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Date: June 25th, 2008 9:32 PM Author: Stimulating Ivory Orchestra Pit Main People A lot of people goto a W, which is OK but kind of the same everywhere. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=829161&forum_id=2#9920723) |
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Date: June 25th, 2008 9:36 PM Author: blue indian lodge Mobar at the Mandarin is the best, hands down...
Rosebar, but thats probably too much of a scene to deal with
The new Greenwich Hotel is pretty good.
Soho Grand and Tribeca Grand are traditional standbys.
Gansevoort is typically too B&T but is sort of cool on a weeknight.
I don't know if the various bars at the Maratime count, they are kind of clubby.
There are a lot of old school hotel bars in Midtown. Bull and Bear at the Waldorf is full of cougars. |
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Date: June 25th, 2008 9:43 PM Author: Stimulating Ivory Orchestra Pit Main People Mandarin Orientals are like classier W's. I haven't been to the remodeled HK one. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=829161&forum_id=2#9920750) |
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Date: June 26th, 2008 11:15 AM Author: Pink Menage Legal Warrant this might be the first "best of" nightlife list on this board that actually includes places i've enjoyed going to. haha.
we usually go to the rooftop bars in the summer -- rareview is my favorite, and we've gone to penn top a few times this summer and it was a lot of fun. Is that considered "cool" or "TTT"? |
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Date: June 26th, 2008 11:17 AM Author: gold boyish field dragon Isn't that the Salon Ning or something now? I've been there. Great views, but pricey drinks. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=829161&forum_id=2#9921763) |
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Date: June 26th, 2008 11:21 AM Author: Pink Menage Legal Warrant i just googled it and you're right, new name. shows how hip I am.
calling those drinks "pricey" is an understatement. but i always get a good pour, which you can't say about a lot of places. |
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Date: June 26th, 2008 11:34 AM Author: Shimmering startling marketing idea i like the rooftop bars for the ambience and views, but the women i've seen there are pretty unattractive.
rare is TTT; any murray hill joint is worthless.
salon de ning is nice, but the crowd is too old for my tastes.
i went to highbar, which just opened on west 48th, and it sucked as well. |
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Date: June 26th, 2008 11:37 AM Author: Pink Menage Legal Warrant I figured people would hate on rareview (because I like it a lot), but that's actually one place where we usually see a lot of good looking girls. not the "omg she must be a model!" type, but the "damn that girl looks like she'd be insane in bed" type. and fortuntely, i prefer the latter. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=829161&forum_id=2#9921794) |
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Date: June 26th, 2008 1:22 PM Author: trip self-absorbed faggot firefighter institution I'm not wild about the crowd at highbar (douchey), but you can smoke at the bar and they have some decent cocktails on the menu. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=829161&forum_id=2#9922089) |
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Date: June 26th, 2008 1:23 PM Author: disgusting fantasy-prone corner Highbar is way too close to times square to ever be good for anything. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=829161&forum_id=2#9922095) |
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Date: June 26th, 2008 11:35 AM Author: vermilion diverse public bath just glad you didn't list 230 fifth. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=829161&forum_id=2#9921786) |
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Date: June 26th, 2008 11:36 AM Author: Shimmering startling marketing idea good lord. that place is a B&T infested shithole. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=829161&forum_id=2#9921789) |
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Date: June 26th, 2008 11:37 AM Author: vermilion diverse public bath $13 drinks too. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=829161&forum_id=2#9921796) |
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Date: June 26th, 2008 11:38 AM Author: Pink Menage Legal Warrant dude even i know to stay away from that place. way too trendy, the first-year analysts can have it. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=829161&forum_id=2#9921798) |
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Date: June 26th, 2008 11:45 AM Author: Shimmering startling marketing idea you think 230 fifth is too trendy? LULZ. i guess you feel more comfortable in joshua tree or third and long? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=829161&forum_id=2#9921810) |
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Date: June 26th, 2008 11:48 AM Author: Pink Menage Legal Warrant i love third and long. cheap beer, real sports fans. great place to watch a game, no food though.
i don't mind upscale places but on the regular yeah i'm happier at a chill spot with sports/music/down to earth people. i'm from philly, guess i still got that blue collar mentality.
anyway even if 230 fifth is wack you don't think it qualifies as "trendy"? |
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Date: June 26th, 2008 11:49 AM Author: Shimmering startling marketing idea that's fine. we just have different tastes then. no judgments from me.
