Fashion Board 1-08-04 through 02-03-04

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by paigowprincess
'Wives' Author Olivia Goldsmith Dies
The "First Wives Club" writer succumbs in New York Thursday due
to complications that apparently took place during plastic surgery
earlier this month.

Guess you'd better reconsider your book proposal.

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally posted by notcasesensitive
I'd be surprised if that happened w/r/t the deals that I participate in b/c 99% of the time the other side is trying to get money from my client. Seems counterproductive. What I am referring to is not assholish negotiating tactics but literal tooishness. Like I'd never want to have a conversation with this person away from this deal. It is some combination of the manner of speech and the words used that makes me think that these (typically) guys are way to full of themselves and are generally worthless human beings.

As far as negotiating tactics go, I think that there is a difference in level of results between assholish behavior and persistence. Persistence (whether warranted or not) in bringing stuff up or holding onto points typically pays in my experience, not assholishness.

There are assholes and tools everywhere, but in my experience there is a specific breed of NY toolishness that I run into about half the time I work with bigger NY firms (even with NY offices of non-NY firms). That's why I thought maybe it is learned behavior there.

This isn't typical of NYC lawyers, it's typical of NYC. A buddy of mine (let's call him Glenn, only b/c the name makes me laugh) works for a large bank. The bank was transitioning something or the other and needed Glenn to go to NYC to oversee the transition. It was a week-long project. Glenn shows up, observes a little bit and begins to offer suggestions and solutions. He has to deal with the group as well as individuals. Many of the NYC people asked him where he was from. He said "Chicago" and they basically wrote him off. For the first two days, they didn't pay attention to him at all. Glenn is a very patient person. He waited. He watched. He observed that the only thing this NYC office was good at was bitching and moaning. No wonder they couldn't do this shit themselves. They were too busy complaining. Charlotte did fine on its own. Hell, Mexico City was smoother than this. This was the most inefficient group of people he had ever seen in his life. Finally, they realized that they couldn't do it w/out Glenn. They started to ask questions and Glenn answered. By Thursday, Glenn was basically doing everything for them. They begged Glenn to stay. For another week. They loved him, the savior from the Second City. Permanently? No way, he told me, he didn't have the fucking energy to deal with those fucking babies. Not only were they assholes and condescending, but they were stupid to boot.

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
I'm calling in help. [Article about point guards] I know these ranking are bullshit, but so is your argument style.

You don't get it and you never will. You can say Billups is a great point guard until you're blue in the face. It doesn't make him a better player than McGrady. It doesn't make him a better pick than McGrady. It doesn't really mean anything other than he's a good point guard.

Let me help you since you don't really know shit. If every team in the league would trade Billups for McGrady, it makes no sense to take Billups over McGrady. Ever. Even if your team really, really needs a point guard. You can always land Billups (or a much better point guard) using McGrady. Therefore, it's beyond stupid to say that it's a wise decision to choose Billups over McGrady. I anticipate your answer to this will be, "But Billups is a good point guard," because your argument style and the substance of your argument is complete nonsense.

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
Shaq, Kobe, Duncan, Ben Wallace, Kidd, wait... oh, I know Ben doesn't score much- bounce him.

Wow. You really are retarded.

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
My point was that it depends on where you team is, who would be the better choice. This isn't an objective thing.

No. That makes sense only when you're comparing players on the same level. Does it make sense to add a Kidd or a Garnett? Well, let's look to our team's needs. When the decision is to be made between a McGrady and a Billups, the choice is simple, objective one.

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
Thurgreed tribute argument...You've just showed there's no point talking to you. Michael willed his team to get in shape to win. McGrady will have to buy any rings he wears. You should buy a helmet. ...blah blah blah....

1. Get your own lines.
2. Early in his career, Michael did NOT will his team to get in shape to win. That's why I told you to compare them at similar points in their career. Michael was a one-man show on a team that looked a lot like the Magic right now, you idiot.

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
Point guards grow up slow. He hadn't gotten the chance to play much until he hit Detroit.

Yeah. All the great point guards needed 5 years before you knew they were something special. Wtf are you talking about? Do you want to know why he didn't get a chance to play much? Because he wasn't that great.

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
What I want to say is:
As to my abilities, anyone who ever has played much at any level know you can't call out a person's talent based upon anything other than seeing him play. so My basketball instinct tells me you ain't played much.

Your instincts are about as accurate as your arguments. I played in college (granted it wasn't a division I school).

You can't gauge a player's talent based upon anything other than seeing him play? Really? So, I need to actually see Bimbo Coles play to determine he ain't that good? I can't look at his numbers to make that determination? It's like you just stepped off a space ship and you have no idea how anything in this strange world of ours, works.

