The local news station here on Long Island just interrupted its regular programming to carry the live coverage of the presentation of the Medal of Honor to a local sailor. Lt. Michael Murphy (from Patchoque, Long Island) was killed in Afghanistan two years ago and was awarded the Medal for bravery above and beyond the call. His squad of Navy Seals (four men) was attacked by 40 insurgents and after a bitter gunfight in which they ran out of ammunition, Murphy exposed his position (on purpose) while making a call for help for his men and himself. The help never came and only one of the squad survived.

His parents accepted the Medal from President Bush in a short, but touching ceremony.

My mother's maiden name is Murphy. I'd like to think I'm related to a man like that.

To quote a wise, wise man, "You should cut their feet off. They'd never do it again."

But seriously, that's a shame. You should turn whoever did that into a Muppet.

Unbelievable...

Editing all these weddings, I ended up with ABBA's "Dancing Queen" in my head for 2 days!! Finally got rid of it this afternoon, but lo and behold, guess what was playing tonight when I was taking a leak at the bar? YUP!!! Two more days I suppose...

Ha ha!!! Could be worse I suppose. You could have had a rap song going thru your head for two days . You know like, "Life's hard out there for a pimp."


Btw, you take a leak at the bar? Here in California, you'd get thrown out of the bar. They insist you use the restroom


TIS

Somebody had fun voting for all the threads..LOL.on this Forum.

Ultimate Showdown

hilarious find blibble

Hahaha, I love that clip.

Wicked

The Sex Pistols are supposed to be on Leno Tuesday night! ...unfortunately, so is Tom Cruise

Edit: And Craig Ferguson on Wednesday -- those whores!

A sad deja vu all over again...

...and why can't I still find out anything about the poor Smokestack, who some witnessed being put down during the '05 (really? over 2 years ago??) Weekend, anywhere?

It's just not the same without Sid though, regardless of what he may have done over the course of his life. Still very cool, however. Thanks for the heads up.

Blibble will enjoy this one: I've just found out that Streetlight Manifesto are coming through my town November 17. I can't wait to go see them again. They were amazing when I saw them over the summer. The entire crowd was dancing more than Moses.

I luvvvvre ska.

I turned on The Today show this morning and they had a segment called "American Pie", where they were filming in Brooklyn. They showed Coney Island, and were eating pizza at Spumoni Gardens. Man, did seeing that make me hungry. It looks great, but I gotta wonder, where's the cheese? It looks like it's nothing but sauce.

That's why I love that city (area). There is so much to see, so many different areas, and so many restaurants to eat at. I wish I were filfthy rich. I'd buy a place in Manhatten for my summer home for when I retire.
Most people go to Hawaii or some beach resort. Nah, not me, I wanna be in the center of all the activity.

TIS

You still planning to go there next March, TIS? We gotta finalize our plans.

I need to rake the leaves in my front yard to the curb so the city will pick them up. Or should I say vaccum them up.

Someone get me a leaf.

"Schwatznegger says marijuana not a drug. It's a leaf."

LONDON — California's governor says marijuana is not a drug, a British magazine reported Monday.

Arnold Schwarzenegger told the British edition of GQ magazine that he had not taken drugs. The former bodybuilder and Hollywood star has acknowledged using marijuana in the 1970s and was shown smoking a joint in the 1977 documentary "Pumping Iron."

"That is not a drug. It's a leaf," Schwarzenegger told GQ.

"My drug was pumping iron, trust me," he added.

In an interview for the magazine's December issue, Schwarzenegger refused to condemn politicians who declined to answer questions about drug use.

"What would you rather have? A politician taking stuff and not saying, but making the best decisions and improving things? Or a politician who names all the drugs he or she has taken but makes lousy decisions for the country?" Schwarzenegger was quoted as saying.

"A politician's job is to do what's best for the people and to improve the country, the economy, the environment. Why should I care if a politician takes sleeping pills every night so long as he can do his job?"

In the same interview, Schwarzenegger listed former Prime Minister Tony Blair, who left office in June, as one of the greatest leaders in history, alongside former South African President Nelson Mandela, U.S. Presidents John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan and ex-Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev.

Asked if he would include U.S. President George W. Bush on the list, Schwarzenegger — a Republican — said: "I would say that I was ... very fond of his father. I worked for President Bush Sr. and he was a great man."

"I think his son does some great things and there are some other things I don't agree with."

Anybody here have some "leaf"?

Not on me,but i do at home..

I say we all turn over a new leaf.

NYC confuses me. First you've got the boroughs, then you've got other names like Farmingham or Sheepshead. Is Brooklyn a city or really kind of like a county, then these other places are cities inside a huge city?

The five boroughs of New York City represent 5 of the 62 counties of New York State. (Brooklyn is actually Kings County, and was an independent city until 1898). Within each county/borough, you also have distinct neighborhoods. There's more info here and here...

I'm not sure about Farmingham (where'd that come from?) but Sheepshead Bay is my old neighborhood. There are about 25 different named "neighborhoods" in Brooklyn, each unique in its own way (ethnic makeup, cultures, etc.). The other four boroughs have their own different neighborhoods as well.

Sheepshead Bay still has the charm of an old fishing village right near the bay itself (about a dozen charter fishing boats harbor there as well as dozens of smaller craft). The rest of the area is Brooklyn residential - a collection of apartment buildings, two family homes and private (single) homes. Its population is becoming predominantly Russian and Chinese but there are still large percentages of Jews, Italians and Irish.

It used to be the home of Carlo Gambino and was a major dumping area for those who crossed the Mob back in the 50's. Now the Russian mob is big there (I actually discovered the body of one their victims there back in 1986).

I went to school there with bowler Mark Roth (the second leading money winner on the PBA tour) and comedienne, Elayne Boosler.

If you live somewhere like Sheepshead Bay, do you have your mail sent to Sheepshead Bay or Brooklyn?

Farmingham was somewhere mentioned in this thread somewhere, I think the last page.

Mail is still addressed addressed to Brooklyn (even if the neighborhood is Sheepshead Bay). Its gets REALLY confusing if you live in Queens, though. They have different neighborhoods and different post offices. For instance, you may live in Astoria (one of the Queens' neighborhoods) and your mail is addressed to Astoria (not Queens).

You're thinking of Farmingdale. Thats a town on Long Island (where I live now).

Friends of ours grew up in Sheepshead Bay, and the husband used to work on one of those fishing boats that you mentioned, SC.

I successfully defended my Master's thesis today

Congrats, svsg. If I may ask, what was your thesis on?