Great comments from this week
Of the hundreds of comments posted this week on AOA, here are a few of the ones that made us think or laugh this week. Thanks to everyone who posted a comment this week!
On love v. hate
I am so proud of Albany. It is a brave thing to stand in the face of hate and preach love. Way to go protesters.
...said Katherine about the folks who showed up to counter protest the Westboro Baptist Church.
On bung and bungholes
Just one brush stroke away from being the Bong Factory. Dude...
... said Willy Z
I'm just glad to finally find out what "bunghole" means!
... said KiMelodic
about The bung factory
On goats as gifts
I wish I was making this up, but my sister got a goat as a wedding gift from her (now-ex) husband. It chewed on her dress during their ceremony. Goats aren't good presents for any occasion.
...said 23-Hour Alice Person about a posting in this weeks Craigs List round-up
On corporate greed
In Japan, the executives are ashamed when they run companies into the ground. Maybe we need to bring back hara-kiri?
...said abby about The parent company of The Saratogian offering bonuses to executives for firing employees.
On the proliferation of pipers in the CR
You can't swing a dead cat without hitting a bag piper in this town.
...said Barold about The Piper's Dojo
On gubernatorial thighs
Who is managing this man's press?
...said just saying
Well, Mr Paterson, if your goal was to seduce the public for their votes, mission accomplished!
...said Pantaloons
Finally, the age-old question of "Who wears short-shorts?" is answered. It's Paterson. Give that man a bottle of Nair.
said 23-Hour Alice Person
about David Paterson's picture in Runner's World.
On urinating in public places
Oh no, the places you'll go!
...said komradebob about Move along, nothing to pee on here.
On French Fries, car accidents and the five second rule
The fries were just trying to escape. They truly are freedom fries.
...said B
Read the town charter, boy: 'If foodstuff should touch the ground, said foodstuff shall be turned over to the village idiot.' Since I don't see him around, start shoveling!
...said steve-o
Clearing the French fry truck accident would have been faster if the authorities had collided a truck full of boiling oil and a malt vinegar tanker nearby.
...said James Cronen
about the tractor trailer full of french fries that overturned on an I-87 exit ramp.
On the newest local scent
What does the Avenue of the Pines smell like? The stench of patchouli and sweat as thousands of shoeless Phish or DMB fans wander to the outer lots looking for a ride to Lee's Campground?
...said Ellsass about The new Avenue of Pines scented air freshener featured in the Saratoga Auto Museum's new air freshener exhibit.
On Jimmy Fallon
Maybe it's just me, but Jimmy gets me all Twitterpated.
...said abby about the one time St. Rose student and new Late Night host
On Zombie Police from Schenectady
My God, what is wrong with his head?!
said Summer about Zombie Police of Schenectady
He reminds of the dude from Alien Nation that likes to chug sour milk.
said abby about Braiiins!
On peanut butter
Saratoga PBC is the jam...no pun intended.
...said Bobbo about Saratoga Peanut Butter
On geek dates
Pfffft. Personally, I would think that getting a pirated copy of The Watchmen before opening day would be a geek date dream. Or at least, my geek date dream.
...said Ellie
I guess it all depends on just when your date yells out 'Khaaaaan!!!"
said komradebob
about RPI student Jenny Blanchard's web comic, Enjhuneer
On the value of secretaries
"Secretaries" do a lot. The title can be misleading. No executive could do their job without a secretary -- at least one.
...said B in a discussion that stemmed from the revelation that John Sweeney's first wife makes $94 thousand dollars a year as a secretary at the State Insurance Fund.
On freezing and meteorology dorks
I lived in Minneapolis when I was young, and my elementary school would make us go out for recess until the actual temperature was 10 below-- didn't matter what the windchill was. The teachers would tell us that it'd make us hearty and put hair on our chests. I now think of them every time I buy new razors.
...said 23-Hour Alice Person
I'm kinda thrilled to see the use of "frakkin'." Secret dorkdom, woohoo!
said Glenna
about The frakking cold weather earlier this week.
On AOA
If blogs were a sport & I was team captain, I'd pick you first for my team. That other blog about real estate marketing? Dead last man. Dead freaking last.
...said Pantaloons about AOA being named best blog in the Metroland readers poll.
And southern California transplant Susan asked for advice about how to enjoy living in the Capital Region. And she got a lot of it.
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No luck on the geek date by the way. Although when seeing it this afternoon by myself this nice gentleman asked me if I wanted to sit with him so I wouldn't be sitting alone. He hit on me, which was nice. And then his kids called and wanted to know when he'd be home because their mom was pissed.
... said Ellie on Mar 6, 2009 at 5:40 PM | link