Fashion Board 12-09-03 through 1-08-04 - Page 131

notcasesensitive · 12-17-2003, 12:13 PM

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Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
Good point. And you are correct. And I thought NCS had distinguished herself from NFH. Oh well.

TM

I will continue the effort.

dtb · 12-17-2003, 12:14 PM

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Originally posted by Alex_de_Large
Gotta be Jackie Childs.

It's CHILES, people. Jackie CHILES!!

(Sheesh! How many times to I have to SAY this?)

12-17-2003, 12:15 PM

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Originally posted by notcasesensitive
If any was needed, that Kirsten Dunst is Not Hot:

She is looking exactly like a thinner version of a poster or once poster on this board. weird.

Shape Shifter · 12-17-2003, 12:16 PM

Favorite:

My mom's pecan candy and little green xmas tree cookies.

Least:

My mom requesting me to perform a certain John Denver xmas song for everyone who drops by. C'mon Mom, it was cute when I was 9. Now it's just humiliating.

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LessinSF · 12-17-2003, 12:18 PM

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Originally posted by spookyfish
Could you stop now, you tiresome ass? You're killing the board.

No, it is percinatious twits like you, Thurgreed and Sebby that are killing the board. I can ignore Not_Funny (and please remove Penske as an admin so I can ignore his bababooey crap too) but I can't ingore everyone that requotes him.

bold_n_brazen · 12-17-2003, 12:19 PM

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Originally posted by evenodds
Favorite/least favorite holiday traditions?

Favorite: I love Christmas carols. As a jewess, I have little opportunity to sing them, but I love them.

When I was younger, my parents used to leave Hannukah presents outside of the front door. After we'd light the Hannukah candles, they would surreptitiously knock on the counter and then tell us that the Maccabee Brothers were knocking. We'd run to the front door to find that the Maccabee Brothers were long gone, but that they'd left little gifties in their absence.

Least: Having to tiptoe around my not-jewish mother-in-law w/r/t all things Christmas. Yes, it's fine to give the Brazenette a Christmas stocking. Yes, it's fine to buy the Brazenette a Christmas dress. No, it is not okay to buy her a tiny crucifix necklace or a coloring book that let's her know that "Jesus loves you just the way you are".

Trying to figure out who to tip and exactly how much.

spookyfish · 12-17-2003, 12:23 PM

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Originally posted by LessinSF
I can ignore Not_Funny but I can't ingore everyone that requotes him.

Why do you think we do it?

(Hint: It's all about you, jackass.)

Aloha Mr. Learned Hand · 12-17-2003, 12:25 PM

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Originally posted by bold_n_brazen
After we'd light the Hannukah candles, they would surreptitiously knock on the counter and then tell us that the Maccabee Brothers were knocking. We'd run to the front door to find that the Maccabee Brothers were long gone, but that they'd left little gifties in their absence.

Alright, help a Gentile out. Who are the Maccabee Brothers?

(...and are they available on PS2?)

Seriously.

notcasesensitive · 12-17-2003, 12:30 PM

Alright, I'll admit that I watched it. Looks like they picked the four straight guys who actually followed their advice. Nothing too exciting I guess... But it was gross to see that all the toys and clothes going to charity were being stored in a freaking shower stall. I'm sure the eventual recipients would have preferred a cleaner/less mold prone location.

Those staged "tips" throughout the show were highly annoying. The reunion show confirmed for me that this shark has been jumped (I had suspicions, but since I haven't watched this season I needed confirmation).

ThurgreedMarshall · 12-17-2003, 12:30 PM

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Originally posted by LessinSF
No, it is percinatious twits like you, Thurgreed and Sebby that are killing the board. I can ignore Not_Funny (and please remove Penske as an admin so I can ignore his bababooey crap too) but I can't ingore everyone that requotes him.

Stop whining. I already sent him to Land of Fu.

TM

bold_n_brazen · 12-17-2003, 12:32 PM

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Originally posted by Aloha Mr. Learned Hand
Alright, help a Gentile out. Who are the Maccabee Brothers?

(...and are they available on PS2?)

Seriously.

See, the story of Hannukah goes that the Syrians (I think) wanted the jews to worship their gods, but the Maccabee Brothers, 5 nice jewish boys, led a revolt. During the course of the revolt, the bad guys desecrated the jewish temple but when the jews reclaimed it, led by ther Maccabee Brothers, there was only enough oil to burn for one day but miracle of miracles, it burned for EIGHT CRAZY NIGHTS.

Seriously.

baltassoc · 12-17-2003, 12:33 PM

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Originally posted by evenodds
what are your most favorite and least favorite holiday traditions in your family?

Favorite: Almond coffee cake, eggs and bacon for late breakfast after an orgy of present opening. The coffee cake comes from a friend who makes several hundred of them each December and gives them out at his annual Christmas party, which is also a riot.

Least Favorite: Thank you notes. I can't believe no one has mentioned this. I've always hated writing them, and I've never cared about receiving them. Yet there they are, every year.

dtb · 12-17-2003, 12:34 PM

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Originally posted by Aloha Mr. Learned Hand
Alright, help a Gentile out. Who are the Maccabee Brothers?

(...and are they available on PS2?)

Seriously.

The Maccabees are those who led an army of Jews (more than just some brothers) to revolt against Greek/Syrian rulers of Jerusalem/Israel/Palestine (you know, that general area) a lot of years ago. The Greek/Syrian rulers were a little heavy-handed with the Jews (wouldn't let the Jews practice their religion; prohibited circumsicion, etc..)

When the Maccabees defeated the Greeks (really, Hellenized Syrians) and went to reclaim the temple (which the Greeks/Syrians had defiled during their reign), there was only enough consecrated oil to fill the menorah in the temple for one night (and it takes eight days to make the oil, so they couldn't just squish some olives and dump it in).

So the miracle of Hannukah is that the quantity of oil that they had, which should have lasted only one night, lasted for eight nights (thus, the 8 nights of Hannukah). By the time it ran out, they had made more.

Thus endeth the lesson.

notcasesensitive · 12-17-2003, 12:36 PM

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Originally posted by bold_n_brazen
See, the story of Hannukah goes that the Syrians (I think) wanted the jews to worship their gods, but the Maccabee Brothers, 5 nice jewish boys, led a revolt. During the course of the revolt, the bad guys desecrated the jewish temple but when the jews reclaimed it, led by ther Maccabee Brothers, there was only enough oil to burn for one day but miracle of miracles, it burned for EIGHT CRAZY NIGHTS.

Seriously.

What happened after the 8th night? It would be a bummer of a miracle if the extended burning time didn't somehow change to outcome of the revolt. God would be all like "shit, that's the best I can do for you guys - what you want me to make it burn forever? get off your asses and do something for yourselves here."

ETA: thanks to dtb for filling in that blank for me. trust a timmy to cover all vital details.

robustpuppy · 12-17-2003, 12:37 PM

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Originally posted by Shape Shifter
Slot cars are the best. My brother and I used to receive these as gifts every year well into our 20s. They don't tend to last long when you have pets.

One Christmas my brother got a long-desired slot car racing set and a basketball (which he did not ask for but probably got because he was practically 6 feet tall by the time he was 10). The basketball and the slot car racing set had a Boxing Day run-in, courtesy of a 5 year old girl in new white go go boots and red snorkel coat who had already tired of her Barbie Friendship and decided to play "A my name is Alice" in close proximity to the track.

I was officially forgiven sometime in 2002.