It could only happen anywhere
[Originally published at the now defunct group blog explananda.com]
I was walking along Broadway around 20th St the other day and midway through the intersection, while pedestrians were allowed to cross, a man sat down crosslegged on the street so his companion could snap a quick photo of him. Some idiot walking by turned to me and said “Only in New York!”
I’m not sure if that’s my dumbest “Only in New York!” moment, but it’s pretty competitive.
Comments
Author: Steve Laniel
Date: 2008-04-10
In Boston the other day, I saw several people drinking Starbucks coffee. Only in Boston!
Author: anne
Date: 2008-04-10
Chris - I just noticed the “it’s possible to synthesize excited bromide in an argon matrix” tagline. That makes my day.
Author: Chris
Date: 2008-04-10
Finally! I knew if I was patient the day would come. I had to bite my tongue when we last talked on the phone. Ha!
Author: Paul
Date: 2008-04-10
You guys talk on the phone?! Jesus, I am a second-rate citizen around here, aren’t I?
Author: Chris
Date: 2008-04-10
Paul, first of all that’s a crazy idea, and I don’t know where you got it. Secondly, I just want to point out that you’re working through your daily quota of allowed comments awfully quickly.
Author: anne
Date: 2008-04-10
Paul, you’re the one who got a PhD. Hardly seems in keeping with the spirit of the thing.
Author: anne
Date: 2008-04-10
…that is, if anyone’s breaking solidarity here, I think I know where to point my finger.
Also did you see the Rawls trading card? I can’t remember if we’ve posted this here and frankly am too lazy to check… rawls trading card
Author: anne
Date: 2008-04-10
And chris, yeah, seriously that made my day. Thank you.
Author: Chris
Date: 2008-04-10
Anne, I hadn’t seen that trading card. Awesome.
Author: Chris
Date: 2008-04-10
And Steve, thanks for that bit of local culture. Boston sounds like another world!
Author: alif sikkiin
Date: 2008-04-11
This is very similar to that phenomenon where Americans talk as though America is the only country where people have “freedom.” As though Canadians and Swedes and the Japanese are living under despotism.
Author: Paul
Date: 2008-04-11
Oh, OK. It’s the degree. I see. I thought I was breaking solidarity by posting.
Author: anne
Date: 2008-04-11
I thought I was breaking solidarity by posting
Ooooo… burrrrrrrn!
Author: anne
Date: 2008-04-11
Paul, you know I’m just razzing you because someday we’ll all be “crashing on your sofa for a few weeks, just til the unemployment check comes through” while you lecture at Princeton or the UN or something.
Author: Paul
Date: 2008-04-11
It’s funny, my advisor also referred to me as an UN-PHILOSOPHER.
