Priest's Last Wish

He motioned for his nurse to come near.
"Yes, Father?" said the nurse. "I would really like to see Dalton  McGuinty and Dwight Duncan before I die," whispered the Priest.
"I'll see what I can do, Father," replied the nurse.The nurse sent  the request to the Premier's office and waited for a response.
Soon the word arrived that the Premier and Finance Minister, devoted Christians both, were

Sama Saja

Suatu hari seorang pemuda berpapasan dengan seorang gembala kambing.
Terjadi percakapan seperti ini:

Pemuda : "pak, boleh nanya nih?"

Gembala : "boleh".

Pemuda : "kambing-kambing bapak sehat sekali. Bapak kasih makan apa?"

Gembala : "yang mana dulu nih? Yang hitam atau yang putih?"

Pemuda : "Mmmm... yang hitam dulu deh..."

Gembala : "oh,kalau yang hitam, ia makannya rumput gajah."

Pemuda :

Anak Nakal

Pasien : Dok, anak saya umurnya 5 tahun, nakalnyaaa nggak ketulungan.. ..

Psikiater : Nakal bagaimana, Pak Iwan?
Pasien : Dia membuat pembantu kami hamil .

Psikiater : APAA!?? Ini kasus yang serius ya rupanya.? Bagaimana ceritanya anak 5 tahun bisa membuat pembantu Pak Iwan hamil ?

Pasien : Wah, nakal sekali Dok ! Masa stock kondom saya semuanya dicoblosin pake peniti ………….

The Priest's Ass

Here's  a little "CLEAN" humor  with a good moral  ...

A Priest entered his donkey in a race and it won.

The  Priest was so pleased with the donkey that he  entered it in the race again, and it  won again


The local paper  read:


PRIEST'S  ASS OUT FRONT.

The Bishop was  so upset with this kind of publicity that he  ordered the Pastor not to enter the donkey  in another race..


The next day,

2 Hantu

Dua hantu baru bertemu dan saling bercerita bagaimana mereka mati.

Hantu 1 : "Bagaimanakah cara kamu mati?"
Hantu 2 : "Aku mati akibat kedinginan.. ."
Hantu 1 : "Bagaimanakah bisa kau mati dalam kedinginan itu?"
Hantu 2 : "Sebenarnya aku terkurung dalam lemari es, mula-mula aku cuma menggigil, setelah itu anggota tubuhku mulai membeku, kemudian aku merasa dunia menjadi gelap dan akhirnya... tapi

Mileage in the USA

A recent study found that the average American walks about 900 miles a year.
Another study found that Americans drink, on average, 22 gallons of alcohol a year.
That means that on average, Americans get about 41 miles to the gallon! Very very very efficient... ..;-)

Music by Definition

JAZZ : Five men on the same stage all playing different tunes.

BLUES : Played exclusively by people who woke up this morning.

WORLD MUSIC : A dozen different types of percussion all going at once.

OPERA : People singing when they should be talking.

RAP : People talking when they should be singing.

CLASSICAL : Discover the other 45 minutes they left out of

Tough decision

A middle-aged man returns home from a business trip a day early, concerned that his wife may be having an affair. He’s riding in a taxi at about 2:00 in the morning back towards his house, when he explains his situation to the taxi driver.

It’s after midnight. While en route home he asks the cabby if he would be a witness. Taxi

He explains to the cabbie that he suspects his wife is sleeping

The Best Investment Advice

If you're worrying about how to invest your money with Wall Street and the economy being so unstable, here is some guidance.

If you had purchased $1,000 of shares in Delta Airlines one year ago, you will have $49.00 today.

If you had purchased $1,000 of shares in AIG one year ago, you will have $33.00 today.

If you had purchased $1,000 of shares in Lehman Brothers one year ago, you will

Irish Bank Robbery

An armed hooded robber bursts into the Bank of Ireland and forces the tellers to load a sack full of cash.

On his way out the door with the loot, one brave Irish customer grabs the hood and pulls it off revealing the robber's face.

The robber shoots the guy in the head without hesitation! He then looks around the bank to see if anyone else has seen him.

