10 Questions
OK, I get it...enough of the f*n Bachelor.
So let's play 10 Questions (dear faithful readers, I know via the Site Meter that there are a good number of you, so please either email me or respond via posting to make this a more interactive experience):
1) Let's go, Mets. OK, that wasn't so much a question but a statement. I'd love to see my ex-boyfriend's Detroit Tigers (yes, this is the same ex who, in all his 30 years of age, has never traveled outside of the country despite how he lives on a lawyer's salary) beat by a New York team that's NOT the Yankees. And I do not want to see a series with teams from flyover states.
2) How early in a relationship is too early for a man to give you small gifts, i.e. gifts that cost less than a couple of drinks at most Manhattan lounges?
3) With the exception of Alaska and possibly Hawaii, the Grand Canyon, and Skiing In The Rockies, there's nothing to really see in this country, and don't even get me started on the "culture". Thus, people travel internationally to see places, and travel domestically to see people or events, right?
4) What is more annoying? Rockefeller Center during tourist season, or Times Square on a normal day?
5) Nobu, Masa, Megu, Blue Ribbon, or None Of The Above?
6) Why on God's green earth would people visiting New York eat at The Olive Garden when they could eat at several equally reasonably priced local Italian restaurants on 9th Avenue? The fact that chain restaurants remain in business in this city is a testament to the decaying nature of the American condition (note: the only answer to this question that would redeem the human race is "For the Irony", although I dismayingly suspect that "Bottomless Breadsticks" would be a popular response).
7) USC Football: Are the Trojans to 2006 what the Buckeyes were to 2002? Or are they bound for (gasp!) the Sun Bowl?
8) Word Most Likely to Be A Deal-Breaker If Used on a First Date: The N-Word or the C-Word (see-you-next-tuesday, for the clueless)?
9) I recently recieved a wedding invite requesting the "honour" of my presence. Bride and Groom are both from the Northeastern U.S., and I doubt anyone at the wedding is from Britain, Australia, Canada, New Zealand or Ireland. Explain.
10) Is there anywhere in New York to get passable Mexican food?
posted by Plain Jane Jones @ 10:40 AM
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Obviously you've never seen Mount Rushmore.
USC football sucks. So does Leinart.
No kidding. Nice job on Monday, Matt. We know, we know, you're still the better team.
yeah. He loses the national championship and then loses to the bears when their quarterback had 6 turnovers. Go back to USC you piece of sh%$.
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in response to the question "How early in a relationship is too early for a man to give you small gifts, i.e. gifts that cost less than a couple of drinks at most Manhattan lounges"
If the gift is a James Blunt CD, then the answer is NEVER TOO EARLY.
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for the record, I'll never get enough of the f*n bachelor. and for me, a James Blunt CD would be a definite dealbreaker.
Try Burrito Box on 9th Ave. and 57th (I think). It's pretty decent, and I should know.. I'm from CA.
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Well I love James Blunt. He is the greatest singer ever!!!!! And USC totally sucks.
Seriously? You're from California so you know what good Mexican food is? That's weak.
Of course USC sucks this year but what i don't get is why is everyone surprised?
also--seems like you have some internet stalkers interested in you and what you do--watch out girl.
Hook 'em
Jenny
Hey plain jane,
Why do you ask for our comments and then delete them???? and why don't you ever respond to our comments?
OK, it's me. Sorry for deleting the posts but I will take Jenny's advice here re: internet stalker-dom. Any posts that speculate as to identifying information about me will be deleted, even if wrong. For every person that guesses my identity wrong, there may be one idiot out there who decides to post, "you're wrong, she's not [X], she's [Y]". And then I end up with my head in a plastic bag over the Hudson River.
Enough business.
No, I have never seen Mount Rushmore, although I admit I first thought you were talking about the movie with Bill Murray.
Tom, you're a man. There's no excuse for liking JB. JB is too fem for straight men to listen to, and too talentless for gay men to listen to.
I will try Burrito Box. Anything that beats Chipotle is fine with me.
What surprises me most about USC's sucktitude is not that it's so much caused by injury, but by JDB being clearly behind the developmental curve.
Requesting the honor of your presence at a wedding is totally normal in the South.
