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I’d eat her delicious brains.
lorien1973 on November 4, 2007 at 10:02 PM
I agree “who cares?”.
boomer on November 4, 2007 at 10:05 PM
I guess 135 is impressive?
Ernest on November 4, 2007 at 10:05 PM
Dang, the diggbats would go nuts over this…there was a popular post there today on how FOX News viewers are “stupid”.
And hey…what are you doing still workin’ on your vaca, AP?
JetBoy on November 4, 2007 at 10:06 PM
her test results were false. she says she took the test twice. the second time around, its always higher.
lorien1973 on November 4, 2007 at 10:06 PM
Eh, I’ve got nothing better to do.
Allahpundit on November 4, 2007 at 10:08 PM
I’ve found Waldo!
Kini on November 4, 2007 at 10:08 PM
What was the point of this?
rockdalian on November 4, 2007 at 10:09 PM
Quote of the day posted at 1000 pm (EST).
Slow day.
highhopes on November 4, 2007 at 10:09 PM
Somehow, I believe, that during AP’s vacation we will have quite a few Banderas posts. With all that free time, rewatching her clips on his TIVO is priority number one :P
lorien1973 on November 4, 2007 at 10:10 PM
Yeah, I have trouble leaving the house also.
Shopping on line helps
Kini on November 4, 2007 at 10:12 PM
I just got a kick out of her showing off her IQ and Friel smiling vacantly and muttering about “street smarts.”
Allahpundit on November 4, 2007 at 10:12 PM
Just to give you something to whine about. Its a vast vast conspiracy.
Sammy316 on November 4, 2007 at 10:12 PM
http://i24.tinypic.com/dm4ggo.jpg
Nonfactor on November 4, 2007 at 10:14 PM
Please, AP, get in your car (do NYers have cars?) and take a drive….somewhere.
I had a nightmare that I opened my browser and went to a HorAir.com devoid of new posts, save one lonely annoucement that AllahPundit had died from a rare disease associated with over exposure to LCD radiation.
So, please please go and experience the one time of year where it is tolerable to be outside in the Northeast.
Nessuno on November 4, 2007 at 10:14 PM
I dont know what my IQ was watching that clip but my blood pressure dtarted to rise over 135.
William Amos on November 4, 2007 at 10:14 PM
I guess bragging about body parts is great when you can’t show em.
Kini on November 4, 2007 at 10:17 PM
I don’t know what street she’s talking about, but I’ll guess it’s in the suburbs…
JetBoy on November 4, 2007 at 10:17 PM
It’s a rare thread where Nonfactor speaks for most of our readership. Julie’s a uniter, not a divider.
No car.
Allahpundit on November 4, 2007 at 10:18 PM
wow…sad. Better hide the rope, pills, sharp objects, etc.
liberrocky on November 4, 2007 at 10:19 PM
I don’t get how NYers function. No cars? How do you buy groceries and bring them home? Does everyone get their own shopping cart or something?
lorien1973 on November 4, 2007 at 10:19 PM
Well you either get ‘em delivered, or you only buy what you can carry. There’s bodegas on every block for those quickie shopping endeavours.
JetBoy on November 4, 2007 at 10:21 PM
There are enough grocery stores in New York that you’re always within walking distance of one. Plus New Yorkers do a lot of ordering out. It’s not hard to lug two or three bags a few blocks.
Allahpundit on November 4, 2007 at 10:22 PM
I suggest going to New Hope PA for a little R&R!
Check out the Landing, good grinds brah!
Kini on November 4, 2007 at 10:24 PM
No car?
Boy, am I glad I live in California, because I have, like, choices. I can drive my car to work (and leave one in the driveway ‘cuz I can’t like, drive two at the same time, ya know), ride my bike the 10 miles to work, or if I was really desperate and didn’t mind spending an hour and a half to go 10 miles, I could take the bus.
It’s all about choices, baby. No car payments, either.
Bob's Kid on November 4, 2007 at 10:25 PM
Allah
Anyone coming from Houston or Dallas would be horrified at the prospect of carrying groceries
Whats the world coming to
EricPWJohnson on November 4, 2007 at 10:25 PM
135?
Is the Celsius or Fahrenheit?
profitsbeard on November 4, 2007 at 10:25 PM
I think I took one twice, but I dont remember what it was?
I think it was uh? uh?
yeah 135 that’s the ticket!
