I kept thinking that there was an obvious flaw in this story. Usually if something burns in a stove it has alcohol in it. Sprite does not. Not if it is the soft drink that I like. Is there another? And does the recipe call for alcohol? What for? This seems like a fraud of sorts.
Three of them, I think. My radar was not out. This will force an adjustment in rules. Wait, is this really Lynne Larkin? In the category of potent potables, what nut is used in amaretto?
Don't happen to like Joe Biden ? Fine. You're probably not a favorite of his either. The issue is not Biden vs. the Stay Out of Jail candidate. It's about common decency vs. nationalized hate and fear. It's about living your life pretty much as you see fit or having it dictated by a third rate tin-pot dictator and his acolytes --- for their benefit, not yours. The storm flags are flying. We have been warned.
"According to The Guinness Book of World Records, on July 17, 1979, Weingarten became the first Jewish-American to consume a pastrami sandwich with mayonnaise on raisin bread."
The Chevy Vega -- ah, the memories. That was my mom's car, and because I, as a teenager, didn't have a car of my own, that was the car I was allowed to (rarely) drive. No AC -- which meant heat from the engine blew heat inside all summer long.
The best put-down I every got was unintentional -- it was actually made as compliment, and I can never think of it without laughing. I was getting a dress hemmed at a small tailor shop in NYC decades ago, and at one point, the little foreign-born tailor looked up at me and said, "In my country, you would be considered very beautiful."
I suppose I mumbled "thanks," but unfortunately . . . forgot to ask him which country it was! I would've bought an airline ticket immediately!
Buying a Vega was one of the more idiotic things I've ever done. But it wasn't too good for General Motors, either. I wouldn 't touch another one of their products for 25 years after that no-good, oil-burning, piece of shit, rust bucket Vega.
I can think of several countries with more livestock than people so you could easily have been belle of the ball in one of them. And possibly still could be.
With regard to this sincere question: "Can you explain why people feel it is antisemitic to be critical of Israel's actions?"
It's hard to say without knowing specifically how you are being critical, but I've seen a few really common things that can shut down conversation.
The most common is anything that diminishes the terror that Hamas unleashed both historically and on Oct 7, not just by suggesting that it was provoked, but also by changing the subject to Israel's response, or with slogans and hashtags like #freepalestine. The implication would be that you're more horrified by suffering caused by Israel that by the suffering of Israeli's own citizens (I assume you aren't among those tearing down photos of hostages, but it's a subtler form of that).
Another is just denying that antisemitism exists or is a huge problem right now. It's rampant.
But if you're being called an antisemite just for criticizing Netenyahu, or even for debating whether Israel as conceived makes sense, then you need some new friends.
Sometimes I get a small kick when comments I’ve submitted make it into the column. This week, I’m getting a kick out of the fact that none of the “seemed good at the time” life experiences I’ve related have had sufficient unexpected misery to be worthy of repeating.
Wonder if you had contact again with Pablo "Yoruba" Guzman when you did your '72 piece on NYC street gangs ? He was a founder of, and I believe, at the time, a spokesman, for the Young Lords, political action group that grew out of a street gang.
I went to high school with Susan Estrich. On here Wikipedia page, it said tnat her religion (Jewish) was not confirmed. I stated that i was at her Bat Mitzvah. I think they accepted it as corroboration.
Just finally finished reading the results in last Thursday's contest and saw a comment about the winning entry having already been a product in the H&S catalog. I guess that means my potato-powered golf cart should have won. So close and yet so far away. In order to be a true Loser, one must suffer, and suffer I have.
Musk? I give him some slack for age and for his success with SpaceX and Tesla. Who else has done this since Howard Hughes? (And he had his odd side, too.) I will wait to see how this shakes out and if he turns X (Tweet) around. He still has lots of potential.
