In my search on e-bay and New York Loot for the perfect cheap laptop, a few thoughts occured...

- A LOT of people over-estimate how much their schtuff is worth, specially on e-bay. Some just want the cash, specially in Loot ..
I love Loot . :-)

- I have a feeling a lot of folk are selling their company-supplied laptops.

- Some New Yorkers have far too much money, spend too much of it, and think too little of how much theyre losing.

- Loot appears on Friends occasionally (you cannot miss that distinctive yellow newsprint) to give Central Perk that authentic New York feel.

Sometimes, cast members and extras are loitering around intently reading it.

Ok:

In New York, Loot is NOT considered casual reading, so its HIGHLY unlikely you will see half the folk in a coffee shop reading it. If any.

If they want authentic props - In a REAL coffee shop there should be stax of used sections of the New York Times lying all around.

It is THE intellectual paper, dontcha know. In Manhattan, the Post and Daily News is considered trash.

In the boroughs however, reading the Times marks you as effete and pretentious (as the neighborhoods of Brooklyn Heights, Park Slope, Riverdale etc etc are considered.). Wanna-be Manhattanites most likely.

Im just sayin'.
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