Dear thor let me offer a tip, cer-
tain pixtures of pendantic hipsters
have gotten quite old
(that day-glo is mold)
and look like they’re straight from the crypt, sir.
Maybe it is time to re-evaluate the criterion for “interesting” posts. Perhaps this means loosening the standards to yield a higher frequency of “features”. Not so much that it is dizzying, but enough so that the site looks fresh. Really it is time to let go of the hipsters. They are growing mold.
Please bring me The Ghost Hunters. Please bring me The Ghost Hunters.
Anybody read the new(ish) book SNARK yet? Appears to be a socio-cultural study of the mode/phenom along the lines of the best-seller schlock-pop piece ‘On Bullshit’, but SNARK is hep-er.
Just got it today—somebody review it in reference to Cvillain?
Taste This! is today. Why didn’t anyone write about it on here. It’s possible that I missed the post, but if not, cVillain really dropped the ball on this one. This is one of those interesting posts that could have been the feature yesterday when everyone was tired of the hipsters.
Meanwhile, the US State Dept has requested that Twitter delay a maintenance outage so that the people of Iran (who are now dying, by the way) can continue to communicate with the outside world since nearly every other form of communication has been blocked, including foreign reporters being threatened with death for taking footage. US media coverage is almost nil, and when it is, it is overwhelmingly pro Ahmadinnerjacket. An army of international hackers, including 4chan, are sereptitiously providing encrypted proxy servers to those reporting. The government is tracing activist twitterers and arresting them, while providing false tweets from their confiscated accounts. There is a movement for everyone with a twitter account to change their location and time zone to Tehran, to counter the counter intel.
This is the first all out information war. This is history. Its happening now. God help the people of Iran.
Sorry, I will not post about it again.
/But you cant get your rascal thru the whitecastle drive through.
Regarding your Iranian protests and White Castle rascal rapscallions thoughts:
Michelle Malkin (I know, I know) had another interesting juxtaposition: The Iranians rioting in the streets over a stolen election and the people rioting in the streets over a Lakers’ NBA Championship.
And I think it’s okay to post about it. I mean, it is likely to be the biggest story for the foreseeable future, having world-reaching implications.
Completely random gossip. Mr Owen Wilson was in Whole Foods last Wednesday getting a salad on his way to visit Monticello. He was gracious and very slight of stature.
Both. Stars are generally pixielike in size. (Not meant critically, but his famous nose is rather lumpier in person than on the screen.) Overall, quite nice.
Yup, generally, as in frequently. Smaller in stature than your average non-movie starring person. I’m short, 5′3″, and a surprising percentage of the stars I’ve met have been small people. Not all, but many. Very rare to meet one that’s surprisingly large. Conan O’Brien comes to mind there. A giant.
i ran smack-the-fuck into Muhammed Ali on Central Place when he lived here–literally, RAN into him and got tangled up in his bulk momentarily, thought he was going to beat the daylights of of me.
so disappointing that Tom Selleck left, that Harry Connack, Jr. changed his mind about buying that nice farm (Sam and Jessica’s old place).
has anyone met Dwayne The Rock Johnson yet? He seems really charming and intelligent in interviews, and especially in the intellectual epoch-making art-film The Rundown. I sent him a nice welcoming note on his arrival, but never heard back nor have I seen him around.
Floozy: i see dwarves everywhere I go, all the time. is that just me, or do you suffer from the same malady/torment/haunting, or is there a colony or special draw for them to Cville?
Hey, since the Asian food market next to Cville Market closed down, I’m without a go-to place for the more esoteric Asian food items. Where does everybody else go to get their fish sauce on?
The “new” Asian Market next to Maharajah is the one that was located by Cville Market. They wanted more space and moved last month. Too bad, I enjoyed having them nearby.
Ah well, at least there’s still Two Sides! j/k
In the last couple weeks, Sotomayor and Hillary Clinton have both fallen and broken bones in DC. Should we provide Congress with the phone number for the people who rebricked the mall? It seems like a lot of heels are getting caught up here.
Let me just say… find another route through Charlottesville, BIKE VIRGINIA! Old Lynchburg Road can barely tolerate one or two cyclists, let alone the hundreds of you passing through there on Saturday. I felt like the proverbial bull in a china shop trying to get to JPA.
Doesn’t it concern the coordinators of the event to perhaps scout the locations where they’re taking these cyclists through? Anyone with half a brain could figure out that that road just isn’t suitable.
/not to mention the joggers, moms pushing strollers hand in hand with their two and three year olds, the delinquents stumbling home, the really really odd man who flamboyantly walks in the middle of the road day or night, etc.
I tried Petit Pois for the first time this past weekend.
First the good: Maybe the best steak frites in town. Have tried it at Zinc, Cassis and Horse and Hound. This version was very flavorful. The meat was high quality, cooked perfectly wasn’t the least bit tough. The fries were tasty but could have done with a little less time under the heat lamp. The wine list was varied, reasonably priced and contained a bunch of interesting by-the-glass selections. The cheese plate was ample and made for a tasty finish to the meal. It is served with a an apricot jam that was a great compliment (I invented a new recipe: take a slice of baguette, shmear with chevre and some apricot jam and devour). Between the cheese and the butter, I must have gone through three or four baskets of bread. Just bite the bullet and make those things bigger. A picnic basket would do just fine. This was also my first panisse experience (served as a side with the duck) and I hope it will not be my last.
