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Saturday, October 12. 2013

Only in New York City

Exchange between Mrs. BD and a pupette strolling to lunch in the West Village:


"Mom, doesn't that lady look just like Yoko Ono?"


"Honey, that is Yoko Ono."

Posted by Bird Dog in Hot News & Misc. Short Subjects at 12:36 | Comments (5) | Trackbacks (0)

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That's a really big downside of living there.
#1 Sam L. on 2013-10-12 16:38 (Reply)
My roommate for my freshman year in college was from the West Side of NYC. He said that he once saw Richard Nixon walking on the sidewalk-this was during RMN's years as a NY lawyer.

The best famous person story in NYC I heard came from my uncle. One day when he was entering Grand Central Station to commute back to his suburb, he saw LBJ and Bobby in a limousine outside Grand Central. LBJ was shaking a finger at Bobby. The body language my uncle saw indicated that LBJ was not happy- nor was Bobby Kennedy happy.

Which reminds me of America’s Nastiest Blood Feud, a review of one of Robert Caro's books on LBJ. LBJ and RFK didn't have warm fuzzies for each other.
#2 Gringo on 2013-10-12 17:35 (Reply)
My mom was having lunch in NY with my little brother who was about 5 during the Sesame Street heyday. He insisted that the man in the table next to them was Gordon from Sesame Street, my mom didn't believe him, but he got up and ran over to the man, embarrassing my mother, but proving that he was right, it was Gordon.
#3 LP on 2013-10-12 18:18 (Reply)
Years ago, my mom was having lunch in NYC with my little brother who was about 5 during the Sesame Street heyday. He insisted that the man in the table next to them was Gordon from Sesame Street, my mom didn't believe him, but he got up and ran over to the man, embarrassing my mother, but proving that he was right, it was Gordon.
#4 Liza on 2013-10-12 18:19 (Reply)
Happy to report that not one famous or infamous person lives in or near our town, unless they're really laying low. Best part is we don't waste precious time going on about them.
#5 BillH on 2013-10-13 11:39 (Reply)

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