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ROUBINI SAYS THE RECESSION IS OVER.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at October 27, 2009 9:17 AM
2 complaints...1st - why when barely raining to people insist on crowded sidewalks to use those huge umbrellas...and then talk on cellphone on same time ?
last evening after working out at Y, I'm leaving shower room and this guy is bringing his (estimated) 4 year old girl into steam room. Now you folks that have or had little girls, at what age do you not bring thru mens locker room and what kinda idiot brings a child into steam room (unsafe)- and with more possibly naked men sitting around.
The sight of some these guys naked is enough to scare me...
what about a young girl?
Posted by: Petebklyn at October 27, 2009 9:19 AM
Can anyone tell me who this Lally or Lolly woman is who writes for the Post or the Daily News??? I can't seem to dig up her name and I met her last night at a function at the Metropolitan Museum.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at October 27, 2009 9:20 AM
Can anyone tell me whose legs Shane Victorino is wearing on the NY Post cover?
Posted by: northsloperenter at October 27, 2009 10:37 AM
Dave, I recall Dr. Doom's prediction about a year and a half ago calling the recession to be over around this time. Even he said that speculating that this was going to be the next Depression was delusional.
So, do tell us all about this Met function.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at October 27, 2009 10:37 AM
Can anyone tell me whose legs Shane Victorino is wearing on the NY Post cover?
Posted by: northsloperenter at October 27, 2009 10:37 AM
pete- that's really surprising- not just for her health. Very creepy and I am surprised the place allowed it.
Posted by: bxgrl at October 27, 2009 10:38 AM
Testing, testing...is this thing on??? Seems like there was a breakdown at Brownstoner this morning. I suspect it was the rush of enthusiasm for another curb cut post.
Today's NY Post cover is hilarious. DIBS, have you seen it?
Posted by: benson at October 27, 2009 10:42 AM
Yeah something was up with Brownstoner this morning. Couldn't get into any posts. Seems to be fixed now.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at October 27, 2009 10:45 AM
I'm with bxgrl, pretty surprised and I'm kind of uncomfortable with that idea.
Posted by: cobblehiller at October 27, 2009 10:46 AM
bxgrl, they didn't allow really. I told the locker room attendent and they told him out. Just curious at what age people thought little girls don't belong in men's locker room.
Posted by: Petebklyn at October 27, 2009 10:46 AM
Pete your radar went off with good reason.
That is unacceptable. Frankly, if I had been one of the guys in that room I'd have said something to the management.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at October 27, 2009 10:49 AM
I grew up in a household that wasn't super uptight about nudity so I don't think that merely seeing a naked person is something to be shocked about. HOWEVER, there's a time a place. I think taking a kid in to go to the bathroom is one thing. Taking them in to 'tour' the facilities is another.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at October 27, 2009 10:52 AM
Recently we discussed some weird cultural aspects of Japan. You know what is the weirdest to me? Japanese families take a bath together at night. That's right: mom, dad, and the kids all take a bath together. I just can't imagine it....
Posted by: benson at October 27, 2009 10:53 AM
I can imagine a situation where a father might need to take a little girl in to use the bathroom, but otherwise — not something I'd like to see happening.
Posted by: cobblehiller at October 27, 2009 10:53 AM
SUCCESS....I bet you're all glad to see me. I was having withdrawal.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at October 27, 2009 11:02 AM
It has a ewww factor. And at that age, isn't a steam room a bad place to be? It's tough on adults, but a 4 year old is way too small to handle those conditions. they dehydrate really quickly.
Posted by: bxgrl at October 27, 2009 11:03 AM
What? Oh, yeah...sure (psst- cobble! Who's this dave guy?)
Posted by: bxgrl at October 27, 2009 11:04 AM
I was wondering the same thing Bxgrl...
Posted by: TownhouseLady at October 27, 2009 11:05 AM
benson--the family bath is Clinton Hill tradition too. At least in my house it is. I don't know how old my oldest will have to be for it to become inappropriate but at these young ages it is fun for the kids and for me too.
Posted by: wasder at October 27, 2009 11:06 AM
Wasder;
In the case of Japan, the kids often continue to bathe with the parents up until about age 16 or so. Not saying there's anything wrong with it, it's just really outside my comfort level.
Posted by: benson at October 27, 2009 11:08 AM
The Met affair last night was a book introduction by one of our partners for his art collection. He threw a huge party and we got a private showing of the Robert Frank photography exhibit.
His book on his collection can be viewed here.
http://www.cygnetfoundation.org/pub_shared_space.html
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at October 27, 2009 11:09 AM
[BURSTS THROUGH BARRICADES]
My God, I thought I'd NEVER get in here today! Morning all. I'd say "Good" morning, but it's not off to a good start since people who shall remain nameless [Pete] kept hitting me with their oversized umbrellas whilst talking on their cell phones and using their BlackBerries.
Posted by: CGar at October 27, 2009 11:09 AM
I think today's NY Post cover has it right about Philadelphia Philles. And Shane Victorino is a loser.
Posted by: East New York at October 27, 2009 11:11 AM
"I was having withdrawal"
LOL, Dave. That's just what I said in my emails to Mr. B and Cobble!
Posted by: CGar at October 27, 2009 11:12 AM
Howdy!
Posted by: Joe from Brooklyn at October 27, 2009 11:12 AM
ENY;
I think today's NYP cover is their funniest ever. Ya gotta admit, sometimes their brand of journalism is just laugh-out-loud funny.
Posted by: benson at October 27, 2009 11:14 AM
"Howdy!
Posted by: Joe from Brooklyn at October 27, 2009 11:12 AM"
Am I really to believe you are from Brooklyn when your opening line is Howdy?
I think NOT!
Posted by: TownhouseLady at October 27, 2009 11:14 AM
Hey DIBS. Did you see Case Schiller? Where is your boy BHO?
Posted by: Adam Dahill at October 27, 2009 11:16 AM
The Post is The Post. It's about a few steps above The Onion and a few below National Lampoon. Cindy Adams, anyone!!!!!
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at October 27, 2009 11:17 AM
Celebrity dog walker available in the SoHo area. mon-fri 1215-1245. PM. $300 per half hour. Don't waste my time if you aren't a celebrity. References upon request. Discreet.
email pitbeagles@yahoo.com
*rob*
Posted by: Butterfly at October 27, 2009 11:18 AM
Speaking on a panel about the future of local media tonight in Soho fyi: http://bk.ly/Sn
Posted by: brownstoner at October 27, 2009 11:20 AM
The NY Post cover is funny.
It will be even funnier when Shane goes 3 for 5 tomorrow and scores the game winning run.
I think Yankees fans have officially crossed the line from "confident" to "so completely over confident that the look of despair and confusion on their faces if they lose will be much more funny than touching".
Posted by: northsloperenter at October 27, 2009 11:20 AM
rob, do you guarantee that they will poop????
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at October 27, 2009 11:20 AM
As the father of a young girl, toilet okay (in a stall), steam room definitely not okay.
Posted by: the chicken at October 27, 2009 11:20 AM
LOL, *rob*. Y'know, I'm sure if you posted that on Craig's List, you'd get replies from celebrity wannabes if not celebrities. "Dog Walker to the Stars"
Posted by: CGar at October 27, 2009 11:21 AM
Wait a minute? It's not a celebrity waling my dog? My dog needs to be the celebrity?
Hmph!
Posted by: TownhouseLady at October 27, 2009 11:21 AM
waling = walking
Posted by: TownhouseLady at October 27, 2009 11:23 AM
Am I really to believe you are from Brooklyn when your opening line is Howdy?
I think NOT!
Au contraire ma soeur
Ha ha! I am, which I think is what makes a howdy more spontaneous and fun coming from a BK native. Just wait till I learn to ride a horse...
Posted by: Joe from Brooklyn at October 27, 2009 11:25 AM
rob, do you guarantee that they will poop????
of course! and ill even make sure some dumbass steps in it before i scoop it up!
