New York City - Page 2

infinite monkey · 03-28-2011, 04:47 PM

Bravo! Thanks!

Robin Colcort, I think Rebecca had the hots for him on Cheers.

Clodfobble · 03-28-2011, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Spexxvet

Then we went home.

And the teacher fainted!

I have to tell you though, most of those glasses frames make me shudder. I mean, that neon green, or the ones with mismatched eye shapes? Those look so 80s to me. Please tell me the 80s aren't coming back.

monster · 03-28-2011, 10:25 PM

OMG, I thought we were done with the 80s "revival" Those frames are horrible.

Tulip · 03-29-2011, 02:11 AM

I thought they look super cool and cute!

I wouldn't wear them though.

casimendocina · 03-29-2011, 03:51 AM

I was thinking the frame with one square lens and one circular lens would feel funny - at least until yout got used to it. Even if the bridge or the arms on your glasses aren't straight, everything feels out of kilter.

Spexxvet · 03-29-2011, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Clodfobble

And the teacher fainted!

I have to tell you though, most of those glasses frames make me shudder. I mean, that neon green, or the ones with mismatched eye shapes? Those look so 80s to me. Please tell me the 80s aren't coming back.

Disclaimer: I didn't buy anything that I photographed - they were the outrageous ones, wouldn't sell here.

What's back is the sixties. Almost every vendor showed a "vintage" collection. Styles like:

Spexxvet · 03-29-2011, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by casimendocina

I was thinking the frame with one square lens and one circular lens would feel funny - at least until yout got used to it. Even if the bridge or the arms on your glasses aren't straight, everything feels out of kilter.

Yeah, that's a weird one. Makes me think of someone with a brain injury, with one pupil blown.

Spexxvet · 03-29-2011, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Spexxvet

What's back is the sixties. Almost every vendor showed a "vintage" collection. Styles like:

Yes, I'm selling lots of the vintage look.

monster · 03-29-2011, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by casimendocina

I was thinking the frame with one square lens and one circular lens would feel funny - at least until yout got used to it. Even if the bridge or the arms on your glasses aren't straight, everything feels out of kilter.

My mom wore glasses like that in the 80s. And ones in the shape of the word LOOK. She used to wear one red and one blue shoe too. And had one pink curl over her cheek. I was so embarrassed. And then I got over it and stored up tips to embarrass my own children.

Sundae · 03-29-2011, 12:48 PM

Oh Spex I ADORE the cats eye ones.
Esp the torties

I want!
I have the only glasses I could get FOC when I wasn't working - Dana and Limey say they suit me but I crave those beautiful ones. Luckily, no store near me stocks them...

Thanks for the pics and the update.
Do take your camera with you when you eat in future!

Spexxvet · 03-29-2011, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

Do take your camera with you when you eat in future!

On the way home I thought I should have taken pics of foods and loos.

BTW, brunch on Sunday was in an "authentic" Irish Pub. Tasty black & tans and fish & chips, but the fish & chips were not served in newspaper. Harumph!

monster · 03-29-2011, 01:24 PM

Fish and Chips? Wiki on "Black & Tan" Sound more like an English Pub. Newspaper was only for takeout.

Sundae · 03-29-2011, 01:36 PM

Monster has it right.

However I doubt traditional Irish food would be paletable to modern tastes.
My Great Grandad grew up on boiled bacon bones and cabbage, black pudding and soda bread to hear it told.

Spexxvet · 03-29-2011, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by monster

Fish and Chips? Wiki on "Black & Tan" Sound more like an English Pub. Newspaper was only for takeout.

They claim to be a "traditional Irish watering hole"
http://www.patrickconways.com/about.html

I've been served F&C on newspaper in a restaurant.

Obviously, we Merkins will believe anything is authentic, even Epcot.

Sundae · 03-29-2011, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Spexxvet

They claim to be a "traditional Irish watering hole"
http://www.patrickconways.com/about.html

I've been served F&C on newspaper in a restaurant.

Obviously, we Merkins will believe anything is authentic, even Epcot.

No shame on you for believing it. I honestly thought that Dominos Pizza was representative of all American pizza. Until an American told me otherwise. It's how they sell themselves over here.

Modern Irish food is pretty much the same as any food from the British Isles. Expect to see fresh seafood, beef, lamb and fusion (ie being influenced by India and the Far East). Pleased to see Irish sausage and black pudding make an appearance. No baked beans though. And Eggs Benedict would puzzle the auld farmers

Traditional Irish food relied heavily on carbohydrates - potatoes are a given but also barley and legumes. Meat was stretched as thin as it could possibly last and salted meat was the cheapest to procure and the easiest to stretch.

I've been to Ireland a couple of times. This place is not authentic, but it really isn't that bad because the flavour is there. It's just tweaked to the taste of the customers. I can hardly turn my nose up; I've eaten real Chinese food and found it almost inedible. And real Indian food which I found delicious, but too hot to eat on a regular basis. Cuisines adapt, it's how they spread.

No doubt our border Dwellars would froth at the mouth at my idea of Mexican food

03-28-2011, 10:25 PM	#18
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	OMG, I thought we were done with the 80s "revival" Those frames are horrible. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

03-29-2011, 01:24 PM	#27
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Fish and Chips? Wiki on "Black & Tan" Sound more like an English Pub. Newspaper was only for takeout. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

03-28-2011, 04:47 PM	#16
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Bravo! Thanks! Robin Colcort, I think Rebecca had the hots for him on Cheers.

03-29-2011, 02:11 AM	#19
Tulip Professor Join Date: May 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,293	I thought they look super cool and cute! I wouldn't wear them though.

03-29-2011, 03:51 AM	#20
casimendocina Professor Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,622	I was thinking the frame with one square lens and one circular lens would feel funny - at least until yout got used to it. Even if the bridge or the arms on your glasses aren't straight, everything feels out of kilter.

03-29-2011, 12:48 PM	#25
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Oh Spex I ADORE the cats eye ones. Esp the torties I want! I have the only glasses I could get FOC when I wasn't working - Dana and Limey say they suit me but I crave those beautiful ones. Luckily, no store near me stocks them... Thanks for the pics and the update. Do take your camera with you when you eat in future!

03-29-2011, 01:36 PM	#28
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Monster has it right. However I doubt traditional Irish food would be paletable to modern tastes. My Great Grandad grew up on boiled bacon bones and cabbage, black pudding and soda bread to hear it told.

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