Fake Metropolitan Diary

Spirited analysis of the weekly "Metropolitan Diary" column in the New York Times along with my own fake Metropolitan Diary entries.

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Location: New York, New York, United States

Monday, February 20, 2006

Metropolitan Diary analysis: 2006-02-20

Now that I've caught up to the current week, I can link to the 2/20/06 Metropolitan Diary to which this entry refers. Read today's Metro Diary and use the below categories as a handy guide to help you follow along!
  • Dog only wants to walk on blocks where pet stores are located. Category: Precocious NY Pets
  • Kid claims mother, a psychiatrist, is an astronaut. Category: Precocious NY Kids
  • "Scruffy" New York hipster overheard blaming society for everything. Category: New York Eccentrics
  • Woman is rollerblading, talking on a cell phone, and pushing a baby carriage. Category: Oh, Those Fast-Paced New Yorkers!
  • Rube spotted reading "New York City for Dummies" while driving over Williamsburg Bridge. Category: Rubes in the Big City
  • Daughter exclaims with pleasure that a home-cooked Indian meal "tastes like takeout". Category: Precocious NY Kids
  • Person "strumming" on bars of subway station. Category: New York Eccentrics

Totals for this Metropolitan Diary:
Precocious NY Pets: 1
Precocious NY Kids: 2
New York Eccentrics: 2
Oh, Those Fast-Paced New Yorkers!: 1
Rubes in the Big City: 1

Totals for year to date:
Jaded New Yorkers: 9
Precocious NY Kids: 9
New York Eccentrics: 9
Oh, Those Fast-Paced New Yorkers!: 8
Rubes in the Big City: 5
Precocious NY Pets: 4
Amusing Misspellings: 3
Single New York Woman's Perspective: 3
WTF:2

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