posted by: Biff Champion at October 1, 2009 10:17 AM
Biff--jinx!
Posted by: wasder at October 1, 2009 10:17 AM
Ahem, brownjokester, that was Yours Truly who organized it and here is the list of attendees.
Yes, but I was the first to arrive.
PS I ran into MacD on the way to work this morning and she said she'll be back on here very soon. I'm just not sure about these people who let work get in the way of posting.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at October 1, 2009 10:17 AM
STOP IT WASDER! LOL
Posted by: Biff Champion at October 1, 2009 10:18 AM
And Pacifico was the fifth; ground zero for the Monday OT Ugly Imbroglio
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at October 1, 2009 10:19 AM
"Can't wait 'till ENY hears all of this."
I spent several years as a travel writer, and have been to Europe plenty of times, and even to Oslo. As a result, I've pissed in all manner of urinals, from "tall" ones to "troughs" to holes in the ground. So Benson's experience is not unfamiliar. Luckily, I'm around 5'10" (in height).
Posted by: East New York at October 1, 2009 10:23 AM
DIBS, I don't consider Pacifico to be one of the big gatherings. It was more an unadvertised mini, impromptu one, like our other gatherings at Waterfront Ale House. The five I mentioned were the biggies.
Posted by: Biff Champion at October 1, 2009 10:23 AM
i liked rope. that is a good place. we need to branch out. was that brooklyn inn one not an official bash? sounds like you all had a big turnout for that one.
i think i'm going to the botanical garden this weekend. wonder if it will be crowded. tried to go one year during the cherry blossoms and it was like freakin mardi gras.
Posted by: CG_ups at October 1, 2009 10:23 AM
DIBS, I don't consider Pacifico to be one of the big gatherings. It was more an unadvertised mini, impromptu one
And the Candy Store.
How many different classifications are there, Biff?
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at October 1, 2009 10:26 AM
"was that brooklyn inn one not an official bash? sounds like you all had a big turnout for that one."
Nope, another "unofficial" one, CG_ups. The "official" ones are more heavily promoted, i.e., in other threads, as the event draws near and planned weeks in advance and get around 30-35 people. The others, including Brooklyn Inn, are usually just mentioned in the OT close to the drinkup date and draw approximately 10-15 people.
Hmmm, I didn't realize the position of Prez entailed ruling on such important matters.
Posted by: Biff Champion at October 1, 2009 10:27 AM
i want to see jester do the worm. it sounds priceless. maybe that can be our "bait" to get cobble snaps back in for oct 15???
Posted by: CG_ups at October 1, 2009 10:29 AM
hey, who is going to the Crown Heights tour and are any meeting up to stroll thru together?
I think I'll go but wont get there till around 12:30 or so
Posted by: more4less at October 1, 2009 10:29 AM
Pending Home Sales +6.4% MOM vs. +1.0% expected.
Discuss.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at October 1, 2009 10:30 AM
"How many different classifications are there, Biff?"
Just two:
Official Gatherings: Union Hall, Floyd NY, Rope, Ellis and the upcoming Union Hall Party.
Unofficial Gatherings: Ratifico, Brooklyn Inn, Waterfront Ale House/Floyd NY, Pete's Candy Store, Mezcal's, Clover Club
Any other important matters of business I need to tend to today?
Posted by: Biff Champion at October 1, 2009 10:30 AM
I'm going.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at October 1, 2009 10:30 AM
I was to Floyds and Pacifico. Trying to keep oct15th open.
Posted by: Petebklyn at October 1, 2009 10:31 AM
hi M4L. i'm planning on hitting the CHN tour. i booked with bxgrl already. :)
Posted by: CG_ups at October 1, 2009 10:31 AM
I forgot another unofficial sausage fest was at Sycamore. I'm sure there were others as well.
Posted by: Biff Champion at October 1, 2009 10:32 AM
There was the lunch a few of us had at the Mexican place on Atlantic.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at October 1, 2009 10:33 AM
Sorry Biff, didn't mean to give credit to someone else.
My BAD. Or is is my DAB?
Posted by: brownjokester at October 1, 2009 10:35 AM
Also had an unofficial one at Draft Barn.
Posted by: etson at October 1, 2009 10:35 AM
DIBS, that was Mezcal's that i mentioned. There was another gethering at Mezcal's in Park Slope more recently that was discussed on the OT a few days ago.
Posted by: Biff Champion at October 1, 2009 10:35 AM
FYI, still riff raff free so far
Posted by: more4less at October 1, 2009 10:36 AM
who's riff raff?
Posted by: dirty_hipster at October 1, 2009 10:37 AM
who's riff raff?
Posted by: dirty_hipster at October 1, 2009 10:37 AM
when I see one appear, I'll say it. I annointed myself riff raff monitor - heard it was a very high paying gig under the Champion regime
Posted by: more4less at October 1, 2009 10:40 AM
"Sorry Biff, didn't mean to give credit to someone else.
My BAD. Or is is my DAB?
Posted by: brownjokester at October 1, 2009 10:35 AM"
Good one, brownjokester! No problem, DIBS can get the credit if he can also take the blame.
"who's riff raff?"
I'm hoping it's me.
Posted by: Biff Champion at October 1, 2009 10:42 AM
Losers.
Posted by: Riff Raff at October 1, 2009 10:42 AM
What's a "DIBS?"
Posted by: Riff Raff at October 1, 2009 10:45 AM
So do new people show up to these events or just the usual?
Posted by: brownjokester at October 1, 2009 10:45 AM
Hey, Riff raff, leave him alone.
Posted by: Bold type guest at October 1, 2009 10:46 AM
"So do new people show up to these events or just the usual?"
It's open to everyone. The newbies are especially welcome.
Posted by: Biff Champion at October 1, 2009 10:47 AM
WOW, I was able to log in and out of all three really fast. I'm a sad, sad, little man.
BTW, speaking of riff raff, did I tell you about seeing ghettoazzpnkbtch show up and look at my silverdaddies profile!!!! LOL
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at October 1, 2009 10:47 AM
Yes, open to everyone. We drink a lot and generally play nice sharing toys.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at October 1, 2009 10:49 AM
RR,
A DIBS = Doesn't Ignore Back Sides
Posted by: brownjokester at October 1, 2009 10:50 AM
"WOW, I was able to log in and out of all three really fast. I'm a sad, sad, little man."
That makes two of us.
:-(
Posted by: Sad sad little man at October 1, 2009 10:51 AM
Biff, according to Rob's definition above, you don't qualify for riff raff label. For my definition, let me think about that
Posted by: more4less at October 1, 2009 10:53 AM
brownjerkster, how can you just show up yesterday and know so much about me?????
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at October 1, 2009 10:54 AM
I aint fight for #100
Posted by: more4less at October 1, 2009 10:55 AM
- generally play nice sharing toys.
Does this mean, you play nice while sharing toys or play nice sharing toys, as in toys made for two people.
Could be interesting.
Do you guys give out your identities?
Posted by: brownjokester at October 1, 2009 10:56 AM
Some of us are comfortable with people knowing our real first names, some are not.
Mine's Dave, btw.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at October 1, 2009 10:59 AM
Dave, about 5 of us in our office have been reading Brownstoner for a while. Before the OT, we used to take bets who would hijack a thread and which one. I made some loose change because of you people.
Posted by: brownjokester at October 1, 2009 11:03 AM
I made some loose change because of you people.
Posted by: brownjokester at October 1, 2009 11:03 AM
I guess we know who's buying the first round.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at October 1, 2009 11:05 AM
anyone else see this? horror show thursday, minnesota style.
http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2009/09/30/garden/20091001-foreclosure-slideshow_index.html
Posted by: randolph at October 1, 2009 11:05 AM
OK, attempt #2 @ riff raff angle is not yielding post counts - ie like sparring in front of mirror. I need to think of new angle. be back shortly
Posted by: more4less at October 1, 2009 11:06 AM
"Some of us are comfortable with people knowing our real first names, some are not.
Mine's Dave, btw.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at October 1, 2009 10:59 AM"
Mine's the equivalent of "Dave" in Chinese - seriously, there's 221 million google references to my name.
Posted by: the chicken at October 1, 2009 11:06 AM
- Mine's Dave, btw
Nice to meet you Dave. I'm Brown.
Posted by: brownjokester at October 1, 2009 11:06 AM
Just heard from Snappy. She's been really sick & had to go to the E.R. last night. She was going to log on today but is too sick & tires too easily. She told me to let everyone know.
Posted by: Arkady at October 1, 2009 11:08 AM
randi's here, m4l.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at October 1, 2009 11:08 AM
- Mine's Dave, btw
Nice to meet you Dave. I'm Brown.
Posted by: brownjokester at October 1, 2009 11:06 AM
How brown are you???
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at October 1, 2009 11:09 AM
$15,000? They made that stretch quite a bit!
Posted by: the chicken at October 1, 2009 11:09 AM
why does m4l care if i am here?
Posted by: randolph at October 1, 2009 11:10 AM
woah - please wish Snappy well from me when you speak to her next.
Posted by: the chicken at October 1, 2009 11:10 AM
Oh, and somebody said something yesterday about selling everything?
Posted by: the chicken at October 1, 2009 11:11 AM
"I'm just not sure about these people who let work get in the way of posting."
How else to afford the house in the ghetto, DIBS? (Exposed brick? Really.)
Posted by: CarrollGardened at October 1, 2009 11:12 AM
Arkady, please give her our best and tell her to get her butt back here soon.
Posted by: Biff Champion at October 1, 2009 11:12 AM
morning all.
found this website 100 Abandoned Houses:
http://www.100abandonedhouses.com/
Sad. Some of the homes looked like they were quite beautiful.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at October 1, 2009 11:13 AM
why does m4l care if i am here?
Posted by: randolph at October 1, 2009 11:10 AM
He's on "riff raff watch"
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at October 1, 2009 11:13 AM
cable and internet service, time warner, seriously blows chunks. our cable and internet is out AGAIN. this is the third or fourth time someone has to come out and look at the problem. grrr. and they always give you some random day like a week later, oh yeah can anyone be there from 1-5 on a wednesday? it's like no, some people f'ing work during the day. then they give you a saturday appointment and twice they did this and i waited around only to have them NOT SHOW UP! so now i have a saturday appointment again with a 4 hour window, they better show up. it's frustrating having no cable or internet access at home.
*rob*
Posted by: Butterfly at October 1, 2009 11:14 AM
- 221 million google references.
Not surprising. People love chicken.
Posted by: brownjokester at October 1, 2009 11:15 AM
i'm "riff raff"? awesome.
Posted by: randolph at October 1, 2009 11:16 AM
"cable and internet service, time warner, seriously blows chunks."
Agreed. Anybody using FIOS? I want to make the switch.
Posted by: Biff Champion at October 1, 2009 11:16 AM
I'm not really that fond of white meat, brown.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at October 1, 2009 11:16 AM
browny, funnily enough there are 221m google references to my name but "only" 104m for Chicken. The real me is twice as popular as the fake me!
Posted by: the chicken at October 1, 2009 11:17 AM
Sorry to hear that Snappy is unwell. Best wishes for a speedy recovery.
Posted by: etson at October 1, 2009 11:18 AM
FIOS is not available in most places in bklyn i think.
Posted by: randolph at October 1, 2009 11:18 AM
Biff, if you are in the area that they are laying then it's well worth it but most of Brooklyn isn't covered yet.
Posted by: the chicken at October 1, 2009 11:18 AM
It's now in Brooklyn Heights I believe, Randi (and chicken).
I saw some folks set up on the corner of Clark and Henry a couple months back pitching it to folks on the street but I couldn't stop and talk to them at the time.
Posted by: Biff Champion at October 1, 2009 11:20 AM
DIBS, riff raff label needs to be earned by more current accomplishments. I dont hand it out that loosely and more dated historical accomplishmts carry little weight unless it was truly historical impact-like.
Posted by: more4less at October 1, 2009 11:21 AM
I don't want to hear about anybody laying cable.
Posted by: wasder at October 1, 2009 11:21 AM
i just listened to the same song 5 times in a row on youtube. amazing collection of music. today it's 70's coutry lite, yesterday cello concertos. gotta love the internets.
Posted by: CG_ups at October 1, 2009 11:21 AM
Arkady, I fear we sickened Snappy last weekend. Please give her our best, and tell her we'll make sure she stops at 5 pitchers of Margaritas next time.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at October 1, 2009 11:21 AM
I've tried getting my coop to invite FIOS for an RFP but the bldg mgt is either dumb or on the time warner payroll
Posted by: more4less at October 1, 2009 11:22 AM
i'm going to guess Wen before i google.
Posted by: CG_ups at October 1, 2009 11:22 AM
d'oh only 70MM for wen
Posted by: CG_ups at October 1, 2009 11:22 AM
"unless it was truly historical impact-like"
ummm, i believe i both prompted mr b to scold all OT users AND planted the seed for what became PLUSA. if that is not historical impact i don't know what is.
Posted by: randolph at October 1, 2009 11:23 AM
benson...CABLE TALK!!!!!
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at October 1, 2009 11:23 AM
Biff- What's the best way to ship something to Canada cheaply? Someone is bidding/buy now-ing on one of my husbands Ebay items and are located in Ontario. I've never shipped anything there before.
UPS, USPS? Do I need a zip code from them to look it up?
If you don't know that's cool. Just figured I'd ask someone who may have dealt with it before.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at October 1, 2009 11:24 AM
wow, i must know oddball chinese people, the most i've been able to get is 72MM hits for chen
Posted by: CG_ups at October 1, 2009 11:24 AM
sweet! got 324MM hits on HAN!
Posted by: CG_ups at October 1, 2009 11:25 AM
Biff, if you live in or next to one of the big multi-unit bldgs, chances of you having FiOS is higher. it's more cost effective for them to drag fiber from manhole into those bldgs than into each townhouse
Posted by: more4less at October 1, 2009 11:25 AM
THL - Go to usps.com - click on find postage for foreign, put in weight & they'll tell you. You don't need their equivalent of zip.
Posted by: Arkady at October 1, 2009 11:26 AM
cool thanks!
Posted by: TownhouseLady at October 1, 2009 11:27 AM
not that it's a chinese name or anything but wingnut got over 2MM hits!
Posted by: CG_ups at October 1, 2009 11:28 AM
"I don't want to hear about anybody laying cable."
Can we also refrain from discussing dragging fibers from manholes?
Posted by: Biff Champion at October 1, 2009 11:28 AM
Thanks, THL.
