Fashionistas you have arrived 3-25-03 - 10-3-03

[Greedy,Greedy,Greedy]

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
What I love about Texas is that pretty much everything is within the realm of possibility.

How about crisp. clear winter air on a snowy mountain? A fantastic chef running a truly authentic provincial French restaurant in an old barn in the hills or on a little island off the coast? Italian street festivals on the Saints' days? The smell of a sugar shack when the sap is running?

Not to knock Texas, it's got plenty of possibilities, but some of them just happen to lie elsewhere.

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy
How about crisp. clear winter air on a snowy mountain? A fantastic chef running a truly authentic provincial French restaurant in an old barn in the hills or on a little island off the coast? Italian street festivals on the Saints' days? The smell of a sugar shack when the sap is running?

Not to knock Texas, it's got plenty of possibilities, but some of them just happen to lie elsewhere.

Did you read the rest of her post? Why I do believe she was saying that bizarre-ass things are possible, not that it contains all aspects of geography, climate, and ethnicity. Relax. It's Friday!

[Mr. Man]

Originally posted by NotFromHere
Three points: First, Bite me.
Second: I didn't characterize anything as an "investment." You did. Investment is a "capital outlay" and if you're spending a few thou on anything, that's a capital outlay. Depreciation, schmeciation.
Third: Your second point missed the point. I was merely responding to what's-his-name when he said that there was no difference between a $2000 system and a $10000 system and if person wants to spend $10000 on an amp and it doesn't mean waiving child-support payments, then what the fuck do you care? People spend money on dumber shit than that (homerun baseballs, ugly art). Get off your horse and maybe sit a listen to a $10000 amp - or maybe you're just not a music lover - then that's ok - spend your money on bonds and shut up.

I find interesting that a lot of the folks that get the pricey systems (maybe the people mmm3587 is referring to) pay a lot of money and still end up with crap. Picking up the super-hyped sounding components that end up making your ears bleed. Kind of like the audio equivalent of a camaro.

Clearly anyone who thinks the Duettas are harsh sounding is not in that group though

[Replaced_Texan]

Originally posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy
How about crisp. clear winter air on a snowy mountain? A fantastic chef running a truly authentic provincial French restaurant in an old barn in the hills or on a little island off the coast? Italian street festivals on the Saints' days? The smell of a sugar shack when the sap is running?

Not to knock Texas, it's got plenty of possibilities, but some of them just happen to lie elsewhere.

Didn't you know most of the state of Colorado and half of northern New Mexico was annexed years ago? Look at the plates in any of the parking lots at the slopes, and half of them will be from Texas. Hell, the Buckaroo Ball, a major Dallas social event, takes place in Santa Fe every year. My roommate from Colorado my freshman year of college found out I was from Texas and bitched about the invaders and bet that I drove a Suburban (years before people were bitching about SUVs)...

We're perfectly happy to go to other locales if it serves our purposes. And we're perfectly happy to try and recreate what we see elsewhere.

[Mr. Man]

Originally posted by ltl/fb
Where on earth are you from that friendly people are scary (even if "just a bit")? Poor thing. You're like an abused child who is frightened by people who try to feed, clothe and love it. It'll be better soon.

You could have saved me a lot of co-pays.

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by Mr. Man
You could have saved me a lot of co-pays.

Hope it will still be helpful to you and good luck with that therapy!*

*I say this knowing full well you will probably have to have a double session because of the stress caused by the pleasantness.

[notcasesensitive]

Originally posted by ltl/fb
Hope it will still be helpful to you and good luck with that therapy!*

*I say this knowing full well you will probably have to have a double session because of the stress caused by the pleasantness.

Ingenius Friday attack. Be nice to the guy who fears it. Well done.

[NotFromHere]

Originally posted by Mr. Man
I find interesting that a lot of the folks that get the pricey systems (maybe the people mmm3587 is referring to) pay a lot of money and still end up with crap. Picking up the super-hyped sounding components that end up making your ears bleed. Kind of like the audio equivalent of a camaro.

Clearly anyone who thinks the Duettas are harsh sounding is not in that group though

Good point. Good point. There's always Carver (the camaro of hi-fi).

[Mr. Man]

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
Didn't you know most of the state of Colorado and half of northern New Mexico was annexed years ago? Look at the plates in any of the parking lots at the slopes, and half of them will be from Texas. Hell, the Buckaroo Ball, a major Dallas social event, takes place in Santa Fe every year. My roommate from Colorado my freshman year of college found out I was from Texas and bitched about the invaders and bet that I drove a Suburban (years before people were bitching about SUVs)...

We're perfectly happy to go to other locales if it serves our purposes. And we're perfectly happy to try and recreate what we see elsewhere.

Isn't there some sort of Minister of Cultural Exports? I thought I read about that in connection with shipping the big caddies with the horns on the front and red shag carpeted seats to Colorado.

How do I get these avatar things working?

[NotFromHere]

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
Texas rant...
We're perfectly happy to go to other locales if it serves our purposes. And we're perfectly happy to try and recreate what we see elsewhere.

I'll preface this by saying I've never been to Texas, but I was told by a person who travelled to the Houston area that they paint the tunnels green to simulate plant-life. Is that part of the recreation effort of which you speak?

[Shape Shifter]

Originally posted by NotFromHere
I'll preface this by saying I've never been to Texas, but I was told by a person who travelled to the Houston area that they paint the tunnels green to simulate plant-life. Is that part of the recreation effort of which you speak?

The walls aren't painted green - that's mould. Mould is plant life.


And I prefer my recreation outside of the tunnel.

[purse junkie]

Originally posted by NotFromHere
Three points: First, Bite me.
Second: I didn't characterize anything as an "investment." You did. Investment is a "capital outlay" and if you're spending a few thou on anything, that's a capital outlay. Depreciation, schmeciation.
Third: Your second point missed the point. I was merely responding to what's-his-name when he said that there was no difference between a $2000 system and a $10000 system and if person wants to spend $10000 on an amp and it doesn't mean waiving child-support payments, then what the fuck do you care? People spend money on dumber shit than that (homerun baseballs, ugly art). Get off your horse and maybe sit a listen to a $10000 amp - or maybe you're just not a music lover - then that's ok - spend your money on bonds and shut up.

I am now feeling distinctly low-rent for being too cheap to cough up the extra 20 bucks for the special earphones with the controls on the earphone wire for my Walkman.

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by NotFromHere
I'll preface this by saying I've never been to Texas, [random unpleasantness]

That's odd, because it really sounds like one of the enormous "waterbugs" has crawled up your ass.

[blueballs]

Originally posted by Shape Shifter
The walls aren't painted green - that's mould. Mould is plant life.


And I prefer my recreation outside of the tunnel.

[NotFromHere]

Originally posted by ltl/fb
That's odd, because it really sounds like one of the enormous "waterbugs" has crawled up your ass.

Are you starting again? Is this your Friday thing? Random unpleasantness? I asked a freaking question and you're getting all defensive.