Smartmom

quijibo

uh-oh :shock: we got ourselves a cyber tussle :P

pitu

Rose wrote: [quote=stacey]Ha the sister in law baby changing incident was hysterical and kind of sad at the same time.

Oh yeah, that was charming: Sister paid good money for this baby and she's going to change her poopy diaper in the middle of the restaurant or anywhere she damn well pleases, heehee.

a complete and utter horror, this one

I dropped in and out reading that blog around her embarrassing celeb stalker behavior
but the merry public diaper changing . . .
:shock:
I try very hard to live in a Park Slope that is not about people like this.

Rose wrote: She's like the epitome of what irritates me about so many people in Park Slope. The smug self-satisfaction weirdly combined with a constant need for other people's approval.

ding! ding! ding! cheers to Rose!

drano

I'm the best.

Don't you think so?

blackoyster

I am the second best, but very close to being the best.

drano

Well. I had resolved to give Smartmom another chance after reading this thread and digesting Gersh's praise for her. Perhaps I had missed something that first time I read the column and tossed the paper aside halfway through.

Now here's the thing - if you read the column strictly as a parody of the stereotypical self-absorbed, over-educated Park Slope denizen it's brilliant stuff. And I do feel that there's at least a slight chance that the joke is on all of us.

But probably not - and read as the actual thoughts of a real person, well, let's just say it's...not so good. Gersh, I hope you have some sort of arrangement - financial or otherwise - with this person that compensates you for including her column in your paper. If not, may I suggest the following substitute uses for the space:

1) Marmaduke
2) More adverstisments
3) Ed Anger
4) Amy Sohn
5) Jumble
6) More police blotter stuff

Any of the above would be just great.

dw438

Subject: 3rd Street Blues

Drano wrote: Well. I had resolved to give Smartmom another chance after reading this thread and digesting Gersh's praise for her. Perhaps I had missed something that first time I read the column and tossed the paper aside halfway through.

Now here's the thing - if you read the column strictly as a parody of the stereotypical self-absorbed, over-educated Park Slope denizen it's brilliant stuff. And I do feel that there's at least a slight chance that the joke is on all of us.

But probably not - and read as the actual thoughts of a real person, well, let's just say it's...not so good. Gersh, I hope you have some sort of arrangement - financial or otherwise - with this person that compensates you for including her column in your paper. If not, may I suggest the following substitute uses for the space:

1) Marmaduke
2) More adverstisments
3) Ed Anger
4) Amy Sohn
5) Jumble
6) More police blotter stuff

Any of the above would be just great.

Never thought of it at that level - parody.
But it ain't. It's reinforcement of the bobo stereotype.
I'd rather read more of the 78th Precinct blotter.
Especially if one of the entries was about a pie taken off a windowsill by a dog.
Mmmmmm .... windowsill pie ......

steve

Gersh seems like an alright guy based on my interactions with him, but the paper overall is just meh...sometimes.

prusik

Subject: Re: 3rd Street Blues

dw438 wrote: I'd rather read more of the 78th Precinct blotter.
Especially if one of the entries was about a pie taken off a windowsill by a dog.
Mmmmmm .... windowsill pie ......

I grew up in a somewhat small town and the local (weekly) rag once excelled itself with the headline Dog Attacks Chicken. I guess it was just one more day in a slow news century.

eggcream

Drano wrote:
1) Marmaduke
2) More adverstisments
3) Ed Anger
4) Amy Sohn
5) Jumble
6) More police blotter stuff

Any of the above would be just great.

7) How about beggar sightings/reports?

rose

Oh lord, not Amy Sohn, please. She might be even more annoying than Smartmom. I vote for Marmaduke.

drano

Rose wrote: Oh lord, not Amy Sohn, please. She might be even more annoying than Smartmom. I vote for Marmaduke.

Haha...Smartmom is just Amy without the sex. Frankly, I'm not sure who to come down for, but they seem to be similar cases of an editor feeling smarter than his customer (if that is the word for a reader of a free publication) base. Back when I used to avoid Amy regularly in the NYP, her editor defended her like a champ - there was a lot of hate mail - and Gersh's comments here reminded me of that situation.

