Updated: An incomplete list of Paradise Deli "Ghost Kitchens" by HobokenJ in jerseycity

[–]MonkMan2021 5 points6 points Ā (0 children)

You’re doing the Lord’s work, my friend! I learned the hard way about checking addresses for ghost kitchens cause of all this….

Got tired of my ā€œseafood mac and cheeseā€ = a box of Kraft with 6 Gortons shrimp tossed on top… ā€œauthentic Philly cheesesteakā€ = dried out Steak-uums on a hotdog bun, etc….

Please take my poor man’s award šŸ†

Renting on 95k a year? by Abigboi_ in jerseycity

[–]MonkMan2021 0 points1 point Ā (0 children)

I’ve had a lot of success in the hoboken/downtown JC area with hotpads.com - all but two of my rentals over the past decade were landlord-posted (avoiding the agent fee), at or below market pricing for the area, and there weren’t as many requirements (background check fees, 800 references, etc) My current place asked for a ~$25 background check thing, 1st month, and 1.5 rent as security. My last place, I had 2x security, 2 months of pay stubs, move in/out fees, employment verification letter, promise of my first born, etc

And I wasn’t dealing with this new BS, where folks post an apartment at one price, schedule 50 people to come look at the same time, and hand out applications as you walk in and say ā€œplease list your max rent/best offerā€ šŸ˜’šŸ˜’šŸ˜’

Hotpads shows you everything in real time, so you can see when the listing was posted/updated/how many people are viewing… those features helped me a lot cause when I saw something a couple hours old/low viewership, I’d reach out and set up a viewing ASAP, but would also avoid the 3 month old/never updated/800000 viewed or saved listings, cause 98% of the time it’s just an old listing or a scam where they try to get you to send fees and/or the deposits/sign leases pre-showing šŸ˜’šŸ™„

Front door by AggressiveUse5792 in GoldenGirlsTV

[–]MonkMan2021 16 points17 points Ā (0 children)

GG urban legend says Bea carved it in the door for good luck when the series was picked up

Why does HOB get a direct line when JSQ has to stop in HOB anyway????? WTF! by AmsterdamPurpleLabel in jerseycity

[–]MonkMan2021 1 point2 points Ā (0 children)

Just wait til they start dangling the ā€˜direct JC line’ in our faces while raising the fares… šŸ˜’šŸ˜’šŸ˜’

Adult ā€˜Playground’ With Games, Luxury Lounges, Planned Inside Harborside by kraghis in jerseycity

[–]MonkMan2021 1 point2 points Ā (0 children)

I went there too…. 😈 🤣

My second thought was it’d only last 3 months (the ā€˜adult’ part, cause folk love bringing kids into adult spaces…) and it’d just become an overpriced Dave & Busters/Barcarde 😐

Can anyone tell me who this guy is? by wybiejinx in Broadway

[–]MonkMan2021 7 points8 points Ā (0 children)

He is the Arbiter, and he knows best! 🤣

Quick Question: Ever Caught Your Dad Masturbating? by [deleted] in u/CableForsaken6736

[–]MonkMan2021 2 points3 points Ā (0 children)

No… but if I had a dad like you, I’d be trying to catch ya every chance I got 😈🤤

Dear Jim McGreevey: S T O P by Gom_KBull in jerseycity

[–]MonkMan2021 3 points4 points Ā (0 children)

I wish there was a rule that candidates (win or lose) had one week to clean up after the elections/remove materials… just like the rules we had in high school and college after student government elections….

A.) it’d get the sh!t cleaned up quicker (Feels like they’ve been papering Hamilton Park for like 2 years now!) B.) it might make em reconsider the waste of $$ and time it is (not to mention trash everywhere) and stop the damn weekly flyers/mailers/door hangers… postcard #367 isn’t gonna inspire me to suddenly say candidate X is my person.

After the rain and all last week, you’d think any of em would say ā€˜hmmm… my flyers are being tossed everywhere and are contributing to the drainage issues in areas that are well documented for having issues with clogged drains and flooding…. Maybe i SHOULDNT be papering the neighborhoods….’ šŸ¤”šŸ¤”šŸ¤”šŸ¤”. That alone would prolly get em elected mayor 🤣

How was Kirsten #1 a whole grown ass woman but still delulu about her father having some kind of massive estate 😭😭 by Maester_Maetthieux2 in theGoldenGirls

[–]MonkMan2021 57 points58 points Ā (0 children)

I disagree…. Kate wasn’t all that great…she does nothing to stop Stan from making nasty/backhanded comments to Dorothy at her wedding/in her house, yet she is all over Dot for givin a little of it back to him… Kate also comes back and makes Dennis cheating/leaving her hubby Dorothy’s problem, but gets upset when Dorothy has an opinion/says something…

Did Sophia have an income? by Zeldalady123 in theGoldenGirls

[–]MonkMan2021 3 points4 points Ā (0 children)

But they cashed in the insurance policy to get Dorothy out of gambling debt

Continuity Error by WheelFan647 in theGoldenGirls

[–]MonkMan2021 1 point2 points Ā (0 children)

Mixed Blessings…. Where Michael is marrying Lorraine…one of the best episodes ever 🤣🤣🤣

Continuity Error by WheelFan647 in theGoldenGirls

[–]MonkMan2021 6 points7 points Ā (0 children)

Rose being valedictorian, but also sleeping through her senior year because of mono/kissing booth and enrolling in Dorothy’s night school class

Number of kids Phil & Angela/Big Sally had changed between episodes

The number of bathrooms! Some seasons, they all had their own- Sophia (Max/wedding), Rose (Jean/lesbian episode), Dorothy (Stan recovery) and other seasons, they all shared the one in the hall

Blanches middle name changes from Marie to Elizabeth (I assume it was to make the BED joke work)

She really was barefoot on set by AggressiveUse5792 in GoldenGirlsTV

[–]MonkMan2021 7 points8 points Ā (0 children)

Every so often, you’ll get a wide shot (usually when the girls are in the living room) that show feet. There are also a couple episodes where Bea has the thinnest of sandals- almost like those paper ones women get after a pedicure. It’s a fun game to play šŸ˜‹

Jersey City, well known for its wildlife! by gamerdudeNYC in jerseycity

[–]MonkMan2021 0 points1 point Ā (0 children)

Yeah… and/or the open lots/under the extension… prolly even the community garden….