Also, the Bill Murray movie was Rushmore, not Mount Rushmore
You say there is nothing to see in the U.S., b/c you haven't traveled around the U.S. All of the things that you think are so great in whatever foreign country you visit are seen by the people who live there just like Ohio is seen by you. There are plenty of interesting things and people to see here in the U.S. You just haven't traveled to see them.
Who cares how long you've been dating before it's too early to get a gift? Are you sure the question isn't how long before he should be giving gifts? There really shouldn't be a set date for either of these questions, and if you're asking the second one, you need to be put down.
And to get on the USC train, they suck ass. Give me a call when a dynasty means winning one national championship in the past three years.
I believe I was asking as to why the married couple to-be spelled it "honour", not "honor". Are they trying to use the British English spelling to look more posh?
Also, I've been around the U.S. I've lived in 7 different cities in the States and traveled to all the stereotype vacation locales. You can't say with a straight face that the Florida Keys are a superior vacation spot to Thailand's kos, or that you'd rather be fishing in Lake Superior than in Lake Issyk-Kul. The cultural experience that you can get if you leave the country to travel is far greater than that you can get if you travel domestically. This is why I think European children are more worldly than American children, because they get more opportunities to travel abroad.
Dynasty just means dominance. USC was arguably playing the best football at the end of 2002 but had 2 losses, so they had to settle for the Orange Bowl. In 2003, USC split the title. In 2004, USC won the title. In 2005, they played for the title and lost. That's about as close to a "dynasty" as you can have, but, if you define "dynasty" as winning multiple undisputed championships, then USC does not have a dynasty. But you can't deny their dominance with a straight face.
There are some cool things to see in the States but from the point of view of an American, I'd much rather travel abroad - so much more to see from a cultural and "adventure" perspective. The U.S. has some cool stuff to see from a "nature" standpoint (like Zion National park) but if I'm going to spend a 2-week vacation somewhere, I'd prefer to explore a new country than do anything here in the U.S.
You are criticizing your friends for using a (supposedly) pretentious spelling of "honour" when your entire blog is filled with far more blantant and obnoxious attempts to prove how sophisticated and worldly you are? Do you not see the hypocrisy? Self-reflection can be a bitch, I know, but consider the possibility that your comments about chain restaurants and international travel are just as likely to come across as insecurity ridden attempts to prove your status.
Apparently you haven't talked to people in all of the places that you've been. All of the things that you think are so great in other countries are looked upon by their local people as you look upon St. Louis. It's not new, exciting, or foreign to them just like St. Louis isn't foreign to you.
Also to say that you've seen America b/c you've lived in 7 cities in your young life is ridiculous. That's like saying you've seen all of Europe b/c you've been to Rome, Florence, Geneva, Paris, Berlin, etc. Have you ever taken a road trip through the U.S.? It's not going to have the history that Europe or the Pacific Rim Countries, but the nation isn't that old either. There are plenty of things to do here, people to see, cultures different from yours, etc. You just have to be willing to see them when they're not covered in a Fodor's travel guide.
Could you possibly be a bigger cunt?
Who cares if some one uses a "u" in honor? You're a pretentious bitch yourself, so exactly where do you get off questioning other people's pretense?
Who cares if people eat at Olive Garden? Let them eat where ever they want.
And aren't you from Michigan? You moved to Manhattan all starry eyed and still have the audacity to attack gawking tourists in Rockefeller center? You don't own the city. You're no better than anyone else.
Get raped.
Huskerhornfan, you're right. The best vacation spots are not in a Fodor's guide. However, I don't think many foreigners visiting the U.S. go to see St. Louis. I'm sure it's a nice place, but I doubt it's on the list of places that most foreigners want to visit when they come to the States.
While I've never done a road trip across the States, living in 7 different cities and 6 states (and the District of Columbia) is more than most people have done. Maybe that's why, with the exception of small long-weekend trips where I don't want to spend 19 hours in transit, I prefer to travel abroad.
Also, while there may be some degree of cultural difference within the U.S., there's much more of a cultural difference between the U.S. and most foreign countries than between different states or regions of the U.S. Likewise, I can see how foreigners would be fascinated by Americans (and a good amount are) and would much prefer to visit America than to travel within their own country. It just depends on your vantage point.
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