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[NotFromHere]

Originally posted by notcasesensitive
Did McConaughey actually refer to Lance as "Livestrong" in that article you quoted earlier? If so, that is the gayest of the faggy homo nicknames I have ever heard. I knew that is what the bracelets were called but I didn't realize that Lance referred to himself that way. Homo. Sexual.

Yes. Those were straight quotes, no editorializing. I thought it was odd not to say Lance, since it is shorter and all. No wonder.

The picture was quite cute. As well.

eta, I'm not sure that Lance calls himself that, but it's at least McConaghey's pet name for him.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
For the record, that certain young lady is not me.

(although I am sure none of you would have jumped to that conclusion given that "young lady" is a bit of a stretch for me)

the lady did not remind me. a gentleman did.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by str8outavannuys
Since I haven't lived in Canada for lo these 15 years, the best I can do is take us back to 1991-ish.

A-List: Don Cherry, Bob Cole, Gary Dornhoffer, Peter Mansbridge, Barbara Frum, most of the Kids in the Hall, anyone who was ever on SCTV, whoever called the Wednesday night Leafs games on Channel 11.

B-List: Jim Perry, Bruce McCullough, John Major, the Barenaked Ladies, Jeannie Becker, Moses Znaimer, Brian Williams.

C-List: Anyone who was on Degrassi Jr. High, anyone who was on Beachcombers, the hugely underrated "Four on the Floor" guys

D-List: Anyone who was on any other CBC series (I don't think CTV had any original programming back then), any Much Music VJ, Mark Jones (who has gone on to bigger and better things) and any other TSN Sportsdesk (the name of the flagship show before it was changed to SportsCentre) anchors.

recurring role on street legal as Lisa Tchobanian?

[Pretty Little Flower]

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Michael just finished showing and I am disappointed. Laura had a 20's thing going and it was good, but not daring enough. Ulli was good -- some of the same old shit, but some new stuff that was goof. Jeffrey was good. Very good. Stepped outside of himself but athe the same time remained true to himself, and had a great flow to the collection. I don't particularly like the guy, but on this night, he should win.

[dc_chef]

Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
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Michael just finished showing and I am disappointed. Laura had a 20's thing going and it was good, but not daring enough. Ulli was good -- some of the same old shit, but some new stuff that was goof. Jeffrey was good. Very good. Stepped outside of himself but athe the same time remained true to himself, and had a great flow to the collection. I don't particularly like the guy, but on this night, he should win.

What is it with those shows (Rockstar is another example) with the bizarre criticism? One person stepped it up too little, one person stepped it up too much, cohesiveness of colors? The hell? Someone discussed the fact that people would buy the clothes, but that was like a throw away comment. With the rest of the stuff, I was expecting something like, well, we really liked your collection, but the way that you brushed your teeth before the show really irked me...

[Fugee]

I blame Fringey.

[barely_legal]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
Of course, if they're around.

TM

I HAVE NOT WATCHED IT YET SO USE SPOILER SPACE, PLEASE!


However, I did finally watch the finale of Flavor of Love, so if anyboy wants to discuss that, I'm game. And I'm not going to use spoiler space unlesss it is specifically requested because I want everybody else who actually watches that show to have to come out of the shame closet and stand proud with me.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by barely_legal
However, I did finally watch the finale of Flavor of Love, so if anyboy wants to discuss that, I'm game. And I'm not going to use spoiler space unlesss it is specifically requested because I want everybody else who actually watches that show to have to come out of the shame closet and stand proud with me.

I don't watch FOL, BUT I do watch ANTM instead of baseball.

Am I a homo?

[barely_legal]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
I don't watch FOL, BUT I do watch ANTM instead of baseball.

Am I a homo?

No, just queer.

ETA: I haven't watched the most recent episode of ANTM yet either so please use spoiler space if you want to discuss.

[Pretty Little Flower]

Originally posted by dc_chef
What is it with those shows (Rockstar is another example) with the bizarre criticism? One person stepped it up too little, one person stepped it up too much, cohesiveness of colors? The hell? Someone discussed the fact that people would buy the clothes, but that was like a throw away comment. With the rest of the stuff, I was expecting something like, well, we really liked your collection, but the way that you brushed your teeth before the show really irked me...

