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26 Oct 2010

Whiners Will Be Paddled at Amateur Ping Pong Tournament

I played ping pong for the first time a few weeks ago. Coordination and gentleness has never my thing. I hit a ball so hard it went into the balcony level of bleachers at the Y. Then I hit another ball onto the track and had to dodge runners to

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26 Oct 2010

House of Small Wonder: Still Good Even Though No Relation To Vicky

Holy snap. I’ve hit the ultimate mother lode of coffee spots. House of Small Wonder be thy name. It’s right around the corner from the Lorimer L stop in Williamsburg, and let me tell ustedes about it: 1) It’s way more convenient than Second Stop Cafe, which is on the

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25 Oct 2010

7″ Party Tomorrow At Pops

Every experience at Pops is always the same — I’m never there before midnight, I’m always wasted when I walk in and the bartender is often way too nice to me for the state I’m in. I heard about the 7″ Party through a friend of mine who went and

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25 Oct 2010

2011 “Not For Tourists” Guide GIVEAWAY!

Similar to peanut butter and jelly, Jesus and Mary Chain, and strawberries and ham, some things just go really well together. For readers of this blog, the best combination is cheap and free. Not For Tourists is certainly a thumbs-up -approved resource for finding some of the oft overlooked cheap

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24 Oct 2010

Flipper’s — Your New Cheap Weekday Breakfast Joint

When most people think of Flipper’s, A Gourmet Hamburger Place, I’m betting they probably think of burgers.  While it’s true that the menu at Flipper’s features almost 20 different kinds of burgers, it’s actually more like a Squat & Gobble-type restaurant offering everything from salad to crepes to falafel platters.

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24 Oct 2010

Porchlight Open Door Monday at Hemlock

Internetdudes and dudettes, have I got a cheap answer to some of your problems. We live in a crazy, mixed-up world and we could probably all use a healthy dose of ridiculous expensive therapy. But what if I told you for a mere five bucks you could spill your heart

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24 Oct 2010

Pumpkin Carving and FREE Beer Today at Luckydog

Why carve a pumpkin sober, like all those loser elementary school students, when you could come to Luckydog and carve one drunk? They are giving away FREE beer from 2-7 during their pumpkin carving contest. It’s BYOP, so make sure to purchase a pumpkin somewhere first before you attempt to

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