Stuffed for 5 bucks! It's 1933 again at Patsy's East Harlem eatery

Check out the prices on the check.


http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2008/0...gain_at_pa.html



In our neighborhood, which was way downtown from Patsy's, there was a family, the La Rosa's--mom, pop, and their three boys--who owned a bakery and were pretty much "well-off" in terms of money. Across the street from their bakery, which was next to our school, the La Rosa's had a small store front in which they sold their bread and also pizza. The kind of pizza they made was unique. It was what one might call "Sicilian" nowadays. Rectangular shaped, it must have been about six to seven inches long and about four inches wide, and its thickness measured about an inch and a half. There wasn't any cheese covering on it; for its topping, it had only tomato sauce, olive oil, garlic, basil, and oregano (we called this type of pizza "a tomato pie" in our neighborhood).

At noon time, all the kids from the school would run across the street and line up in the La Rosa's little store. Old mom and pop La Rosa always had a gleam in their eyes when serving the kids. They were beautiful people. They charged only a nickel a slice yet could have easily gotten a dime. Because they truly cared for the kids in the neighborhood, they never raised the price on us. Two of these slices would keep us filled until dinner time. A dime certainly got a lot back then (1957).


A slice was delicious--one of the best nickel investments I ever made (second only to the Staten Island ferry-boat ride).

This should keep the peevish going for hours:

http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/talker...-concocted.html

Originally posted: August 20, 2008
What concocted word do you hate?

A story on chicagotribune.com about "babymoons," final flings couples take before they start having children, sparked a conversation between several readers about their dislike for made up words.

"Do we have to name everything something stupid?" NLS from Battle Creek, Mich., asked.

Tattoo Rosie from Memphis, Tenn. replied, "No kidding. My nomination for annoying term used this year: Staycation. Staying home instead of going someplace during your vacation. Call it what it is - too dang broke to buy gas or airlines tickets outta here. Going to stay home and sleep and do yard work."

Tell us what made-up word drives you nuts. Read comments....

Comments are closed (sorry guys, you'll just have to vent here), but they can be read at http://www.topix.net/forum/source/chicago-...BL2DMH2F00G0LQU

There was a ginormous response--a regular rantapalooza. ( Eewww!)

I am trying to figure out how changing the position of 'only' and 'just' in a negative sentence would change the meaning of the sentence. I noticed just now that (if I am not mistaken) the change in meaning is immense.

Are the following correct (The = sign means 'means'!):

1-I just didn't see three of those films. = I saw all but three.
2-I only didn't see three of those films. = I saw all but three.

3-I didn't see only three of those films. = I saw a lot more..
4-I didn't see just three of those films. = I saw a lot more.

In the United States, how can anyone attempt to take profits from one company and disperse those profits to the the public? After all, isn't the United States a Capitalist country? And just what is the motive of every business person--"record-breaking profits" does have a nice ring to anyone in business. But, if the USA decides to lean a bit towards Socialism, then every person and every company earning huge profits must be included in any cash-dispersing plan that might help to eliminate poverty in the country.

If an attempt is made to sieze profits from the oil companies, shouldn't the profits of the following billionaires be siezed also?

The 400 Richest Americans

Rank Name Net Worth ($bil) Age Residence Source

1 William Henry Gates III 53.0 50 Medina, WA Microsoft
2 Warren Edward Buffett 46.0 76 Omaha, NE Berkshire Hathaway
3 Sheldon Adelson 20.5 73 Las Vegas, NV casinos, hotels
4 Lawrence Joseph Ellison 19.5 62 Redwood City, CA Oracle
5 Paul Gardner Allen 16.0 53 Seattle, WA Microsoft, investments
6 Jim C Walton 15.7 58 Bentonville, AR Wal-Mart
7 Christy Walton & family 15.6 51 Jackson, WY Wal-Mart inheritance
7 S Robson Walton 15.6 62 Bentonville, AR Wal-Mart
9 Michael Dell 15.5 41 Austin, TX Dell
9 Alice L Walton 15.5 57 Fort Worth, TX Wal-Mart
11 Helen R Walton 15.3 86 Bentonville, AR Wal-Mart
12 Sergey Brin 14.1 33 Palo Alto, CA Google
13 Larry E Page 14.0 33 San Francisco, CA Google
14 Jack Crawford Taylor & family 13.9 84 St Louis, MO Enterprise Rent-A-Car
15 Steven Anthony Ballmer 13.6 50 Bellevue, WA Microsoft
16 Abigail Johnson 13.0 44 Boston, MA Fidelity
17 Barbara Cox Anthony 12.6 83 Honolulu, HI Cox Enterprises
17 Anne Cox Chambers 12.6 86 Atlanta, GA Cox Enterprises
19 Charles De Ganahl Koch 12.0 70 Wichita, KS oil, commodities
19 David Hamilton Koch 12.0 66 New York, NY oil, commodities
21 Forrest Edward Mars Jr 10.5 75 McLean, VA candy
21 Jacqueline Mars 10.5 67 Bedminster, NJ candy
21 John Franklyn Mars 10.5 70 Arlington, VA candy
24 Carl Icahn 9.7 70 New York, NY leveraged buyouts
25 John Werner Kluge 9.1 92 Palm Beach, FL Metromedia

Which are correct:

1-My time of staying single wasn't long.
2-The time of my staying single wasn't long.
(Meaning: I didn't stay single for a long time.)