no, i don't think 230 fifth is "trendy," at least not in the way i define it. it's mostly loser banking analysts acting tough, trying to impress chicks. |
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Date: June 26th, 2008 11:51 AM Author: Pink Menage Legal Warrant see below -- i think we have the same impression of that place. i just picked the wrong adjective. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=829161&forum_id=2#9921828) |
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Date: June 26th, 2008 11:46 AM Author: vermilion diverse public bath its not trendy but it does ooze douche and you are right about the fucking analysts. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=829161&forum_id=2#9921812) |
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Date: June 26th, 2008 11:50 AM Author: Pink Menage Legal Warrant maybe trendy was the wrong word. i didn't mean it as a synonym for "hot"; i meant to say it's the kind of place where a particular element congregates to front like they're real ballers. same crews doing the same shit every night. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=829161&forum_id=2#9921823) |
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Date: June 26th, 2008 11:53 AM Author: Shimmering startling marketing idea OK. that's a more accurate description then. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=829161&forum_id=2#9921835) |
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Date: June 26th, 2008 1:12 PM Author: avocado principal's office windowlicker Ugh. One of my friends is strangely attracted to it and always tries to drag us there. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=829161&forum_id=2#9922049) |
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Date: June 26th, 2008 12:26 PM Author: blue indian lodge I like to think reality and I present the two acceptable versions of NY nightlife (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=829161&forum_id=2#9921883) |
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Date: June 25th, 2008 9:46 PM Author: trip self-absorbed faggot firefighter institution Off the top of my head:
Rose (obviously) The terrace bar (also at Gramercy) A60 Bowery Hotel Bar Salon Ning (formerly PenTop) Empire Hotel Roof SubMercer The new lounge at the Plaza
Don't ever go to a bar at the W, they are all tacky and filled with B&T
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Date: June 25th, 2008 9:48 PM Author: multi-colored scarlet new version Bemelman's Bar at The Carlyle Hotel
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Date: June 26th, 2008 12:49 PM Author: elite psychic headpube obviously (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=829161&forum_id=2#9921960) |
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Date: June 26th, 2008 11:05 AM Author: amber jew the only place on that list that is somewhat decent is rosebar.
empire hotel is terribly TTT. it's a shitty hotel on west 60's with the cheesy EMPIRE HOTEL sign in neon. ROFL!
chicago's hotel bars PW3N NYC. |
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Date: June 26th, 2008 1:16 PM Author: trip self-absorbed faggot firefighter institution The rooftop was remodelled and opened maybe 2 weeks ago. At any rate, you've never been to any of these places and likely didn't know several of them existed until this post. Have you been sure to google them all so you can pretend to know about them? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=829161&forum_id=2#9922067) |
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Date: June 26th, 2008 12:46 PM Author: elite psychic headpube "Rose (obviously)"
obviously |
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Date: June 26th, 2008 1:17 PM Author: trip self-absorbed faggot firefighter institution well, apparently I "troll" for it, so it should be a given it makes my list. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=829161&forum_id=2#9922069) |
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Date: June 26th, 2008 2:19 PM Author: elite psychic headpube i see, now. i didn't know you were acknowledging that history, so i took it as an "obviously" as in all cool people know this, so much so that i shouldn't even have to list it. my erroneou assumption; thus i'm the douchebag. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=829161&forum_id=2#9922335) |
Date: June 26th, 2008 12:28 PM Author: Doobsian hunting ground wagecucks I'm not sure if this is a hotel "bar" as it's in a restaurant, but I really like the bar at Ono at Hotel Gansevoort. When I went it was a really cool atmosphere and they were surprisingly playing a lot of hip-hop songs I hadn't heard in a while. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=829161&forum_id=2#9921889) |
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Date: June 26th, 2008 12:31 PM Author: Shimmering startling marketing idea Ono is only good on weekdays. on weekends, it becomes infested with B&T. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=829161&forum_id=2#9921896) |
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Date: June 26th, 2008 12:32 PM Author: Doobsian hunting ground wagecucks I went there on a Thursday... does that count as a "weekday?" (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=829161&forum_id=2#9921897) |
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Date: June 26th, 2008 12:38 PM Author: Shimmering startling marketing idea no. i meant friday and saturday.
what was the crowd like when you went on thursday? |
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Date: June 26th, 2008 12:42 PM Author: Doobsian hunting ground wagecucks So you mean, yes, Thursday does count as a weekday?
I ask because I tend to start my weekends a day early lol... like, I'll go to work on Friday obviously, but sometimes I'll stay out extremely late on a Thursday, which I won't normally do Su-W.
The crowd was sorta older than most places, but I went with a guy friend (who was trying to parlay it into a date, I now realize) who's in his 30s so I guess that was more his scene. It was mostly well dressed professional looking people in their 30s, I think. There were a few golddigger-looking girls in their 20s or so who started to come in later (we were there pretty early... around 9, left around 11:30, I think).
