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2007-11-28 Home Front: Culture Wars

NYT pines for the swell parties at Iranian Embassy

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Posted by Seafarious 2007-11-28 03:12|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Against the backdrop of an unpopular war, rising oil prices and a subprime mortgage crisis, a certain thriftiness seems to have crept into the citys dining rooms.

So it is all about Bush!

Posted by Bobby 2007-11-28 06:24|| 2007-11-28 06:24|| Front Page Top

#2 "Your mom picks out your first suit; your survivors pick out your last one. In between its up to you. Shame to waste the opportunity."

--James Lileks

Posted by Mike 2007-11-28 09:26|| 2007-11-28 09:26|| Front Page Top

#3 Funny that the people who miss the lavish parties at the iranian embassy are the same ones who agitated so loudly for the sacking of the shah, and by extension most of the trouble that has come to pass since. Phony hypocrite bastard assholes...

Posted by M. Murcek">M. Murcek 2007-11-28 10:42|| 2007-11-28 10:42|| Front Page Top

#4 Mike: I was inspired by the tale of a troublesome but brilliant Buddhist monk, who belonged to a very formal and prim monastery. They hated his bad behavior, which often involved him in town with prostitutes, fighting, and getting drunk and arrested, before the passed out monk being unceremoniously dumped at the gates of the monastery by the authorities.

But he was so popular and brought in so much money to the monastery that they couldn't clamp down on him, so he continued to embarrass the heck out of them for many years.

Finally, in his old age, he asked his students to figure out some way for him to die that had never been done before. He ended up dying while standing on his head, a unique way in their annals.

The monastery leaders were thrilled that he would never again be a problem, and invited every dignitary in the region for a grand send-off. They dressed in all their finery and prepared an elaborate ritual.

The late monk, however, had other ideas. His students prepared his body, dressed in the fine robes he had always hated. And when the great funerary rituals had begun, with all the noble lords and ladies in attendance, much to everyone's surprise they discovered that on his orders, his students had filled his ornate garments with fireworks.

When they lit his funeral pyre.

Posted by Anonymoose 2007-11-28 10:42|| 2007-11-28 10:42|| Front Page Top

#5 Don't know where the punchline to the monk story went, but the beginning reminded me of this guy:

Dyess AFB gained popularity between the years 1999 - 2002, commonly referred to as the "Jeff St.George Era". To this day airman are intrigued by tales of shenanigans, boozing, and womanizing that often accompanied the former airman. In fact, he is such a prestigious part of the bases history that current airman, retirees, and civil service workers have written a screenplay based upon stories and experiences. Production started in Summer of 2007 and is expected to be released via Mirimax Pictures in Fall of 2008. Rumored to be in the movie are Jessica Alba, Elisha Cuthbert, and Flavor Flav.

Many believe that Jeff St.George is strictly a fictional character and is a product of adolescent airman folklore fantasies. A research of base records has indicated that he is indeed real and living in Columbus, OH.

Posted by M. Murcek">M. Murcek 2007-11-28 10:56|| 2007-11-28 10:56|| Front Page Top

#6 "he is indeed real and " a regular at the Rantburg O Club.

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2007-11-28 16:20|| 2007-11-28 16:20|| Front Page Top

#7 In which the Times puts on its best fixed frozen smile

Nah, the frozen smile is cause of this:

New York Times cut to sell at Banc of America Securities

UPDATE - New York Times freezes hiring, cuts jobs-memo

Posted by DMFD 2007-11-28 17:59|| 2007-11-28 17:59|| Front Page Top

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