A Brooklyn Life

Mar 26 2006

Found on the Stoop

Thanks, La Penguina.

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12 responses so far

12 Responses to “Found on the Stoop”

1. # judyon 26 Mar 2006 at 5:12 pm

   My friend Rose and I went to look at a building that was for sale in my hood. Though it was a WAY overpriced gut job, there were two packages of bacon left on the steps. As she decided not to buy, we left the bacon for the takers. Here are some photos

2. # Dennison 26 Mar 2006 at 5:24 pm

   I wonder if anyone walked by and said “don’t mind if I do..”

3. # wdegrawon 26 Mar 2006 at 8:32 pm

   If they are short with cheese, I will work with them.

4. # Adamon 27 Mar 2006 at 12:04 am

   If someone finds eggs and coffee around the hood we could put ourselves a nice brunch together.

5. # Bradon 28 Mar 2006 at 2:13 am

   Yet more evidence that Brooklyn sucks. Who the **** puts cheese and bacon on a stoop???? Only some lefty, crunchy, wanna-be dyke, trying to be socially aware while just being pretentious, would put “left-overs and snacks” out on a stoop for passers-by. Chuck it down the garbage disposal like any self-respecting American. Shit likes this makes me want to vote Republican.

6. # Dennison 28 Mar 2006 at 12:50 pm

   dude.. go easy on the Rush Limburger, you’re frothing at the mouth!
   Shamelessly quoted from: ham and cheese on wry
   Brad seems kind of angry. I’m worried about Brad.
   coolbeans
   Gravatar Totally, cb. I think I speak for all lefty, crunchy dykes when I say that we would NEVER leave bacon and cheese on a stoop. Morningstar Farms Veggie Strips and organic soy yogurt, perhaps, but bacon and preservative-laden cheese food? Aw, hells no.
   curly mcdimple
   Gravatar Maybe Brad needs more fiber in his diet and was dismayed at the lack of options on the sidewalk smorgasbord. He certainly sounds constipated to me…
   Chris
   Gravatar That is so cool. Here we call them garage sales and we pay a quarter.
   Grace
   Gravatar He’s definitely in need of a good bran muffin. Although, I think one bite of that cheese would clear up any, uh, traffic snarl on the ol’ Jersey Turnpike, if you catch my meaning. Who needs fiber when you’ve got funky cheese that’s been exposed to the elements?
   I tend to avoid garage and stoop sales. The people who frequent them make me livid. Like, I can’t imagine haggling over place mats. Four for a dollar you say? Deal. I’m not going to try to knock it down to 75 cents. That shit makes me irate, as previously discussed here.
   curly mcdimple

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8. # wdegrawon 28 Mar 2006 at 4:01 pm

   This has been bothering me for a couple of days. While I’d rather throw Brad a beating than jump on his bandwagon, it is a bit pretentious to leave that half full bag of crappy cheese on the stoop. Books, old electronics, clothes etc. I can see, but cheese? Not really.
   Next time, if you don’t want it, leave it in the fridge until it turns green, then throw it away.

9. # Dennison 28 Mar 2006 at 4:32 pm

   Pretentious? I call it a sense of (sick?) humor. Kind of like gluing a dime to the sidewalk.

10. # abrooklynlifeon 28 Mar 2006 at 5:21 pm

    Stuff on the stoop is one of my favorite things about the neighborhood. And, we may laugh and call it pretentious, but I guarantee someone took that cheese (or should I say moved it–hahahahah). Anyway, we had a stoop sale a few summers ago and put the few things we didn’t sell in a box on the sidewalk. It was interesting to watch throughout the day what was taken. Finally, there were just a couple of crappy books. Then it rained on the books. The next day, even the soggy books were gone. I think it’s New York’s purest form of recycling.

11. # wdegrawon 28 Mar 2006 at 5:26 pm

    I totally agree, been there done that, left stuff and took stuff. But, cheese? Please.

12. # curly mcdimpleon 28 Mar 2006 at 5:54 pm

    I’m wondering if it was some bizarre sociological experiment to see if people would actually help themselves to second hand cheese just because it was free.
    Moved the cheese. HA HA HA HA! The comments on this post make me titter so.