*rob*
Posted by: Butterfly at October 27, 2009 11:25 AM
THL, if it's going to be one of those days, we can assign someone to monitor and correct your posts ; )
Posted by: CGar at October 27, 2009 11:26 AM
I detect cat discrimination here, rob. :)
Posted by: bxgrl at October 27, 2009 11:27 AM
rob- well, I hope you are going to use silk drawstring bags (lined with plastic of course). I mean, for that kind of money I would expect an appropriate memento.
Posted by: bxgrl at October 27, 2009 11:29 AM
It's o.k. Joe after being with a Texan for 4 years I still sometimes drop a 'ya'll' into conversations.
It might be CGar. I'm guessing that perhaps just ignoring the errors would be out of the question then huh?
Posted by: TownhouseLady at October 27, 2009 11:32 AM
quote:
I detect cat discrimination here, rob. :)
i dont hide the fact that im a felinacist
*rob*
Posted by: Butterfly at October 27, 2009 11:32 AM
Does anybody know the old NYC/Brooklyn greeting?
Posted by: benson at October 27, 2009 11:33 AM
Hi everyone!!!! I've missed you guys!!! Been pretty busy and very stress out!!! I hope everyone is doing well.
As a mother of a six year old girl, I definitely agree that taking a little girl into a steam room full of men who might be naked is very creepy and inappropriate.
Posted by: faithful at October 27, 2009 11:35 AM
oops!!! I meant "stressed."
Posted by: faithful at October 27, 2009 11:36 AM
"I think today's NYP cover is their funniest ever. Ya gotta admit, sometimes their brand of journalism is just laugh-out-loud funny."
No question, Benson. They are the absolute best at headlines and covers. I remember when years ago when the Post covered complaints from housing complex' residents about noisy ice-cream trucks. In the article, Tom Carvel told Mayor Bloomberg he would take care of it.
The headline? "Mr. Softee Pledges Cones of Silence."
Posted by: East New York at October 27, 2009 11:36 AM
faithful- welcome back!! Mm and I wondered where you've been.
Posted by: bxgrl at October 27, 2009 11:37 AM
Ignore away, THL. I won't even correct you. (Though I might make a crude comment today if you awaken from a nap surrounded by pussies.)
Posted by: CGar at October 27, 2009 11:38 AM
Agree, ENY. It's a shame about the rest of the newspaper though.
Posted by: bxgrl at October 27, 2009 11:39 AM
LOL, fair enough CGar!
Faithful! Good to have you back.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at October 27, 2009 11:40 AM
CGar- behave. THL is thinking for 2 these days :)
Posted by: bxgrl at October 27, 2009 11:41 AM
"It will be even funnier when Shane goes 3 for 5 tomorrow and scores the game winning run."
Yeah, he's going to get three hits off of CC. Not!
"I think Yankees fans have officially crossed the line from "confident" to "so completely over confident that the look of despair and confusion on their faces if they lose will be much more funny than touching".
The collective countenance of the Philadelphia fan base, post-Series loss, will be neither funny nor touching. It will be ugly. And then the blame cycle will begin.
Posted by: East New York at October 27, 2009 11:43 AM
Bxgrl- It's more along the lines of not thinking. I'm an ADD poster child these days. I retain a thought for 10 minutes tops. Then if it's not completed or written down it's gone into the ether.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at October 27, 2009 11:44 AM
Yeah, the rest of the paper is crap, bxgrl. However I did some freelance reporting there in the 1990s, and at that time anyway, they paid well.
Posted by: East New York at October 27, 2009 11:44 AM
This yankee fan is not over confident. I really think this series is going the distance. Anybody who thinks that the Yanks are going to shut down a line up like the Phillies is dreaming. Its actually surprising how similar these teams are in some fundamental ways--strong line-ups 1-9, strong veteran starting pitching. Yanks should have bull pen advantage and of course home field advantage is huge in a series like this. Really should go 7.
Posted by: wasder at October 27, 2009 11:46 AM
"of course! and ill even make sure some dumbass steps in it before i scoop it up!
Hey that was funny, Rob!
Posted by: East New York at October 27, 2009 11:46 AM
Call the NYP what you will, but I wonder if Charlie Rangel would agree with that assessment. The Post has been way out front on ole' Charlie's shenanigans. Why, if it were not for the NYP, Charlie would still relaxing in his beach-front villa, the rental income from which he paid no income taxes.
Posted by: benson at October 27, 2009 11:51 AM
faithful, weren't you suppose to show up to one of the gatherings a while ago with a cute single latina friend? :o)
Posted by: Kensingtonian at October 27, 2009 11:54 AM
It's a rag. They lie and make up stories that destroy people's lives. My organization and the people I worked for went through it. I know whereof I speak. And the NYP had to post a retraction. But the damage was already done, his reputation was in tatters and the organization lost so much money to lawyers it had to shut down. So don't get me started on the "journalistic integrity" of the NYP. It has absolutely none.
Posted by: bxgrl at October 27, 2009 11:57 AM
The Post, surprisingly, also covers media (Keith Kelley's column), business and state politics very well. It's also unfortunately a part of the Murdoch media empire, which is clearly "right-leaning," but personally I don't rely on any one source to formulate my political beliefs, so it's no big deal to me.
I was definitely offended by the "dead monkey" cartoon a while back, which I thought was quite clearly targeted at the President. But then again considering The Post is again a Murdoch's paper, that wasn't much of a surprise.
Posted by: East New York at October 27, 2009 11:58 AM
Kens, according to the Post, more than 7,500 drivers were ticketed for holding cell phones in a 24-hour period last week:
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/nyc_drivers_ticketed_for_holding_GPjRejeGWsInDWKaveqSgP
Posted by: CGar at October 27, 2009 11:59 AM
thats the cellphone crackdown DIBS warned us about!
Posted by: dittoburg at October 27, 2009 12:01 PM
ENY-I think the shame of the Post is that it does have some great reporters and writer who, I am sure, must cringe everyday.
Posted by: bxgrl at October 27, 2009 12:03 PM
Thanks guys!!! Kensington, I know, I know...please forgive me. Things came up and I was unable to make it. Right after that, life became so hectic for me. Also, my latina best friend is moving to Florida. I came to the Thread to cheer myself up!!! Thanks for the love!!! I'm going to get a bite to eat...I'll join you guys again after 1:00 p.m.
Posted by: faithful at October 27, 2009 12:03 PM
Nobody responded to my trivia question above.
The old NYC/Brooklyn greeting was "How's tricks"? It basically had the same meaning as "Howyadoin" does today. I have no idea of the origins of this expression.
Posted by: benson at October 27, 2009 12:03 PM
"How's tricks"
I thought it was "stupid bastard," that's how my Brooklyn-born relatives always addressed me...
Posted by: Joe from Brooklyn at October 27, 2009 12:06 PM
benson--i say how's tricks all the time but never associated it specifically with Brooklyn.
Posted by: wasder at October 27, 2009 12:08 PM
It's a term used by sailors. A trick was a turn of duty.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at October 27, 2009 12:09 PM
faithful, was just messing with you. :o)
Cgar, I was one of the 7,500 :o(. I already paid it. Didn't feel like fighting it in court and aggravating myself.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at October 27, 2009 12:10 PM
There's a Mill Basin house that was #1 in Last Week's Biggest Sales and nobody mentioned it here??
Posted by: Biff Champion at October 27, 2009 12:13 PM
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
THL is asleep at the wheel.
Posted by: Biff Champion at October 27, 2009 12:13 PM
THL/Wasder;
As I said, I have no idea of the origin of this term, so it may have come from someplace outside of Brooklyn. However, I will say that its use in Brooklyn used to be widespread.