Before the not so good, full disclosure: I like salt, a lot. I look forward to nearing the end of a bag of Utz so that I can lick the pretzels and dip them back into the salt at the bottom of the bag allowing more deliciousness to adhere. Please take the following comments with a grain of…(I swear this wasn’t a huge setup). Except for the steak, I felt the food at Petit Pois was underseasoned. The chilled pea soup could have done with a bit more salt. The pea flavor was too subtle. Also, the greens underneath the duck confit were somewhat bland. My low-blood-pressure dining companion, who grew up in a house devoid of salt, even agreed that the dishes needed salt. The 200% relative humidity prevented us from remedying the situation ourselves with the shaker on the table. The chicken liver mousse was exactly what I had hoped, there was just too much of it. Something that rich they could get away with serving half as much. Also, thick mousse + thin baguette toast + crazy strength = disaster.
My only other comment is that the menu was not seasonal. With the exception of the chilled soup and niscoise salad with seared tuna, the menu was extremely heavy for summertime, especially for dining outside. French onion soup, snails, braised chicken and duck confit all sound delicious but strike me a cold-winter-night meals. I know I am going to get harassed for saying this and admitting in the post that I ordered the liver and duck confit in the same post.
Overall, an enjoyable meal. The food was good. The service was adequate. The mussels and snails will certainly be my victims on my next visit.
Don’t assume you will get harassed. That is a self-fulfilling prophecy. It’s way better to say “This is my opinion and you pack of wankers can take it or leave it” then make a reference to getting drunk and we will love all over you.
damn. what didn’t you eat? next time, ask your server for a ramekin of kosher salt from the kitchen and you can season away. in regards to the menu not being seasonal, i think they do the best they can and keep certain items on the menu for authenticity.
seems like the it is the kind of place to keep on the radar, and maybe save for the fall/winter months. Brunch there sounds like it’s worth a shot, based on cVillain commentary.
It also sounds like it is classic French bistro food without any interpretation? I guess leave the interpretation to Cassis and Zinc.
ooh now i want duck confit and chicken liver mousse! and cheese. and french toast and eggs benedict. and chicken in red wine, which people seemed to be enjoying at noon on sunday.
So, are we a drama? Blockbuster? Thriller? Horror? Surrealist mind-fuck ala David Lynch? Romantic comedy? Comedy about blacking out and the subsequent hilarity when you try to piece it together the next morning?
I’m actually taller than Shen when she has heels on. She was kind of tipsy when we last met and with my lack of tan and white hair, it may have colored her judgement. I’m not an albino either but I can see why people think that.
Seriously, I thought the six short guys were your posse.You where standing by that sign that said “you have to be this tall to ride” and they all looked really sad.
What’s supposed to be my job? Planning the parties? If you want to do it at X Lounge, it’s really easy. Coordinating with multiple bars could be a little more difficult, but if it’s for charity, it shouldn’t be too hard.
I have a question that perhaps a fellow sports fan or lawyer can answer:
If Major League Baseball suspended Manny Ramirez for 50 games for violating its drug policy and he is not eligible to play till July 3rd (pending rain-outs), how can he play Minor League Baseball as of last night when it has a similar 50 game suspension policy? I would think the various levels of a particular sport must recognize actionable drug tests performed by another, no? Once Ramirez is placed on the roster for a Minor League team, shouldn’t that league ban him for 50 games based on his failed test? If a minor leaguer gets banned, can he be brought up and play in the majors? Ridiculous
A failed drug test is a failed drug test and there shouldn’t be ways around the punishment.
/Vannilavy should be all over this.
because those are the rules. (good negotiating, MLBPA!) the major league drug policy is a separate thing from the minor league drug policy. on a third drug violation a player in the majors can be permanently suspended from both the majors & the minors, but up until that,
“During the term of his suspension, a Player may consent to an assignment
to a Minor League affiliate of his Club under the terms of Article XIX(C)(1) and (3),
except as modified above with respect to salary and except that such assignment shall not
exceed five (5) days (eight (8) days for pitchers) for a Player suspended for a period of 25
games or less, and shall not exceed ten (10) days (16 days for pitchers) for a Player
suspended for a period of between 26 and 50 games.”
I have to prep for a couple ab-shoots for magazine ads in the next week or two, also in advance-work for KYLE’S CROSSFIT TRAINING REGIMEN, i’ve started soy-protein and fruit smoothies daily. I fired up my 1930s WARING BLENDOR this morning and somehow the motor caught fire trying to chew up a frozen banana (whole).
