Open Thread: What Would You Re-name Park Slope?

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Back in March, Park Slope resident and bounty hunter Morgan Spurlock paid a small town in PA $25K to adopt the title of his latest documentary for sixty days. Until June 27th, the town of Altoona will continue to be called POM Wonderful Presents The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, Pennsylvania. It HAS to suck balls for those folks trying to fit a return address on envelopes, eh? 

If you had the opportunity to re-name Park Slope what would you call it? Snark Pope? Bugabooville? Buscemi-Turturro Junction? 

OPEN THREAD: Park Slope Rants

IMAGE VIA PARK SLOPE LENS

Well, it's about that time again.

We recently received the following rant in our good ole FIPS mailboxaroni. It's from a loyal reader who wishes he wasn't a loyal reader cause he fucking hates it here:

I got duped into thinking Park Slope was a good place to sublet for a couple of months until I can get into Manhattan in July with a friend. I WAS SORELY mistaken.

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OPEN THREAD: Happy Long-Ass Memorial Day Weekend, FIPSTERS!

Tilden Beach, after the epic hike. Photo Via my iPhone, which doesn't suck most of the time. 

Thank-fucking-Louise that the endless string of rainy days stopped in time for Memorial Day weekend! I don't know about you guys, but I've only spent ten minutes indoors over the past three days. On Saturday my friends and I embarked on an epic bike journey from Grand Army Plaza to Tilden Beach, where we collapsed onto blankets and spent the day ogling the topless women traipsing about. My ass and quads feel like Jell-o, but it was ABSOLUTELY worth it.

What's been the high point of your weekend thus far? Did you go to the beach? Or sit outside of Mezcal and down a few margarita pitchers with your girlfriends (and maybe you got wasted and told them all what you REALLY think of them)? Did you engage in an epic wiffle/kickball tourney? For you breeders, did your kid do something super fucking cute in the park? 

Report back, Fipsters! And lastly, to quote Mike Birbiglia: "I love the troops. Because if they weren't the troops, I would be the troops. And I would be the worst troops. Happy Memorial Day."

OPEN THREAD: It's Passover!

Happy Passover to all our Park Slope Jews!

It's eve ONE and I'm all excited and into Matzoh (let's talk again at the end of the week). So what's on your minds? What's new?

Has everyone tried Culture yet? Sky Ice?

Are you eating Cadbury mini-eggs and just laughing at me as I continue to search for them?

Ok, amuse yourselves while I'm off in NJ eating gefilte fish.

OPEN THREAD: The Week Your Trains Went Poof [IT'S NOT FRIDAY YET]

Vanishing transportation, ice storms, mean dogs, bedbugs, OH MY! Does this week feel like it it's 3,000 fucking years long for everyone else, too? I even started writing "Because it's Friday..." but then I realized IT'S NOT. Goddamnit. Let's shoot the shit because you know you're not doing your work, either.

And here's a baby monkey riding on a pig. Why? Because I have posting access in this blog and Erica is off being important, that's why.