One of the tellers is looking

Irish's logic

An Irishman who walks into a bar in Dublin, orders three pints of Guinness and sits in the back of the room, drinking a sip out of each one in turn. When he finishes them, he comes back to the bar and orders three more.

The bartender approaches and tells him, "You know, a pint goes flat after I draw it. It would taste better if you bought one at a time."

The Irishman replies, "Well, you see

A really bad day

There was this guy at a bar, just looking at his drink. He stays like that for half of an hour.

Then, this big trouble-making truck driver steps next to him, takes the drink from the guy, and just drinks it all down. The poor man starts crying. The truck driver says, "Come on man, I was just joking. Here, I'll buy you another drink. I just can't stand to see a man cry."

"No, it's not that.

1955

An old but still ruggedly handsome Sergeant Major found himself at a gala event hosted by a local liberal arts college. There was no shortage of extremely young, idealistic ladies in attendance, one of whom approached the Sergeant Major for conversation. "Excuse me, Sergeant Major, but you seem to be a very serious man. Is something bothering you?"

"Negative, ma'am. Just serious by nature."

ATM

The other day, my friends and I went to this Ladies Night Club. One of the girls wanted to impress us, so she pulled out a $10 bill. The dancer came over to us, and my friend licked the $10 and stuck it on his butt.
Not to be outdone, my other friend pulled out a $50 bill. She called the guy back over, licked the $50 bill and stuck it on his other butt cheek.
Now the attention was focused

Woman and Good Looking Guy

A woman was sitting at a bar enjoying a cocktail after work one night, when the bar door opened and the most gorgeous hunk of a man she had ever seen entered. He was tall, muscular, and handsome, with thick dark hair and beautiful, sparkling green eyes, and his every movement was so masculine and sensuous that the woman could not help but stare. The man noticed that he was the object of

American Indian Name

A little American Indian boy asked his father, the Big Chief of the tribe: "Father, why is it that we always have long names, while the white men have short names like Bill, Tex or Sam ?"

"My son", replied his father, "Our names represent a symbol, a sign, or a poem in our culture; not like the white men who live all together and merely repeat their names from generation to generation. For

Kunci

Question :  Coba jelasin kenapa kalo cewek sudah "make love" dengan 5 cowok dibilang cewek nggak bener, tapi kalo cowok sudah "make love" dengan 10 cewek dibilang cowok hebat...?

Answer    :  Penjelasannya sederhana. Kalau satu lubang kunci bisa dibuka oleh banyak anak kunci, maka lubang kunci itu pasti sudah rusak. Tapi kalau anak kunci bisa membuka banyak lubang kunci, disebut "MASTER KEY...!!

Computer Dating

This sound like a good idea to explain thing to the little kids.

"Daddy, How was I Born?"

Dad answered: "Ah, my son, I guess one day you will need to find out anyway!"

"Well, you see your Mom and I first got together in a chat room on MSN. Then I set up a date via e-mail with your Mom and we met at a cyber-cafe."

"We sneaked into a secluded room, where your mother agreed to a download from

Smart People

Most likely people will say that lawyers are smart. See the list of actual questionings during a court case and you will see how "smart" these lawyers are.

These are 30 things people actually said in court, word for word.

1. Q: What is your date of birth?
A: July fifteenth.
Q: What year?
A: Every year.

2. Q: What gear were you in at the moment of the impact?
A: Gucci sweats and Reeboks

3. Q:

Cybersex

Online computer users often engage in what is affectionately known as "cybersex". Often the fantasies typed into keyboards and shared through Internet phone lines get pretty raunchy. However, as you'll see below, one of the two cyber-surfers in the following transcript of an Online chat doesn't seem to quite get the point of cyber sex. Then again, maybe he does...

Wellhung: Hello,

Robot Penampar

Seorang profesor penemu ulung berhasil menciptakan robot yang bisa mendeteksi kebohongan.Si robot akan langsung menampar bila mendengar orang berbohong... ...