Posted by: benson at October 27, 2009 12:15 PM
quote:
It's a rag. They lie and make up stories that destroy people's lives. My organization and the people I worked for went through it. I know whereof I speak. And the NYP had to post a retraction. But the damage was already done, his reputation was in tatters and the organization lost so much money to lawyers it had to shut down. So don't get me started on the "journalistic integrity" of the NYP. It has absolutely none.
omg i totally remember reading that article about the crazy catlady from brooklyn with 400 cats!
*rob*
Posted by: Butterfly at October 27, 2009 12:17 PM
quote:
I was definitely offended by the "dead monkey" cartoon a while back, which I thought was quite clearly targeted at the President.
i always thought bush looked more like a monkey. it's a bit of a conundrum tho if an actual african american person does look like a monkey. oh jeez it's probably TERRIBLE to say that. but both bush and obama do look like our closest species. i think monkeys are cute tho. it's better to look like a monkey than a llama which i always thought what's his face, bill clinton look liked, ick!
*rob*
Posted by: Butterfly at October 27, 2009 12:20 PM
some people think i look like a monkey too :)
*rob*
Posted by: Butterfly at October 27, 2009 12:24 PM
For those who haven't mosied over to Last Week's Biggest Sales, aishling posted a link to this Mill Basin "monstrosity":
http://www.brownharrisstevens.com/detail.aspx?id=893651
Posted by: CGar at October 27, 2009 12:26 PM
rob- sad to say, that wasn't me :). I'm working on it but I am not at Level 6 Master of Felinicity. For that you not only have to have 400 cats, but baggy black stockings and a raggy dress. You also need 25 little boxes (Not the shame cake boxes as baked by THL) and at least 1 visit by an irate landlord. At best I am at Level minus 4 :( Oh- and a clump of chin hairs.
Posted by: bxgrl at October 27, 2009 12:28 PM
CGar, we dissected that monstrosity once a long time ago. I wish we could easily find the thread.
Posted by: Biff Champion at October 27, 2009 12:28 PM
Biff, I had a feeling it had been picked over before, but it's just so awful that it seemed worth revisiting
Posted by: CGar at October 27, 2009 12:32 PM
"It's a term used by sailors. A trick was a turn of duty."
It's a term used by prostitutes. A trick was a turn of duty.
Posted by: northsloperenter at October 27, 2009 12:34 PM
"It's a term used by sailors. A trick was a turn of duty."
It's a term used by plumbers. A trick was a turn of doodie.
Posted by: Biff Champion at October 27, 2009 12:36 PM
"It's a term used by sailors. A trick was a turn of duty."
It's a term used by tennis players named Serena. A trick was a turn of booty.
Posted by: Biff Champion at October 27, 2009 12:37 PM
"It's a term used by sailors. A trick was a turn of duty."
It's a term used by gay men. A trick was a turn of fruity.
(No Homo)
Posted by: Biff Champion at October 27, 2009 12:38 PM
"It's a term used by sailors. A trick was a turn of duty."
It's a term used by the Blowfish. A trick was a turn of Hootie.
Posted by: Biff Champion at October 27, 2009 12:38 PM
It's all northsloperenter's fault.
Posted by: Biff Champion at October 27, 2009 12:40 PM
Boy, I sure know how to clear a room.
Is this thing on?
Posted by: Biff Champion at October 27, 2009 12:41 PM
(sound of crickets)
chirp......................chirp
Posted by: Joe from Brooklyn at October 27, 2009 12:42 PM
"CGar, we dissected that monstrosity once a long time ago. I wish we could easily find the thread."
Here you go. And don't say I don't do anything useful around here. I also found another great one, I'll post it another time.
http://www.brownstoner.com/brownstoner/archives/2008/09/house_of_the_da_563.php
Posted by: Funny Old Thread at October 27, 2009 12:43 PM
It's not you, Biff, it's just one of those days. (I especially liked your Hootie and the Blowfish twist.)
Posted by: CGar at October 27, 2009 12:44 PM
It's a term used by sailors. A trick was a turn of duty
It's a term used by plumbers. A trick was a turn of doodie
American pronunciation of duty and doodie sounds the same to me
Posted by: dittoburg at October 27, 2009 12:50 PM
Biff, I sometimes go days on this thing w/out a response to any of my witty, engaging commentary...
Posted by: Joe from Brooklyn at October 27, 2009 12:53 PM
chirp..........................................chirp
Posted by: Joe from Brooklyn at October 27, 2009 1:01 PM
"Biff, I sometimes go days on this thing w/out a response to any of my witty, engaging commentary..."
Joe, true enough, but usually I get a pretty immediate negative response to my comments.
FOT, can you tiny url that bad boy?
Posted by: Biff Champion at October 27, 2009 1:03 PM
"chirp..........................................chirp"
Joe, give it time. I think everyone is trying to figure out how to respond to your witty engaging comment.
Posted by: Funny Old Thread at October 27, 2009 1:04 PM
"chirp..........................................chirp"
Someone let the chicken's kids out of the coop?
Posted by: Biff Champion at October 27, 2009 1:09 PM
I'm not FOT but here it is Biff:
http://tinyurl.com/yhjlsqk
I notice the price has come down 750K.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at October 27, 2009 1:12 PM
Joe sorry, it was lunch time!
Posted by: TownhouseLady at October 27, 2009 1:13 PM
Biff, I created a tinuurl, but my comment is being held by the establishment.
It didn't have any bad words in my post.
Just copy and paste the link above, it works. I just tried it.
Or if someone can create a tiny for Biff, please do.
Posted by: Funny Old Thread at October 27, 2009 1:13 PM
I hope the chicks don't run into any cats...
Posted by: Joe from Brooklyn at October 27, 2009 1:13 PM
Thanks THL!!
Posted by: Funny Old Thread at October 27, 2009 1:16 PM
Joe sorry, it was lunch time! THL
Welcome back! You're a great OTer btw, no need to explain yourself. I get called off myself w/out saying goodbye much of the time...
Posted by: Joe from Brooklyn at October 27, 2009 1:16 PM
THL, good work! And that's maybe the first time you announced you're love of NASCAR.
;-)
Posted by: Biff Champion at October 27, 2009 1:16 PM
Off to lunch myself btw...
Posted by: Joe from Brooklyn at October 27, 2009 1:17 PM
Hi Guys!!
what's happening
I agree, I think the Yanks will have a long road ahead of them
anyone seeing the Michael Jackson movie?
Posted by: gemini10 at October 27, 2009 1:21 PM
can i just say how much i f-ing hate this time of year? it's boiling inside it's so hot and people dont like to open the damn windows. GRRRRRRRRR
*rob*
Posted by: Butterfly at October 27, 2009 1:21 PM
The Egg knows how to handle herself around cats.
Hope I don't jinx it but I could be homeless by the weekend.
Posted by: the chicken at October 27, 2009 1:24 PM
"you're love"
Yes, indeed THL. You Are Love.
Posted by: Funny Old Thread at October 27, 2009 1:28 PM
*rob*, I totally know what you mean. I am always hot, so at home, no heat, windows open. But it's cold outside so I wear a coat. I get to the subway, and the platform is still hot, and heat is blasting on the train. At work, you can't open the windows, the heat is blasting, and we're all sitting in our offices with our personal fans blowing on us.
Posted by: CGar at October 27, 2009 1:33 PM
I think you're right Biff (My secret shame no more!).
Thanks FOT!
Posted by: TownhouseLady at October 27, 2009 1:35 PM
*rob*, I totally know what you mean. I am always hot, so at home, no heat, windows open. But it's cold outside so I wear a coat. I get to the subway, and the platform is still hot, and heat is blasting on the train. At work, you can't open the windows, the heat is blasting, and we're all sitting in our offices with our personal fans blowing on us.
The worst is the "sweater people" at work in the summer who secretly turn the AC off, only to be turned back on by someone else...
Posted by: Joe from Brooklyn at October 27, 2009 1:44 PM
Can I tell you when I was an Operations Manager the biggest complain t that came my way was heat/cooling?
