tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post8910874228544391550..comments2023-09-10T06:49:28.959-04:00Comments on The Unbearable Banishment: Ruminations while waiting in lineThe Unbearable Banishmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05704208968630911021noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-31319150678567407742010-12-10T09:14:23.282-05:002010-12-10T09:14:23.282-05:00Sid: I can *almost* see clear to requiring a dress...Sid: I can *almost* see clear to requiring a dress code. That's something that can be universally applied. But to turn someone away because they are, in the eyes of the proprietor, a "nobody" irks the hell out of me.<br /><br />SF: If you're arriving next week be aware! There's an arctic weather system dropping down. Highs in the 20s!!! Pack for it.The Unbearable Banishmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704208968630911021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-7431194584934600652010-12-10T08:13:02.033-05:002010-12-10T08:13:02.033-05:00The Sausages will be in NY for Christmas, we are b...The Sausages will be in NY for Christmas, we are buying our winter stuff and looking for snow. See you there....Sausagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14563985186537460358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-20074385374037609402010-12-10T07:16:02.618-05:002010-12-10T07:16:02.618-05:00Ms Kaufman looks like a drunk. Can't believe t...Ms Kaufman looks like a drunk. Can't believe that *she* gets to decide to may or may not enter. In Ct we have a similar problem. You can't get into a club unless you're appropriately dressed. Need to wear shoes and a shirt. No sneakers. Their policies are so strict that they actually turned Ramsey (that famous chef) away.Sidhttp://verbal-sid.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-48621920392962016142010-12-10T06:19:09.549-05:002010-12-10T06:19:09.549-05:00Pat: It's not the tan I envy. It's what th...Pat: It's not the tan I envy. It's what they went through to get the tan.<br /><br />HIF: I would much rather have a steak in your back yard than sit in a fancy restaurant.<br /><br />kykn: That's not a very efficient throw. I'd have flung it like a Frisbee.The Unbearable Banishmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704208968630911021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-26884241204696636862010-12-10T04:06:41.433-05:002010-12-10T04:06:41.433-05:00I see she's got the two-finger throwing techni...I see she's got the two-finger throwing technique down pat. It limits your range, but can be deadly accurate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-67991491916115292932010-12-09T14:44:52.427-05:002010-12-09T14:44:52.427-05:00The Palm is a chain. Just like McDonalds or Pizza ...The Palm is a chain. Just like McDonalds or Pizza Hut. Overpriced and overhyped. I can cook a better steak at home on my Home Depot grill.Here In Franklinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04249969885696185864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-47168857330067544332010-12-09T12:22:54.721-05:002010-12-09T12:22:54.721-05:00Don't worry about a tan - they are so last yea...Don't worry about a tan - they are so last year.<br />There was an equivalent Elaine in Paris in the sixties whose name escapes me and I feel the same way as you and possibly Groucho. If they accept me are they worth bothering about. Or words to that effect.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-87151444149716363352010-12-09T06:20:52.245-05:002010-12-09T06:20:52.245-05:00Kono: There's a great freedom in not worrying ...Kono: There's a great freedom in not worrying about getting into the right establishments. Take a load off.<br /><br />Jayne: Hi Jayne. I think she's somewhere much, much hotter.The Unbearable Banishmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704208968630911021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-69817935919667544242010-12-08T23:04:14.610-05:002010-12-08T23:04:14.610-05:00I have a feeling Miss Elaine is in Siberia.I have a feeling Miss Elaine is in Siberia.Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-7001776959566993742010-12-08T21:56:58.258-05:002010-12-08T21:56:58.258-05:00I like my view from the outside just fine so fuck ...I like my view from the outside just fine so fuck the snobs... my table at the all night diner overlooks an alley and some abandoned buildings, the milkshakes are pretty good and you can get breakfast all day, they even have the little jukeboxes in the booths still.<br /><br />You've also just reminded me of a funny story that i need to post soon about this very subject.Konohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13865029570865495659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-52237474965903054692010-12-08T21:30:44.168-05:002010-12-08T21:30:44.168-05:00MIT: Apparently, she was nice if you had money or ...MIT: Apparently, she was nice if you had money or status. She died alone. How about that?