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I'm not sure the criticisms were so bizarre. I assume the judges wanted the designers to "step it up" or whatever words they used because they wanted to see the range of the designers -- to see that the designers could push themselves to create something out of their comfort zone (which they each have) and yet still make it good. The comment about one designer stepping it up too much is just that this designer, in attempting to be a bit risky, overstepped the bounds of good taste. As they said, it's a fine line between daring and gaudy. As for cohesiveness, well, one aspect of the competition was to create a "collection." Otherwise it would have been called a "bunch of individual pieces." So cohesiveness factors into the judging equation. Finally, the comment that people would buy the clothes is not a throwaway comment. It was a great compliment, but obviously that cannot be enough. Otherwise the designer who sends models down the runways in jeans and white t-shirts wins. Sure, like any subjective judging, you are going to get some weird comments. But I thought the judges were pretty right on last night. I mean, hell, they agreed with me.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
Cogent, concise and cohesive analysis that not only wraps up a reality series, but in a way serves as an indictment on reality television in general.

bravo. That was very well done. Surely no one could criticize any part of your post.

Except......sometimes I wonder if you and I, and the 2 other regular posters who are super-intelligent might be off-putting to potential newbers. Someone waiting in the wings might read your post and feel intimidated since they realize there is little chance they could ever reach that level of truth, comedy, and biting, effecient intelligence all in a post written in a short break from the workday.

I've been dumbing it down the last few months in an attempt to move the mean down- not to Coltrane levels, but closer to ncs or nfh, whichever one it is that is the smarter one. Someday, the board flooded with newbers, we all may thank you for pulling punches now.

Just a thought.

[greatwhitenorthchick]

Originally posted by dc_chef
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What is it with those shows (Rockstar is another example) with the bizarre criticism? One person stepped it up too little, one person stepped it up too much, cohesiveness of colors? The hell? Someone discussed the fact that people would buy the clothes, but that was like a throw away comment. With the rest of the stuff, I was expecting something like, well, we really liked your collection, but the way that you brushed your teeth before the show really irked me...

I don't think the criticism was bizarre. I thought it was actually correct. A collection is judged artistically, not just on how well it will sell. That's just one factor. I think all of the clothes shown last night would sell. However, I actually agreed with the judges as to who should win (although I was very pissed about it). Unfortunately Michael does not do well (yet) when he is operating without a clear structure. The challenges that he won were very structured. He falls back on old habits when he is given total creative freedom. Oh well, he is beloved by America, is dating Brandy and everyone knows it is just a matter of time before he becomes a great designer, so I don't feel too bad for him.

[greatwhitenorthchick]

Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower

But I thought the judges were pretty right on last night.

I was going to use the phrase "right on" in my post as well to describe the judging. However I edited at the last minute because I thought the phrase was a little old hat.

Just FYI.

[Pretty Little Flower]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
bravo. That was very well done. Surely no one could criticize any part of your post.

Except......sometimes I wonder if you and I, and the 2 other regular posters who are super-intelligent might be off-putting to potential newbers. Someone waiting in the wings might read your post and feel intimidated since they realize there is little chance they could ever reach that level of truth, comedy, and biting, effecient intelligence all in a post written in a short break from the workday.

I've been dumbing it down the last few months in an attempt to move the mean down- not to Coltrane levels, but closer to ncs or nfh, whichever one it is that is the smarter one. Someday, the board flooded with newbers, we all may thank you for pulling punches now.

Just a thought.

You think so little of the potential Newbers out there. Your point would be valid if the Board's Newber Attraction Manifesto were to populate the Board with as many new posters as possible, regardless of quality, intelligence, or wit. But, and I have remained consistent on this since day one, I feel that the way to attract the Newbers that we really want here is to step it up, without going over the top. Mental precision is important, but anybody can be mentally precise if all that poster writes are bland, one sentence posts. We need Newbers who can push themselves out of their posting comfort zones, and yet maintain the same high quality posting standards that continue to make the Board a Newber-Friendly environment. We need Newbers who can establish a cohesiveness of posting styles without getting stuck in an intellectual rut. I dream of a Board that is populated with these types of Newbers, and therefore I respectfully decline your suggestion.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
You think so little of the potential Newbers out there. Your point would be valid if the Board's Newber Attraction Manifesto were to populate the Board with as many new posters as possible, regardless of quality, intelligence, or wit. But, and I have remained consistent on this since day one, I feel that the way to attract the Newbers that we really want here is to step it up, without going over the top. Mental precision is important, but anybody can be mentally precise if all that poster writes are bland, one sentence posts. We need Newbers who can push themselves out of their posting comfort zones, and yet maintain the same high quality posting standards that continue to make the Board a Newber-Friendly environment. We need Newbers who can establish a cohesiveness of posting styles without getting stuck in an intellectual rut. I dream of a Board that is populated with these types of Newbers, and therefore I respectfully decline your suggestion.

Are you saying I should bring back the Guernica stuff?