I’ve always thought Waring the best and most professional-quality machines (Hunter Thompson would only use Warings)…do you have any recommendations for a very good but affordable smoothie-friendly blendor?
thanks Shen and RhymesWithOrange. I see now it was the whole frozen-thing that was the problem—it did fine with whole frozen strawberries, ice-cubes, etc. I hate to multiply entities by getting a Pro-Slicer, but i guess i could chop before freezing.
you know there’s no way I’d find a real vintage WARING at a goodwill/SA. This thing had more chrome and artful curves than could be imagined. i just now went and ordered one from Ebay as a temporary, but if anyone has ever worked at a high-quality bar… what do they use there for serious blending?
last time i went to cheeseburger in paradise (parents had just arrived in town after 12 hours in airports; father wanted comfort food NOW) i ordered a margarita (they are GOOD frozen sugary things!) & chugged it long before the food came (parents not very pleasant after 12 hours in airports). the waitress never asked me if i wanted another one. WTF!?
OD, my blender won’t blend anything frozen, even ice cubes. i have to microwave frozen fruit for like 5 mins before making smoothies! my mom’s, whatever it is (shiny metal, one flipperswitch), will blend anything. i’m jealous.
With the risk of using the word “judge” but unable to find another word, do you “judge” people based on their drink orders? Did you at one point and has that thought process gone away or is it still there? Examples: fruity martini, upity bitch; scotch on the rocks, has something to prove; miller lite, come on drink something better but maybe you’re just calorie counting.
Note that Brian’s (the dog on family guy) gay cousin is on the calendar staring at the events.
No 14 year old has that attention to detail. And this freakout, even if faked, can’t hold a candle to the “myspace freakout”, which was certainly not faked.
And now TMZ.com, the Detroit Free Press and the Brisbane Times are reporting Michael Jackson dead at 50. Seems too soon to be losing icons of the 70’s/80’s
Sluicy, coffering their Rabelaisian shin-dig boils my breeched buttress, despite its benefit to the beavering wake staff of those fine breaststraunts (Ivy Inn & Hamiltons).
I think belmot yo already nailed it with that “obvious route” pic. You know, crossfit=crucifix. Charlottesville= Harlotsville, Lot’s Wife / Magadelene’s Life, etc.
How long does it take for a dog to settle into a new home? I adopted an 11 month old and it has crapped in the house 6 days in a row. Come on dog people… help me out here.
Start from the beginning just like a puppy, use a crate and put them on a schedule. An older dog can be expected to control itself for longer periods provided you take it outside at critical times — first thing in the morning, after meals and last thing at night. Until they’re reliable, get them outside every three-to-four hours in between those times.
Thanks D…. I went through hell with a Boston Terrier a few years back because it was a puppy mill dog. It would crap in it’s crate and sleep in it. I can’t go through that again, so I am just worried that the folks that have given this one up are lying to me and she has the same problem( came from WVa originally which is puppy mill central I believe?).
It could take a while! Just try to keep a solid routine of A LOT of “potty times” and keep the pup in a crate or small area where he/she’s less likely to do the deed when you’re not there.
Also, make sure that you clean the soiled area with some enzymatic cleaner so the scent (and temptation to remark) is completely gone.
Six days isn’t bad…six months would be bad. Hang in there!
You have no idea…I had a dog with SERIOUS digestive issues and would come home to piles and piles of watery stuff. I was literaly elbow deep in sh*t for the entire time I had him.
‘Rise like Lions after slumber
In unvanquishable number,
Shake your chains to earth like dew
Which in sleep had fallen on you -
Ye are many – they are few.”
i got my job because at the interview my boss made an inside joke to one of his employees about how miami police cars all say “professional law enforcement” on the sides– something i’ve been mocking since high school–& i burst out laughing.
Wooooooooot!
seriously!
since you one upped me in posting the next free for all, i will embed a video in the first comment. bitch.
/jkjk
That was a really funny video… two years ago, which is what, an eon ago in intarweb years?
Fresh and fruity: http://fliiby.com/file/127488/sxw775j03e.html
/oooh the tubes is bitchy today! loves it.
oh thank gawd now we can stop arguing about fucking butter
Really what is the point of having a “frozen” story (e.g. hipster post) on this site?
so non-daily visitors get to read stuff that is unique/controversial/interesting etc
don’t keep them up so long.
for real
Dear thor let me offer a tip, cer-
tain pixtures of pendantic hipsters
have gotten quite old
(that day-glo is mold)
and look like they’re straight from the crypt, sir.
These are the “Features”. Random posts get the regular blog treatment, but more “interesting” posts get put in the Featured category. No?
Also, if people want a new feature, couldn’t they start writing their own “interesting” posts?
yes and yes
Maybe it is time to re-evaluate the criterion for “interesting” posts. Perhaps this means loosening the standards to yield a higher frequency of “features”. Not so much that it is dizzying, but enough so that the site looks fresh. Really it is time to let go of the hipsters. They are growing mold.
Please bring me The Ghost Hunters. Please bring me The Ghost Hunters.
Anybody read the new(ish) book SNARK yet? Appears to be a socio-cultural study of the mode/phenom along the lines of the best-seller schlock-pop piece ‘On Bullshit’, but SNARK is hep-er.
Just got it today—somebody review it in reference to Cvillain?
