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1 SFist_Brock 161

that is the sturdy and reliable Tandy 1000!...

2 bluecanary 128

I used to think reports of Peskins tirades "that lawyer can go fuck himself" and drunk dials were amusing. But I'm starting to lean in the direction of "that's really an unprofessional way for a poli...

3 travin 77

oh, and a happy albums? 1) Steel Pulse, True Democracy 2) Stevie Wonder, Definitive Collection 3) Thelonius Monk, Thelonius Monk with John Coltrane Single Songs: 1) Little Wing, Stevie Ray Vaughn 2...

On July 24, 2008 12:02 AM in 7th/Howard, SFist Wants Your Playlists
4 icbalaam 77

@Akit, Travin mentioned that too. It is odd. We're assuming the train was full of able bodied individuals not only in the middle section but in the front and rear as well. Let's reverse that assumpti...

On July 24, 2008 11:52 AM in Muni Disability Disruption Delay
5 Generic 73

Peskin 4 Mayor....

6 fizzandpop 64

My favorite band is Mindyour and the Ownfuckingbusinesses. ...

On July 23, 2008 4:42 PM in 7th/Howard, SFist Wants Your Playlists
7 mpantone 58

This is such a beautiful city. Can't you post something more representative of the better side of this town? Something with a little humor, class, and grace? Or am I asking too much or talking the wr...

On July 24, 2008 10:59 AM in Photo du Jour 177
8 hillarys_quivering_lip 56

Brittanicus : I think if I saw you handing out pamphlets on the street, I would cross said street....

9 KatyG 43

Enjoy your break; hope to have you back soon! I've enjoyed the Blocker series much....

On July 23, 2008 2:04 PM in Blocker: 1200 Battery
10 RinconHillSF 38

On the bright side, Examiner.com is testing out a new method of providing hyper-local information sharing called "Examiners." While not the same company as "The Examiner," I believe they have the same...

On July 21, 2008 8:44 PM in Rumor Mill: Examiner Delivers No More?
11 manys 38

Actually it makes you a former college student....

On July 23, 2008 5:47 PM in 7th/Howard, SFist Wants Your Playlists
12 OrangeDrink 38

It's true. Legally (and hell, let's say morally too) this is a gray area. Any lawyers want to comment?...

On July 24, 2008 10:59 AM in Muni Disability Disruption Delay
13 Akit 37

This could be why people didn't let him in. The wheelchair section is always near the end of cars because the lever under the seat moves the seats up to provide room for wheelchairs....

On July 24, 2008 11:13 AM in Muni Disability Disruption Delay
14 sfist_matt 31

Big-boxes sprawl horizontally, while this project sprawls upward. (It's four stories tall, with no external parking lot.) That's a big difference, and I think it's what makes this project appropriate ...

15 Belgand 31

www.filk.com Although it's probably being squatted and also already has the connotation with, well, filk-singing....

16 periqueblend 30

Zippy Monster, I agree w/ you that the post above was long on non sequitors and ad hominem attacks on the guy, but all of this could have been handled if he knew how to get along w/ people. The post...

17 largo01 30

I usually smoke a cigarette if I have an asthma attack and no inhaler nearby. Works pretty well. Also, if the litter is what annoys people, then just nab/fine smokers for throwing butts in the stre...

18 Plug1 28

yeah fuck it, let him on. aint no fun if the homey's cant have none. right??...

On July 23, 2008 11:49 PM in Muni Disability Disruption Delay
19 mariconsoy 28

suckafree is right. burn baby, burn!...

On July 24, 2008 10:24 AM in Muni Disability Disruption Delay
20 erielhonan 27

you win the internets ChiTown :-)...

21 HHumbert 26

... plus, he was white. A brother would never do this....

On July 16, 2008 8:13 AM in [insert bestiality joke here]
22 jacksevanroo 25

I have piles of data that prove conclusively that anyone driving a Mercedes is, in fact, a Nazi. ...

On July 22, 2008 4:45 PM in Please Please Please Don’t Give Me a Ticket
23 zippy_monster 25

And for something that's not a blatant hit piece, look here: http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/07/18/30FE-sf-network-lockout_1.html...

24 oskarv 24

having a wheelchair and relying on muni must suck ass. ...

On July 24, 2008 11:45 AM in Muni Disability Disruption Delay
25 wsanders 22

I want to be Frank Chu's vinyl letter '0' dealer....

On July 21, 2008 11:12 AM in Photos: AIDS Walk Nets Crazy Millions
26 what 21

I never got much into classical music, but right now I'm digging some Ludwig Van. In particular, Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1-9, conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt. It seems like an easy gateway albu...

On July 23, 2008 6:54 PM in 7th/Howard, SFist Wants Your Playlists
27 sf_bikebike 21

Not Guilty? what a joke. ...

