upset girl (living in a very white bread world)

January 8th, 2008 · 150 comments

chonny lives in manhattan apartment with three spirited roommates, and they enjoy, on occasion, knocking back a few glasses of wine for an impromptu roomie-bonding sing-a-long. “one night around 10, after a particularly taxing day, we decided to bring the vibe down with a little peter gabriel,” chonny says. “as we all belted out ‘in your eyes’ — with a couple of tears in ours — we heard a voice shout across the alleyway, “YOUR MUSIC SUCKS!”

the next day, one of our uptown girls found this note pasted to the callbox downstairs.

adds chonny: “what really upsets me is that the writer doesn’t know the difference between peter and billy. shall we move onto bon jovi?”

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Tags: a matter of taste · music · neighbors · new york

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#1 stormind

Give the gal a break and quiet down.She needs her rest.

Jan 8, 2008 at 8:53 pm rating: +1

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#2 unholyghost2003

Shutting the window isn’t too much to ask imho

Jan 8, 2008 at 8:59 pm rating: +1

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#3 anglophile

John Cusack holding up a radio blasting out “In Your Eyes” outside your window at night: Romantic.

Drunk girls blasting out karaoke version of “In Your Eyes” outside your window at night: Annoying.

Jan 8, 2008 at 9:03 pm rating: +14

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- #3.1 unholyghost2003
  
  but lordy … now I want to listen to that song. hope I don’t piss off the neighbs
  
  Jan 8, 2008 at 9:06 pm rating: 0
- #3.2 amy d
  
  I would pay big money to have J.C. (and by J.C., I, of course, mean John Cusak) doing so anything outside my window.
  
  Jan 8, 2008 at 9:09 pm rating: +1
- #3.3 unholyghost2003
  
  mmmmm John Cusak … even his tiny mouth is sexy
  
  Jan 8, 2008 at 9:13 pm rating: 0
- #3.4 anglophile
  
  Not JC, but you can use your imagination.
  
  Jan 8, 2008 at 9:13 pm rating: 0
- #3.5 unholyghost2003
  
  very nice! I rocked out!
  
  Jan 8, 2008 at 9:40 pm rating: 0
- #3.6 SHARKFAN
  
  MMM…John Cusack
  
  Jan 9, 2008 at 12:53 am rating: 0
- #3.7 park rose
  
  UHG @ 3.3 - a friend once said John Cusak’s tiny mouth looked the same as a rabbit’s bumhole. Ever since, I have not been able to think of the man (Cusak) as handsome…
  
  Jan 9, 2008 at 6:19 am rating: +1
- #3.8 amy d
  
  **Gross out alert, but it must be said!** I would totally let JC kiss my bumhole.
  
  Jan 9, 2008 at 8:06 am rating: +1
- #3.9 park rose
  
  *so his bumhole would be kissing your bumhole?* Oh, off topic? Humbly beg for forgiveness, PAN Goddess.
  
  Jan 9, 2008 at 8:22 am rating: +1
- #3.10 amy d
  
  Okay Rose, as to JC’s mouth:
  
  It’s not a bumhole!
  
  (think Arnold)
  
  Jan 9, 2008 at 9:11 am rating: 0
- #3.11 mamason
  
  Rose, I want to know how and why your friend knew what a rabbit’s bumhole looked like!
  and Amy, you are a very dirty girl and I think I love you!
  
  Jan 9, 2008 at 1:47 pm rating: 0
- #3.12 amy d
  
  Mama,
  
  I know I love you, tee hee.
  
  Jan 9, 2008 at 1:57 pm rating: 0
- #3.13 GhostWriter
  
  All you need now is a couple of glasses of wine, and soon we’ll be hearing the two of you singing “In Your Eyes” to each other.
  
  Jan 9, 2008 at 2:19 pm rating: +1
- #3.14 amy d
  
  GW, I’m looking in her window right now, but I don’t see her. I wonder if she ran out to get the wine not realizing that I would be bringing it with me?
  
  Jan 9, 2008 at 2:34 pm rating: +1
- #3.15 park rose
  
  mama, at 3.11, my friend said, not me. She has some weird hobbies.
  
