No Faith in the Moral Standards of the Players as a Group

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally Posted by Icky Thump

ETA you are right, some cases are filed in WD Mi. Others in CA state. No one files these as a class. And no one who has a choice files in federal court.

not to be snide, but when you have IP interest I use my expertise- like how many patents for aircraft seating "improvements" have i sent you? MSU cut a $500 Million check. The amount the firm walked with cannot be sealed, can it?

[Icky Thump]

Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski

not to be snide, but when you have IP interest I use my expertise- like how many patents for aircraft seating "improvements" have i sent you? MSU cut a $500 Million check. The amount the firm walked with cannot be sealed, can it?

Like most posts of yours, this leaves me confused. I have no idea but if it's a personal injury case, it's subject to a retainer which may or may not be filed. It could be 1/3 or it could be separately negotiated. But it doesn't have to be court-approved, unlike a class action.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally Posted by Icky Thump

Like most posts of yours, this leaves me confused. I have no idea but if it's a personal injury case, it's subject to a retainer which may or may not be filed. It could be 1/3 or it could be separately negotiated. But it doesn't have to be court-approved, unlike a class action.

I’m trying to figure out how much each P walked with. (500-X)/y


X= firm’s take y= number of Ps

Is this transparent enough?

[Icky Thump]

Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski

I’m trying to figure out how much each P walked with. (500-X)/y


X= firm’s take y= number of Ps

Is this transparent enough?

That's generally agreed as confidential. "Ten dollars and other good and valuable consideration" is what's put in a release. Ken Feinberg (if he's handling the settlements) may have a matrix. Meaning, 22, years old, injured 30 times over 4 years = $3 million. Not sure if that's public but likely not.

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally Posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy

Dude, come on, I know you're not a tourist in NY anymore but just like a native, but people who only get to the city every blue moon want a bagel or bialey, some cheesecake, maybe a knish or some deli.

Cheesecake. People in NY don't give a shit about cheesecake. That's a scam they've pulling on tourists since the 70s.

TM

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally Posted by Icky Thump

As a lifetime New Yorker and pizza aficionado, I am firmly on Team New Haven.

For NY pizza, listen to Prez (who has NOT done Totonno, which is the best) but Johns of Bleeker, DIFara in Midwood, the original Grimaldi's by Brooklyn Bridge. The other Grimaldi chain locations are meh.

Roberta's. Although, I've heard good things about DiFara and Grimaldi's. I just ain't waitin' in no line for no pizza.

But here's the thing that people don't get. New York isn't about having the single best pizza pie in the world. It's about an abundance of great pizza within 5 minutes of wherever you are currently standing. You already know this, but here, it's a staple. You can get a great slice at a thousand places. If you want a great, sit-down experience, we've got it (as you've noted in your post), but when people rave about NY's pizza it's about abundant high quality.

TM

[Icky Thump]

Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall

Cheesecake. People in NY don't give a shit about cheesecake. That's a scam they've pulling on tourists since the 70s.

TM

I don't call bullshit a lot but I call bullshit. Granted no one in NY eats it anymore except for more than 1x a year, but we very much want it, care about it, fantasize about it every day.

You could say the same thing about bagels or bialies. Knishes are a historical item no one gives a shit about except tourists.

I recently ate a knish at Yonah Schimell Knishery. It wasn't worth the calories I had to block out. It fucking sucked. And the place was crawling with tour groups.

[Icky Thump]

Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall

Roberta's. Although, I've heard good things about DiFara and Grimaldi's. I just ain't waitin' in no line for no pizza.

But here's the thing that people don't get. New York isn't about having the single best pizza pie in the world. It's about an abundance of great pizza within 5 minutes of wherever you are currently standing. You already know this, but here, it's a staple. You can get a great slice at a thousand places. If you want a great, sit-down experience, we've got it (as you've noted in your post), but when people rave about NY's pizza it's about abundant high quality.

TM

Roberta's=too hipster for me.

