(by "down from four" i mean strollers, not kids...)
― us_odd_bunny_lady (tipsy mothra), Thursday, 9 July 2009 19:38 (fourteen years ago) link
there's a segway rider in my neighbourhood in provincial england. idk what his deal is.
― FREE DOM AND ETHAN (special guest stars mark bronson), Thursday, July 9, 2009 2:38 PM (27 seconds ago) Bookmark
is he your lord
― goole, Thursday, 9 July 2009 19:39 (fourteen years ago) link
Jeez ruin the joke why don't you.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 9 July 2009 19:39 (fourteen years ago) link
― goole, Thursday, July 9, 2009 9:39 PM (43 seconds ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
no: his stables are the envy of the kingdom.
― FREE DOM AND ETHAN (special guest stars mark bronson), Thursday, 9 July 2009 19:41 (fourteen years ago) link
hang onto the big-ass sturdy one and coach him into becoming an nfl lineman and reap the $$$
― enbba champions (omar little), Thursday, 9 July 2009 19:41 (fourteen years ago) link
the only people i've seen riding segways here (in northern NJ) have been cops. we also have an overabundance of "stroller moms," not to mention folks who ride their bikes on sidewalks (instead of on the road like they're supposed to do).
― some sick fuck with a bow and arrow killing roos and koalas (Eisbaer), Thursday, 9 July 2009 19:42 (fourteen years ago) link
the easy-to-collapse one, send him to silicon valley and get more $$$$
― enbba champions (omar little), Thursday, 9 July 2009 19:42 (fourteen years ago) link
i have seen segways in teh czech republic
― Michael tapeworm much talent for the future (s1ocki), Thursday, 9 July 2009 19:42 (fourteen years ago) link
where i do not live, and that is no coincidence
― Michael tapeworm much talent for the future (s1ocki), Thursday, 9 July 2009 19:43 (fourteen years ago) link
― enbba champions (omar little), Thursday, July 9, 2009 7:42 PM (26 seconds ago) Bookmark
my parenting book: the foldable child
― us_odd_bunny_lady (tipsy mothra), Thursday, 9 July 2009 19:44 (fourteen years ago) link
will he fit in the overhead compartments of planes?
― incomprehensible Kool-Aid swallower (sarahel), Thursday, 9 July 2009 19:45 (fourteen years ago) link
and/or storage compartments of overpriced strollers?
― ♥/b ~~~ :O + x_X + :-@ + ;_; + :-/ + (~,~) + (:| = :^) (Lamp), Thursday, 9 July 2009 19:46 (fourteen years ago) link
I've only seen police and tourists (you can rent them here) on Segways.
― congratulations (n/a), Thursday, July 9, 2009 3:37 PM (14 minutes ago) Bookmark
Why would anyone want to rent a tourist?
― Garri$on Kilo (Hurting 2), Thursday, 9 July 2009 19:53 (fourteen years ago) link
Reverse exploitation obv.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 9 July 2009 19:53 (fourteen years ago) link
why are police on segways?
― la belle dame sans serif (c sharp major), Thursday, 9 July 2009 20:03 (fourteen years ago) link
why are they on horses?
― zzz (deej), Thursday, 9 July 2009 20:05 (fourteen years ago) link
why didnt they make the cl with a clutch?
― rip dom passantino 3/5/09 never forget (max), Thursday, 9 July 2009 20:06 (fourteen years ago) link
parenting/mommy blogs are great for schadenfreude for the childless.
― incomprehensible Kool-Aid swallower (sarahel), Thursday, July 9, 2009 2:59 PM (3 hours ago) Bookmark
^^^^^
As a non-parent, it just amazes me to see the Urban Assault Vehicles people are pushing their kids around in. I mean, I'm pretty sure I was pushed in something that looks a lot like this:
http://www.prammuseum.com/images/tukhandle1.gif
― Chubby Checker Psycho (Pancakes Hackman), Thursday, 9 July 2009 22:30 (fourteen years ago) link
_somebody_ has to buy strollers new from the store,
I wonder how many fancy strollers were purchased by parents and how many were shower gifts.
― tokyo rosemary, Friday, 10 July 2009 02:23 (fourteen years ago) link
yea i feel like the doting grandparent also is a hueg portion
― johnny crunch, Friday, 10 July 2009 02:27 (fourteen years ago) link
― FREE DOM AND ETHAN (special guest stars mark bronson), Thursday, July 9, 2009 8:38 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
cambridge?
― caek, Friday, 10 July 2009 03:30 (fourteen years ago) link
when we bought our fancy stroller (not that fancy!), the saleslady was sure to let us know that jon stewart had bought the same one the week before...
― us_odd_bunny_lady (tipsy mothra), Friday, 10 July 2009 03:59 (fourteen years ago) link
(and it worked, because here i am repeating it.)
― us_odd_bunny_lady (tipsy mothra), Friday, 10 July 2009 04:00 (fourteen years ago) link
did she say why he returned it?
