[Maurice Naughton]

Edited for redundancy.

[hollywood]

Maurice Naughton, on Sep 2 2005, 08:12 PM, said:

Thank you very much! First time I've been called a boy in fifty years. 'Preciate it.

Everything old is new again?

[NeroW]

The Scream, on Sep 3 2005, 01:12 AM, said:

Maurice Naughton, on Sep 2 2005, 10:34 PM, said:

QUOTE (NeroW @ Aug 31 2005, 12:47 PM)   Here's an annoyance: since becoming a barista, I've burned myself in many funky ways that I never imagined possible when I was a line cook.


Jeez, you went from line cook to a Spanish lawyer?  That' s marvelous.

I never passed the bar.  I always went right in.  It was my downfall.  Will you represent me in my divorce?  It will be in Barcelona in December and then again in Arcos de la Frontera in the bridge in February.  We haven't settled on a venue for March but have been thinking of an oak forest full of pigs somewhere in Estremadura.

Thanks.

Kitchens are where dreams come true for illiterate mountain people from el salvador, they beat out the candy ass white college boy even in bar exams. (Bourdain told me this).

Congratulations Nero! A true story of triumph over adversity and humble beginnings.

Wait . . . are you guys being serious?

[hollywood]

NeroW, on Sep 2 2005, 09:30 PM, said:

Wait . . . are you guys being serious?

Is Roma fiddling while Nero burns?

[Leslie]

People who are shitty to other people, or just act shitty in general, or are general pain in the asses. Especially during a crisis or National disaster.

[Rail Paul]

NeroW, on Sep 3 2005, 12:30 AM, said:

The Scream, on Sep 3 2005, 01:12 AM, said:

Maurice Naughton, on Sep 2 2005, 10:34 PM, said:

QUOTE (NeroW @ Aug 31 2005, 12:47 PM)  Here's an annoyance: since becoming a barista, I've burned myself in many funky ways that I never imagined possible when I was a line cook.


Jeez, you went from line cook to a Spanish lawyer?  That' s marvelous.

I never passed the bar.  I always went right in.  It was my downfall.  Will you represent me in my divorce?  It will be in Barcelona in December and then again in Arcos de la Frontera in the bridge in February.  We haven't settled on a venue for March but have been thinking of an oak forest full of pigs somewhere in Estremadura.

Thanks.

Kitchens are where dreams come true for illiterate mountain people from el salvador, they beat out the candy ass white college boy even in bar exams. (Bourdain told me this).

Congratulations Nero! A true story of triumph over adversity and humble beginnings.

Wait . . . are you guys being serious?

I'd trust anything Bourdain says about bar exams. He's an expert witness (and participant). Knows quite about about bars....

Congratulations, NeroW!

[Maurice Naughton]

[quote name='NeroW' date='Sep 1 2005, 02:30 AM'] [quote name='The Scream' date='Sep 3 2005, 01:12 AM']

Wait . . . are you guys being serious?

[/quote]
I'm never not unserious, in a loosely ironic sort of way, as it were. That must be why I failed to pass the bar, any bar, wherein I could advocate avocaat without fear of tortuous interference. I hope that clears up any confusion incident upon my previous posting(s).

[NeroW]

Leslie, on Sep 4 2005, 12:21 AM, said:

People who are shitty to other people, or just act shitty in general, or are general pain in the asses. Especially during a crisis or National disaster.

Word.

[Farid]

I went to Disneyland for the first time yesterday. It was a big family thing, paid for by my FIL.

What is the point of that place? I don't get it.

[hollywood]

chefzadi, on Sep 4 2005, 10:32 AM, said:

I went to Disneyland for the first time yesterday. It was a big family thing, paid for by my FIL.

What is the point of that place? I don't get it.

"It's a small world after all." Repeat incessantly.

[winesonoma]

[quote name='Maurice Naughton' date='Sep 3 2005, 11:03 PM'] [quote name='NeroW' date='Sep 1 2005, 02:30 AM'] [quote name='The Scream' date='Sep 3 2005, 01:12 AM']

Wait . . . are you guys being serious?

[/QUOTE]
I'm never not unserious, in a loosely ironic sort of way, as it were. That must be why I failed to pass the bar, any bar, wherein I could advocate avocaat without fear of tortuous interference. I hope that clears up any confusion incident upon my previous posting(s). [/quote]
I can't pass a bar also. They make me thristy.

[Farid]

hollywood, on Sep 4 2005, 05:35 PM, said:

chefzadi, on Sep 4 2005, 10:32 AM, said:

I went to Disneyland for the first time yesterday. It was a big family thing, paid for by my FIL.

What is the point of that place? I don't get it.

"It's a small world after all." Repeat incessantly.

They should serve wine.

I can't believe people wait for over an hour, sometimes close to two hours for a 3 minute ride.

What is that? That's a way to spend the day?

My wife's cousin went to Disneyland Tokyo and he told me that adults come dressed up as their favorite disney characters. These are not employees, just regular folks.

[Leslie]

chefzadi, on Sep 4 2005, 10:32 AM, said:

I went to Disneyland for the first time yesterday. It was a big family thing, paid for by my FIL.

What is the point of that place? I don't get it.

When I was a kid (a hundred years ago) and we went to Disneyland, it was quite fun!

Just saw your 2nd post. Yes, wine would be nice while standing in line!

[Rail Paul]

Euro-Disney, outside Paris, serves wine.

There's a cottage industry of folks who monitor the lines at various Disney theme park rides and produce diagrams of the order in which the rides should be taken to minimize the waits.

You can download them to your watch or PDA if you're into that kind of stuff.

(Warning - you need to be able to walk very quickly)

[StephanieL]

When we went to Disney World in '91, my dad bought what was then the first edition of the insider's guide to Disney World, which outlined exactly how to beat all the lines (plus which restaurants and rides were good and which were crap, etc.). We didn't wait in a long line once, but one morning we poised ourselves outside the Epcot gate like Olympic sprinters, and the second the gate opened we ran to this very popular ride so we could be the first on. Some relaxing vacation.