Fashion Board 6-9-04 to 7-13-04

[taxwonk]

Originally posted by leagleaze
That would be gay, not scrawny. Speaking of, did y'all see Queer eye for the straight guy last night? They did a gay guy. The show was hilarious, but gay guy was kind of freaky.

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He was easily the biggest schlub and the least worthy makeover they've ever done. And I was particularly outraged because I loved the furniture they bought the little queen.

And that improv singing bit. What the fuck was that? My dog could have done better, and looked better doing it.

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
If you can't wear a spread/modified spread, wear a button down with a rep tie and work the ultra-conseravtive look.

With a suit? Oh, the humanity.

Maybe with one of those sports coats you can't understand . . .

[patentparanyc]

Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
Yeah, that's my point. You have to be somewhat close to the actual spelling in order for that (or google) to work.

I can't help you there, buddy.

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
. Using the stall is preferable to standing in line*.

What happened to that helpful diagram of permutations. Seems like for any of the ones that were "walk away and twiddle your thumbs" (e.g., one of four spaces open) brings the stall into play.

Sebby, don't they at least put the seat up? What do you do at home?

[Darth Bader Ginsburg]

Originally posted by Shape Shifter
They're not judging you, they just think you should lose some weight. You'd probably feel better.

until they start commenting about what a nice personality you haave, and then you should start thinking about a nice AK47

[taxwonk]

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
Or you're a guidance counselor. If certain looks were cars, the point collar would be a Ford Taurus. Utterly uncreative in every possible regard. If you can't wear a spread/modified spread, wear a button down with a rep tie and work the ultra-conseravtive look.

And no, that its an Armani point doesn't make it any better. That's just the same cheap look at a higher price with slightly better fabric.

Of course, some might be inclined to say that the spread collar and windsor knot on an American male under the age of 40 is the automotive equivalent of a Hummer or a Ferrari. It just kind of screams "I have a small penis so I compensate by calling undue attention to this noose around my neck that I subconciously view as a proxy unit."

But I would never be so judgmental and make that sort of generalization. I will simply point out that nothing looks worse than a man with anything approaching a round or oval face in a spread collar with a big knot. The look is exactly the same as a balloon tied off with a bit of ribbon. Hence the utility of a point collar and a four-in-hand. They tend to lengthen the line of the face.

[red red rum]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
This makes no sense. If you fear urine backsplash, why would you rather have it on your bare skin? And if it somehow misses your bare skin, where the hell else is it going to go but down onto your pants and underwear on the floor.

If you want actual advice to what sounds like a fictional problem, mine would be: Use a different bathroom.

TM

True story. The guy is a freak. Nuts. Other than the office gossip that he has the urine-phobia thing I have no idea what his sickness is, but apparently its something pharmacology can't control. Of course he is senior as hell and has a book of biz that makes his fat ass look like a blip on the cosmic radar screen.

I just instituted my tour of the other floors bathrooms and can happily report no incidents other than an unflushed urinal. Maybe H. Chinaski's rude associate is at my firm.

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally posted by taxwonk
Of course, some might be inclined to say that the spread collar and windsor knot on an American male under the age of 40 is the automotive equivalent of a Hummer or a Ferrari. It just kind of screams "I have a small penis so I compensate by calling undue attention to this noose around my neck that I subconciously view as a proxy unit."

But I would never be so judgmental and make that sort of generalization. I will simply point out that nothing looks worse than a man with anything approaching a round or oval face in a spread collar with a big knot. The look is exactly the same as a balloon tied off with a bit of ribbon. Hence the utility of a point collar and a four-in-hand. They tend to lengthen the line of the face.

I agree with you on the Windsor. Its ugly. I do the spread with the four in hand. That may be sacrilege, but I'm not British. We Irish are not obligated by Saville Row rules (since the British traditionally would rather have our only ties made of hemp).

"Proxy unit" - that's worth this little disagreement. I'm stealing it. If that's your original, my hat's off to you.

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally posted by taxwonk
Of course, some might be inclined to say that the spread collar and windsor knot on an American male under the age of 40 is the automotive equivalent of a Hummer or a Ferrari. It just kind of screams "I have a small penis so I compensate by calling undue attention to this noose around my neck that I subconciously view as a proxy unit."

But I would never be so judgmental and make that sort of generalization. I will simply point out that nothing looks worse than a man with anything approaching a round or oval face in a spread collar with a big knot. The look is exactly the same as a balloon tied off with a bit of ribbon. Hence the utility of a point collar and a four-in-hand. They tend to lengthen the line of the face.

I'll agree. If you're thin, the spread collar/big knot looks better. If you're festive, the point collar/4-in-hand thins you.

But I think the 4-in-hand looks more like a balloon knot. And we all know that balloon knots resemble assholes.

[taxwonk]

Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
I'll agree. If you're thin, the spread collar/big knot looks better. If you're festive, the point collar/4-in-hand thins you.

But I think the 4-in-hand looks more like a balloon knot. And we all know that balloon knots resemble assholes.

It's not the knot that resembles the asshole. It's the puckered opening. And it's not the tie that makes the asshole; it's the asshole knotting the tie.

[notcasesensitive]

Originally posted by red red rum
True story. The guy is a freak. Nuts. Other than the office gossip that he has the urine-phobia thing I have no idea what his sickness is, but apparently its something pharmacology can't control. Of course he is senior as hell and has a book of biz that makes his fat ass look like a blip on the cosmic radar screen.

It seems to me that a more effective interviewee would have been able to ascertain the potential problem during the interview process. I bet you don't waste your time with quite so many pleasantries during the requisite interview with current associates next time around.

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
I'll agree. If you're thin, the spread collar/big knot looks better. If you're festive, the point collar/4-in-hand thins you.

But I think the 4-in-hand looks more like a balloon knot. And we all know that balloon knots resemble assholes.

When did this use of "festive" crop up?

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
When did this use of "festive" crop up?

Yesterday, I believe.

[Shape Shifter]

Originally posted by ltl/fb
Hank's festive?

No, gay. Why?

[Anne Elk]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
Dickhead standing next to GP, pees and flushes. It wasn't bad breeding. The guy was so warped and so competitive (?) or something that he wanted to show his distain for us by not flushing. This is the worse GA I knew.

Bad GA stories?

Is he a big bad GP now?