shrift will totally pay money to see ita beat up tourists in NYC -- pass the hat!
Hell, I don't know. If I had wanted schooling, I'da gone to school.
Jayne ,'Ariel'
Natter 58: Let's call Venezuela!
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
shrift - May 14, 2008 7:49:12 am PDT #6761 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Frankenbuddha - May 14, 2008 7:50:42 am PDT #6762 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Throws in 5 sawbucks. Passes hat.
Strega - May 14, 2008 7:55:50 am PDT #6763 of 10001
I can overlook sneering at DC and bad tiping advice. But bad writing bugs the hell out of me.
The penultimate New Yorker activity? Buy the Sunday NY Times late Saturday night; skim it, then lounge around early Sunday morning, with the paper -- and a pot of strong coffee -- in bed Sunday morning. Heavenly!
1. "Penultimate" does not mean "quintessential."
2. "...lounge around early Sunday morning [...] in bed Sunday morning."
3. I don't think it's a good idea to lounge around with a pot of coffee in your bed. Seems likely to result in burns in sensitive areas.
Jesse - May 14, 2008 7:57:39 am PDT #6764 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Really, Strega, the only thing I can come up with to excuse "penultimate" is assuming tourists stay in hotels, and will need to check out by noon Sunday. Read the paper, do one more thing, then go.
A top contender for cutest daddy-baby video ever: [link]
bon bon - May 14, 2008 7:58:48 am PDT #6765 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
The ultimate New Yorker activity? Checking out of a hotel!
Jesse - May 14, 2008 8:01:08 am PDT #6766 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Or maybe cab to the airport!
SuziQ - May 14, 2008 8:08:12 am PDT #6767 of 10001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Or maybe cab to the airport!
THIS. Oy. We never had problems finding a cab until this. We even had a crew of firemen trying to help us (which made the wait so much more enjoyable) but seriously - why are all the cabs gone?
Jesse - May 14, 2008 8:13:53 am PDT #6768 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Good lord -- we just got a poll over email about our "summer outing" and if we would be willing to travel 1-2 hours to get to it, or if we would prefer less than one hour travel time each way. I swear I will cut anyone who answers more than an hour.
Although it's cool you can do a poll right in the email! I wonder what the results look like?
Vortex - May 14, 2008 8:14:41 am PDT #6769 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Unlike DC, where it's pretty well followed.
Ha! A few weeks ago, I hollered out "Walkers on the left, standers on the right, please!". This guy moved grudgingly over to the right and said "where did that rule come from?" I stopped, looked at him and said "it's the rule all over the world, even in the commonwealth"
side note: it really irritates me when they use wet lettuce on my sandwich, it makes the bread soggy.
tommyrot - May 14, 2008 8:21:25 am PDT #6770 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
While increased sizes haven’t been the sole contributor to our obesity epidemic, large quantities of cheap food have distorted our perceptions of what a typical meal is supposed to look like. These portion comparisons, adapted from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute’s (NHLBI) Portion Distortion Quiz, give a visual representation of what sizes used to be compared to what they are today.