NUT SOUP WEEKEND: I’m Meeting Beyonce on the GWB

Hot-off-the-press from New York City… All the nuts that’s fit to print… Sometimes weird, often wacky… You might wanna postpone that trip to the 99 cent store with your Aunt Mona, sit yourself right down and read this post… You’ll be a better informed, lighter-hearted citizen for it!… And don’t be shy about clicking here to share your own nutty bits with the rest of the class!

ATTENTION NUTS: GET TO NYC ON YOUR OWN, THEN THE SKY’S THE LIMIT…

He was arrested in Connecticut, on his way to the George Washington Bridge for a rendezvous with Beyoncé, he said. According to Bossip.com, “Thirty-three year old Robert Williams Jr., from Michigan, was taken into custody in Milford on Sunday, October 19 after almost smashing into a police car…narrowly missing the cop car and driving over a sidewalk.”

Beyonce as a cop

“Williams, who had flowers and a teddy bear in the car, is also alleged to have asked the cops if they would escort him to New York City, where he claimed [Beyoncé] had agreed to meet him at the George Washington Bridge…”

Source: Livesteez, via Bossip.com

WHO KNEW? IT’S GINGKO PICKIN’ TIME ON STATEN ISLAND

“Ginkgos are hardy trees, which is why they represent almost 3 percent of New York City’s tree population: Their resilience to pollution and insects make them ideal for city living,” according to Pamela Silverstri of the Staten Island Advance. “The October/November gingko fruition is highly anticipated among Koreans and Chinese. The fruit is believed to ameliorate everything from high blood pressure to dementia, a homeopathic cure valued by Asians for thousands of years.”

Ginkgo tree on Roosevelt Island, NYC

“Round, marble-sized fruit from female ginkgo trees…have a nauseating odor… Staten Islanders who harvest ginkgoes recommend wearing one or two layers of rubber kitchen gloves when handling the fruits as the skins are toxic.” And remember, if you’re serving them over a salad, “the green meat inside can be pan-roasted for a few minutes for extra flavor.”

Read the rest from the source: SILive
Futher reading: Gourmet.com
Photo credit: chedpics on Flickr

YOU ARE NOW BEING MARKETED TO MORE PERFECTLY…

NYU Local brings us this tale of New York City buses featuring advertisements now which, thanks to GPS tech, change their content based on the demographics of the neighborhood the bus is passing thru.

“You know, so that every bus starts flashing its American Apparel signs as it passes by Washington Square Park.”

Source: Gothamist via NYU Local
Photo credit: Metropolitan Transportation Authority

A BEAUTIFUL, UNTHIRSTY ASIAN NUT GOES INTO A BAR…

And lives to write about it:

Dark bars are no bueno. Wanting to test out how much lighting is a factor in the [mis]conception of one’s attractiveness, I went around taking random pictures of people that looked not bad in the dark. FAIL. Fail, fail, fail. Who let the dogs out?…

I don’t know how things are done in Europe but it is not appropriate to pick up a girl and bang her head on the ceiling, booty bump her and knock her over, and then ask her to dinner. FAIL… If your opening lines are “You’re beautiful”, “Let me buy you a drink”, “I love Asian women” or anything other than properly introducing yourself, FAIL.

Source: Sleepless in New York
Photo credit: Devon McSee

WHEN A GET WELL CARD ISN’T ENOUGH, SEND THIS KIND OF FLOWER…

Queens resident “Sam Lal…is convinced the mysterious blossom is an incarnation of the elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesh — and neighbors and friends are flocking to see it,” according to the NY Daily News.

“The nearly 4-foot-tall flower grew in June and began to resemble an elephant’s head and trunk in August. Lal said that the ailments that had plagued him for months disappeared.”

Source: NY Daily News
Photo credit: Showalter/NY Daily News

Read more NYC nutty bits here: SOUP TO NUTS: Week-Before-Halloween Edition…

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I Love New York (4 Boros, Anyway)

Clearly, New York is missing one of its nuts…

I have no idea why Pink Gloves is spending Ramadan in Dubai, but from thousands of miles away she expresses her profound homesickness for NYC. And she offers her appraisal of the five boros and Long Island:

Nu York… I miss home… this morning i woke up crying… They weren’t sad tears per se, but tears of nostalgia. I miss my city…

Brooklyn… remains my favorite borough of the NYC area… maybe my buried placenta keeps me attached… Maybe it is the smell of jerk chicken on Utica Avenue. Maybe it is Kings Plaza Mall where my mother’s water broke…

Queens, ah my darling Queens… My favorite part of Queens? Jamaica Avenue. No, not because of my Jamaican roots. But they have my favorite fish market right there on the corner.

Bronx. eerh, don’t like the Bronx, for reasons that still remain unknown.

Staten Island. The coolest thing about Staten Island in my opinion is the ferry.
If you are looking for a cheap thrill, and cannot afford a cruise or a boat ride, then this works.

Manhattan… Small, but seriously overpopulated. Gotta love Prince Street with all the boutiques… Chinatown, the vendor says “u wan Gucheee, come follow me”. I love Macy’s… Blooming“jales”… 59th St. stop on the Lex line. The green line rocks. Gotta love Central Park even if u hate the idea, NY will make u love it. Where else can u go for free concerts?…

Long Island. Nassau to be exact. I miss home… overcrowded Jones Beach in the summertime… the amphitheater… Green Acres Mall… Roosevelt Field Mall

I miss so much about home. Maybe because it is Ramadan in Dubai…

Her friend NY Babe then replies to her in the comments section:

Couldn’t have said it better myself. I LUVVVV New York… I really don’t see myself living anywhere else. Funny just like u I can’t stand the Bronx. Hang in there you’ll be home soon enough.

And her friend Yessie also replies:

Yep girl gotta love NY. For some reason I have something against BX too; when pple ask me to meet them there, I usually respond with “I can’t stand BX” or “I go to the Bronx only once in 2 years” I live in Nassau; used to be a Roosevelt Field Mall junkie until recent times ($$$ issues)… still in love with the beach… Gotta love NY with all its craziness

OK, please allow me to ask, what’s up with all the Bronx-hating, ladies??

Anyway, travel safely, Pink Gloves… At least 4 of the 5 boros miss you!

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