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 Pin

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

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

2005-02-13 Thread Benseraglio2
This goofy 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

[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 5

[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 beat

Re: [UC] Re: Cat and Character Assassination

2005-02-15 Thread Benseraglio2
Alright, at the risk of lifting my monthly user stats into the stratosphere, I give. Funny how? Does he/she smoke hashish in his backyard hottub with the board members of the Spruce Hill Neighborhood Association and play loud punk music into the wee hours of the morning or is he just a trifle ec

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 rig

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 of a little thing called LITERACY?? People have been conveying tones, facial expressions :), *stress*, whatever you like, on

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 donât have to be clearCome and whisper in my earGive us dirty laundry   Kick âem when

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 theantibo

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 obtain

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 so

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 hi

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 cam

[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

[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 3

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 t

[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] 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 re

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] 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 friend is hosting a 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 Chin

[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 Bel

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 segreg

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. "The

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 Republ

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] 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 be position

[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. Alt

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 stations

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 Easte

[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 DIL

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 photograph

[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 inaug

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

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 most of 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

[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 HOMEP

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 4

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] 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 Cu

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.

[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 â but I digress.   Anyway, does anyone have suggesti

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 ema

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 previousl

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 beca

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 n

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 Ben

Re: [UC] Tonight's Clark Park Meeting

2005-04-20 Thread Benseraglio2
I really really hesitate to ask, but just for purposes of clarification -- what exactly IS a "canine easter egg"?   Ross Bender http://rossbender.org/exorcism.html   In a message dated 4/20/2005 6:25:57 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I believe the Canine Easter Egg Hunt was

Re: [UC] Tonight's Clark Park Meeting

2005-04-20 Thread Benseraglio2
Good point. You're saying I should read it as [(canine easter)(egg)] rather than as [canine (easter egg)].   In which case maybe it has something to do with those weird Catholic rites [(weird Catholic)(rites)] over at St Frances de Sales, where periodically they have the ceremony of "The Blessin

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'

Re: [UC] Indian Food Recommendation

2003-05-29 Thread Benseraglio2
In a message dated 5/27/2003 5:22:23 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Does anyone have any recommendations concerning the numerous Indian restaurants near the intersection of 40th and Walnut?  Is there a universal favorite (like Beijing for Chinese)? New Delhi has the most eleg

Re: [UC] Charming and Elegant Old Victorian House

2003-06-10 Thread Benseraglio2
In a message dated 6/10/2003 11:43:03 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Tat-Ta-ta-ta! “This years winner of the Paul Lucasiak Listserv Award goes to…..”     “the envelope please….”   “ROSS BENDER!” A star is born Thank you, thank you. A

[UC] BIKERS!! PLEASE GO OFFLINE!!! This is making me nervous!

2003-06-11 Thread Benseraglio2
Anyhow, as I was saying, PLEASE take this discussion to a small room in hell somewhere as it can *only* be of interest to a *small* MINORITY of readers of this list -- those who live in 2-story homes and whatnot. I think I can speak for the majority when I say that ONLY WALKING and riding on PUBLIC

Re: [UC] RFI: yo, knowledgeable bikers

2003-06-17 Thread Benseraglio2
-Original Message- From: clc [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 4:18 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [UC] RFI: yo, knowledgeable bikers There seem to be quite a few dedicated city bikers here.  Do any of you know if a near-dooring -- i'm talking skidding to a stop *

[UC] Famous Dooring Incidents in the Cinema

2003-06-18 Thread Benseraglio2
Recently I was at a showing of "Hollywood Homicide" featuring, among others, Harrison Ford and Eric Idle in a dress. (Eric Idle was in the dress, not Harrison Ford. Eric Idle was shown briefly being booked in an LA police station and complaining that he was "just doing research.") Anyway, Harrison

Re: [UC] Clark Park Music and Arts Festival this Saturday

2003-06-20 Thread Benseraglio2
In a message dated 6/18/2003 9:55:53 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The Clark Park Music and Arts Community presents The 2003 Summer Solstice Festival Saturday, June 21, 2003 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Clark Park, 43rd St. and Chester Avenue, Philadelphia, PA Rain Location:

