Fashion Board 3-5-04 to 4-6-04

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Originally posted by Aloha Mr. Learned Hand
They probably thought you were an Illinois alum getting ready for the Big Dance this week...

Now if you had marched like a damn fool down the middle of the street in my part of town, my neighbors would've beaten the shit out of you. When the cops arrived, they probably would've joined in.

I would let it slide because I know you. Unless you really meant something by it, then I'd probably get a few shots in too...

If you don't kick his ass, you make it seem like wearing orange shirts to communicate "dirty irish micks" is OK. Do you really want to send that message? Not that that is what he is saying. But others will see you pointing, making the thumbs up sign, and laughing, and interpret that as signaling that you support the message "dirty irish micks must be exterminated because they breed like rats and are a drain on the state."

Fuck it, I just want his ass to get kicked.

[Aloha Mr. Learned Hand]

Originally posted by ltl/fb
If you don't kick his ass, you make it seem like wearing orange shirts to communicate "dirty irish micks" is OK. Do you really want to send that message? Not that that is what he is saying. But others will see you pointing, making the thumbs up sign, and laughing, and interpret that as signaling that you support the message "dirty irish micks must be exterminated because they breed like rats and are a drain on the state."

Fuck it, I just want his ass to get kicked.

I didn't say he wouldn't get his ass kicked. I just wouldn't do the kicking. I'd just egg on the mob and watch.

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by Aloha Mr. Learned Hand
I didn't say he wouldn't get his ass kicked. I just wouldn't do the kicking. I'd just egg on the mob and watch.

You need to check out the PB and realize that nowadays (post 9/11) things are black and white. There is no grey. You are either with them or against them. If you were with them, you'd be ass-kicking, not standing by like a moron. In fact, you would be shoving to the front of the crowd in an effort to get in the first kick.

So have at it. Then go to Pittsburgh and start in on the other one.

[Atticus Grinch]

Originally posted by str8outavannuys
What is the deal with "The Darkness?" Are they for reals? Are they the new Spinal Tap? I'm not sure I get it. Is the usually discerning British music press in on the joke? I'm just confused.

That said, I think "Get your hands off my woman motherfucker," repeated 50 times, is kinda catchy.

How can a band that would write "A nimbus of blue light surrounds a crimson paw" be anything but sincere? Further, I submit that "Holding My Own" is the most lyrically masterful over-the-top paean to masturbation since, dare I say, "I Touch Myself." And you can't get more sincere than a song about masturbation.

I've officially stopped using "That dog won't hunt" because it's so 1996 (i.e., past its sell-by date). It's been replaced with "That dog don't give a fuck," which isn't precisely interchangeable, because words have meaning.*

*I learned this on the PB. Thanks, Bilmore!

[bilmore]

Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
*I learned this on the PB. Thanks, Bilmore!

My kids do this, too. It's unattractive.

[Hank Chinaski]

1 Fringe- "People on politics say what they mean"
2 Atticus- "You can learn so much on Politics"
3 bilmore- "i love Atticus like my child"

All this is true people. but better yet, we made a rule you can't insult people on Politics! That's right, imagine Thurgreed- they can't make fun of our moms. Taxwonk- we can argue with you, but can't call you names about physical stuff. and ncs; its mean to make fun of people's spelling and we'd never do it on Politics.
Oh, its just the bestest place!!!
you should all come there now!
But Sebastian- you can't say Guido there.....:shame: :shame:

[bold_n_brazen]

Originally posted by ltl/fb


Could you please let me know whether you, a man, are pleased yet? I want the big house in the burbs so I can leave the pleased man, sell my half of the house and buy someplace cool in a city. Near a place with lots of lube.

Yo, bitch. Off my corner...

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by bold_n_brazen
Yo, bitch. Off my corner...

Honey, you have opted to stay in McMansion land. I am nowhere near McMansion land. You do the math. Think of me as a disciple.

[robustpuppy]

Originally posted by ltl/fb
Honey, you have opted to stay in McMansion land. I am nowhere near McMansion land. You do the math. Think of me as a disciple.

I think she means it literally. As in, "get out of my neighborhood before you drive down property values."

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Originally posted by robustpuppy
I think she means it literally. As in, "get out of my neighborhood before you drive down property values."

