New Fashion Board 10-3-2003 - 11-7-2003

[LessinSF]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
That makes perfect sense, except it doesn't. What the hell are you talking about?

That rap has become so mainstream that it is pop. Every 11 year old likes it. Ergo, it must suck, like practically every other type of music that has become such pablum that it becomes No. 1-10 on the Billboard charts, such as the Monkeys, Turtles, or Looking Glass. The proof that it sucks is that the masses like it so much. 8 million people are always wrong.

[Say_hello_for_me]

Originally posted by Bad_Rich_Chic
[Dead body stuff]

The "hot" water would tend towards room temperature pretty quickly, not that it makes that much of a difference. But the gist is not something more people like to think about. Heat + water + dead bodies + a few days, does not an open-casket wake make.

Hello

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
I think this board does an excellent job of that already. But I'll keep my voice down so as to not call SD back and further enrage fringe (who seems to be preoccupied with the return of bunny foo foo -- not to be confused with fu of the land with the same name).

TM

SSSSSHHHHHHHHH. It'll hear you.

And I don't like your use of the word "enrage." It conjures up visions of a vein throbbing in my forehead and really, that just does not happen.

And, what is the land of fu if it has nothing to do with foo foo? On a side note, putting her on the ignore list was I think what clued me into the fact that I can no longer have that other person on it.

Edited to say that I do appreciate you not capitalizing me, as is correct.

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally posted by NotFromHere
If that's what you consider constructive, I feel so very sorry for the people who have to deal with you/your constructive whatever all day long.

On the other hand, if you were just going for the cheap joke then OK, but geez just pick on someone else for a change.

Translation: Whip me like whiny boy until I take my ball, go home and come back with a different moniker.

Thurgreed(hoping this isn't an inside joke between friends and there is actually animosity here -- but acknowledging that I may just be whiffing)Marshall

[Replaced_Texan]

Not that this is particularly new information, but I felt it was important to remind people that I'm fully aware of my geekdom, before I gave the following link:

http://www.lordoftherings.net/trilogy/index.html

They are releasing the extended version of The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers in limited theaters before they release the final installment of the trilogy. The day the final installment is released, for the uber geeks, these same selected theaters are going to do a full marathon. Extended FotR, extended TTT, and premire of the Return of the King (regular version). I think that boils down to 11 hours of hobbits. In Houston, all of this will be on one of those IMAX screens. Anyhow, you can buy tickets at the above link.

R(yes, I know, I'm a geek)T

[Greedy,Greedy,Greedy]

Originally posted by ltl/fb
Edited to say that I do appreciate you not capitalizing me, as is correct.

So why is it "St. Fringe the Benefit" above your Avatar?

[Shape Shifter]

Originally posted by andViolins
For a Halloween disguise

For those, like me (when uninspired), completely lacking in creativity:

http://www.costumeideazone.com/uniq.asp

Favorite costumes I've seen in the past:

Serial Killer

A coworker many years ago came as a serial killer to our work Halloween party. He wore a t-shirt on which he'd written, "Ma never loved me" in pig's blood and he carried a chainsaw that he would start occasionally (inside). Around his neck he wore raw pig's feet that he had attached to a metal necklace. He carried raw liver in his pocket. After a few drinks, he started breaking off pieces of the liver and attempted to toss the pieces into people's beer cups as they walked by. Eventually, Dave occupied a corner of the house by himself. Unfortunately, it was a corner next to the heater. After a couple of hours, he smelled like rotting meat (because of the rotting meat). His girlfriend was so proud.

Naughty Catholic School Girls

This never gets old for me. Especially when done as a group.

[evenodds]

Originally posted by NotFromHere
If that's what you consider constructive, I feel so very sorry for the people who have to deal with you/your constructive whatever all day long.

On the other hand, if you were just going for the cheap joke then OK, but geez just pick on someone else for a change.

Crumbling in the corner and whining about getting picked on is the opposite action you should take.

The FB is rough-and-tumble. Yesterday, the arrow pointed at you. Keep this attitude up and it will be stuck there for a while.

There are no safe targets and no one gets a pass.

So, to use a sports analogy you'll understand, cowboy up and swing back, or just stop whining.

Even(your helpful FB moderator!)Odds

Edited to add:
I cannot believe that Thurgreed beat me to the punch.

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy
So why is it "St. Fringe the Benefit" above your Avatar?

Because I think the Church would be offended if I didn't capitalize my saint name.

[Shape Shifter]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
Thurgreed(hoping this isn't an inside joke between friends and there is actually animosity here -- but acknowledging that I may just be whiffing)Marshall

No inside joke, so no whiff. But no real animosity on my part, either. When I flame nfh, I get that feeling you get when you laugh at someone on the street with a hideous deformity or a pronounced speech impediment. You feel bad for doing it. A better person would not do it. But sometime you just can't help it.

[greatwhitenorthchick]

So I was out today and this person I met was really good looking until I looked down and saw his shoes. Really really bad old man shoes. Looked awful. So bad that I could not draw my eyes away (like the mole in Goldmember).

It reminded me that the same thing happened to me once on a date (or not really a date, a meet someone in a bar thing) and everything about this guy was great except for his shoes. I slept with him anyway, but could not really take him seriously after that.

Is this just a defect I have or has anyone else ever had this kind of shallow shoe fixation (or another meaningless fixation)?

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally posted by LessinSF
That rap has become so mainstream that it is pop. Every 11 year old likes it. Ergo, it must suck, like practically every other type of music that has become such pablum that it becomes No. 1-10 on the Billboard charts, such as the Monkeys, Turtles, or Looking Glass. The proof that it sucks is that the masses like it so much. 8 million people are always wrong.

Got it, almost.

Does that throw the Beatles into the "sucks" category? Does it suck because people who otherwise wouldn't, now have access to it? Would they suck if they performed the exact same songs without having society at large hear and buy it? When the Monkees performed their "rock" music did that mean that all rock music sucked in the same way that the rap artists on top of the charts make all rap suck now?

I'm not really arguing because I hate most people and I think the commercialization and suburban popularity of rap music compromises what was once (and still is, in my opinion -- minus a few sellouts) a cool art form. I'm just trying to get a handle on this theory of yours.

TM

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by Shape Shifter
When I flame nfh, I get that feeling you get when you laugh at someone on the street with a hideous deformity or a pronounced speech impediment. You feel bad for doing it. A better person would not do it. But sometime you just can't help it.

This sounds strangely human. Definitely more human than, oh, say, me. Are you crossing to the other side? Will not your masters become offended?

[NotFromHere]

Originally posted by Shape Shifter
No inside joke, so no whiff. But no real animosity on my part, either. When I flame nfh, I get that feeling you get when you laugh at someone on the street with a hideous deformity or a pronounced speech impediment. You feel bad for doing it. A better person would not do it. But sometime you just can't help it.

Thnath betuz you a futtin ath ho.

[Greedy,Greedy,Greedy]

Originally posted by ltl/fb
Because I think the Church would be offended if I didn't capitalize my saint name.

My apologies. I thought you were the saint!