Sang profesor menunggu anaknya yg selalu pulang terlambat dari sekolah.
Ketika anaknya sampai dirumah, sang profesor bertanya:

P: " kamu dari mana ? Kok pulangnya telat ?"
A: "Ada pelajaran tambahan yah." jawab si anak

   * PLAK * sang

Pair of Gloves

A young man wanted to purchase a gift for his new sweetheart's birthday, and as they had not been dating very long, after careful consideration he decided a pair of gloves would strike just the right note: romantic, but not too personal. Accompanied by his sweetheart's younger sister, he went to Nordstrom's and bought a pair of white gloves. The sister purchased a pair of panties for herself.

Guess What?

As you lie back your muscles tighten. You put him off for a while searching for an excuse, but he refuses to be swayed as he approaches you.

He asks if you're afraid and you shake your head bravely. He has had more experience, but it's the first time his finger has found the right place.

He probes deeply and you shiver; your body tenses; but he's gentle like he promised he'd be.

He

Kendaraan di Surga

Tiga pria meninggal dan masuk surga.
Surga mempunyai peraturan bahwa setiap orang jahat maupun orang baik akan mendapat kendaraan yang pantas dengan perbuatannya.

Lelaki pertama tiba & malaikat bertanya, "Brp thn kãµ menikah?"
Jawab lelaki pertama,"20thn"
"Berapa kali kamu mengkhianati istrimu?"
Jawab lelaki pertama, "5 kali"
"Baiklah," jawab sang malaikat, "Kamu boleh masuk tapi hanya mendapat

Gadis Satu Kantor

MUI Jakarta mengeluarkan fatwa baru.
Haram Hukumnya Bagi Seorang Laki2 Menikah Dengan Gadis Satu kantor"

Setelah diadakan rapat dan diskusi diantara para pemimpin MUI dan dewan
pakarnya, dan juga telah ditimbang berdasarkan ayat-ayat alquran dan
hadis nabi yang terpercaya sahihnya, maka MUI mengeluarkan fatwa :

"HARAM HUKUMNYA BAGI SEORANG LAKI-LAKI UNTUK MENIKAH DENGAN GADIS SATU KANTOR"

Si Otong

Ida & Adi telah menikah selama 20 tahun. Suatu hari ketika Ida pulang dari menjenguk ibunya, didapatinya Adi sedang berhubungan intim dengan perempuan muda di kamarnya. Dengan marah, Ida membanting pintu & bermaksud pergi meninggalkan rumah.

Adi mengejarnya sambil berkata, "Dengar dulu dong penjelasanku. Paling tidak sebelum loe pergi, loe tahu asal mula kejadian nya."

Agak penasaran, Ida

Kiss & Slap

There was an Irishman, an Englishman and Claudia Schiffer sitting together in a carriage in a train going through Tasmania. Suddenly the train went through a tunnel and as it was an old style train there were no lights in the carriages and it went completely dark.

Then there was this kissing noise and the sound of a really loud slap. When the train came out of the tunnel, Claudia Schiffer

Kiss On The Ass

A married couple was in a terrible accident where the woman's face was severely burned. The doctor told the husband that they couldn't graft any skin from her body because she was too skinny. So the husband offered to donate some of his own skin. However, the only skin on his body that the doctor felt was suitable would have to come from his buttocks.

The husband and wife agreed that they

When Grandma Goes To Court

Oom Liem

Om Liem Sioe Liong, konglomerat Indonesia, suatu hari dia diwawancarai wartawan yang akan meliput success storynya sampai mencapai sukses :
Wartawan :  Oom, bagaimana ceritanya sampai Oom sukses menjadi konglokerat ?
Oom Liem  :  Peltama-tama Oom pelihala bebek.
W  :  Sukses Oom ?
OL :   Bebek beltelul wuanyak2, jadi bebeknya wunyak sekali. Tapi lugi.
W  :  Koq bisa rugi, Oom ?
OL :  Olang

Adam In Amsterdam

Seorang awak buah kapal mengalami kecelakaan dan kakinya patah.
Dia diopname di rumah sakit, kakinya di-gips dan harus berbaring di rumah sakit cukup lama.
Seperti biasanya, para suster selama istirahat berkumpul dan saling menceritakan hal-hal yang aneh dan lucu dari para pasien.
Seorang suster senior menceritakan tentang ABK yang mengalami patah kaki.
Walaupun dia telah berpengalaman lebih

