Re: [UC] Mexican Food

2005-04-22 Thread Benseraglio2
In a message dated 4/21/2005 10:00:37 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Las Cazuelas is fantastic! Love the Ensalada de Nopales (Cactus Salad)Too bad their other locale at 2nd Bainbridge didn't make it. While it may not be strictly a "Mexican restaurant", the chili at Wendy's

Re: [UC] our neighbors go a-wilding

2005-04-18 Thread Benseraglio2
Seriously, dude, there is something wrong with that house of yours. I'm guessing what you need is an all-night exorcism in your vacant lot. Chanting, loud holy music, finger cymbals, tambourines, drums, the works. Only problem is, man, the problem might actually be YOU -- just saying this

Re: [UC] our neighbors go a-wilding

2005-04-18 Thread Benseraglio2
In a message dated 4/18/2005 8:30:51 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I would also like to say, as a middle school teacher,that the worst thing for these kids is for them to getaway with this kind of stuff. The same for the boysthe other day who threw the bottle. If they are

Re: [UC] our neighbors go a-wilding

2005-04-18 Thread Benseraglio2
Sharon, did you know your husband is out on the loose again, yammering about Charles Bronson and ass whipping? Would you please come out with the leather handcuffs and restrain him again? Or the whips and boots -- whatever it takes to keep him happy and away from the computer. Thanks. Ross

Re: [UC] Suspicious Looking Character

2005-04-16 Thread Benseraglio2
In a message dated 4/16/2005 7:47:33 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: In a message dated 4/15/2005 2:58:04 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: somebody out for a stroll who is taking in the sights and somebodywho appears to be up to no good. As I

[UC] Screen Cleaning Wipes?

2005-04-15 Thread Benseraglio2
I have just acquired a gigantic second-hand computer monitor and it really blows me away. Puts the old 14-incher to shame. It reveals details of activity on my favorite adult sites that I never dreamed were there. Like in the Paris Hilton video but I digress. Anyway, does anyone have

Re: [UC] UCD being sued?

2005-04-15 Thread Benseraglio2
In a message dated 4/15/2005 1:01:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Does anyone if UCD is being sued by the residents of Mantua? No, dammit. Why do you ask? Are you still pimping for that tarnation phrillybrog??? Why don't you start putting some content in your frigging

[UC] Pet News from All Over

2005-04-13 Thread Benseraglio2
Wisconsin has just voted to legalize cat hunting. That's right, in Milwaukee it is finally safe to go out and blow away feral cats. http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/nation/3130475 Also, MIT has devised a wearable computer system so you can track your dog's social life: Collar

Re: [UC] my jerk neighbors and their annoying kids

2005-04-13 Thread Benseraglio2
Yo, I feel your pain, bro, but I can't help thinking that you might be better off in some safer, more salubrious clime. I hear Narberth is nice this time of year Consider your future, when you and yer little Bananafishie begin to procreate and produce wee ones. How will you feel when the

Re: [UC] Free stuff: computer monitor

2005-04-13 Thread Benseraglio2
In a message dated 4/13/2005 1:00:30 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: In a message dated 4/13/2005 9:57:40 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: 21" Sony, labeled as SGI. I hate to throw it away, it works great. This is not a LCD- it is very big and heavy.

Re: [UC] PM-302.3 Weeds

2005-04-12 Thread Benseraglio2
Yeah right. "Decorative grass". Heh. Heard that one before. What are you raising there, Widyono, Panama Red? Hmm? Little BC Bud? Some decorative Colombian mixed in with the trailing arbutus, and the wisterias, and the travelling bamboos? Ross Bender http://rossbender.org In a message dated

Re: [UC] PM-302.3 Weeds My story.

2005-04-12 Thread Benseraglio2
Nicole, if you think you have it bad, check out this story from the Japan Times: Jail muffles neighbor from hellNARA (Kyodo) A 58-year-old woman was arrested Monday on suspicion of intentionally torturing her 64-year-old neighbor by playing loud pop music almost 24 hours a day between November

[UC] Google Satellite Maps of University City

2005-04-06 Thread Benseraglio2
Google Maps are now active at: http://map.google.com Of particular interest is the new "Satellite" feature. A map of pizza locations in the hood, and also an excellent satellite photo centered on the Bowl at Clark Park are available at FUNKY CITY CATCHMENT AND HISTORICAL DISTRICT MAPS