No one is ever satisfied. I always sided with colder and said, "Bring a sweater!"
Posted by: TownhouseLady at October 27, 2009 1:47 PM
It's so silly when a/c is set so it's colder in the summer than you'd allow in the winter. I can see it in Miami & Las Vegas where women want to wear their fur coats but not in offices.
Posted by: Arkady at October 27, 2009 1:49 PM
*rob*!! *rob*!! There's an en suite bath and side by side toilets awaiting your comment in the HOTD!!
Posted by: CGar at October 27, 2009 1:50 PM
CGar, so this ID change is permanent or you're now 1 of those multi-ID posters?
Posted by: more4less at October 27, 2009 1:54 PM
m4l, I couldn't log in this morning using my regular screen name. I couldn't reset my password. Nothing worked. The site finally let me create a new profile, so I used CGar. I'll probably go back to CarrollGardened, but I figured everyone would still know it's me.
Posted by: CGar at October 27, 2009 1:57 PM
CGar? What have you done with my e-hubby. This had better not be one of those alien abduction things or you'll hear from my government!
Posted by: bxgrl at October 27, 2009 1:59 PM
He's safe, bxgrl. But the ransom will be high. CGar will take today's HOTD in exchange for his safe release. "And his little dog, too!"
Posted by: CGar at October 27, 2009 2:03 PM
CGar I didn't even notice the different log-in.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at October 27, 2009 2:03 PM
"StreetLevel: Pediatrics Office Coming to 4th Ave"
How did this make the blog and the recent Stuy Town decision didn't?
Posted by: Biff Champion at October 27, 2009 2:04 PM
I wonder how many PLUSAs emailed Mr. B this a.m. I did after I'd rebooted & screwed around w/ my 'puter.
Posted by: Arkady at October 27, 2009 2:05 PM
I did Arkady, Perhaps a bunch of us did given the Twitter comment that followed!
Posted by: TownhouseLady at October 27, 2009 2:09 PM
THL, that's probably because you're used to calling me CGar by now.
Arkady, I emailed him twice, once about the site being down, and then when the site came back, but I still couldn't log in. I felt just like Fred Flintstone after the cat locks him out of the house. Got a nice email back, too.
Posted by: CGar at October 27, 2009 2:09 PM
"Perhaps a bunch of us did given the Twitter comment that followed!"
THL, I saw that, LOL. I'm gathering that most of the regulars here don't follow B'Stoner on Twitter, probably because when would we find the time???
Posted by: CGar at October 27, 2009 2:12 PM
So now I have to buy you a house? What happened to the mansion you promised (It's on St. Mark's, just to remind you) :)
Posted by: bxgrl at October 27, 2009 2:12 PM
O.k., it's been long enough without one so here goes...
THIS is why I love having a cat.There is nothing more soothing when you're trying to go to sleep than someone snuggled next to you doing this. *turn your speakers way up*
http://tinyurl.com/yjw7w54
Posted by: TownhouseLady at October 27, 2009 2:14 PM
Is that what all the chirping was about earlier? Twitter?
Posted by: Arkady at October 27, 2009 2:15 PM
CGar, I refuse to Twitter. It's communication overload. Enough already.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at October 27, 2009 2:16 PM
Get your bets in now. I'm predicting a dust-up in the pediatrics thread. Make your wager: how many posts will it take? The betting window is open.
Posted by: benson at October 27, 2009 2:17 PM
"Get your bets in now. I'm predicting a dust-up in the pediatrics thread. Make your wager: how many posts will it take? The betting window is open."
It took all of one post, actually.
Posted by: Biff Champion at October 27, 2009 2:21 PM
"CGar, I refuse to Twitter. It's communication overload. Enough already."
(idea for ironic Facebook status)
Biff Champion refuses to Twitter. It's communication overload. Enough already.
Posted by: Biff Champion at October 27, 2009 2:23 PM
I'm with you THL, isn't it enough to answer email on 2 accounts, read a couple blogs, and online newspapers, answer the house phone and the cell phone? ENOUGH!
Posted by: cobblehiller at October 27, 2009 2:25 PM
An alert that the OT was down is the first compelling reason I've seen for Twitter. I don't know enough about it, though; would you have to have logged onto something to get the alert?
Posted by: Arkady at October 27, 2009 2:26 PM
I see I haven't missed much. Even the $6MM HOTD isn't all that appealing.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at October 27, 2009 2:30 PM
"So now I have to buy you a house?"
Not me, bxgrl, my alter ego ; )
Posted by: CGar at October 27, 2009 2:30 PM
I don't Facebook either. My blog is my Facebook. I spoke to someone I went to H.S. with. She had her husband who is a cop find me (abuse of power says what?)!
She said, "Sooooo many people are wondering why you don't Facebook." I said, "who?". She said, "About 70% of your graduating class!".
That right there is why I don't Facebook. I want 70% of my graduating class knowing what I'm up to? Oh hell to the nizzo! I don't even remember that many people. It's just kinda weird to me.
I said to her, the few people I kept up with (all of 2) know where to find me. Other than that I'm incognito! I think she was offended. Tough shit stalker.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at October 27, 2009 2:32 PM
I'm so with you and cobble, THL. I don't do twitter, facebook, whatever. I find it to be a bit creepy in a big brother sort of way (then I find out my sister has a facebook page. Aarrggghh)
Posted by: bxgrl at October 27, 2009 2:35 PM
I'm with THL, Cobble, Biff and Arkady. I don't Twitter either. (And I love that Biff is now referring to himself in the third person, LOL.) First I heard that the site was down was when *rob* texted me that he couldn't log in, and then I emailed a bunch of you.
Posted by: CGar at October 27, 2009 2:37 PM
I emailed Snappy - where is she by the way?
Posted by: Arkady at October 27, 2009 2:40 PM
"THIS is why I love having a cat.There is nothing more soothing when you're trying to go to sleep than someone snuggled next to you doing this"
I told you, THL. There's nothing like sleeping with some nice pussies.
Posted by: CGar at October 27, 2009 2:40 PM
"ROUBINI SAYS THE RECESSION IS OVER."
He's right. The depression has begun. Even in his words, with regard to the price of gold, he hints that we might be headed for a depression.
"...it can’t move up 20-30 percent unless we end up in a world of inflation or another depression. I don’t see either of those being likely for the time being. Maybe three or four years from now, yes. But not anytime soon." - One-on-one w/ Seeking Alpha 10/23/09
http://tinyurl.com/ylojeqr
"Maybe three or four years from now..."??? "...yes"???!!! That's what a depression is, a long ass recession (but officially called a 'depression') three or four plus years out.
Thanks, DIBS. The sooner we get through this thing, the better. I don't want us to lose more than one decade like Japan is.
***Bill Thompson for Mayor***
Posted by: Brownstones Half Off at October 27, 2009 2:40 PM
The funny thing is, I made a fake profile so I could be nosy and check out her page. So I'm seeing that everyone is "friends" with everyone now. People who used to kick each others asses in H.S. are now Facebook friends. WTF? and each one of them connects to another crap load of people you went to school with (but didn't really know). Yuck.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at October 27, 2009 2:40 PM
I don't twitter. i have a facebook page but rarely look at it and ignore most invites.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at October 27, 2009 2:40 PM
(didn't get an email from CGar- whatevs!)
Posted by: TownhouseLady at October 27, 2009 2:41 PM
"It's all northsloperenter's fault."
I've heard that before...
Posted by: northsloperenter at October 27, 2009 2:42 PM
You guys should check out the Biggest Sales of the week thread and take note of Stevieb's latest comment where he says he's canceling his subscription to the New York Philharmonic BECAUSE OF ME!!!
LOL.
Anyone else care to let this fool know what an idiot he is?
P.S. I don't work at the New York Philharmonic
Posted by: 11217 at October 27, 2009 2:42 PM
"I told you, THL. There's nothing like sleeping with some nice pussies."