Some do look like they were beautiful.
Some from the outside, don't look in bad shape. except for missing windows.
Sad.
Posted by: brownjokester at October 1, 2009 11:30 AM
big effing deal, randolph gets 25MM!!!!
Posted by: randolph at October 1, 2009 11:31 AM
"I don't want to hear about anybody laying cable."
Can we also refrain from discussing dragging fibers from manholes?
Posted by: Biff Champion at October 1, 2009 11:28 AM
Your honor, let me rephrase - to extend optical connection from underground conduit into bldg basement and up the risers. that OK? no objections?
Posted by: more4less at October 1, 2009 11:31 AM
A coffee snort, Biffy.
Posted by: Arkady at October 1, 2009 11:31 AM
"Can we also refrain from discussing dragging fibers from manholes?"
Ughhhhh!
CG, I think this is a perfectly acceptable time to discuss Horking.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at October 1, 2009 11:31 AM
CG_ups, 189M hits
Posted by: more4less at October 1, 2009 11:32 AM
"Some do look like they were beautiful.
Some from the outside, don't look in bad shape. except for missing windows. Sad."
I know. heartbreaking to look at. Especially the really stately ones where it looks as though the area surrounding it has just gone to pot.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at October 1, 2009 11:34 AM
THL, sorry I was late to respond to your inquiry. I typically only send letters to Canada. I go often enough to take packages by plane or car. Regardless, seems Arkady already helped you out.
Posted by: Biff Champion at October 1, 2009 11:34 AM
don,t ship UPS internationally as it is expensive and you'll have to fill out massive customs papers. USPS you just have to fill out small or larger customs form depending on value
Posted by: denton at October 1, 2009 11:36 AM
That's o.k.! I've already got the price. One of those small flat rate boxes is only $12.95. I've never shipped anything internationally except at work by Fed Ex and that form was redunkulous. So, I wasn't thinking it would be as simple as it was.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at October 1, 2009 11:38 AM
Yes, but at USPS you have to deal with the employees.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at October 1, 2009 11:38 AM
A relative of your M4L? http://www.more4lessltd.co.uk/
Posted by: the chicken at October 1, 2009 11:39 AM
"don,t ship UPS internationally as it is expensive"
Is this true, CG_ups?
Posted by: Biff Champion at October 1, 2009 11:40 AM
I want to make it as easy as possible. He's finally decided that maybe it's a good time to start whittling down his massive toy collection. Mostly collectible action figures.
If this gets annoying or tricky it might thwart the whole project.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at October 1, 2009 11:41 AM
What kind of toys are we talking about???
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at October 1, 2009 11:44 AM
DIBS--get your ass to the widget thread. BHO in the hizzouse.
Posted by: wasder at October 1, 2009 11:49 AM
He's got all kinds of different collections.
Right now he's going through his G1 Transformers there looks to be at least 100+.
We have a crap loads of those giant plastic storage bins (the huge kind you store X-mas decorations in). I don't even know what all is in them but each one is filled to the top.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at October 1, 2009 11:50 AM
If you download postage from USPS it's slightly cheaper & you can have parcels picked up from your house for nothing - you just have to book a pick-up on line.
Posted by: Arkady at October 1, 2009 11:51 AM
THL - Are you sure you don't want to save all those toys for the new baby?
Posted by: Arkady at October 1, 2009 11:54 AM
That just what I asked! He said he's only parting with those that don't have sentimental value. I do know he's keeping all the Star Wars.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at October 1, 2009 11:59 AM
Chicken, I actually do own that plus a version in China and 1 in canada.
Posted by: more4less at October 1, 2009 12:02 PM
Ok - I have got to try to make this one considering I live like 2 blocks away!!!
hope all is well with you all - have been NUTS at work!
Posted by: gemini10 at October 1, 2009 12:04 PM
THL - But he won't want the kid to play w/ the ones w/ sentimental value in case they're trashed. You gotta keep the junk - my great nephews play w/ my old Davy Crockett stuff - what goes around comes back!
Posted by: Arkady at October 1, 2009 12:05 PM
Plus action figures are dangerous with little kids cause they are inviting looking but have lots of small parts toddlers can choke on.
THL--when are you due?
Posted by: wasder at October 1, 2009 12:08 PM
"Daaavey....DAAAA-VEY Crockett! King of the wild frontier....."
Posted by: East New York at October 1, 2009 12:08 PM
I've made my argument.
I think his thinking is that this will bring in the money needed to start working on making the basement a family/pool room.
His only request when we went house hunting was that it could accommodate a full size pool table. He carried a tape measure everywhere we went to see if it could fit. Since I've nixed the use of the dining room for that purpose (oh hell to the nizzo!) he's bound and determined to get the basement finished.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at October 1, 2009 12:12 PM
March 2010.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at October 1, 2009 12:13 PM
Old toys are pretty interesting, my dad was an only child and my late grandmother saved many of his toys, which are now stored in my attic. Most things date from the early 1940's through the early 50's. Someone once told me I should catalogue everything but I never get around to it. Some of the stuff up there includes a complete pre war- Lionel Train set with plasticville houses, a complete tin wind up train set, view masters with cartoon slides, western gear, holster, toy pistols, tin cars, as well as all his birthday cards from birth announcement till about 21 years of age... Anyway, if anyone ever wants to watch the first season of the Pinky Lee Show on viewmaster, just give a holler.
Posted by: Crescent Hill at October 1, 2009 12:31 PM
How long do I have to wait exactly before someone hands me the TKOTD award?
Posted by: TownhouseLady at October 1, 2009 12:31 PM
i think you're exempt THL. with the flight of the females, they have to be extra nice to us :)
Posted by: CG_ups at October 1, 2009 12:33 PM
"i think you're exempt THL. with the flight of the females, they have to be extra nice to us :)"
Yep. I didn't see a thing!
Posted by: Biff Champion at October 1, 2009 12:35 PM
According to TWSJ, cities that are attracting the young and hip are:
- Washington DC
- Seattle
- New York
- Portland
- Austin
Posted by: brownjokester at October 1, 2009 12:36 PM
Wow Crescent! You should def. catalog them. My dad still sets up his Lionel train to go around the XMas tree every year. Love it.
My mom saved all of our stuff too. Most of it with the original boxes.
CG- yeah, what is it just me, you and Arkady with an occasional drive by?
Posted by: TownhouseLady at October 1, 2009 12:37 PM
I always consult with The Wall Street Journal for all things hip and now.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at October 1, 2009 12:38 PM
THL, it aint the nice-to-you rule but the lunch time exemption
Posted by: more4less at October 1, 2009 12:39 PM
Does anyone know why Tempo (formerly of 7th Ave) closed?
Posted by: TWSS at October 1, 2009 12:40 PM
THL - i think it might be!
DC seems like the very worst place to live. i dunno why, but i'd rather live in pretty much any other major U.S. city over DC. thought not a fan of politicians or lawyers and that town is chock full of both so i guess that must be it. hmmmmm
Posted by: CG_ups at October 1, 2009 12:40 PM
Ahhhh, thanks for clearing that up M4L!
Posted by: TownhouseLady at October 1, 2009 12:42 PM
so i really like this old song from the 70's called Magic by Pilot. whilst on youtube listening to it i see that disney tween megastar Serena Gomez has recorded a remake of it. While I'm not keen to hate on something that I haven't listened to, the problem is that you can't unlisten to something. Once it's in there, it's in there. So can someone trustworthy listen to her version and confirm to me that it sucks?
Posted by: CG_ups at October 1, 2009 12:42 PM
One of the entertainment shows did a thing about the nightlife in DC and it was so weird. It was like interns gone wild. All these fresh face college prepsters getting hammered.
Too Twilight Zone for me.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at October 1, 2009 12:44 PM
I'll be your ears. I'm going to listen to the original first and then the SG version and report back.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at October 1, 2009 12:45 PM
So to clarify the TKOTD award guidelines:
Clock starts with the first post on the OT.
Anyone who posts and doesn't have a subsequent post from another commenter within 10 minutes gets the award.
I don't like the lunchtime exemption (except in THL's case today). So the clock keeps going until 5:50pm EST.
Because the posting seriously wanes at 6pm, anything posted after 5:50pm EST on the OT is exempt.
Posted by: Biff Champion at October 1, 2009 12:46 PM
Oh I know this song (original) didn't recognize it by name/artist.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at October 1, 2009 12:46 PM
you are the BEST! thanks THL :)
Posted by: CG_ups at October 1, 2009 12:47 PM
i thought we were going to make it longer than 10min after the whole cargar getting pummelled by thread killer awards.
Posted by: CG_ups at October 1, 2009 12:48 PM
So far it's pretty close to the original but with a teenybopper voice.
Could be worse. Could def. be better but I wasn't expecting all that much so I guess I'm kinda pleasantly surprised-ish.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at October 1, 2009 12:48 PM
CG_ups, I think 10 mins is a good amount of time. It seems short yet not too many awards have been given out yet. What do others think? What should it be?
Posted by: Biff Champion at October 1, 2009 12:50 PM
Don't be kind, I'll carry the award until I find the next sad sack to pass it off to.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at October 1, 2009 12:50 PM
THL - I'm happy to share my many TKOTD awards with you any time.
THL, Crescent Hill - My brother still has his original Lionel Trains from the 50s, and for the past 15 years he has been avidly collecting Lionel trains and Plasticville from all eras. When he (nearly) ran out of things to buy for himself, he started collecting HO scale Lionel trains (which I never even knew Lionel made) and Plasticville for me. I still have my original Matchbox cars from the 60s, which are completely trashed, and so I recollected all of the Matchbox cars I had as a kid in mint condition and display them in an original Matchbox store display case.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at October 1, 2009 12:50 PM
okey dokey. i think part of the coolness of the original song is the uniqueness of the dude's voice. thank you! :)
Posted by: CG_ups at October 1, 2009 12:50 PM
oh no! that's terrible news about snappy. i'm so sorry to hear she is not well. please send smoke signals to let her know we hope she feels better soon.
Posted by: bodhi_brooklyn at October 1, 2009 12:52 PM
Speaking of paucity of women.....
....as you can see from my posts, I'm an engineer who is engaged in alot of international business. In my work, I've interacted with engineers from Japan, Korea, Canada, the UK, Sweden, Norway, France, Italy, Cyprus, Israel and of course the US. One statement that can safely be made is that engineering is a man's world (not celebrating - just making a statement of fact). If you go to Japan, for instance, the number of women engineers approaches zero. In the US, I'd guess that women make up 5% of the engineering force.
There is one country that, from my experience, is a notable exception: Italy. I used to work alot with a customer in Milan, Italy (in fact, for a while, I was living there half-time). Roughly 50% of the engineers there are women. And let me tell you, unlike their counterparts in the US, they were not afraid to show their feminine side. Dressed to kill, baby!!! Aot of women engineers in the US sort of dress down so that they feel like they are fitting in with the boys.
Posted by: benson at October 1, 2009 12:53 PM
CGar, as the recipient of more TKOTD awards than anyone else (combined, perhaps), what do you think? 10 mins?
Posted by: Biff Champion at October 1, 2009 12:53 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IliwQImJrYE
heheh. cello weirdness
Posted by: CG_ups at October 1, 2009 12:54 PM
oh and as for music, i went to see jersey boys last night and someone i went to high school with was one of the leads in the play! i had no idea. it was cool to see him become successful! also the play was loads of fun, definite recommend to anyone who likes frankie valli
Posted by: bodhi_brooklyn at October 1, 2009 12:55 PM
Benson, any pics, as proof, of these dressed to kill engineering babes?
Posted by: more4less at October 1, 2009 12:55 PM
WHERE'S THE WHAT'S BLOG? I CAN'T WAIT!
***Bid half off peak comps***
Posted by: Brownstones Half Off at October 1, 2009 12:57 PM
"CGar, as the recipient of more TKOTD awards than anyone else (combined, perhaps), what do you think? 10 mins?"
Biff, given my track record, I'd say 10 days! But I think 10 minutes is fair. Though, as your Chief of Staff, I'd recommend a lunch hour exemption.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at October 1, 2009 12:58 PM
CGar- one of my favorite toys was the Hess Truck my dad would get us each year. It always came out around the holidays and they were awesome. working lights, horns, barrels of oil. LOVED it. He also bought us Matchbox cars.
He had two girls and no sons. Poor thing.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at October 1, 2009 12:59 PM
Bodhi;
You and I have different tastes. I went to see Jersey Boys, and couldn't wait to get out - and I'm a BIG 4 seasons fan. I can't take these so-called musicals like Jersey Boys, Mam Mia, Uptown Girls, etc. where you know what happened is that the producer said: "OK, we've got these set of songs from which we've got to make a story". In the case of Jersey Boys, I remember that they took one FV song and used it for some scene that was ludicrous.
Posted by: benson at October 1, 2009 12:59 PM
M4L;
Actually, I do have such a picture! I don't have a FLICKR page, however. I'll e-mail it to DIBS, and he can post it.
Posted by: benson at October 1, 2009 1:01 PM
THL- The Lionels are all in the original red & blue boxes, as is the art deco style transformer/control box. The set was last displayed in the late 80's. It takes up nearly a whole room if you set up correctly with the trees, street lights, billboards, benches, pedestrians, houses & airport. I only set up the wind up tin trains around the X-mas tree because it is slightly smaller scale and my niece & nephew like to hear the locomotive whistle.
CG- My mom put away my MB car travel case with 20 or so cars in it as well as my Star Wars Millenium Falcon with 10 or so figures inside it. This stuff is up there too, dating from the late 70's. In that box are also Happy Days & Laverne & Shirley, as well as Dukes of Hazard coloring books that my sister never colored in ...again, I was told to save these because they are not colored in and in new condition.. I have the Plasticville Diner, Airport, Southern Mansion, Log Cabin and a few cars & airplanes.
Posted by: Crescent Hill at October 1, 2009 1:01 PM
Benson,
Don't you see the value in bringing a new audience to the work and keeping the spirit and music alive?
Of course, as with everything, there is going to be some creative license so as to give it flow.
Otherwise it's just a tribute band concert right?
Posted by: TownhouseLady at October 1, 2009 1:02 PM
i agree with THL. it was basically a fun, energetic show. i don't think it will get any awards for play of the year, but it had high positive energy and I liked that.
