people that YELP are scumbags

i didn't even pick up on what "UDS" could be in yr post, jeezis

haha

there are other funny/rong chart memes out there, too, if you want what might not be the most pleasant revelation of what some docs are thinkin about their patients

the ER ones can either be the funniest or the worst, given who and what passes through there

MDs got in trouble for this in the UK: one of the chart terms was NFN (Normal for Norfolk) and another was GROLIES (Guardian Reader of low intelligence, ethnic skirt).

whoa

man i am thinking of stuff like MOB (minding own business) when ppl get stabbed or w/e

British chart slang: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3159813.stm

holy shit at GROLIES

Rkeezee K.
U suckkers got served
Studio City, CA

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5 star rating
1/9/2008

First to Review

i feel honored to write ghetto's first review. my fellow ghetto lovers will rejoice that it has a 5-star review! my group of friends commonly refer this place as ghetto chinese, but it is far from it in terms of taste and experience.

so how did i find this place? there used to be another chinese restaurant in the other plaza across de soto. i first ate there and it was like any other chinese fast food place. then my chinese friend told me to try the other ghetto one (abc express). so i did and i was sold.. and the name "ghetto" stuck as well.. hahah i let in a few coworkers on this place and next thing you know, when it hits lunch time, all you hear is, "ready to hit up ghetto?"

So heres the skinny. First of all, this place is really run by chinese people. very friendly. the food puts panda to shame, but is on the greasy-greasy side. i love the orange fried rice (yes its orange in color, but tastes delish!), fried chicken wings (if you get chummy with the servers, they really do pile it on), orange chicken (somehow tastes much better than pandas, must be the extra msg), beef n broccoli, and the all time favorite is the bbq pork.. mmm mmmm

it is fast food, so dont expect a nice sit down environment. On a funny note, i think this place used to be a former subway sandwich place. they have a neon light fixture above which reads "healthy fresh diet food" lol.. no joke. sadly there is nothing healthy fresh or diety about this place, but that's not what im looking for :-)

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dawson s.
Los Angeles, CA

As thrilled as I was to see the new Target (can you hear me dragging that soft 'g' out?), open up on La Brea, the parking nightmare and lack of stock has driven me back to the og location on La Cienega time, and time again.

Of course I prefer having a shiny, clean, safe, more luxury experience at the newer store, but if they don't have what I'm looking for and I still have to pay for parking - talk about adding insult to injury - what's the point?

This store feels a lot like Target's red-headed step sister, but let me tell ya, she delivers. Time and time again, I've been able to find exactly what I was in the store for (including advertised specials and sales items) when they've been sold out all over town at the other locations. Another plus is the ample garden shop area - something you won't find at the "other" location either. And of course, there's parking. Easy, free, ample parking. Just as it was meant to be.

A point off to the ghetto factor that seems to pervade virtually every element of your experience here. Once you're prepared for it and over it (which, you generally will be after getting screwed some way or another at that "other" location), it's smooth sailin'.

Oh, and there's a Micky D's at the far corner of the parking lot. What better way to wrap up a g-h-e-t-t-o afternoon than with a Big Mac, fries and a shake?

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you are just searching "ghetto" arent you

i did that before and was surprised not much turned up :/

yes : /

xpost

except (just watch "The Wire" to see how ghetto B'more really is)

11/22/2009
Nothing "ghetto" about this area or "setup" at all. However if "ghetto" is synonymous with black for some of you, well here's to cracking your codewords. You'll see plenty of us around here. It's diagonal from the Lafayette Gardens housing project, near Pratt Institute, and directly across from the G train at Classon Avenue. It's also blocks away from Sputnik and Rustik which are relatively popular haunts.

The owners are extremely nice; they'll remember you, and it's dirt cheap in comparison to spots on Myrtle like Polish Bar. I recommend it highly, and have been coming here for years since they first opened.