Ooooohhhhhh, that makes sense.

Except, I'm not in her neighborhood. I'm just aspiring. You know, the American Dream.

[Not Bob]

(but what's so amazing about really deep thoughts?)

Anyway, I'm watching a James Bond movie on Spike (The World Is Not Enough -- wasn't that a sock for someone once?), and I see a commercial for Starsky and Hutch. This particular commercial focuses on the joy that is Snoop Dog as Huggy Bear, and there's a clip of an India Indian guy kissing Huggy's cane and saying something or another in a sing-song accent.

And, since I am eating cheesy poofs, the old Not Bobster is in a philosophical mood. Ruminative, if you will. And I realized that it seems like all of a sudden that making fun of the India Indian accent is pretty common on commercials and in movies, etc. (yes, the Simpsons have had Apu for forever). Kind of like how black "dialect" was used in Dumbo (the crows) and Amos and Andy back in the 40s for comic relief. Asian accents and stereotypes were used in a similar way just a few years ago (think Sixteen Candles and Long Duk Dong). Then I said "whoa" in a keanu-like way. Namaste, indeed.

Oh, and I had a problem with the whole willing suspension of disbelief thingy with Denise Richards as a nuclear physicist. That one ain't the fault of the cheesy poofs, though.

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by Not Bob
(but what's so amazing about really deep thoughts?)

Anyway, I'm watching a James Bond movie on Spike (The World Is Not Enough -- wasn't that a sock for someone once?), and I see a commercial for Starsky and Hutch. This particular commercial focuses on the joy that is Snoop Dog as Huggy Bear, and there's a clip of an India Indian guy kissing Huggy's cane and saying something or another in a sing-song accent.

And, since I am eating cheesy poofs, the old Not Bobster is in a philosophical mood. Ruminative, if you will. And I realized that it seems like all of a sudden that making fun of the India Indian accent is pretty common on commercials and in movies, etc. (yes, the Simpsons have had Apu for forever). Kind of like how black "dialect" was used in Dumbo (the crows) and Amos and Andy back in the 40s for comic relief. Asian accents and stereotypes were used in a similar way just a few years ago (think Sixteen Candles and Long Duk Dong). Then I said "whoa" in a keanu-like way. Namaste, indeed.

Oh, and I had a problem with the whole willing suspension of disbelief thingy with Denise Richards as a nuclear physicist. That one ain't the fault of the cheesy poofs, though.

But it's OK to mock the India Indians because they are stealing all our jobs. They are kind of like fat people in that they are mockable. Oh, and butterface people.

[tmdiva]

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Well, to the surprise of no one, Leah "Labelle" was sent home tonight. In her final performance, she actually loosened up a little and sounded better than she had for quite a while. I still think she deserved to be sent home, though.

The big surprise was that Jennifer Hudson was in the bottom three. Maybe America remembers too well her bad eyeliner and scary outfits? Because certainly vocally she's in the top half of the final 12.

The group number and the cheesy videos showed more of the contestants, which was good for some and bad for others. It was a bad idea to start the group medley with the two white guys with zero rhythm. They rushed the tempo, and if it hadn't been such a short snippet, all might have been lost. George and the Hobbit sounded great together, though.

On the good side, Latoya showed a lot more personality, particularly in the footage of them getting to their house. And Diana Degarmo bugs me more and more. I didn't mention yesterday how boring I thought her "package" was. Sure, she's young and doesn't have a really complicated life, but Jasmine's young, too, and her "package" was hysterical. Hmph.

Another thing from tonight--Clay hit the first off-pitch note I've ever heard from him. He also seemed oddly nervous--his voice was shaking on the quiet parts of his song.

tm

[Shape Shifter]

Originally posted by tmdiva
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The group number and the cheesy videos showed more of the contestants, which was good for some and bad for others.

The videos were basically Ford commercials. I realize that the show was 50 minutes of filler, but that was just insulting.

Originally posted by tmdiva It was a bad idea to start the group medley with the two white guys with zero rhythm.

Howdy Doody should not be allowed to dance. Just put a stool under his ass and let him try to croon. I've seen better hip movement during baptist hymns.

[Not Me]

Blue cheese - smells bad; tastes good.

Go figure.