Re: [UC] Harry Potter at Penn Bookstore bucks the midnight trend

2003-06-20 Thread Benseraglio2
In a message dated 6/20/2003 11:34:26 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi all, We are having our Harry Potter Party on Saturday morning 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. No fear of running out of books. We will have games and fun giveaways . Natalie has been working all week on her mini D

[UC] NYTimes.com Article: The Road to Oceania

2003-06-27 Thread benseraglio2
This article from NYTimes.com has been sent to you by [EMAIL PROTECTED] I never liked science fiction until I discovered William Gibson. Even now I've only read Neuromancer, Virtual Light, and Idoru. But as he points out in this op-ed, there is no privacy anymore. It's worse but much much bett

Re: [UC] Have You Seen the Roosters?

2003-06-27 Thread Benseraglio2
In a message dated 6/23/2003 9:47:12 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I saw the rooster, strutting his stuff on the sidewalk just south of 42nd Street last week.  Lookin' good!!!   Jonathan A. Cass Silverman, Bernheim &Vogel Two Penn Center Plaza, Suite 910 Philadelphia, PA

Re: [UC] Have You Seen the Roosters?

2003-06-27 Thread Benseraglio2
In a message dated 6/22/2003 1:11:45 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: what a great description, the Name that Cannot be Named sounds like Harry Potter's Voldemort!  who is it? or what is it??? and why no name..   Vivianne > Maybe it should be the Name the Must Not be Named. Or

Re: [UC] Have You Seen the Roosters?

2003-06-27 Thread Benseraglio2
In a message dated 6/27/2003 12:03:13 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I stand very harshly corrected -- I saw the rooster on 42nd Street, just south of Baltimore Ave.   (I think Mr. Bender is sticking it to me because I suggested sometime back that his reference in his signatu

Re: [UC] Have You Seen the Roosters?

2003-06-27 Thread Benseraglio2
In a message dated 6/27/2003 12:08:29 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I stand very harshly corrected -- I saw the rooster on 42nd Street, just south of Baltimore Ave.   (I think Mr. Bender is sticking it to me because I suggested sometime back that his reference in his signatu

Re: [UC] Yard Sales and WMDs

2003-06-27 Thread Benseraglio2
In a message dated 6/27/2003 12:23:20 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: This weekend may finally be nice.  We have been trying to have this sale since April 4844 Cedar Ave Saturday June 28th We have been trying to have our multi-family Yard S

Re: [UC] Have You Seen the Roosters?

2003-06-27 Thread Benseraglio2
In a message dated 6/27/2003 2:13:50 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I think the heat is making Dr. Bender a bit cantankerous today -- NOT THAT I AM COMPLAINING. Boy I should take a vacation more often. Come back from a few days away and find out that JCass has seen the roost

Re: [UC] seeking clawfoot hardware

2003-07-05 Thread Benseraglio2
Dear University City Village Tub Advisor, I have this charming and elegant old Victorian bathtub with four claw feet. It's classy and I truly enjoy my deep-soaking pleasures therein. No problem, no problem. Except that the other night we heard these furtive scuttling noises out in our kitchen. Ign

Re: [UC] Yard Sales and WMDs

2003-07-07 Thread Benseraglio2
In a message dated 7/7/2003 12:48:21 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Ah, Mr. Bender,  you do go on.  For a drain board, have you tried Kitchen Kapers, Williams and Sonoma, Target?  How about Lowe's, Home Depot?  I would recommend Wal-Mart but I have a serious disagreement with

Re: [UC] New Topic- Trash on Sidewalks

2003-07-10 Thread Benseraglio2
In a message dated 7/10/2003 3:50:04 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Mmm that's a tough one.  Start a vigil sitting on your porch/stoop with a shotgun that you frequently and visibly clean?  Attempt random acts of violence against smokers to send "a message" to create media att