No offense CGar but you're not the guy I'd be taking pussy advise from.
Just sayin'
*homo*
Posted by: TownhouseLady at October 27, 2009 2:43 PM
So if I just start saying PATHETIC LOSERS all the time, will I get one of those Kens=Randi theories going?
Posted by: Kensingtonian at October 27, 2009 2:44 PM
THL, I have a feeling Cgar sometimes jumps the ship and plays for my team.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at October 27, 2009 2:45 PM
11217- You do pretty well fighting your own battles. You really think you need backup?
Posted by: TownhouseLady at October 27, 2009 2:46 PM
THL:
Don't need back up, but just thought that if anyone here (M4L?) was looking for a little afternoon entertainment, I'd point you in the right direction. :)
Posted by: 11217 at October 27, 2009 2:48 PM
"Other than that I'm incognito!"
I'm on Facebook. UGH! And people I do not want to 'friend' contact me! I'm THIS close to shutting it down. Old co-workers Facebook me, I do not want to be your friend for life! Link to me on LinkedIn, that's what it's for! Facebook is real friends and family only. I have 42 friends. I know people with 175+. Really? You speak to them often? You call them for birthdays? They're your friend? BALONEY! 95% of them are your acquaintance or you worked with them for a bit. I hate all this FAKE friendyness.
Posted by: cobblehiller at October 27, 2009 2:48 PM
BTW I posted a forum topic (see below)
Anyone out there that has ever done a restoration/reno this is a questions for you! I noticed that on the This Old House: Brooklyn edition when they were taking down walls, picking up floor boards there were no sign of either rodents or insects. Was this stuff cleaned up before it went on camera? What's in the walls/floors of a 100-year-old house? From Forum
Anyone know? I think Rob was curious about 100-year-old roach feces...
Posted by: Joe from Brooklyn at October 27, 2009 2:54 PM
I've done a lot of invasive work on my house & have never seen any vermin. One very rainy summer I had a couple of mice come in from the garden - as did neighbors. Oh, the joy of cats!
Posted by: Arkady at October 27, 2009 2:58 PM
I use facebook primarily as a professional tool and have a page for my business. Like or hate it, for me it has been a very useful too. I do however have a bunch of random and unwanted people from high school and college on my friend list but still...on balance I am glad I am on facebook. For the people I do want to keep up with personally it has proven to be a bonus, reminding me of my friend's birthdays and allowing me to see in a snap what they are up to if I so desire. Yes there are highly annoying and philosophically dubious aspects to it but it has been more good than bad for me.
Posted by: wasder at October 27, 2009 2:58 PM
I have approx 500 facebook "friends"...
Posted by: wasder at October 27, 2009 2:59 PM
snappy, I sent u an email...
Posted by: denton at October 27, 2009 2:59 PM
hey what happened here?
the OT didn't eat its Wheaties today?
Posted by: Legion at October 27, 2009 2:59 PM
I use both Facebook (for personal and business), LinkedIn (business)and Twitter (business) but certainly understand how/why people don't or won't use either. I don't think either is essential to any particular function of living. And yeah, the friendyness is mostly fake, but that's not much different from a lot of life "offline" if you think about it. Your frenemies are just a bit closer.
However, I do refuse to post on the What's site. I have enough trouble finding time to post here. Enough already!
Posted by: East New York at October 27, 2009 2:59 PM
yes Joe- rob's selling it on ebay and making a fortune. Now he's expanding his product line by offering prepackaged celebrity dog poop (see earlier posts). I'm proud of rob- it shows ingenuity and real entrepreneurship. :)
Posted by: bxgrl at October 27, 2009 3:00 PM
Appreciate the answer Arkady!
Posted by: Joe from Brooklyn at October 27, 2009 3:00 PM
Kens, I thought you told me you ARE randi, no?
Posted by: CGar at October 27, 2009 3:01 PM
Joe, i saw no evidence of anything in my gut reno except some old roach motels. Maybe cuz the previous owner let multiple cats piss all over so the small was baked into the floors .
Posted by: denton at October 27, 2009 3:01 PM
ENY--sure would be cool if you would come out for a drink with us one time.
Posted by: wasder at October 27, 2009 3:01 PM
11217, maybe he didn't care for the LSO last week and is being wagnerish.
Posted by: DeLepp at October 27, 2009 3:02 PM
yes Joe- rob's selling it on ebay and making a fortune. Now he's expanding his product line by offering prepackaged celebrity dog poop (see earlier posts). I'm proud of rob- it shows ingenuity and real entrepreneurship. :)
That's why he's my vote for "most likely to succeed."
Posted by: Joe from Brooklyn at October 27, 2009 3:03 PM
pathetic losers pathetic losers bla bla bla, nothing to contribute pathetic losers. DIBS sucks. bla bla bla
There... I am Randi!!!
Posted by: Kensingtonian at October 27, 2009 3:04 PM
I've had to get behind a couple of walls when we had that big leak in the bathroom.
Found nothing more than some dust particles from 100+ year old plaster. No vermin of any kind.
Sorry to disappoint you Rob.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at October 27, 2009 3:04 PM
I have a plain vanilla Facebook page. I was dragged kicking and screaming onto Facebook by a few relatives, and I actually like it for reconnecting with people - not people whom I was never friendly with, but friends whom I'd inadvertently lost touch with (long before cell phones and email). I also like to be able to access friends pages to look at their photos, and it's a nice way to keep up with those friends you don't see or speak with regularly (like out of town friends). I have no interest in posting a play-by-play of my day, or reading what my friends are doing moment-by-moment - we have the OT for that.
Posted by: CGar at October 27, 2009 3:05 PM
Joe;
I gutted out an entire 6-room apartment in my previous house. No vermin traces found. Interestingly, I did find a newspaper under a stairwell from August 1928, which is when the house was built. Only problem was that as soon as I handled it, it broke up into a million different pieces.
Posted by: benson at October 27, 2009 3:08 PM
facebook is okay. if it wasnt for it my sister and brother would never have found me! i guess that's cool. i dont like some of the people im sorta forced to be friends with online and occassionally i find myself drunk facebooking and saying inappropriate things lol but oh well.
it is weird seeing people so many years later. almost every chick i went to high school with it got super fat and squeezed out like 2 kids each and even most of the men turned out super ugly. for the most part everyone you knew was gay back then is gay now and eh, you see how life screws you over. most of the people who were dumb in high school seem the most successful now and the nerds back then are now all dead and/or screw ups!
*rob*
Posted by: Butterfly at October 27, 2009 3:09 PM
I have a veritable diaspora of Irish cousins who have moved to Italy, Australia, San Francisco - all over - & Facebook is good for finding out about family. I've also tried to locate a heart-throb of mine from kindergarten ever since the internet started & am now doing it on FB - so far to no avail.
Posted by: Arkady at October 27, 2009 3:10 PM
"I also like to be able to access friends pages to look at their photos, and it's a nice way to keep up with those friends you don't see or speak with regularly (like out of town friends)."
That is one nice aspect. I can see family photos, and see how the cousins and long distance friends are doing.
Posted by: cobblehiller at October 27, 2009 3:12 PM
"the OT didn't eat its Wheaties today?"
Line of the Day
Posted by: Biff Champion at October 27, 2009 3:12 PM
pathetic losers pathetic losers bla bla bla, nothing to contribute pathetic losers. DIBS sucks. bla bla bla
There... I am Randi!!!
Posted by: Kensingtonian at October 27, 2009 3:04 PM
ALL TRUE.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at October 27, 2009 3:12 PM
Joe;
I thought of you this weekend. My wife and I went to Marco Polo on Sunday. After seeing your post a couple of weeks ago, I figured I would give it a try. I haven't been there in years.
Sorry to say, but that place still leaves me scratching my head. It strikes me that the place can't decide what it wants to be: old-school, red-sauce Italian or a fine dining establishment. Even the decor is exactly like that. I had their prix-fixe meal and went with the broiled sole in lemon-wine sauce. Frankly, it wasn't much better than Olive Garden.
