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“g10, you would need to hit the massive pot to live there. you need $$$ to buy pad, fancy cars, maid svc, ppty tax, lawn maintenance crew,… – so you can “fit” in”
M4L, don’t forget the helicopter to get there and back fast and to avoid the insane weekend traffic.
Speaking of helicopters, I was surprised when I first heard about this.
The (PanAm/MetLife) building once provided helicopter service to John F. Kennedy International Airport, a seven-minute flight that left from the rooftop helipad. This service was offered from December 21, 1965 to February 18, 1968 by New York Airways and for a few months in 1977. It ended after a major accident that killed five people. On May 16, 1977, a broken landing gear caused a parked Sikorsky S-61L with rotors still turning to tip over, killing four people who were outside the helicopter waiting to board, including exploitation filmmaker Michael Findlay. Part of a rotor blade sailed over the side of the building and killed a pedestrian on the corner of Madison and 43rd Street. Two other people were seriously injured.
Yeah you’re right m4L – it just seems “Planet of the Ape-ish” to picture walking across Houston Street today and having to cross under an 8 lane highway.
He’s not the first to make the assumption. I do tend to throw a lot of Yiddish terminology out there. I grew up around it.
I’m really not all that surprised.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at June 10, 2009 1:24 PM
Speaking of that, my brother-in-law showed me a book not long ago of different insults in Yiddish with English translations and they compiled a whole book about it!
They sound better in yiddish but some of the funny ones that I remember were:
-I hope you have the most delicions meal in front of you and no teeth to chew it with.
-I hope you have the most beautiful wife in the world and can’t get it up to please her.
“g10, you would need to hit the massive pot to live there. you need $$$ to buy pad, fancy cars, maid svc, ppty tax, lawn maintenance crew,… – so you can “fit” in”
M4L, don’t forget the helicopter to get there and back fast and to avoid the insane weekend traffic.
Speaking of helicopters, I was surprised when I first heard about this.
The (PanAm/MetLife) building once provided helicopter service to John F. Kennedy International Airport, a seven-minute flight that left from the rooftop helipad. This service was offered from December 21, 1965 to February 18, 1968 by New York Airways and for a few months in 1977. It ended after a major accident that killed five people. On May 16, 1977, a broken landing gear caused a parked Sikorsky S-61L with rotors still turning to tip over, killing four people who were outside the helicopter waiting to board, including exploitation filmmaker Michael Findlay. Part of a rotor blade sailed over the side of the building and killed a pedestrian on the corner of Madison and 43rd Street. Two other people were seriously injured.
“hi-way loops for a city are not a bad idea”
Yeah you’re right m4L – it just seems “Planet of the Ape-ish” to picture walking across Houston Street today and having to cross under an 8 lane highway.
Wasder,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCSIwevuF1c
(accent they are impersonating is SW England, but pronunciation is the same across the country).
guys I know – those houses are sick! but agreed you would need serious upkeep money to live out there and maintain a swamky brownstone here.
THL – of course I do
I use “Oish Ka bibble” a lot – and Meshuganah – do you know those?
He’s not the first to make the assumption. I do tend to throw a lot of Yiddish terminology out there. I grew up around it.
I’m really not all that surprised.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at June 10, 2009 1:24 PM
Speaking of that, my brother-in-law showed me a book not long ago of different insults in Yiddish with English translations and they compiled a whole book about it!
They sound better in yiddish but some of the funny ones that I remember were:
-I hope you have the most delicions meal in front of you and no teeth to chew it with.
-I hope you have the most beautiful wife in the world and can’t get it up to please her.
Oh shoot…I just re-read your post and you used oy vey right in it. Are you a member of the tribe or an impostor like me?
Chicken–please–I need to know about “arse”. The Aussies say “ahhs”, the Irish say “airse”, what do you guys say?
DH,
hi-way loops for a city are not a bad idea
Yes Gem, I do that way too often. It pains me.
Hey, you’re a L.I. chickie. Do you throw yiddish words out in regular conversation? Anything from Oy vey to Meh?