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

Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
I'm talking true elites, not your shit sub-3 marathoners (which I am). I'm slow and so is everyone else not breaking 2:40. And those going sub 2:40 are still just good club runners. Not really that fast. I'm talking sub-2:20 guys and sub 2:45 women. In fact, most of the sub-3 guys I know gave up gels well before they qualified for Boston. Paula Radcliffe, KK, Geb, etc. - they mostly only drink their own mixture of sport's drink or water during the race.

While your backup of my nutritional values was infinitely bangable, I have to say that my picture of you is not. From what little I know of you (Chicago area, marathoner, Italian descent) I am picturing a pale guy with short shorts and black curly leg hair. Feel free to rid me of this image.

[ThrashersFan]

Originally posted by str8outavannuys
Do any of you know anything about food allergy/avoidance diets? (Background: some folks think that some fat people are fat mostly because they eat foods to which they are allergic, and their body stores the food instead of processing it normally; cutting out those foods leads to weight loss).

Does anyone know whether this is good science or bunk?

Str8.

Oh yeah, its an allergy alright. An allergy to self-control, good eating habits, and any form of body movement/exercise that doesn't involve food going into their mouths.

You know, for people who claim to be so happy with themselves (as opposed to skinny people who they claim are totally unhappy and in denial or whatever) fat people sure do spend a lot of time trying to find reasons for their fattiness that doesn't involve any blame/responsibility placed on themselves. If being fat is so great why not admit that you do everything you can to be that way? It ain't like some cut dude is going to deny lifting weights and claim that it is all genetic.

Hell, everyone would probably love to sit on the fucking couch all day and stuff their faces with all of the crap that tastes so good and call it genetic or an allergy but we don't because we obviously lost the furcking gene lottery and wound up with the genes that make you feel responsible for your own behavior.

Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
Well, from what you and E/O have said, cyclists DO use the gels. I stand corrected. Although my Buddy who does Ironmans carries hamburgers for the bike ride. Not gels. He's fast, but he's not elite. Personally, I could much more easily eat a banana at mile 19 than some GU. For me, GU is drive-heave-city.

I've seen Martina Hingis eat that gel stuff mid match. Fuck that, I say snort some blow.

[Penske_Account]

Originally posted by paigowprincess
While your backup of my nutritional values was infinitely bangable, I have to say that my picture of you is not. From what little I know of you (Chicago area, marathoner, Italian descent) I am picturing a pale guy with short shorts and black curly leg hair. Feel free to rid me of this image.

If you are going to wear short shorts (or a man-skirt with no undies) you have to have the decency to tiddy up those black and curlies.

[AngryMulletMan]

Originally posted by Tyrone_Slothrop
Speaking of which, I finally saw Secretary last night, and I wish it hadn't taken me so long. I've never been a big James Spader fan, but he worked for me, and Maggie Gyldenhaal really worked for me.

We rented it at the Mullethouse a couple of months ago and it got rave reviews from us. Especially since Mr. Mullet does quite a bit of employment litigation -- he howled during the job interview scene, which we had to replay at least three times. Thank goodness his assistant doesn't make many typos....

You might also like an Australian movie called Love Serenade, which has possibly the best strip tease scene in history. Miranda Otto is priceless.

[Atticus Grinch]

Originally posted by notcasesensitive
The wife of the overweight LI dad was very cute and she didn't seem to get dissed at all by the boys (vs. blond skin-tight clothes GF in the other one).

That's because Blonde GF was a controlling bitch whose nose looked like a penis (think Owen Wilson). Of course she's gonna get torn apart when she arrives at the train station dressed like a Hoboken ho-wah.

Jewish Wife, on the other hand, was very presentable. Yet the boys subtly mauled her over the state the house was in --- missing tiles, state of the closets, toys everywhere etc. The show was about him, but it was painfully obvious that the deficiencies of the house were her domain --- the guy probably didn't even know where the vacuum cleaner was (still in its original box, no doubt).



During the reveal, one of them said something about how maybe now she'll keep the place in order. (BTW, best line of that episode was, as always, from Carson: "Everybody loves a pearl necklace!")

My question is, why bother having Jai on the credits, when Blair has been Culture for two of the three episodes? The Culture Guy is pretty much redundant and duplicative anyway, I guess.

[Replaced_Texan]

Originally posted by Atticus Grinch

Jewish Wife, on the other hand, was very presentable. Yet the boys subtly mauled her over the state the house was in --- missing tiles, state of the closets, toys everywhere etc. The show was about him, but it was painfully obvious that the deficiencies of the house were her domain --- the guy probably didn't even know where the vacuum cleaner was (still in its original box, no doubt).



During the reveal, one of them said something about how maybe now she'll keep the place in order. (BTW, best line of that episode was, as always, from Carson: "Everybody loves a pearl necklace!")

You know, though, I like that they put responsibility on presentation and decoration of the house on him too. Whether or not he has anything to do with it, it's a reflection on him that the house looked so godamned awful. Leaving everything up to her clearly didn't work, and he wasn't helping matters by letting everything slide.

[notcasesensitive]

Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
That's because Blonde GF was a controlling bitch whose nose looked like a penis (think Owen Wilson). Of course she's gonna get torn apart when she arrives at the train station dressed like a Hoboken ho-wah.