Re: [UC] University City List Butt Survey

2005-04-04 Thread Benseraglio2
Pictures of people's butts and excellent suggestions about what to do with them just keep rolling in. Unfortunately mostof these are unprintable. REMEMBER: pictures of butts which are simply calculated to arouse lewd desires are totally unacceptable. For a good example of what IS acceptable, see

Re: [UC] Slavery Disclosure Bill

2005-04-03 Thread Benseraglio2
Lest we forget, George Washington's slaves were kept in sheds on what is now the site of the new Liberty Bell pavilion. Every July 3 for the past few years there has been a remembrance and demonstration aiming at getting some sort of historical plaque erected on that site. Two years ago on July

[UC] University City List Butt Survey

2005-04-02 Thread Benseraglio2
In a message dated 4/1/2005 4:37:43 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I thought that if you had to publicly postphotographs of say, your ass, on a weekly basis it might get you into thegym and back into fighting shape. Piggybacking on J Cass's excellent suggestion, I have

[UC] UNIVCITY LIST MARCH 2005 STATS

2005-04-01 Thread Benseraglio2
-NEWS 13 PETITION TO SAVE Y100 12 DOG POO 12 TOP TWENTY POSTERS KRULL 30 CRAIGSOLVE 28 CASS 24 JACOBSON 23 BENSERAGLIO2 19 COYLE 18 SIANO 13 MLAMOND 13 BGANDERSEN 13 CLARKE 12 WIDYONO 11 MAGILL 11 DUBIN 11 FISHER 8 WOLFE, J MATTHEW 7 O'QUINN 7 ELLINGSWORTH 7 DILLER 7 KRFAPT

Re: [UC] RE: Susan Jacobson: Spring Shape-Up!!!

2005-04-01 Thread Benseraglio2
In a message dated 4/1/2005 4:37:43 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I thought that if you had to publicly postphotographs of say, your ass, on a weekly basis it might get you into thegym and back into fighting shape. Alternatively, Cassanova, you might wish to post

Re: [UC] Philadelphia Sports Club on 17th and Market

2005-03-27 Thread Benseraglio2
In a message dated 3/27/2005 11:56:30 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: So, I am thinking of joining the Philadelphia Sports Club at 17th and Market. I went there for part of a free 1-week trial membership, and it's not bad. It has good machines - with personalized a/v

Re: [UC] Philadelphia Sports Club on 17th and Market

2005-03-27 Thread Benseraglio2
In a message dated 3/27/2005 8:06:12 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: In a message dated 3/27/2005 11:56:32 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I am thinking of joining the Philadelphia Sports Club at 17th and Market .. it's not bad. Though it is

[UC] Looking for Twenty-Something Korean Ladies . . .

2005-03-24 Thread Benseraglio2
I am looking for several Korean ladies in their twenties to assist me with my research. Or perhaps a few delectable Gujarati chicks in flimsy saris. Or even some zoftig middle-aged Polynesian women. Whatever. I'm easy. My research involves developing an online database of candid videotapes.

[UC] Local Slime

2005-03-17 Thread Benseraglio2
In a February 23 message to this list, Craigsolve wrote: "How many remotes can you handle simultaneously? Anticipate Domestic Terrorism Quick Reaction Units converging simultaneously on Rosso's local UCD residence and his UPenn campus office. Additional remote news teams should bepositioned

Re: [UC] FYI: Pay to Play Legislation in Trouble

2005-03-16 Thread Benseraglio2
In a message dated 3/16/2005 9:18:36 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: so because the republicans in DC do it, it is ok for Street and his cronies to rob the city blind? You raise an interesting philosophical and also pragmatic question here. Because, as we all know, the

Re: [UC] 4200 pine, pricing

2005-03-16 Thread Benseraglio2
In a message dated 3/16/2005 10:09:40 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: is this the bldg with the big white wall around it? No, it's the building with the fence, parking, and a mini-mansion. *42nd*Street; the white wall one is on 41st Street. What Widyono is referring to is

Re: [UC] support local businesses: Mela-drama

2005-03-16 Thread Benseraglio2
In a message dated 3/16/2005 2:00:14 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: As long as we are addressing hurtful posts, I'd like to take Ross to taskregarding one point in a recent post. I was hurt by the image he projected, of me, when describing anArchemedes moment, but can let it

[UC] tacos with integrity

2005-03-15 Thread Benseraglio2
NCC Hails End to Consumer Boycott of Taco Bell: Second Major Industry-Worker Settlement in Year "This is really, really good news," declared National Council of Churches USA General Secretary Bob Edgar in response to Tuesday's announcement of the end of the three-year consumer boycott of Taco

