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Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
I'm bored so I'll respond. What bugs me is that my childhood, which was full of normal ugly things like Ugg boots and Phentex(tm) ponchos knitted by my granny, is being recycled and offered up as high fashion. Next thing you know Roadrunner jeans or those blue pants with the stripes down the side that everyone wore in grade 9 will be chic. It's a cop-out by the fashion industry and it bugs me that people buy into it.
eta that I have never owned Ugg boots. my friends did when I was young though. I think they are beyond ugly.
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Ugg boots are beyond ugly, but they are incredibly warm and, for the warmth level, not that pricey (or weren't back when I got mine, years and years ago when I lived in a cold place, for utilitarian purposes).
However, I no longer live anywhere that gets cold enough to merit the Ugg boots -- and still I see them. Ugh.
I remember a crocheted polyester yarn white and light blue and dark blue poncho I had in grade school. I'm also remember something yellow and orange and brown, but I'm pretty sure that was a crocheted afghan, not a poncho. In both cases, not so attractive.
In sum, Uggs are ugh-ly but I will make an exception for utilitarian, rather than fashion, use and ponchos are also ugh-ly.
I thought I was over being sick but the level of sense in this post, combined with my inability to figure out the algebra of a gross-up payment, makes me think maybe not completely better yet.
ETA it's not the sickness, it's the medicine that's making me stupider than normal, and those ugg ponchos actually look kind of good to me right now -- my neighbor and I are disagreeing on the proper temp for our (same-thermostat) offices and it's freezing in here.
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