Gothamist: Ninja Burglar Case Closed! (What's Albanian for Ninja?)

kane

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:32:32 -0500

Then obviously you are not a Gothamist regular.

Skanderbeg

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:07:54 -0500

I am a second generation Albanian, one who is neither a criminal nor a vampire. I also don't really get offended by ignorant people. That said, there is really some pretty racist stuff going on in this forum. I doubt the venom spewed would be as vitriolic if the offending ninjas were Puerto Rican or Jewish.

wowthatsucks

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:15:20 -0500

Albania! Albania! You border on the Adriatic! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-F_tT-q8EF0

Ronkonkoma Ondinnonk

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:59:05 -0500

Hey Jen Chung, I don't mean to be a stick in the mud. I can take a joke! I love your writing style and I appreciate that Gothamist is here for my free use. By coincidence, I am currently researching information on the Balkans for a project, and so many intelligent and friendly people in the Slavic and Albanian communities have assisted me. It's hard to find a reliable source of history on the subject. It made me realize how little I know about them.

Tim N.

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 07:22:59 -0500

#6- LMAO

Streamwise

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:52:01 -0500

Funny, 20 years ago, all the New York City Albanians I knew were wanna-be guido-gangsters and small-time thieves and criminals. I guess liberation has really helped their country! IS NICE EH,???

MFer

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 21:48:38 -0500

Ask any Italian. They will tell you that Albanians are vampires. So Jen Chung got it right after all.

interlard

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:54:26 -0500

I don't come here for stupid articles by people who think Albania is Transylvania or that foreigners go around wearing their national flags. This isn't the Post.

tnturner

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:32:27 -0500

@ bklynd: damn, I thought I had that one nailed.

Polite New Yorker

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:26:37 -0500

Vampires are more closely associated with Transylvania, which is part of Romania.

Muscley Armed Paper Boy

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:24:48 -0500

If one can't make fun of Albania, what can one make fun of? It's one of those weirdo European countries where all the men are gangsters and all the women are prostitutes, and no one even knows where it is. As shown in my previous comment, personally I would have gone with the albino angle but to each his (or her) own.

Jen Chung

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:16:23 -0500

Oh, zing!

kane

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:12:22 -0500

Maybe a good one...

Jen Chung

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:08:51 -0500

Please, you guys can't take a joke?

Ronkonkoma Ondinnonk

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:06:15 -0500

Before you wonder, "Hmm, should this have been called the 'Vampire Burglar' case?" Truly ridiculous, Gothamist. You can be silly now and then, but you are above this lousy reportage.

kittyempire

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:55:18 -0500

Before you wonder, "Hmm, should this have been called the 'Vampire Burglar' case?" Wow. Stupid.

Muscley Armed Paper Boy

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:46:45 -0500

Seymour Skinner: You wouldn't be getting a French boy, you'd be getting an Albanian. Homer Simpson: You mean, all white with pink eyes?

bklynd

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:24:46 -0500

don't get too excited, it's already on a t-shirt So, at this point it seems that the ninja burglar case is closed. Sure, the evidence was a little weak, but the buglaries stopped when they deported those Albanians. That was good enough for Detective Stevens, who was getting ready to retire and was happy to go out on a high note. But, as he was cleaning out his desk, a certain detail came back to him, one that just didn't jibe. The Albanians were framed. Heck, they were illegal anyway, so what was the difference? No, the real ninja burglar was someone on the inside, someone who was privy to the investigation all along...

sms

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:20:27 -0500

With a little note: vampires are from Transylvania and not Albania. TransylvANIA is part of RomANIA and it might rhyme with AlbANIA, but they're far enough that vampires don't jump the fence from one country to another. Do you guys (who write articles) have a college degree? just curious.

Marthasville

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:06:14 -0500

tnturner, Best. Post. 2008. Comedy Platinum!

Chosun

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:39:32 -0500

tnturner: Hahahaha...ridiculous.

tnturner

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:38:04 -0500

Ninja pleeeze.