Re: [UC] FYI: Pay to Play Legislation in Trouble

2005-03-15 Thread Benseraglio2
One thing that always puzzles me about this local Republican slime campaign orchestrated by Karl Rove is that "pay-to-play" is the name of the game in Washington politics, more among Republicans than Democrats, but definitely the name of the game. Halliburton has been paying to play for years,

Re: [UC] Microsoft school in westphila [article - exegesis]

2005-03-15 Thread Benseraglio2
Don't know where you got your education, Miggle, but that's "peeling". It's patent nonsense to say that "the lack of a decent physical plant is a direct indicator of Philadelphia's commitment to education." The lack of a decent physical plant is the direct result of racist residential

Re: [UC] Microsoft school in westphila [article - exegesis]

2005-03-15 Thread Benseraglio2
In a message dated 3/15/2005 5:19:42 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The fact remains that these individuals refuse to teach in the Philadelphia School System BECAUSE of the condition of the Physical Plant, which they view as the Commitment of the City towards education.

Re: [UC] Chinese churches

2005-03-14 Thread Benseraglio2
In a message dated 3/14/2005 10:47:14 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: A friendis hostinga visiting researcher in town for a while. She is looking for a church in the neighborhood where Chinese people go. Does anyone have any suggestions? -- Tony West Abundant Life Chinese

Re: [UC] Don't Forget About The Dog Poo In The Recycling Bucket

2005-03-11 Thread Benseraglio2
In a message dated 3/11/2005 10:06:37 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Scrunch the Cat just cleaned out his litterbox, and would be happy to donate some cat poo... A terrifying little news item for all you cat owners who think you're safe: Cat Shoots Owner BATES TOWNSHIP,

Re: [UC] Don't Forget About The Dog Poo In The Recycling Bucket

2005-03-10 Thread Benseraglio2
In a message dated 3/10/2005 8:26:58 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: No, I can't think of anything that I have done that would cause anyone to be cross with me, let alone sully my recyling bucket, and the buckets of my near neighbors, with small bags of dog poo. Not that I

[UC] Entrepreneurs' Tactic Is to Buy Up Homes by Hundreds

2005-03-05 Thread Benseraglio2
Any comments from our local real estate honchos? Ross Benderhttp://rossbender.org/indus.html Entrepreneurs' Tactic Is to Buy Up Homes by HundredsWorking-Class Neighborhoods Offer Better 'Rental Yield'; Leaky Pipes, Late Payments By JAMES R. HAGERTY, Staff Reporter, The Wall Street Journal

Re: [UC] Free Fish Tank and Fish Stuff

2005-03-03 Thread Benseraglio2
In a message dated 3/3/2005 6:04:34 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: In your message before this to the list, you said: "All these sick cat stories is making me glad that we stuck to dogs and kids". Did you keep the kids or the dogs in the fish tank?Elliot I'm glad you asked

[UC] UNIVCITY LIST FEBRUARY 2005 STATS -- OTHER POSTERS

2005-03-02 Thread Benseraglio2
HERONS 7 FISHER 7 DAS 7 STERN 6 CLARKE 6 WIDYONO 5 MARLEVI 5 FIORILLO 5 SANDERSON 4 PMUYEHARA 4 NICOLARY 4 MCKEE 4 MCEWAN 4 LEWARS-POOLE 4 FLUFFY 4 FLAUMENHAFT 4 CUMMINGS 4 BUCHHOLTZ 4 WEST 3 TSAI 3 TANCREDI 3 SNYDER 3 SHAERA 3 NAOMIRIE 3 MYERS 3 MLAMOND 3 JENSEN

[UC] UNIVCITY LIST FEBRUARY 2005 STATS

2005-03-01 Thread Benseraglio2
27-Feb 5 28-Feb 14 TOTAL 595 TOP TWENTY THREE POSTERS DILLER 38 CASSIDY 36 CRAIGSOLVE 35 MAGILL 25 BENSERAGLIO2 25 CASS 23 JACOBSON 19 KRULL 18 ELLINGSWORTH 17 LASERBEAM 16 COYLE 16 BGANDERSEN 15 ALI 14 CAMPION 13 BASHOWELL 13 SIANO 12 KRFAPT 10 ALLEN 9 WOLFE, J

