Thursday, August 3rd 2006

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steelisreal: ha i used to see this guy alot in santa cruz small freakin world

in response to Modern Hippie

EvilGentleman: More yum!

in response to Cookies!

EvilGentleman: I checked their website, and I have to admit I love this quote about their humourous signage: Satisfaction Guaranteed or Double Your Trash Back!

in response to Be Happy

Donna: Well I too was also the receiver of the email, "call out Gouranga, be happy! Gouranga Gouranga Gouranga! That which brings highest happiness." I was intrigued to do a google search as well and found this wonderful site. Kudos to you for a wonderful definition. I feel better just finding this...

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aer suzuki: i think the title was a joke, downey, it makes the photo even funnier. i'm curious as to how this was accomplished...

in response to Giant Rat Destroys Liverpool

Chris Erb: I found another one on the North Side.

in response to Be Happy

aer suzuki: thanks, jack, i appreciate it.

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Marlo: What an amazing post. I'm so happy this resurfaced!

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Marlo: I just realized I used the word 'wonderful' twice in one post. I apologize for the repetition.

in response to Be Happy

Marlo: There's also one that says, 'Need a bin?' which is wonderful advertising. EvilGentleman, thank you for that wonderful pun!

in response to Be Happy

Downey: Giant rat destroys Liverpool? Have you not looked at the building behind the rat? Look at the state of it. Hes saved the demolition workers a job and made an eyesore into art. Banksy is an artist. ~Matt Downey.

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Joshua S. Rubenstein: Safe neighborhood, courteous meth dealers, what more could a New Yorker want?

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jfilip: I'm going to be in Sarnia this weekend, with my bicycle in tow. I plan to spend a day tooling around the city taking photos. I'm half-slightly excited about the prospect.

in response to Blackbird Singing in the Dead of Night

EvilGentleman: Very true. As long as you are a normal civilian minding your own business, the Hell's Angels are ideal courteous neighbours who do an excellent job of keeping the street gang kids and small-time thugs away from the area.

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Peter: indeed. i have a friend who used to live right next door to the hell's angels there, and said the exact same thing...

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Catherine Penfold-Waxman: 13th street? It's the safest bock in the city.

in response to Hell\'s Angels - New York City

EvilGentleman: Without looking at wiki, I will guess that chiac is a blend of chaleur and shediac? Therefore the range of chiac would be from the Baie des Chaleurs to Shediac, in the east? Now lemme look up the wiki... I see I was half-right, it was Shediac. Looking at the examples in...

in response to Rainy Day

Slim: whats the plastic bag for

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EvilGentleman: Ah well, I figured as much. Darn.

in response to Blackbird Singing in the Dead of Night

Chris Erb: I was thinking it was stationnement too, that's what confused me. I've heard of other examples of Quebec trying to be "more french than the French" but I can't think of them off the top of my head. One thing I think I'm going to have a problem with is...

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Peter: thats more in crown heights, about 15-20 blocks straight east of where this photo was taken (which is park place between underhill and washington avenue)...

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EvilGentleman: Parking is the same in both English and French, so far as I know, but in French, as you probably already know, they pronounce it "parrrr-king". Oh wait, I think the other word is "stationnement". I think "parrrr-king" is like "awt dawg" for "hot dog" or "am-burger" for "hamburger". One...

in response to Rainy Day

zagg: Only for them to set me in a amazing home or apartment with all the travels I desire with absoultely no romance or sex involved. Damn, I need a sugar mama. Ha-ha.

in response to Blackbird Singing in the Dead of Night

EvilGentleman: Ok, that one has me beat, so I concede dafeet. By the way, are you interested in dating men at all? This particular skill sounds intriguing, and I must confess to a weakness for contortionists.

in response to Blackbird Singing in the Dead of Night

EvilGentleman: Oh. Well, if I want juice and dairy products blended together, I'll opt for a CreamSicle any time. I have an aversion to all forms of hot liquids, period. I hate coffee, tea, hot chocolate, soups, stews, hot grease dripping from a donair (I love donairs, but only once they...

in response to Beat the Current

az: can anyone tell me which block this is? it's gorgeous. my grandparents and great grand-parents and great aunts and uncles occupied a building at 1522 park place in the 30s,40s, and after. i wonder if this is near it, and if their address would have been in prospect heights?

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Dana: We were riding our Harleys through Colorado for 7 days and accidentally came across this castle. Jim Bishop was still working hard when we arrived and he's a very nice person. This is an amazing castle... very interesting to see. By the way, there are rails going to the stop...

in response to Bishop Castle: Another Self-Made Masterpiece

Chris Erb: IS that due to efforts made by the city or are people in Houston just not interested in graffiti?

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Chris Erb: One thing I don't understand is why parking lots in Quebec are always signified by a large "P". Is there another word in French for parking that I don't know of?

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Chris Erb: I definitly agree with the paint being an issue. With existing painted houses, there's nothing that can really be done other than removing the old paint and re painting with an environmentally friendly paint. Also, with the chemicals in wood, vinyl siding usually does little to reverse the...