TheSitRep on November 4, 2007 at 10:26 PM
In case anyone’s bored (or still getting used to this time change) HERE’S the Digg post that was up today about FOX News viewers being dumb.
I had fun with it!
JetBoy on November 4, 2007 at 10:26 PM
It a never-ending Seinfeld episode AP lives
Kini on November 4, 2007 at 10:27 PM
Can’t beat public transport in a big city, especially with gas/auto insurance prices being what they are.
Vizzini on November 4, 2007 at 10:27 PM
Based on my brother’s experience, becoming a true resident of NYC requires a certain unwritten set of conditions. It is no less serious than the vows one takes when one enters the priesthood. One abandons all automobiles. There is nothing that can’t be delivered.
highhopes on November 4, 2007 at 10:28 PM
I don’t know how they get you to where you want to go?
They can’t speak English and act like you’re from New Jersey.
Kini on November 4, 2007 at 10:30 PM
Umm then why the lust for an I phone first ?
William Amos on November 4, 2007 at 10:30 PM
Man it is a slow news day. Quick! someone say something controversial.
TheSitRep on November 4, 2007 at 10:31 PM
well at least Allah can go visit Ace whenever he gets back from LA
cougfan on November 4, 2007 at 10:31 PM
My car was never owned by Jon Voight
TheSitRep on November 4, 2007 at 10:32 PM
Controversial!!!!
Kini on November 4, 2007 at 10:33 PM
Doesn’t matter what Julia wants to talk about. I’m listening. Furthermore I would think 135 for a CableTVnewsJournalistAnchor would be on the high side. I’m sure of it. Never-the-less I likes her,.
Griz on November 4, 2007 at 10:33 PM
Did you check for a pencil in the glove compartment?
JetBoy on November 4, 2007 at 10:34 PM
Eh, not blond enough
Kini on November 4, 2007 at 10:34 PM
Wow the anchors have gotten hotter since I got rid of cable TV a couple of years ago. WTG FOX.
bigbeas on November 4, 2007 at 10:35 PM
On the second subject. New York is the perfect way to live. Except for all the big buildings. Sitting too close together.
Griz on November 4, 2007 at 10:36 PM
Her I.Qs are the size of saucers
TheSitRep on November 4, 2007 at 10:39 PM
Yeah, but Banderas is so ungodly hot that she may be the first anchorwoman whose hotness is actually a liability to her show. Other guys have told me this too: sometimes she looks so good that it’s hard to follow along with what she’s saying. It’s almost like the sound cutting in and out. That happened last year too during our first Bethany Vent. So help me, I had to watch the clip three times before I knew what the topic was.
Allahpundit on November 4, 2007 at 10:41 PM
She took the test twice, right? Then her announced score is probably the two totaled up!
LOL
Warner Todd Huston on November 4, 2007 at 10:43 PM
I loved living in NYC and hope to one day go back.
EnochCain on November 4, 2007 at 10:45 PM
Man, us ordinary wimmen don’t stand a chance against the Bethanys of the world, do we?
No matter how high our IQ is. :)
Bob's Kid on November 4, 2007 at 10:45 PM
A few weeks ago, maybe as long as a couple months back, there was a brief segment on that show where Julie showed footage of her showing up to the studios for them to do hair & makeup for the show. I guess the intent was a behind-the-scenes look at what goes into getting the anchors ready for the show.
Point is, her hair was naturally curly, and she looked way more, shall I say, “ethnic” than she does as the ‘finished product’ we see there. And as good as she may look there, she looked way better in her ‘natural’ state. Rowr.
Vyce on November 4, 2007 at 10:46 PM
Guys?!?!?
You need to get new
friendscompanyKini on November 4, 2007 at 10:46 PM
Though for the first few days there it was a shock after moving from Alabama.
EnochCain on November 4, 2007 at 10:46 PM
Yes, we all miss Bethany :(
http://hotair.com/archives/2006/08/23/late-afternoon-bethany-themed-palate-cleanser/
lorien1973 on November 4, 2007 at 10:46 PM
Yeah, Shoes take some gettin’ used to.
TheSitRep on November 4, 2007 at 10:51 PM
Yeah, note the e-mail in that post from another guy who couldn’t concentrate. I suspect women think we’re putting them on when we say things like that, as if it’s some idle macho boast. It isn’t. Trying to engage the Bethanys and Banderases intellectually is like trying to draw with your left hand while you’re writing with your right hand.
Allahpundit on November 4, 2007 at 10:51 PM
Sorta like MM, eh AP?