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
So instead I'll just say:
Fuck that! It's January, let's compare the amounts on our W-2's for playing basketball last year. I know I at least tied your ass.

How about this: We play for paychecks and I don't report the income on my next return?

TM

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
All in the Family...., Archie's so uptight he can't use a hotel bathroom, but Irene Lorenzo, married to a queer, is coming over with a monkee wrench to fix Edith's plumbing.

I'll trade you your Irene Lorenzo straight up for:



TM

[notcasesensitive]

Originally posted by paigowprincess
Excuse me but it is the Bernanrd Pivot, perhpas the greatest journalist of our time, QUESTIONAIRRE.

1) Favorite word? drat
2) Least favorite word? moist
3)turn on? NIN Closer
4) turn off? nasty feet
5)curse word? crap
6)sound I love? piano
7)sound I hate? tie between crying baby and loud obnoxious drunk women
8) profession I want to attempt? heiress
9) profession I wouldnt want to attempt? surgeon
10)Heaven? bottle of champagne, no hangover

[Pretty Little Flower]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
[Thurgreed then Hank then Thurgreed then Hank then Thurgreed then Hank then Thurgreed then Hank]

I implore you to end this thred. You two are the only ones reading it and it now takes up approximately 25% of all message space on Lawtalkers.

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
I implore you to end this thred. You two are the only ones reading it and it now takes up approximately 25% of all message space on Lawtalkers.

Or, in bar owner parlance, perhaps you two should step outside to settle things.

[leagleaze]

Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
Or, in bar owner parlance, perhaps you two should step outside to settle things.

Otherwise known as the sports board.


But personally, I am enjoying scrolling, and scrolling, and scrolling, past the posts.

[purse junkie]

01. What is your favorite word? mellifluous

02. What is your least favorite word? bitch

03. What turns you on/what turns you off? these sound too Playboy centerfold quiz to answer--I like bunnies and sunsets and walks on the beach and hate arrogant guys who only like me for my body...

05. What is your favorite curse word? I prefer demeaning terms to actual curses

06. What sound or noise do you love? waves lapping the shore

07. What sound or noise do you hate? a screaming baby is the single worst sound on the entire planet

08. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt? artist

09. What profession would you not like to do? pilot

10. If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates? I'm not convinced I'd actually arrive there, so I'd have to wing it

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally posted by bold_n_brazen
Poll

01. What is your favorite word?
Motherfucker

02. What is your least favorite word?
Obnoxious (Not because I don't think I am, but because the type of person who says it with any regularity is most like PJ)

03. What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally?
Kayaking

04. What turns you off?
My job

05. What is your favorite curse word?
Motherfucker (must be used sparingly so it doesn't lose it's bite)

06. What sound or noise do you love?
The slight rumble of the subway train coming in my direction

07. What sound or noise do you hate?
Women with high pitch voices

08. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?
Professional Golfer

09. What profession would you not like to do?
Besides mine? Salesman or guy handing flyers in or out of costume

10. If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates?
Step aside, people. Make way for my main man, Thurgreed.*

TM

* Which one of you obnoxious motherfuckers outed me to God?

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by leagleaze
Otherwise known as the sports board.


But personally, I am enjoying scrolling, and scrolling, and scrolling, past the posts.

so now you're going to do 10 posts about how we did too many posts?
I'll stop. I can't get the guy to keep his arguments in focus anyway. Maybe that comes from representing a big client where everyone has to take it or leave it.

Funny thing is we started by agreeing that Zeke will help.

[Replaced_Texan]

Originally posted by ltl/fb
Has anyone tried MOC both cold and hot? I heated it when I have had it but I like chocolate items melty. But I'm serving it for dessert for other people and I'm curious what others think.

I've tried it both ways, and I preferred the hot to the cold.

[Shape Shifter]

Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
I implore you to end this thred. You two are the only ones reading it and it now takes up approximately 25% of all message space on Lawtalkers.

Isn't it ironic that Michael Jackson is heading for hid arraignment in a Carvan of Love? Or just stupid. And creepy.

[robustpuppy]

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
I've tried it both ways, and I preferred the hot to the cold.

Some say the world will end in fire, other say in ice
From what I've tasted of desire, I hold with those who favor fire.

[Replaced_Texan]

Originally posted by leagleaze
Can't get it out here, and since shipping costs 50 bucks, that stuff had better have some gold in it.

Fine. I promised some to an FBer awhile ago and I was headed over to Whole Foods to get it for em this weekend. I'm shipping it to ems office. If anyone else wants part of this deal, PM me with coordinates and I'll see that it gets to you on Monday or Tuesday.