House of the Day: 351 East 9th Street
Most of the listings on Mary Kay Gallagher have at least some of that Victorian Flatbush-y charm; this one, to quote Borat, not so much. To the firm’s credit, they’re not trying to hide anything, with some straightforward photos of the charmless interiors and hideous siding that scream Caveat Emptor. Then again, there may not…
Most of the listings on Mary Kay Gallagher have at least some of that Victorian Flatbush-y charm; this one, to quote Borat, not so much. To the firm’s credit, they’re not trying to hide anything, with some straightforward photos of the charmless interiors and hideous siding that scream Caveat Emptor. Then again, there may not be much need to sell buyers on the existing structure, as it looks like a pure development play at the price of $749,000. Because of the double-wide lot, the current structure is 3,500 square feet underbuilt. We smell teardown.
351 East 9th Street [Mary Kay Gallagher] GMAP P*Shark
If money were “there” then Paris Hilton would be “there”. Only the most crass think money is proof of talent.
“Sexy time”
I’d say the 50 million bucks Cohen made from Borat is substantial “there.”
If 50 big ones isn’t “there,” I have no idea what “there” is.
everything is dervivative
“You’d be surprised-I live approx. a block away and the 50 x 100 lot next to me was sold for $999,900 for a tear down and development”
In case you haven’t checked lately, “the winds are a-changin”. It might have sold at $999,900 3 MONTHS AGO but TODAY it’s going at $749.000. And eventually ..it’ll be going for $450.000.
Which is STILL way overpriced for the dump it is.
I’m writing an article for a national urban affairs journal about development-focused blogs like Brownstoner. I would like to conduct short email interviews with a couple of regular Brownstoner commenters. Anyone who is interested in being interviewed over email about their thoughts about development in the city and why they post on blogs, please contact me at
“michaelfs at verizon dot net”
Thank you.
I’ll bet it was a really lovely house before the owner made his “improvements”.
Sorry dude,
Borat is the impetus for most people using the phrase “not so much.”
I enjoyed your thesis posted above, but you’re wrong.
Sorry to hijack the thread, this is my last posting regarding this matter as well.
Bormat,
It’s already long been an established punchline. Jon Stewart has continued to use it several times a week for the last several years. The 1990s “Friends” series and just about every other sitcom for the last 10 years have all used it for cheap laughs, all the time. Heck…
even newspapers and other mass-media have long used it as a device to spice up headlines and article text.
It was already part of widespread watercooler, barstool and dinner table chat vernacular for years before Borat came along with his movie last summer.
What made Borat’s use of it additionally funny was that, even as he struggled word-by-word with the language, he somehow had a keen sense of sophisticated, pointed idiomatic expressions and the setup needed for them.
It’s unexpected, improbable and definitely funny, but even that is not novel.
It’s merely the same sort of humor as when expressions well beyond their years come from the mouths of children. Sitcoms, movies etc. have also long used this device for cheap laughs.
As for Twain, I am sure he used the word “not” in his books too, but I hope you wouldn’t make similar argument that Twain predated Bill & Ted’s exact use of it.
So, um…did you just graduate from school or something?
How have you not noticed (or been frequently pelted by) this expression for all its use around the office, out socially among friends, or perhaps in mass media and popular conversation for the last 10 years?
To others: sorry if threadjacking. This’ll end my posts on the above subject.