Kini on November 4, 2007 at 10:54 PM
Yeah, just like the girls in NYC took some time to get used to a real man. :oP
EnochCain on November 4, 2007 at 10:55 PM
Isn’t parking the big deal in the city?
csdeven on November 4, 2007 at 10:55 PM
Or various other hand metaphors one could come up with.
Imagine a presidential ticket: Banderas/Bethany.
Who wouldn’t vote for that?
lorien1973 on November 4, 2007 at 10:55 PM
Olberdork, Matthews, et al.
csdeven on November 4, 2007 at 10:56 PM
OK, now how would you describe ‘engaging’ Hillary?
News2Use on November 4, 2007 at 10:57 PM
During the day? Yep. At night it’s not so bad…
JetBoy on November 4, 2007 at 10:58 PM
IQ and Pantsuits?
Kini on November 4, 2007 at 10:59 PM
OK, now how would you describe
‘engaging’Grating, Hillary?TheSitRep on November 4, 2007 at 11:07 PM
Greg! Let’s stick to hotness!
Kini on November 4, 2007 at 11:11 PM
I really don’t think that 135 is that big a deal…my IQ is 152 and that’s the third category from the top…something like “gifted” but from my recollection it’s no where close to genius…
JustTruth101 on November 4, 2007 at 11:12 PM
Street smarts = Below the waist IQ
infidel4life on November 4, 2007 at 11:12 PM
Does Roger Ailes need an assistant to interveiw female reporters ?
William Amos on November 4, 2007 at 11:12 PM
Here’s the clip (from about June ’06, I think) of Julie getting into a shouting match with Shirley Phelps-Roper, the wicked witch of the Westboro “Baptist Church”. Maybe it wasn’t the most professional moment for Julie, but it was kinda nice to see her react like a normal human being when confronted with that level of crazy. Plus she looks even hotter when she gets all flushed and passionate.
ReubenJCogburn on November 4, 2007 at 11:17 PM
OK, now how would you describe ‘engaging’ Hillary?
Trying to slit your throat with your left hand while blowing your brains out with your right?
Hmm. Gonna have to work on that one.
nukemhill on November 4, 2007 at 11:19 PM
I really don’t think that 135 is that big a deal…my IQ is 152 and that’s the third category from the top…something like “gifted” but from my recollection it’s no where close to genius…
Different scales for different tests. I’ve tested anywhere between 130 and 150. And for each was tagged as just below genius. My wife, however, comes in somewhere north of 160. Yowzah!
nukemhill on November 4, 2007 at 11:22 PM
When it comes to Hillary, nothing less than waterboarding plays well in my mind.
IQ’s not all it’s cracked up to be. Mine is 144 and I’ve been out of a job for over a year. Potential is interesting, productivity’s a whole ‘nother story, IMHO. Lucky for Banderas, she’s got both going for her, not to mention the “ga-ga effect”– a la Allah, et al. *tired chuckle*
NightmareOnKStreet on November 4, 2007 at 11:22 PM
ReubenJCogburn on November 4, 2007 at 11:17 PM
man she is SOOO hot in that clip,
cougfan on November 4, 2007 at 11:28 PM
I’m afraid to ask what mine is.
Kini on November 4, 2007 at 11:29 PM
Seriously,
If anyone has never been to NYC you need to go just to check it out.
No car is required…
You can always get a cab.
Mass transit works (unlike DC)
You can hire a limo for $30, to get your drunk friends back to a hotel at 2am. (doing the job of the best man that night)
Bodegas on every street. (convince stores more or less)
For lunch…stop by a street vendor. (some of the best food in the city).
In the US there is really no city like it.
I have been to Atlanta/Boston/Chicago/Indy/LA/San Diego/San Fran/Denver/San Antonio/Houston/Orlando/Phoenix/Philly/DC and others. No US city comes close to NYC.
It is something to see first hand.
F15Mech on November 4, 2007 at 11:30 PM
Killjoy….
Kini on November 4, 2007 at 11:32 PM
FOX has the most gorgeous women on the air, and they are all genius’, what a bunch of FOXES.
christophercube on November 4, 2007 at 11:37 PM
Did not mean to be a killjoy.
Put going to NYC on your to-do list, trust me you will thank me after you get back home.
F15Mech on November 4, 2007 at 11:39 PM
My IQ scores range from 250-300, which I think is pretty good.