Edit: "7) How about beggar sightings/reports?" Not bad, not bad. But I'm uncomfortable with the word "beggar". Can we go with "derelicts"?

isa

Omigod! I love you Gersh Kuntzman!
<3<3<3

drano

Isa wrote: Omigod! I love you Gersh Kuntzman!
<3<3<3

Well - just to be clear - I have nothing against Gersh or the paper. He appears to be a nice enough fellow, and you can't beat the paper for the price. I just find Smartmom irritating.

anonymous

homeowner wrote: If you're talking about the Brooklyn Paper, the editor is a guy by the name of Gersh Kuntzman who has been around in Brooklyn forever. If its Mr. Kuntzman I don't think its an affectation, but just a refection of his age.

I like Gersh -- he's a nice guy, writes amusing stories, and looks damn good for his age. Wouldn't want his last name though.

anonymous

Isa wrote: Omigod! I love you Gersh Kuntzman!
<3<3<3

I love Gersh too!

emily

Subject: Re: 3rd Street Blues

prusik wrote:
I grew up in a somewhat small town and the local (weekly) rag once excelled itself with the headline Dog Attacks Chicken. I guess it was just one more day in a slow news century.

My local paper once ran a large front page headline along the lines of "POLICEMAN DRUG TWO BLOCKS BY CAR." Actually, I don't remember what who was dragged by what, but the point was that they said DRUG instead of dragged in huge letters on the front page. It was at that moment that I resolved to go to college and never come back.

Also, they have this society page on which they once described a garden party as "gentile." I nearly died.

Andy, you should keep an eye on this paper. It is full of gems.

dw438

Subject: The Funniest Thing I've Read All Summer

http://www.brooklynian.com/files/dumbwhore.pdf

steve

I for one would love to hear what Smartmom has to say about that. That's some cold shit there.

drano

Just comes up as a blank for me...obviously I'm doing something wrong.

emily

There's another thread with the same link in this forum, Drano.

dailyheights

Here it is in JPG format. The author said it's also been distributed in print
I'm not so sure I agree with steve that it's mean-spirited ... it's a parody of the column, not a personal attack on the column author.

drano

That was excellent. Only one part I didn't get and Google wasn't much help - what is Conway? Like Dollar General or something?

leenee

Conway is a cheap clothing store

steve

I never quite said it was mean-spirited...

dailyheights wrote: Here it is in JPG format. The author said it's also been distributed in print
I'm not so sure I agree with steve that it's mean-spirited ... it's a parody of the column, not a personal attack on the column author.

drano

Flexichick wrote: Conway is a cheap clothing store

Gotcha. Obviously hadn't heard of them, but I'm waaayy too familiar with cheap clothing stores thanks to my mother's determination to find deals in TJ Maxx. I think I spent 4.5 hours in their Rocky Hill store one beautiful saturday afternoon when I was 8 or so. At least we went to Lums afterwards.

orange cat

I think Conway may even be cheaper than TJ Maxx. There are some Conways in Manhattan (I remember passing one during walks at lunchtime in the Financial District).

emily

I think they have big pink plastic bags with CONWAY in navy letters on them. I'm sure you've seen them in the subway on a late weekend afternoon.

drano

EmilyM wrote: I think they have big pink plastic bags with CONWAY in navy letters on them. I'm sure you've seen them in the subway on a late weekend afternoon.

You know what, I have. For some reason I always thought they were a pharmacy and I didn't make the connection with "dumbwhore" having a shopping spree there. My limited Conway knowledge has come flooding back...now, to keep my mother from discovering them when she comes to town...

captain salty

smartmom can blow it out her ass.

her name should be idiotmom, not smartmom.

how can anybody with a single braincell read that column and find a way to justify actually printing and circulating it?

drano

Captain Salty wrote: smartmom can blow it out her ass.

her name should be idiotmom, not smartmom.

how can anybody with a single braincell read that column and find a way to justify actually printing and circulating it?

I liked this.