Posted by: bodhi_brooklyn at October 1, 2009 1:06 PM
THL, my friends bought Hess trucks for their kids every Christmas, though I THINK they stopped once the "kids" went off to college. I was big on Matchbox cars and Lego - I was always building, a frustrated architect who should NOT have become a lawyer. The trains were more my brother's; I think I got turned off when I rebuilt his layout one day, and he got mad and threw a piece of track at me, and I still have the scar!
Posted by: CarrollGardened at October 1, 2009 1:07 PM
THL;
Perhaps it works for that purpose. I'm a HUGE fan of the traditional Broadway musical, and I'm looking at it in that way. I think if Rogers and Hemmerstein saw some of these productions, they would make a citizen's arrest!
Posted by: benson at October 1, 2009 1:08 PM
Crescent Hill- you should really catalogue all that stuff. I've seen what some of the toys go for on Antiques roadshow and other programs- OMG! Plus- they're wonderful. My brother still has his old Lionel Train set but he never had the buildings and accessories but the locomotive was thrilling to see blowing steam and the whistle.
Posted by: bxgrl at October 1, 2009 1:08 PM
Benson, one reason (besides the much easier math) I switched majors from Electrical Engineering to Acctg is there were zero talent in engineering school. The girls were often very very smart (& often foreign students) but looks were......... best I not say it
Posted by: more4less at October 1, 2009 1:08 PM
YO BHO
WHERE'S THE WHAT'S BLOG? I CAN'T WAIT!
***Bid half off peak comps***
Can someone please help BHO!!!!!
Someone post this on Brownstoner's OT Thanks!
The What
Someday this war is gonna end..
http://asshathill.blogspot.com/
Posted by: dirty_hipster at October 1, 2009 1:12 PM
"the art deco style transformer/control box"
Crescent Hill - my brother has the same transformer. His layout - set up in what was briefly the family room in the finished basement - is about the same size. The only things I saved were the Matchbox cars, a collection of antique banks, comic books, and a Watergate coloring book that was never colored in (which I didn't appreciate then, but do now).
Posted by: CarrollGardened at October 1, 2009 1:12 PM
Thanks CGar. I have taken everyone's suggestions under advisement and will stick with the rules posted above. 10 mins is the duration and no lunchtime exemption. Post at your own risk between 12 and 1.
Posted by: Biff Champion at October 1, 2009 1:13 PM
Bodhi, don't be so sure, they racked up some Tony Awards in 2006.
2006 Musical Winner - Jersey Boys.
2006 Actor (Musical) Winner - John Lloyd Young, Jersey Boys
2006 Actor (Featured Role--Musical) Winner - Christian Hoff, Jersey Boys
2006 Lighting Design (Musical) Winner - Howell Binkley, Jersey Boys
Posted by: TownhouseLady at October 1, 2009 1:14 PM
teehee. yo yo ma and the honkers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89sFEuEuTYM
sesame street is the best. try not to smile during that clip
Posted by: CG_ups at October 1, 2009 1:16 PM
OK...benson asked me to upload this photo on flikr for you all to see. Apparently the engineere can't navigate flikr himself.
Anyway...here are the HOT Italian engineers....
http://www.flickr.com/photos/36425605@N03/3971613099/
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at October 1, 2009 1:21 PM
There's lots of good looking women in my profession. It's like, they want to be taken seriously or something. the sexiest women I've seen have been through my career.
Posted by: infinitejester at October 1, 2009 1:22 PM
the sexiest women I've seen have been through my career.
Posted by: infinitejester at October 1, 2009 1:22 PM
The sexiest men I've seen have been through mine!!!
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at October 1, 2009 1:23 PM
You know, I don't think I ever sized up the guys at work as sexy or not. It's almost like they're family and verboten.
Weird.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at October 1, 2009 1:24 PM
THL/CG- I have a box of those Hess trucks but the old ones are not in original boxes, I think I have about 15 of them.. I once saw one of mine dating from 1982 or 83 in the window of a vintage toy shop for a surprising $75...
Bxgrl- I should make a list one day..I'm aware the train sets are of some value but as for the other things, I'm not sure, I like that program and watch it whenever I can.
Posted by: Crescent Hill at October 1, 2009 1:25 PM
OMG! My inital and uncensored reaction to the photo:
It's totally the Josie and the Pussycats girl all grown up!
http://www.cartoon-secrets.com/Photos/Josie-Pussycats.gif
Posted by: TownhouseLady at October 1, 2009 1:27 PM
Is it just me or does anyone else like the "Josie and the Pussycats" theme song?
Posted by: CarrollGardened at October 1, 2009 1:28 PM
Crescent Hill- someone once bought in some old tin toys and nearly fainted when they found out they were worth thousands. (I almost fainted!)
Posted by: bxgrl at October 1, 2009 1:33 PM
it's a pretty good song CG'ed. my favorite is the underdog song.
Posted by: CG_ups at October 1, 2009 1:35 PM
DIBS didn't fully explain the photo. The man and the woman on the left are the Italian engineers. The three guys on the right are engineers from Canada. Note the difference in quality of dress.
Josie and the Pussycats!! LOL!!
Posted by: benson at October 1, 2009 1:35 PM
ON THE TOYS.....If you think any of them a really valuable, I bought my Bucks County house from Noel Barrett. He's the heavy set pony-tailed guy on Antiques Roadshow and he lives just three doors away from me now.
If tou want to send me some pics i'll ask him
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at October 1, 2009 1:36 PM
He's the toy expert on Roadshow.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at October 1, 2009 1:38 PM
CG_ups, I also like the Underdog theme song. And the Flintstones. And Speed Racer.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at October 1, 2009 1:40 PM
He sure knows his stuff. I love the way he gets super excited when it's a great toy.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at October 1, 2009 1:40 PM
more4less- I sent you some information.
Posted by: bxgrl at October 1, 2009 1:41 PM
Wow, dave! I love him on the show. I love old toys and have a few , including a tin Coney Island Ferris Wheel.
Posted by: bxgrl at October 1, 2009 1:43 PM
*must not go into the forum thread that was just posted about downpayments less i get banned*
*sticks hands under butt*
Posted by: Butterfly at October 1, 2009 1:44 PM
Course, my favorite appraisers are the two jewelry experts from Doyle New York, Berj and Kevin Zavian. I get giddy when I see them because I know some fantastic antique jewelry is going to be shown.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at October 1, 2009 1:45 PM
"I love the way he gets super excited when it's a great toy"
TWHS
Posted by: CarrollGardened at October 1, 2009 1:45 PM
CGar!
Posted by: TownhouseLady at October 1, 2009 1:46 PM
nice. i had to google TWHS (for other know-nothings, it's that's what he said)
Posted by: CG_ups at October 1, 2009 1:48 PM
Well, THL, Dave clearly isn't paying close enough attention. (And I used great restraint with you the day you told the story about waking up with all your cats . . . )
Posted by: CarrollGardened at October 1, 2009 1:48 PM
I know. Right after I posted it I cringed waiting for the onslaught. You were very kind.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at October 1, 2009 1:50 PM
*rob*, please don't get banned again
Posted by: CarrollGardened at October 1, 2009 1:51 PM
I also like the Underdog theme song. And the Flintstones. And Speed Racer.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at October 1, 2009 1:40 PM
"Maybe I didn't want to hear
But I still can't believe Speed Racer is dead."
--Tori Amos, "Cooling"
Posted by: infinitejester at October 1, 2009 1:54 PM
Sorry, what wasn't I paying close attention to??? i just got back from a trip to HD and missed a lot.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at October 1, 2009 1:54 PM
Although i keep a few toys in the nightstand, i rarely need to use them as substitutes for the real thing. A girl can only be on her back so many times a week.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at October 1, 2009 1:56 PM
I love the Josie & The Pussycats theme music. I've always loved the show too, despite its obvious similarity to Scooby Doo (ugh!).
Posted by: East New York at October 1, 2009 1:59 PM
hey folks,
who's selling all these toys? I've got a few in my attic that might fetch some dollars.
a stretch armstrong complete with box
or howabout a Mazinger robot die cast metal with arms that shoot out to put your eye out.
Posted by: Legion at October 1, 2009 2:00 PM
I like the theme song from the Banana Splits.
Also liked the Courtship of Eddie's Father theme.
Posted by: Biff Champion at October 1, 2009 2:01 PM
ENY,
how about the theme from courageous cat and minute mouse.
that's a classic.
Posted by: Legion at October 1, 2009 2:02 PM
new count- brownstoner OT vs. ASSHATHILL OT:
245 - 220
both pretty PATHETIC!
Posted by: randolph at October 1, 2009 2:02 PM
dave do you even HAVE any feeling in your butt anymore!? i would think after years of that kind of stuff it would be a giant mess down there, or just totally numb?
*rob*
Posted by: Butterfly at October 1, 2009 2:02 PM
biff,
that's the show with Bill Bixby right? before he was the Incredible Hulk.
Posted by: Legion at October 1, 2009 2:04 PM
Biff, are you taking the Champettes to the Atlantic Antic on Sunday?
http://www.atlanticave.org/antic2009/antic2009.htm
Posted by: CarrollGardened at October 1, 2009 2:05 PM
Pending Sales of Existing Homes in U.S. Rose 6.4% in August
Oct. 1 (Bloomberg) -- The number of contracts to buy previously owned homes in the U.S. increased more than forecast in August, reinforcing signs of a rebound in housing, industry figures showed today.
The index of signed purchase agreements, or pending home sales, rose 6.4 percent after a 3.2 percent gain in July, the National Association of Realtors announced in Washington. The gain was the seventh in a row. Compared with a year earlier, pending sales rose 12.4 percent.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601206&sid=aFH0zI40heAc
Posted by: 11217 at October 1, 2009 2:07 PM
Yes, add the Banana Splits theme song to my list ("One Banana, Two Banana, Three Banana, Four . . . "). I had that album when I was a kid.
Bill Bixby was Eddie's Father ("People let me tell you 'bout my best friend . . . ")
Posted by: CarrollGardened at October 1, 2009 2:07 PM
Legion, yes it is.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLIWd0WPJgE
CGar, thanks for the heads-up. Will definitely check it out.
And how about Suicide is Painless from Mash? Excellent song.
Posted by: Biff Champion at October 1, 2009 2:07 PM
legion, is that "trunkbutt?" dave, how does one keep themself from getting trunkbutt? lol it has just occurred to me that i am probably the least sexually active person under 100 in all of NYC
*rob*
Posted by: Butterfly at October 1, 2009 2:08 PM
What's "trunkbutt?"
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at October 1, 2009 2:10 PM
M*A*SH is also a great theme song ("Through early morning fog I see, visions of the things to be . . . "). Clearly I watched too much TV.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at October 1, 2009 2:11 PM
My MIL just sent me a picture of the rescue dog she's adopting. She's a gorgeous Golden Retriever. I'm so happy for her. It's been a long wait.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/30673694@N06/?saved=1
Posted by: TownhouseLady at October 1, 2009 2:11 PM
rob,
wasn't there an episode of Anthony Burdain's show where he was eating a delicacy in China; Chicken Sphincters?
Posted by: Legion at October 1, 2009 2:11 PM
THL, what a beautiful dog. How old is s/he? (That reminds me I owe you pics of the CGar-dog.)
Posted by: CarrollGardened at October 1, 2009 2:14 PM
11217,
these housing numbers bring up the question of longterm economic growth. Can any meaningful recover in housing be sustained in light of these unprecedented budget deficits?
Posted by: Legion at October 1, 2009 2:16 PM
quote:
What's "trunkbutt?"
i heard the term on Dr. Judy's old radio se>< talk show. it's when someone has so much an@l that their sphincter basically inverts itself and protrudes outside and the @nus proper winds up resembling what looks like a v@gina or an elephant's trunk.
*rob*
Posted by: Butterfly at October 1, 2009 2:19 PM
"rob,
wasn't there an episode of Anthony Burdain's show where he was eating a delicacy in China; Chicken Sphincters?
Posted by: Legion at October 1, 2009 2:11 PM"
I cannot tell a lie...Anthony Bourdain chewed on my ass....
Posted by: the chicken at October 1, 2009 2:19 PM
Isn't she? I'm so happy thinking of how my kid's going to love that dog.
She's got to be btw. 2-5 yrs. old. I know she specifically didn't want a puppy and that was the age range she was looking in. She wanted either a rescue or a surrender dog.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at October 1, 2009 2:21 PM
Ewwwwwwwwww, rob. I've seen pics but luckily never encountered one.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at October 1, 2009 2:22 PM
GM's september sales down 45%, Chrysler down 42%? We're not out of the woods yet.
Posted by: the chicken at October 1, 2009 2:22 PM
ROB!! I just (to quote CG) horked.
Quick everyone look at the pretty doggie to erase that horrific image from your minds.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at October 1, 2009 2:23 PM
chicken, do you yet know when you're going to be here yet? Drinks at Sycamore in your honor?
Posted by: CarrollGardened at October 1, 2009 2:23 PM
*rob*, thank you so very much for that very graphic description, which, like Dave, thankfully I've never encountered.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at October 1, 2009 2:24 PM
chicken, those bad auto numbers were telegraphed previously. No surprise after cas for clunkers ended
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at October 1, 2009 2:25 PM
"Can any meaningful recover in housing be sustained in light of these unprecedented budget deficits?"
Can't answer that. Obama and Congress have a huge job ahead of them to fix the total mess Bush caused during those 8 years.
Had Bush have stood up after 9/11 and brought this country together to do more than "shop" we wouldn't be in nearly as much of a mess as we are now.
That event and time in our history was an immense opportunity to improve this country in extremely powerful ways, and he completely dropped the ball.
Posted by: 11217 at October 1, 2009 2:26 PM
"GM's september sales down 45%, Chrysler down 42%? We're not out of the woods yet."
I think that was to be expected given the enthusiasm over cash for clunkers. Anyone who had been waiting to buy or was thinking about it in the near future jumped on board and bought at that time.
Might be a little bit until there's a new batch of people looking to buy.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at October 1, 2009 2:26 PM
hi guys, to whom do I respectfully submit my nominations for the Asshat Awards? There's no post with the list/email contact today! I think the deadline is tomorrow...
Posted by: herkimermaid at October 1, 2009 2:28 PM
Randi, I was waiting for your patented PATHETIC post b4 I slap riff raff label onto you.
Posted by: more4less at October 1, 2009 2:30 PM
rob,
that's called anal prolapse, and it doesn't just happen to the anus.