Perhaps their specials are good. Next time I good (will probably be a LONG time) I'll ask you for advice.
Posted by: benson at October 27, 2009 3:14 PM
I like Casa Rosa for old-school, red-sauce.
Posted by: Arkady at October 27, 2009 3:16 PM
"Frankly, it wasn't much better than Olive Garden."
OMG!! It's Benson!! You know, the guy in the commercial that takes his Italian cousin to the Olive Garden for "authentic Italian"!!
Posted by: TownhouseLady at October 27, 2009 3:17 PM
you see how life screws you over. most of the people who were dumb in high school seem the most successful now and the nerds back then are now all dead and/or screw ups!
Pretty poignant commentary brother.
Posted by: Joe from Brooklyn at October 27, 2009 3:17 PM
"most of the people who were dumb in high school seem the most successful now and the nerds back then are now all dead and/or screw ups!"
Which category do you fall into, Rob?
Posted by: East New York at October 27, 2009 3:18 PM
Benson, don't know if you check the forum or not but I posted what's below:
Actually when my parents bought their 1930's Tudor during the early 70's and were ripping out the original porcelain tub (big mistake!)they found a glass milk bottle w/ a 1930's Italian newspaper inside.
Posted by: Joe from Brooklyn at October 27, 2009 3:19 PM
Amy W was a slut in high scool and went on to become a MD.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at October 27, 2009 3:20 PM
you see how life screws you over. most of the people who were dumb in high school seem the most successful now and the nerds back then are now all dead and/or screw ups!
Posted by: Joe from Brooklyn at October 27, 2009 3:17 PM
That has been my experience as well.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at October 27, 2009 3:22 PM
THL;
Here's my rule:
-when I'm in NYC and some parts of Jersey, I wouldn't get caught dead in places like Olive Garden. Of course, I stick to good local places.
-outside of these areas, especially in places like Dallas or Georgia, I stick to Olive Garden. May not be my mom's cooking, but it's better than alot of "Eye-talian" that the local places there try to serve you.
Posted by: benson at October 27, 2009 3:22 PM
I actually really like that soup, salad, breadstick deal they have. It's good.
That commercial has always just cracked me up though. Seriously Olive Garden, you're a chain restaurant. No-one is bringing cousin Luigi from the old country in for authentic dining. Don't even try to play like that!
Posted by: TownhouseLady at October 27, 2009 3:24 PM
did you use valet parking at Marco Polo? - wasn't the owner caught up in some sort or scandal last year or something.
I am going to my 3rd meeting today (all which I hate) - and
only reconfirms my suspicion that management is so bogus and all they do is throw around buzzwords and really have no conception of what they are doing. (I work in IT). Promoted because they can make good smalltalk.
Posted by: Petebklyn at October 27, 2009 3:24 PM
I'd agree w/ the second half of your 3:22 post, Benson. But when I'm not in NYC (or someplace like Philadelphia) I just resign myself to the fact that I'm not going to get any good Italian food in that city. Still not going to Olive Garden. I just can't wrap my head around the concept of mass-produced Italian cuisine.
Posted by: East New York at October 27, 2009 3:26 PM
True Benson. I used to travel to Georgia or work very frequently and we used to hit up the O.G. every so often.
Usually though, I like to go to the places that I can't go when I'm here. Unfortunately a lot of those great southern places can get a little bit "heavy". So we'd mix it up.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at October 27, 2009 3:26 PM
Pete, did you see my post to you yesterday about "White Collar"?
Posted by: CGar at October 27, 2009 3:27 PM
"but it's better than alot of "Eye-talian" that the local places there try to serve you."
You mean like lasagna with cottage cheese? ROFL!
Posted by: TownhouseLady at October 27, 2009 3:27 PM
ENY, you coming down for games 3,4 & 5??? I'll treat you to some tremendous Italian food in Philly.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at October 27, 2009 3:27 PM
The worst "Eye-talian" I ever had was actually in Rome, NY. It was their "Garlic Bread Special", which consisted of white toast slathered (and I mean slathered) with margarine and the finishing touch was -- drumroll please-- garlic salt!!
Posted by: benson at October 27, 2009 3:29 PM
olive garden has cheap lambrusco and bread sticks - sold!
Posted by: dirty_hipster at October 27, 2009 3:31 PM
Actually I was thinking about it, Dave. I'm sure the fair-weather Philly bandwagon-jumping fans will bail on tehir team once the Yanks win the first couple of games, and it will be easy for me to score some seats. I'll let you know if I decide to come into town. In all seriousness, I know your know your cuisine.
Posted by: East New York at October 27, 2009 3:32 PM
benson...read the credits that scroll across for Vetri
http://www.vetriristorante.com/
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at October 27, 2009 3:33 PM
wow what a bunch of meanie genies in the pervert office thread!
*rob*
Posted by: Butterfly at October 27, 2009 3:33 PM
THL;
You know what else is unbelievable about OG? Those MORONIC Italian lessons over the PA system in the bathroom.
"Good morning"
(pause)
"Bon Gioooorrrnnnoooooo"
I want to slit my wrists when I hear them.
Posted by: benson at October 27, 2009 3:33 PM
Ugh, margerine and garlic salt! That sounds positively vomitacious!
Although, I will confess to garlic-tising odd scraps of whatever bread is leftover in my fridge in a pinch. I've been known to transform a stale hamburger bun into a garlic bun.
Do I realize it's not optimal? YES. Would I serve it to guests? NO. Will I still still do it if that's all that's around? Sure.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at October 27, 2009 3:34 PM
here we go again dissing Olive Garden,............
PS - which place makes a good lasange in Park Slope?? and not that fancy crap with rabbit ragu and mozzerlla made while the cow is milking the milk to be used in it....
Posted by: gemini10 at October 27, 2009 3:35 PM
I'm not typing very well today.
your know your = you know your
tehir = their
Posted by: East New York at October 27, 2009 3:35 PM
I have never heard that. How funny!
Posted by: TownhouseLady at October 27, 2009 3:36 PM
yea Rob, you're getting beat up pretty bad on that thread. You'd better get yourself over to the ER thread.
Posted by: dittoburg at October 27, 2009 3:37 PM
"Those MORONIC Italian lessons over the PA system in the bathroom."
It would be cool if they did all of the curse words.
Posted by: East New York at October 27, 2009 3:38 PM
LOL, benson...there was ahigh end bistro in Philly that had French lessons in the bathroom. I rather liked them!!!
"Je suis dejeuner."
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at October 27, 2009 3:39 PM
Not to change the subject but Sarah Palin got $1.25MM retainer for the book.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at October 27, 2009 3:39 PM
Gem;
So far the best red-sauce place I have found in the greater PS area is Cucina Napolitana on Columbia Street between Union and Sackett.
If you want to go futher afield, I recommend La Palina on Ave O between West 4th and 5th, in my old neighborhood. Place has been around for over 80 years.
Actually, La Palina has an interesting history. It used to be located near the Navy Yard, at which time it was a BIG mob hang-out. Since it moved to Gravesend, it's just regular old-timers.
Posted by: benson at October 27, 2009 3:39 PM
Actually, I just remembered..
..it's not Olive Garden that has the bathroom Italian lesson,it's their fierce rival, Romano's Macaroni Grill.
Posted by: benson at October 27, 2009 3:41 PM
"Not to change the subject but Sarah Palin got $1.25MM retainer for the book."
Good for her, that book will be in remainders for a buck before you know it.
Posted by: denton at October 27, 2009 3:43 PM
11217, could you believe it that I didn't really enjoy it that much when I exchanged blows with Antidope last week? I didn't change but rather good opponents are super skinny pickings. btw, I'm still thinking that dude on LXTV is you man.
Posted by: more4less at October 27, 2009 3:43 PM
One more thing on the subject of these chain restaurants.
