August 06, 2003

stink

Ivy Leaguers stink.

Am so v. fond of being able to walk to monkey job (weather permitting, of course), and like nothing better than to don headphones, sneakers and wander across the river. Gives one a sense of ownership to do so. And am excessively fond of owning this city. Except on trash day. Which seems to be every day lately. Seems Ivy League students produce an unreasonable quantity of foul-smelling garbage. And said Ivy Leaguers feel compelled to store it up and line the lovely brick sidewalks with it as though leaving some sort of gift for the rest of us, not-so-blessed-to-be-Ivy-League-educated schmucks.

Here is our refuse. Take it. Learn from us.

Yes, indeed. Have learned that not only did some Ivy League daddy spend way too much to send his kid off to booze away his/her education, but he raised a v. stinky child. Which has most likely escaped his attention since he is probably Ivy League educated himself, and he must therefore also produce an obscene amount of unbelievably stinky garbage. But he's way far away in Scarsdale, or Malibu or Highland Park and therefore am not forced to deal with his stink. Thankfully. There's really only so much Ivy League stink one gal can take.

Will simply have to hide out in office until stink is gone.

Posted by This Fish at August 6, 2003 09:40 AM
Comments

Fish, that's not totally fair. Ivy Leaguers of the variety you're discussing are a) few and far between and b) not in school yet. I think your nemeses are the holier-than-thou, I'm the smartest thing since Hawking high school students there for summer session. Very few at that institution actually TAKE summer classes.

Posted by: Paul Gutman at August 6, 2003 10:31 AM

I agree. My girlfriend is an Ivy Leaguer from that same institution, and she's very good about taking out the trash.

also, every street in the city in the summer stinks like trash. my neighborhood in brookline, known for its low crime and high rents, smells like a rotten orange squeezed in a hobo's armpit. It's all part of the charm.

Posted by: mark at August 6, 2003 02:17 PM

Waste is a terrible thing to mind.

Posted by: Texas T-bone at August 6, 2003 05:33 PM

They might throw stinky trash away, but do they throw useful trash away? An Ivy League block seems like the ideal place to dumpster dive...

Posted by: yardenxanthe at August 7, 2003 01:04 PM

you think ivy leasuers stink you should try a state school.

Posted by: hubs at August 7, 2003 02:35 PM