Posted by: Legion at October 1, 2009 2:31 PM
And given this article, it appears that the BILLIONS of dollars spent on Bush's tax cuts were not only a total failure, but a COMPLETE waste of money.
A Decade With No Income Gains
By David Leonhardt
The typical American household made less money last year than the typical household made a full decade ago....
http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/10/a-decade-with-no-income-gain/?hp
Posted by: 11217 at October 1, 2009 2:34 PM
"chicken, do you yet know when you're going to be here yet? Drinks at Sycamore in your honor?
Posted by: CarrollGardened at October 1, 2009 2:23 PM"
Still dunno but hoping to do a short trip within the next month.
I know the cash4clunkers program caused some to trade up earlier than planned but that's exactly the point - it didn't trigger much new unplanned consumption, just "accordianed" the demand that was already in the pipeline.
Posted by: the chicken at October 1, 2009 2:35 PM
"...it didn't trigger much new unplanned consumption..."
Do we know this for sure?
Posted by: TownhouseLady at October 1, 2009 2:37 PM
I'm not trying to shill for Bush but to blame all of the problems on ONE man is ludicrous, lunatic fringe stuff. He does not actually control the economy in case you don't understand that.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at October 1, 2009 2:41 PM
"how about the theme from courageous cat and minute mouse."
You're taking me back, Legion! That show was such an absolute riot...Corageous Cat had a "gun" for everything (i.e., "boxing glove gun"). The Frog villian talked like Edward G. Robinson! I loved that show.
Nice dog, THL!
Posted by: East New York at October 1, 2009 2:41 PM
anyone think TH sellers are holding firm waiting to see if they can sell house for better price after big fat wall st bonuses? I noticed price chops have stalled a lot and a good number of houses on the big listing firms are entering into contract.
Posted by: more4less at October 1, 2009 2:42 PM
Mighty mouse??
"Here I come to save the day...."
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at October 1, 2009 2:43 PM
"Do we know this for sure?
Posted by: TownhouseLady at October 1, 2009 2:37 PM"
It's a generally accepted point by the academic community that has analysed the situation. There's no real way of knowing short of polling the individuals that participated.
Posted by: the chicken at October 1, 2009 2:43 PM
Also the dangling keys music from Captain Kangaroo
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at October 1, 2009 2:44 PM
Bxgrl/DIBS/THL- That toy appraiser is pretty funny, and such a knowlegable person. I must admit that the monetary value of those old toys is not too important to me. I am just glad to have them and let a few of them make an appearance at the holidays.
Yes ENY - That cigar chomping frog was great!
Posted by: Crescent Hill at October 1, 2009 2:45 PM
I saw an old Battling Maxo on a junk heap i really wanted but was too embarrassed to grab (I would suffer great humiliation at the hands of my family). I would have put labels on each one- bxgrl and benson :-)
Posted by: bxgrl at October 1, 2009 2:45 PM
11217,
just playing devil's advocate, before reading this article, which I am sure will not be skewed left coming from a NYTimes columnist,
how does the writer reconcile his contention that there was no net household income when overall (the economic housing meltdown notwithstanding) there was a huge gain in homeownership?
could it be that, we are still an immigrant nation and accepting huge numbers of households into the equation dilutes the effects of tax cuts overall?
or perhaps those that benefit most from the tax cuts (the entrepeneurs) have tax structures that are not exposed to ordinary analysis and breakdown according "income", in other words, they are busy building net worth and passive income that employs strategies to avoid income disclosure. Legally.
Posted by: Legion at October 1, 2009 2:46 PM
Ok, then "Bush years"
I can't believe someone as smart as you seem, Dave would be defending someone who was so incredibly destructive to this country. Not him alone, but under his watch.
Posted by: 11217 at October 1, 2009 2:46 PM
Tax cuts are not 'spending', nor do they 'cost' anything.
It's simply that the money stays in individuals pockets rather than going to the government.
I hate the way that bureaucrats distort the language Tax cuts may be a 'cost' to a bloated government but they are not to the individual.
Bush's problem was his record on public spending, not his record on taxes.
Posted by: etson at October 1, 2009 2:47 PM
ENY,
that's the one, with Edward G. Robinson as the frog. lol.
how does the quintessential villain voice of 40's film noir, become a cartoon voice in a 60's-70's kid's cartoon.
hey, how about Paul Lind as the voice in some of those cartoons like the Perils of Pauline. That guy was funny.
Posted by: Legion at October 1, 2009 2:48 PM
have to agree as well that it's nonsense to blame the current situation on a single person. bush gets scapegoated for everything bad that's happened in the last 10 years. the problem is that it detracts attention from the very real things that he did wrong. blaming bush for everything is lazy and irresponsible. that's why awful mistakes get repeated throughout history.
Posted by: CG_ups at October 1, 2009 2:49 PM
"Bush's problem was his record on public spending"
And personal freedoms
And spending billions on a war by lying about it
And by stating that climate change doesn't exist
And rallying the country to shop for useless Chinese imports to get us through a terrorist attack
And
And
But I'll stop. I can't talk about politics here. It's just not a good medium for it.
Posted by: 11217 at October 1, 2009 2:50 PM
"have to agree as well that it's nonsense to blame the current situation on a single person."
Not that it makes it right, but the sole purpose of the GOP at this point is to do exactly what you are saying shouldn't be done...to Obama.
They have no clear message at all other than to bash Obama.
Posted by: 11217 at October 1, 2009 2:52 PM
True cg ups. Bush had plenty of help - republican and Democrat alike.
Posted by: bxgrl at October 1, 2009 2:52 PM
In reality, Greenspan is more to blame for the troubles that you people speak of.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at October 1, 2009 2:53 PM
hey, how about Paul Lind as the voice in some of those cartoons like the Perils of Pauline. That guy was funny.
Posted by: Legion at October 1, 2009 2:48 PM
LOL, My mother loved Paul Lynde and keeps his autograph to her in a frame to this day! He was also the voice of Templeton the Rat on Charlotte's Web..
Posted by: Crescent Hill at October 1, 2009 2:53 PM
11217
hold on there, you are painting with an incredibly broad brush. your contention that the Bush years were "incredibly destructive" is your own opinion and perspective. let the historians decide a few years from now.
I don't agree with many of his policies, but he kept this nation safe for 7 years through a very difficult period. Ask yourself what he inherited from Clinton. Or more specifically, what Sandy Burger (former NSA director)would risk his reputation and legacy for,by stealing documents from the national archives. Must have been something pretty important and damaging.
Posted by: Legion at October 1, 2009 2:54 PM
I do agree with 11217's comments though. But when I say Bush, I really mean his administration- Rove, Cheney, Rumsfeld, et at were all involved in the direction this country took- and a disastrous one it was.
Posted by: bxgrl at October 1, 2009 2:55 PM
i know, right? bxgrl? it's like nobody wants to be held accountable from the highest of politicians to the average citizen. in a way we're all culpuable. i think barney frank is hilarious but it offends me greatly that he had a LOT to do with the housing affordability issues. or people who don't vote. aaaaaaaaagh!!!
11217, i appreciate what you're saying. quite frankly i find the presidential bashing on both sides over the past 15 years or so ill-informed and gross. i'm probably a bit more converative politically than most in NYC but i am totally not down with the ridiculousness of the obama bashing. i think most people find a lot of it offensive regardless of their political affiliation.
Posted by: CG_ups at October 1, 2009 2:57 PM
Yes, 11217, and the sole purpse of the Democrats was to bash Bush when he was President. Cripes.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at October 1, 2009 2:58 PM
Sorry, Legion- I really take issue with the idea that Bush "kept this country safe for 7 year." Nothing could be further from the truth. The fact we haven't had another major attack is due to a lot of factors, none of them related to Bush. If anything, he has exposed us to further attacks and hatred and his invasion of Iraq was the biggest mistake of his administration.
Posted by: bxgrl at October 1, 2009 2:58 PM
bunch of babies. grow up and make your own money.
Posted by: josefsz at October 1, 2009 2:35 PM
Rob, is the above you?
Posted by: more4less at October 1, 2009 2:58 PM
I have a doll house my grandfather made for my mother in 1908 & updated for me in the 40s (t.v. antenna for instance) & that I'm currently wiring for next generation. Also have the early 1900s toys for it as well as mine from the 40s. Looked at prices for the toys - not much.
But my Lionel! Wow! But not the buildings as much.
Posted by: Arkady at October 1, 2009 2:59 PM
11217,
again, on climate change, the conservative perspective is this: there may be climate change occurring, but as a consequence of natural heating and cooling cycles, not as a consequence of a man-made problem.
The IPCC, international panel for climate control, is full of politics and not entirely trustworthy.
Look up the internal panel of scientists who have signed a petition against the idea of man made global warming. The petition now numbers over 31,000 scientists. It comes out of the University of Oregon.
see my discussion last week about polar ice cap melting and it's effects on slowing the earth's rotation, interstellar radiation and costal land subsidence and cummulative hurricane strength over the past decade.
then get back to me.
Posted by: Legion at October 1, 2009 2:59 PM
crap, i left out part of my barney frank comment. it offends me that he has the gall to go on tv and point the finger at everyone but himself when he had a lot to do with the housing bubble. in a very direct and meaningful way. not that he's the only one, there's plenty of blame on both sides of the aisle but he's such a charming camera whore that it pisses me off more from him. disappointment i guess.
Posted by: CG_ups at October 1, 2009 2:59 PM
the bush years were fun though. the obama years so far are a complete snoresville and kinda lame.
*rob*
Posted by: Butterfly at October 1, 2009 3:01 PM
Well, one of the biggest hypocrites in Congress is our own Charles Rangel. What an embarassing abomination.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at October 1, 2009 3:02 PM
at this pt, not that interested in who f'd up the country but rather who is going to fix it
Posted by: more4less at October 1, 2009 3:03 PM
seriously, the only politicians worse than NY ones are california politicians. those guys take the cake. though NY has its share of doozies lately with espada and montserrate. unbelievable shmucks.
Posted by: CG_ups at October 1, 2009 3:03 PM
Bush laid claim to trying to unify when, in reality, he divided. Now Obama's trying to reach across the spectrum, not just the aisle, & the GOP has baldly stated that they want to turn his administration into a failure. You didn't see that among the democrats.
Posted by: Arkady at October 1, 2009 3:04 PM
"I do agree with 11217's comments though. But when I say Bush, I really mean his administration- Rove, Cheney, Rumsfeld, et at were all involved in the direction this country took- and a disastrous one it was."
Yes, this. :)
And p.s. If you want to give credit to Bush for "keeping us safe for 7 years," so far Obama has a better track record because Bush DIDN'T keep us safe from 9/11/01 and Obama just kept us safe from this:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/25/nyc-terror-attack-apparen_0_n_300088.html
And again, I don't mean Obama, but the administration under Obama.
Posted by: 11217 at October 1, 2009 3:04 PM
Oy, political debate is pointless here, as it has become nationwide. Everyone marshalls their counterexamples. Has anyone convinced anyone of anything politically on this site?
Posted by: slopefarm at October 1, 2009 3:04 PM
CG_ups, we have NJ to make NY ones look OK
Posted by: more4less at October 1, 2009 3:04 PM
charles rangel,
he get's the award for biggest gall.
"forget's to pay taxes" on his vacation home in the Dominican Republic.
"forget's to disclose" a million in assets.
and he's the ranking member of the house banking committee. In other words, he oversees the IRS.
lol,
we get the government we deserve.
NY state is no better. look at these clowns.
Posted by: Legion at October 1, 2009 3:05 PM
more4less. it's like that parable, one starfish at a time. i am going to go full on cheeseball here, but it starts with ourselves. try to be a good person. affect others around you in a positive way. hopefully they pass that positive energy forward. etc.
Posted by: CG_ups at October 1, 2009 3:05 PM
I agree, dibs. I'm really disappointed in Rangel - I'd thought he was a good guy.
Posted by: Arkady at October 1, 2009 3:05 PM
Sheldon Silver.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at October 1, 2009 3:05 PM
by the way,
while we're all worried about our paychecks and taxes.
congress just voted themselves a couple of billion in raises.
nice to be ruled over by a bunch of douchebags.
Posted by: Legion at October 1, 2009 3:06 PM
slopefarm, but you have to admit, this is the most civil political discussion in recent memory. everyone has kept it "above the waist" :)
Posted by: CG_ups at October 1, 2009 3:06 PM
"CG_ups, we have NJ to make NY ones look OK"
SO TRUE! Particularly since one of those 44 indicted was my neighbor!
Posted by: TownhouseLady at October 1, 2009 3:07 PM
"seriously, the only politicians worse than NY ones are california politicians"
Illinois, CG_ups?
Posted by: CarrollGardened at October 1, 2009 3:07 PM
Agree with DIBS and Arkady on Rangel, too.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at October 1, 2009 3:09 PM
Illinois, Louisiana, New Jersey - most corrupt politicians
Posted by: infinitejester at October 1, 2009 3:11 PM
"then get back to me."
Evidence is now ‘unequivocal’ that humans are causing global warming – UN report:
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=21429&Cr=climate&Cr1=change
Posted by: 11217 at October 1, 2009 3:11 PM
don't get me started on rangel. The dnc called me last week looking for money, and I said when rangel is gone then you'll get cash.
Posted by: DeLepp at October 1, 2009 3:13 PM
fucking pandora always gives me haydn and they know i hate haydn. bastards
Posted by: CG_ups at October 1, 2009 3:13 PM
I just found my Halloween costume. I'm going as Plaintiff Carla Gelfand
You HAVE GOT to see this hair/makeup:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbAv7Q6qnWw
Posted by: TownhouseLady at October 1, 2009 3:14 PM
bxgrl,
the president usually gets the blame for attacks occurring under his watch. after 9/11 attacks, which the 9/11 commission basically attributed to a lack of communication between the FBI and CIA, occurred during a time when Bush was still in the process of setting up foreign policy and goals.
This is why I bring up the Sandy Burger incident. What is speculated, is that he basically stole his personal notes, disclosing the level of threat being ascribed to Bin Laden and how this was communicated to the Clinton Administration.The rest is history.
what we do know, is that the Bush administration stopped several known and credible threats to our nation during this time period.
He also gave more to the impoverished than any other president in history. look it up.
He also expanded the Medicare benefit to include drugs, the largest entitlement expansion since LBJ. that should be lauded by the left.
Posted by: Legion at October 1, 2009 3:15 PM
True, CG, above the waist, but pointless.
