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

Originally posted by spookyfish
Both matchups would be lower rated than Indy-Philly. That's going to be one boring-ass game.

Maybe someone can refresh my memory, but didn't the NFL eliminate the off week between the Conference Championship games and the Super Bowl when they lenghtened the season, or am I imagining things? Why is the Super Bowl two weeks away this year?

With Houston traffic, particularly for Reliant, if you get on the road now, you might make it to the game by kickoff.

[ThrashersFan]

Originally posted by Bad_Rich_Chic
I'd note that, even under that statute, someone with "The Reverend Dr. Augustus Travail" or "Dr. Augustus Travail, DD" would get a pass because the use doesn't imply he is a physician.

Were I in charge of organizatonal compliance, however, I'd kick 'em to the curb, too.

I think they should all get kicked to the curb, pompous asses. But I do disagree that your examples would be protected under the statute -- I read the statute (and related case law, which is unfair because I did not send it to you for review prior to posting - I will get right on that) as saying that you can't use Dr., M.D. or 'doctor' OR any other titles that imply you practice medicine. In other words, the first three are presumed to imply that.

If I remember correctly, there was some sort of carve-out in one case for professors so long as they kept it in the classroom -- but I believe that those pompous shits should be the first ones to get the boot.

I am so glad that almost everyone is on holiday and is not here to see this series of posts. May the god of the FB forgive us for our transgressions.

[spookyfish]

Originally posted by notcasesensitive
It may be a result of the post-9/11 world. Remember how they had to cancel a week then and reschedule the Super Bowl? I believe a big payoff to the auto convention booked for the Superdome the rescheduled weekend was required in order to move the big game. I believe there's been a scheduled week off ever since.

Ahh, yes. Thank you, I had forgotten about the conflict with the convention that year after they postponed that week. Although I'm surprised the NFL didn't go back to the no off week after that. Plus, the games without the layoff seemed sharper and more competitive.

Maybe they also had some issue with NFLPA, too? If that's the case, that's too bad. I quite enjoyed having to endure only one week of hype instead of two.

Fucking terrorists.

[purse junkie]

Originally posted by ThrashersFan
I am so glad that almost everyone is on holiday and is not here to see this series of posts. May the god of the FB forgive us for our transgressions.

Okay, so here's some fashion news: Cleopatra Look Hits Paris Couture Shows:

http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/arts/...e-fashion.html

I cannot even imagine how idiotic this tarted-up Dynasty-meets-Ancient-Egypt stuff must look on the average pasty socialite at a Junior League charity event. Then again, it may be fun to find out.

[Bad_Rich_Chic]

Originally posted by ThrashersFan
I think they should all get kicked to the curb, pompous asses.

If you're including the MDs in that, I agree 100%.

But I do disagree that your examples would be protected under the statute -- I read the statute (and related case law, which is unfair because I did not send it to you for review prior to posting - I will get right on that)

To the library with you - chop chop!

[God]

Originally posted by ThrashersFan
I am so glad that almost everyone is on holiday and is not here to see this series of posts. May the god of the FB forgive us for our transgressions.

No fucking way. Keep an eye out for locusts, both of you, and be warned that worse will come if you don't cease and desist the excruciatingly boring conversation immediately.

[baltassoc]

Originally posted by Bad_Rich_Chic
edited to add: of course, best practice (as opposed to traditional practice) in the US since its inception has been for no one to insist on any title in any setting other than "Mr." and applicable variants. Snootier universities seem to be about the only place this has any hope of sticking, though.

This is, indeed, good practice. Very few things irritate my parents more than receiving an invitation addressed to Dr. and Mrs. Balt Parents. Dr. and Dr. is acceptable (but not prefered); Mr. and Mrs. escapes notice. Balt Mother finds Mr. and Dr. to be amusing, but acknowledges that this is hypocritical.

[evenodds]

Originally posted by God
No fucking way. Keep an eye out for locusts, both of you, and be warned that worse will come if you don't cease and desist the excruciatingly boring conversation immediately.

I am so disappointed that God used the phrase "cease and desist." I would have hoped He had his minions of the dark (i.e., us) speak such nonsense (really, cease and desist -- such unnecessary jargon, Lord?) while he was more of an eloquent chairman of the board.

[Aloha Mr. Learned Hand]

Originally posted by God
No fucking way. Keep an eye out for locusts, both of you, and be warned that worse will come if you don't cease and desist the excruciatingly boring conversation immediately.

Watchtower won't be pleased to find out the Big G cut out the middle man...

[Not Bob]

Originally posted by purse junkie
That said, I got a big kick out of sending my 'baby' cousin her first letter with "Esq." after her name. She was thrilled.

I'm sure that there's some regional and practice-specific variation on this, but I put "Esq." after other lawyers' names in correspondence and pleadings, but I do not put it after my own. In my view, it's kind of like the use of "-san" (or "-sama" or "-sensei") in Japanese* -- you always use it to refer to others, but never use it about yourself.

That being said, I see many many many lawyers using it for themselves as well as others, potentially running afoul of the pro se litigants who periodically file suit against judges and lawyers under the "titles of nobility" clause of the Constitution.

*The benefits of a liberal arts education. Or maybe an example of what happens when one waits until the last minute to satisfy one's humanities requirement, such that "Modern Japanese Culture 1862 to present" was literally one's only choice.

[spookyfish]

Originally posted by God
No fucking way. Keep an eye out for locusts, both of you, and be warned that worse will come if you don't cease and desist the excruciatingly boring conversation immediately.

What's your position on Cheesus?

[Atticus Grinch]

Originally posted by spookyfish
What's your position on Cheesus?

Well, in the Beginning was the Curd, and the Curd was with God, and the Curd was God.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by evenodds
I am so disappointed that God used the phrase "cease and desist." I would have hoped He had his minions of the dark (i.e., us) speak such nonsense (really, cease and desist -- such unnecessary jargon, Lord?) while he was more of an eloquent chairman of the board.

Cease or become salt?

[Not Bob]

Originally posted by God
No fucking way. Keep an eye out for locusts, both of you, and be warned that worse will come if you don't cease and desist the excruciatingly boring conversation immediately.

Wonder if this is kinda like the whole "New Testament/Old Testament different Gods" thingy. Meaning that I would be shocked (but happy) if the God from the old place were here today.

But that's cool. Because, God knows*, we need God more than ever here at the new place.

*Hahahahahahahahahaha. I kill me. Uh, just kidding -- cause suicide is a mortal sin and all.

[Greedy,Greedy,Greedy]

Originally posted by God
No fucking way. Keep an eye out for locusts, both of you, and be warned that worse will come if you don't cease and desist the excruciatingly boring conversation immediately.

We've got some questions for you:

Why all the pain and suffering in the world?
If you're omnicient, why did you forget to change the subject line?
Shouldn't the big guy have a really primo avatar?

Your humble though somewhat rebellious servant,

Dr. G