28 katerose26 20

@ MannyOrtez: THANK YOU. The Examiner will be delivering Thursday through Sunday only. And wasn't it only last weekend that they launched their Sunday edition? Why bother if they're on their way out?...

On July 21, 2008 10:42 PM in Rumor Mill: Examiner Delivers No More?
29 megang 20

It appears FIVE windows have been busted. What does that mean?! And I know many Jews who won't touch a Mercedes. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE5DC1139F930A1575BC0A966958260...

On July 23, 2008 1:07 PM in Please Please Please Don’t Give Me a Ticket
30 turtle_276 20

@fizzandpop and LisaLives: I am intrigued by this "hole in the forehead guy". Was it like an open wound sort of situation? Reminds me of that ol' SNL skit, Massive Headwound Harry....

31 withak 20

If everyone in the ADA seats stood up then there would be even less room for him to get on. Some internet lawyer needs to tell us if the intention of the law is to give handicapped people just priori...

On July 24, 2008 10:38 AM in Muni Disability Disruption Delay
32 andyc 19

i like what i have seen of peskin's take-no-prisoners no bullshit attitude so far. but i would be more interested if this sort of politicking was a boost to candidates that could actually fix the muni...

33 cowsaysmeow 19

It's raining crack! Hallelujah it's raining crack! Yeah yeah!...

On July 18, 2008 4:15 PM in Where Have All the Crackheads Gone?
34 RobInSF 18

Get over it already or I'll break out my full complement of cancer stricken, blind, homeless, elderly paraplegic jokes. ...

On July 24, 2008 8:47 AM in What's Going On Here, Lower Haight?
35 hollyMmm 18

Federal Law 49 CFR 37.167 (3): "The entity (muni) is not required to enforce the request that other passengers move from priority seating areas or wheelchair securement locations." http://edocket.ac...

On July 24, 2008 11:56 AM in Muni Disability Disruption Delay
36 Xenu 18

Time to buy a gun. Remember: if someone threatens your life, you have the right to kill them....

37 The Angry Young Man 17

At least they're not track bikes....

On June 30, 2008 1:50 PM in Photo du Jour 159
38 bottombracket 17

The problem with underground parking is that the cars inevitably come back to the surface. A mixed-use development would be better than just a whole foods store, but what would be even better than th...

39 aj 17

hydrOgen. oops....

40 Ciaran 17

Yes, they need to do something with that lot. No Trader Joes, please - the traffic would be horrendous 'cos people will drive from all over to save 5 cents on a pack of pasta (come on people, it's no...

41 gregdewar 17

@mattymatt: plus they're going to make the main lines faster by cutting service out of the outer neighborhoods, ENSURING you need a car. And it's so hard to go north south. To go from the Inner Sunse...

42 mushmouth 17

No shizzle Eclipse... Lets see instead of politely saying "excuse me, may I please have that seat", the majority of these posts bitch about a foul look on the woman's face (wonder why she doesn't f...

On July 22, 2008 9:37 AM in None Shall Pass
43 Joel 17

This complaint is less about being prohibited from running news that affects people who live outside of city limits and more about being prohibited from running news that no one really gives a fuck ab...

44 Angrybat 16

Who wants to bet that in 2 years, there'll still be a vacant lot surrounded by a chain-link fence there? I used to live a couple of blocks away, and I understand the complaints about the scale of the...

45 DJTennessee 16

They have so many stores close to one another thay they become uselessly redundant. Sort of like having two Starbucks posts on your front page! /shows self onto Brock's shit list...

On July 18, 2008 3:25 PM in Your Bay Area Starbucks Shutdowns
46 BeejW 14

i'm noticing that the guys who actually wear fedoras have beards. what gives? We do that so people won't think we're Indiana Jones fanboys......

47 cablecarsam 14

I'm sorry but someone with a disability does not sit so upright in his chair with a look of dollar signs in his eyes as he jams a doorway and makes everyone wait for him. grrrrrr I am not prejudice, ...

On July 23, 2008 11:47 PM in Muni Disability Disruption Delay
48 auweia1 12

Where have all the crackheads gone? on down 6th Street Where have all the crackheads gone? Long time a hoe Where have all the crackheads gone? Girls have smoked them every one When will they ever lear...

On July 18, 2008 4:30 PM in Where Have All the Crackheads Gone?
49 Bushy Hyde 12

@mindful_indulgence If I had my ass grabbed or my boobs "accidently" brushed against I would ride MUNI more often :-(...

On July 21, 2008 3:01 PM in None Shall Pass
50 tkvscmr 12

I CANNOT BELIEVE. [/caps] Also, the 6 cents? ......

On July 18, 2008 1:12 AM in You'd Best Be Sitting Down for This One...

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