And it just keeps going
Transit Strike 2005 just keeps trucking along, and I'm beginning to feel a little guilty about my telecommuting. I'm watching the people walking accross the Brookyln Bridge, and I'm seeing the crazy traffic, and it's like I'm watching Darfur or the tsunami. Or at least it's equally far removed from my very well-heated and spacious Brooklyn apartment. I live in Bed-Stuy, and as I've been telling myself (and my co-workers, and my boss), there really is no way I could walk to work. My office is in midtown (the 50's) and there basically is no way in hell I could walk in.
A big part of the Transit Strike 2005 is people having reactions. What's the reaction of those crossing the Brooklyn Bridge? People stuck in traffic? TWU members marching around wherever it is that they walk around in front of? The fact that "This sure sucks" is the unwavering answer hasn't stopped our intrepid media folk from asking. Yesterday's Daily News probes for some celebrity reactions, and turns up this from "Saturday Night Live" castmember and "comedian" Darrell Hammond, who you may better remember as the only unfunny person in Anchorman:
"I normally take the 1 and the 2 downtown to do standup, because it's much faster. Today I am doing the shared cabs, where they can stop and pick up four fares, but it's not easy to find one. I'm trying to get to the East Side, and it's a parking lot. I'm not mad at anyone. I think you'll find a more meaningful dialogue as talks continue. New York is a special place."
Wow. That's great, Darrell. Could you do me a favor, funnyman, and make a fucking joke? It's okay to laugh at it: nobody's dead. Except, obviously, your sense of humor.
A big part of the Transit Strike 2005 is people having reactions. What's the reaction of those crossing the Brooklyn Bridge? People stuck in traffic? TWU members marching around wherever it is that they walk around in front of? The fact that "This sure sucks" is the unwavering answer hasn't stopped our intrepid media folk from asking. Yesterday's Daily News probes for some celebrity reactions, and turns up this from "Saturday Night Live" castmember and "comedian" Darrell Hammond, who you may better remember as the only unfunny person in Anchorman:
"I normally take the 1 and the 2 downtown to do standup, because it's much faster. Today I am doing the shared cabs, where they can stop and pick up four fares, but it's not easy to find one. I'm trying to get to the East Side, and it's a parking lot. I'm not mad at anyone. I think you'll find a more meaningful dialogue as talks continue. New York is a special place."
Wow. That's great, Darrell. Could you do me a favor, funnyman, and make a fucking joke? It's okay to laugh at it: nobody's dead. Except, obviously, your sense of humor.
posted by Chris Chafin at 9:31 AM
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Chris Chafin needs to start posting to his blog more often. Also, please note the contradiction in this post. Comedians can't with with CC. First he cracks on people for trying to get comedians to make jokes in a Q and A and then he cracks on Darrel Hammond for not making a fucking joke. Would you please make up your mind? Some of us out here want to know how we're supposed to feel!
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