3-I'll see you at my time of dying.
4-I'll see you at the time of my dying.
(Meaning: I'll see you when I die.)

You know those dumb, sleazy header product/service teasers down the right side of your monitor when you're on Gmail or Yahoo? Things like "endowment enlargement" devices (I cleaned that up a bit), Canadian meds, fake diplomas, etc. Anyway, here's a dandy I saw this morning:

Want a body like Phelps?


I didn't know he'd died, Claws!

but does the following sentence contain any one of those types:

She hated shopping with the heat of a thousand suns.

Is "with the heat of a thousand suns" a metaphor? Could it possibly be an adverbial metaphor? Or is it not a metaphor at all, but rather an adverbial phrase?

Thanks,

Donna

Hi,

If anyone would comment on the bolded question in the second paragraph, I'd be much obliged. Feel free to comment on the copyright issues too, but I've gotten such a variety of answers that I think I'll take it up with my methods professor when that particular class rolls around.

Thanks,

Donna

I am not a teacher quite yet, which is probably obvious, and feel kind of silly asking this question, but what's the legality of passing out short stories and poems checked out from public libraries? I stipulate checked out from public libraries because someone on another forum said that ESL materials usually have something called "smallprint" on them that makes it okay to pass out in class. I have no idea what "smallprint" is and I will not be teaching ESL. I suppose I'll be informed about this if it is a major issue when I get to the classes in the credential program that deal specifically with my subject matter, but I'm not sure it's appropriate to to rely on the teaching credential program I'm attending for this piece of information. I want to cover myself, but I also want to do what is right with regard to the authors whose materials I use in class.

Was the first sentence of the preceding paragraph punctuated correctly? In other words, if you begin a sentence with a declarative clause or three but end the sentence with an interrogative clause, would a question mark be required? And what about the reverse: say you start out with an interrogative clause, but then attach one or more declarative ones to it, would a period be required at the end of the sentence? If this is meaningless without examples, please let me know and I will provide them.

Thanks,

Donna

[Ring ....]

Hello? Answerman Here!

I* "A****" a****** n*** f** "M****** A*****"?

Wrong, billboard breath. Advil is not another name for Madison Avenue.

But thank you for calling The AnswerMan.

Winning entry for 2008:

Theirs was a New York love, a checkered taxi ride burning rubber, and like the city their passion was open 24/7, steam rising from their bodies like slick streets exhaling warm, moist, white breath through manhole covers stamped "Forged by DeLaney Bros., Piscataway, N.J."

Garrison Spik
Washington, D.C.

For all results, see http://www.sjsu.edu/faculty/scott.rice/blfc2008.htm

Can anyone explain why the USPS not only stays in business but also raises stamp prices continually?

When was the last time you received or sent an actual stamped, paper letter? Not quite never, but, surely, a whole, whole lot less than you used to.

Ninety-nine.nine % of the stuff in my snail-mail box each day is pure crap, fireplace fodder.

Oh, and more and more people are receiving and paying bills via Internet.

So why does the USPS survive and jack-up prices? By now, they oughta be reduced to one-tenth the size they used to be. Quasi-governmental staying power, if ya ask me.

Harrumph

For more business speak that makes you want to hit someone, see http://www.buzzwordmadness.com/.

What is the supposed benefit of talking like that? Is it like secret codewords in a children's club? Is it a contest to see who can be the most indirect? If one never actually names something, will it go away?

In the Capitol: Left . . . Right . . . Left . . . Right . . .

In the street: ah . . . ouch . . . ow . . . ah . . . ouch . . . ow






Queen Pelosi--another crook?

Before leaving office, King George needs to apologize to the American people--whatta mess he made.



Russia is a bully. You just can't reason with a bully. You have to stand up to them. (I remember a few on my block when I was a kid--they're all made from the same mold). You don't ever want to get into the situation that occurred near the collapse of the Roman Empire-- when Attila and his Huns were paid off in wagon loads of gold to keep them from sacking Rome.

Wasn't it Bush who stated that he once looked into Putin's eyes and saw his soul?


Even a school kid could spot a thug when he sees one.

1-That isn't what anyone would want.
2-That isn't something anyone would want.

3-That isn't what anyone wants.
4-That isn't something anyone wants.


Do the above sentences mean:
a-That is what nobody wants/ would want.
or:
b-That is not something everybody wants/would want.