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W.W.J.G.?
Filed under: Greenpoint Magic
Where would Jesus go? It is a question I have been asking myself a lot lately given it is the holiday season. If the nativity scenes I have been seeing around the Garden Spot are any indication, the answer is NOT GREENPOINT.
Morgan Avenue:
No son of god here.
Humboldt Diamond Street:
Yes, it would appear our messiah has gone M.I.A.
Oak Street:
No sir, nary a Nazarene to be found. Joseph sure looks tuckered out. I bet he needed a good nap after a long day greasing palms* to get baby Jesus out of those under-performing Williamsburg schools.
Miss Heather
*Just what “this neighborhood” needs. Rich parents bribing/lying their children into our public schools.
The Calyer Cooze, Revisited
Filed under: Greenpoint Magic
Scarcely a week ago I wrote a post about the proliferation of vaginal imagery on my neighborhood’s trees. Today I wish to report that I made another pass by the Calyer Cooze this week and came to the realization that I had made a glaring oversight.
Even without the pink vulva inscribed on it…
this tree trunk is terrifying in its anatomical correctness.
Miss Heather
P.S.: I felt like Larry Flynt after taking the above photograph.
Greenpoint Photo du Jour: India Street
Filed under: Greenpoint Magic
Coffee, tea or vitamin C?
Miss Heather
‘Tis The Season: Java Street
Filed under: Greenpoint Magic
Nothing says “holiday cheer” in Greenpoint like a chainsaw sculpture touting a Polish flag.
Miss Heather
Love Thy Postal Worker
Unlike my husband, I do not tender my bill payments online. Call me ancient, call me a Luddite, call me stupid; I prefer postage stamps and paper to electronic commerce. When one forgets to pay a bill on time, sending a letter (with a check enclosed) is much more personal in my book. It makes me feel like Santa Claus. This, of course, necessitates that I go to the post office on occasion. Yesterday was one of them.
It took me an hour to get the wherewithal to make the trek. This was not due to innate laziness on my part. Rather, I simply needed sixty minutes to achieve the proper Zen state to cope with the quest that laid before me: dealing with my fellow post office patrons. In the clarity of 20/20 hindsight, I assure you it was time well spent.
Ever since the powers that be saw fir to divest of the Polish speaking employee at good ol’ 66 Meserole Avenue, my postal service experiences have become much more provocative, entertaining and time-consuming. Yesterday was no exception. Upon entering I beheld:
- A line of people winding all the way back all the way to the entrance. This is not difficult to achieve given the post office is very small and only has three “teller” windows. Nonetheless…
- I am certain the lengthy queue was exacerbated by a 50-60-something Polish woman (wearing a leopard print hat, older Polish women LOVE leopard print) blathering something incomprehensible (it was English, I think) to the postal employee helping her.
- The postal employee helping her is Vietnamese and speaks with a distinct accent, thus adding to the multi-cultural hilarity. I have dealt with this postal employee before, and although I can easily understand her, I am certain someone with a very tenuous grasp of English (at best) would not. It should also be noted that this employee is hardly going to win any “Miss Congeniality” awards anytime soon. Then again, if I had a customer call me a “chink”*, I would not exactly be Miss Happypants either.
- Given points 1-3, I elected to use the postage machine. This too entailed waiting. The old codger in front of me was mystified when the machine asked him if he wished to conduct another transaction. I shit you not, he looked to the left and right of this machine. Had he been able, he probably would have looked behind it as well (to see who was inside asking him this vexatious question). It was like something straight out of Candid Camera. He finally gave up and walked off.
And that, dear readers, is when I got my turn.
Be nice to your postal workers this holiday season, my fellow Greenpointers. They might be civil servants, but they are also human beings. If you had to deal with all the bullshit these people did— day after mind-numbing day— you would not be a ball of sunshine either.
Miss Heather
*Yes, I saw/heard this with my very own eyes/ears.
The Crappy Man
Who can take a scorched house
Sprinkle it with spew
without posting any permits and make it look like a piece of poo?
Bridge Realty, that’s who!
Bridge Realty can
‘Cause they mix it with pre-fabricated love
and make Miss Heather say EW!
The guys at 209 1/2 Eckford may not be fond of posting permits, but clearly they are big fans of MorW.A.
Miss Heather
‘Tis The Season: Humboldt Street
Filed under: Greenpoint Magic
Even I have to admit this is pretty cute.
But it simply does not have the same je ne sais quoi their Halloween display had. They should bring back the guy throwing up blood.
Miss Heather
Kissing Betty
Filed under: Greenpoint Magic
After discovering a disproportionate amount of phallic imagery waiting for the G train Monday night, I simply cannot get “dick”out of my mind. Wishing to know whether or not penile fixations were a Garden Spot phenomenon, I ran a Google search using the terms “Greenpoint” and “dick”. Follows is the first thing that came up.
I am not kidding. There is a web site called GreenpointUSA and they do, indeed, have “Pet Dicks” for sale. Here is an excerpt of the accompanying advertising copy:
…The skillful hands of the artist painstakingly massage their Dick from the limp, flaccid state of the raw Polymer material. Gently rubbing and texturing the shaft, head, and balls, while preparing to get the Dick hot and hard. During the bake-off, the artist keeps a watchful eye as to not get the Dick too hot, too fast. Finally, the moment of satisfaction as the artist takes their Dick out. Sometimes gently blowing the Dick with their mouth to get it to its final state of hardness.
There has been many-a-time when the artist got so close to their little Dicks that they just wouldn’t let go. However, in the interest and true spirit of contributing Dick to the world, they soon agree to part company with their Dicks. Their satisfaction is evident in their own testimonials:
“It’s a wonderful feeling to see the expression on their faces when you take your Dick out in front of a stranger.”
“I love my job because I get to do Dick all day.”
“After a long day of rubbing, and twisting, there’s nothing like the feel of a hard Dick in your hand.”
Maybe there is something (else) in the water here? In any case, we Greenpointers love us some dick. So much so that they sometimes get the better of us. That’s what happened to Martin Schlotter when he hired Betty Kohn as a housekeeper per an article from the May 28, 1888 edition of The Brooklyn Daily Eagle I discovered via GreenpointUSA after doing a little, a-hem, Christmas shopping. Enjoy!
Lest any of you are wondering, three days later Ms. Kohn was awarded her twelve dollars.
Miss Heather
Pet Dick Photo Credit: GreenpointUSA
Christmas Comes Early to Greenpoint!
Filed under: Greenpoint Magic
Today I discovered something blissfully amiss during my sojourn along Manhattan Avenue.
Hmm. Something’s different here, but I just can’t put my finger on it. Maybe looking at a photo from last week would help?
Yes, something certainly has changed.
Oh wait, I got it! This pole has inexplicably moved itself two feet to the east!
Or did it? We Greenpointers have been very good this year, after all. This may very well be so the handiwork of Santa and his little elves.
Miss Heather
G is for Gonads, Part II
Filed under: Greenpoint Magic
Yet another gem from the Smith and 9th Street bound platform of the G.
Although I cannot explain why, this just keeps getting funnier every time I look at it.
Miss Heather
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