Minta Naik Gaji

Pembantu: "Nyonya,saya mau minta kenaikan gaji..."
Nyonya: "Knp saya hrs menaikkan gaji km?"
Pembantu: "Ada 3 alasan nyonya,pertama saya membersihkan rmh lbh bersih drpd nyonya."
Nyonya: "Siapa yg blng?"
Pembantu: "Tuan yg blng."
Nyonya: "Oh?"
Pembantu: "Kedua,saya memasak lbh enak drpd nyonya."
Nyonya: "Siapa yg blng?"
Pembantu: "Tuan yg blng."
Nyonya: "Oh?"
Pembantu: "Ketiga,saya di ranjang lbh

Dermawan

Seorang pria dengan dandanan perlente, mengenakan jas, dan berkesan kaya berjalan keluar dari sebuah gedung perbankan di Jakarta. Ketika di depan gedung, seorang pengemis seumuran dirinya, dengan muka layu dan pakaian compang-camping penuh debu memohon sedekah darinya.

"Tuan kasihani saya, minta uang Rp20 ribu, tuan," ungkap pengemis meminta.

Si pria berhenti spontan dan dipandangnya wajah

Rahasia Seks

Pak Sumo dan Bu Sumi pasangan suami istri yang sangat tua sepakat mengunjungi tempat pertama bertemu untuk bernostalgia.

Pak Sumo : " Bune,  ingat ketika bertemu pertama kali 50 tahun lalu? Kita pergi dari rumah makan ini, jalan kaki menuju pojokan sana di belakang pom bensin, di pagar itu kita bercinta dengan gaya main belakang ?

Bu Sumi: "Oh..tentu saja ingat, Pakne sayang.

Pak Sumo: "Kalo

Duda Bokek

Ari yg 2 tahun menduda sdh tdk bs lg menahan hasratnya. Walaupun dgn duit pas2an, ia memberanikan diri pergi ke lokalisasi.
Sesampainya disana, ia disambut sang germo..
Germo: Malam, Bang.. Nyari cewek yah? Mau yg bgmn selera Abang?
Ari: Saya mau cewek yg terbaik disini!
Germo: Siap, Bang.. Ini ada brg baru. Namanya Deasy. Umurnya br 16 tahun. Cantik n putih mulus. Gimana, mau?
Ari: Boleh..
Germo

Ga Ada Air Susu

Seorang wanita datang menggendong bayi ke dokter anak.
Dia disuruh masuk keruangan dokter dan menunggu.
Begitu dokter keluar, dokter memeriksa si bayi dan bertanya :  "Bayi ini minum asi apa susu kaleng??", "Asi dok... " jawab si wanita.
“Ok, coba buka baju ibu”, kata si dokter.
Si wanita pun menurut.
"Saya mau periksa susu ibu" lanjut si dokter.
Si dokter pun mulai pegang2 payu dara si ibu dan

Selingkuhan Papa

Ini sebuah kisah nyata pertengkaran hebat suami istri yg nggak sepantasnya dicontoh, apalagi melibatkan anak2.

Mohon dijadikan pelajaran... ...

Begini ceritanya:

Ratna adalah seorang ibu rumah tangga yg selalu setia pada suaminya.

Dia selalu menunggu kedatangan suaminya pulang dari kantor utk menyambutnya dgn cinta dan kasih sayang.

Suatu hari, ratna ingin memasakkan makanan istimewa utk

Pabrik Sosis

Seorang kaya di pedesaan, dengan susah payah mengirin puteranya untuk kuliah di Amerika.
Selama beberapa tahun, puteranya hanya dolan saja dan kuliahnya berantakan sehingga puteranya di-recall pulang kampung

Bapak : Nak, Kamu ngapain aja di Amerika ? Dolan melulu ngabisin duit. Gak tambah pinter, gak tambah pengetahuan.
Putera : Pak, pengetahuan saya kan bertambah banyak. Coba, sekarang aku tahu

Matador Flambee

Seorang Amerika akan tour ke Spanyol. Kawannya menasehatinya agar melihat pertunjukan matador yang khas Spanyol.
Yang jangan dilewatkan adalah menu spesial "Matador Flambee" yang dihidangkan di sebuah restoran kecil di sebelah arena pertunjukan. Matador Flambee ini adalah torpedo ( testicles ) banteng yang terbunuh selama pertunjukan matador. Khasiatnya adalah untuk membuat orang 'as strong as a