Taste This! is today. Why didn’t anyone write about it on here. It’s possible that I missed the post, but if not, cVillain really dropped the ball on this one. This is one of those interesting posts that could have been the feature yesterday when everyone was tired of the hipsters.
it doesn’t seem like it’s really publicized anywhere, except on posters at the places they’re selling tickets.
oh damnnnnnn. gotta figure out how to fit it in.
for the record I am STILL tired of the hipsters.
DITTO
“Kroger Catering”??? (Taste This event)
swanky.
FUCK THOSE FUCKING HIPSTERS!!! ARRRRRRRAWRRR!
Thor #2 needs to quit boutique banking and get back to the real bread winner here.
I not joining crossfit Kyle till the fucking hipters are off the top page
“I MADDER’N FISH GREASE!!”
You know, I hate people. Truly.
Thank you for that.
“You can try to butter me all you want to…”
/giggity?
Check it out! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R32aFmxL9HY
Meanwhile, the US State Dept has requested that Twitter delay a maintenance outage so that the people of Iran (who are now dying, by the way) can continue to communicate with the outside world since nearly every other form of communication has been blocked, including foreign reporters being threatened with death for taking footage. US media coverage is almost nil, and when it is, it is overwhelmingly pro Ahmadinnerjacket. An army of international hackers, including 4chan, are sereptitiously providing encrypted proxy servers to those reporting. The government is tracing activist twitterers and arresting them, while providing false tweets from their confiscated accounts. There is a movement for everyone with a twitter account to change their location and time zone to Tehran, to counter the counter intel.
This is the first all out information war. This is history. Its happening now. God help the people of Iran.
Sorry, I will not post about it again.
/But you cant get your rascal thru the whitecastle drive through.
wow. thanks for the info. i’ll go change my account now.
That’s the first reason ever for me to get a twitter account
Soldier on Belmont Yo
omg 4chan is doing something to help people? that is history
They have actually helped a lot of folks. They have caught child predators, cat killers, fought scientology….
/they are still sociopaths tho.
It has just been announced that 5.1million texts were simultaneously sent to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad saying “TITS OR GTFO”.
Im still holding out for LOLMullahs.
/is it can be virgins tiems nao?
hahahahaha…I’m in your yashmak yashing your maks
Hehe… Terrorist regime is terroristing.
Ceiling Mullah is watching you masturbate.
Regarding your Iranian protests and White Castle rascal rapscallions thoughts:
Michelle Malkin (I know, I know) had another interesting juxtaposition: The Iranians rioting in the streets over a stolen election and the people rioting in the streets over a Lakers’ NBA Championship.
And I think it’s okay to post about it. I mean, it is likely to be the biggest story for the foreseeable future, having world-reaching implications.
Completely random gossip. Mr Owen Wilson was in Whole Foods last Wednesday getting a salad on his way to visit Monticello. He was gracious and very slight of stature.
does that mean skinny or short?
Both. Stars are generally pixielike in size. (Not meant critically, but his famous nose is rather lumpier in person than on the screen.) Overall, quite nice.
I thought he was about 5 10 to 5 11. Is that pixielike?
He wears Riser-Socks™
LOL WUT? Generally?
Yup, generally, as in frequently. Smaller in stature than your average non-movie starring person. I’m short, 5′3″, and a surprising percentage of the stars I’ve met have been small people. Not all, but many. Very rare to meet one that’s surprisingly large. Conan O’Brien comes to mind there. A giant.
Like Wee-Man from Jackass.I see the pattern.
i heard the stars are all semi-short because they need to be eye level with the ladies so makeout scenes are sexies.
on another note, i really like the x-lounge ad. /am totally biased.
i ran smack-the-fuck into Muhammed Ali on Central Place when he lived here–literally, RAN into him and got tangled up in his bulk momentarily, thought he was going to beat the daylights of of me.
so disappointing that Tom Selleck left, that Harry Connack, Jr. changed his mind about buying that nice farm (Sam and Jessica’s old place).
has anyone met Dwayne The Rock Johnson yet? He seems really charming and intelligent in interviews, and especially in the intellectual epoch-making art-film The Rundown. I sent him a nice welcoming note on his arrival, but never heard back nor have I seen him around.
Floozy: i see dwarves everywhere I go, all the time. is that just me, or do you suffer from the same malady/torment/haunting, or is there a colony or special draw for them to Cville?
Me? Oh just doing some housecleaning, thanks for asking.
nice vinyl. is that your post? do you need some sampling stuff?
i can did up a bunch of BJ Express, etc., that I’m not using…
http://www.last.fm/music/B.T.+Express/Do+It+%28%27Til+You%27re+Satisfied%29
You “did up a bunch of BJ Express”- um ok, good luck with that.
I heard that Barracks Road is getting a BJ Express franchise in August.
/after the box opens.
‘dig’ not ‘did’—sorry.
my fancyass smartphone has keys the size of a Miller’s Waitress’ virtue.
most downtown bars, particularly the coke-outlets,
already seem to have bathroom franchise rights to BJ-express.
bahahaha
Thats what they use at the kaybab shop right?
