If it’s near where you’ll be try Ess-a-Bagel! And maybe check out Ellis Island (if you book ahead of time they’ll let you take a tour of the hospital as well as the main building). Tenement Museum is great. It’s a bit touristy, but Fraunces Tavern is a fun place to eat (they claim to have been serving customers since…
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A 12-pack for $10? Damn I’m jealous of that price.
Nice! I keep meaning to try kombucha, but have never gotten around to it...
Is there a drinking thread this week? Did I miss it? I don’t want to steal anyone’s thunder but if there isn’t one....
I would highly recommend the 1980 BBC version of Pride and Prejudice... The costumes budget was lower than other versions, but the script is (in my opinion) way better.
I think he would have clumsily shoved some cash at them, and depending on the cop, they might have taken it. Besides Lochte might have a reputation as a complete idiot in the US, but I doubt that a random Brazilian gas station attendant or security guard knows (or knew) that. He probably just saw them as random…
Yeah but that would be in the US, an entire different place with entirely different expectations from Brazil. The security guards and the clerk here knew that if they waited for the cops BEFORE getting cash for the damages, the Americans would probably bribe the cops and the next day the gas station owner would make…
Eh I don’t think they overreacted. Had they been in the US, sure, but in Brazil? If the guys working at the gas station didn’t get the money to fix what had happened immediately they were probably never going to get any money at all. Lochte probably would have just bribed the cops and nothing would have been resolved,…
My conservative family loves him too! I think it’s because supporting him allows them to tell themselves that they don’t actually hate all Arabs and thus aren’t actually racist.
15. Crush a man whilst drinking beer and eating pizza.
I mean, who among us can understand the complexities of Ryan Lochte’s renowned mind?
Apparently the fake robbery story was all Lochte... I guess he was supposed to meet his mom and girlfriend that morning but needed an excuse as to why he couldn't. He didn't think that the lie would go anywhere, but his very upset mother happened to sit next to a reporter on a bus. He doubled down on the lie when NBC…
Fernando Veloso is the Chief of the Rio Civil Police and is the guy who gave the press conference yesterday.
Most people in Brazil thought it was bull right away. First of all if you stand up to an armed robber like that they’ll just shoot you, and the very first things they would take are the phones, the watches, the fancy shoes, things that can be sold on the black market for cash. If they were really that interested in…
Globo is also starting to release bits of the video, if anyone wants to see for themselves...
Apparently it was a different gas station... The gas station where the footage didn't show anything is right next to the party they left, but the one where shenanigans occurred is around halfway between the party and the Olympic Village.
Well, you may be in luck, as bits and pieces of the video are starting to be released by the Brazilian press... I may be extremely petty but I can't wait to see the whole video.
They’re starting to release bits and pieces of the video. We’ll probably see the whole thing by the end of today...
FYI Globo.com is starting to release bits and pieces of the video. Wouldn’t be surprised if the whole thing is released fairly soon.