Posted by: slopefarm at October 1, 2009 3:15 PM
11217,
lol, that UN "report" is based on the IPCC report. that same organization which willfully discounted contradictory scientific evidence including large samplings of historical heating and cooling data, and tectonic subsidence information from their coastal samples of water level rise.
what do you think I'm talking about.
Besides, do you seriously give the UN credence in anything they say at this point?
that is, after hearing their reception to Ahmedinajaad, who denies the Holocaust occurred?
who has Libya on is Security Council?lol
Posted by: Legion at October 1, 2009 3:18 PM
the problem with trying to pinpoint the causes of climate change is that the earth is not a static environment. over the past 100,000 years we had a major ice age, continental shift, etc. The world is constantly changing, tectonic plates moving, changes in grantiational forces, the sun going through its own life cycle, etc. Man's effect on the earth compounds these thing. I don't know if big business is as bad as many of the other things though. A lot of damage is caused by dams, or filling in marshes, or replacing shoreline beaches (with trucked in sand, wtf is up with that ish?). it goes back to the issue of personal responsibility. it's easier to blame big business for environmental destruction but in reality it's a lot more complex than that. if we torched every single factory on earth, the climate would continue to change a lot faster and in a more meaningful way than people think it would.
Posted by: CG_ups at October 1, 2009 3:19 PM
slopefarm - you're generally pretty articulate on contentious issues. if people have strong beliefs and the subject comes up then they should do what?
Posted by: CG_ups at October 1, 2009 3:21 PM
ok, so from what I am hearing,
many here are democrats dissatisfied with their local democratic leadership,
Patterson
Silver
Rangel
etc.
does this tell you something?
maybe we need some change in NY?
either way, politicians are slimy. we need more accountabilty.
Posted by: Legion at October 1, 2009 3:22 PM
Sorry, but I honestly had no idea that educated people were still trying to refute the causes of climate change. From everything I've read, heard, believe, etc it is most certainly becoming more of a problem due to humans.
I truly thought that the people saying this is a natural progression are the same people who follow Sarah Palin's every move. (i.e. the not very educated portion of our population)
Ah well. In any event, something needs to be done to clean up this planet.
Anyone been watching the Ken Burns series about National Parks on PBS this week??
SOOOO good.
Posted by: 11217 at October 1, 2009 3:24 PM
Legion- not for nothing but the FBI, CIA and secret service (and NYPD0 were responsible for stopping attacks. giving Bush credit for that is like giving Giuliani credit for "saving" us after 9-11.
I would like to see the stats on how much he gave to the impoverished because it seems like he helped create more of the impoverished with his administration.
Your last comment was very funny- i guess you think us left of center types are all on drugs ;)
Posted by: bxgrl at October 1, 2009 3:26 PM
cg,
you have it right. climate prediction is a chaotic science, in which the variables are too complex to predict. like economics.
we can't predict the weather with any certainty beyond 7 days, and yet we are suddenly asked to believe without a doubt that we are doomed to swim with the fishes.
and pay taxes to mitigate this prediction.
yeah, right.
a basic understanding of earth sciences reveals that the earth like a living organism responds to variables in different ways. If a person lives in a low oxygen environment like Denver, they acclimate by increasing red blood cells.
from an historical perspective, the presence of oxygen in the atmosphere was a toxic addition to the gaseous make-up of the ecosystem. yet life prospered despite the poisonous gas being produced by plant life , namely oxygen.
Posted by: Legion at October 1, 2009 3:28 PM
quote:
Has anyone convinced anyone of anything politically on this site?
as a matter of fact, yes. ive learned that im more republican in ideals than democrat. i had no idea before what either of the parties stood for lol
i still wouldnt label myself, as id have to care about the country and the world one way or another, and since i dont, it's totally moot.
*rob*
Posted by: Butterfly at October 1, 2009 3:31 PM
bxgrl,
no doubt, the men and women on the ground. on the front lines of the FBI, CIA and NYPD are to be given credit for these successes. but the mandates come from above. from the Attorney Generals and Justice Departments who are put in place by the President.
Look at this new Attorney General who wants to go after CIA and FBI individuals in order to blame them for policies from above. this is dispicable.
Posted by: Legion at October 1, 2009 3:31 PM
"as id have to care about the country and the world one way or another, and since i dont, it's totally moot."
And this is the person you all defend to the grave.
Don't.
Get.
It.
Posted by: 11217 at October 1, 2009 3:33 PM
rob,
yes, in fact, I used to be a Democrat. Until I started reading the posts here. Then I started doing research.
Posted by: Legion at October 1, 2009 3:33 PM
quote:
Evidence is now ‘unequivocal’ that humans are causing global warming – UN report:
uh, youre gay. why do you care about global warming!?
*rob*
Posted by: Butterfly at October 1, 2009 3:33 PM
11217,
you can't get away so easily, to say those that don't agree with your contention are the uneducated is exactly what is wrong here.
you owe it to yourself to look at both sides, before you make these sweeping statements.
Look up the opposing views on this climate debate, look at all the forces involved and the consequences.
no one is saying we can't do better for the environment, but we have to allocate resources responsibly and intelligently. not just because Gore said so and Sean Penn agrees.
Posted by: Legion at October 1, 2009 3:35 PM
Re Climate Change & scientific opinion:
I had a longish conversation with a fellow alum of my old college who is now an Oceanography professor at an event a few months back.
She said that man-made climate change is still open to legitimate debate, but a large majority of scientists believes it is happening. Her own view is that it is very much man-made & that rising sea levels will be the most important consequence.
For some reason the scientists who most vehmently to disagree with man made climate change often seem to be meteorologists.
Of course even if one believes in man made climate change, there is the question of the utility of making dramatic changes at this point. In other words, if teh trade off turns out to be large scale economic contraction now for relatively small changes in climate later is it worth it? Could anything material now realtistically be done anyway?
I am not a scientist (of course!). But the science is only the starting point for the policy debate anyway.
Posted by: etson at October 1, 2009 3:37 PM
I've looked at both sides, Legion and to be honest...the more I hear the other side, the more firmly I know that I believe in my side.
Let's just leave it. I don't agree with you at all. On any of your points here today.
And that's OK!
I'm not saying I'm right, I'm saying this is my opinion.
Posted by: 11217 at October 1, 2009 3:40 PM
"uh, youre gay. why do you care about global warming!?"
Ok, that might be the most bizarre statement of the week, and that is saying something this week!
Posted by: Biff Champion at October 1, 2009 3:40 PM
all check your email
Posted by: more4less at October 1, 2009 3:41 PM
wake me up when the whole "save the planet" phase is over, please.
*rob*
Posted by: Butterfly at October 1, 2009 3:41 PM
349 brownstoner 350 asshathill
Posted by: randolph at October 1, 2009 3:42 PM
p.s. Rob...that wasn't my quote, it was the title to the UN Report on Climate change.
I think a better question is, why you don't care about climate change or really anything as you suggest above.
I know you think you're so cool for not caring about anything and that people here have made you out to be a hero because of it, but I just think you're quite sad (as in depressed) and need help with therapy, medication or a combination of the 2.
Not caring about anything is the first sign of depression.
Posted by: 11217 at October 1, 2009 3:43 PM
"349 brownstoner 350 asshathill"
Looks like I'm the swing vote!!
Posted by: Biff Champion at October 1, 2009 3:45 PM
"Ask yourself what he inherited from Clinton."
Let's see...
-full employment
-balanced budget (fixed the Reagan deficits)
-thirty year bond done
Ask the 'man in the street' if he's better off today than he was in 1999.
BTW, Clinton DID try to deal w OBL, he launched a cruise missile strike into Afghanistan that missed him by an hour. Do you think there would have been support here or elsewhere for a full-fledged invasion of Afghanistan just after the Russians were booted out?
Posted by: denton at October 1, 2009 3:45 PM
Randi, good job with the post count comparison. how about some summary recap of topics discussed there vs here?
Posted by: more4less at October 1, 2009 3:47 PM
11217, i'm not sur ehe doesn't care, it's just not high on his scale of priorities. At the top of his list might be Hannah Montana and 40s.
My list would be topped by other things but climate change is also not very high up for me either.
And, it's clear from this discussion that no one is arguing from a standpoint of factual confirmed information.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at October 1, 2009 3:47 PM
"And this is the person you all defend to the grave.
Don't.
Get.
It."
11217, while it was nice to agree with you on Sidney Place the other day, I have to say that A) *rob* is a really nice guy and 2) he's hysterical.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at October 1, 2009 3:48 PM
benson, I've noticed more female engineers here lately, in fact I'm friends with one who has her structural license and is going for her arch license. If she achieves that she will be one of the few women in NYS with both a PE and a arch license (forget the suffix for that) and she may be the only Hispanic.
I've also noticed a lot of engineering types from China. I've seen them at trade shows and they're definitely promoting and discussing products, they're not models.
Posted by: denton at October 1, 2009 3:49 PM
"11217, i'm not sur ehe doesn't care"
Rob said: "as id have to care about the country and the world one way or another, and since i dont, it's totally moot."
Dave, it would appear from this that he doesn't care about much of anything.
Posted by: 11217 at October 1, 2009 3:49 PM
11217,
hey, that's ok that you don't agree with any of the points I have put forth here today.
you brought the debate on by implying there was no legitimate opposing view.
As I have stated, there most certainly is.
Benson is right about the fact that, if there is indeed warming going on what can feasably be done and to what benefit?
I read something about how the human species actually flourished during a great period of meltdown about 10-20,000 years ago. when the Sahara was an oasis. just saying. there is much to this issue besides:
Bush bad, Republicans bad.
Posted by: Legion at October 1, 2009 3:51 PM
"as a matter of fact, yes. ive learned that im more republican in ideals than democrat. i had no idea before what either of the parties stood for lol"
Now that you've become straight, it's perfectly understandable.
Posted by: denton at October 1, 2009 3:51 PM
Hysterical is great, CarrolGardened.
But if he admittedly doesn't care about the world or this country, you really don't have very high ideals in who you look for as high quality people. No offense.
And if he DOES in fact care but likes to insert himself in these conversations to say absurd things for attention, then I find that just plain immature.
Posted by: 11217 at October 1, 2009 3:52 PM
quote:
I know you think you're so cool for not caring about anything and that people here have made you out to be a hero because of it,
what are you talking about? you repeatedly say stuff like that. no one makes me out to be anything yet you seem to harp on that a lot. and not caring about things that are beyond ones control is a sign of universal cosmic intelligence. sorry but no ones going to save the planet by mincing around whole foods with a hideous bacteria infested white tote bag over their shouldars.
and this
"Not caring about anything is the first sign of depression."absolute ridiculousness. im not DEpressed, im OPPRESSED!
*rob*
Posted by: Butterfly at October 1, 2009 3:52 PM
etson - is an oceanography professor a specialized mathematician? when i studied applied math in engineering school, there were few class options though i know 1 person that was planning to focus in that area for her graduate work. can't imagine there are a lot of people in that field running around. your friend isn't a petite brunette named jennifer?
Posted by: CG_ups at October 1, 2009 3:53 PM
quote:
I think a better question is, why you don't care about climate change
oh i forgot to answer that. the answer is simple, im not spawning and breeding so i couldnt care less what Earth is like in 50 years. hmm that sounded a bit more selfish than i thought it did, but oh well.
plus if my dog doesnt care about global warming, why should I?
*rob*
Posted by: Butterfly at October 1, 2009 3:54 PM
"you really don't have very high ideals in who you look for as high quality people. No offense."
11217, the only "high ideals" I'm here for are real estate porn and entertainment (and people who enjoy a good drink, of course). Just looking for a nice, relaxed diversion from work.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at October 1, 2009 3:56 PM
"plus if my dog doesnt care about global warming, why should I?"
Please disregard my post at 3:40. We have a new winner.
Posted by: Biff Champion at October 1, 2009 3:57 PM
And if he DOES in fact care but likes to insert himself in these conversations to say absurd things for attention, then I find that just plain immature.
Posted by: 11217 at October 1, 2009 3:52 PM
Well, this is the OT, not McNeil lehrer
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at October 1, 2009 3:57 PM
CG_ups,
No, she is not called Jennifer. She was a physics undergard a few years ahead of me. She is fairly petite and brunette. She does work at a prestigious university in this region, but not the one I remember you saying that you attended.
Posted by: etson at October 1, 2009 3:58 PM
11217 - you're fighting a losing battle. i think that people who genuinely care about someone would be concerned for their mental state or not allow them to get so drunk that they are literally falling in the street. the whole thing is pretty disturbing in some ways but like people's political beliefs, nobody will be swayed by what's said here.
Posted by: CG_ups at October 1, 2009 3:59 PM
"plus if my dog doesnt care about global warming, why should I?"
OMG! ROFL, *rob*! Will have to go home and ask the CGar-dog for her views on global warming!
11217, no offense taken. What can I say? *rob* cracks me up!
Posted by: CarrollGardened at October 1, 2009 4:00 PM
ah physics. math lite! just kidding physics nerds.
Posted by: CG_ups at October 1, 2009 4:00 PM
"Well, this is the OT, not McNeil lehrer"
Fair enough.
I don't know what possessed me to get so into it today in the first place. I'll go back to the threads and see if there's anybody left to harass. :)
Posted by: 11217 at October 1, 2009 4:00 PM
tied.
also, check this out
"Have you ever walked by that cinema, Minard?
Because if you have, you'd realize that for this price this is going to be a TOUGH sell.
Posted by: 11217 at October 1, 2009 3:59 PM"
race bait anyone???
Posted by: randolph at October 1, 2009 4:02 PM
11217, do you work in front of a TV camera?
Posted by: more4less at October 1, 2009 4:02 PM
Why is that racist, randi???????
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at October 1, 2009 4:03 PM
I really don't want to argue with you CarrollGardened. I feel as though we somehow got off on the wrong foot. (I honestly have no idea why, but my pot induced brain remembers things sporadically) but I have absolutely no issue with you at all.
Let's keep our dealings to us (if there are any) cause we don't need to be fighting about Rob. I don't care if you all like him...I'm sure he's a very "nice" guy. I have no desire to change anyone's opinion on the matter, but just find it confusing why so many folks like someone who seems to be so disinterested in society. That's all.
Posted by: 11217 at October 1, 2009 4:04 PM
randi, in defense of 11217 (go figure), not wanting to pay $3 million for a house 10 feet from Court Street, the movie theaters, and B&N is not a sign of racism.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at October 1, 2009 4:05 PM
Don't see the connection, Randolph.
