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Blairy Blair

  • Name: Blair
  • Location: Brooklyn
  • Job: Novelist
On October 3, 2009 2:04 PM in Subway Countdown Clocks Proliferating, they said:

Practically every city has countdown clocks already. Even small towns like Portland, Oregon have had them since 2001. Chicago has had them for years. Tehran even has them. ...

On September 18, 2009 10:39 PM in Mayoral Hopeful Thompson Talks Tough on Bike Lane Menace, they said:

Way to lose, Bill. Dumb ass....

On September 15, 2009 4:19 PM in Speaking Out Against Sidewalk Congestion, they said:

Why not take some of the 75% of the city that's devoted to automobiles and give it back to pedestrians? Duh....

On August 28, 2009 4:58 PM in "24 Hours Of Tragedy" On Staten Island, they said:

It's because their politicians resist bike lanes....

On February 23, 2009 1:34 PM in L Trains Run Entirely By Computer, Starting Tomorrow, they said:

Vancouver, BC has a whole city of computer-operated trains, made by the company that makes the AirTrain....

On December 12, 2008 6:20 PM in Visiting Sesame Street, they said:

The co-creator of Sesame Street was my old landlord (actually his daughter was, because he's dead.) He lived for many years in Brooklyn Heights and then in Boerum Hill from 1975 until his death in 19...

On December 9, 2008 2:11 PM in Latest From Kent Ave. Bike Lane: Hasidic Chicken, they said:

Sadik-Khan is ahead of the times (or about five years behind if you compare her approaches to Europe and South America). You peasants will catch up soon enough....

On December 9, 2008 2:02 PM in Bar Breton Open for Breakfast; Lunch and Dinner Soon, they said:

"Green" accents? Something is either green or it's a marketing ploy. This is the latter, obvs....

On November 20, 2008 10:34 PM in Times Square Brightens Up With 17-Story Walgreen Sign, they said:

New-Mart...

On November 14, 2008 2:43 PM in Ad Agency's Epic Fail at "Revitalizing" I ♥ NY Logo, they said:

The whole state of New York only has 500 campsites? I think you mean "campground."...

On October 26, 2008 10:57 PM in Police Abuse Accuser Feels "Violated", they said:

The NYPD has a history of anally probing large men of color. I believe this guy totally. ...

On October 25, 2008 11:02 PM in Right and Left Can Both Celebrate One Less Gay Marriage, they said:

I divorced my dog in 2004....

Of course they'll vote to abolish term limits. The billionaire mayor wants his way and he'll get it. Tammany Hall once and always....

On September 21, 2008 2:31 PM in No One Knows What to Do With 9/11 Hijacker Remains, they said:

HA! Or this: 'slip the remains into the food at the white house kitchen' ...

On September 21, 2008 2:28 PM in No One Knows What to Do With 9/11 Hijacker Remains, they said:

You people are midievil. They're dead. I think that's all the punishment they need. They're just men, just like us, who were talked into doing something very, very stupid....

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