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

[NotFromHere]

Originally posted by notcasesensitive
The ones I'm talking about are the Canyonero massive things that ensure that no one other than a scooter will be able to use the spot next to them. The small SUVs (station wagons on steriods) and minivans usually are narrow enough to allow others to use the available spots. I just can't understand why a driver would think that they deserve to take away 2 spots that could be used by other poeple with their vehicles. Inflated sense of importance much? Honestly I don't see many minivans here in flashy-car central though, so maybe I'm misremembering.

I'm with Bilmore on this - why in the hell would I take a tiny little spot and have to slide out of said vehicle. I'm not so old and lazy to walk an extra 10 feet. As a matter of fact, I try to park as far away as possible - an end spot if available. I'm telling you, people with minivans always throw their doors open and lean their fat ass against the door while they're rummaging through the garbage in their car to find whatever it is their looking for - door dings are NOT my thing.

[Penske_Account]

Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
I agree with everything you said except for the above. I've been told (and I concur) that, with the right shoes, you should be able to run 12 right out the box. If you have to break them in, then they're not the right shoes for you.

I agree with one caveat. Racing flats/shoes. I would always break in my flats with 3-5 miles in order to make sure there were no problems, and especially no odd stitching that could cause blisters-this was always a big worry as anything under 26 I went sans socks, which seems to be a theme in my life, since I don't wear socks here either, unless I'm posting more than 26 words, in which case I sometimes wear socks. Except for those periods when I retire from socking. Like the present.

[Sidd Finch]

Originally posted by bilmore
Why, just out of curiosity, would I park my MegaBeHemothXX in some tiny little spot made for bikes and Neons and Prii? That would seem sort of . . . dumb.

And yet, SUV owners do it constantly.

Of course, these are the same people who express shock and outrage that their 50,000 pound Hummer "gets bad mileage" and "handles poorly."

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally posted by paigowprincess
Purse Junkie and SEC Chick are also stacked. I would be afraid of posting mine out of outability by process of elmination as my tatas are not motherjumpin huge.

Shame on me. I can't believe I'm discussing running when the board should clearly be focused on TITS...


You can always make your TITS! bigger...

[bilmore]

Originally posted by Sidd Finch
And yet, SUV owners do it constantly.

Constantly? All the time? All of them?

The cads.

[str8outavannuys]

Originally posted by W.W.L.D.
Well, I am sure that Funny Cide and Empire Maker will also be quite tasty.

Based on the highlights I saw on Sports Center, there's something not quite right with Funny Cide anymore. I think I could have beaten him over 10 furlongs this weekend, and I'm hardly an elite, balls-in-my-throat runner.

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by str8outavannuys
Based on the highlights I saw on Sports Center, there's something not quite right with Funny Cide anymore. I think I could have beaten him over 10 furlongs this weekend, and I'm hardly an elite, balls-in-my-throat runner.

Well, Funny Cide hasn't been a balls-in-his-throat horse for a while, either.

[mmm3587]

Originally posted by NotFromHere
I'm with Bilmore on this - why in the hell would I take a tiny little spot and have to slide out of said vehicle. I'm not so old and lazy to walk an extra 10 feet. As a matter of fact, I try to park as far away as possible - an end spot if available. I'm telling you, people with minivans always throw their doors open and lean their fat ass against the door while they're rummaging through the garbage in their car to find whatever it is their looking for - door dings are NOT my thing.

I park in a big parking garage with lots of cars. It is usually full up to the ninth floor or so after about 8:00 am (because it's mostly used by traders and others who work with the markets and get into work at 7:00 am or so). If you park above the ninth floor, your car is exposed to the elements. Given the recent rain in Chicago, I kind of like keeping my car relatively nice looking when it is possible, and I'd rather park inside the structure. Plus, the lower you park, the less time you are driving, in and out. There are several assholes in SUVs who will park poorly and stick out into the next space a little bit. A lof of people won't take these spaces. The assholes have plenty of space to get out on the driver's side; it's the car to their right which is inconvenienced. I would rather park next to them and just carefully slide out of my car than drive for another five minutes and risk getting my car all wet. Any maybe key their shit if they keep doing it, but I have too much restraint to fuck with somebody's car.

Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
Shame on me. I can't believe I'm discussing running when the board should clearly be focused on TITS...


You can always make your TITS! bigger...

It's okay. You clearly have a case of "My name is in lights" syndrome. Plus you are so cute. Except for those wretched shorts. Tell me, is she a GF or an SO?

[bilmore]

Originally posted by mmm3587
There are several assholes in SUVs who will park poorly and stick out into the next space a little bit.

Not sure I would ever commute into a BigCity in an SUV.

(Picking up the new commute-car next week. And I don't even commute into a BigCity.)

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by mmm3587
. . . . There are several assholes in SUVs who will park poorly and stick out into the next space a little bit. A lof of people won't take these spaces. . . ..

The management of the garage ought to charge the assholes double when they exit. Like fat people on an airplane.

Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
The management of the garage ought to charge the assholes double when they exit. Like fat people on an airplane.

Or like how DC should lay a tax on short people with umbrellas.

[mmm3587]

Originally posted by bilmore
Not sure I would ever commute into a BigCity in an SUV.

(Picking up the new commute-car next week. And I don't even commute into a BigCity.)

I know that you, personally, are all "I just have my big SUV for legitimate SUV purposes," which is cool. I respect that. But I think the other 99,999,999 SUV owners out there are just using them as cars. And, if they don't care about gas mileage (which I'm guessing, if one has an Expedition, one doesn't, either morally or financially) and if one doesn't really like "driving" (which, I'm guessing, if one has an Expedition, instead of a 3-series, A4 of even X5 or Volvo XC, one does not) why not drive it to work? In terms of cruising on the freeway or sitting in traffic, it's just as good if you don't care about gas mileage and want a couch instead of a car. Poor handling, acceleration and steering response? Bah! Don't you see that it's big and that the rappers drive them and that I can fit 57 Ann Taylor bags in it?

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by idle acts
I caught up on my fashion magazine reading this weekend. A brief summary:

1) Midriffs are out - thighs are in;
2) Gloves and fishnet stockings are THE must-have acessories for Fall;
3) Red is the new black (Elle);
4) Menswear tweed is the new black (Vogue);
5) Fall shoes are "ladylike" (high-heeled maryjanes with round toes or pointy-toed stilettos); and
6) Corsets and/or corset-inspired clothing is in.

I cannot wait to make a court appearance in a red suit jacket with corset detailing, tweed pencil skirt, fishnet stockings, maryjanes with 5 inch heels, and gloves. NTTAWWT

Just confirming that the pencil skirt will be slit up the side to expose your fishnet-clad thigh? Or does a slit up the side make it something other than a pencil skirt? (Note, this is somewhat of a rhetorical question and does not require any answer longer than It's still a pencil skirt; It's not a pencil skirt, it's a &*(^$# skirt, or People are undecided.)

[purse junkie]

Originally posted by paigowprincess
Or like how DC should lay a tax on short people with umbrellas.

Or, the storks could simply share the sidewalk on rainy days, and move slightly to one side instead of insisting on walking exactly in the middle. Otherwise, they deserve to be gouged in the face with umbrellas.

And don't give me any crap please--I just wear Gore-Tex instead.