Posted by: etson at October 1, 2009 4:05 PM
oooh you think 11217 is a celebrity m4l? whatever happened to our former celeb members, that couple from that reality show?
Posted by: CG_ups at October 1, 2009 4:05 PM
here's why dave
"11217, I walk by there sometimes. usually its dead, sometimes there are lines of people wanting to get in to see a movie, sometimes there are (gasp) minority children and teens waiting on line as well. As I said, it's just a cinema and a bookstore, if that is too scary to deal with, you don't belong in the city.
Posted by: Minard Lafever at October 1, 2009 4:05 PM"
Posted by: randolph at October 1, 2009 4:06 PM
here's why dave
"11217, I walk by there sometimes. usually its dead, sometimes there are lines of people wanting to get in to see a movie, sometimes there are (gasp) minority children and teens waiting on line as well. As I said, it's just a cinema and a bookstore, if that is too scary to deal with, you don't belong in the city.
Posted by: Minard Lafever at October 1, 2009 4:05 PM"
Posted by: randolph at October 1, 2009 4:06 PM
Racist? My lord. I'm probably about the least racist person you've ever not met.
The place gets loud at night with people hanging out in front. That's it. You need attention this bad, Randall?
M4L: Why do you ask...?
Posted by: 11217 at October 1, 2009 4:07 PM
"I really don't want to argue with you CarrollGardened. I feel as though we somehow got off on the wrong foot. (I honestly have no idea why, but my pot induced brain remembers things sporadically) but I have absolutely no issue with you at all."
11217, we're all good. You posed a question (perhaps rhetorical) about *rob*, and I responded. That's all. No fighting. No issues.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at October 1, 2009 4:08 PM
quote:
At the top of his list might be Hannah Montana and 40s.
uh, im really not that into into hannah montana anymore.
*rob*
Posted by: Butterfly at October 1, 2009 4:08 PM
CG_ups, not necessarily a celebrity but just someone who hosts a show on TV. Saw the guy on the show and the thought popped into my head that this could be 11217 - even though he never mentioned he worked as a TV show host
Posted by: more4less at October 1, 2009 4:10 PM
"im really not that into into hannah montana anymore"
Now THAT'S disturbing ; )
Posted by: CarrollGardened at October 1, 2009 4:11 PM
11217, will you just get the hell off my dic.k. already!? cheezeitz! the weird stuff that you insinuate is mind boggling. you wig out non stop when people dont conform to your worldview.
*rob*
Posted by: Butterfly at October 1, 2009 4:13 PM
mkt closed at dow -2%, naz 3%, S&P 2.6%
round 1 goes to Chicken over DIBS
Posted by: more4less at October 1, 2009 4:14 PM
11217, LXTV on NBC. if you chk out that show, you'll know which host I'm referring to
Posted by: more4less at October 1, 2009 4:17 PM
You all are missing another important point. Cats do care what happens to the earth in 50 years even if dogs don't.
Posted by: Arkady at October 1, 2009 4:18 PM
m4less you might be correct cuz twice 11217 screamed at me that this site is about real estate and NOT "my life on the d-list"
so you very may well be right he could be a D list celebrity! i would have guessed he was the first person booted off on VH1's RuPaul's Drag Race tho
*rob*
Posted by: Butterfly at October 1, 2009 4:22 PM
well these damn sky high prices in NYC is not going to help with global warming. where's a brotha to find the extra scratch to put in some solar panels onto the roof, water recycling systems for shower, toilet, bamboo flooring,.... if the purchase price already drained my account to zero?!!!!!!!
Posted by: more4less at October 1, 2009 4:22 PM
m4l - But the good part is that you can't afford bottled water & other needless consumables. Your outlay for utilities will be lower so you can pay the bills. It'll add up to a mini-eco-climate.
Posted by: Arkady at October 1, 2009 4:28 PM
spending all your money on purchase o fhome is good for the environment since you have no money left for a car, gas, plane trips, other consumables, food for that matter.
It is the greenest thing you can do.
Posted by: Petebklyn at October 1, 2009 4:33 PM
Did you guys all notice how Randolph just turned that whole Minard racism thing into a scene...?
Ultimate in pathetic.
Posted by: 11217 at October 1, 2009 4:33 PM
Atom bomb at work.
Posted by: infinitejester at October 1, 2009 4:33 PM
Snap, PeteB.
Posted by: Arkady at October 1, 2009 4:35 PM
Rob cares about a lot of stuff - he just doesn't want you to think that he cares about it. Going further on the point though, is there a big difference between being indifferent and insensitive?
Posted by: the chicken at October 1, 2009 4:35 PM
quote:
It is the greenest thing you can do.
no, the greenest thing one can do is not make crotchfruit! :) (it's actually true!) so if i want to, i can play with all the aerosol cans i want because i will always be greener than those without kids.
*rob*
Posted by: Butterfly at October 1, 2009 4:37 PM
m4l, you should buy an "earthship". There was a segment on them last night on the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer (f/k/a McNeil-Lehrer). Interesting concept. (Might not work too well in Brooklyn, though.)
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/science/july-dec09/earthship_09-30.html
Posted by: CarrollGardened at October 1, 2009 4:37 PM
it always makes me a little bummed on recycle day to see the amazing number of empty water bottles. saw one that literally had 2 GIANT bags of water bottles out front, must have been at least 200 bottles. and recycling gets picked up 2x / week. and water that is imported from europe or freakin FIJI! meanwhile the stupid fijian govt signed away all the rights so that sales don't even benefit the locals or local infrastructure.
Posted by: CG_ups at October 1, 2009 4:38 PM
Huge diff, chicken! Indifferent means a lack of interest; insensitive implies a deficiency in sensibility.
Posted by: Arkady at October 1, 2009 4:39 PM
rob was the first person to use this blog as a springboard for, "here's a bunch of smart people, let me get their opinion."
Posted by: infinitejester at October 1, 2009 4:39 PM
- likes to insert himself in these conversations to say absurd things for attention, then I find that just plain immature.
um, I guess I'll leave.
Posted by: brownjokester at October 1, 2009 4:39 PM
"Going further on the point though, is there a big difference between being indifferent and insensitive?"
Not sure...seems it's possible to be both!
"no, the greenest thing one can do is not make crotchfruit!"
Posted by: 11217 at October 1, 2009 4:41 PM
quote:
Rob cares about a lot of stuff - he just doesn't want you to think that he cares about it.
VH1 Reality tv shows, Top Model, my video game collection, and my dog, and keeping my room clean, and remaining employed. those really ARE the ONLY things i care about.
*rob*
Posted by: Butterfly at October 1, 2009 4:41 PM
spending all your money on purchase o fhome is good for the environment since you have no money left for a car, gas, plane trips, other consumables, food for that matter.
It is the greenest thing you can do.
Posted by: Petebklyn at October 1, 2009 4:33 PM
true if purchase price was fulfilled via all-cash offer vs we still have to drive to work, fly off on biz trips,.... so we can pay bank very dime on paycheck for the lovely mortgage paymts
Posted by: more4less at October 1, 2009 4:43 PM
"VH1 Reality tv shows, Top Model, my video game collection, and my dog, and keeping my room clean, and remaining employed. those really ARE the ONLY things i care about."
All great things to care about!
When you're 16.
Just teasing.
Probably 18.
Posted by: 11217 at October 1, 2009 4:44 PM
Not really, rob. At the gatherings you always care passionately about a lot of the things being discussed.
Posted by: Arkady at October 1, 2009 4:44 PM
I love attention!
Posted by: dirty_hipster at October 1, 2009 4:45 PM
"Huge diff, chicken! Indifferent means a lack of interest; insensitive implies a deficiency in sensibility.
Posted by: Arkady at October 1, 2009 4:39 PM"
Right - but indifferent is "I don't care either way" while insensitive is "I don't care what you think either way". Insensitive is a negative, indifferent is neutral. 11217 is suggesting that Rob is insensitive when he's really indifferent....
(and no disrespect to you 11217 - I like you too)
Posted by: the chicken at October 1, 2009 4:46 PM
it's kind of ironic that all these people on the board care so much about rob, but none of them appear on the list of things that he cares about. cripes.
Posted by: CG_ups at October 1, 2009 4:46 PM
it kind of makes one wonder why. it's interesting in a way. demented and sad but social?
Posted by: CG_ups at October 1, 2009 4:48 PM
DH, what's the OT post count comparison at now?
Posted by: more4less at October 1, 2009 4:49 PM
None taken, chix.
And I'm sure Rob is a perfectly great guy in person, and as I said I think we'd actually get along, but I don't understand pretending to be disinterested in everything here to the point that you sound like a moron for effect. This is a blog about real estate, not an audition for Big Brother.
Which I love, btw.
Posted by: 11217 at October 1, 2009 4:50 PM
CG_ups, how can you, of all people, not like a guy who loves his dog?!
Posted by: CarrollGardened at October 1, 2009 4:50 PM
i'm equal opportunity CG'ed. it's even stevens. love you and your dog, so i guess it has to even out somewhere else.
Posted by: CG_ups at October 1, 2009 4:52 PM
dear dear rob. i am your underminer. but no worries, if not for me and 11217, you wouldn't know the vastness of your support, eh? glass half full.
Posted by: CG_ups at October 1, 2009 4:53 PM
I would think that everybody would like a guy who loves his dog.
They'd probably also like a guy who loves his b*tches.
Posted by: brownjokester at October 1, 2009 4:54 PM
420 bstoner vs 418 asshathill
Posted by: dirty_hipster at October 1, 2009 4:54 PM
"love you and your dog"
Thanks, CG_ups. Back at you and yours!
Posted by: CarrollGardened at October 1, 2009 4:55 PM
420 bstoner vs 418 asshathill
Posted by: dirty_hipster at October 1, 2009 4:54 PM
that looks like the really prolific posters are all hanging over there cause I'm sure we have more posters here
Posted by: more4less at October 1, 2009 4:58 PM
just rewatching season 1 of Dexter. What a great series!
Posted by: the chicken at October 1, 2009 5:00 PM
Probably similar amt actually
Posted by: dirty_hipster at October 1, 2009 5:02 PM
What's blog has that many posts?
Posted by: brownjokester at October 1, 2009 5:02 PM
ohi yes i forgot about big brother! i love that too and am passionate about it every summer. i was upset that idiot jordan won this summer tho. anyway, i do not say things "for effect" like you say, i say what i feel and am brutally honest about my opinions, lots of people are. also i do not think i am any different in person than i am on here, it's not like im going to express my opinions about random topics discussed am i? well that didnt make sense, but you know what i mean. i dont "DO" an online persona, this is who i am. and since when has it been a crime not to care? jeez.
*rob*
Posted by: Butterfly at October 1, 2009 5:05 PM
More pathetic or more prolific?
(I'm on both, so definitely more pathetic in my case)
Posted by: Biff Champion at October 1, 2009 5:07 PM
who is over there? are they there because they are avoiding here?
*rob*
Posted by: Butterfly at October 1, 2009 5:08 PM
I request that we impeach the prez
fraternizing with the enemy is treasonable act
Posted by: more4less at October 1, 2009 5:10 PM
rob, what did you eat today for your hunger strike?
Posted by: brownjokester at October 1, 2009 5:10 PM
who has the time for two blogs? i feel like enough of my day is unwillingly sucked up by this one!
Posted by: CG_ups at October 1, 2009 5:12 PM
m4l - It's the same as the big O talking to our foes as well as our allies.
Posted by: Arkady at October 1, 2009 5:12 PM
Rob, they are over there because they felt attacked and unwelcome here. Given I have no shame, feeling unwelcome has clearly not stopped me from continuing to post on Brownstoner.
:-)
Posted by: Biff Champion at October 1, 2009 5:13 PM
brownjokester, that was FUNNY!
"who has the time for two blogs? i feel like enough of my day is unwillingly sucked up by this one!"
CG_ups, tell me about it. If I ever get any work to do here at The Death Star, I might have to cut it back to posting on one blog all day long.
Posted by: Biff Champion at October 1, 2009 5:16 PM
Wait, so people who felt attacked and unwelcome here defected to a blog written by someone who's passion in life (at least internet life) is to attack and be unwelcome to others? (and racist?)
The plot thickens...
Posted by: 11217 at October 1, 2009 5:17 PM
m4l - It's the same as the big O talking to our foes as well as our allies.
Posted by: Arkady at October 1, 2009 5:12 PM
I beg to differ. big O is schmoozing to bring forth better relations. my issue is not the folks there but the blog host who has ripped into friends on this blog. I see no effect to bring forth better relations from that host to MM, bxgrl,.... in my eyes, that's fraternizing with the enemy
Posted by: more4less at October 1, 2009 5:17 PM
- Wendy's :(
Well maybe tomorrow you'll do better on the hunger strike and get McDonald's.
Posted by: brownjokester at October 1, 2009 5:18 PM
11217, ROFL! You really ought to come hang out with us.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at October 1, 2009 5:19 PM
"I request that we impeach the prez"
Can you please? Posting pathetically and prolifically on two blogs and carrying out my responsibilities as PLUSA prez is getting to be very time consuming.
"fraternizing with the enemy is treasonable act"
The enemy? Don't view them as the enemy. They just went somewhere they felt more comfy and welcome.
Posted by: Biff Champion at October 1, 2009 5:19 PM
- feeling unwelcome
Tell me about it! I still haven't gotten that scripted welcome from Cobblehiller.
Posted by: brownjokester at October 1, 2009 5:19 PM
11217, ironic, ain't it.
You should take a peak. The What's actually been a very gracious host over there.
Posted by: Biff Champion at October 1, 2009 5:20 PM
"Tell me about it! I still haven't gotten that scripted welcome from Cobblehiller."
brownjokester, hopefully her sabbatical will end soon and you'll get hooked up.
Posted by: Biff Champion at October 1, 2009 5:21 PM
brownjokester, she's on holiday, but I'll leave a note for her in the office, and I'm sure she'll have your Welcome Kit ready for you when she returns.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at October 1, 2009 5:21 PM
And not everybody completely defected. Some (DIBS, DH, me, Kens, ENY, Jack, etc.) have been participating on both.
No biggie.
Posted by: Biff Champion at October 1, 2009 5:23 PM
Someone (prez) ones to defect completely. The plot thickens indeed.
What is going on around here?
Posted by: brownjokester at October 1, 2009 5:23 PM
The enemy? Don't view them as the enemy. They just went somewhere they felt more comfy and welcome.
