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

[dtb]

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
Bullshit. I've known a few chicks who were utterly stunning who seemed aloof until I actually made the effort to meet them. Most of them were actually rather shy and kind of socially awkward because people rarely addressed them normally.

I assure you it's not bullshit.

Maybe it's different with chicks, I don't know. I don't not/approach chicks based on their looks (or anyone, for that matter, but whatever...). Wait, I take that back. The other day I was shopping and thought I recognized this woman in the store, but couldn't remember from where. I went to approach her, but for a moment I hesitated, because I thought maybe she was someone famous, and didn't want to say, "Don't I know you?" if it was because she was on tv.** Turns out, she's not from tv, I remembered why she looked familiar, said so, and then we had a friendly little chat... and then had hot lesbian sex in public, right there in the middle of the shop (that's for you Atticus). But I digress.

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield

The hot guy you know probably just has no personality.

Nope, that's not it. He's perfectly charming with me. He can be a bit of what I refer to as an "angry man" -- you know, getting way too riled up over things that aren't important -- but otherwise, he can turn on the charm when he wants/has to.

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield

By the way, no matter how hot a guy is, he still has to work it. I don't know any cat who can just stand at a party and wait for chicks to hit on him.

You just haven't met the right guy yet. Don't worry. It will happen for you someday!! (In case this isn't obvious -- this smiley is brought to you in the spirit of being cheesy. I hate how you can't do "tone of voice" over the internet. Well, at least I can't.)



**This happened to me once, and I was MORTIFIED. Luckily, it was just at a small brunch at a friend's house -- it's not like I randomly approached her on the street, but still. I made some lame attempt at covering by pretending that she looked a lot like someone I knew. I cringe every time I remember that incident. How uncool.

[str8outavannuys]

Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
I don't think so. If you've slept with a REALLY hot girl, and your buddies say "man you're lucky -- I'd love to fuck her", the normal response is "trust me - nothing to write home to mom about - she was a terrible lay"...In fact I've heard this quite frequently.

Unfortunately you really can never tell. Mild-mannered Susie could be a fuck-beast, while drinking, smoking hot Tara could lay there like a stiff board...

In fact, it's usually the cute but not uber-hot girls that absolutely go ape-shit in the sack.

Cf. Lap dances given by uber-hot strippers are very often a big disappointment as compared to lap dances given by the merely-cute sassy strippers.

[Atticus Grinch]

Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
Please tell me more. I've been thinking about buying a 2-year old car. Atticus? Good idea?

No. You're a lawyer, for chrissake. You may not know it yet, but you want to buy a car that says "old money." For this purpose, you will need a 1985-1990 Mercedes sedan (the biggest you can afford), or a 1989-1994 BMW 7 Series. Pay cash, preferably $100 bills.

Of course, if you really want a car that will turn heads, get yourself a new Lincoln Town Car. Everybody who's anybody will talk about you as "That guy in his 30s who drives a Lincoln Town Car." This is true even if you're still in your 20s.

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally posted by evenodds
I have had sex with two stunningly beautiful men (not simultaneously). They were both good in bed -- one spectacular.

Yeah, I want to clarify that one of the stunning ones was phenomenal in bed. "A" for effort and performance. So there are exceptions to the general rule.

Of course later I found out she was a complete slut. She had really honed her skills. No complaints here.


Edited to add my (somewhat) coitus interruptus story: the worst one happened in high school. I was 17. She was 16. She was fully naked. I was not. We were at her house after a half-day of school. In walks mom. Two words came out of mom's mouth: "GET OUT!" I left, followed by my buddy who was hooking up with another girl in another bedroom which was interrupted by mom before we were interrupted. Not a happy mom. Overheard as we're walking out: "What do you think this is? A WHOREHOUSE!" Not good times.

