Did nobody else read the Beany Malone books? I loved them.
We're not gonna die. We can't die, Bendis. You know why? Because we are so very pretty. We are just too pretty for God to let us die.
Mal ,'Serenity'
Natter 63: Life after PuppyCam
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.
Amy - May 11, 2009 7:25:14 am PDT #18996 of 30000
Because books.
Theodosia - May 11, 2009 7:25:42 am PDT #18997 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I remember Beany!
megan walker - May 11, 2009 7:28:19 am PDT #18998 of 30000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
That's as much geography as snobbishness, though -- it's really not upstate.
Upstate is everything that's not NYC or Westchester (i.e., White Plains is not upstate). It was a revelation when I realized that upstate basically wasn't upstate, but, rather, most of the state.
Sparky1 - May 11, 2009 7:28:24 am PDT #18999 of 30000
Librarian Warlord
One of my co-workers has a complete collection of Beany Malone in her office and at home.
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Upstate is everything that's not NYC or Westchester
Buffalo peeps would not consider themselves upstate, but western NY.
Jesse - May 11, 2009 7:30:55 am PDT #19000 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Upstate is everything that's not NYC or Westchester (i.e., White Plains is not upstate). It was a revelation when I realized that upstate basically wasn't upstate, but, rather, most of the state.
I've been mocked by a non-NYC type for calling Poughkeepsie upstate, so really I think it depends on perspective. Sophia, where do you think upstate starts?
megan walker - May 11, 2009 7:31:33 am PDT #19001 of 30000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
What's the difference between the cheaper Roombas and the crazy expensive ones?
Now that I don't have my amazing cleaners, I need to get something for my carpets. I have 1 Qashqa'i and 2 Moroccan with almost no pile, so I'm wondering if I can get away with a carpet sweeper. My main problem is I don't really have the space to store a bigger vaccuum.
Amy - May 11, 2009 7:34:34 am PDT #19002 of 30000
Because books.
Beany was fun. I loved those books.
I've been mocked by a non-NYC type for calling Poughkeepsie upstate, so really I think it depends on perspective. Sophia, where do you think upstate starts?
Up here (Syracuse environs) it's never referred to as upstate, but as Central New York. *I* consider it upstate, though. Hell, it's practically in Canada.
amych - May 11, 2009 7:42:02 am PDT #19003 of 30000
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Syracuse can call itself whatever it likes, but we all know it's Hoth.
Amy - May 11, 2009 7:45:05 am PDT #19004 of 30000
Because books.
I ... don't know what that means!
Syracuse also calls itself "the 'cuse" which I find incredibly annoying and stupid.
I have not taken very well to my adopted nearest city, in case you can't tell.
Barb - May 11, 2009 7:46:16 am PDT #19005 of 30000
“Not dead yet!”
Hoth = the Ice Planet at the beginning of Empire Strikes Back