The village of Irvington, New York, Aaron explains, is a quiet suburb of the Big Apple in Westchester County. “iI’s got one main drag, conveniently named Main Street, where all the major businesses are located,” he says. One day, ” a public services vehicle pulled up too far on the sidewalk for the local Italian deli owner to put up his lunchtime sandwich board.” The result? well, the daily specials had to go somewhere.
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#1
Mishee
Great.
Now I’m hungry.
Mar 26, 2009 at 11:09 pm rating: 90
#2
Beanster
Please have some consideration for the restaurant patrons and decorate your sign.
Mar 26, 2009 at 11:17 pm rating: 90
#3
Canthz_B
Everything’s better with duct tape!
Mar 26, 2009 at 11:17 pm rating: 90
#4
Mishee
Wow. I guess the debate on yesterday’s note rages on without chance of abatement.
Its like the Oakland Hills fires, but without all the rich intellectuals crying and whining.
Its just us poor intellectuals here.
(Ok, I guess I spoke too soon, but as I have no more wit for this note, my comment stands… Good day, sir!)
Mar 26, 2009 at 11:18 pm rating: 90
#5
TheOldSchool
It would have been nice if the deli owner had included the prices. Typical Westchester asshole deli owner.
Mar 26, 2009 at 11:19 pm rating: 90
#6
Canthz_B
Those are going to be some funny tasting meatballs.
Mar 26, 2009 at 11:20 pm rating: 90
#7
Canthz_B
I think duct tape on glass qualifies as emotional abuse.
Mar 26, 2009 at 11:24 pm rating: 90
#8
Quite Contrary
What? No frozen chicken?
Mar 26, 2009 at 11:26 pm rating: 90
#9
Canthz_B
Three guesses…Who got a health inspection within a week?
Messing with city-owned vehicles? Dumber than dumb.
Mar 26, 2009 at 11:43 pm rating: 90
#10
QuarterRoy00
I want to go to there
Mar 26, 2009 at 11:56 pm rating: 90
#11
lightspeed
There is no way I’m buying anything made by a guy so unstable as to duct tape a note like this to a public services vehicle. Who know what he’s doing in the kitchen back there?
Mar 26, 2009 at 11:58 pm rating: 90
#12
Doug™
Man will never win…
Mar 27, 2009 at 12:40 am rating: 90
#13
TheOldSchool
There must not be any car washes in Irvington.
Not surprising, given the extreme poverty in Westchester, but still, you’d think some of the locals could scrounge up some rags and a bucket.
Then again, rags is these folks has to wear. Lack of plumbin’ might explain the bucket shortage.
Mar 27, 2009 at 1:44 am rating: 90
#14
ClearlyDemented
This picture’s a sham. We’re supposed to take the submitter’s word that this was a public service vehicle parked on the sidewalk, when the submitter couldn’t even take the time to wait until the public server(s) came back to get a reaction shot, maybe even an exclusive interview? FAIL. This is obviously someone who’s been trying to both get on PAN for months as well as sell their van, and saw an opportunity to kill two birds with one stone. Who wouldn’t want to buy the famous PAN van?
Mar 27, 2009 at 8:29 am rating: 90
#15
claw71
‘Allo
I’m-a Giuseppe
I got-a something special-a for you
ready?
Uno
duo
tre
quatro!
(verse:)
When I was a boy, just about-a eighth-a grade,
Mama used to say, don’t-a stay out late,
go with-a papa to the bistro, and don’t act-a like a fool,
Giuseppe gonna make-a sammich for you.
Boy, it make-a me sick, all the t’ing I gotta do.
Can’t-a getta no kicks, always gotta follow rules
Boy, it make-a me sick, just-a make a lousy bucks,
I gotta feel like a fool.
(and mama used to say all-a time:)
(chorus:)
What’sa matta you, hey,
Gotta no respect, whatta you think you do,
Why you looka so sad?