Vizzini on November 4, 2007 at 11:44 PM
Not as good as my 2400 score. (or was that score on the SAT?) I forget and have a hard time remembering things, so I really can’t say for sure.
F15Mech on November 4, 2007 at 11:52 PM
Not after paying the Verrazano-Narrows or GWB tolls.
Kini on November 4, 2007 at 11:55 PM
Never paid the tolls for the Verrazano, however during my trips back to New-England the GWB is an expected (and hated) expense.
F15Mech on November 5, 2007 at 12:00 AM
Let me get this straight. With an IQ of 135, you couldn’t figure out that your false modesty would not fool anyone?
135 certainly is high; a IQ as low as 90 would afford you the capacity to run a Google query on IQ scores.
Many people lay claim to IQs higher than 140. Many more people who actually have such high IQs know there are a lot of liars. It’s even worse when you have parents who attribute their kids’ educational problems to their intellect – to their boredom with regular classes, curriculum etc.
The Race Card on November 5, 2007 at 12:04 AM
That and the Throgs Neck bridge tolls out to the LIE. OUCH!
It’s no wonder why there’s no escape from New York Cause it too expensive to get back in.
Kini on November 5, 2007 at 12:05 AM
That’s the kind of honesty I like.
The Race Card on November 5, 2007 at 12:08 AM
I have the quote for eternity!
A good marriage would be between a blind wife and a deaf husband.
- de Balzac
MB4 on November 5, 2007 at 12:10 AM
Oh Yeah! Explain Paris Hilton
Kini on November 5, 2007 at 12:12 AM
You bring tear to my eye and wax to my ears.
Kini on November 5, 2007 at 12:13 AM
LOL yes driving through New York is expensive (not to mention the traffic delays)
My smart-tag/EZ pass has a 60 dollar credit (re-fill at 30 dollars) just to pay for the trip to Maine and back.
However driving through NY is different then visiting NYC. When I go to NYC for business I take the train from DC. No tolls, no car needed,no parking to worry about.
F15Mech on November 5, 2007 at 12:17 AM
Will Bethany make a return????
Win Win Win on November 5, 2007 at 12:18 AM
Have you tried the online IQ thingy HERE?
Me did:
News2Use on November 5, 2007 at 12:19 AM
Anyone notice that whenever Ace is out, AP is on “vacation”. Not saying that they’re the same person, but… unless they’re both scientologists attending L. Ron Hubbard “Welcome Xenu” events, it’s just really strange.
Well, Rich “Psycho” Giamboni has shown up on HA… yet.
TheEJS on November 5, 2007 at 12:20 AM
Sounds like you only paid $20 to that web site. Looks like I am much smarter than you. I paid an extra $5 and got a certificate that said that my IQ was whatever Vizzini’s was plus 50.
MB4 on November 5, 2007 at 12:21 AM
I’m more of a Standup Philosopher, myself.
ReubenJCogburn on November 5, 2007 at 12:22 AM
And at least one person got the IQ joke, Vizzini.
ReubenJCogburn on November 5, 2007 at 12:25 AM
Really LOL, I used to fly into McArther in Islip from Philly for biz on LI.
Less stress and the Dash-8′s are easy to sleep on, rentals keep me in control.
Still, an IQ and a visit to a local NY deli for a bagel and smear, keeps me on topic.
Kini on November 5, 2007 at 12:29 AM
Since “intelligence” as measured by the tests has never really been defined, the actual score really doesn’t mean much. Just as 42 is the answer to life, the universe, and everything.
My score is higher than anyone who was involved in creating the IQ tests, so even if they could define what they were measuring how could they understand what a score higher than theirs actually means, since they wouldn’t have the “intelligence” to understand it?
Just a couple of things to think about.
Buford on November 5, 2007 at 12:33 AM
I must be smarter than you as I took that tickle IQ test some time ago and also got “Visionary Philosopher” and I only had to get a 136 score and they also threw in Spinoza, not just Plato. You got rooked! Try their “Super IQ test”. Scores, at least mine, run higher on that one.
MB4 on November 5, 2007 at 12:33 AM
2400!!!
If you are having a hard time remembering things that may have been you cholesterol score. Better lay off that bacon.
MB4 on November 5, 2007 at 12:40 AM
Thanks, Reuben. I appreciate it.
Vizzini on November 5, 2007 at 12:40 AM
Huh, and if you spell your handle backwards you get, 4BM.
Plop plop fizz fizz, oh what a relief it is.
Kini on November 5, 2007 at 12:42 AM
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