The Thai Pie Hole
21 January 2009 09:00![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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I previously posted about the Chinese restaurant of doubious quality a couple doors down from The Pie Hole.
While driving by it this morning, I saw a huge sign: Under New Management. Then another sign: Pho (somethingorother), the latter bit forgotten because the bottom of that sign said, "Vietnamese and Thai Cuisine."
THEY OPENED A THAI RESTAURANT PRACTICALLY ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF MY NEW APARTMENT.
Not gonna lie: I screamed a little.
Jesus Christ, guys. Jesus holy fucking amazing Christ. Apologies for the blasphemy, but I know of no other words to convey my thoughts and amazement here.
What did I do to deserve all of this? :)
I previously posted about the Chinese restaurant of doubious quality a couple doors down from The Pie Hole.
While driving by it this morning, I saw a huge sign: Under New Management. Then another sign: Pho (somethingorother), the latter bit forgotten because the bottom of that sign said, "Vietnamese and Thai Cuisine."
THEY OPENED A THAI RESTAURANT PRACTICALLY ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF MY NEW APARTMENT.
Not gonna lie: I screamed a little.
Jesus Christ, guys. Jesus holy fucking amazing Christ. Apologies for the blasphemy, but I know of no other words to convey my thoughts and amazement here.
What did I do to deserve all of this? :)
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on 21 Jan 2009 14:27 (UTC)Vietnamese is nummy, too. And cheap.
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on 21 Jan 2009 16:18 (UTC)I am not sure otherwise how to read your "tone of voice" here, so until I hear otherwise I'll assume you're not out to specifically be an asshole at me.
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on 21 Jan 2009 16:42 (UTC)The phrase "Apologies for the blasphemy, but I know of no other words to convey my thoughts and amazement here." is disingenuous at best, a flat out lie at worst.
If you want to be blasphemous, go nuts, this is your own forum. Pandering to "us Christian folk" with an empty apology is just as offensive, and it is that that I take vocal issue with.
It doesn't matter that you think you're concerned about offending me or whomever else. As I said before, if you were you wouldn't say it, and if you weren't you wouldn't apologize. Either one would be "fine" (where by "fine" I mean, I respect your right to be a heathen if you want to).
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on 21 Jan 2009 16:55 (UTC)Not really. I sat there staring at the phrasing, thinking, "This is what I would say be default, but it's offensive to people I like. Is there a better way I could say this with different wording?" and I tried to think of a different way. But nothing came across with the same weight, in my head. Sometimes you need a swear word. So I determined I would apologize for the fact that I feel those words are necessary to convey that weight, but still use them. I further apologize that this offends you, as it was exactly the opposite of what I was going out of my way to do. It's not pandering and it's not empty words, it's really what I felt was the good and right thing to do.
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on 21 Jan 2009 17:15 (UTC)Chris Rock was on stage and talked about the difference between black people and niggers. His quote was:
"I love black people, but I hate niggers"
Now, given his definitions, I completely agree with him.
When was the last time you heard me say "I hate niggers"?
You've seen me express my opinions regarding the black rap culture in posts from
There's a reason why.
I've had the thought before that "man, the only real way to get my point across is to say 'What the FUCK' instead of 'What the heck', or 'gosh darn' but the fact is, courtesy is more important (to me) than getting my point across to that degree. Instead of 'I'm sorry this might offend you but what the FUCK', I'll just settle on
'what the heck'."
Of course, that goes out the window when I'm angry, but that's something I'm working on, personally.
It's like my little sister used to say, "No offense, but X".
"No offense, but you're ugly" for example, sounds pretty disingenuous. Couching an offensive phrase with "I'm sorry but X" makes the apology meaningless. Being sorry means you would rather not do something. If being blasphemous really means that much to you, then great, I'll just file that piece of knowledge away in my personal copy of
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on 21 Jan 2009 16:48 (UTC)See...the word Curry as the prefix "Cur" which is startlingly similar to that in "Curves". I hear such curves are quite becoming and very much in vogue with the gentlemen of our generation as in days gone by. (See Bettie Page, Marilyn Monroe, etc.)
Meant to be. Curves to not a health hazard mean.
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on 21 Jan 2009 16:56 (UTC)no subject
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on 21 Jan 2009 17:43 (UTC)Several hundred nanobots baked in a pie;
the more you eat, (I suppose),
the more you'll have inside.
these bots are powered by fattened cells also known as adipose,
so worry not, about that crust every time you open wide.
Woah. Really need to get to bed on time.
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on 21 Jan 2009 17:23 (UTC)no subject
on 21 Jan 2009 22:10 (UTC)I find that should never be the question you should be asking.
You are awesome.
I mean, really, what did you do to not deserve it? :)
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