quiddities and agonies of the ruling class - a rolling new york times thread

lol ... this reminds me of that infamous NYT story from about 7 years ago when some NYcers who had moved to Philadelphia wrote a quiddities-style article about Philly becoming "the sixth borough." said article was not well-received by real Philadelphians of course.

― kurwa mać (Polish for "long life") (Eisbaer), Thursday, July 12, 2012 10:27 AM (4 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

omg this makes me angry and I've only ever lived near Philadelphia, and not in 12 years.

I think they ran similar stories at least two other times.

I said somerset, meant somerville

we know

there is a somerset mass

we still knew, that's how awesome Somerville ppl are

well ill be damned

Ex-Somervillain here, still miss it.

TWU, you ever come back for reunions? We should do Somerville drinks if you do.

Not reunions, but I do like to swing by Inman Square every couple of years. Will drop you a line next time I do.

Ha we're a 5 min walk from there.

http://i.imgur.com/94KwF.png

opinion >>

DO WE HATE
OURSELVES AND
WORRY ABOUT
BULLSHIT
ENOUGH?

Room for Debate asks:
There must be some
way we haven't talked
about this crap some-
how yet.

hah

goole otm

oh god, it's a series of articles and one is titled "Rediscover the Don Draper Within"

gag

hah thats messed up

http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2012/07/12/are-modern-men-manly-enough/men-need-to-rediscover-the-don-draper-within

kind of feel like these article titles need a poll

‘Manly’ Is a Lifestyle, Not a Look
LAWRENCE SCHLOSSMAN, BLOGGER

jesus fn christ

that guy's is the least objectionable

the article, I mean, not the title

the article boils down to "be a decent person," though

ya he clearly didnt write the headline but still its more 'lol hipsters, be a decent person'

i like how the bylines distinguish between 'blogger' and 'author'.

goole otm

― hot sauce delivery device (mh), Friday, July 13, 2012 5:43 PM (18 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Joel Stein, from linked article:

...without manliness we’re going to die as a species. Because being a nerd will never get you any action.

Does this fellow not realize that this 'problem' can safely be left to solve itself without his guidance and advice?

Joel Stein, I'd like for you to meet Wilmer Valderama and John Mayer

wilmer is pimp, come on!

uh i'd heard of joel stein (fuckstick) and loni love (not that funny iirc?). who the f are the rest of these people.

god just looking at their pictures i want them all to get sucked into a jet engine

"Then again, old-school macho posturing has caused a lot of problems over the years, from domestic abuse to reckless warfare to catastrophic greed."

HOW DO YOU WRITE THIS SENTENCE

HOW

Then again

the article is coming from inside the don draper

honestly I feel like this shoudln't be the case but the guy I find the worst is the one who's like "But let's be serious for a moment it's time for fathers to step up"

"I'm going to take this opportunity to address a social problem that is tangentially related to this topic"

Joel Stein has always been pretty hacky & stuck in the early 90s.

tbf men don't know the real problems with being men so we just say "uhh, you know, wars and patriarchy and stuff"

the solution

http://youngadultfinances.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/slap.jpeg

Some tips of worth but

http://travel.nytimes.com/2012/07/15/travel/how-the-tough-get-going-silicon-valley-travel-tips.html

the brand of tim ferris is the most mystifying thing

eh hes a con man

yeah but 5 minute youtube video on how to travel on only 2 pairs of underwear -> multiple bestselling books makes me :(

its also like, the time it takes you to learn about all these new cool websites like tripit etc. is probably > than time you save doing these things

“I had lunch and polished off two conference calls before my friend even got his shoes back on,” Mr. Ferriss said.

btw wtf is the point of getting to the airport so fast if youre just gonna have lunch when you get there

To save time and sanity, he recommends keeping an extra set of phone and computer chargers packed and ready to go so they are never forgotten. Still, even if they are, Ms. Warren of Yelp has a trick she said rarely fails: tell the hotel you want to rummage through the lost-and-found bin. “Every single time I’ve done this they’ll have this huge box full of chargers and all kinds of miscellaneous plugged-in things,” she said. “They’re just like, ‘Please take some of this off my hands.’ ”

never pack your phone charger using this one weird trick

yeah but 5 minute youtube video on how to travel on only 2 pairs of underwear -> multiple bestselling books makes me :(

― dayo, Saturday, July 14, 2012 9:27 AM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

well hes mostly abt telling people they can work only 4 hours a week and get rich by like 'having a website' is my understanding

oh I understood him as the guy who got rich by telling people how to never change clothes when they travel thereby never having to check luggage

here u go http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_4-Hour_Workweek

yeah he's silly

his tips are like, "don't waste time reading the news, ask your waiter at brunch what's going on in the world today ... *poof* now you're informed!"

For those rare (and hateful) occasions when he must check a bag, he places a cheap starter pistol inside (they don’t use bullets and are available on Amazon or in sporting goods stores), and then declares at the check-in counter that he’s carrying an unloaded and locked firearm. (See T.S.A. firearms guidelines.) No chance the airline will lose track of that bag (for which you need a T.S.A.-approved lock), Mr. Ferriss said. (Don’t even think of trying this on international flights.)

sure yes ok

that is insane enough that i kinda like it.