Keluhan tentang Komputer

Jika Anda merasa gaptek soal komputer, jangan kuatir. Bukan Anda saja yang merasa demikian.
Jim Cartlon, seorang jurnalis Wall Street Journal, baru-baru ini mengumpulkan keluhan dari para konsumen komputer Amerika.
Dan ternyata keluhan mereka jauh lebih “idiot” daripada yang kita kira.
Berikut petikan keluhan2 konsumen yang super konyol itu :

1. Compaq pernah mempertimbangkan untuk mengubah

Sekretaris Baru

Boss bilang “Won, sekretaris baru tuh? cantik dan seksi juga ya..?”
Wonny jawab “Itu sebetulnya robot baru ciptaan saya boss..”
Boss nya kaget “Yang bener loe.. kok mirip banget sama cewe beneran..?”
Wonny bilang “Bukan cuma mirip boss, selain bisa bergerak dan diajak ngobrol kayak manusia, gw lengkapin dia dengan berbagai gadgets, sehingga bisa melakukan berbagai fungsi sekretaris dan peralatan

Vatican Humor

After getting all of Pope Benedict's luggage loaded into the limo (and he doesn't travel light), the driver notices the Pope is still standing on the kerb.
 
 'Excuse me, Your Holiness,' says the driver, 'Would you please take your seat so we can leave?'
 
 'Well, to tell you the truth,' says the Pope, 'they never let me drive at the  Vatican, when I was a cardinal, and I'd really like to

Two Prostitutes

Two prostitutes were riding around town with a sign on top of their car which said: Two Prostitutes - $50.00.
A policeman, seeing the sign, stopped them and told them they'd either
have to remove the sign or go to jail.
Just at that time, another car passed with a sign saying: 'JESUS SAVES.'
One of the girls asked the officer, 'How come you don't stop them?!'
'Well, that's a little different,'

Surrogate Father

...not a single dirty word in it...
                         
The Smiths were unable to conceive children and decided to use a surrogate father to start their family.
On the day the proxy father was to arrive, Mr. Smith kissed his wife goodbye and said, 'Well, I'm off now. The man should be here soon'. 
Half an hour later, just by chance, a door-to-door baby photographer happened to ring the

Apa itu Sex?

Suatu pagi seorang anak yang baru masuk sekolah dasar bertanya kepada ayahnya,

'Yah, ayah, sex itu apa sih, yah..?'

Terperanjat si ayah mendengar pertanyaan si upik. Terbayang dia tentang arus moderen zaman sekarang yang membuat manusia berfikiran terbuka, termasuk anak yang masih kecil. Sesuai dengan konsep pendidikan seks yang sedang hangat dibicarakan, mulailah si ayah mencari-cari jawaban

Jajan

Ada sepasang suami istri yang hidup bahagia. Karena mereka saling pengertian.

Disuatu saat tatkala istri lagi hamil tua (-/+ 7-8 Bulan) terjadilah dialog...

S: Ma, papa kangen nih ...... ayo.....dong.

I: Ah .. papa, mama kan lagi hamil, nggak bisa dong........ (sambil tersenyum simpul), mending jajan aja, mama nggak apa-apa kok.....

S: Beneran nih...(sedikit heran).

I: Iya... , Mama nggak

In The Fire

In South Sydney , a fire destroyed a multi story  block of flats. A Polynesian family of six con artists  lived on the first floor, and all six died in the fire.

An Islamic  group of seven Pakistani welfare cheats, all illegally  in the country, lived on the second floor, and they,  too, all perished in the fire.

Six Maori ex-cons lived on the 3rd  floor and they too, died.

Four Aboriginal

Neraka Indonesia

Indonesia tetap yang terbaik !

Seorang warga Indonesia meninggal dan karena amal perbuatannya buruk lalu ia dikirim menuju ke neraka. Di sana ia mendapatkan bahwa ternyata neraka itu berbeda-beda bagi tiap negara asal.

