I laughed! But the last laugh is on me. This IM conversation took place yesterday afternoon. In it, we wondered: which politician would be the first to suggest that the crazy (alleged!) stabbing of a New York City cab driver because he is a Muslim would be proof that the "Ground Zero Terror Mosque" should be moved? As a gambling man, I always like the long shot. But I went too long. My fine coworker, Mr. Alex Balk, always has his eye on the prize, and so he correctly guessed that the governor of New York State would be the first to try to explain that, yes, of course Muslims will be stabbed if we build a cultural center devoted to understanding and tolerance in lower Manhattan. I regret my error, but I regret David Paterson a whole lot more.
Thursday, August 26, 2010
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No one writes tags like Choire.
Also >sad face emoticon<
Jesus, he already had a tag ANSWERING A QUESTION I HAD YET TO ASK.
We'll never know what the 'good' is for however.
Good tabula. Because you know that the obsessives were going to talk about that.
It's the blind leading the blind around here.
Also, Ms. J? Is that the post-feminist version of Miss J?
or http://img2.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/imgs/091111/Miss-J_l.jpg ?
It's imperative that we don't let the terrorists win. The knife-wielding hate criminals? That's another story.
Yes, I wonder what other recent stabbings/beatings/shootings/glassings might assist us in setting public policy. I will now follow crime news with a whole new sense of purpose.
I say we ban drunkenness within a three block radius of the stabby cab's entire route.
will this affect "national duck out for a drink week"?
@roboloki: You should order a double and toast Balk twice--first, for the holiday, second, for his most excellent prediction regarding Paterson.
@roboloki: It's a whole WEEK now? I must have missed a memo when I ducked out.
i made an executive decision. i'm not sure if it will be recognized by everyone but i plan to observe this new holiday with zeal (and bourbon).
Let's show a little fucking respect for the hallowed ground of Murray Hill and Kip's Bay.
the Ground Zero of fratty white guy drinking
Which I think a ban there would only help our nation heal.
And yet they balked at the notion of putting a rehab center there.
Balk's in rehab?
I'll start pooling for the gift basket, IM me if you want to contribute.
I don't have enough Ed Hardy.
The Two Emilys get their own tag, but you leave out poor Tom, Richard, John, Ftrai, and the lovely Ms J? Shameful, really.
Ground Zero Mosque = Local issue
Cabbie got stabbed = NATIONAL SCANDAL
Pretty sure they're both national scandals? Although both are under local legal jurisdiction.
2 Emilys, but No Cho.
We can't be certain how "Ms. J" is elaborated ..
Has Jindal even uttered one peep about this bullshit? #Bigger elephants in the room, there!
Oooh, how much do we have to beg to get see your IM Block List?!
he won the "race to the cock" alright.
Is the reason you never publish our IM's because they always end up discussing anal beads?