I recently went to DiFara for the 1st time. Absolutely nothing to write home about. Very average. NOT worth waiting in line for (which I didn't, I just had a wake very nearby).

Grimaldi is the same. A little better than OK but I would never wait in line, and only go to the Coney Island location if Totonno is closed.

Totonno, Pepe and Sally's are the only ones I would wait in line for. But you generally don't have to.

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally Posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy

Well, we shall return. Didn't get Jean Danet, got some Juniors and got some other kind that was at Chelsea Market and got some Elaines. Son claims he can beat them all, and still thinks the best Cheesecake he has ever had comes from Cheesy Eddies in Rochester, NY (their cheesecakes are in-sane!).

Tell him to beat the velvet cake from Amy's Bread and he'll be doing god's work.

Chelsea Market used to be a place I went all the time. Now, if I set foot in there, I will most definitely put my foot up someone's ass.

However, the best lobster roll I've ever had (yes, yes, MA does it better I'm sure) is at Cull and Pistol in Chelsea Market. Holy shit.

Originally Posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy

As to Rockaway, one of my cousin's kids lived there when Sandy hit. Now he lives elsewhere. I don't think I've actually set food there yet.

Rockaway is a waste of time. I went to HS out there. There is a decent fish taco place there now and maybe 2 good restaurants. The rest is basura.

TM

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally Posted by Icky Thump

I don't call bullshit a lot but I call bullshit. Granted no one in NY eats it anymore except for more than 1x a year, but we very much want it, care about it, fantasize about it every day.

I love (fourless) cheesecake and make it at Thanksgiving every year. So I'm not saying people don't want it. I'm saying New York cheesecake isn't really a thing. It's just fucking cheesecake.

Originally Posted by Icky Thump

You could say the same thing about bagels or bialies. Knishes are a historical item no one gives a shit about except tourists.

I recently ate a knish at Yonah Schimell Knishery. It wasn't worth the calories I had to block out. It fucking sucked. And the place was crawling with tour groups.

Let me tell you something. I lament the disappearance of the hot dog guy/corner knish. Those things fucking filled you up and were fantastic. One of those butter-potato bricks could hold you over for a week. Extra mustard of course.

Damn, man. They're fucking gone. And the ones in the Jewish delis have never been as good. MSG used to do them really well too. Gone.



TM

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally Posted by Icky Thump

Roberta's=too hipster for me.

Fair enough. But the pizza is the real deal. So fucking good.

TM

[Icky Thump]

Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall

I love (fourless) cheesecake and make it at Thanksgiving every year. So I'm not saying people don't want it. I'm saying New York cheesecake isn't really a thing. It's just fucking cheesecake.

Probably but Jean Danet is the shit. Juniors a step better than most others.

Let me tell you something. I lament the disappearance of the hot dog guy/corner knish. Those things fucking filled you up and were fantastic. One of those butter-potato bricks could hold you over for a week. Extra mustard of course.

Damn, man. They're fucking gone. And the ones in the Jewish delis have never been as good. MSG used to do them really well too. Gone.



TM

I thought they were in random spots of MSG and Citifield but maybe gone (last year and this). The carts were the best. They used to leave those fuckers on the grill until the exterior was like a crust. And yes, I agree on the spicy mustard.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall

Fair enough. But the pizza is the real deal. So fucking good.

TM

It is. But I don’t get going there just for that, given the even field you mention. My kid lived near it for a few months and a friend’s kid was soys chef for a year so I’d go, but take the train there just for that? I just don’t see it. Unless the area really picked up? Or you have kin living nearby*?


* or to see Then She Fell (hi Icky!)

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall

Damn, man. They're fucking gone. And the ones in the Jewish delis have never been as good.

TM

I saw a documentary about Jewish delis in the city. In 1920 there were 1000. Artie’s closed a few years back. Other than Katz I wouldn’t know where to go.

[Icky Thump]

Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski

I saw a documentary about Jewish delis in the city. In 1920 there were 1000. Artie’s closed a few years back. Other than Katz I wouldn’t know where to go.

Because other than Katz's there IS nowhere to go.