- Signed Koku De La Ghetto

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Caro J.
Brooklyn, NY
11/1/2009
I loooooooove this place! Don't let the ghetto area and set up fool you. The owners and employees here are very nice and do a good job with nails.
But the best part about it? TWENTY DOLLARS FOR A MANI AND PEDI! Where else can you find that but in Brooklyn! Also, it's very convenient for me (only about two blocks).
They do take on more customers than they should, so be warned that you may have to wait over an hour on busy days like the weekend.

The creepiest was this dude who took her blood. "Stay still sweetheart." Sweetheart? Very creepy, if you ask me. Like the situation of a passed out drunk girl he called sweetheart was not that unfamiliar to him...

W! T! F! project much?

People (and I use the term "people" loosely as I mean doctors and nurses and the like) came in and went.

double WTF. people that PRACTICE MEDICINE are scumbags??

yes

Joe V.

East Elmhurst, NY
3 star rating
2/26/2009

Pros- Most authentic Filipino food restaurant in NY, very low prices, fast service.

Cons- The decor and ambience is awful and staff (some are Mexicans) are not friendly.

ugh

they don't even speak tagalog!

Google in talks to purchase scumbags

SAN FRANCISCO — Google is in discussions to buy Yelp, the Web site that lists and reviews local businesses, according to three people who had been briefed on the negotiations. The talks show how intently the biggest Web companies are setting their sights on the smallest neighborhood businesses, where they see a large and untapped group of advertisers.

Google and Yelp have not signed an agreement, the people said. The people would not disclose the proposed price, but one said it was more than $500 million.

Google and Yelp declined to comment.

The return of Yelp reviews to Google Earth would make me use Google Earth again, so I'm for this.

Review of the Day 1/6/2010
Jennifer C P.

San Francisco, CA
12/5/2009
4 star rating

Good Vibrations

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Nice girls don't. . . Bad girls DO!

Right. Who made those stupid rules?

I walked into Good Vibes to pick up a couple of gifts for my friends because that is how much I love my friends. Can you fault me for wanting them to lead happier, healthier adult lives? I had to buy their big girl toys from somewhere mainstream where I knew if they had a question, they would not be ashamed to ask. Even better, if they wanted more toys, they could go to this place.

This store is well appointed with various lubricants, books, mild toys (strong emphasis on MILD), and a nice selection of luxury vibes. The staff are friendly, knowledgeable, and helpful. . . really helpful for the clueless. No, really. I hear people ask the craziest questions in this store. Body - everyone has one, master yours. This might be the place where you can get that all important education started.

Bonus Points for carrying Jimmy Jane luxury line of vibrators. I have the 24KT one thanks to this shop. . . and now so do a number of my friends. Well I didn't buy those novices the 24kt one but I did get them stealthy colorful Jimmy Jane vibes all the same! Faaabulous! I love giving the gift that just keeps giving . . . and giving. . . .and giving. . . and giving! ::laughing::

In closing - this is where good girls and bad girls DO. Clearly I am a bad, bad girl to tempt my good girl friends!

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okay, i'm gonna call dibs on this one, but i am thinking of doing a DJ night called : "USEFUL FUNNY COOL" sometime in the next couple of months.

your poster has to be slutty chicks holding a plate of appetizers

that chick is so large and gross btw.

also, omar you are a great Yelper! ^___^

;-)

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/02/yelp-facing-class-action-suit-over-extortive-ad-sales.ars

When I was a very small child, an old woman gave me what would become my favorite childhood toy. A green knitted bunny, whom I aptly named Bunny-Bunny. Well, for the past 20 years or so, I have had an unshakable fondness for bunnies. Love them and their twitchy noses and bizarre hops.

So imagine my distress when I see that there are dishes featuring Bunny-Bunny's family members here! WHY GOD WHY? I shook my fist, cried, vomited a little, then I ordered a Bloody Mary.

For those who don't know (and don't act like you don't) I'm a freaking boozehound, and a Bloody Mary is like the breakfast of champions. At 1pm. Our waiter was friendly and he talked us into trying jalepeneo-infused vodka, which wound up being an excellent choice.