All in all, one of my fav. bar experiences. Their drinks are $14, but I love them. Lots of exotic/unique cocktails, esp. if you like sake. |
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Date: June 26th, 2008 12:47 PM Author: vermilion diverse public bath you love them cause you dont pay for many. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=829161&forum_id=2#9921952) |
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Date: June 26th, 2008 12:49 PM Author: Shimmering startling marketing idea yeah, there's a lot of date whores in nyc. they love going to nice places that they can never afford. whatever. i'm guilty of indulging these girls myself. as long as they're hot, at least. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=829161&forum_id=2#9921958) |
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Date: June 26th, 2008 12:51 PM Author: Doobsian hunting ground wagecucks I didn't pay for any that night. Wouldn't have been able to afford it. Thanks Bush! (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=829161&forum_id=2#9921966) |
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Date: June 26th, 2008 12:56 PM Author: gold boyish field dragon I've done this before. There's no shame in it. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=829161&forum_id=2#9921987) |
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Date: June 26th, 2008 1:00 PM Author: Doobsian hunting ground wagecucks Well, I felt somewhat guilty that night because it was a guy friend who I've known for a while and I didn't expect him to pay for anything since I had no intentions of hooking up with/dating him. That said, he picked the place and insisted on paying so I didn't feel too bad. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=829161&forum_id=2#9922005) |
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Date: June 26th, 2008 12:56 PM Author: vermilion diverse public bath lol dont blame bush for the various reasons you have no money young lady. Unless Bush sent your commitment and work ethic to Iraq. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=829161&forum_id=2#9921990) |
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Date: June 26th, 2008 12:58 PM Author: Doobsian hunting ground wagecucks Oh you got jokes, huh?
(btw isn't Thanks Bush just a meme? I didn't literally mean Bush is responsible for my brokeness). |
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Date: June 26th, 2008 12:56 PM Author: Shimmering startling marketing idea if obama becomes president, you'll no longer be able to enjoy such nights out. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=829161&forum_id=2#9921992) |
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Date: June 26th, 2008 1:18 PM Author: trip self-absorbed faggot firefighter institution Do you mean Ono or Ono garden? Ono is completely TTT while some people still find Ono garden acceptable. Personally I don't want anything to do with Ono, Ono garden, Plunge or G-Spa, the Gansevoort is a disgusting mecca for the B&T set in general. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=829161&forum_id=2#9922077) |
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Date: June 26th, 2008 1:23 PM Author: Doobsian hunting ground wagecucks I liked the indoor and outdoor areas. The outdoor area seemed younger than the indoor area. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=829161&forum_id=2#9922097) |
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Date: June 26th, 2008 1:24 PM Author: Shimmering startling marketing idea ono garden and plunge are decent on weekdays.
but the meatpacking district has declined considerably in the last two years. |
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Date: June 26th, 2008 1:30 PM Author: trip self-absorbed faggot firefighter institution Meatpacking and Chelsea are both pretty much over (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=829161&forum_id=2#9922125) |
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Date: June 26th, 2008 1:32 PM Author: Shimmering startling marketing idea that's true. you're pretty much limited to les, east village, soho, west village, for good non-B&T nightlife nowadays. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=829161&forum_id=2#9922136) |
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Date: June 26th, 2008 1:33 PM Author: trip self-absorbed faggot firefighter institution Gramercy also, and I think this new venue at the Plaza has promise. There are still some viable places left in the mess like B8 and 1OAK as well. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=829161&forum_id=2#9922138) |
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Date: June 26th, 2008 1:36 PM Author: Shimmering startling marketing idea yes; i forgot about gramercy.
is the new plaza venue the rose room? i think the guy who does upstairs is in charge of that place. |
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Date: June 26th, 2008 1:37 PM Author: trip self-absorbed faggot firefighter institution I think they are calling it Rose Club (way to be subtle about wanting to be the new Rose Bar!). Danny A is involved I believe. I absolutely HATE upstairs though (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=829161&forum_id=2#9922161) |
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Date: June 26th, 2008 1:43 PM Author: Shimmering startling marketing idea yeah that's it. i was there about 2 weeks ago for a belvedere tasting event. nice layout. interesting to see how it unfolds and what kind of crowd it attracts.