Pertama ia ke neraka orang-orang Inggris dan bertanya kpd orang-orang Inggris di situ : "Kalian diapain di sini?"

Kesempatan Sekali Seumur Hidup

Sang ayah dan ibu sangat murka ketika mengetahui anak perempuan mereka hamil.
"Siapa si bedebah itu," jerit sang ayah, sedang si ibu menangis."Suruh dia datang kesini!"
Si anak pun menelepon pria yang menghamilinya.
Setengah jam kemudian sebuah mobil Ferrari merah berhenti di depan rumah.. .
Seorang lelaki separuh baya keluar dari mobil, memberi salam lalu masuk kerumah.
Lelaki itu berhadapan

Bangsat

Seorang biksu diperintah oleh raja untuk mendampingi sang pangeran ke hutan untuk berburu rusa.

Selama berburu bidikan panah sang pangeran selalu tidak mengenai sasaran, sang pangeran sangat geram dan tanpa ia sadari ia berkata kasar  "Bangsat bidikanku meleset!!"

"Husss!" kata si biksu. "Pangeran tidak boleh berkata kasar, apa pangeran tidak takut pada Dewa Petir yang selalu menghukum

Ceritain Anak

Bapak A, B, C dan D janjian mengadakan reuni disebuah Restoran terkenal di Jakarta. Sambil makan, mereka ber 4 ngobrol-ngobrol. Bapak D pamit utk berkaraoke. Sambil mendengarkan Bapak D menyanyi, teman2nya melanjutkan obrolan.

Bapak A : "Bagaimana anak-anakmu B?

Bapak B : "Oo, baik-baik saja, sekarang anakku sudah jadi boss, pabriknya 2, pabrik sepatu dan pabrik mie. Tapi ya gitu...deh, saya

The 5 Fruits - Which would you pick?

In the middle of the table is a round food tray with five kinds of fruits on it.

They are:

A. Apple

B. Banana

C. Strawberry

D. Peach

E. Orange


Which fruit will you choose? Please think VERY carefully and don't rush into it. This is great, I was astounded!

Your choice reveals a lot about you!


Test results: Please SCROLL DOWN;


















If you have chosen:


A. Apple: That

Tidak Tahan

Pada suatu ketika di Jepang hiduplah seorang lelaki yang sederhana, namanya Oda. Ia memiliki seorang isteri yang sangat cantik dan sangat disayanginya.

Namun sang isteri mempunyai kebiasaan buruk, yaitu tiap kali diajak bicara pasti akan keterusan alias teramat sangat cerewet sekali.

Selain itu sang isteri tersebut juga suka mengumpat dengan kata-kata yang keras dan *****akkan telinga sehingga

Computer Gender

A SPANISH Teacher was explaining to her class that in Spanish, unlike  English, nouns are designated as either masculine or feminine.

'House' for instance, is feminine: 'la Casa.'
'Pencil,' however, is masculine: 'el lapiz.'

A student asked, 'What gender is 'computer'?'

Instead of giving the answer, the teacher split the class into two groups, male and female, and asked them to decide for

BARK: Delicious Dogs in Brooklyn

Restaurant Name: Bark

Restaurant Location: 474 Bergen Street, Park Slope, Brooklyn

Picture this: a hot dog joint committed to local, sustainable ingredients of the highest quality all done up in reclaimed woods with a retro diner-esque feel. And they have absurdly good milkshakes. Welcome to Bark.

Homemade pickles, heritage pork and free range chicken from Upstate NY and ice cream from Il Laboritorio de Gelato are just some of the great ingredients that elevate these hot dogs, burgers, and milkshakes well above the ordinary and make them (almost) worth paying $5-6 bucks apiece for.

After an early Spring Saturday in the park, Bark is just the way to round out the afternoon.

Bon Appetit!

Blue Ribbon, Brooklyn: Order Smart, Leave Happy

Restaurant Name: Blue Ribbon Brasserie

Restaurant Location: 280 5th Avenue, Park Slope, Brooklyn

My husband and I have lived in Park Slope for about two years now but have been leery of eating at Blue Ribbon. We've heard rave reviews and total pans. We've heard it's expensive but worth every penny and so outrageously overpriced and overrated as to be utterly avoided. Finally, (after deciding we'd spent enough money at Al di La for a little while), we went to investigate Blue Ribbon for ourselves.