  I think she mighta then changed her statement to a cat’s bum, and as cats are so fond of prancing about with their tails up in the air, I’m sure you’ve caught an eyefull at some stage of your life.
  
  In my mind’s eye, I can definitely see the connection (between cats’ bums and John Cusak)
  
  Anyway, UHG started it…
  
  Jan 9, 2008 at 10:51 pm rating: +2
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#4 jen

Yeah, I’m gonna have to hand this one to the prosecution.

Jan 8, 2008 at 9:05 pm rating: 0

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#5 Tyler

I know I wouldn’t know the difference between Peter Gabriel and Billy Joel. And I would have loved to have been there for the random, “You music sucks.”

Jan 8, 2008 at 9:06 pm rating: +1

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- #5.1 lola
  
  Did anyone else hear the “You music sucks” in a Jersey / Italian accent? Forget the prosecution. I’d go straight to the execution.
  
  Video didn’t kill the radio star. Vinny on 52nd Street did.
  
  Jan 8, 2008 at 11:35 pm rating: +6
- #5.2 Gez
  
  I heard “your music sucks” in a frat-boy/stifler voice.
  
  Jan 9, 2008 at 4:51 am rating: +2
- #5.3 Ariadne
  
  I’m hearing it in the voice of the guest in “The Wedding Singer”, who screams drunkenly at [Boy] George - “You SUUUUUUUUUUUCK!
  
  Jan 9, 2008 at 3:12 pm rating: +1
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#6 melissa

I like that the prosecutor praises their talent

She’s trying to be nice but also ‘mentioning’ the fact that she’s a lawyer and could sue them for disorderly drunkenness.

Go Team Prosecutor!

Jan 8, 2008 at 9:11 pm rating: 0

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- #6.1 Cozy
  
  Did anyone notce, the “alleged” prosecutor mispelled “prosecutor?” Way too funny!!!
  
  Jan 9, 2008 at 6:35 pm rating: 0
- #6.2 Suki
  
  No, she didn’t. That’s an “o”, not an “e”.
  
  May 7, 2008 at 2:36 am rating: 0
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#7 Wade

You May Be Right, Big Shot. I suppose a New York State of Mind can lead to Pressure, but in all Honesty, It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me.

Don’t Ask Me Why.

Jan 8, 2008 at 9:13 pm rating: +14

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- #7.1 TygerAKC
  
  Stranger- I’m Keepin the Faith that you remember that it’s My Life and I won’t be Movin Out to 52nd Street anytime soon. You can ride your River of Dreams to Allentown.
  And So it Goes
  
  Jan 8, 2008 at 9:29 pm rating: +6
- #7.2 Wade
  
  Just remember you can’t hit the Big Time with No Self-Control. Shakin’ The Tree with a Sledgehammer doesn’t communicate “I Have The Touch”. It might Shock The Monkey, but in the end will only produce Steam.
  
  Perhaps you should try Growing Up.
  
  Jan 8, 2008 at 9:43 pm rating: +8
- #7.3 Team Cassandra
  
  O you think you’re good do you:
  
  I’m down in Allentown for the Longest Time telling her that We Didn’t Start the Fire - I am an Innocent Man… and even though she’s Always a Woman to Me, she’s a real Big Shot and though I cried : “Come out, Virginia!” she still replied: “O Shut up, Piano Man! Can’t you see I’m Movin Out?”
  
  “No, Laura! Why?
  
  “Don’t Ask Me Why - you’re such an Angry Young Man and I’m in a New York State of Mind.
  
  “Pete and I are Stop(ping) in Nevada and getting A Room of Our Own Somewhere Along the Line,…”
  
  “And So it Goes! Well, Laura -Worst comes to Worst but It’s My Life and I’m an Entertainer. You May be Right but it Ain’t No Crime AND It’s Still Rock and Roll to ME. So there!”
  
  Haha! Off the top of my head too. I had a wierd childhood
  
  Jan 8, 2008 at 10:22 pm rating: +11
- #7.4 Canthz_B
  
  #7.2…I believe I’m about to weep!
  That’s just beautiful, man!
  