Hey, since the Asian food market next to Cville Market closed down, I’m without a go-to place for the more esoteric Asian food items. Where does everybody else go to get their fish sauce on?
Asian market openned near Maharaja a few weeks ago.
I sneak into the aquarium after hours, and then I… wait. What are we talking about?
/is not an ictheophilliac
Asian Food Market–
what’s wrong with the one next to the golf-shoppe/cavalier-diner, across from Bodo’s on Emmett/29?
i get all my dried-squid-snax and coconut-milk-sodas there.
The “new” Asian Market next to Maharajah is the one that was located by Cville Market. They wanted more space and moved last month. Too bad, I enjoyed having them nearby.
Ah well, at least there’s still Two Sides! j/k
Pass me the PBR.
In the last couple weeks, Sotomayor and Hillary Clinton have both fallen and broken bones in DC. Should we provide Congress with the phone number for the people who rebricked the mall? It seems like a lot of heels are getting caught up here.
There’s some good coke in Brick City.
So if this is really uvagrape that means that you may in fact be the very drug dealer that you complain bitterly about being mistaken for.
I laugh: http://5secondfilms.com/watch/the_nose_collector
I still laugh: http://5secondfilms.com/watch/reckless_relative
There is no identity, man. Read some Bukowski. Whatevs. My 80’s track jacket is much too small for a fatty like Uva.
Thinking of getting a piercing… Any recommendations in town? Price averages?
http://cvillain.com/2009/06/19/where-to-get-and-what-piercings-in-charlottesville/
What happened to the doctor MRI machine advertorial?
People’s Revolution censorship, eh.
And I thought my life was funny…
Happy Father’s Day!
Just a little vid to remind you you could be this kid’s father,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YersIyzsOpc&fmt=18
Let me just say… find another route through Charlottesville, BIKE VIRGINIA! Old Lynchburg Road can barely tolerate one or two cyclists, let alone the hundreds of you passing through there on Saturday. I felt like the proverbial bull in a china shop trying to get to JPA.
Doesn’t it concern the coordinators of the event to perhaps scout the locations where they’re taking these cyclists through? Anyone with half a brain could figure out that that road just isn’t suitable.
/not to mention the joggers, moms pushing strollers hand in hand with their two and three year olds, the delinquents stumbling home, the really really odd man who flamboyantly walks in the middle of the road day or night, etc.
crossing the mall & water street on a saturday morning doesn’t seem so smart either…
zomg, shen, you weren’t joking. i hate brunch & i loved brunch today. rabbit for breakfast? brilliant!
Was this at P.P.?
Yes.
I tried Petit Pois for the first time this past weekend.
First the good: Maybe the best steak frites in town. Have tried it at Zinc, Cassis and Horse and Hound. This version was very flavorful. The meat was high quality, cooked perfectly wasn’t the least bit tough. The fries were tasty but could have done with a little less time under the heat lamp. The wine list was varied, reasonably priced and contained a bunch of interesting by-the-glass selections. The cheese plate was ample and made for a tasty finish to the meal. It is served with a an apricot jam that was a great compliment (I invented a new recipe: take a slice of baguette, shmear with chevre and some apricot jam and devour). Between the cheese and the butter, I must have gone through three or four baskets of bread. Just bite the bullet and make those things bigger. A picnic basket would do just fine. This was also my first panisse experience (served as a side with the duck) and I hope it will not be my last.
Before the not so good, full disclosure: I like salt, a lot. I look forward to nearing the end of a bag of Utz so that I can lick the pretzels and dip them back into the salt at the bottom of the bag allowing more deliciousness to adhere. Please take the following comments with a grain of…(I swear this wasn’t a huge setup). Except for the steak, I felt the food at Petit Pois was underseasoned. The chilled pea soup could have done with a bit more salt. The pea flavor was too subtle. Also, the greens underneath the duck confit were somewhat bland. My low-blood-pressure dining companion, who grew up in a house devoid of salt, even agreed that the dishes needed salt. The 200% relative humidity prevented us from remedying the situation ourselves with the shaker on the table. The chicken liver mousse was exactly what I had hoped, there was just too much of it. Something that rich they could get away with serving half as much. Also, thick mousse + thin baguette toast + crazy strength = disaster.
My only other comment is that the menu was not seasonal. With the exception of the chilled soup and niscoise salad with seared tuna, the menu was extremely heavy for summertime, especially for dining outside. French onion soup, snails, braised chicken and duck confit all sound delicious but strike me a cold-winter-night meals. I know I am going to get harassed for saying this and admitting in the post that I ordered the liver and duck confit in the same post.
Overall, an enjoyable meal. The food was good. The service was adequate. The mussels and snails will certainly be my victims on my next visit.
Don’t assume you will get harassed. That is a self-fulfilling prophecy. It’s way better to say “This is my opinion and you pack of wankers can take it or leave it” then make a reference to getting drunk and we will love all over you.
damn. what didn’t you eat? next time, ask your server for a ramekin of kosher salt from the kitchen and you can season away. in regards to the menu not being seasonal, i think they do the best they can and keep certain items on the menu for authenticity.
seems like the it is the kind of place to keep on the radar, and maybe save for the fall/winter months. Brunch there sounds like it’s worth a shot, based on cVillain commentary.