Please spare me the hyper-happy waiters and waitresses. Please don't write your name in crayon on the table, and pretend I'm your best friend forever. Just take my order in a polite way, and please make sure it arrives in a timely manner.
Posted by: benson at October 27, 2009 3:44 PM
You mean Olive Garden is not really Italian?? but but their chefs go to school in Tuscany and learn to pick the freshest ingredients.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at October 27, 2009 3:45 PM
i'll take olive garden any day over phoney pretentious italian restaurants anyday. pasta is pasta, there's not that much you can screw up
*rob*
Posted by: Butterfly at October 27, 2009 3:46 PM
There's a Macaroni grill in Philly and I thought it was way overpriced
benson, we got to go to Saraghina some night. You too, ENY.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at October 27, 2009 3:46 PM
Benson they have to do that. Corporate requires it and managers will can their asses if they don't.
I work at Ground Round during my teens.
Remember this? Office Space- Flair!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bXHPqj3NcI
Posted by: TownhouseLady at October 27, 2009 3:48 PM
"benson, we got to go to Saraghina some night"
DIBS;
You're on. Maybe in a week or two. Better if we get ENY to come.
Posted by: benson at October 27, 2009 3:48 PM
M4L:
I do believe it. The fighting around here has been slim pickin's lately! The fights that do come up aren't even worth it because they seem to be with people who are missing some chromosomes or something. Not a fair fight really.
I guess it's just a slow time on Bstoner for now. I'm not feeling super riled up about anything at the moment, otherwise I'd try to give you a little more to work with.
I saw the fight with you and antidope, and you held your own. Antidope seems ok though...good for stirring the pot and he/she likes to find facts more than others around here, which I do appreciate.
re: LXTV - I'll never tell. :)
Posted by: 11217 at October 27, 2009 3:48 PM
Wow, they really are beating up on *rob* pretty bad in the Pediatrics Office thread.
Garlic salt and margarine = garlic bread, LOL. I've had that served to me before.
Posted by: CGar at October 27, 2009 3:48 PM
rob can hold his own, even if it doesn't make any sense.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at October 27, 2009 3:50 PM
yeah they are pouncing on me hard in there. they must have a lot of pervert doctors in their families or something.
*rob*
Posted by: Butterfly at October 27, 2009 3:52 PM
Rob, you've been throwing antagonistic comments out for a while now hoping someone would bite and spar with you. Now you're complaining that they''re being meanies? Oh stop it!
Posted by: TownhouseLady at October 27, 2009 3:54 PM
How about pizza in Binghamton? big squares of french Bread, Canned spaghetti sauce and American cheese. Grilled. Thank goodness NYC pizza finally made it up there.
Posted by: bxgrl at October 27, 2009 3:55 PM
"rob can hold his own"
I'm guessing thats exactly what he does when the logic has gone
Posted by: dittoburg at October 27, 2009 3:55 PM
If you end up like Tom Hanks in Castaway, you'd better be able to hold your own
Posted by: CGar at October 27, 2009 3:57 PM
ben and gem,
...I take a different approach. I always eat at the Olive Garden or a comparable chain restaurant.
That way I'm spared the anger and resentment of traveling somewhere and being disappointed by the food.
;)
Posted by: Legion at October 27, 2009 3:57 PM
Bxgrl- Don't even talk to me about pizza. I'm 15 minutes from NYC and it took us 3 months and at least 10 pizza places till we found a good one that would deliver to us.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at October 27, 2009 3:58 PM
"Get your bets in now. I'm predicting a dust-up in the pediatrics thread. Make your wager: how many posts will it take? The betting window is open.
Posted by: benson at October 27, 2009 2:17 PM"
Most Prescient Post of the Day
Posted by: Biff Champion at October 27, 2009 4:04 PM
I must admit, I think Olive Garden salad dressing is not half bad. In my defense, lest anyone think I've never tasted anything decent in my life, I did also eat at Per Se last month.
Posted by: dittoburg at October 27, 2009 4:04 PM
my wife loves olive garden. I relayed ENY's msg that she would be deemed a loser for loving it and I got smacked on side of head so I too am loving olive garden. ENY, that decision is a wise outcome of the cost benefit analysis
Posted by: more4less at October 27, 2009 4:09 PM
Hola losers! Busy day here. Had to tell you this about food...in Louisiana my cousins and I discovered a place called Dodge's Chicken. It's really a gas station that sells gas (duh!), fried chicken, various fried pies (the spicy fried sweet potato pie was off the hook!), beer, candy, soda, cigs ($4 per pack or $7.25 for 2 packs!!!), tires, motor oil, Western Union services, passport photos and a bunch of other things I can't recall right now. Their current deal is if you buy at least $10 worth of gas, you get a 3 piece chicken dinner for $3. Talk about multi-tasking!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at October 27, 2009 4:13 PM
Thanks a lot, M4L. Because of you, Ms. M4L will probably kick me in the ass if we ever meet.
Posted by: East New York at October 27, 2009 4:14 PM
Gotta give *rob* credit for knowing how to start a row - one comment from him, and there are 80 posts and counting on the 4th Avenue doctor's office thread
Posted by: CGar at October 27, 2009 4:14 PM
11217 - you're a douche and al di la sux!
just kidding - have you been to the vanderbilt yet?
Posted by: dirty_hipster at October 27, 2009 4:16 PM
Biff - Benson also predicted the OT thread on that day being all men in the morning (no homo) and all cats in the afternoon.
So Benson - what's your take on the current dip in the DOW?, should I buy more mutual funds with my spare 401K cash or wait another month until things get even cheaper?
Posted by: dittoburg at October 27, 2009 4:19 PM
ENY, I got your explicit approval to relay to her lovers of olive garden are losers.
Posted by: more4less at October 27, 2009 4:21 PM
DH, I think etson and jester liked the Vanderbilt. Where they at? Etson? Jester?
Posted by: CGar at October 27, 2009 4:22 PM
DH, what are you doing here man? shouldn't you be still packing up the delicate & fancy china
Posted by: more4less at October 27, 2009 4:23 PM
Ditto;
Please give a few more days on that. I'm developing a new "composite market index" that considers in all the key factors: my dust-ups with Bxgrl, Rob's rant of the day, the number of cat posts and finally, 11217's vacation schedule.
Posted by: benson at October 27, 2009 4:24 PM
Any thoughts on Sbarro, benson???
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at October 27, 2009 4:24 PM
haha just dropping in to say hi.
really cgar? good to know thanks
Posted by: dirty_hipster at October 27, 2009 4:24 PM
lol, nothing like a prix fix
lunch and lube.
Posted by: Legion at October 27, 2009 4:22 PM
What if the offer a corn on a cob deal? Maybe then you buy that and can fill up the car with your own gas. We can consider that 2 for 1 deal.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at October 27, 2009 4:26 PM
"really cgar? good to know thanks"
Truly, DH. Seems like a place for a gathering. There was another new place they mentioned nearby, but the name escapes me, and they're clearly being no help today.
How goes the packing?
Posted by: CGar at October 27, 2009 4:31 PM
Don't start with me, Legion.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at October 27, 2009 4:34 PM
"lol, nothing like a prix fix"
That's very true, since the term is prix fixe.
:-)
Posted by: Biff Champion at October 27, 2009 4:39 PM
What's up Snappy?
I love it. You can fill both your empty tanks and end up with gas in both!
Pass the Tums!
Posted by: TownhouseLady at October 27, 2009 4:42 PM
...and now I forgot the d.
uhhh, let's stick to English please...
correction American English.
Posted by: Legion at October 27, 2009 4:48 PM
Legion, you have guts speaking French with DIBS around. He might pull a Gomez Addams on you.
Posted by: Biff Champion at October 27, 2009 4:48 PM
CGar, Have not tried Vanderbilt yet but it does look good. We went to Weather Up & Cornelius, both of which are awesome.