upstairs is a mixed bag. i still like it on sundays and mondays but on other days, it's been pretty mediocre. one of the biggest letdowns in nyc nightlife in the past year, along with kiss & fly. |
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Date: June 26th, 2008 1:45 PM Author: trip self-absorbed faggot firefighter institution I expected kiss&fly to suck (going into the old Aer space, really?). Upstairs was better when it first opened and less people knew about it (it was also just getting going during fashion week as I recall so the talent was high). Now it feels dirty, the bathroom lines are horrific and I really don't like the crowd. I think the Plaza can work if people prove willing to head uptown to drink (which is tougher because late night they'll end up back downtown). (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=829161&forum_id=2#9922201) |
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Date: June 26th, 2008 1:56 PM Author: Shimmering startling marketing idea kiss and fly was really hyped up and a part of me wants the meatpacking district to get revived.
my guess is the new plaza venue will be more of a spot to grab drinks after dinner, the 9-11 pm time slot. |
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Date: June 26th, 2008 2:36 PM Author: trip self-absorbed faggot firefighter institution I plan to use it in the 11-1am timeslot, when I use it. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=829161&forum_id=2#9922406) |
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Date: June 26th, 2008 2:43 PM Author: Shimmering startling marketing idea have you been to santos party house yet? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=829161&forum_id=2#9922425) |
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Date: June 26th, 2008 2:45 PM Author: trip self-absorbed faggot firefighter institution No, looks a little too hipsterish for me. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=829161&forum_id=2#9922438) |
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Date: June 26th, 2008 5:32 PM Author: soggy godawful national party of the first part i went there a couple of weeks ago. mixed crowd, some teenage girls, a few older guys, some hipsters etc. pretty good scene, i'd go back. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=829161&forum_id=2#9922996) |
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Date: June 26th, 2008 1:33 PM Author: Doobsian hunting ground wagecucks By nightlife do you mean clubs/lounges? There are more low-key localish bars that are certainly not B&T on both the UES and UWS. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=829161&forum_id=2#9922140) |
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Date: June 26th, 2008 2:42 PM Author: odious forum prole reality does not enjoy a place unless there is some kind of door policy to boost his self esteem (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=829161&forum_id=2#9922422) |
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Date: June 26th, 2008 2:46 PM Author: trip self-absorbed faggot firefighter institution lol at you insecure tools. I like the places I go, because they are the places my friends are at and where I have fun. It's not a big deal to go to these places, you losers make it a huge deal because you have a huge chip on your shoulder about the perceived exclusivity and specifically the excluding of you. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=829161&forum_id=2#9922447) |
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Date: June 26th, 2008 2:52 PM Author: Shimmering startling marketing idea i don't derive my self-esteem from going to these venues. i personally HATE dancing and excessively loud music, so that rules out a lot of nightclubs. i do love plenty of dive bars, sports bars on gamedays, wine bars, and other laid back lounges that are not "exclusive." this whole debate started because insecure posters like jjc and a few others were constantly bashing nyc for being pretentious and having a mediocre nightlife. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=829161&forum_id=2#9922469) |
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Date: June 26th, 2008 2:53 PM Author: odious forum prole lol. right. obviously you don't care. obviously it's not a big deal. that's why you're throwing a hissy fit in the other thread about how pathetic it is to go before the doorman arrives. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=829161&forum_id=2#9922475) |
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Date: June 26th, 2008 2:55 PM Author: trip self-absorbed faggot firefighter institution You don't see how inherently pathetic it is? I feel sorry for that guy. He wants to be part of a scene that he is not a part of so deperately that he goes to an empty bar and sits there waiting for 4 hours alone so he can pretend he belongs when it fills up. That is pretty much the definition of pathetic. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=829161&forum_id=2#9922486) |
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Date: June 26th, 2008 2:59 PM Author: odious forum prole even if it is why do you care so much? you are obviously upset by the whole deal. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=829161&forum_id=2#9922503) |
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Date: June 26th, 2008 3:07 PM Author: trip self-absorbed faggot firefighter institution Everyone on xoxo has their specific topics they have particular knowledge on. Valen appears in every thread on Russia or military hardware, Rowan shows up in every relationship advice thread, I comment in nightlife threads. I am not going to pretend to be an expert on things i'm not qualified to comment on (like most of xoxo does), but I like to share my insight when I actually have valid information. However, when xoxo doesn't like what they hear, they want to discount that and believe what they want to believe. I will continue offering my opinions. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=829161&forum_id=2#9922538) |
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Date: June 26th, 2008 2:06 PM Author: blue indian lodge Gansevoort is fine M-W. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=829161&forum_id=2#9922289) |
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Date: June 26th, 2008 5:35 PM Author: soggy godawful national party of the first part 105 riv. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=829161&forum_id=2#9923003) |