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

[str8outavannuys]

Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
Or a Mexican kid living in L.A.

I can absolutely confirm this 100%. Fat mexican lesbians LOVE Morrissey.

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
so morrissey allegedly said that he wished bush had died instead of reagan at a concert in manchester on saturday. the question is will this have any impact on his tour in the us. i'm thinking that str8 can go ahead and arbitrage those tickets because the die hard morrissey fan doesn't really care one way or another or thinks similar thoughts (though probably doesn't say them out loud in the us).

i did not have one of the giant morrissey posters up in my college dormroom, though the girl across the hall from me did and the guy next door did too.

At least he's done something interesting.

I cannot figure out what was so good about the Smiths. I can sorta get the Cure, I understand contemporaries like the Jesua and Mary chain and can even see some fleeting value in the Souxie and Banshees garbage, but the Smiths always struck me as a listless flat soft-rock garage band.

They fall into what I'd call the "Steely Dan" category - things people and critics say I should like, but I just don't get.

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally posted by SlaveNoMore
Your favorite band is about to release an entire album of covers, inclusing tunes by The Who, Buffalo Springfield, the Yardbirds and Cream.

FWIW, even I'm shocked.

If I didn't actually see the real Amazon URL on that link, I'd think it was written by the same guy who wrote the Rick Moranis death story.

"For What its Worth?" Oh, God, won't someone please think of the children???

I'm really psyched to hear another take on "Crossroads".

Blame Canada!

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally posted by mmm3587
Fuck doctors rant.

But without doctors, how would I know how to invest, which car I ought to buy, how I should remodel my home, which college my kids should attend, etc...

If I had a dollar for every doctor I know who told me about how he was going to make a killing buying into his buddies (restaurant, club, real estate deal, etc...), and consequently lost his balls on the deal, I could eat a nice sushi dinner for two - with loads of drinks.

I have yet to meet a group of people so easily separated from their money, yet so absolutely certain they're "one-upping" everybody they negotiate with. A healthy number are like partners in law firms - just stroke their ego, listen to them talk and smile and tell them they're right and they're in the palm of your hands.

Just don't litigate business issues between docs. Living hell. Worst clients ever. "Alligator arms" when it comes to paying.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
But without doctors, how would I know how to invest, which car I ought to buy, how I should remodel my home, which college my kids should attend, etc...

If I had a dollar for every doctor I know who told me about how he was going to make a killing buying into his buddies (restaurant, club, real estate deal, etc...), and consequently lost his balls on the deal, I could eat a nice sushi dinner for two - with loads of drinks.

I have yet to meet a group of people so easily separated from their money, yet so absolutely certain they're "one-upping" everybody they negotiate with. A healthy number are like partners in law firms - just stroke their ego, listen to them talk and smile and tell them they're right and they're in the palm of your hands.

Just don't litigate business issues between docs. Living hell. Worst clients ever. "Alligator arms" when it comes to paying.

Sometimes one puts his finger in my butthole. He seems nice.

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
Sometimes one puts his finger in my butthole. He seems nice.

Hank, I think we're going to need a fuller description on this one. Thanks.

[robustpuppy]

Originally posted by Fugee
What's the deal with throngs of people waiting in line in the heat for hours to walk past Reagan's casket, not to mention travelling distances to do so? It's not just that I don't particularly revere him; I can't think of any public figure for which I would feel the need to do that. I don't usually even go up to the casket at funerals. What am I missing?

I wonder whether some people are into the "event" itself - when was the last time there was a state funeral like this? It's a moment in history. Plus, all the flags on the Memorial Bridge look pretty.

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
I would like to think that the laws of economics will somehow work against this little plan to systematically fund* meritless litigation, but I haven't really reckoned with the institutionalized irrationality that is the health care system.

* No good alternative to the split infinitive here.

I would suggest "to fund meritless litigation systematically." Or, "against this plan to set up a system which funds meritless litigation." Perhaps the "which" should be "that."

[Pretty Little Flower]

Originally posted by ltl/fb
I would suggest "to fund meritless litigation systematically." Or, "against this plan to set up a system which funds meritless litigation." Perhaps the "which" should be "that."

There is no problem with Ty's split infinitive, and I think his original version reads better than your alternatives. In your second alternative, the "which" should indeed be a "that." Restrictive vs. descriptive and all that.

[bold_n_brazen]

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield


They fall into what I'd call the "Steely Dan" category - things people and critics say I should like, but I just don't get.

I recently picked up a Steely Dan CD that was on the floor of my car and stuck it in the CD player.

Something has happened to me since the last time I listened to it. I could not help but think that it sounded like the worst Lite FM radio crap I had ever heard.

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally posted by Fugee
Speaking of TM, who'd have thunk he'd fall for the old "soap opera actor had brown teeth" ploy. I think that's in the latest edition of "The Rules."

I should have known you had this book memorized, chapter and verse. Has any of it worked for you yet?

Didn't think so.

TM

[Pretty Little Flower]

Originally posted by bold_n_brazen
I recently picked up a Steely Dan CD that was on the floor of my car and stuck it in the CD player.

Something has happened to me since the last time I listened to it. I could not help but think that it sounded like the worst Lite FM radio crap I had ever heard.

One thing that has always baffled me is how Steely Dan fans insist on describing Steely Dan's music as "subversive," when I always thought a better adjective was "catchy."

[Shape Shifter]

Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
One thing that has always baffled me is how Steely Dan fans insist on describing Steely Dan's music as "subversive," when I always thought a better adjective was "catchy."

So won't you smile for the camera? I know I'll love you better.

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
There is no problem with Ty's split infinitive, and I think his original version reads better than your alternatives. In your second alternative, the "which" should indeed be a "that." Restrictive vs. descriptive and all that.

Thanks for the which/that clarification.

I was not opining that his original version didn't read better, I was pointing out that it was possible to simultaneously avoid splitting the infinitive and not sound utterly stupid.

Note I'm not asterisking my split infinitive and saying it can't be avoided. My infinitive is split, and I like it that way.

Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
If I just saved Weed's life tonight, that's thanks enough.

That greetin faced fanny can get tae fuck if he disnae have the bottle tae punch some daft cunt in the heid. It was a bleedin rammy fer fuck's sake.