Around the neighborhood

posted Mar 31, 2008

neighborhood_badge.pngHere are a few things that caught our interest while taking a trip through the Capital Region's online neighborhood:

+ If you say that Barack Obama is "charismatic, rarely negative, isn't mean," does that make you biased? It's been quite the topic of discussion today on Kristi G's On The Edge blog.

+ Prompted by the story about the gambling ring bust that nabbed guys with nicknames such as Penguin and Bindy, Rob Madeo put the names of a bunch of famous-for-Albany people through the Mob Nickname Generator. And the results are pretty funny. Example: the nickname generated for Jerry Jennings was "Baby Buns."

+ Alex, of Alex and Cati fame, has the scoop on Mahar's and a few other places to hit if you're looking for a bar with quality beer. Of Mahar's, Alex says "Some people have referred to the bartenders as 'beer snobs,' and that could be. I certainly wouldn't recommend ordering a Coors light." Too true.

There's a lot more going on around the neigborhood.

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tags: food, people

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I'm disappointed; I'd have put serious cash down on a guess that Jerry Jennings' mob name would be "Orange Man".

This is why I don't gamble.

... said Kim on Apr 1, 2008 at 12:37 AM | link

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