Fashion Board 2-3-04 to 3-5-04

[notcasesensitive]

Very nice turnout for first day of death pool sign-ups! So far I have 6 participants (not including me). Still waiting for Fugee's picks, since she is the one who inspired the pool (not because I was wishing for her death or anything of course).

Anyway, make sure to check out the thread titled 2004 Celebrity Death Pool if you are interested in playing. I'll send around a reminder next week before the deadline for submissions. Winner receives $50 gift certificate from lawtalkers (winner's choice of amazon.com or certain other sponsors). And it is free to play (well, other than the possible bad kharma associated with betting on peoples' death). Can't beat that.

Ps. Worrying about bad kharma is for sissies. [This would have been an asterisk, but I'm still thinking that paigow might play.]

[taxwonk]

Originally posted by Jack Manfred
Let us now come together in praise of Maura Tierney. Ms. Tierney is an actress equally adept at comedy and drama. Even when she has to play down her looks, she's always appealing onscreen, but in a way that never threatens the female audience. On NewsRadio as the overachieving Lisa Miller, she complemented ace comic actors Dave Foley, Phil Hartman, and Stephen Root. On ER, her Nurse Abby redeems a show which has not been compelling for several years. She's completely credible in whatever role she plays, even when the plot isn't.

I give you Oxygen as Exhibit A. Ms. Tierney plays a cop into S&M who has to save a rich woman from a kidnapper. Despite its B-movie shell and rip-off plot, Ms. Tierney rewards you for spending ninety minutes with her.

Exhibit B is Scotland, PA where she sinks her claws into an updated version of Lady Macbeth with an earthy performance that makes the whole film rise above post-ironic, hey-can-we-get-Christopher-Walken-to-play-Macduff cheese. Her husband, the director Billy Morrissette, wouldn't have anything more than an SNL sketch without her.

Now with Welcome to Mooseport Ms. Tierney plays opposite Ray Romano and Gene Hackman as the love interest. One clip shows her throwing her underwear at Mr. Romano, who is worried that he will lose her to ex-president Hackman. I'm guessing the movie doesn't deal with the fact that Mr. Romano should have been insecure about his status with Ms. Tierney a long time before Mr. Hackman arrives in town.

Ms. Tierney deserves better than we have given her. For that, she deserves our praise... and a better agent. Str8, I'm looking in your direction.

edited to add link to imdb.org 'cause I'm so freakin' considerate.

Concur.

[robustpuppy]

Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
I confess my esteem is motivated somewhat by my unlimited love of the name "Maura" and my desire to bang the shit out of this particular Maura.

No doubt the phrase "I want to bang the shit out of you" would make Ms. Tierney swoon, if she had the opportunity to hear it.

You know, you use the word shit and mention actual shit more than anyone I know. Where I once crushed you, now I associate you with the "oops I crapped my pants" characters in the SNL ad parody. Of course the same thing can happen in actual relationships, but usually the progression takes about 50 years.

[taxwonk]

Originally posted by Jack Manfred
All it takes is for poster A to claim you ask their sock and poster B to say "I knew it all along" and all of your board cred gets siphoned off to poster A.

Unless of course, poster B is poster A's sock. Like Atticus and Hank. Then it's a one-man conspiracy.

I knew it all along.

I know you aren't Aticus's sock. He's a twisted tool with serious pedophilia and bestiality issues. You are merely cool, although sometimes bordering on the edge of tragically hip.

[taxwonk]

Originally posted by ltl/fb
There's a restaurant with just peanut butter sandwiches. Wow. And, Hank, at least one involves bacon.

I love the food network channel thing.

So, my question to you all is, crunchy or smooth?

And thanks for the link Jack.

The best birthday present I ever received was the jar of Skippy Super Chunk that Wonk Princess very carefully chose for me when she was two.

She nearly had to be sedated when Mrs. Wonk committed the unpardonable sin of dipping into the jar for her own sandwich.

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally posted by robustpuppy
No doubt the phrase "I want to bang the shit out of you" would make Ms. Tierney swoon, if she had the opportunity to hear it.

Apparently so. She's ripping her shirt off as we speak:



This site (www.absolutepictures.com) has hundreds of Newsradio stills. Good stuff.

[dtb]

Originally posted by leagleaze
This requires me to ask, what exactly is deep cleavage? How deep is too deep?

My own wardrobe consultant (alas, not from the board) suggests the following: with a blouse, open one more button than you otherwise would, but wear a camisole type t-shirt (Petit Bateau has perfect ones) underneath. That way, you reveal enough to be sexist (what's wrong with bein' a little sexy?) without looking cheap.