― faucet that ass (sarahel), Friday, 10 July 2009 04:03 (fourteen years ago) link
ar ar.
i will stop talking about strollers now. there are few things dorkier than talking about strollers.
― us_odd_bunny_lady (tipsy mothra), Friday, 10 July 2009 05:57 (fourteen years ago) link
mypokemansletmeshowuthem.jpg
― all yoga attacks are fire based (rogermexico.), Friday, 10 July 2009 06:01 (fourteen years ago) link
― caek, Friday, July 10, 2009 5:30 AM (5 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
y
― FREE DOM AND ETHAN (special guest stars mark bronson), Friday, 10 July 2009 08:40 (fourteen years ago) link
That's hardly "provincial"!
― Tracer Hand, Friday, 10 July 2009 08:47 (fourteen years ago) link
it's mroe bedford than bed-stuy
― FREE DOM AND ETHAN (special guest stars mark bronson), Friday, 10 July 2009 09:02 (fourteen years ago) link
that's also exactly where i'd expect to see a segway in the uk. dork central.
― caek, Friday, 10 July 2009 10:20 (fourteen years ago) link
my old neighborhood had a segway store right next to the dog bakery
― harbl, Friday, 10 July 2009 10:25 (fourteen years ago) link
― caek, Friday, July 10, 2009 12:20 PM (4 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
loooool
― FREE DOM AND ETHAN (special guest stars mark bronson), Friday, 10 July 2009 10:27 (fourteen years ago) link
right next to the dog bakery
How cruel!
― the kid is crying because did sharks died? (Hurting 2), Friday, 10 July 2009 15:17 (fourteen years ago) link
Oh please.
And there was a follow-up.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 20 July 2009 14:26 (fourteen years ago) link
I think that's a pretty good article actually, for what it is
― Tracer Hand, Monday, 20 July 2009 14:33 (fourteen years ago) link
what didnt you like abt it ned?
― just sayin, Monday, 20 July 2009 14:36 (fourteen years ago) link
i wonder if their letters editor would describe this thread as "populist backlash"? i mean seriously, they must know, right?
― caek, Monday, 20 July 2009 14:38 (fourteen years ago) link
It is -- refreshing amount of unrestrained skepticism and does an excellent job of letting the people hang themselves with their own rope.
― the kid is crying because did sharks died? (Hurting 2), Monday, 20 July 2009 14:39 (fourteen years ago) link
(xpost)
Less disliking the article than some of the...shall we say 'characters' involved, and the assumptions on the part of their clientele. However two to one says that the skeptical tone of this article exists only because the economic crunch -- a year ago this would have been nothing but glowing profiles. Agonies of the ruling class indeed.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 20 July 2009 14:43 (fourteen years ago) link
"Hey wait we can't really afford this any more...you think they might have been lying to us?"
was hoping for more college interview fashion advice tbh
― there is no there there (elmo argonaut), Monday, 20 July 2009 14:44 (fourteen years ago) link
“It’s annoying when people complain about the money,” the Vermont-based counselor, Michele Hernandez, said. “I’m at the top of my field. Do people economize when they have a brain tumor and are looking for a neurosurgeon? If you want to go with someone cheaper, or chance it, don’t hire me.”
When people say stuff like this, you don't really have to write anything.
― the kid is crying because did sharks died? (Hurting 2), Monday, 20 July 2009 14:46 (fourteen years ago) link
x-post -- Seersuckers, Elmo, never forget the seersuckers.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 20 July 2009 14:46 (fourteen years ago) link
You're probably right Ned that it's just a sign-o-the-times, but I'm still really pleased to see an article about this sort of thing that doesn't take the "Some people say... but others say..." pussyfootin approach.
― the kid is crying because did sharks died? (Hurting 2), Monday, 20 July 2009 14:47 (fourteen years ago) link
"applying volumizing mascara to underarm hair is the biggest grooming trend for smith college applicants this year"
― there is no there there (elmo argonaut), Monday, 20 July 2009 14:52 (fourteen years ago) link
a year ago this would have been nothing but glowing profiles. Agonies of the ruling class indeed.
well, maybe, maybe not. i think this thread is entertaining and a lot of the stories cited are juicy targets, but in the interests of fairness this kind of story is hardly the only thing the nyt does. you could do a whole alternative thread about all of its coverage of poverty, health care, immigrants, the housing crisis and the general economics of the working- and middle-classes -- all of which make up a much bigger chunk of its coverage than the rich-people fluff. (without even getting into all the foreign coverage.)
so, you know, capn-save-a-gray-lady and all, but ... babies, bathwater, etc.
― flying squid attack (tipsy mothra), Monday, 20 July 2009 15:02 (fourteen years ago) link
should really be "a rolling new york times STYLE SECTION thread"
― rip dom passantino 3/5/09 never forget (max), Monday, 20 July 2009 15:06 (fourteen years ago) link
style section is the most disgusting savage imo
RE section can be pretty savage but in a more subtle way. Definitely corrupt.
― the kid is crying because did sharks died? (Hurting 2), Monday, 20 July 2009 15:10 (fourteen years ago) link