Removing the feeding tube from our aging hipster plaid pants

[Replaced_Texan]

Originally posted by NotFromHere
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Six-times Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong said Monday he would retire after this year's race in July.

The 33-year-old American, addressing a news conference, said: "I have thought a lot about it, I have gone back and forth. My time has come but I will definitely have the itch every now and again.

His new two-year contract to race for the Discovery Channel team requires he compete in just one more Tour de France.

Armstrong says he is “100 percent committed” to his decision to retire and that he will not be participating in any other races after July 24 — the scheduled end of the Tour de France. (Emphasis added).

Huh. He's only 33? I thought he was older.

[robustpuppy]

Originally posted by NotFromHere
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Six-times Tour de France winner
The 33-year-old American, addressing a news conference, said: "I have thought a lot about it, I have gone back and forth. My time has come but I will definitely have the itch every now and again.

Call me childish, insensitive, and overly influenced by the puerile postings on this Board, but when Lance Armstrong says he has an itch, I picture his yellow-braceleted hand down by his uniball.

[NotFromHere]

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
Huh. He's only 33? I thought he was older.

It's been a long 33 years. He's been through a lot.

Are we missing anyone?

Pennsylvania prosecutor still missing

BELLEFONTE, Pa. - A county prosecutor who was reported missing late Friday failed to show up for work Monday, and his daughter pleaded for him to contact her.

Gricar’s car was found over the weekend in Lewisburg, a town about 45 miles away, but a search of the vehicle and a nearby stretch of river yielded no sign of anything amiss, authorities said Sunday.

Gricar’s 53-year-old brother, Roy J. Gricar, vanished under similar circumstances in May 1996, and was later ruled to have drowned himself, The Centre Daily Times reported.

[Not Bob]

Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
Let me assure everyone that I do not wear button-down collars with a suit.

Let me remind people that I do (and am doing so right this very second, with a repp tie that some British veteran would likely get all pissy about me wearing, but if he did, I would tell him that we kicked John Bull's ass *twice* so that I can have the freedom to wear a tie from the King's Royal Fussilers or whatever regiment if I damn well wanna), because that's what makes the judges happy here.

FWIW, I think DebtSlave gave me a pass on this for that reason the last time the subject came up. She did frown when I admitted to regularly wearing Town shoes in Country, though, so govern yourself accordingly.

[robustpuppy]

Originally posted by NotFromHere
It's been a long 33 years. He's been through a lot.

Indeed he has. I feel bad about my uniball comment because I did not know, until I just googled, that his cancer had spread to his stomach, lungs, and brain, because he didn't seek attention when his symptoms first appeared, and even ignored the coughing-up-blood symptom for a while. Now it just feels wrong to mock Lance, even though he, those ubiquitious yellow bracelets, and the people who wear them are all rather annoying.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by NotFromHere
It's obvious that you make the wife take the trash out - so to speak.

No. What RT said. Garbage detail is a 1 guy thing. 3 different trucks. 1 for trash, 1 for recycle and 1 for green waste. No one ever gets out of a truck. If you leave your Christmas tree on the curb, it will sit there until one of the neighbor kids sets it on fire or you haul it off yourself.

We'd have union problems getting approval for these, as it would lead to lose of jobs.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by notcasesensitive
Here's a more flattering pic (well, other than that weird mid-word facial expression), so that you can see how horrible an idea it is to put her in a turtleneck:

you gotta watch the turtlenecks--

Once in a semi-dark bar I stared in disnelief at the rolls of skin this old guy had on his neck- it was sick, then, as he walked by me, I realized he had a flesh colored turtleneck on.

[Alex_de_Large]

Originally posted by notcasesensitive

And now that I've spent at least one hour of my day looking at Kit Hoover information, I thought that you'd want to know that some guy with a blog is in love with Kit Hoover. I'm not sure whether he's aware of her axing by ESPN, but if I were an ESPN exec, I'd watch my back.

"She is all hips and lips and cheekbones and nuclear perkiness that you don't normally get on morning television."

Nice description, though I would not necessarily use it to describe KH.

[robustpuppy]

Originally posted by Alex_de_Large
"She is all hips and lips and cheekbones and nuclear perkiness that you don't normally get on morning television."

Nice description, though I would not necessarily use it to describe KH.

She does have fabulous bone structure, ginormous eyes, and a lovely smile. Never noticed her hips, but I don't picture unbridled sexuality when her feet swing above the floor when she sits.

[notcasesensitive]

Originally posted by Alex_de_Large
"She is all hips and lips and cheekbones and nuclear perkiness that you don't normally get on morning television."

Nice description, though I would not necessarily use it to describe KH.

So is it wrong for me to find the name of this thread amusing, in light of Ms. Hoover's size? rp, this is ok as long as she hasn't been diagnosed with growth-stunting cancer or dwarfism, right?

[robustpuppy]

Originally posted by notcasesensitive
So is it wrong for me to find the name of this thread amusing, in light of Ms. Hoover's size? rp, this is ok as long as she hasn't been diagnosed with growth-stunting cancer or dwarfism, right?

Oh gosh, I hope she hasn't, 'cause golly, I would feel bad.

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
I am not, but I am still careful, because I worry about the criticisms sebby lays on those who would wear point collars.

Let me assure everyone that I do not wear button-down collars with a suit.

They can only be worn with seersucker or lightweight summer suits. When I wear either sort of suit, I always wear the button down collar. It looks fucked up to wear a spread collar with pseudo-casual suit (which all - or most - summer suits are).

I don't wear linen.

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally posted by robustpuppy
Indeed he has. I feel bad about my uniball comment because I did not know, until I just googled, that his cancer had spread to his stomach, lungs, and brain, because he didn't seek attention when his symptoms first appeared, and even ignored the coughing-up-blood symptom for a while. Now it just feels wrong to mock Lance, even though he, those ubiquitious yellow bracelets, and the people who wear them are all rather annoying.

Fuck Lance. I'm sick of his face.

TM

[robustpuppy]

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
They can only be worn with seersucker or lightweight summer suits. When I wear either sort of suit, I always wear the button down collar. It looks fucked up to wear a spread collar with pseudo-casual suit (which all - or most - summer suits are).

I don't wear linen.

Seersucker yes, linen no? Explain please.

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
you gotta watch the turtlenecks--

Once in a semi-dark bar I stared in disnelief at the rolls of skin this old guy had on his neck- it was sick, then, as he walked by me, I realized he had a flesh colored turtleneck on.

The tneck should stay on the ski slopes, and even then, it should be avoided if possible.

The tneck under the sport jacket is awful. Just awful. I don't care what GQ says. You either look like a professor or like you wandered out of Mike Myers' "Sprokets" bit on SNL.