Open Thread

By randolph on February 22, 2011 11:13 AM

re yankees…..i don’t know, they just aren’t likable. i hate the look on jeter’s face, its like he is always holding in a fart.

Ok thank you for clarifying that.

Legionstein,

THANK YOU for telling me about the Capybaras!!! I have to see them!

Excellent use of “Oy vey”, legion! ; )

“Yes, some high end toy stores sell for probably higher than retail but that’s such a tiny portion of the market, it almost seems irrelevant. And they only pick up like 5-10 items out of our 4,000 items line.”

It’s not irrelevant to those that shop at small markets – i.e., Rob. I don’t doubt that he’s seen a price creep in his bodegas due to the introduction of high end products (and it’s not only due to increases in rent, utilities, taxes, etc.). If the bodega only used to sell 40s and then starts to sell Sixpoints, would you be surprised to see your 40 ounce cost 25 cents more?

But like you — and MM — said, this is a very small piece of it and definitely does not deserve the airtime that Rob spends on it.

Legion,

Saw “The Hospital”, paddy chayefsky’s morsel of malcontent at Metropolitan manhattan. scott and company were hilarious.

Cedar rapids was also quite funny. John c reilly does funny vulgar great.