Douchebaggery

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Is it just me or is enough just enough.

Locavore is a douche.

I find the whole Pacific Northwest to be a little too cute for me and full of this type of douchebaggery. I was once intently interested in moving to Portland, but was cured of that by a lack of jobs and incredibly self-satisfied populace and not enough pretty girls.
 
Easy there big fella, the Triangle has its share of effete snobs and self-important types.
Although I will give you that pig is rarely the object of their ire.

There's a lot of "me-ism" these days, no matter your destination.

Best, Jim
 
originally posted by Florida Jim:
Easy there big fella, the Triangle has its share of effete snobs and self-important types.
Although I will give you that pig is rarely the object of their ire.

There's a lot of "me-ism" these days, no matter your destination.

Best, Jim
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Oh, I know. No place is immune to douchebaggery, least of all here.

This just recapitulated some of my least favorite phylogenys of the PacNorth.

It is an absurd statement on my part that I stand behind 125%.
 
originally posted by VLM:
Douchebaggery
Is it just me or is enough just enough.

Locavore is a douche.

I find the whole Pacific Northwest to be a little too cute for me and full of this type of douchebaggery. I was once intently interested in moving to Portland, but was cured of that by a lack of jobs and incredibly self-satisfied populace and not enough pretty girls.
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I really disliked the article. Move to NYC for pretty girls. Not that they will talk to you.
 
originally posted by Lyle Fass:
originally posted by VLM:
Douchebaggery
Is it just me or is enough just enough.

Locavore is a douche.

I find the whole Pacific Northwest to be a little too cute for me and full of this type of douchebaggery. I was once intently interested in moving to Portland, but was cured of that by a lack of jobs and incredibly self-satisfied populace and not enough pretty girls.
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I really disliked the article. Move to NYC for pretty girls. Not that they will talk to you.
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The article was stupid, for sure. Really poor, but that won't stop me from using it to make an inane point I only marginally believe in 150%.

As far as girls, I'm old now so it doesn't matter so much and there are plenty down here.
 
originally posted by David M. Bueker:
The Triangle has the Dookies. Isn't that reason enough to leave (now ducking for cover).
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Every time I take a dump at work I imagine K's face in the toilet bowl.
 
originally posted by Florida Jim:
Easy there big fella, the Triangle has its share of effete snobs and self-important types.
Although I will give you that pig is rarely the object of their ire.

There's a lot of "me-ism" these days, no matter your destination.

Best, Jim
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Well, you might have to venture outside the Triangle to find someone who would punch you in the nose because of it, but try exclaiming "VINEGAR! What the hell is VINEGAR doing in my barbecue?!" sometime...
 
originally posted by VLM:
Douchebaggery
Is it just me or is enough just enough.

Locavore is a douche.

I find the whole Pacific Northwest to be a little too cute for me and full of this type of douchebaggery. I was once intently interested in moving to Portland, but was cured of that by a lack of jobs and incredibly self-satisfied populace and not enough pretty girls.
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You'd look cute in a knit hat.
 
originally posted by Lyle Fass:
originally posted by scottreiner:
not quite as douchy, as he does have a point, but still douchy...

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www.thedailybeast.com
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yea this sucked. I want Nebraska wine with my tomatoes.
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Uninspired and seems not to have looked for any examples that didn't fit his premise. For example, why choose Blue Hill? I haven't been to Blue Hill in many years precisely because the wine list was so generally uninspired. By contrast, I went to Buttermilk Channel last night and had a great time; simple, well prepared, largely locally sourced, food and they've made a decision to serve only US wine. Having made that choice, they've set out to assemble a good, interesting, and highly affordable list, including 3 of Steve's wines in fact. (I had great fun turning on 6 20-somethings to the Bone-Jolly; they never had anything like it, and they loved it and it was great with the food.) Also the have a Verdelho by Abe Scholium that claims 16.3% alc. And it was pretty damn good -- in small doses; no noticeable heat on the nose and just a little in the finish. Played nicely with their ribs and the terrine.
 
I really think that Nathan is just too uncool and unimportant to realize how great that story...and more importantly...that chef...and even more importantly Portland is.

Joking aside, Portland seems like a very cool place to live to me. I've been here for about 11 years and like the place a lot. The food and wine scene is pretty good. The houses are affordable. The traffic doesn't completely suck. Ocean and Mountains are close. The venue offers world-class outdoor activities.

...and tons of freaks. "keep Portland weird".

and...At least people hang out IN the city...not so much in Detroit where I am from.

So it rains 8-9 months a year...it just barely comes down.

-mark

PS. worked in RTP once. I like PDX a lot better.
 
I just spent a week in Michigan: go there for pretty girls, no spoof.

I don't really get the article. So what?

How're the temperatures in the Triangle this summer, Nathan?
 
Ann Arbor isn't too bad...they do have Michigan Football and Zingermans.

It was nearly 100 in Portland, OR this week for 3 days.
 
... The houses are affordable.
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Huh? Aren't they averaging about 350k or so?? I think last i checked.

You want affordability, come to Upstate NY. The houses are cheep, but it's the taxes that'll kill you.
 
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