Jewish Wife, on the other hand, was very presentable. Yet the boys subtly mauled her over the state the house was in --- missing tiles, state of the closets, toys everywhere etc. The show was about him, but it was painfully obvious that the deficiencies of the house were her domain --- the guy probably didn't even know where the vacuum cleaner was (still in its original box, no doubt).


My question is, why bother having Jai on the credits, when Blair has been Culture for two of the three episodes? The Culture Guy is pretty much redundant and duplicative anyway, I guess.

I guess I didn't get that from watching (re: the cleaning being her responsibility). Yeah, I knew why they tore the GF apart. Yikes.

I guess I haven't seen Jai yet. It's a shame that the super cutey bathroom boy has such a limited role, but at least they let him out of the house to have some fun. I think that Ted has it the worst (at least on the Rocker/Bimbo kitchen-disaster show). Carson has it made getting to go out and do wardrobe. Oh and I loved it when he was freaking out becuase the guy only had one pair of shoes.

[Atticus Grinch]

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
You know, though, I like that they put responsibility on presentation and decoration of the house on him too. Whether or not he has anything to do with it, it's a reflection on him that the house looked so godamned awful. Leaving everything up to her clearly didn't work, and he wasn't helping matters by letting everything slide.

I'm taking too many words to say: I felt sorry for her. I didn't think she would be happy to hear what they said about her house. In the other two shows, the place was a sty because a very straight guy lived there, very alone. But I agree with all of the above.

[Bad_Rich_Chic]

Originally posted by c2ed
I know nothing about this theory, although it doesn't make much sense. An allergy is a reaction of your immune system to something that usually isn't harmful to humans (like peanuts or dust).

There are some food allergies that cause reactions different than anaphalactic shock (throat swelling/not breathing), and wheat is a pretty common one. (I vaguely recall it is suppose to affect about 13% of the population, but most don't realize they have an allergy to wheat because they don't have "typical" allergic reactions.) One of the reactions for someone with a mild allergy to wheat is, basically, permanent bloating. Some beer drinkers have a beer-gut from something other than the extra calories. It's also one reason low-carb diets work really quickly on some people - they aren't just in ketosis, they are flushing out huge amounts of retained water when their body isn't exposed to wheat glutens, or whatever the allergy-causing thing is. That's why nutritionists, when they have someone who truly doesn't take in many calories and exercises but still can't lose weight often suggest no-wheat as a first step; if an allergy is the issue, that generally takes care of it.

That's the only "weight-loss-food-allergy" thing I'm aware of with any legitimate support, though.

BR(unfortunately, cutting out pasta and beer didn't make me magically shed 25 pounds)C

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
I am trying to eat more protein, so I bought some protein bars. They all taste like vomit. Could someone please recommend a tasty protein bar (not an energy bar)? thank you. And not soy protein - I already ingest enough of that - whey protein.

Protein or non-protein based vomit?

TM

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally posted by MisterEbola
I clicked across TNN the other day and it looks like they're warming up to the full-blown release. Something Japanese girls in small bathing suits - then dressed into huge, overstuffed outfits trying to engage in a game of dodgeball.

This show -- whose name I don't know -- is awesome, and was on before this whole Spike TV crap came along. It's been discussed on the FB board before. My wife likes it at least as much as I do, FWIW, and it's both men and women engaging in various physical challenges that involve awkward falls. I don't understand how the show doesn't involve lots of serious injuries, but maybe they make everyone stretch a lot. The only mildly irritating thing is the English voiceovers, which are louder than they are funny.

Originally posted by Tyrone_Slothrop
This show -- whose name I don't know -- is awesome, and was on before this whole Spike TV crap came along. It's been discussed on the FB board before. My wife likes it at least as much as I do, FWIW, and it's both men and women engaging in various physical challenges that involve awkward falls. I don't understand how the show doesn't involve lots of serious injuries, but maybe they make everyone stretch a lot. The only mildly irritating thing is the English voiceovers, which are louder than they are funny.

Speaking of English voiceovers for excellent Asian shows, wtf happened to Iron Chef? I turned it on and everyone was American! This is an outrage! I love the giggling Japanese Actress and whoever that host guy is. That show is all about the disgusting ingredients and horrible voiceovers.

[W.W.L.D.]

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[ThrashersFan]

Originally posted by paigowprincess
Speaking of English voiceovers for excellent Asian shows, wtf happened to Iron Chef? I turned it on and everyone was American! This is an outrage! I love the giggling Japanese Actress and whoever that host guy is. That show is all about the disgusting ingredients and horrible voiceovers.

I guess I wasn't the only one to catch this horrible Captain Kirk hosted travesty. I like the original Iron Chef -- although I must admit that the few times they have had to kill the ingredient at the kitchen counter have turned me off a little bit. This new American version reminds me of when Bobby Flay competed on the original and I felt ashamed because of his antics -- why can't Americans do anything without having to be "over the top?" Anyway, I will be investigating the disappearance of the original Iroon Chef and let you know what I find out -- and if it will be back on FN.

edited to add that according to Food Network, the new show (Iron Chef USA) will air on Saturdays at 10pm and 1am while the original Iron Chef will continue to air on Sundays at 7pm. There is rumor on a message board at FN.com that they only made 2 Iron Chef USA shows and that the original will come back full force on August 2nd. It looks like the "American" Iron Chef was a total flop.