It’s-a not so bad, it’s-a nice-a place,
Ah, Shaddap You Face.
That’s-a my mama. I can remember!
Big accordion solo!
Ah ! Play dat again! Really nice
really nice!
(verse:)
Soon-a come-a day, gonna be-a big-a star,
Make-a big food, buy a nice-a car,
but still-a be myself, I’m-a never change a thing,
put-a my specials on a folding sammich thing.
(’cause I remember mama used to say:)
(chorus:)
What’sa matta you, hey,
Gotta no respect, whatta you think you do,
Why you looka so sad?
It’s-a not so bad, it’s-a nice-a place,
Ah, Shaddap You Face. /
Hello, everybody, that’s out there parking on-a my street!
Did you know I had a big sign with this: Pastrami and meatball?
I put-a da sign outand all my customers see, they come in and eat-a, that make me feel so good.
You ought to learn to park, It’s really simple -
I say: ‘Whatsa Matta You?” You sing: ‘Hey!”
, you sing the rest and at the end, we can all sing ‘Ah, shaddap You Face!’
Ok Let’s try it, really big -
Uno, Duo, Tre, Quatro:
(chorus:)
What’sa matta you, hey,
Gotta no respect, whatta you think you do,
Why you parka so bad?
It make- a me mad, it’s-a nice-a place,
Ah, Shaddap You Face.
Mar 27, 2009 at 9:23 am rating: 90
#16
xenylamine
Needs more duct tape!
Mar 27, 2009 at 9:44 am rating: 90
#17
DearJane
I think the message would have been helped along by the placement of meatballs under the windshield wipers, just for extra effect.
Mar 27, 2009 at 10:54 am rating: 90
#18
FLFantasy5
Great idea DearJane
Mar 27, 2009 at 11:29 am rating: 90
#19
Brunogirl
that duct tape burger was fucking delicious.
Mar 27, 2009 at 12:19 pm rating: 90
#20
DearJane
He should feel lucky he only got the note; he could have been the recipient of a serious pastrami bitch-slapping if the guy was really pissed off. Nothing stings quite like cured meat.
Mar 27, 2009 at 2:53 pm rating: 90
#21
magickat
ooooh that electrical tape is gonna leave a mark. it just SCREAMS “this means WAR!”
Mar 27, 2009 at 3:06 pm rating: 90
#22
DearJane
Provalone, the silent killer….
Mar 27, 2009 at 4:12 pm rating: 90
#23
DearJane
oh T, isn’t there some sort of punishment for such cheesy-ness? (haha..I said cheesy…)
Mar 27, 2009 at 4:42 pm rating: 90
#24
aaa
I’m hoping that this public servant is as passive aggressive as Mr. Pastrami Man there. I’d love to see “Duct tape on my window gets a brick through yours.” or something taped onto his door.
Mar 27, 2009 at 6:03 pm rating: 90
#25
Canthz_B
It could have been worse.
If the deli owner had called some of his “friends”, our piss-poor parker could have found a horse’s head on the driver’s seat.
Mar 27, 2009 at 8:25 pm rating: 90
#26
Bald Outing
too funny.
Mar 28, 2009 at 4:02 am rating: 90
#27
Heroin
I think finding duct tape on my car window would make me full-on aggressive.
Mar 29, 2009 at 12:49 am rating: 90
#28
JoeyGirl
that deli owner is a dick for putting those papers on the windshield – he doesn’t own the sidewalk.
oh, how i hope he got fined for “tampering” with that public service car.
Mar 31, 2009 at 7:01 pm rating: 90
#29
RP
I have a deep and abiding loathing for people who block the sidewalks with their car. If I were in a wheelchair I’d put spikes on my wheels. But even as an able bodied pedestrian it’s not safe for me or drivers on the road if I have to walk into the street to get around a vehicle on the sidewalk.
Apr 2, 2009 at 12:12 pm rating: 90
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