TDG: Ivan on Blue Hill

[ivan]

This is a parody, right?  How clever, and well thought out and such an improvement . I'm kidding.  It's really very dull.and although most of the off topic  chats didn't interest me  I think it was brilliant  idea to come up with  a

thread that is worse than the off topic threads.

Why, thank you! I have often been called "brilliant", but never by anyone called "laura".

[ivan]

More about Rachel's dress please.

It was exquisite.

[Gavin Jones]

I have often been called "brilliant", but never by anyone called "laura".

I think that's the Petrarchan bit I was missing.

[Sandra Levine]

edit: this was supposed to be a PM.

Edited January 3, 2003 by Sandra Levine (log)

[Suzanne F]

Bozhye moi!! Kak krassniye slovah! Poxhalustah, moi droog.

[tommy]

curiously, i found myself giggling, yet not offended or suspicious. there must be something wrong with me. i've always been a square peg i suppose.

[helenas]

Suzanne,

i was giggling silly, but i'm afraid i need once more to put on my hat of the russian language police

[MHesse]

The initial biography was cute.

The review in the same style of prose was tedious. It told me close to nothing about dining at Blue Hill.

Ivan, you are very fortunate you have been given an outlet for your flimflammery.

I don't see the sense in continuing to read your stuff. Fortunately, I always carry my own sense with me.

--mark

[Nick]

Mark - Lighten up.

BTW, have you discovered who M. King Hubbert was?

[tommy]

It told me close to nothing about dining at Blue Hill.

again, i'm pretty sure this was 100% satire and was not intended to be a review of blue hill in any way. in fact, the mens and ladies restrooms are unisexual, and are most definitely situated together. this fact doesn't fit into the description in the story.

i'm a regular dick tracey. it must be contagious.

Edited January 3, 2003 by tommy (log)

[Blondie]

It told me close to nothing about dining at Blue Hill.

I thought we had already discussed/nit-picked/analyzed the food at Blue Hill pretty comprehensively.

I thought it was funny

[yvonne johnson]

It told me close to nothing about dining at Blue Hill.

I thought we had already discussed/nit-picked/analyzed the food at Blue Hill pretty comprehensively.

I thought it was funny

Adding to Blondie's points: maybe readers don't recognize the numbeer of eGullet folk and eG references in it. Skimming it, I didn't.

Ivan has never been to Blue Hill ( or if he as it's well disguised).. That's the point of it.

His table is obviously table #44 (picked up from posts here)written about previously by Majumdar.

http://forums.egullet.org/index.php?act=ST&f=58&t=8546

Edited January 3, 2003 by yvonne johnson (log)

[tommy]

Adding to Blondie's points: maybe readers don't recognize the numbeer of eGullet folk and eG references in it.   Skimming it, I didn't.

Ivan has never been to Blue Hill ( or if he as it's well disguised)..  That's the point of it.

His table is obviously table #44 (picked up from posts here)written about previously by Majumdar.

http://forums.egullet.org/index.php?act=ST&f=58&t=8546

indeed. and for a primer course:

i'm the "ruggedly handsome" guy with the peppermill and wine glass.

wilfrid is the "mild-looking" poncey man who knocked the wine glass over.

jason is the geek who was interested in the commodore 64.

etc.

Edited January 3, 2003 by tommy (log)

[yvonne johnson]

How could it be otherwise?

[awbrig]

i'm the "ruggedly handsome" guy with the peppermill and wine glass.

wilfrid is the "mild-looking" poncey man who knocked the wine glass over.

jason is the geek who was interested in the commodore 64.

etc.

and its my guess it was Colonel Mustard in the lounge with the candlestick!

Edited January 3, 2003 by awbrig (log)

[ahr]

Clearly a collaboration between FG and William Monahan.

[ivan]

I've been accused of being a "collaborator", but never a "collaboration".

[macrosan]

i'm the "ruggedly handsome" guy with the peppermill and wine glass.

I don't think you can be entirely sure about that, Tommy. I mean, the peppermill and the wine glass fit, but ....

I enjoyed Ivan's piece. It was entertaining, and it struck chords on the subject of dining (especially dining alone) that gave it authenticity and relevance at eGullet. I have to say that the thread title and forum were poorly chosen, and I would rather have seen it in the General forum with a title like "The Lone Diner" or some such.

So bravo, Ivan, please don't allow the churls to deflect you from your mission (whatever that is) nor from providing the rest of us with some entertaining insights.

[Simon Majumdar]

More about Rachel's dress please.

It was exquisite.

Edit: Clicked wrong Quote button. have no view on R's dress

S

Edited January 3, 2003 by Simon Majumdar (log)

[Simon Majumdar]

What they said.

Is there somewhere in Ivan's review where he says what he thinks of the food?

It was exquisite.

I wasn't sure before, but now I know that this was a work of fiction

S

[Wilfrid]

In what sense am I "mild" looking?

[tommy]

In what sense am I "mild" looking?

in a poncey sense i suppose.

[Wilfrid]

I prefer "poncey".

[tommy]

I prefer "poncey".

fair enough.

[MHesse]

I did realize that this was not supposed to be a genuine review of Blue Hill.

I have read many real posts about Blue Hill.

I even realized there were some eG insider references.

I just didn't think it was very amusing prose at the time.

Or a move in the supposed direction of a serious food BBS - though I don't have a strong feeling whether the board moves that way or not - I like it fine now the way it is.

Sorry I'm a grouch - my toe hurts.

I'm sure if I meet Ivan sometime we will get along fine.

What's a good thing to eat when you're sulking and your toe hurts?

can't be too fattening....I'm trying to lighten up.

--Mark