Re: [UC] Vote in Santorum's Online Poll on Social Security Privat ization

2005-02-25 Thread Benseraglio2
In a message dated 2/25/2005 9:01:47 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Ha! I love the photo of santorum giving ted kennedy gino's cheese steaks. Kill them with kindness ... Speaking of santorum and social security, has anybody seen the first slime in the Republican smear

Re: [UC] Kicked out of The Bridge

2005-02-23 Thread Benseraglio2
I dunno Cassidy. You're starting to make me a little nervous. I mean *Diller*?? In the *rafters*? With firearms?? Anybody who is familiar with the guy knows that he can't hit the broad side of a barn door with a Bulgarian Shipka let alone a high velocity gun with a scope. And that's when he's

Re: [UC] Kicked out of The Bridge

2005-02-23 Thread Benseraglio2
Yeah, yeah, yeah tell it to the Jesuits. God if I had a dollar for everybody who claims to have talked to God personally for 20 minutes I'd be a rich man. I remember once at the White House prayer breakfast we were finishing up the margaritas and grapefruit and George got this sneaky smirk on

Re: [UC] Looking for an Upcoming Event in Philadelphia

2005-02-22 Thread Benseraglio2
A bunch of us are going around to blow up Cassidy's house sometime next month. Don't know how newsworthy you consider that. Interesting angle is that we're going to use mortars sited in the vacant lot at 46th and Market. Sort of half target practice half community service event. If we can

Re: [UC] Red Cross, restrictions on taking, but not on giving blood

2005-02-21 Thread Benseraglio2
In a message dated 2/21/2005 7:20:49 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: In a message dated 2/21/2005 11:50:28 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I am also a disqualified, multi-gallon donor.While I have recovered from Hepatitis, I test positive for

Re: [UC] FYI, West Philly = Sarajevo, According to the AP

2005-02-19 Thread Benseraglio2
I make my living off the evening newsJust give me something-something I can usePeople love it when you lose,They love dirty laundry Well, I coulda been an actor, but I wound up hereI just have to look good, I dont have to be clearCome and whisper in my earGive us dirty laundry Kick em when

Re: [UC] Social life in UC

2005-02-18 Thread Benseraglio2
Excuse me very much, but this is TOTAL bullshit. God I wish I had a dollar for every time I've heard this hackneyed sentiment conveyed on the Internet. Have you ever heard ofa little thing called LITERACY?? People have been conveying tones, facial expressions :), *stress*, whatever you like, on

[UC] Cat and Character Assassination

2005-02-15 Thread Benseraglio2
To my mind asserting on a public list that "the owner of the house at 46th and Springfield is a funny character" borders on character assassination. It's one thing when Cass observes that Diller keeps large volumes of automatic weapons in his basement, uses them frequently on neighbors, and

Re: [UC] Temple, Hopkins: Penn as urban example

2005-02-15 Thread Benseraglio2
Dammit, Jellings, can't you just read the relevant articles and digest them for us? I mean, do you think I've got all day to spend tracking down salacious articles in these obscure online journals only to find that the urls have disappeared and if they haven't that the incompentent and often

[UC] Sig Bloat

2005-02-14 Thread Benseraglio2
In a message dated 2/13/2005 5:55:25 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: T.T.F.N.William H. Magill# Beige G3 [Rev A motherboard - 300 MHz 768 Meg] OS X 10.2.8# Flat-panel iMac (2.1) [800MHz - Super Drive - 768 Meg] OS X 10.3.7# PWS433a [Alpha 21164 Rev 7.2 (EV56)- 64 Meg] Tru64

Re: [ALERT} Re: [UC] to let you know

2005-02-13 Thread Benseraglio2
Thisgoofy white kid answering the below description showed up at my door this afternoon, only this time he was carrying a red-tipped cane, claimed to be blind, and was selling subscriptions to the New Yorker magazine. I immediately sensed that something was wrong with this picture -- I mean, if

Re: [UC] A little consistency, please... or, maybe, an explanation

2005-02-10 Thread Benseraglio2
In a message dated 2/10/2005 8:41:14 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Today's DP included a story about a Penn Board of Trustees meeting from which the following is excerpted: The trustees will also discuss the conversion of a University-owned office building at 42nd and

Re: [UC] A little consistency, please... or, maybe, an explanation

2005-02-10 Thread Benseraglio2
My bad, the building at the southwest corner of *40th and Pine* is the Bazukufu Consulate. The Cuban Consulate is of course "la finca de tabaco". http://rossbender.org/cubanconsulate.html. Ross Benderhttp://rossbender.org/myersbriggs.html In a message dated 2/10/2005 11:09:10 AM Eastern