Re: [UC] Potential Rabies in University City--cases found in Greys Ferry

2003-07-16 Thread Benseraglio2
In a message dated 7/16/2003 11:57:39 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >Considering my comments about the boy who cried wolf, I put this out there >with some trepidation...   Our next door neighbor found a sickly white cat >in her garden this weekend.  Wouldn't drink, ate only a

[UC] The Fugs Final CD

2003-07-16 Thread Benseraglio2
An anonymous reader sent me this: Rock 'n' Roll Dissidents, Fearless for 4 Decades July 15, 2003 By BEN SISARIO Four decades after Ed Sanders and Tuli Kupferberg founded the Fugs on a bedrock of sex, drugs, rock 'n' roll and poetry, they are releasing a new album. http://www.nytimes.com/2003

Re: [UC] Potential Rabies in University City--cases found in Greys Ferry

2003-07-16 Thread Benseraglio2
In a message dated 7/16/2003 6:01:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: BTW, I have now a tawny raccoon in my yard.  I never knew they were sandy-haired with light brown rings and face masks.  Now I am haunted by BLONDE raccoons.  Why me? Sincerely, Wilma de Soto Darn good q

Re: [UC] Another part of the story of Gottie

2003-07-16 Thread Benseraglio2
In a message dated 7/16/2003 3:49:22 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Actually, now that you mention it: While picking up my repaired sandals in town I did see a tub and a ferret in a car around 10th and Spruce looking for a good place to train the car. (I am assuming this, as t

[UC] Biopond to be Relocated to Basement of Bennett Hall

2003-07-31 Thread Benseraglio2
In a last-minute compromise this morning, Deputy to the Under-Assistant Associate School of Arts and Sciences Dean Harvey Ramsbottom announced suddenly that the biopond would be transferred in situ and in toto to the basement of Bennett Hall. "This is a solution that should make everyone happy,"

[UC] UNIV CITY LIST JULY STATS

2003-08-01 Thread Benseraglio2
t;8 <07/26/2003> 9 <07/28/2003>5 <07/29/2003>7 <07/30/2003>3 <07/31/2003>18 TOTAL 306 KNIGHT 26 CASS23 BENSERAGLIO219 MAGILL 15 SIANO 13 KRAUS 12 HOTCHKISS 11 KRULL 9 WASHINGTON 9

[UC] True Crime Notes from All Over

2003-08-10 Thread Benseraglio2
From the Goshen City Court page, Goshen (IN) News, Sat. Aug 9: Donald X, Goshen, was cited on July 12 for having loud music. He was assessed $100 in costs. David X, Goshen, was cited on Dec. 7, 2002, for moving his vehicle in an unsafe manner. He was fined $15 and assessed $84.50 in costs. Brand

Re: [UC] Wage Tax effects (?

2003-08-14 Thread Benseraglio2
In a message dated 8/10/03 3:38:35 PM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Sunday, August 10, 2003, at 12:58  PM, R a y m o n d R o r k e wrote: > William H. Magill wrote: >> There are only two personality types, Urban and Suburban. > > wot about us rural types? who live in the cit

Re: [UC] PESTO recipe revised

2003-08-14 Thread Benseraglio2
In a message dated 8/10/03 11:04:27 AM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Ahh, the irony of List Admin Bender telling what is acceptable here! > > Ross, I suggets you read the information provided at purple.com regarding > what is acceptable to post here. > > I would also suggest

[UC] NYTimes.com Article: An Organ Donor's Generosity Raises the Question of How Much Is Too Much

2003-08-20 Thread benseraglio2
This article from NYTimes.com has been sent to you by [EMAIL PROTECTED] Anybody know this altruist dude? Mr. Kravinsky said he had put aside money for his children's college education, but the Kravinskys live very modestly in a slightly dilapidated-looking house they bought for $141,600 in 19

