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  1. I went to BKLYN Larder last night on the way to my friend’s house – one baguette, four pieces of toffee, and a box of 25 tea bags cost me $20. Also, 11217, if you’re a black guy, I saw you there last night!

  2. No it wasn’t, rob. Go ahead and organize it. Just figure out a common location where most PLUSAs will be coming from and a schedule, organize a method for RSVP (use the OT if you must), hire a shuttle bus, give us all a price quote for sharing, etc. If you think the idea has merit, do it.

    Reminds me of this Python skit:

    Alan: Well, last week we showed you how to become a gynaecologist. And this week on ‘How to do it’ we’re going to show you how to play the flute, how to split an atom, how to construct a box girder bridge, how to irrigate the Sahara Desert and make vast new areas of land cultivatable, but first, here’s Jackie to tell you all how to rid the world of all known diseases.

    Jackie: Hello, Alan.

    Alan: Hello, Jackie.

    Jackie Well, first of all become a doctor and discover a marvellous cure for something, and then, when the medical profession really starts to take notice of you, you can jolly well tell them what to do and make sure they get everything right so there’ll never be any diseases ever again.

    Alan: Thanks, Jackie. Great idea. How to play the flute. (picking up a flute) Well here we are. You blow there and you move your fingers up and down here.

    Noel: Great, great, Alan. Well, next week we’ll be showing you how black and white people can live together in peace and harmony, and Alan will be over in Moscow showing us how to reconcile the Russians and the Chinese. So, until next week, cheerio.

  3. “well i see my shuttle bus idea was irrationally poopoo’ed”

    As DIBS said…”You can be in charge of organizing that.”

    All you have to do is show up! Several other people ARE organizing this event. What are you doing to contribute? Besides making demands, and asking for directions, which you will no doubt ignore, and then call 10 people when you are enroute, because you CAN’T BE ASKED to write them down, print them out or otherwise take care of figuring it out your damn fool self!

    Sheesh.

    /end rant.

  4. Kens, I am now working directly with the business in covering one of the offices, and will soon begin covering another group as well, so I actually have 3 desks on 3 different trading floors now. My original desk is the worst!!! Will explain in person.

  5. “what is a rolls royce phantom? do you have one of those batcave like garages in your building?”

    haha yeah – batcave garage. phantom = half million dollar car most frequently driven by rap stars and euro trash.

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