[UC] AGE ON THE LIST -- FINAL

2005-02-08 Thread Benseraglio2
AGE -- NUM=60 AVG=43.4 YEARS IN W PHILLY -- NUM=56 AVG=19.7 FWIW these are the final tallies of ages and years in W. Philly for those who have sent me their data. Note however that of the frequent TOP TEN, I have yet to hear from: CRAIGSOLVE KRFAPT LASERBEAM BASHOWELL Until I hear from the

Re: [UC] Good intentions are not enough; it takes money, too

2005-02-08 Thread Benseraglio2
In a message dated 2/8/2005 10:55:09 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The problems that plague historic house museums are real, but we should not confuse those issues with the historic districting debate going on in our neighborhood. House museums need endowments and ticket

[UC] STEALTH MENNONITES now online

2005-02-07 Thread Benseraglio2
"Stealth Mennonites" is now online at: http://rosslynnbender.org/gentryhood.html Ross Benderhttp://rossbender.org/dingirs.html

[UC] CORRECTION -- Stealth Mennonites now online

2005-02-07 Thread Benseraglio2
Correction: "Stealth Mennonites" is now online at: http://rossbender.org/gentryhood.html Ross Benderhttp://rossbender.org/dingirs.html

Re: [UC] Parking Rage: Bloody Hell!!!

2005-02-04 Thread Benseraglio2
In a message dated 2/4/2005 9:37:11 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: What is the matter with people? Excellent question. The other night I was coming home from a long night of boozing, despite which my senses were keenly alert, fine-tuned to an A-sharp, sharp as a razor,

[UC] The Genesis of the UC Culture List

2005-02-03 Thread Benseraglio2
Now that membership on the UC Culture List is pushing 100, it may behoove us to revisit the origins of that staid and genial discussion and announcement group of the utmost refinement. The Culture List was begotten in the throes of an unseemly foodfight concerning pesto on the main UC List in

[UC] Reporting -- AGE ON THE LIST

2005-02-02 Thread Benseraglio2
Late returns continue to trickle in. Below are the current numbers. "Years in West Philly" includes Powelton. Note that not everyone who reported age gave number of years in the Hood. Also, I have yet to hear from THREE of the heavy hitters in the current TOP TEN. (Ahem.) This likely skews the

Re: [UC] Kerry/Edwards Campaign Posters - chosen ideals

2005-02-02 Thread Benseraglio2
That's it! Dr. Bronner's! That's exactly what Craigsolve's turgid prose has reminded me of all along although I never quite consciously made the connection. Also, the immortal line from the Fug's "Skin Frenzy", or was it "Group Grope"?: "We say yes tonight long teenaged legs wrapped around

[UC] UNIVCITY LIST JAN 2005 STATS

2005-02-01 Thread Benseraglio2
27-Jan 41 28-Jan 33 29-Jan 8 30-Jan 19 31-Jan 52 TOTAL 592 TOP TWENTY POSTERS CASSIDY 40 MAGILL 31 LASERBEAM 30 BGANDERSON 29 CRAIGSOLVE 26 CASS 25 KRULL 24 BASHOWELL 23 KRFAPT 21 ELLINGSWORTH 20 DE SOTO, WILMA 19 BENSERAGLIO2/BENDER 19 JACOBSON 17 DILLER 17 SIANO 16

[UC] Reporting -- AGE ON THE LIST

2005-02-01 Thread Benseraglio2
26 75 27 67 27 64 28 60 28 59 28 58 29 57 30 56 30 54 33 54 33 53 33 53 33 52 33 51 34 50 34 50 37 49 38 46 38 45 39 45 40 45 41 44 43 44 44 43 44 41 45 40 45 39 45 38 46 38 49 37 50 34 50 34 51 33 52 33 53 33 53 33 54 33 54 30 56 30 57 29 58 28 59

Re: [UC] Reporting -- AGE ON THE LIST

2005-02-01 Thread Benseraglio2
In a message dated 2/1/2005 1:08:55 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: In a message dated 2/1/2005 12:20:40 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Average age at this point is 43. So far, this doesn't look very scientific. There has been no peer review of your

Re: [UC] Age on the UC List -- A Demographic Survey

2005-01-31 Thread Benseraglio2
In a message dated 1/30/2005 11:36:54 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Shouldn't this thread be in culture? Bah.UC-ness for 9 years (philly for phifteen), don't think my age should matter online.Dan W. Yeah, and like the old saying goes, "On the Internet, nobody knows (or