  Jan 8, 2008 at 10:24 pm rating: +2
- #7.5 Team Cassandra
  
  I know CB would have loved me more if i had, at least remember to add the Uptown Girl Tell(ing) Her About It.
  
  Jan 9, 2008 at 1:24 pm rating: +2
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#8 PandoraWilde

Am I the only one who’s glad this “prosecuter” doesn’t work in my county’s courthouse? Or is it just me that thinks that’s an “e” instead of an “o”?

Jan 8, 2008 at 9:24 pm rating: 0

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- #8.1 Canthz_B
  
  See what sleep deprivation can do to a person?
  
  Jan 8, 2008 at 9:28 pm rating: +2
- #8.2 Timmsterr
  
  I’m glad I wasn’t the only one to notice that. What exactly is a “prosecuter”? A better, cuter type of prose? Maybe the “prosecuter” who lives at 126 W 96th st is My Cousin Vinny and doesen’t like the singing utes???
  
  Jan 9, 2008 at 2:01 am rating: +3
- #8.3 WindomEarle
  
  It’s an “o.” I’m sure she knows how to spell the name of her own job, after all. I thought it might be an “e” at first, too, but on further review it’s an “o” that isn’t connected all the way.
  
  Jan 9, 2008 at 4:29 am rating: 0
- #8.4 Team Cassandra
  
  Maybe she was trying to add subliminal message that she was “cuter” than the “pros” the singers have been hiring.
  
  Jan 9, 2008 at 8:16 am rating: +1
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#9 Canthz_B

They have karaoke bars for that.
The prosecutor should have them charged with disturbing the peace and have a good night’s sleep.

Team Shut The Hell Up, I Live Here!

Jan 8, 2008 at 9:27 pm rating: +2

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- #9.1 MJaz
  
  Yeah, I’m with you and the others who support the law in this case.
  
  I think the note was pretty polite, under the circumstances, and I’m not sure how else he could best handle this.
  
  I guess he could have called the cops.
  
  Jan 8, 2008 at 9:38 pm rating: +2
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#10 EyeHeartA2

Not fond of lawyers, but this one has a compelling case. Go back to the dorm and play beer pong.

Jan 8, 2008 at 9:30 pm rating: +2

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#11 Mishee

The only thing good about this note is that there is a link to “Movin’ Out” at the bottom..

Ahhhh, those were the days….

Jan 8, 2008 at 10:01 pm rating: +1

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- #11.1 Kristi
  
  That did bring back memories!
  
  Jan 9, 2008 at 10:49 am rating: 0
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#12 Nick

I see this as just a polite note written to some very inconsiderate people. Nothing passive aggressive about it.

Jan 8, 2008 at 10:44 pm rating: 0

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- #12.1 WanderingPenguin
  
  I don’t feel like going back and checking, but I believe we finally have our first “that’s not P/A!” comment of the New Year! Huzzah! And such.
  
  “FD” has its own unitard…perhaps we need something to hand over for this sort of comment, too?
  
  Jan 9, 2008 at 11:00 am rating: +2
- #12.2 mamason
  
  How about a cock punch?
  *I gotta get my hormones checked*
  
  Jan 9, 2008 at 1:53 pm rating: +1
- #12.3 amy d
  
  I say the unitard gets bumped to the “that’s not P/A” comment, since it’s less of a problem right now. FD definitely needs to be upgraded to a cock punch.
  
  Jan 9, 2008 at 2:00 pm rating: +1
- #12.4 WickedLady
  
  You know, some of us are physically unable to hand out those cock punches.
  
  Jan 9, 2008 at 3:14 pm rating: +1
- #12.5 amy d
  
  We have pinch punchers on the roster for just that reason.
  
  Jan 9, 2008 at 3:28 pm rating: +1
- #12.6 WickedLady
  
  I have no idea what that is, sorry.
  
  Jan 9, 2008 at 3:58 pm rating: +1
- #12.7 amy d
  
  Like a pinch hitter in baseball. A substitute, in other words.
  
  Jan 9, 2008 at 4:23 pm rating: +1
- #12.8 WickedLady
  
  Still not following you, I don’t know anything about baseball.
  