Re: [UC] Hack Seminar to Convene September 27

2003-09-01 Thread Benseraglio2
In a message dated 8/30/2003 7:52:57 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Eugène Ionesco is so pissed that there wasn't a list-serve when he was writing.  Thanks Ross for keeping the memory alive. Fred Wolfe Thank you for the compliment, if it was a compliment, but spare me my bl

[UC] UNIVCITY LIST STATS AUGUST 2003

2003-09-01 Thread Benseraglio2
NDERSEN 3   ROGAN 4   PMUYEHARA 4   MLAMOND 4   MILLER, CHRISTINE 3   MILLER, DAVID 1   KRFAPT 4   HOLMESANDREWS 4   HERONS 4   HARRISON 4   DUBIN 4   DEFENDORF 4   DAS 4   CLC 4   CAMPION 4   ABBRACCIO 1   SOTO 5   GREEN 3   NAOMI 6   ELLINGSWORTH 8   ALI 9   ABRAHAMSON 10   WASHINGTON 11   KRULL 11   Y 12   KNIGHT 12   HOTCHKISS 14   HARVESTMOON3 14   CASS 15   BENSERAGLIO2 15   MAGILL 18   SIANO 20           Ross Benderhttp://rossbender.org

Re: [UC] PESTO recipe revised

2003-08-14 Thread Benseraglio2
In a message dated 8/10/03 8:36:42 AM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Ahh, the irony of List Admin Bender telling what is acceptable here! Ross, I suggets you read the information provided at purple.com regarding what is acceptable to post here. I would also suggest people cont

[UC] UNIV CITY LIST STATS AUGUST 2003 - CORRECTION

2003-09-02 Thread Benseraglio2
Dan Myers had 6 big posts in August. Sorry about that.  In all the confusion and my haste in sorting out the new "Dans" -- Dan and Karla Thut and Dan and Karla Hernandez Thut I missed the boat. Any other corrections, please let me know.       Ross Benderhttp://rossbender.org

Re: [UC] Katz Lawn Signs

2003-09-18 Thread Benseraglio2
In a message dated 9/18/2003 5:01:51 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: We now have a supply of Katz for Mayor Lawn signs available for distribution.  They come in two varieties: regular Katz for Mayor and Democrats for Katz.  They go very well in our small University City lawns.

Re: [UC] More details - Hack Filming Schedule

2003-09-22 Thread Benseraglio2
In a message dated 9/22/2003 4:26:28 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: psst, ross, can you tell us what kind of tree it was? I'm thinking maybe it was a sycamore maple? or maybe an english hawthorn? or how about a white pine, those are pretty. no wait, was it a western catalpa?

[UC] Say Amen Somebody

2003-09-22 Thread Benseraglio2
For those truly interested in patterns of electronic discourse, we have recently experienced a sort of net climax, with the Hack mail reaching frightening proportions, a feverish pitch, going way over the top, and culminating in disgusting personal attacks. This is known in the discipline as a "fl

Re: [UC] Not to "scare" you, but forewarned is forearmed

2003-09-29 Thread Benseraglio2
In a message dated 9/29/2003 8:36:24 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Just a Note how come "SAFE STREETS" has never been implemented in a "Normal" Area of the city Mr. Street?  How come with all this extra money and effort you still have not impacted the crime situation?  Is it

Re: [UC] Not to "scare" you, but forewarned is forearmed

2003-09-29 Thread Benseraglio2
I don't mind them taking my picture, long as I have my hair combed, but 2 student demands: 1) Let *us* see the pictures on a streaming video feed on a campus website 2) Let us see the pictures of *them* Thanks John for posting the camera locations. That is VERY helpful. Ross Bender http://ross

Re: [UC] Not to "scare" you, but forewarned is forearmed

2003-09-29 Thread Benseraglio2
In a message dated 9/29/2003 11:06:23 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > I am sorry that the female victim in the story got a chipped tooth, but I > am happy that her courage and tenacity resulted in pulling three > miscreants off the street. If she reads this and can docum

