Full Of Hope
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Home: Ridgewood
A student at the High School for Health Professions and Human Services, Jalyssa enjoys hanging out with her friends in Manhattan, going skating and dancing. She loved movies as well. Most recently she saw “The Lovely Bones,” which she said she loved. Jalyssa is currently reading the novel version of the movie.
She enjoys watching television; her favorite show is the Tyra Banks Show, and listening to all types of music.
Jalyssa excels in sports; softball and swimming, and has competed in the Miss Teen New York pageant.
Jalyssa's been modeling for three years now and look forward to a long career as a model.
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Fran Drescher’s Queens accent may soon be conscribed to history.
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Just Not Hearing It
We’ve all heard it on sitcoms like “All in the Family” and “The Nanny,” many of us have been told we have it, but its days might be numbered…the so-called nasal no-respect-for-the-letters-r-or-h Queens accent might be disappearing.
The accent has been made famous by such figures as Fran Drescher, Cyndi Lauper, and Carroll O’Conner’s famous “Archie Bunker,” who could never seem to accept the fact his wife’s name ended in the letter “h.”
Linguists now say that accent may be disappearing and is no longer distinguishable from other New York-area dialects. Michael Newman, a linguist and professor at Queens College, says the TV characters of Archie Bunker and Fran Fine Sheffeld are overdramatized and not really representative of real Queens accents. Perhaps readers in Owezowne Pahk, Carowna, Floorwal Pahk, or Meahspeth would disagree.
Some experts say the so-called Queens accent is disappearing because it’s merging with the very similar accent on Long Island…I mean…Lawn Guyland.
Angry Peter
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“For those who said my profile pic is too intimidating, well it’s dumb decisions like this that make me that way. Cutting our anti-terror funding? Now? Really? My quote is that this will leave us more vulnerable to ‘man-caused disasters, (a term which shows they never understood the real war here). Now Obama is saying that with stimulus funds we actually get more money. Perhaps he needs to look up the definition of stimulus. That money was never meant to REPLACE our terror funding. If it was merely an advance on terror funds, he should have said so back then, not now!!”
He ended the post with a link to a news story about a reduction in anti-terror funding for New York City.
Peter, you’ve got a right to be angry. But c’mon, we’d love to see your beautiful smile.
Wise Granny
Don’t try and put one over on this great grandmother. The savvy 78-year-old helped police break up a scam involving fake utility workers after receiving a strange phone call at her South Ozone Park home.“They said they wanted to come and check my carbon monoxide because it’s United States law that it has to be working,” said Caroline Tesoriero, to Eyewitness News.
The caller identified herself as a representative from KeySpan Gas Company. Quickly realizing that she is a National Grid customer, Tesoriero called the police.
With Tesoriero safe inside her house, police set up a sting and waited for the con artists to arrive. As soon as the men showed up, police cuffed the suspects.
Maybe these guys should stick to stealing candy from babies.
Pullup Downer
A healthy sex life is key to a good marriage. Perhaps that is why a Queens doctor and his wife are suing an exercise-equipment manufacturer.
Sekhar Upadhyayula went crashing to the floor when a the handle on his doorway-mounted Perfect Pullup broke, he said in a lawsuit, according to the Post.
Serious injuries to both knees damaged his anesthesiology practice – and limited his ability to perform as well. Wife Rainu Kaushal, also a doctor, said the loss of, “companionship, services and society impaired and depreciated the marital association.”
Hopefully the anesthesiologist can find ways to numb the pains.
Bad Bandit
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Shoma Otto, a St. Albans resident, was charged last Tuesday with stealing a wallet at the Nassau County Criminal Courthouse.
The thing is, Otto was there to answer to other charges, namely three counts of second-degree possession of a forged instrument and one count of fourth-degree grand larceny. Her latest transgressions added new charges: third-degree burglary and fourth-degree grand larceny.
Hopefully, at her next court date someone keeps an eye on this inept bandit.
Unkind Kitty
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| Though this is not Costa’s cat, there's a lesson to be learned. |
After emergency surgery to repair the wound, and a six-month leave of absence, Costa is suing the adoption agency, KittyKind, and PETCO, for the marketing contract she lost during her time away from work.
Next time, Costa, don’t give your cat the finger.
Stark-ly Different
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| Re-imagined New York Pavilion at Flushing Meadows from “Iron Man 2.” |
The World’s Fair’s remains play a starring role in the film as the site of “Stark Expo 2010,” and get a digital rejuvenation thanks to computer wizardry. The New York State Pavilion gets the full treatment, with re-imagined lighting and awesome colors.
Maybe the flick gives the state a couple of ideas as to what the Pavilion could look like if they actually gave a damn. But “Men In Black” didn’t do much good, so we’re not getting our hopes up.
We'll take the movie version.