  Jan 9, 2008 at 4:26 pm rating: +1
- #12.9 WanderingPenguin
  
  …but surely you must have heard the term “pinch hitter” even as everyday jargon?
  
  As for the cock punch idea… how do we know he even has a rooster?
  
  Jan 9, 2008 at 4:29 pm rating: +4
- #12.10 WickedLady
  
  I live in the Netherlands, we don’t have baseball here. Plus we don’t speak English, our everyday jargon is in Dutch.
  
  Jan 9, 2008 at 4:31 pm rating: +1
- #12.11 amy d
  
  Okay, you said some of us cannot deliver a cock punch. If you witness someone who needs a cock punch, call in one of us who can deliver a cock punch to do the deed.
  
  In case you’re interested
  
  Jan 9, 2008 at 4:35 pm rating: 0
- #12.12 amy d
  
  Lol, WP! This brings up an interesting point. The term ‘cock punch’ is gender specific. Now we can either come up with a gender neutral term to be applied either way OR we can use this term for the ladies: doodle-doo punch.
  
  Jan 9, 2008 at 4:43 pm rating: +2
- #12.13 WickedLady
  
  A cock-a-doodle-doo punch and a pussy-doodle-doo punch.
  
  Jan 9, 2008 at 4:47 pm rating: +1
- #12.14 TygerAKC
  
  We could go multi- gender and issue titty-twisters instead?
  
  Jan 9, 2008 at 4:56 pm rating: 0
- #12.15 mamason
  
  I love being the catalyst for such lively discussion. And may I suggest crotch punch as a non gender specific alternative to cock punch?
  Carry on.
  
  Jan 9, 2008 at 5:03 pm rating: 0
- #12.16 morpho aurora
  
  i dunno mama - cock punch is such a great phrase - maybe use hole punch for the rooster-less?
  
  Jan 9, 2008 at 5:16 pm rating: +4
- #12.17 WickedLady
  
  A chicken punch!
  
  Jan 9, 2008 at 5:17 pm rating: 0
- #12.18 mamason
  
  OMG m-a! I love it! I say we vote. I nominate cock punch for male offenders and hole punch for female!
  
  Jan 9, 2008 at 5:25 pm rating: 0
- #12.19 amy d
  
  Hole punch gets my vote, as well (although I did like doodle-doo punch for the silliness. Hole punch is logical genius).
  
  Jan 9, 2008 at 5:29 pm rating: +1
- #12.20 morpho aurora
  
  for repeat offenders, use 3 hole punch
  
  thx y’all glad you like
  
  Jan 9, 2008 at 5:37 pm rating: +3
- #12.21 SHARKFAN
  
  This has gotten way off topic…but it’s sure more interesting than the note!
  
  Jan 9, 2008 at 6:02 pm rating: 0
- #12.22 Canthz_B
  
  Who left the asylum gates open?
  
  Ouch!! OK, cock punch may be a deterrent!
  
  Jan 9, 2008 at 6:04 pm rating: +2
- #12.23 TygerAKC
  
  Everyone sing…
  “The lunatics are taking over the assylum…”
  
  Jan 9, 2008 at 6:36 pm rating: 0
- #12.24 morpho aurora
  
  nope - we’re in your head, running in the halls
  (since you wanna sing)
  
  Jan 9, 2008 at 6:58 pm rating: 0
- #12.25 Team Cassandra
  
  A cock punch is MEAN!
  
  But seriously, folks - what about the unitard ?
  
  Jan 9, 2008 at 8:01 pm rating: 0
- #12.26 raiseyourglass
  
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2bwLOagul8
  
  Jan 9, 2008 at 9:41 pm rating: 0
- #12.27 WanderingPenguin
  
  My apologies, WickedLady. That did not occur to me, though it should have. I do, however, like the turn the next 20 or so posts took. This is the greatest thread ever.
  
  Jan 10, 2008 at 1:40 am rating: +1
- #12.28 WickedLady
  
  I completely agree. And never mind about the language issue, I tend to forget too. As for the voting: I say let’s stick to the unitard. I kind of like that one.
  
  Jan 10, 2008 at 1:06 pm rating: 0
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#13 Earfull

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