Posted by: Biff Champion at October 1, 2009 5:19 PM
don't get it confused. as I stated above, it's the blog host. it's like doing business with known terrorist.
Posted by: more4less at October 1, 2009 5:24 PM
I think I need to get my buddies back into reading this site and start up the betting pool again.
I could try to win some more $.
Posted by: brownjokester at October 1, 2009 5:26 PM
Ironic, perhaps.
But has anyone thought that maybe the person/s comments (I didn't really read the mentioned slanderous comments, but only heard about them yesterday) may have been coming from The What...?
Or was that ruled out?
Now THAT would be the ultimate in irony.
Perhaps The What orchestrated this to get some traffic on his blog!
Posted by: 11217 at October 1, 2009 5:26 PM
Great CG, I'll look for the paperwork.
Posted by: brownjokester at October 1, 2009 5:27 PM
Thanks M4L- I don't get get it either but it is what it is. Like 11217, I don't understand the logic. He' already posted some heinous stuff about me, and I'm sure he will again. I feel no need to feed his ego or his power trip and for what it's worth, AL really wasn't that big a deal. What has said far worse to me and about me, and MM and others. If What can be ignored, AL certainly should have been- s/he was just a troll.
Posted by: bxgrl at October 1, 2009 5:29 PM
11217, it's a fascinating theory, but The What has apparently been blocked from posting on this blog by Mr. B, so it is highly unlikely. Unless Mr. B and The What are somehow in cahoots, which would truly make this interesting.
M4L, listen to the always wise and prescient Arkady. It's all about blog relations. I'm channeling my inner Obama.
By the way, I'm off tomorrow. Don't get too excited thinking I've defected permanently.
Posted by: Biff Champion at October 1, 2009 5:30 PM
And, jokester, I'm sure bxgrl will resume tiara production just as soon as the Crown Heights North House Tour is over.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at October 1, 2009 5:31 PM
"I'm off tomorrow"
As they say on Passover, Biff, why is this day different from all other days?
Posted by: CarrollGardened at October 1, 2009 5:33 PM
C Gar- the production staff seems to have defected to the What's blog. ;)
Posted by: bxgrl at October 1, 2009 5:33 PM
- By the way, I'm off tomorrow. Don't get too excited thinking I've defected permanently.
Shouldn't have said anything. There would have been a riot.
Posted by: brownjokester at October 1, 2009 5:33 PM
it's interesting to see where people's loyalties lie. or people who have no loyalty, which i've seen personally though in retrospect it shouldn't have suprised me.
Posted by: CG_ups at October 1, 2009 5:34 PM
11217--there is definitely some ironic intent to the newfound devotion to asshat hill.
Posted by: wasder at October 1, 2009 5:34 PM
But bxgrl, you yourself went to The What's blog and posted the other day. I believe you even exchanged pleasantries. Just saying. I don't really care and am not sure why others do either.
Posted by: Biff Champion at October 1, 2009 5:35 PM
I hear you, Biff.
But perhaps it was one of What's minions who made the foul comments the other day.
I agree with Bxgrl on this one. Going over to The What's blog after some of the things he has said to some of the most respected Brownstoner commenters feels wrong.
But wrong in a silly, internet kinda way.
So far, no one's lost an eye.
Posted by: 11217 at October 1, 2009 5:35 PM
"wise and prescient Arkady" Wow! Biffers! Holy cow!
Posted by: Arkady at October 1, 2009 5:36 PM
I just looked at What's blog and my reaction:
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
But that's just me.
Posted by: 11217 at October 1, 2009 5:36 PM
biff - stop being disingenuous.
Posted by: CG_ups at October 1, 2009 5:37 PM
Okay, I can't stand it. Someone tell the story. Why the split? I can't read between the lines.
Posted by: brownjokester at October 1, 2009 5:37 PM
as they say, if you dont stand for anything, you'll fall for anything. "friends" is not a label I issue out loosely. So I draw the line on the fraternizing with the enemy who has shredded good friends here.
Posted by: more4less at October 1, 2009 5:38 PM
CGar, ma nishtana!
jokester, that would have been good, but, as I said, I didn't want people to get their hopes up.
Posted by: Biff Champion at October 1, 2009 5:39 PM
"But perhaps it was one of What's minions who made the foul comments the other day."
That's a very interesting theory. Truth be told, it could have been anyone. There are 1,500+ Brownstone Twitter followers. How many lurkers do you all suppose there are?
Posted by: CarrollGardened at October 1, 2009 5:40 PM
this is so tiresome. people's behavior is so transparent. i don't know who everyone thinks they're fooling. the summer camp feel good vibes of the brownstoner from a year ago have evolved. groups have evolved. and people who were thought to be friends have proven themselves otherwise.
it's life. cripes. this blog has become work.
Posted by: CG_ups at October 1, 2009 5:43 PM
"C Gar- the production staff seems to have defected to the What's blog"
bxgrl, that's because the Mexicans and Asians keep following DIBS back and forth between the 2 blogs.
With Cobble on holiday, let me tell you it's not easy holding down the imaginary PLUSA office all by myself. Why do you think I've been posting so sporadically?
Posted by: CarrollGardened at October 1, 2009 5:43 PM
"I agree with Bxgrl on this one. Going over to The What's blog after some of the things he has said to some of the most respected Brownstoner commenters feels wrong."
CG_ups, perhaps you missed the fact that bxgrl posted on the What's blog. Comments? Cobble posted there too. Who cares? It's a blog, for goodness sakes! I think this pettiness and sensitivity from a handful of folks is exactly what has turned some people off from posting here. Sometimes not everyone can get along with everyone. That's life.
Posted by: Biff Champion at October 1, 2009 5:43 PM
biff- The only pleasantries I ever extended to What was in the beginning, like th first day. Everything after that was in reply to some of the really foul things he said about me and which he actually deleted. If someone is using my user name to post pleasantries on his blog (and it is easy to do on his blog), it ain't me. But I guess the obscenities he has said to me and Mm are ok?
Posted by: bxgrl at October 1, 2009 5:43 PM
holy shiznit. everything on the OT goes on twitter?
Posted by: CG_ups at October 1, 2009 5:44 PM
- I didn't want people to get their hopes up.
I doubt that. You are a very well liked and respected person around here. Heck, they made you president, didn't they!
Posted by: brownjokester at October 1, 2009 5:45 PM
CG_ups, no, actually I'm not sure that ANYONE on the OT goes on Twitter. Mr. B had a post a few weeks back the day that Brownstoner reached 1,500 Twitter followers is all I'm saying. That's a LOT of Brownstoner readers . . . from whom WE should be collecting dues . . .
Posted by: CarrollGardened at October 1, 2009 5:46 PM
I have a totally random question (and I apologize for missing it, but up until a few days ago, I rarely came to the OT) but CarrollGardened...are you a man or woman...? Inquiring minds want to know. Or one half of an inquiring mind, anyway...
Posted by: 11217 at October 1, 2009 5:46 PM
"But I guess the obscenities he has said to me and Mm are ok?"
I guess it IS ok in your eyes if you still went over there and posted on his blog.
Posted by: Biff Champion at October 1, 2009 5:46 PM
i've had it with you biff. seriously, i defended you when i thought it was unfair for some anonymous shmuck to toss bombs, but you've really shown your true colors. you know what the difference is between her posting there once and you guys hanging out there enjoying whatever measure of superiority or exclusitivity that you need. this is me though. i'm not some anonymous person that is afraid to stand behind what they say. what i'm saying is that if you're trying to get people to ask you to stay then you'll be disappointed by the response.
Posted by: CG_ups at October 1, 2009 5:47 PM
"I doubt that. You are a very well liked and respected person around here. Heck, they made you president, didn't they!"
brownjokester, or so I thought until the last 15 minutes or so!
:-)
11217, thank you...please feel free to continue to ask random questions and change this ridiculous subject.
Posted by: Biff Champion at October 1, 2009 5:47 PM
CG-ups - Where'd you figure that?
Posted by: Arkady at October 1, 2009 5:47 PM
jokester, we had a huge family fight on Monday, which is too painful to recount. You'll have to read Monday's OT (and, again, it was meant to be a quiet Day of Atonement) - I believe DIBS told *rob* to start around 2pm (just when everyone was getting out of Yom Kippur services I might add).
Posted by: CarrollGardened at October 1, 2009 5:48 PM
biff- if you want to tell people I posted on his blog, you should tell the whole story. I posted there after you posted here he went after me in some thread he cut and pasted into his blog- I believe it was the curb cut blog. I have NEVER logged in or registered there and anyone can use my name there. All anons have to do is post as anon and type it in. My last "pleasantry" with him was a rather fierce exchange after he posted something obscene. Why would I want to associate or post on the blog of someone like that?
Posted by: bxgrl at October 1, 2009 5:49 PM
Soooooooo, anyone wanna to hear a joke?
Posted by: brownjokester at October 1, 2009 5:49 PM
arkady - i think you're referring to my twitter ignorance? luckily CG'ed clarified above. i was wrong, it doesn't go out on twitter. phew!
Posted by: CG_ups at October 1, 2009 5:49 PM
"what i'm saying is that if you're trying to get people to ask you to stay then you'll be disappointed by the response."
Huh? Where on earth did you get the impression I was asking for that?
Posted by: Biff Champion at October 1, 2009 5:49 PM
You know what biff- go to hell. I'd tell you what you can do with Union Hall but I am sure your friend the What can be much more specific.
Posted by: bxgrl at October 1, 2009 5:51 PM
I don't get the point of this "us" & "them". I've found What to be offensive so I don't go on his site but that other people do doesn't bother me. People eat brussels sprouts - I don't. I even get along w/ Republicans - but it doesn't mean I endorse their political tastes.
Not going on What's blog isn't going to change what's happened but nor is going on it saying you think he's a fine fellow.
Posted by: Arkady at October 1, 2009 5:52 PM
"Sometimes not everyone can get along with everyone"
Uhhh. Biff. A word?
[Stage Whisper] [As your Chief of Staff, need I remind you we have the midterms to worry about? . . . Yes, already!]
Posted by: CarrollGardened at October 1, 2009 5:52 PM
Guys, let's dial it back a little here cause we're fighting among ourselves now. I might not like the fraternizing with the enemy but I don't necessarily believe Biff deserves this lashing either.
Posted by: more4less at October 1, 2009 5:54 PM
Hey everybody.
Look at me. I'm doing jumping jacks. I look silly.
Posted by: brownjokester at October 1, 2009 5:54 PM
Perhaps this would be a good time to bring back guest posting...?
:)
Do you guys fight like this every day in the OT? Wow, I've been missing out!
It really IS like a family in here!!
Posted by: 11217 at October 1, 2009 5:55 PM
Por Favor, no fighting anymore.
11217, CarrolGardened is a man. A very nice man, may I add.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at October 1, 2009 5:56 PM
the fighting has only been this week pretty much. my bullshit tolerance is low though.
Posted by: CG_ups at October 1, 2009 5:57 PM
"CarrollGardened...are you a man or woman...? Inquiring minds want to know. Or one half of an inquiring mind, anyway..."
11217, you are totally cracking me up today. Go figure. I'm a man, but Dave is my team captain. But, I'm e-married to bxgrl. (Who cheats on me with Benson.) Though some here believe I'm a closet hetero. And I live with my dog in a tent on Cobble's and BH's deck. "Confused? You won't be after this episode of . . . SOAP!"
Posted by: CarrollGardened at October 1, 2009 5:57 PM
bxgrl, apologies to you. I didn't mean to throw you under the bus or imply you are "friends" with The What. I do view you as a friend and was simply trying to show that a wide variety of folks have posted on The What's blog, here and other places. It was meant to be a positive example of how people can put aside differences (like you and benson have done many times) and still be civil. I really am sorry if I offended you. Not my intent whatsoever. I do consider you a friend and hope we remain that way.
CG_Ups, also don't completely understand why you're so pissed about this, but I always thought you were pretty cool and don't want to start any battles with those I like.
Posted by: Biff Champion at October 1, 2009 5:57 PM
OMG!
What happened?
Is it that bad to let it get this ugly?
I thought you all were friends.
Dial it back.
Posted by: brownjokester at October 1, 2009 5:58 PM
11217- Car Gar is my ehusband but I give him free rein :-) But you must be very very nice to him.
Posted by: bxgrl at October 1, 2009 5:59 PM
arkady - the problem isn't going on the what's blog. people are free to be on whichever site they please. but it's disingenuous to come back and forth and not face up to the fact that the what said some REALLY awful things to people. it's like man up and say yah, the what may be a dickbag and he did insult lots of people but i like posting there. don't be an asshole and say well he didn't do anything wrong or but you did it too bullshit. different thing i think.
Posted by: CG_ups at October 1, 2009 5:59 PM
Wow.
We almost sorted out global warming but the dueling blogs issue remains intractable.
Posted by: etson at October 1, 2009 5:59 PM
brownjokester, I'm very impressed with your ability to do jumping jacks AND post at the same time.
Posted by: Biff Champion at October 1, 2009 6:00 PM
Biff has not done anything bad to any of us so let's chill. we're making this sound like he's worst than WHAT and he aint. I don't like that he's hanging on that blog but that doesn't make him a bad guy rather we have a difference of opinion on that specific item - posting on that blog.
Posted by: more4less at October 1, 2009 6:00 PM
"Do you guys fight like this every day in the OT? Wow, I've been missing out!
It really IS like a family in here!!"
Woah - still hostile i see!!! I'm going back to my room!!
Posted by: dirty_hipster at October 1, 2009 6:01 PM
"You won't be after this episode of . . . SOAP!" "
As in, Don't Drop the ...?
Posted by: 11217 at October 1, 2009 6:01 PM
the root of all things that piss me off is people not owning up to the consequences of their actions.
Posted by: CG_ups at October 1, 2009 6:01 PM
I wonder if Rob has an opinion about all this or he really just doesn't care :-)
Posted by: brownjokester at October 1, 2009 6:02 PM
"Soooooooo, anyone wanna to hear a joke?"
Oh, God, yes, please!
Posted by: CarrollGardened at October 1, 2009 6:02 PM
oh etson. no wonder so many people are anglophiles.
Posted by: CG_ups at October 1, 2009 6:02 PM
etson, don't forget, you and I also fixed health care over drinks!
Posted by: CarrollGardened at October 1, 2009 6:02 PM
bxgrl - I get what you're saying but remain confused. Several of the people playing over there are former victims of lashes from What - let them work out their own neuroses.