It also sounds like it is classic French bistro food without any interpretation? I guess leave the interpretation to Cassis and Zinc.
hey dude i just saw this.. you want us to make this a separate post?
Sure. Please title it “Petit Pois (Little Pois)”.
*little pea
I will try to make my attempts at humor a bit less subtle next time.
“She only speaks French, Roy. She doesn’t speak imbecile.”
nice reference
ooh now i want duck confit and chicken liver mousse! and cheese. and french toast and eggs benedict. and chicken in red wine, which people seemed to be enjoying at noon on sunday.
/loves the mussels & snails & french onion soup.
Thor/Spicy Bears: Just a caution, in case it pertains…
yes this does apply, if you want to send me a laptop, please send me this one: http://www.apple.com/macbookpro/
if you want to send me to europe, please send me here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibiza
if you want to send me money, send me $1,000,000
/other spicy bears probably have other wishes.
//actually the best thing you could do is to send us interesting posts!
//actually the best thing you could do is to send us interesting posts!
Except, this is me… so I don’t “do” interesting.
/no one?
Ahmadinejad breaks his silence about the Iranian protests.
Anyone know whats on fire? I’m sitting at Boylan and have seen about 5 firetrucks speed by in the past half hour…
Baby’s on fire. Better throw it in the water.
and all the laughing boys are bitch-innnnggg. how cool.
A SCOOP! a SCOOP!
Thor, get down there quick—we can beat all conventional media with a quick-pic and two lines of Post!!!
I know I posted an “Autotune the news” video in the other thread, but it’s the smoooooke!
Eno is God.
finally…somebody says something that makes some sense
Wolfram|Alpha now thinks we’re a movie.
So, are we a drama? Blockbuster? Thriller? Horror? Surrealist mind-fuck ala David Lynch? Romantic comedy? Comedy about blacking out and the subsequent hilarity when you try to piece it together the next morning?
Done!
I also suggested it in the Pizza post. Not sure anything came of it.
I should add that I did get an invitation to stop by the Spicy Bear HQ. I think that’s something like getting the Golden Ticket.
internal drama is all we have left- that and making fun of my grammar
and your stature.
I’m actually taller than Shen when she has heels on. She was kind of tipsy when we last met and with my lack of tan and white hair, it may have colored her judgement. I’m not an albino either but I can see why people think that.
No way dude, you were short. And you had 6 little friends with you. What were their names? I think it was Sleepy, Doc, and Grumpy…I forgot the rest.
Seriously, I thought the six short guys were your posse.You where standing by that sign that said “you have to be this tall to ride” and they all looked really sad.
I’m 5′11′, if that’s short than so be it.
I’m 5′11
Just because your myspace page says that, doesn’t make it true.
Ask Parlie.
Why would I ask parlie about my myspace page? I don’t even have one
He used to have one and he lied about his height on it
well that’s a fine story, what’s the penalty for lying on the inter webs these days?
Mockery. Lots of mockery.
Well that is a cautionary tale to be sure. I will confess that I’m only 5′ 10.75″ inches in my bare feet. Really don’t need any extra mockery.
Good for you, it makes dancing more fun. Since I don’t know your height I really can’t say anything but I pretty sure she isn’t 5′11″, is she?
this is all so unfair.
dieter is a giant in the earth, upon whose shoulders so many of us on this site stand.
i think that was supposed to be echo’s job.
What’s supposed to be my job? Planning the parties? If you want to do it at X Lounge, it’s really easy. Coordinating with multiple bars could be a little more difficult, but if it’s for charity, it shouldn’t be too hard.
you just said you were going to do an outside/pub crawl/ventana/beach themed party when it got warmer, that’s all. it’s warm.
I have a question that perhaps a fellow sports fan or lawyer can answer:
If Major League Baseball suspended Manny Ramirez for 50 games for violating its drug policy and he is not eligible to play till July 3rd (pending rain-outs), how can he play Minor League Baseball as of last night when it has a similar 50 game suspension policy? I would think the various levels of a particular sport must recognize actionable drug tests performed by another, no? Once Ramirez is placed on the roster for a Minor League team, shouldn’t that league ban him for 50 games based on his failed test? If a minor leaguer gets banned, can he be brought up and play in the majors? Ridiculous
A failed drug test is a failed drug test and there shouldn’t be ways around the punishment.
/Vannilavy should be all over this.
because those are the rules. (good negotiating, MLBPA!) the major league drug policy is a separate thing from the minor league drug policy. on a third drug violation a player in the majors can be permanently suspended from both the majors & the minors, but up until that,
“During the term of his suspension, a Player may consent to an assignment
to a Minor League affiliate of his Club under the terms of Article XIX(C)(1) and (3),
except as modified above with respect to salary and except that such assignment shall not
exceed five (5) days (eight (8) days for pitchers) for a Player suspended for a period of 25
games or less, and shall not exceed ten (10) days (16 days for pitchers) for a Player
suspended for a period of between 26 and 50 games.”
