Fashion Board 11-2-03 - 12-09-03

[spookyfish]

Originally posted by leagleaze
As loathe as I am to agree with anything Sebbie says about women, I agree the face is most important.

Not to get all "Mr. Science" here, but there are also studies saying that this is so, largely because of body symmetry, especially in facial features. The discussion the other day about Shannen Doherty and her "uneven eyes" is a good indication of this. These studies have also indicated that while this factor is important to both women and men, it's more important a factor for women in choosing a mate.

(Feeling a lot like Cliff Clavin right now -- and bowing my head in shame.)

[Anne Elk]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
About halfway we jump behind a wall for a brief windbreak rest, and had this philosophic conversation about what the fuck we're doing. Sure thing at dorm- no mile walk through the perfect storm, or mile walk through storm for the CHANCE to maybe get somewhere with someone new.

We decided to go on to the party, but we did realize just how shallow the decision made us.

Were you successful at the party?

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally posted by baltassoc
The only thing I wouldn't really go for was stupid.

Absolutely. Intelligence is the only characteristic she must have.

For dating.

For one night stands, intelligence is irrelevant.

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally posted by leagleaze
Trust me on this. Everyone has a little evil in them.

Of course. It was an extreme example. Does this bring the discussion back to Joseph Conrad?

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?


For one night stands, intelligence is irrelevant.

Uh, perhaps even disadvantageous.

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally posted by notcasesensitive
As to Heidi Klum's ass, I have spent much of my life trying to make my ass smaller, so criticism of someone for not having an ass at all seems foreign to me. I'd take that ass.

That's white girl disease, and frankly a misconception on their parts. In the 80s and early 90s, all the Cindy Crawford types and wannabes wanted their asses as small as possible. They translated "small" or "not fat" into "flat." Few people enjoy a fat ass (and they're mostly black). Likewise, only weird white guys enjoy flat asses. But many enjoy a round, shapely, muscular ass. That is the new standard.

See Britney Spears or:



TM

PS - Yez, this post is filled with over-generalizations . Your criticisms are noted in advance.

[evenodds]

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
ABSOLUTELY. The grass is always greener elsewhere. A buddy of mine refers to this as "The Strange."

I thought that was a Chris Rock thing.

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
I think we're all, men and women, wired to want to fuck a whole lotta people.

Women are wired to perpetuate. Most of my friends date within very narrow ranges of type. That type changes over the years -- the blond california surfer in the teens becomes the tattooed pierced sullen musician in the mid 20s which further morphs into the brunette dockers wearing executive in the late 20s early 30s.

When my type shifts, I am attracted to people who resemble my new type and not attracted to the old one.

Edited to close the thought: perhaps, biologically, that is so that when women cheat, the resulting child will resemble the primary male. Damn that dna testing.

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield


Of course, the worst is a "Car Hottie" - the reverse of the Butterface. This is a girl with a stunning face who's sitting down when you first see her, either in a car or somewhere else where you can see the torso only. She's looking magnificent... until she gets out of the car or steps away from the bar and walks to the ladies room, revealing that her backyard is as big as the White House's.

There's also a different type of Car Hottie. The blonde girl wearing sunglasses and driving a convertible. She ALWAYS looks hot when she drives by. Take the sunglasses off and lose the blonde hair blowing in the wind and she's hideous. I've had it happen where I knew the girl driving by but didn't realize it. My friend and I commented on her hotness. Then we saw her get out of the car. She's not fat or anything. It's just that your perception of a blonde girl in sunglasses is of a hot girl. Your brain thinks this without really initially focusing on her face.

[Aloha Mr. Learned Hand]

Originally posted by Not Bob
Nope. NCS (oops -- "ncs") is right.* Getting fees in a breach of contract spat where both sides can afford big time law dudes and dudettes isn't that rare. Assuming that there is a prevailing party attorney fee provision in the deal between Rosie and the Germans,** she has a decent shot at getting something for her troubles. Judges have to apportion fee awards all the time, so that guy is perfectly capable of dividing the amount spent by Rosie in defense from the amount spent by Rosie on attack.

However, he will probably lean on both sides to settle it so that he doesn't have to deal with it.

*Well, I'd be able to say "NCS is absolutely right" if the suit against Rosie were filed here in the State of Podunk, but I'm pretty sure that prevailing party attorney fee provisions in contracts are enforced in TCOTU.

**Hey, I read "The Gawker" too.

My point was that everyone lost on all their claims, at least that's what the judge seemed to indicate from the bench. So if the publisher gets fees for defending Rosie's claims and vice versa, where are they? Far more likely that the judge doesn't weigh in on it and leaves them to their own fees...

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally posted by LessinSF
Courtney Love

The girl who played Joey's obnoxious girlfriend on Friends.

Pink

The lead singer for the Dipsy Twits

Chyna

Most porn chicks

You haven't named one woman with a nice body.

TM

[baltassoc]

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
Of course, the worst is a "Car Hottie" - the reverse of the Butterface. ...She's looking magnificent... until she gets out of the car or steps away from the bar and walks to the ladies room, revealing that her backyard is as big as the White House's.

I used to work with a woman who was like this to an extreme. Very, very pretty face (but "pretty", not "beautiful," if that makes sense). But her body was as if someone had grafted the torso of a 100 lb woman onto the thighs and legs of a 200 lb woman. It was disconcerting, really.

Then she got engaged and decided to lose weight for the wedding. She dropped 30 lbs in about six months, and about 29 lbs of it came off her hips. She looked good. I don't know what the point of this story was, but there it is. God I don't want to go back to the project I'm working on. Somebody please shoot me.

[taxwonk]

Originally posted by ltl/fb
Cite, please, for body being drooled over.

She did a layout for Playboy a few years back. Both Letterman and Leno had her on as a result.

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
That's white girl disease, and frankly a misconception on their parts. In the 80s and early 90s, all the Cindy Crawford types and wannabes wanted their asses as small as possible. They translated "small" or "not fat" into "flat." Few people enjoy a fat ass (and they're mostly black). Likewise, only weird white guys enjoy flat asses. But many enjoy a round, shapely, muscular ass. That is the new standard.

See Britney Spears or:



TM

PS - Yez, this post is filled with over-generalizations . Your criticisms are noted in advance.

Well, if that's the case, I now know why people say I desceneded from "Black Irish." Nothing is worse than a flat wide "secretarial spread" flat ass. However, equally bad is a "baby got back" big round bulbous ass. I think all guys dig them pert, high and "standing at attention", with just enough of a curve to make them sexy, but not fat & JLo-ish.

The ass you selected in your photo is utterly perfect.

Since you're talking generalizations here, take a gander at some Brazilian bikini models... I don't know why this is, but Brazilian women have the most perfect asses. I don't think I'll ever go to Rio because (a) my marriage would be challenged and (b) I'd probably get mugged by a trannie hooker in an alleyway. I don't how why (B) would happen... its just a feeling I get.

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by taxwonk
She did a layout for Playboy a few years back.

Yeah, like being in playboy means someone is hot. They published the women of wal-mart for chrissake. At best this cite deserves a cf.

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
Uh, perhaps even disadvantageous.

True, but smart and slutty can sometimes be a helluva combination...