Interesting that you focus on delusion in this TGP --- perhaps second only to a rising tide of assholery when it comes to present social ills. Musk clearly suffers from "genius syndrome," or the delusion of transferable skills/knowledge. Now that Bezos looks to be beating him to Mars, he has turned his attention to yet another "shiny object" --- making the situation in the Middle East worse, if he can. His perverse effect (aka the "cobra effect") failure experience with Brand X no doubt can easily transfer. What's another $44B ? As for the media "bothsidesism" --- that so-called objectivity has (IMO) always been a delusion --- if a benign one in days gone by --- starting with story or article selection. It is a hoary old confirmation bias -- this concept of "fairness" --- that seems to work until you're faced with clear and present societal dangers for which there is only "faux fairness."
Sorry, but this seems superficial and to miss nuance. I should know, I do it many times. Musk can do better and I expect him to do better. I will wait to see.
There is no nuance to either Elon Musk or inadvertently left out of my comment whatever your attempt to somehow excuse what you see as an objectionable lack of it by inserting yourself. You're welcome to wait for a Musk epiphany until you run the actuarial table --- I see Musk as a menace now with great power ---not only to many of the publics he comes into direct and indirect contact with, but himself as well --- although I am much less concerned with his self-destructiveness. Have you not been paying attention ? Does being able to build an electric car somehow provide a license for, or worse, absolution, in your view, to supporting and encouraging disinformation and hate ? Sarcasm ? Sure. Superficiality ? I think not.
What do you mean, that your field goal of 68 yards was a distance still unequaled at any level of competition.
George Santos kicked a field goal of 70 yards. You could look it up.
And Santos did it by kicking backwards.
ME: Hello, I"d like to order a large pizzazz to go
DELI: "What do you want on your pizzazz?
ME: I'd like zest, elan and panache.
DELI: That'll be priceless. Pick-up in 25 minutes.
ME: Thank you.
Would the fire extinguishant all over the fish have anything to do with the vomiting?
Wait. He squirted it ON THE FISH?
Well, he said the fish were on fire, and he had to use an extinguisher to get it out.
I kept thinking that there was an obvious flaw in this story. Usually if something burns in a stove it has alcohol in it. Sprite does not. Not if it is the soft drink that I like. Is there another? And does the recipe call for alcohol? What for? This seems like a fraud of sorts.
Fwiw, the Chris Doyle who asked that question is not me, a Loser.
What is going on?? Fake Losers today.
Three of them, I think. My radar was not out. This will force an adjustment in rules. Wait, is this really Lynne Larkin? In the category of potent potables, what nut is used in amaretto?
Three? Pat mentioned Chris and Tom Witte on Facebook, who’s the third?
Ha! Too easy . . . wait! Is this really Gene? What is the rarest Seth Thomas clock?
It's the Seth Thomas 1. Too easy.
But the weird thing is... Amaretto doesn't actually use almonds! It was a trick question.
Don't happen to like Joe Biden ? Fine. You're probably not a favorite of his either. The issue is not Biden vs. the Stay Out of Jail candidate. It's about common decency vs. nationalized hate and fear. It's about living your life pretty much as you see fit or having it dictated by a third rate tin-pot dictator and his acolytes --- for their benefit, not yours. The storm flags are flying. We have been warned.
"According to The Guinness Book of World Records, on July 17, 1979, Weingarten became the first Jewish-American to consume a pastrami sandwich with mayonnaise on raisin bread."
Made me laugh out loud.
Made me experience a small wave of nausea.
The Chevy Vega -- ah, the memories. That was my mom's car, and because I, as a teenager, didn't have a car of my own, that was the car I was allowed to (rarely) drive. No AC -- which meant heat from the engine blew heat inside all summer long.
The best put-down I every got was unintentional -- it was actually made as compliment, and I can never think of it without laughing. I was getting a dress hemmed at a small tailor shop in NYC decades ago, and at one point, the little foreign-born tailor looked up at me and said, "In my country, you would be considered very beautiful."
I suppose I mumbled "thanks," but unfortunately . . . forgot to ask him which country it was! I would've bought an airline ticket immediately!
Buying a Vega was one of the more idiotic things I've ever done. But it wasn't too good for General Motors, either. I wouldn 't touch another one of their products for 25 years after that no-good, oil-burning, piece of shit, rust bucket Vega.