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Chris Erb: I heard about what was happening in VMR. I understand the language laws but they often go too far. The idea of not allowing bilingual stop signs in a largely bilingual town is just plain silly.

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zagg: I haven't botherd to do it in a while, although I will have my cousin visiting this weekend so I should get some heavy drinking in and just may get inspired to do it again: pick a mug full of liquid with one of my feet and take it to...

in response to Blackbird Singing in the Dead of Night

zagg: EG: definition from websters.com: smoothie : a creamy beverage made of fruit blended with juice, milk, or yogurt --- except Tim Horton's has a HOT SMOOTHIE they sell --- including during this amazingly hot summer.

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EvilGentleman: First off, I must say that I have never experienced a Cracker Barrel, except for the Kraft Cheese with that name. I have to admit I have no clue what a smoothie is, but I realize it is some sort of a drink, unless you are talking about a bald man...

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EvilGentleman: My grandmother installed aluminum siding on her house over 30 years ago and it is still in fine condition. Her house dates to 1865. I agree that freshly-painted wooden siding is nicer to look at, but in the end, it is up to the homeowner to decide how their home...

in response to Vinyl Siding

zagg: + I'm a vegetarian so the things that I want are either sides or on the kiddie meal --- which means I usually leave the restaurant part paying less than $4 and being completely full.

in response to Beat the Current

EvilGentleman: Hmmm... With your fetish for painted wooden siding, perhaps you should consider eventually moving to St. John's, Newfoundland or Copenhagen, Denmark.

in response to Vinyl Siding

EvilGentleman: zagg, I had no idea that you were like me, and are blessed with the gift of being pedodigitaldextrous. Eventually, I hope to be able to balance dice with my toes. I am also double jointed and can touch my pinkie finger to my wrist, both forwards and backwards. I...

in response to Blackbird Singing in the Dead of Night

EvilGentleman: I guess they do a lot of thinking when they are down in the dumps.

in response to Be Happy

EvilGentleman: Yeah, he's in Fredericton. This is a current CBC News article: www.cbc.ca/canada/new-brunswick/ . . . 006/08/02/despres-nb.html Thanks for the suggestion, jack. But I try so hard to be honest and modest, and Gentleman sounds so egotistical, and what about my bad days? Best to leave things as is and keep my bases covered.

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EvilGentleman: Thanks, jack. You know, I am not 100 percent sure about that, Chris. You may be right, but I distinctly remember Eaton's having to become Eaton, and a few weeks ago, the town of Mount Royal gave in to pressure from the Language Police and started painting over the word "Stop"...

in response to Rainy Day

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: My toenails are painted a rather charming blue right now, but I don't think the world needs to see them.

in response to Blackbird Singing in the Dead of Night

Chris Erb: Did they bring him back to Fredericton? I thought he was being tried in the States. I finish my job this week so I'll have 2 weeks off and still be in Fredericton. If I hear anything, I'll go down to the courthouse and try to get...

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Chris Erb: I find that vinyl siding gets pretty crappy looking at around the 10-15 year mark. it gets faded and warped and might have holes and dents in it. With vinyl siding, you can't just replace a bit and paint it to match, the WHOLE house needs to be...

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Chris Erb: Most Fero dumpsters have little messages on them. Many just say "no parking" but there are some that say "don't do drugs", "Be Happy" and others that I can't think of off the top of my head. There is a Mexican resturant downtown with a dumpster in the...

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Chris Erb: I thought store names were allowed to be in English. I seem to remember something about Second Cup stores being bombed when I was a kid and there was talk about forcing all businesses to have French only names. I might be mistaken though.

in response to Rainy Day

youre stoopid: Sorry - but I have totally missed the connection between "hope" and "plastic bag on top of a tree". Is it me or is there not one? I think you've watched American Beauty one to many times

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jfilip: I believe it opened up in the mid-90's. I remember going over there with the family as it was a big deal.

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Marlo: How do you explain a bloodied chainsaw to border crossing authorities? "I was trying to open my catsup package and needed something sharp." That is very disturbing... I do recall hearing something about it on the CBC radio, but didn't pay much attention at the time. The border authorities at Calais...

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jack: aer, you take some nice pic's. it cooled me down just looking at it.

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jack: he should have placed the green candle holder in the center.

in response to Effective Communication

jack: ok, thats it we need toe's picking things up shots. elaine and catherine your both on.

in response to Blackbird Singing in the Dead of Night

zagg: jfilip: I have been to that Cracker Barrel location I would say 3 times unless I ever went there as a kid (when did it open up?). Their cider is deadly (in a good way) but my goodness... a bottomless pink lemonade? rub my tummy with delight! EvilGentleman: ...

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jack: EG that guy despres is truly evil. you should drop the evil and just be the gentleman!

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zagg: Thanks Ksedge, I like the coffee cup photo best too --- although my mother (oh, yes) doesn't seem to dig the whole 'standing on a ledge' look --- hey I didn't jump!

in response to A Flash of Clean Light Hope

jack: correct on both counts.

in response to Vinyl Siding

jack: psychological propaganda. workers, be happy! your lucky to have a job!