Re: [UC] Age on the UC List -- A Demographic Survey

2005-01-31 Thread Benseraglio2
In a message dated 1/31/2005 9:18:29 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: laserbeam in philly: 33 yrs age: 29 Come off it, moonbeam, this is a serious SCIENTIFIC STUDY. What's interesting to me is that I've gotten lots of responses from folks who post less frequently and none

Re: [UC] Age on the UC List -- A Demographic Survey

2005-01-31 Thread Benseraglio2
If you are not immediately forthcoming with your true age, I shall have to CENSURE you. Also, use the Cheney word. Don't make me come over there. Ross Benderhttp://rossbender.org/myersbriggs.html In a message dated 1/31/2005 9:49:43 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

Re: [UC] Age on the UC List -- A Demographic Survey

2005-01-31 Thread Benseraglio2
In a message dated 1/31/2005 10:01:26 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Age: 39, but kissing 4 (May 7th for those planning to send gifts). Years in UC: 1985-1992; 2002 to the present. invitations presumably forthcoming? Ross Benderhttp://rossbender.org/wisdom.html

Re: [UC] Parking possessiveness

2005-01-31 Thread Benseraglio2
In a message dated 1/31/2005 10:05:44 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: If you see debris in a spot, post it's location of the spot and diller will clean it up with his 4x4. I now call him every time someone thinks they've found a "spot" in my driveway. Or I guess you could

Re: [UC] Age on the UC List -- A Demographic Survey

2005-01-31 Thread Benseraglio2
In a message dated 1/31/2005 10:18:24 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you are not immediately forthcoming with your true age, I shall have to CENSURE you. Also, use the Cheney word. Don't make me come over there. Ross Bender

Re: [UC] Parking possessiveness

2005-01-31 Thread Benseraglio2
In a message dated 1/31/2005 10:55:24 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: In cat years?On Jan 31, 2005, at 10:07 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How old did you say you were? Clock's a-tickin', big guy. Ross Benderhttp://rossbender.org/dingirs.html

Re: [UC] Age on the UC List -- A Demographic Survey

2005-01-31 Thread Benseraglio2
In a message dated 1/31/2005 11:23:51 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: It's amazing how many people pop out of the woodwork when you ask personalquestions, in the name of science or some other bland purpose, especially.OK, not so amazing to those who study human behaviour,

Re: [UC] RE: Parking rage [feel the love]

2005-01-30 Thread Benseraglio2
Beautiful! Let me compliment you on your gracious and nonviolent response to the drunken brute who had the infernal rind to block up your driveway. Personally, in your situation, andpossessing the large volume of artillery which you are known to keep in your living room, I would have simply

[UC] Age on the UC List -- A Demographic Survey

2005-01-30 Thread Benseraglio2
Have you ever wondered how old the people on this list are? Having only met a few, my guess is that the mean age is fairly high, possibly 45 - 50. In the spirit of scientific research, how about if everybody sends a message to the list listing their true age and perhaps number of years resident

Re: [UC] Age on the UC List -- A Demographic Survey

2005-01-30 Thread Benseraglio2
In a message dated 1/30/2005 2:34:21 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: If you're doing research for a dissertation, how about appending an easy to understand EULA so the trusting know what you are going to do with the DB? As I said, I'm going to post the results (with names

Re: [UC] Age on the UC List -- A Demographic Survey

2005-01-30 Thread Benseraglio2
In a message dated 1/30/2005 9:49:46 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Scrunch the Cat3 (maybe 4)Years in UC - 3 (maybe 4) PLEASE no pets, unless you can document that your wonder cat is capable of typing (coherent) email . . .

[UC] Re: Parking rage

2005-01-29 Thread Benseraglio2
I hear Narberth is nice this time of year. Ross Benderhttp://rossbender.org/myersbriggs.html In a message dated 1/29/2005 3:50:12 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: With the influx of new entrants into the neighborhood it appears I now have as neighbors people, who have

Re: [UC] The Gigantic Private Bathhouse Campaign

2005-01-28 Thread Benseraglio2
In a message dated 1/28/2005 10:22:39 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Everyone should be famous for something. If Ross is willing to sign over his estate when he dies, I suggest, "Ross Bender Memorial Bathhouse." "Estate". heh. Ross

[UC] The Murder Room -- was Iron Security Bars

2005-01-18 Thread Benseraglio2
Mrs. Faraday`s house was the eighth in a mid-nineteenth-century terrace on the south side of an Islington square. The houses, no doubt built originally for the superior working class, must have gone through the ususal transmogrification of rising rents, neglect, war damage and multi-occupancy,

[UC] So who exactly elected this bum?

