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Fill in the Bubbles!
22
August
8/22/2008:
As many of you probably already know, Fridays on Hoboken411 are typically more fun, and this is one of the “Friday Fun” entries today:
Fill in the Bubbles!
As Mayor Roberts continues to smash the record for mug shots on the City Website, here’s a look at the latest entry:
W Hotel Advanced Team Visits City Hall
“Mayor Roberts (center) and Community Development Director Fred Bado (right) greeted members of the advanced team for the new W Hotel which is scheduled to open in February. The W Hotel sent representatives from Marketing and Sales, Catering, and Business Travel.”
I threw a couple suggested “thought” bubbles up there, but what do you surmise they were really thinking?
1. emarche | August 22nd, 2008 at 9:04 am
“How’s he holding up the helmet without putting his hands underneath it? Oh God…EW!”
2. Red Haven | August 22nd, 2008 at 9:18 am
I think there is an error (shocking) in the city website’s headline (repeated here). I’m guessing the ladies are part of the W Hotel “Advance Team”, not the “Advanced Team”.
3. Stabone130 | August 22nd, 2008 at 10:00 am
What a — a….weird picture.
“Okay, so let’s all stand around a helmet. And everyone put one hand on the helmet. And man with the giant arm. You stand on the end so you block everyone else.”
4. rag246 | August 22nd, 2008 at 10:15 am
Mayor Roberts is used to getting his helmet polished by developer types.
Anyway:
Girl 1st right: “Eww…sweaty hands!”
Girl 2nd right: “Do I need to pick up the kids from soccer or is Sergio doing that?”
Girl on left: “No, I will NOT love you long time.”
5. MidnightRacer | August 22nd, 2008 at 11:05 am
emarche wrote:
Don’t you know? The helmet is his personal Ouija planchette. Each of the 5 people there represent specific letters. And the empty balloons are what they spell out. Can you guess which letter the planchette moves in on most?
6. plaintruthiness | August 22nd, 2008 at 11:06 am
Purple dress: Why do I have to stand next to him? Hope this doesn’t get on the internet.
Turquoise smock: Damn I got body blocked.
Black dress: Beige 80s pantsuit…70s smock…Why am I the only one appropriately dressed in W Hotel attire?
7. hoboken411 | August 22nd, 2008 at 11:57 am
Reader ZappaFan sent his rendition in:
8. MidnightRacer | August 22nd, 2008 at 1:01 pm
Well, anytime now… (looking at watch)…
9. hoboken411 | August 22nd, 2008 at 7:21 pm
Sorry was away from the office!
Here’s one submitted by (see above) MidnightRacer!
10. Friedupright | August 23rd, 2008 at 7:24 pm
I just think it’s amazing how the Mayor takes some kind of credit for the W Hotel. The hotel happened in spite of Hoboken, but not because Hoboken courted the W Hotel and has some claim to fame.