Even if you claim to have no interest in quitting your job before you eventually get fired and continuing to live the sweet Murray Hill lifestyle you've grown accustomed to by being made the kept boy of a rich older woman, surely you can admit that there's some entertainment value in watching others go down that path. Which is why we suggest looking out for "Cougars: NYC," a reality show now in development that will give us an insider look at life as the hunter and the hunted. God knows when it'll air-- presumably after the tears dry-- but the producers held an open casting call last week at Libation, so you know it's going to be good. According to pussy (cat) Dawn Ellison, who maintains a blog about banging younger men, the series aims to "shatter stereotypes that surround cougars and cubs."
Not content to sit this one out but unsure where to turn? We suggest RSVP'ing to UBS's September 9th Hedge Fund Client reception at L'Escale. It's been internally dubbed a "cougar hunt" and Andrew Cuomo is said to be attending so the upper limit should be almost unfairly high. Consider it good practice.
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Posted by guest , Aug 26, 2008 4:24PM
when did people stop growing up?
Posted by HAM05 , Aug 26, 2008 4:27PM
i believe in the late 80's when your mothers breast milk was in tight supply
Posted by guest , Aug 26, 2008 4:30PM
one of my top 10 cougars is the chick on Squawk this morning. Can anyone call her name?
Posted by guest , Aug 26, 2008 4:36PM
Yo - cougar hunt!
Posted by guest , Aug 26, 2008 4:37PM
http://www.howcast.com/guides/1552-How-To-Survive-a-Cougar-Attack?rev=1
Posted by guest , Aug 26, 2008 4:42PM
diane swonk. aged 43.
got it. case closed.
Posted by girl , Aug 26, 2008 4:46PM
Bess, your thought leadership on cougars is about as sweet as a 3 dollar rail drink at McFadden's between 5 and 7pm.
Posted by KLW , Aug 26, 2008 4:50PM
CUBS?? Oh, eww.
Posted by Bess Levin , Aug 26, 2008 4:54PM
girl-- not as sweet as a 3 dollar rail drink at McFadden's between 5 and 7pm with a side of your thoughts on v-neck vs. crew-neck.
Posted by guest , Aug 26, 2008 4:56PM
I generally enjoy repulsive stuff, but this is just nauseating.
http://cougarandthecub.com/about_us
Posted by guest , Aug 26, 2008 4:58PM
I doubt if any of the real cougars - you know, the ones with the money - will show up at a moronic casting call for another shit reality TV show.
Why? Because they'd be out of favor with their UES friends if they did. Real cougars don't want that.
Now all you "cub" wannabees remember to have those white crew-neck T-shirts showing prominently at your open collars. You'll be certain to attract only the best cougars because you'll all look like such studs. How could the ladies possibly resist?
The Guy from Delaware
Posted by HungryItalianGirl , Aug 26, 2008 4:58PM
'It seems like cougars should be going after kittens, or something. Male kittens. Mittens? ' - NYMAG.com
Posted by guest , Aug 26, 2008 5:16PM
Justin Rocket Silverman?
Posted by guest , Aug 26, 2008 5:17PM
Is it true that UBS's Bill Ferri keeps a "log" re banging younger men?
Posted by Anal_yst , Aug 26, 2008 5:23PM
was cleaning my room a while back (once a decade and all) and realized that I "won" another happy hour thing @ McFaddens, should prolly make that happen after labor day, eh?
Posted by guest , Aug 26, 2008 6:15PM
"Cuomo"
... Stopped reading right there.
Posted by guest , Aug 26, 2008 8:37PM
Isn't the term "cubs" already in use by "bears"? That might cause some confusion.
Posted by guest , Aug 26, 2008 9:35PM
Who started this whole "cougar" moniker thing? Jesus, it's like the day back long ago when a guy in the garment district suddenly flapped up the collar of his gray blazer and pushed the blazers sleeves up on his arms and suddenly an effing fad was born.
~The Guy Who Doesn't Understand Why the Word "Cougar" Became So Accepted So Fast.
Posted by guest , Aug 26, 2008 10:14PM
How do we distinguish the Cougar Cubs from Tiger Cubs?
Posted by guest , Aug 26, 2008 11:58PM
The Guy Who Doesn't Understand Why the Word "Cougar" Became So Accepted So Fast is also The Guy Who Doesn't Understand Why the Word "Geezer" Applies to Him.
Posted by guest , Aug 27, 2008 1:05AM
great piece. the "sweet murray hill lifestyle" part is especially funny. that place is so ghetto. but i guess college kids and/or people getting by on five figures need some place to hang out and get drunk for cheap.
soon to be laid-off lehman employees: the mhill is calling you...
- upper west side till i die.
Posted by guest , Aug 27, 2008 9:18AM
21 I wouldn't choose MH, but I frankly dont think UWS is that much better. No tunnel traffic, but too many strollers (and dirty sticky ones too, not like the sleak ES ones)and babbling old people sitting in diners and eating soup that drips down their chin. That's paradise?
Posted by guest , Aug 27, 2008 10:08AM
@19 – Cougar Cubs look for a wad, Tiger Cubs carry a wad.
Posted by chad , Aug 27, 2008 6:09PM
UWS making fun of Curry Hill? Isn't that like bragging about being Valedictorian of your summer school class...