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zagg: Thank you both of you --- although if you think this is impressive - you should see the things I can pick up with my toes.

in response to Blackbird Singing in the Dead of Night

jack: great people shots evil.

in response to Rainy Day

jack: french version of hrs.

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bot-boy: thanks 4 the recipe i have been lookin 4 a while. i have been in to stickers but this is really good and graphing got a little borin.

in response to Wheatpasting: How to

aer suzuki: there's no way james can ignore this...

in response to Effective Communication

chaton: Articolul de mai sus are MULTE greseli asa ca nu il luati in seama daca vreti sa incepeti parkour. Singurul site de parkour aprobat de fondatorul parkour este www.parkour.net asa ca ala e un loc bun de unde sa incepi.

in response to Istoria Parkour

EvilGentleman: By the way, if either of you two could get some shots by the courthouse of either Gregory Allan Despres or any of the security and media surrounding him, that would prove to be quite interesting. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the name of Gregory Allan Despres, he...

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ksedge: i love finding lost treasures in citynoise. this one is great.

in response to How To Annoy People

ksedge: i second that.

in response to Blackbird Singing in the Dead of Night

EvilGentleman: Halifax, Vancouver, Ottawa, Calgary, Winnipeg... Cleveland, Detroit, Boston, St. Louis, Washington DC, Miami, Phoenix, Las Vegas... Even Tokyo! Fredericton has passed them all! So many posts for such a small city. Amazing...

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pat: better insulation, easier to maintain, etc......

in response to Vinyl Siding

EvilGentleman: (Snorts) I thought it looked a little seedy for a born-again Christian church. Nice find, it misled me pretty well.

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Marlo: I've never been, myself, though from the outsider's perspective it seems to be strictly bottles. Lots of crashing and smashing going on, with a line up of cars Saturday and Sunday, drivers eager to be redeemed of nights they can't remember. Or so I sometimes imagine.

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EvilGentleman: I'm guessing either a couple of college pals are no longer roommates, or a same-sex relationship is on the rocks.

in response to Effective Communication

EvilGentleman: Skill like yours is quite impressive. Nice work, yet again.

in response to Blackbird Singing in the Dead of Night

EvilGentleman: Can I redeem my coupons and winning bottle caps at the redemption centre?

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EvilGentleman: They probably got tired of painting every 5 to 10 years.

in response to Vinyl Siding

EvilGentleman: Be happy you do not do business with us? They should be more specific. One could read a lot of weird stuff into this phrase.

in response to Be Happy

EvilGentleman: Far as I could tell, the hats in the first photo were either straw or bamboo. I have no clue what the writing on the green light says, I was hoping someone here could read it. It will be good to have another citynoise regular here, Chris. I'm looking forward to it. As...

in response to Rainy Day

Marlo: How can you trust a gaint garbage bin?

in response to Be Happy

Marlo: Yes, I imagine it is a bit odd... you having been the only contributor to the Fredericton section until now. And Fredericton IS so small it's hard not to recognize a place.

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Chris Erb: Great article! You've made excellent use of different places around the city to tie a theme together. I really enjoy these types of posts. On a side note, everytime you post, it always creeps me out a little. I'm used to seeing pictures of everywhere but Fredericton on the...

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Marlo: Yes, emphatic, wasn't he? I took this last night on York near Charlotte.

in response to Effective Communication

Chris Erb: I especially like how the word "my" is underlined. A message is definitely being sent.

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Chris Erb: Haha, nice find. Where abouts was this?

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zagg: *sniff* I want my mama.

in response to MoMa Dada

Chris Erb: I see a language law violation in picture four! Somebody call the language police!

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joey: the hat in the first photo? is that an inflatable hat?{http://www.stupid.com/stat/INFT.html}

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Marlo: What does the writing on the green light say?

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Chris Erb: Nice set of pictures. At least you had some rain in Montreal to cool you off. We just had horrible humidity. I'm assuming all these pictures are taken downtown. I do recognize some of the places. I found that I wasn't a huge fan of downtown when...

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EvilGentleman: But what I really wonder is: - What happens to liars in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico? - How do they explain the existence of prisoners in Independence, Missouri? - How do people really kiss in French Lick, Indiana? - If people from Newfoundland are always the brunt of Newfie Jokes, Imagine how the...

in response to What to Do in Sarnia?

EvilGentleman: If you spoke to someone in a friendly manner while ordering your soft pretzel, then you could be considerd to have engaged in social intercourse in Intercourse, PA.

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zagg: I never had intercourse in Intercourse but I did eat a very lovely soft pretzel! (PA is very big on those).

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Sabriel: Arctic fox rox

in response to Arctic Creatures, Part II

EvilGentleman: Hmmm, looking closer, it seems the artist's name is Zilon with a © after it. What do you think?

in response to Faces and TSK

EvilGentleman: Tamara, I just realized that it would be a heck of a lot easier for me to find stuff by Zilong if you would tell me what area the shots you posted here came from. Then I would have a certain area to narrow my searches into.

in response to Faces and TSK

Shoshannah da 2nd: sure sounds like a laugh in brooklyn like lol

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