<br /><br />Pearl: Can you imagine being looked down on by <i>that?</i> But people bought into it.<br /><br />Savannah: They say copious amounts of cash corrupts your soul but I'd like to think that I'd never treat people the way she did.<br /><br />Ponita: But I think there's something extra-nauseating about New York snobs. My snobs are better than your snobs! Ha.<br /><br />PG: Over the years I spent in NYC, I actually found myself "in" on a few occasions. Guess what? It's nothing! Seriously! People standing around starring at each other with nothing to say. It's nothing to envy.<br /><br />Daisy: I've paid a lot of $$$ for some pretty boring meals. It's just not worth it for me. Then again, people would think I was mental for spending $200 on a book I can't read. It's all relative!The Unbearable Banishmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704208968630911021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-29096563106204819622010-12-08T19:14:29.562-05:002010-12-08T19:14:29.562-05:00i've had meals in some of the finest restauran...i've had meals in some of the finest restaurants in the US - at great cost on a few occasions. but i can tell you that the VALUE of a meal has very little to do with what you pay for it, and NEVER has ANYTHING to do with the perceived status of the person at the next table...<br /><br />the only people who affect the quality of the meal are the companions at the table.<br /><br />elaine, and snot-nosed status grubbers like her, can suck it.daisyfaehttp://daisyfae.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-70461852828955165692010-12-08T18:55:05.390-05:002010-12-08T18:55:05.390-05:00"in", "not in". I still hate ..."in", "not in". I still hate feeling judged by these criteria, and consequently dislike the people who apply them.Pueblo girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04904318623281033442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-77984874145222997132010-12-08T18:16:33.662-05:002010-12-08T18:16:33.662-05:00Snobbishness in anyone (New yorker or otherwise) i...Snobbishness in anyone (New yorker or otherwise) is completely unnecessary! I would feel exactly the same as you. That last photo just shows how Elaine was a rude and egotistical woman who liked to push people around. I can only assume it made her feel better about herself in some twisted way. Sad, isn't it.Ponita in Real Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06886875733169389887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-70331268511404845952010-12-08T17:01:48.462-05:002010-12-08T17:01:48.462-05:00you nailed it, it's that sense of entitlement ...you nailed it, it's that sense of entitlement that's so irritating! actually, irritating isn't even the right word, it's more distaste. i give people like that sherlock's famous turkish brushoff, sugar! xoxoxosavannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04310843901371718758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-88726677269542655132010-12-08T17:00:26.852-05:002010-12-08T17:00:26.852-05:00To be judged and found wanting by someone who look...To be judged and found wanting by someone who looks and behaves like Elaine... Ack. <br /><br />PearlPearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-20798374193162095792010-12-08T16:06:23.008-05:002010-12-08T16:06:23.008-05:00Ugliness, like beauty, comes from within the perso...Ugliness, like beauty, comes from within the person.<br />That's ugly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-63683640425099301532010-12-08T14:36:12.615-05:002010-12-08T14:36:12.615-05:00Ellie: She and people of her ilk deserve all the s...Ellie: She and people of her ilk deserve all the scorn I can heap on them. Prigs. Feh.<br /><br />Map: It actually takes quite a lot to get on my bad side. If you're there, you probably did something to deserve it.The Unbearable Banishmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704208968630911021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-33458377950962049452010-12-08T14:34:21.592-05:002010-12-08T14:34:21.592-05:00Remind me to never get on your bad side! :¬)Remind me to never get on your bad side! :¬)mapstewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07159592046833798019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-26851371070382661022010-12-08T14:33:37.542-05:002010-12-08T14:33:37.542-05:00I love the way you ended that ... it is irreverent...I love the way you ended that ... it is irreverent and shocking ... not what I expected. And it made me smile; I feel badly about smiling ... but just a little bit.Elliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09130776138284979286noreply@blogger.com