The New And Improved Fashion Board

[notcasesensitive]

Originally posted by Shape Shifter
I worked with a woman whose husband bought her a Lexus for Christmas. They delivered it Christmas morning, though I don't know whether or not it had a bow or if she was blindfolded. She seemed to like it.

Wow. He is a sucker for advertising. Does he also believe that every kiss begins with Kay?

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally posted by bold_n_brazen
Has Paris flashed her precious? I thought only Lohan had done that prior to the Britney thing?

An apt name for it, since her carriage reminds me of Golem.

Am I the only man alive who does not want to fuck any of those three? Lohan's hairline is climbing into Vincent Schiavo territory.* Anorexia's a hell of a disease.






* When he was alive.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by notcasesensitive
Wow. He is a sucker for advertising. Does he also believe that every kiss begins with Kay?

better question: did the guy's last name rhyme with Kay?

[Replaced_Texan]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
you know those commercials where a spouse blindfolds their spouse and pulls them out side and there is a car with a bow on it? Does anyone know anyone who did that IRL. I think I'd be pretty pissed if someone took all my model/color/option choices from me.

I mean, it's a nice thought, but not so thoughtful.

I think it's probably a safer bet to do that for a kid's 16th birthday. I had a few classmates that got cars for their birthdays. I don't think that they were particularly picky about model/color/option.

Alas, such a thing did not happen to me. I got a 1982 Saab 900 a few months after I got my license. My dad helped me pay the $3500 price in exchange for a contract signed in blood that said I'd carpool all of my siblings wherever they needed to go. First day I brought it home, it broke down. Gas guage, it turns out, didn't work properly. Over the two years I had that car, the only thing that didn't need to be replaced was the seat warmers.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
That whole campaign's a godawful crock of shit. If you've got the dough to run around buying people Lexi, you wouldn't. It's another cynical invitation to idiots to spend themselves further into credit servitude.

That said, I really can't say enough good about Lexus products. I don't think I've ever driven a nicer car than and LS. The sound system is better than those in most homes, and the fuckers ride like dreams. They make me want to take that shitbox BMW I bought and drive into the river. Fuck those people who say Lexi aren't good cars because they ride too soft and don't handle like the german shit. I hate that German shit. I just picked up the old lady's German shitbox from the dealer. Some fat douche in corporate golf shirt was stuffing his briefcase into the back of his X5. That's not a truck. Not a truck at all. If you're going to buy a truck, buy a truck. Have some decency.

*The 6 Series is awfully pretty.

what is your kid asking for for Christmas?

[notcasesensitive]

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
I think it's probably a safer bet to do that for a kid's 16th birthday. I had a few classmates that got cars for their birthdays. I don't think that they were particularly picky about model/color/option.

Alas, such a thing did not happen to me. I got a 1982 Saab 900 a few months after I got my license. My dad helped me pay the $3500 price in exchange for a contract signed in blood that said I'd carpool all of my siblings wherever they needed to go. First day I brought it home, it broke down. Gas guage, it turns out, didn't work properly. Over the two years I had that car, the only thing that didn't need to be replaced was the seat warmers.

My mom and I had a deal when I got my car (at 16; I was working at Friendly's (hi rp! hi dtb!*) to pay for it) - I'd pay the $100 per month car payment ($3000 1980 Rabbit financed for 3 years at $3600) and she' pay my insurance. the only thing that ever broke down on that car (which I luuuuuuved) was the distributor cap and my mom and I changed that in our driveway. We are not mechanically minded.




*was dtb the third musketeer in this particular trio? my memory is faltering.

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally posted by SlaveNoMore
See post above.

He should marry you first.

Her bitter dating past is preventing this from ever happening.

[notcasesensitive]

Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
Her bitter dating past is preventing this from ever happening.

On the plus side though, it has helped me hone my hostility skillz.

[bold_n_brazen]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
you know those commercials where a spouse blindfolds their spouse and pulls them out side and there is a car with a bow on it? Does anyone know anyone who did that IRL. I think I'd be pretty pissed if someone took all my model/color/option choices from me.

I mean, it's a nice thought, but not so thoughtful.

My parents gave my younger brother a VW bus that way... with a bow and everything. His reaction remains one of my most favorite things I've ever seen.

I told him about the 'shrooms I'd stashed in the glove box later.