[UC] SEPTEMBER UNIV CITY LIST STATS

2003-10-01 Thread Benseraglio2
t;27 <09/24/2003>28 <09/25/2003>14 <09/26/2003>3 <09/27/2003>1 <09/28/2003>1 <09/29/2003>22 <09/30/2003>23 TOTAL    427 TOP TEN POSTERS KNIGHT 26 ELLINGSWORTH24 MOSETTER24 KRULL 21 SIANO 21 BENSER

Re: [UC] City Paper Article: Baltimore Avenue Merchants + L&I + UCD

2003-10-10 Thread Benseraglio2
In a message dated 10/10/2003 10:58:32 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: http://openphoto.net/images/speakeasy_shut.jpg The problem was an illegal nightclub directly next to a licensed bar.  They charged money, served alcohol, regularly advertised as a night club, had no emerg

[UC] Stealth Mennonites Gonna Git Yo Mama!

2003-10-10 Thread Benseraglio2
In a message dated 10/10/2003 1:31:11 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The owners of the new businesses which have opened and the new owner of the Firehouse have been LOCAL WEST PHILADELPHIA NEIGHBORS, not fat cat real estate developers from out of the area.  Local people fro

[UC] Summarizing Amish/Mennonite References

2003-10-17 Thread Benseraglio2
In a message dated 10/16/2003 10:49:09 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >Could someone (wink, wink) please summarize the Amish/Mennonite issues that >have come up on this list? Absolutely.  Amish bashing, Amish bashing in jest, misunderstandings of Amish bashing in jest, anti-A

[UC] New Restaurants -- Le Mandingue

2003-10-19 Thread Benseraglio2
Went to Le Mandingue at Cedar Point Park last night only to find that it still hasn't opened. Yuppie conspiracy? Why isn't the UCD/Penn cabal doing its darndest to help this deserving restaurant open up? Note that "hair-braiding salons" are joining "used condoms" and "40s" as racial code words. H

Re: [UC] New Restaurants -- Le Mandingue

2003-10-19 Thread Benseraglio2
In a message dated 10/19/2003 8:21:44 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: See, now this why I lurk. I express my opinion Then my use of the words "hair braiding" is given a racial implication by someone who knows absolutely nothing about me... Back to lurking.   Ant >With tho

[UC] Massive Outage on Purple.com

2003-10-21 Thread Benseraglio2
Between noon 10/20 and noon today, 10/21, 43 subscribers were unsubscribed from the University City email list. As it is unlikely, given past subscription patterns, that all 43 simultaneously removed themselves, this was either due to a malicious prank or a machine error. In comparing subscriber

[UC] Outage on Culture List

2003-10-21 Thread Benseraglio2
Between noon 10/20 and noon today, 10/21, 7 subscribers were unsubscribed from the University City Culture email list. As it is unlikely, given past subscription patterns, that all 7 simultaneously removed themselves, this was either due to a malicious prank or a machine error. The 7 unsubscribed

Re: [UC] Lunch with the Citys Leaders

2003-10-27 Thread Benseraglio2
In a message dated 10/27/2003 11:16:43 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >>>Lunch with the Citys Leaders. (Presenter, Eric Goldstein, executive >>>director, University City District). 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Pod, 3636 >>>Sansom St., Philadelphia. Presented by Center City Proprie

Re: [UC] Re: Crime news from 900 block of 48th St.

2003-10-27 Thread Benseraglio2
It was Family Weekend at Penn, and the Elis were in town. Coincidence? In a message dated 10/27/2003 11:21:29 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Saturday night 900 block of Farragut, our car was broken into also. There was nothing stolen, nothing for them to take. They left qui

Re: [UC] I Hate Dog Owners who don't obey the law!

2003-10-28 Thread Benseraglio2
West Philadelphia, 2004. University City lay in ruins. Dogs, many of them Hungarian, roamed the streets. Citizens took up arms, bazookas and blunderbusses to defend themselves from the plague of *DOGGIES WITHOUT LEASHES*!! Impertinent doggies ran wild in feral packs, terrorizing squirrels and ord

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