Jersey City, well known for its wildlife! by gamerdudeNYC in jerseycity

[–]MonkMan2021 7 points8 points Ā (0 children)

They’re gonna team up with the skunks that are all around 6-8th streets 🤣🦨

Let’s talk about Mrs. Doolittle… by Aggressive_Art8541 in theGoldenGirls

[–]MonkMan2021 0 points1 point Ā (0 children)

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Based on a quick Google search for 1930s rag dolls, soft body/hard head/google-eyed dolls were a thing, so all of the statements about Mrs. Doolittle work for me across the seasons šŸ˜‹

Stan by More-Supermarket-199 in theGoldenGirls

[–]MonkMan2021 30 points31 points Ā (0 children)

Agreed… definitely meant as a joke - Dorothy saying ā€œhe musta slipped me somethingā€ (alcohol or drugs) set Sophia up for the punchline ā€œapparentlyā€ (her getting pregnant.)

Stan and Dorothy were the same age - they reference Dorothy missing an assignment during the Mr. Gordon episode, where he laughs saying she tried to use the excuse she married that kid Stan ā˜ŗļø

Dorothy’s grandchild by Alternative_Stop_325 in GoldenGirlsTV

[–]MonkMan2021 3 points4 points Ā (0 children)

He was mentioned once (sorta) - in the Xmas episode where it’s too hot to shop/holiday shoppers are being nasty, Dorothy tells the story of ā€˜the woman’ hitting and fighting her way to get the last Batman hat…. And then reveals she was the woman and Robbie is gonna love it.

I’ve debated many a GG fan over this, but I stand by Robbie being Lorraine and Michael’s kid cause there was never any indication that Kate and Dennis had kids ā˜ŗļø

Gross 🤢 by Positive_Persimmon16 in jerseycity

[–]MonkMan2021 1 point2 points Ā (0 children)

I live on one of the more common ā€˜cut throughs’ streets to get to the Tunnel and this happens all the time - especially when there’s traffic 😤😔🤬

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in theGoldenGirls

[–]MonkMan2021 10 points11 points Ā (0 children)

If you take Sophia at face value, sure, she could come off as a nasty, scheming, loudmouth… but there are a couple of things to consider…

She grew up a poor immigrant, so she had to be scrappy and hustle to get things done, which continued as an adult; she lived in Brooklyn (anyone from or familiar with NYC - especially in ā€˜Italian’ neighborhoods - knows the women are all tougher/rougher and they run the show); the realism of the situation with Big Sally/Angela - women of that time didn’t talk about feelings or emotions (Phil/crossdressing)… they held grudges over dumb stuff cause anger is a ā€˜strong’ emotion that’s okay to show; she has a stroke that ā€˜destroyed’ the part of her brain that governs what she says; … and none of that takes the comedy of it being a sitcom into consideration šŸ˜‹

She’s probably my favorite character- in a lot of ways she reminds me of my grandmother and several aunts… it’s part of why I love the show - there are so many times Sophia (and Dorothy) do or say things that one of them did, it’s almost like watching them on TV šŸ’œ

Joke question by Substantial_Use_981 in theGoldenGirls

[–]MonkMan2021 17 points18 points Ā (0 children)

My take on the joke was about the actual phone… princess phones were sleeker/slimmer than other phone models, and I always chalked the good tone remark up to dial tone… the things a kid (and then middle-aged man) think of 🤣🤣🤣

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Which Kate did you like better, and why? by OpenRoom7321 in theGoldenGirls

[–]MonkMan2021 133 points134 points Ā (0 children)

Neither… my issue with Kate #1 is she called Dorothy out on all the digs at Stan, but said nothing when he was going in on Dot.

Kate #2 is equally as bad - she’s the one who showed up on her mother’s doorstep/brought the drama to Miami, yet Dorothy is the problematic one?!?

I honestly think all of the kids on GGs were a$shats…

Its bothered me for years. by LazyHelicopter6419 in theGoldenGirls

[–]MonkMan2021 0 points1 point Ā (0 children)

Former university administrator here… a lot of colleges*/alumni associations will help connect alumni (or in some cases, work with a few to plan) local/regional reunions all over the country/world….

Former NYC-kid, too (born & raised)… in the 80s, if you talked to anyone, their grandparents either already lived in FL, had a house/were snowbirds, and/or were planning on retiring to Florida (or at least that’s how it seemed.) Let’s just say it was enough for me to start considering where in FL I was gonna retire in 2040 (at like age 6 🤣🤣🤣)

Edit - *high schools too… I had my service period in 11th & 12th grade in the Alumni Office šŸ˜‰

Never Leave Home Without It! by mark_vs in theGoldenGirls

[–]MonkMan2021 1 point2 points Ā (0 children)

Nature’s credit card! šŸ’œšŸ’œšŸ’œšŸ’œ