Posted by: Arkady at October 1, 2009 6:02 PM
Biff I was also hoola hooping, but didn't want to detract from the intense conversation.
Posted by: brownjokester at October 1, 2009 6:03 PM
how do you wake up lady gaga?
Posted by: CG_ups at October 1, 2009 6:03 PM
Can't see that it's an issue for anyone to post on whichever blog they want.
I took a quick look at The What's blog myself but can't keep up with two (or even one, most of the time).
Posted by: etson at October 1, 2009 6:03 PM
poker face
Posted by: CG_ups at October 1, 2009 6:03 PM
Man, now I have to f'ing show up to the Union Hall gathering and dish out some free beers as I play peace maker
Posted by: more4less at October 1, 2009 6:03 PM
phew! just had a mini panic that anglophile meant love of white people instead of love of the british. verified that it is the latter, as i intended. heh.
Posted by: CG_ups at October 1, 2009 6:04 PM
Good one CG_ups!
Posted by: etson at October 1, 2009 6:05 PM
- "Soooooooo, anyone wanna to hear a joke?"
Oh, God, yes, please!
Posted by: CarrollGardened at October 1, 2009 6:02 PM
Unfortunately, I can't remember a joke for my life.
I'll look something up or maybe I have something someone sent me.
sorry to get your hopes up.
Posted by: brownjokester at October 1, 2009 6:05 PM
ha! i guess both songs work. :)
Posted by: CG_ups at October 1, 2009 6:06 PM
Just used my Star Gate to return. I dont usally partake in the OT but since it's crumbling I'll jump in like a lion who spotted the retarded zebra in the pack.
M4L- The What is no terrorist. Just spits fire. I was once told you never really learn to curse unless you drive in NYC. So grow a pair and stop crying in black and white. It's a massive world why not help him build the site?
Lastly remember that line "there's a fungus among us"? Well "us" meaning youz not me. You people are in denial Al is right.
Posted by: jack slade at October 1, 2009 6:06 PM
11217, I am totally pimping CarrolGardened (I hope he doesn't mind). Come to the Union Hall and we can all have a drink together. He is an awesome guy.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at October 1, 2009 6:06 PM
Arkady at 5:52. A voice of reason.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at October 1, 2009 6:06 PM
that joke was courtesy of my colleauges 7 yr old daughter.
Posted by: CG_ups at October 1, 2009 6:07 PM
**HURRRR
Posted by: jack slade at October 1, 2009 6:08 PM
ooooh 11217 is a member of the rainbow tribe? 11217 and CG'ed could be like a supercouple living in the uber tastefully decorated brownstoner. i'm jealous.
Posted by: CG_ups at October 1, 2009 6:09 PM
Kens,
I really would consider it since I like Union Hall a lot and it's literally around the corner from my pad, but I'm leaving for vacation next week and won't be back till the 19th.
Posted by: 11217 at October 1, 2009 6:09 PM
*****SHAMELESS SELF-PROMOTION *****
Would this perhaps be a good time for me to ask which one of you folks would like an autographed copy of my new book?
I will send it out via USPS - thanks so much for the terribly interesting and exhaustive discussion earlier - I couldn't have figured that out myself.
[winik]
Posted by: Sarah Palin at October 1, 2009 6:09 PM
"Por Favor, no fighting anymore."
I second what Kens said.
"CarrolGardened is a man. A very nice man, may I add"
Oh, Kens, if only you were a gay man . . .
Posted by: CarrollGardened at October 1, 2009 6:09 PM
"Oh, Kens, if only you were a gay man . . ."
Nothing a few Jameson and Ginger's can't fix...
Posted by: 11217 at October 1, 2009 6:10 PM
- Not going on What's blog isn't going to change what's happened but nor is going on it saying you think he's a fine fellow.
For he's a jolly good fellow.
For he's a jolly good fellow.
For he's a jolly good fellooooooow.
Which nobody can deny.
um---------
Posted by: brownjokester at October 1, 2009 6:11 PM
jack slade, let's agree to disagree on how we view WHAT's treatment of folks I view as friends here. you aint going to convince me he didn't say that nasty stuff to them with very bad intentions. I certainly aint trying to convince people to agree with my view of it rather just stating my own position on it.
that said though, reaction to Biff was uncalled for. I apologize for triggering the reactions / posts hence why this tight wad chinaman is willing to b bu buy some drinks to smooth things over at the gathering.
Posted by: more4less at October 1, 2009 6:14 PM
Now I have "If I was a gay man" going through my head to the tune of "If I was a rich man"..
Posted by: etson at October 1, 2009 6:14 PM
Has Sarah Palin winked at the What yet?
Posted by: brownjokester at October 1, 2009 6:14 PM
in case some of you heavy drinkers get the wrong f'ing impression, the free drink offer is only to the combatants - biff, cg_ups, & bxgrl
Posted by: more4less at October 1, 2009 6:17 PM
11217, too bad. wanna fess up your email address (feel free to create a pseudo one just for brownstoner) and we can email you if we ever have a smaller impromptu drinks at some point after October 15th.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at October 1, 2009 6:18 PM
perfect example ^^^^. Like you really are a new poster give me break.
Posted by: jack slade at October 1, 2009 6:18 PM
I'm a one-blog woman. I stand by my blog. I admire The What's devotion to fire arms, however. That's hot.
[wink]
Posted by: Sarah Palin at October 1, 2009 6:18 PM
If I were a gay man,
Ya ha deedle deedle, bubba bubba deedle deedle dum.
All day long I'd biddy biddy bum.
If I were a gay man.
I would have to work hard.
Ya ha deedle deedle, bubba bubba deedle deedle dum.
If I were a biddy biddy gay,
Yidle-diddle-didle-didle man.
Posted by: brownjokester at October 1, 2009 6:19 PM
oh m4l, you rabble rouser. you're just hoping i stay bitchy tomorrow so that you can be amused. :P
laterz
Posted by: CG_ups at October 1, 2009 6:19 PM
Arkady- I don't care if people post over there or not. That's their perogative. My beef is with biff using me (of all people) to paint What in a positive light. And again, with all the stuff that What said to me, and MM and plenty of others- well, like cg ups said, they shoud man up to what he is. And I still want someone to explain how whatever AL said could have possibly compared to What telling me I've (pardon my french- I am quoting) that I've sucked Black dick, here's another. APOLOGIES to everyone for posting that, I'm quoting.
I'm not condemning anyone for posting there. I just don't get why he gets a free pass on stuff he's said.
Posted by: bxgrl at October 1, 2009 6:19 PM
"I don't like that he's hanging on that blog"
m4l, I never would have thought I'd call you another voice of reason ; )
I don't like that Biff is hanging on that blog either. He has less time for us, and our post count is way down as a result.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at October 1, 2009 6:21 PM
11217 you're not one of those gay men who thinks that with enough drinks, any straight men could become curious are you? That doesn't speak volumes of you, you know :o). I have plenty of gay friends and even they consider those type of "gay men" sad. Not a single one of my gay friends tried to hit on me ever. It would be very weird if they did.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at October 1, 2009 6:22 PM
"As in, Don't Drop the ...?"
11217, I'm aging myself. As in the late 70s sitcom starring a young Billy Crystal and a truly phenomenal cast.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at October 1, 2009 6:23 PM
Is Sarah Palin one of the posters on the What's blog?
Posted by: brownjokester at October 1, 2009 6:23 PM
CG_ups, I can't believe you left without commenting on how much you love my charming [wink].
[wink]
Posted by: Sarah Palin at October 1, 2009 6:24 PM
Is Sarah Palin one of the posters on the What's blog?
Posted by: brownjokester at October 1, 2009 6:24 PM
etson, we missed you by the way. I hope I can make it to the Union Hall and have a drink with you. If not, I'll schedule some small gathering later on in a month.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at October 1, 2009 6:25 PM
brownjokester- the second line should be:
ya ha ya da da da deedle deedle deedle deedle dum . There are no bubbas :-)
Posted by: bxgrl at October 1, 2009 6:25 PM
c-gar, netflixed soap over the summer, wasn't as funny or absured as I remember, very disapointed.
Posted by: DeLepp at October 1, 2009 6:26 PM
Sarah Palin- apologies! Are your ears truly virgin? After all those kids? ;)
Posted by: bxgrl at October 1, 2009 6:27 PM
I loved SOAP- often wondered how it would hold up today
Posted by: bxgrl at October 1, 2009 6:28 PM
THL, any chance of you creating an OT on your blog?
chew on that a little and we can discuss, if any relevance, tomorrow.
later.
Posted by: more4less at October 1, 2009 6:29 PM
- There are no bubbas :-)
Are you sure? I've been to Middle America.
I blame it on Cut and Paste from a lyric site.
Posted by: brownjokester at October 1, 2009 6:30 PM
Bxgrl, please don't make me give you the birds-and-the-bees talk in a public forum. Suffice it to say, ears are not involved.
[wink]
Posted by: Sarah Palin at October 1, 2009 6:30 PM
I actually have to leave (and not because the OT is beginning to resemble Bosnia-Herzegovina in August 1914). I'm pathetic enough to finish reading this late tonight. Can I just add, DH also cracks me up all the time, and jokester you're right at home here!
Posted by: CarrollGardened at October 1, 2009 6:31 PM
Last post and then I'm out. Thanks to those who had kind things to say about me above.
bxgrl, I didn't mean to use you to paint What in a positive light. That wasn't my intention and again, I'm sorry. My point was to show that many people have posted over there regardless of their "relationship" with The What. Me (and everyone else) posting there is not meant to condone everything he has said or done. I've even asked him to stop personally attacking you and MM after he and I stopped our cyber battles. And please remember that in the past, he and I used to say things to each other that was at least as bad, if not worse than what he has said to anyone else. We put that aside because I think it was draining us both and just being totally counter-productive. Anyway, I really didn't mean to offend you or give him a "free pass" for past comments.
Before I posted here this afternoon, I was looking for activities to do for a child's birthday party, which I am having for one of the Champettes this weekend. I should have stuck to doing that!
Brownstoner is my still my blog of choice and I've made tons of friends here and I hope to remain friends with all of them. See you all on Monday.
Posted by: Biff Champion at October 1, 2009 6:33 PM
- and jokester you're right at home here!
I'd feel more at home if I was wearing the Tiara.
Posted by: brownjokester at October 1, 2009 6:34 PM
- Brownstoner is my still my blog of choice.
My My!
Posted by: brownjokester at October 1, 2009 6:37 PM
btw my arrows were meant for jokester.
Agree M4l.BUT the fact remains that The What and Dibs have battled it out saying all sorts of things to eachother. But they still put aside thier diffrences and move on to the next thread.
You keep saying "friends" when A Lurky is one of those friends that you approve. He or she broke bread with youz but hid under another alias to let his/her true feelings out.
How grimey is that?
Bx I'll say it too, you were over there joking around even made a joke about The What's issues with MM.
Grow up people and we can all see in. There's no tints on the stoner bus or to quote The What on "The short bus"
(Star Gate closes and leaves small nuke behind!)
Posted by: jack slade at October 1, 2009 6:37 PM
- btw my arrows were meant for jokester.
Cupid's Arrows?
Posted by: brownjokester at October 1, 2009 6:40 PM
THis is weird. I like the what, and took most of what he says with a grain of salt. But I have no inclination to waste yet more time on another blog. If I did, I'd go back to curbed.
Posted by: denton at October 1, 2009 6:40 PM
Biff, that was an elegant and moving speech. I seem to recall that you are off the charts liberal. That would most likely preclude you from being my running mate in 2012. Though Palin-Champion has quite a ring to it. And I gather you are quite the looker, as am I. Would you consider taking up gun-toting and moose hunting to further your political career? Have your people call my people.
[wink]
Posted by: Sarah Palin at October 1, 2009 6:41 PM
brownjokester- was it an authentic Jewish site from one of my people? Otherwise you can't get the correct ya das and deedles and bums..er...dums. I should refer you to the true resident Hebraic experts, Car Gar and biff. I'll supply you with a grain of salt, however :-)
Posted by: bxgrl at October 1, 2009 6:43 PM
Wow--what the hell happened in here today? I am not going to get into who is or isn't an ass for posting on What's blog. I went over and paid my respects (with a certain amount of tongue in cheek intent) but I don't really feel like being a regular there. I am a regular here and that's fine for me. Biff is my friend, bxgrl is my friend, etc. Biff is right that nobody is going to get along all the time and I don't really understand why this schism exists right now but I do know it has driven away my friends and that bums me out. People can post whereever they want and that's OK. I would suggest that if there are people posting over there and not here for some reason other than whimsy they could explain what they are mad about or avoiding. But otherwise, lets pull our heads in here.
Posted by: wasder at October 1, 2009 6:49 PM
jack slade- I tried once or twice in the past to put things to rest with What. After the last attacks I totally gave up. I give things a chance but you can only get slapped down so many times. You can post over there as much as you want but I'm done trying.And i will sate this for everyone- if you see my name over there on a post- it isn't me.
Posted by: bxgrl at October 1, 2009 6:53 PM
The nuke was actually a Iranian piñata !?! Go figure.
Wasder, Why are they mad? We've all read a zillion times "What! get your own blog". So why the animosity now?
I think he played his position well here, and B's penalty cardboard box could not silence him. I dont mind checking for 2 blogs... especially if one is from B's arch nemesis. The Curb reference can’t compare.
Bx, I think you could have made your point earlier without writing verbatim. Is it fleet week already? That was pornographic coming from a lady. Grrrrr!
To me you showed the world that on the fly you can write or repeat those words in all it's glory.
SO, next time fight fire with fire or don’t get too personal.
I don’t buy that martyr crap on a blog.
I saw those posts on The What's site, then the post about the witch hunt it looked like he moved on and was praising your efforts.
Posted by: jack slade at October 1, 2009 10:57 PM
jack- You've got some seriously screwed up priorities if you are more concerned with me quoting him than you are with the fact he said that to me.
I was told some of the things he was posting about me, I answered him. He deleted those replies. I posted what was actually an ironic comment but I am not on his open thread or making a home over there like some other people. FYI- since you seem rather innocent as to how What operates- he wasn't praising any efforts of mine, he was trying to use my disagreement with Jon on the curb cut thread to bash Jon. You really need to do your research before you make some of these inane pronouncements.
And that's the last I'm going to comment on asshathill except to say I'm sure you'll be very happy over there. It really suits you.
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