2004-12-20 Thread Benseraglio2
A month after his election, only 48% of the American people approve of the way George Bush is handling his job. And 49% disapprove. From the Washington Post/ABC poll the mystifying results: 2. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bush is handling (ITEM)? 12/19/04 - Summary Table

Re: [UC] Turn Your Back on Bush

2004-12-16 Thread Benseraglio2
What you overlook, Miggle, is that we're not simply talking about "turning our backs". That's polite code language. What we're actually talking about is turning our backs, dropping trou, and *mooning* the guy. If that's not a universally understood symbol, I don't know what is. Ross Bender

Re: [UC] FOCP board meeting -- dog committee recommendations to be discussed

2004-12-11 Thread Benseraglio2
In a message dated 12/10/2004 10:57:17 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Your use of terms like "criminal" to disparage off-leash dog walkers is more than insulting -- it's mistaken. Such infractions of regulations do notlead tocriminal charges. Today I drove home from work on

[UC] Let the brothels of Paris be opened ...

2004-12-08 Thread Benseraglio2
In a message dated 12/7/2004 8:42:21 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The French is _Qu'ils mangent de la brioche_ (not _gateau_ asone might expect). And Queen Marie-Antoinette did *not* say this.(When famine struck Paris, she actually took an active role

[UC] Free Firewood

2004-12-04 Thread Benseraglio2
In fact a whole damn tree. Help yourself. Bring your own chain saw. But hurry! I've been trapped upstairs for three days now with nothing but beans to eat, and I'm running out of those. 48th Street between Cedar and Baltimore. Ross Benderhttp://rossbender.org

Re: [UC] dog trainer

2004-12-04 Thread Benseraglio2
In a message dated 12/4/2004 6:51:26 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I realize that many people think the off-leash dog problem isn't really a problem or that it will resolve itself. It is ILLEGAL, it is a problem, and this "non-problem" is now costing me time

Re: [UC] car chase police radio

2004-12-03 Thread Benseraglio2
In a message dated 12/3/2004 11:22:13 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I thought they didn't do car chases much anymore. I guess they still do in Philly. It seems a bit odd that it takes 10+ police cars, a tow truck, and a patty (sp?) wagon to chase down one

[UC] UNIVCITY NOVEMBER 2004 STATS -- OTHER POSTERS

2004-12-01 Thread Benseraglio2
CLINTON 12 BGANDERSEN 12 MYERS 9 CLARKE 9 SHAERA 8 NAOMI 8 WIDYONO 7 SNYDER 6 POLITZER 6 PMUYEHARA 6 HARVEY 6 CHRISTMAN 6 CAMPION 6

[UC] UNIVCITY NOVEMBER 2004 STATS

2004-12-01 Thread Benseraglio2
KRULL 24 KRFAPT 23 BENSERAGLIO2 23 RHOADES 22 DE SOTO, WILMA 21 LASERBEAM 20 BUCHHOLTZ 20 MLAMOND 18 ELLINGSWORTH 18 GIORNO 17 DUBIN 17 COYLE 17 SANDERSON 16

[UC] PHILADELPHIA HOMELESS FAMILIES OCCUPY ARMY RECRUITMENT CENTER

2004-12-01 Thread Benseraglio2
PHILADELPHIA HOMELESS FAMILIES OCCUPY ARMY RECRUITMENT CENTER, DEMANDMONEY FOR HOUSING NOT FOR WAR!Today, as part of their "Homes For The Holidays: Operation Bring theMoney Home" Campaign, dozens of homeless families belonging to theKensington Welfare Rights Union (KWRU) have moved their

Re: [UC] Another idea (from California) whose time has come?