/googles.
And, a lot of minor league teams encourage the use of lady drugs.
Hey Shen: advice-column for you.
I have to prep for a couple ab-shoots for magazine ads in the next week or two, also in advance-work for KYLE’S CROSSFIT TRAINING REGIMEN, i’ve started soy-protein and fruit smoothies daily. I fired up my 1930s WARING BLENDOR this morning and somehow the motor caught fire trying to chew up a frozen banana (whole).
I’ve always thought Waring the best and most professional-quality machines (Hunter Thompson would only use Warings)…do you have any recommendations for a very good but affordable smoothie-friendly blendor?
My advice is don’t put a whole frozen anything in the blender. Now go to the Salvation Army store and get yourself a new one.
you could use a Waring Pro deli slicer on the banana next time.
“…smoothie friendly blend or….” or what?
thanks Shen and RhymesWithOrange. I see now it was the whole frozen-thing that was the problem—it did fine with whole frozen strawberries, ice-cubes, etc. I hate to multiply entities by getting a Pro-Slicer, but i guess i could chop before freezing.
you know there’s no way I’d find a real vintage WARING at a goodwill/SA. This thing had more chrome and artful curves than could be imagined. i just now went and ordered one from Ebay as a temporary, but if anyone has ever worked at a high-quality bar… what do they use there for serious blending?
if there’s one thing that I like in my kitchen appliances, its curves that don’t quit
truth be told. Look what happened when otter put his hard banana in his curvy blender.
ouch.
That belongs in the foodporn thread.
i can haz prosthetix?
The only bars that have blenders are the ones that serve frozen drinks. Ugh.
Ventana has a blender and no frozen drinks. Just fresh juices.
high-quality bars serve frozen drinks?
Not that I know of.
Somebody came into X Lounge one night and asked for a Pina Colada and I almost pissed myself.
got to go to the Lazy Parrot for that one.
or Cheeseburger in Paradise!
last time i went to cheeseburger in paradise (parents had just arrived in town after 12 hours in airports; father wanted comfort food NOW) i ordered a margarita (they are GOOD frozen sugary things!) & chugged it long before the food came (parents not very pleasant after 12 hours in airports). the waitress never asked me if i wanted another one. WTF!?
OD, my blender won’t blend anything frozen, even ice cubes. i have to microwave frozen fruit for like 5 mins before making smoothies! my mom’s, whatever it is (shiny metal, one flipperswitch), will blend anything. i’m jealous.
With the risk of using the word “judge” but unable to find another word, do you “judge” people based on their drink orders? Did you at one point and has that thought process gone away or is it still there? Examples: fruity martini, upity bitch; scotch on the rocks, has something to prove; miller lite, come on drink something better but maybe you’re just calorie counting.
I’d like to plead the fiz-ith!
i judged guys who ordered frozen drinks or pink drinks or cheap beer.
if you’re calorie counting, don’t drink, duh.
This is the craziest video I’ve seen in awhile:
Greatest Freakout EVAR
Great video. One question, what is he doing with the remote at 1:10?
Becoming a meme.
For being faked?
I think that was sodomy.
2 things:
braces rubberbands
remote control up the butt
Note that Brian’s (the dog on family guy) gay cousin is on the calendar staring at the events.
No 14 year old has that attention to detail. And this freakout, even if faked, can’t hold a candle to the “myspace freakout”, which was certainly not faked.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3a-ajsVVus
Of course LEGENDS like Angry German Kid are not considered as contenders.
ugh, I could only get to 3:34.
Future trench coat mafia member.
I’ve never made it through, but yeah, time to lock the door to the clock tower.
Oh, in case no one has ever seen AGK (which I find hard to believe) he is here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBVmfIUR1DA
I react like that when they block cVillain.
Farrah, sweet Farrah
You had a famous poster.
Dead at sixty-two.
And now TMZ.com, the Detroit Free Press and the Brisbane Times are reporting Michael Jackson dead at 50. Seems too soon to be losing icons of the 70’s/80’s
shen – what is your gravatar a picture of? It’s looks like a woman getting a tattoo by the beak of a crow.
It’s a detail from this awesome painting by Jonathan Viner. It’s surreal and beautiful at the same time. Not sure what the bird is doing.
http://www.murphydesign.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/viner_2.jpg
giving her a tattoo, naturally
thanks for sharing
RIP – Michael Jackson.
Michael Jackson deets?
Hey Kids… mind your p’s and q’s this weekend (and o’s, e’s, and g’s).
JADE is on the prowl.
Sauce?
Doth we have a frosted counter-narc?
Awesome.
Is it true you haven’t had sex with someone conscious since 1983?
Suck it new media. No one online is writing this clearly:
Was $1,623 meal worth it?
Daily Progress steps up.
Gah…. now you’ve drawn attention to it more than three people will know about this. Dam you.
nice work (the article)!! Pat did a great job (one ‘a’ in ‘granted’).
Only a shame there was no Matt R pic to accompany the piece.
Haven’t you heard? We settled with Matt R. No more… well, LESS… animosity towards him perhaps?