(And no, TM, my wardrobe consultant was not the one who suggested the cardigan-about-the-shoulders look. And for the last time, that's not a fashion statement, but a CLIMATE CONTROL DEVICE!)

[baltassoc]

Originally posted by leagleaze
This requires me to ask, what exactly is deep cleavage? How deep is too deep?

I think the imaginary line connecting nipples is the dividing line between alluring and DAMN look at my breasts, although I think there is a width factor as well (a wide neckline that low would be a lot of exposure - I'm thinking V-Neck).

[Sidd Finch]

Originally posted by bold_n_brazen
"If a woman walks around town and she has the thought, 'I have a vulva.' It changes her posture. It changes her voice. It changes the way she carries herself.""

That's just plain weird.

On the other hand, perhaps today I will carry the thought "I have a scrotum" with me, just to see how it affects my gait.

That 9am court hearing I have should be pretty interesting.

[notcasesensitive]

Originally posted by leagleaze
I admit it, I am not great with clothing outside of work clothes. I need help.

I'm starting to date again (mom dying kind of put a damper on the dating thing) and I am thinking about what I should wear. I have some major clothes shopping to do. I have dates with 3 (yes 3) different women, coming up over the next couple weeks.

So, I asked someone, who knows (yes from the board) how I should dress, and amongst her words of wisdom, which included some great advice on shoes, she said I should wear something that shows deep cleavage.

This requires me to ask, what exactly is deep cleavage? How deep is too deep?

And I know the male answer on this, there is no such thing as too deep, but that doesn't really help me. This is a date, not a here are my breasts on a plate, take me now.

Thoughts? Suggestions?

When I first read your post I thought you were discussing toe cleavage. I am thankful you were not.

What sort of dates will these be? If they are dressy dinner dates, I would advise skirts if you like your legs (with heels of course), with flirty (but not slutty) tops. I guess I'm saying hint of cleavage would probably be good, but nothing too crazy. If the dates are more casual, I'd go with nice jeans (fitted but not painted on), maybe with high-heeled boots, and a fiarly casual black top (again hint of cleavage, but not more).

But that is just what I would wear. The most important thing is to be true to your personal sense of style. Otherwise you'll be uncomfortable with your clothes during the date, and therefore not be reflecting your true, dazzling self.

Have fun!

[bold_n_brazen]

Originally posted by leagleaze
I admit it, I am not great with clothing outside of work clothes. I need help.

I'm starting to date again (mom dying kind of put a damper on the dating thing) and I am thinking about what I should wear. I have some major clothes shopping to do. I have dates with 3 (yes 3) different women, coming up over the next couple weeks.

So, I asked someone, who knows (yes from the board) how I should dress, and amongst her words of wisdom, which included some great advice on shoes, she said I should wear something that shows deep cleavage.

This requires me to ask, what exactly is deep cleavage? How deep is too deep?

And I know the male answer on this, there is no such thing as too deep, but that doesn't really help me. This is a date, not a here are my breasts on a plate, take me now.

Thoughts? Suggestions?

First of all, and I can't believe I am the first person to say this but SLUT!!! SLUT!!!! 3 different women??? You SLUT!!!!!!!!!

Now that I've gotten that out of my system, I'd say you should dress to play up your best physical features (as you see them). I, for example, think that I have gorgeous legs and a damn fine ass, so if I want to impress, I will wear high heels, a short skirt, something to maximize my personal favorite body parts. Now I know boys like big tits, and I've got them, but I don't like to have them waving all over the place (it makes me uncomfortable and self-conscious to be worrying all the time if my tits are falling out of my clothes) so I would pair the short skirt with a form fitting, but fully covered up tee shirt or sweater. So that you can see the outline and shape of the boobies, but no actual boobie-skin.

Bottom line: Yoe've got to feel comfortable and sexy. Wear something that makes you feel both.

You slut.

[Alex_de_Large]

Originally posted by bold_n_brazen
First of all, and I can't believe I am the first person to say this but SLUT!!! SLUT!!!! 3 different women??? You SLUT!!!!!!!!!

NTTAWWT

[notcasesensitive]

I was preparing to post another scary Courtney Love photo, but I came across this one and figured I'd be nice to her for one lousy day and post a decent photo of her. I will note that this photo is from 2000, and it is unlikely that a similar look could be captured today. Enjoy.

[bold_n_brazen]

Originally posted by Alex_de_Large
NTTAWWT

I never said there was anything wrong with it.

[Sidd Finch]

Originally posted by bold_n_brazen
I, for example, think that I have gorgeous legs and a damn fine ass ... I know boys like big tits, and I've got them ...

Personally, I find it hard to believe that you would be incapable of carrying around the thought "I have a vulva!" without collapsing in laughter.

Maybe if you insert the word "gorgeous," you could pull it off.