I can think of several countries with more livestock than people so you could easily have been belle of the ball in one of them. And possibly still could be.
With regard to this sincere question: "Can you explain why people feel it is antisemitic to be critical of Israel's actions?"
It's hard to say without knowing specifically how you are being critical, but I've seen a few really common things that can shut down conversation.
The most common is anything that diminishes the terror that Hamas unleashed both historically and on Oct 7, not just by suggesting that it was provoked, but also by changing the subject to Israel's response, or with slogans and hashtags like #freepalestine. The implication would be that you're more horrified by suffering caused by Israel that by the suffering of Israeli's own citizens (I assume you aren't among those tearing down photos of hostages, but it's a subtler form of that).
Another is just denying that antisemitism exists or is a huge problem right now. It's rampant.
But if you're being called an antisemite just for criticizing Netenyahu, or even for debating whether Israel as conceived makes sense, then you need some new friends.
Sometimes I get a small kick when comments I’ve submitted make it into the column. This week, I’m getting a kick out of the fact that none of the “seemed good at the time” life experiences I’ve related have had sufficient unexpected misery to be worthy of repeating.
Wonder if you had contact again with Pablo "Yoruba" Guzman when you did your '72 piece on NYC street gangs ? He was a founder of, and I believe, at the time, a spokesman, for the Young Lords, political action group that grew out of a street gang.
He was. But he was not that yet.
I think the answer with the fish was that Chris sprayed it with a fire extinguisher, then ate it. All sorts of nasty chemicals in that.
I think the answer with the fish was that Chris sprayed it with a fire extinguisher, then ate it. All sorts of nasty chemicals in that.
I went to high school with Susan Estrich. On here Wikipedia page, it said tnat her religion (Jewish) was not confirmed. I stated that i was at her Bat Mitzvah. I think they accepted it as corroboration.
Just finally finished reading the results in last Thursday's contest and saw a comment about the winning entry having already been a product in the H&S catalog. I guess that means my potato-powered golf cart should have won. So close and yet so far away. In order to be a true Loser, one must suffer, and suffer I have.
To Jonathan Paul: Is that anyone whom I know from FRB?
Very possibly.
How about a hint. Initials?
Musk? I give him some slack for age and for his success with SpaceX and Tesla. Who else has done this since Howard Hughes? (And he had his odd side, too.) I will wait to see how this shakes out and if he turns X (Tweet) around. He still has lots of potential.
Lots of potential? Maybe. Definitely $44 billion less available for reaching that potential.
Only a loss if he sells now.
Interesting that you focus on delusion in this TGP --- perhaps second only to a rising tide of assholery when it comes to present social ills. Musk clearly suffers from "genius syndrome," or the delusion of transferable skills/knowledge. Now that Bezos looks to be beating him to Mars, he has turned his attention to yet another "shiny object" --- making the situation in the Middle East worse, if he can. His perverse effect (aka the "cobra effect") failure experience with Brand X no doubt can easily transfer. What's another $44B ? As for the media "bothsidesism" --- that so-called objectivity has (IMO) always been a delusion --- if a benign one in days gone by --- starting with story or article selection. It is a hoary old confirmation bias -- this concept of "fairness" --- that seems to work until you're faced with clear and present societal dangers for which there is only "faux fairness."
Sorry, but this seems superficial and to miss nuance. I should know, I do it many times. Musk can do better and I expect him to do better. I will wait to see.
There is no nuance to either Elon Musk or inadvertently left out of my comment whatever your attempt to somehow excuse what you see as an objectionable lack of it by inserting yourself. You're welcome to wait for a Musk epiphany until you run the actuarial table --- I see Musk as a menace now with great power ---not only to many of the publics he comes into direct and indirect contact with, but himself as well --- although I am much less concerned with his self-destructiveness. Have you not been paying attention ? Does being able to build an electric car somehow provide a license for, or worse, absolution, in your view, to supporting and encouraging disinformation and hate ? Sarcasm ? Sure. Superficiality ? I think not.
Thank you for sharing.