2004-12-01 Thread Benseraglio2
In a message dated 12/1/2004 9:16:21 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I was thinking more in terms of"historic" (well, "period" wouldadmittedly be a more appropriate term) stainless steel "teardrop" streamlined Airlite jobs, than the cheap tacky vinyl-covered

[UC] UC Village Blues

2004-11-29 Thread Benseraglio2
black man walking down the street OH MY! black man walking down the street OH MY! black man walking down the street OH MY! BETTER CALL THE COPS RIGHT NOW! real estate prices might be topping out real estate prices might be topping out real estate prices might be topping out CALL YOUR REAL

Re: [UC] UC Village Blues

2004-11-29 Thread Benseraglio2
In a message dated 11/29/2004 3:40:45 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Thank god he didn't mention any street names or specific blocks in his poetry.On Nov 29, 2004, at 3:13 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was straddling the line for a while, but I believe I

Re: [UC] Well, maybe Eric's leaving wasn't such a disaster for UC after all

2004-11-22 Thread Benseraglio2
Re UC Village Crime Statistics (December 2003) Back in College Hall, President Ramsbottom was grilling the head of the University Police. "Damn it Eric!" she expostulated, spilling her second margarita. "When are you going to get on top of crime in the Village? You think setting up a

[UC] more random art

2004-11-20 Thread Benseraglio2
More random art now available at: http://rosslynnbender.org Includes the remarkable sequence "Potholes" (fixing a hole) Ross Benderhttp://rosslynnbender.org

Re: [UC] Arcade at the Bridge

2004-11-18 Thread Benseraglio2
In a message dated 11/18/2004 2:30:15 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Yep, after the last film I saw there, I vowed never to go there again. It's a shame, because otherwise it's such a nice theatre.The last time we were there, someone lit up a marijuana cigarette

Re: [UC] DANGER: 4600 Larchwood !! Gangs of criminal smartasses sitting on p...

2004-11-16 Thread Benseraglio2
EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE A COMEDIAN! Seriously, folks, the discourse on this list has degenerated to the point that NOBODY can tell what is good useful info and what is a load of balderdash. I mean, the Bullshit Quotient has soared to an all-time high. Can't tell what's up or down anymore. For

Re: [UC] FW: Tomorrow! Public Forum on Wi-Fi Internet in Philly

2004-11-16 Thread Benseraglio2
In a message dated 11/16/2004 4:27:12 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: T.T.F.N.William H. Magill# Beige G3 - Rev A motherboard - 768 Meg# Flat-panel iMac (2.1) 800MHz - Super Drive - 768 Meg# PWS433a [Alpha 21164 Rev 7.2 (EV56)- 64 Meg]- Tru64 5.1a# XP1000 [Alpha EV6][EMAIL

[UC] Dear Adeline

2004-11-11 Thread Benseraglio2
Dear Adeline: I've just moved into my DARLING charming and elegant old fixer-upper in UC Village (of course it's in the Catchment Basin for the new Judy Rodin School of Disembodied Poetics) and it is simply GORGEOUS! Only one problemo -- the kitchen and bathroom floors simply WON'T DO!! I mean,

Re: [UC] The Triumph of Moral Values?

2004-11-06 Thread Benseraglio2
In a message dated 11/6/2004 6:01:20 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I am aware of only one international organization existent today which is in fact multi-Religious, which preaches and practices morals and values common to all Religions. That fact alone has caused

Re: [UC] Of course it would start in philly...Possible Machine Ir regularities

2004-11-06 Thread Benseraglio2
In a message dated 11/6/2004 8:16:21 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: You might ask if they still provide election workers with a video. I foundthis more helpful than the training session or the book along. Interesting idea. What video do they use? "The Manchurian

Re: [UC] The Triumph of Moral Values -- Everyman's America

2004-11-05 Thread Benseraglio2
In a message dated 11/5/2004 9:12:55 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: There's just been a book (I didn't buy it when I first read the review and now can't remember the title or author -- can someone help, here?) that discussed the idea of the collective wisdom of the

Re: [UC] The Triumph of Moral Values -- A Few Questions...

2004-11-05 Thread Benseraglio2
After the revelations of torture at Abu Ghraib and Gitmo, a poll found that 42% of Americans did not object to torturing enemy prisoners during wartime. No doubt many of them were sincere Christians, whatever that means. The problem with welcoming Neanderthals into the discussion or into your

Re: [UC] The Triumph of Moral Values?

2004-11-05 Thread Benseraglio2
In a message dated 11/5/2004 12:57:57 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I once talked to a friend of mine, who was something of a Christiantheologian, and I told her that everytime I heard about Christianvalues, it was always something I opposed. She explained thatleft-wing

Re: [UC] Phone calls urging us to vote

2004-11-05 Thread Benseraglio2
In a message dated 11/5/2004 3:57:49 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: In a message dated 11/5/04 12:00:02 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: ...Although some of my white friends did hear from the likes of Sean Combs.How's THAT for unity, to circumvent certain populations,

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