Posted by: etson at October 27, 2009 4:49 PM
...hey, who turned out the lights...
and who just grabbed my arm?
Posted by: Legion at October 27, 2009 4:52 PM
"...hey, who turned out the lights...
and who just grabbed my arm?"
Thought DIBS would appear here bynow and say, in his best Lurch impression, "You rang??
Posted by: Biff Champion at October 27, 2009 4:54 PM
snappy,
all kidding aside, I've been picking up an italian sandwich at a gas station/quickie mart in Canarsie recently and it is better than my local italian deli. I don't know if it's the bread or the ham or what. But for $3.99, you cannot beat it.
Posted by: Legion at October 27, 2009 4:57 PM
etson, WHERE have you been hiding out?
Biff, I'm slightly shorter than Lurch, but "You rang, Mr. Addams" is one of my favorite lines.
Posted by: CGar at October 27, 2009 4:59 PM
snappy,
all kidding aside, I've been picking up an italian sandwich at a gas station/quickie mart in Canarsie recently and it is better than my local italian deli. I don't know if it's the bread or the ham or what. But for $3.99, you cannot beat it.
Posted by: Legion at October 27, 2009 4:57 PM
Was the place in the said gas station called "Subway" by any chance? :o)
Posted by: Kensingtonian at October 27, 2009 4:59 PM
Benson - thanks -will remember Columbia Street!
I admit guys - I love Olive Garden
they had tasty wines and I like the bread sticks - so what!
and their tomato sauce is actually really good
not like am going in there ordering fettucine alfredo with sausage topped with Tirmiasu
I know ENY thinks am wack - but it's fine - it is what it is
I DEF don't like Red Lobster except those cheddar cheese biscuits are unreal!
hahaha!
Posted by: gemini10 at October 27, 2009 5:02 PM
ROFL, Kens!
Posted by: CGar at October 27, 2009 5:03 PM
DH:
I'm headed to The Vanderbilt tonight.
I will report back tomorrow. I've heard very very good things from the couple people I know who have tried it so far.
Posted by: 11217 at October 27, 2009 5:04 PM
Have a good night everyone.
Posted by: Joe from Brooklyn at October 27, 2009 5:04 PM
Sbarro's was good circa 1989-1991
or at least I was 13 then and my taste buds weren't that discerning
Posted by: gemini10 at October 27, 2009 5:06 PM
CGar, I'll probably be sparse on here for the next couple of weeks. Just a bit busy.
Posted by: etson at October 27, 2009 5:09 PM
good night joe.
Posted by: Legion at October 27, 2009 5:10 PM
The original Sbarro's was on the corner of 17th Ave and 65th Street in Bensonhurst. That was the real deal, before they went and franchised the concept.
Posted by: benson at October 27, 2009 5:11 PM
Cool 11217 - enjoy
Posted by: dirty_hipster at October 27, 2009 5:13 PM
etson, don't forget you have a minimum 3 hour/week posting obligation here on the OT (more stringent than the Park Slope Food Co-op).
Posted by: CGar at October 27, 2009 5:16 PM
sbarro is better than grimaldi's, that overrated tourist trap
Posted by: dirty_hipster at October 27, 2009 5:16 PM
I guess that means I'll have to write every other post when I am back properly, following co-op 'death spiral' rules re penalty shifts.
Posted by: etson at October 27, 2009 5:20 PM
DH, are you talking about Grimaldi's near the Fulton Landing? I have to say, last time I was there, the pizza we ordered was not very good - wet and soggy, and our topping was pepperoni
Posted by: CGar at October 27, 2009 5:21 PM
That's what I'm sayin', etson!
(We put the "P" in pathetic today for sure - not even going to break 300 posts in the OT, though that Pediatrics Office post . . . )
Posted by: CGar at October 27, 2009 5:27 PM
you got it cgar
a friend from out of town insisted on going as they read somewhere it was the best in NYC. I grudgingly accepted, as I had already written Grimaldi's off 4 years ago. After a 45 minute wait outside, and another 20 inside, Our pizza arrived, soggy and burnt to a crisp. Usually I'm not one to complain, but when I brought it to the attention of our server, he started lecturing me how I must not have ever had real NYC pizza before - that this is how it was supposed to be served. I laughed in his face and wished him luck ripping off tourists from Missouri
Posted by: dirty_hipster at October 27, 2009 5:30 PM
We must have waited an hour outside and a half-our inside for our soggy pizza. Totally not worth it. I don't get the lines. I don't get the raves. I brought out-of-town friends too. Close to home, after some trial and error, I order brick oven pizza from Sal's on Court (not their regular pizza which I find doughy and tasteless). It's thin, crisp, not soggy, fresh ingredients. Haven't been disappointed yet.
Posted by: CGar at October 27, 2009 5:36 PM
Quite OK, Gemini....I am not by any means the final arbiter of taste. Olive Garden doesn't work for me, but that's just a personal thing.
Posted by: East New York at October 27, 2009 5:45 PM
So what's worse...Olive Garden or Red Lobster? :-)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at October 27, 2009 5:48 PM
"Quite OK, Gemini....I am not by any means the final arbiter of taste. Olive Garden doesn't work for me, but that's just a personal thing."
If the tour of italy was called 'tour of yankee stadium' you'd love it!
Posted by: dirty_hipster at October 27, 2009 5:55 PM
Snappy - I'd have to say Red Lobster in that they serve food which appears to be made from rubber, whereas Olive Garden food is actually edible.
Posted by: dittoburg at October 27, 2009 5:56 PM
"So what's worse...Olive Garden or Red Lobster? :-)"
Red Lobster is a good value, as it seems every meal comes with a free colon cleansing (no homo)
Posted by: dirty_hipster at October 27, 2009 5:57 PM
Sarah Palin has forgiven David Letterman, but one restaurant chain will never forget. Olive Garden has announced that they are pulling their ads from "The Late Show With David Letterman" following his jokes about the Alaska Governor.
Following a week of back and forth between CBS late night comic David Letterman and Sarah Palin over a crude joke he told about the Alaska Republican governor's daughter, the Olive Garden restaurant says it is canceling all of its scheduled ads on Letterman's "Late Show" for the rest of the year.
In an email obtained by Politico, a spokeswoman for the chain told a Letterman-criticizing pasta fan that "there will be no more Olive Garden ads scheduled for 'The Late Show' with David Letterman in this year's broadcast schedule."
"We apologize that Mr. Letterman's mistake, which was not consistent with our standards and values, left you with a bad impression of Olive Garden," wrote Sherri Bruen, the company's guest relations manager.
An official statement is coming soon, according to the Christian Science Monitor.
Olive Garden may feel some loyalty to Palin. During the campaign, her running mate ate there with Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.).
"When I saw them come in, I was like wow -- John McCain is at Olive Garden," the group's waiter said at the time.
Posted by: 11217 at October 27, 2009 5:57 PM
So, I take it that folks would kill me if I planned the next PLUSA party at Benihana? :-)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at October 27, 2009 5:57 PM
No, wait...I've got it...next PLUSA party will be at Applebees and then we'll head to Junior's for a 'special' cheesecake!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at October 27, 2009 5:59 PM
"then we'll head to Junior's for a 'special' cheesecake"
Snappy, I assume you saw that Junior's special cheesecake is Mouse Cheesecake?
Posted by: CGar at October 27, 2009 6:09 PM
Yes I did! (Thank goodness I never really cared for Junior's cheescakes anyway...who ever heard of a good cheesecake without a crust? Pshaw!)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at October 27, 2009 6:13 PM
Time for lights out
**click**
nite john boy :-)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at October 27, 2009 6:49 PM
I dunno. I kinda like red lobster.. a bit salty but fish seems fresh and comfortable atmosphere....but who know, maybe all are not alike. Only one I can remember being at in Kingston, ny. 99 is also one of my favorite chain type place.
Posted by: Petebklyn at October 27, 2009 7:43 PM
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