[Anne Elk]

Originally posted by notcasesensitive
My mom and I had a deal when I got my car (at 16; I was working at Friendly's (hi rp! hi dtb!*) to pay for it) - I'd pay the $100 per month car payment ($3000 1980 Rabbit financed for 3 years at $3600) and she' pay my insurance. the only thing that ever broke down on that car (which I luuuuuuved) was the distributor cap and my mom and I changed that in our driveway. We are not mechanically minded.




*was dtb the third musketeer in this particular trio? my memory is faltering.

I worked at a Bennigan's and had to wear flair, does that count?

[notcasesensitive]

Originally posted by Anne Elk
I worked at a Bennigan's and had to wear flair, does that count?

You are my new hero. My worst battle story is wearing the blue and white checked polyester Friendly's dresses (with blue polyester aprons). I once worked in a Mexican chain restaurant too, but in during the interview process I confirmed that the waitresses were not forced to wear those awful Chi Chi's dresses. They were not - jeans or khaki shorts and restaurant logo polo shirts. I would not have taken a job with Chi Chi's dresses. Sometimes you just have to take a stand on this sort of thing.

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally posted by notcasesensitive
On the plus side though, it has helped me hone my hostility skillz.

Absolutely. Had you not been harshly dumped so often in the past, you probably wouldn't be as great of a lawyer as you are.



You know, even though I'm completely kidding, and I'm sure it's not true, I felt bad writing that.

[Anne Elk]

Originally posted by notcasesensitive
You are my new hero. My worst battle story is wearing the blue and white checked polyester Friendly's dresses (with blue polyester aprons). I once worked in a Mexican chain restaurant too, but in during the interview process I confirmed that the waitresses were not forced to wear those awful Chi Chi's dresses. They were not - jeans or khaki shorts and restaurant logo polo shirts. I would not have taken a job with Chi Chi's dresses. Sometimes you just have to take a stance on this sort of thing.

One summer I worked at a country club and had to wear a green polyester dress. It had a white, fake tuxedo shirt inset too. God I hated that dress. I always wore shorts and a t-shirt underneath so I could strip out of it in the parking lot.

Even the uniform at the cheesy NJ wedding factory where I worked sophomore year of HS wasn't that bad.

Neither of those jobs allowed flair.

I ended up cooking at Bennigan's. That was fun compared to the front of the house grind. We had a radio in the kitchen, not the smaltzy Musak tapes, free food (rarely actual menu items), and all the free booze you could handle provided it went with juice.

Good times, good times.

[robustpuppy]

Originally posted by notcasesensitive
You are my new hero. My worst battle story is wearing the blue and white checked polyester Friendly's dresses (with blue polyester aprons). I once worked in a Mexican chain restaurant too, but in during the interview process I confirmed that the waitresses were not forced to wear those awful Chi Chi's dresses. They were not - jeans or khaki shorts and restaurant logo polo shirts. I would not have taken a job with Chi Chi's dresses. Sometimes you just have to take a stand on this sort of thing.

I would have worked that Chi Chi's dress. It beat the Taco Bell uniform of maroon polyester elastic waist pants and tan/brown/maroon tunic.

[notcasesensitive]

Originally posted by Anne Elk
One summer I worked at a country club and had to wear a green polyester dress. It had a white, fake tuxedo shirt inset too. God I hated that dress. I always wore shorts and a t-shirt underneath so I could strip out of it in the parking lot.

Even the uniform at the cheesy NJ wedding factory where I worked sophomore year of HS wasn't that bad.

Neither of those jobs allowed flair.

I ended up cooking at Bennigan's. That was fun compared to the front of the house grind. We had a radio in the kitchen, not the smaltzy Musak tapes, free food (rarely actual menu items), and all the free booze you could handle provided it went with juice.

Good times, good times.

That sounds like a good gig. I was a weekend breakfast cook at Friendly's. I made great omelettes, or so I'm told. I hated eggs at the time. That was fun. My main Friendly's jobs though were ice cream scooper and then waitress after I turned 18 (they only let us minors do stuff back of the house for some reason).

In the Mexican restaurant, I was trained on every position* except line cook and dishwasher. I started out waitressing, moved to hostess/cashier when I got burned out on that, moved to bartender when I decided that would be fun, and knew how to expedite when needed. I also opened a few restaurants for them as a corporate trainer. Then I decided, for some crazy reason, to go to law school. Hmm. Good idea???

I also had short stints at a catering company and an Italian restaurant.



*yes, this sounds naughty even to me as I type it.