/newsbreaker
Settlement not withstanding, he’s still a choad.
…aaaaand now im over it.
i think he yet qualifies as a pariah-douchebag.
BYo–i’ve never been clear on it–is it ‘choad’ or ‘chode’—i’ve seen both spellings, but never used either in polite writing.
Billy Mays found dead in home. At 50.
God damn it, now I am gonna have to play endless remixes of Kaboom commercials.
Sluicy, coffering their Rabelaisian shin-dig boils my breeched buttress, despite its benefit to the beavering wake staff of those fine breaststraunts (Ivy Inn & Hamiltons).
I think belmot yo already nailed it with that “obvious route” pic. You know, crossfit=crucifix. Charlottesville= Harlotsville, Lot’s Wife / Magadelene’s Life, etc.
OMG Floozy! Billy Mays is dead!
A bloody slapchop was found at the scene…
OMFG..like SHAM-WOW. Now who am I going to hate on?
The most suggestive photot you will see all day (surprisingly SFW)
http://208.116.9.205/10/content/18189/1.jpg
new FFA? My smart-phone won’t process beyond about 175 comments.
not so smart, is it?
TOTAL p-o-s. Microsoft Mobile system. Q-phone.
after 175 entries, the cursor vanishes, so you just sortof scroll-and-hope when trying to Reply.
Perhaps you smart phone is tired, it’s probably in serious need of a rest.
I wouldn’t want you to accidentally have it blow up right in your hand.
really that would be best to rest for everyone
that went WAY over my head, Darlin’.
please tell me more.
Oh geez…
/no, nothing… shakes head
Happy National Sovereignty Day, Iraq!!!
/why am I still here?
Heh… I changed my email and all of my old gravatars changed too. Time to go upload a pic for the last month of glory, I suppose.
Horny blue balls unite!
Wait… now that I’ve uploaded a gravatar, I guess my last sentence there doesn’t make sense. Uhhhh…
Yeah… it just sounds like you haven’t had sex for a year.
Fishing spots within a reasonable driving distance from Charlottesville: anyone?
/please…
It’s time for a new FFA- I suggest “the Final Countdown” with embedded video of the song, of course
How long does it take for a dog to settle into a new home? I adopted an 11 month old and it has crapped in the house 6 days in a row. Come on dog people… help me out here.
Start from the beginning just like a puppy, use a crate and put them on a schedule. An older dog can be expected to control itself for longer periods provided you take it outside at critical times — first thing in the morning, after meals and last thing at night. Until they’re reliable, get them outside every three-to-four hours in between those times.
Thanks D…. I went through hell with a Boston Terrier a few years back because it was a puppy mill dog. It would crap in it’s crate and sleep in it. I can’t go through that again, so I am just worried that the folks that have given this one up are lying to me and she has the same problem( came from WVa originally which is puppy mill central I believe?).
Careful, people see that heart of gold and will think you’re getting soft on us
It could take a while! Just try to keep a solid routine of A LOT of “potty times” and keep the pup in a crate or small area where he/she’s less likely to do the deed when you’re not there.
Also, make sure that you clean the soiled area with some enzymatic cleaner so the scent (and temptation to remark) is completely gone.
Six days isn’t bad…six months would be bad. Hang in there!
OMFG 6 months…. no way. These turds look like Wintergreen Mtn.
covered with man made ice?
You have no idea…I had a dog with SERIOUS digestive issues and would come home to piles and piles of watery stuff. I was literaly elbow deep in sh*t for the entire time I had him.
It looks like meat. HEART MEAT!
*throwing up on my keyboard*
they are worms moving together
Sarah Palin resigns!
In the eternal words of David Spade,
Buh-bye.
When Freedom from her mountain height
Unfurled her standard to the air,
She tore the azure robe of night,
And set the stars of glory there.
Happy Independence Day, villains!
hunh, Doc? Hope you had a great one.
‘Rise like Lions after slumber
In unvanquishable number,
Shake your chains to earth like dew
Which in sleep had fallen on you -
Ye are many – they are few.”
It’s been highly dugg, and has made its way around the net some, but in case you haven’t seen it:
http://www.retrocomedy.com/2009/07/15-creepiest-vintage-ads-of-all-time.html
I don’t know which one is my favorite. Maybe the pig one.
OH NO!!!
How have I “missed” this blog before?
Thank you “thank” you thank you Doc.
i got my job because at the interview my boss made an inside joke to one of his employees about how miami police cars all say “professional law enforcement” on the sides– something i’ve been mocking since high school–& i burst out laughing.
“A short synopsis: black female, gov’t worker involved in the underworld of drugs who also has a liking for the ladies.”
oh, yeah.
http://fredericksburg.craigslist.org/wri/1245103808.html
I didn’t realize there was a “best of” section of craigslist… Not Safe For Worky
New FFA please, my suggestion “the last days of Pompeii”
New FFA: The rumors of my demise have been greatly exagerated.
How about “FFA XFit-The One Where You Get in Shape Just Reading Random Shit”
New FFA: So long and thanks for all the shoes.
adorable!