Boy, am I glad we did. Here's what we learned: order smart and you will leave Blue Ribbon very happy.

The menu here is big, and rambling, and suffers a little bit from multiple personality disorder. Recently, though, I read a write-up on the owners in Saveur Magazine. Apparently, they trained at Le Cordon Blue and decided to open their own spot that brought excellence to all their favorite comfort foods. Hence the very eclectic menu...and the excellence that comes close to justifying the high prices.

One thing we noticed about the menu at Blue Ribbon is that *everything* is expensive. From the fried chicken all the way up to the lobster, you can plan on paying in the ballpark of $30 bucks for an entree. So, why not get the most luxurious foods? I mean, even if the fried chicken totally rocks the house (which I hear it does), you might feel cheated paying $26 bucks for it. But an awesome steamed lobster seems like a fairly good deal at $30 bucks. Ditto for a paella that is big enough to feed two and full of luscious seafood.

The other thing we learned was that if you arrive early, they have a Happy Hour special on fresh oysters - another way to incorporate more luxury for less money.

We started with the aforementioned oysters as well as a rich, creamy, glistening plate of roasted marrow bones that was To. Die. For. This was followed up by the classic, perfectly cooked lobster with drawn butter and a baked potato and the Basque Paella with shrimp, mussels, chicken, and various other yummy seafoods (which purports to serve one but is more than enough for two). Stuffed by this excess of riches, we finished with a single scoop of mango sorbet - the promise of summer in a little bowl.

With a carafe of wine and the tip, our bill came out to about $120, the same as if we'd eaten at Al di La, but with a greater emphasis on rich, special occasion foods. We walked (okay, teetered) out onto 5th Avenue full and happy.

Bon Appetit!

Bar Jamon: Wine, Tapas, and Dark Corners

Restaurant Name: Bar Jamon

Restaurant Location: 125 E. 17th Street, NYC

Bar Jamon is the teeny tiny sister location to Mario Batali's Casa Mono, with whom it shares a corner (and a kitchen) near Union Square. Atmospheric, with its dark wood and low lighting, this bar provides the perfect spot for drinks and excellent tapas. The place is truly miniscule and can fill up fast, but patient hovering usually pays off.

Bar Jamon is a great place to do nothing but drink wine (served by the bottle or in cuartos, which amount to about a glass and a half), but they also have a pretty extensive menu of gorgeous, creative tapas, too (the menu does not overlap with that at Casa Mono).

Over the course of a couple of visits, here's what I've tried (all of which I'd happily recommend):

The Coach Farm Piquillo consists of a glistening piquillo pepper stuffed with herbed Coach Farm goat cheese and served on a bed of raddichio and citrus fruits. It's much larger than I'd expected (more than enough for two to share), and the bed of tangy fruits and lettuces provides a delicious counterpoint to the plump, rich cheese-stuffed pepper reclining atop it.

The Pulpo with Spiced Garbanzos was also much bigger than anticipated and consisted of perfectly grilled meaty sections of octopus served on a mound of crisp, spicy garbanzo beans. I'm not usually a big fan of octopus, I guess partly because it's often poorly prepared, but this was excellent. My only complaint would be that the garbanzos were a bit dull; they didn't bring much to the overall preparation. They might have been better fried (as so many things are).

The thinly sliced Chorizo with Pickled Peppers was a smaller portion - about five or six wafer-like rounds of chorizo with a tangle of peppers piled atop. Very edible, but nothing out of the ordinary here.

Finally, the Jamon Serrano was a generous portion of really lovely, tender cured serrano ham served with chewy Italian bread. This by itself would be a great accompaniment to a cuarto of wine.

And, speaking of wine, I've sampled three different cuartos at Bar Jamon:
the Oro de Castillo, a bright and tany Verdejo; the Agro de Bazan, a full, lush Albarino; and the Olivares, a very drinkable Garnacha with a good finish. Most of the cuartos range from $9 to $19, and at the lower end of that scale, the Garnacha was an especially good deal.

Bon Appetit!