The food was decent, too. Not as good as the drinks. I ordered the Chicken Milanese and it tasted wonderful, though it was almost TOO fried. Yikes. My dining companion ordered the sandwich of the day, which was a BLT. It scared me majorly, because the bacon was giant and fatty and salty. And this is coming from a bacon lover, so for me to be scared of bacon, you know it's some serious shit.

Later that night, I found myself here again for cocktails. The bartenders were pretty and nice. Save for the creepy leering man who had blatant disregard for the fact that I am NOT SINGLE, it was a great place to hang out.

In the daytime, this place is very light and airy. At night it's transformed into an artsy hangout. Either way, heck yes. Just please don't eat my Bunny-Bunny :(

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For those who don't know (and don't act like you don't) I'm a freaking boozehound

who the fuck are these deranged, attention-seeking scumbags?

what's extra lol about that is the user's location is listed as seattle but the review is of a place in louisville

from a review of a local bar:

"I don't care much for drinking whiskey in bars. When I am in a bar I want to get drunk fast and easy."

UH

IRONING DO U SEE

who the fuck are these deranged, attention-seeking scumbags?

― on in the b.g. while you're grouting (stevie)

people who are considered the extroverted comedian in their small group of friends, and use sites like Yelp to take the show on the road. the real scumbags are the people who flag reviews like that as 'useful', 'funny', and especially 'cool'.

this thread title bothers me so much

people WHO yelp

that's what's good about this thread imo, whenever you hear/think about yelp you think "people that yelp are scumbags," it sticks in your mind

ppl yelpin ppl

i use yelp to find restaraunts near places i'm going, but make it a point to never read a word these worthless clowns have to say

should be 'disgusting savages' imo

http://officialblog.yelp.com/2010/03/additional-thoughts-on-last-weeks-lawsuit-or-how-a-conspiracy-theory-is-born-.html
in other words, sure our site works in a total counterintuitive method and our ad reps suggest obliquely that advertising will help you on the site but it's not like we're UNETHICAL exactly...

Truth: Our entire sales department is prohibited from creating any review content on the site. No member of the sales department has the administrative capability to remove reviews.

what a non-denial...so the sales rep who calls the businesses doesn't do the dirty work themselves? What does that prove?

I don't think it's a conspiracy that all these businesses have the same story about shady Yelp tactics, I just wish that someone in a one-party consent state could actually record a call, or that someone at yelp could be dumb enough to put it in an email.

maybe it's because they are being sued but I did not see any real denial in that post anyway

reviews that start "Ahhh, [place's name]," and continue to address it in second person, worst type of review?

I have never ordered anything from Pho Basil which I have not devoured in a single sitting.

Last night was no exception. I was feeling chickeny, so I ordered the chicken satay skewers with peanut sauce, and the Basil Chicken with vegetables.

The Basil Chicken is phenomenal. Huge pile o steamed vegetables, a delicious savory sauce, and almost-but-not-quite overwhelming basil flavor from the fresh basil leaves.

Yes, so I ate it all. Big deal. Your mom.

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reviews that start "Ahhh, [place's name]," and continue to address it in second person, worst type of review?

y, truth bomb

reviews that start "Ahhh, [place's name]," and continue to address it in second person, worst type of review?

Let's just all keep endorsing this

i got kind of mad just parsing that post

i fucking hate this girl
http://www.yelp.com/user_details?userid=_aSs5dSAabuwnXUGBPzASw

she seems to review every single restaurant in SF, all of her posts are in that retarded format and all of her pictures are 'hey look at me i'm a yelp slut'

Ahh Han Ah Reum, how I've taken you for granted. Foolish of me to think I'd move to the Bay Area and find bountiful Korean markets. I am so foolish.

Out here, the banchans are not as varied and they run out of kimchee! WTF. However, the produce is just as suspect as your produce. However, you can't beat the frozen mandoos and bi-bim-gook-soo which I cannot find here. Well, I can but they're made in China and I don't like lead in my food.

At least the lines here aren't as ridiculously long as your lines, but that's probably because the selections are as enormous as your's.

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