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Old 02-26-2014, 02:10 PM
 
Location: North Oakland
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Originally Posted by doo dah View Post
Some of the sneerleaders
"Sneerleaders." Flawless.

I've already rushed out to use it on another forum, to describe the haters in a discussion of the HBO program Looking.

Points, doo dah, if they were mine to give. Someone?
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Old 02-26-2014, 03:02 PM
 
Location: Virginia
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I am forever amazed by people that have moved away from a city, but continue to return to said city's forum page to complain about it. It smacks of what I call 'mover's regret'--you miss the place so you have to convince yourself it is actually terrible (but you know it isn't). Otherwise you would just be happily frolicking in new city, right?
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Either that, or they're beginning to realize that they're not enjoying their new city as much as they thought they would, so they berate the city they left in an attempt to justify the decision they made.
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"Sneerleader" is an awesome term that I plan to start using.
Me too! Wonder why it never occurred to me before, it's a perfect term for it. Definitely giving points on behalf of me (and Jay, since he just gave doodah some).
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Old 02-26-2014, 05:28 PM
 
Location: Mid-Atlantic
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You may be thinking of Carmassi's, which closed in 1990.
Thanks, driving me nuts.
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Old 02-26-2014, 05:50 PM
 
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You may be thinking of Carmassi's, which closed in 1990.
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Thanks, driving me nuts.
That's it! I can sleep better now!
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Old 02-26-2014, 05:53 PM
 
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I found this lengthy article/obituary of Joe Carmassi that details his restaurant career.

Restaurateur knew the key to success | TribLIVE
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