[dc_chef]

Originally posted by Bad_Rich_Chic
Yeah, see, that's what I don't get. I recognize there is a whole romantic technophile element to getting the latest thing. But I don't get it. (Even with shoes I never go trendy, and I cry when they wear out.)

Technophile, yes, that has something to do with it. But there are other things, as well. For example, at the end of 2001, if you wanted to get a car that was fast, handled well, had all wheel drive, and a manual transmission for about $25,000, you'd be hard pressed to find something used. You could get an A4, with quattro and the V6, but it would not be that fast. You could get an S4, but you'd be hard pressed to find one for $25,000 that was not overloaded with miles. That's just one example.

Originally posted by Bad_Rich_Chic
Yes, but if you get it new you don't know if you're getting one of the good ones or some misdesigned piece of shit. Why not wait and let someone else pay for the privilege of testing it out first?

One could argue the same thing about a used car -- why take on a car that is a ticking time bomb? Someone sold it for a reason, right? I inherited two cars from my parents, both driven by my Jewish mother who is afraid of driving on the highway. Both cars had major and expensive mechanical problems within a couple of years of my taking over their ownership. I had another used car that also had a bunch of maintenance-type problems that were annoying to have fixed and expensive. New exhaust system, new brakes, new clutch, new head gasket, and a new battery were a few examples. That thing was still running 15 years after it left the factory, but that doesn't mean that it didn't drain the wallet and call for several trips to the mechanic. I loved that thing to death, but I'm much happier in my new car.

When it comes to something as mechnically complicated as a car, I'd rather have one that will be fixed for free, with a free loaner car, than one that breaks down at my expense. The only exception to this rule are the new certified used cars, where you get the benefits of a warranty and new car treatment at the dealership's service department.

Originally posted by Bad_Rich_Chic
Hey, I'd plan to get a damn nice luxury car for what you'd pay for that Camry new.

If you think that I'm buying a new 4 cylinder, automatic Camry, you've got another thing coming. Besides, that's another quirk of my car buying habits -- I'll eschew a luxury car in favor of one with better performance and far less money.

[Adder]

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
When you're fucking, you want a hot partner, and there's no way around that fact.

Actually, while fucking is when I care the least about the relative hotness of my partner.

[dtb]

Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
Of course, if you really want a car that will turn heads, get yourself a new Lincoln Town Car. Everybody who's anybody will talk about you as "That guy in his 30s who drives a Lincoln Town Car." This is true even if you're still in your 20s.

After a post like this, how can anyone fail to understand my troo luv for Atticus?



(This is not to suggest that anyone does, of course.)

[Jack Manfred]

Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
Of course, if you really want a car that will turn heads, get yourself a new Lincoln Town Car. Everybody who's anybody will talk about you as "That guy in his 30s who drives a Lincoln Town Car."

Plus, if you get laid off, you can make extra scratch driving people to/from the airport.

(Seriously, are there any all-male colleges left in America?)

[Shape Shifter]

Originally posted by Adder
Actually, while fucking is when I care the least about the relative hotness of my partner.

So true. Imagination and slippery friction go a long way.

[dtb]

Originally posted by Jack Manfred
Plus, if you get laid off, you can make extra scratch driving people to/from the airport.

(Seriously, are there any all-male colleges left in America?)

Maybe it's because I'm already in a giddy mood -- but this gut-buster has rocketed you up the charts, mister!

Now to answer your twice-posed question: I don't know, but I thought Washington & Lee (the undergrad part anyway) was still all-male. And while not technically all-male, I think MIT comes pretty darned close.

[Replaced_Texan]

Originally posted by dtb
Maybe it's because I'm already in a giddy mood -- but this gut-buster has rocketed you up the charts, mister!

Now to answer your twice-posed question: I don't know, but I thought Washington & Lee (the undergrad part anyway) was still all-male. And while not technically all-male, I think MIT comes pretty darned close.

Harvey Mudd is also on the list of not-technically, but pretty damned close.

[Shape Shifter]

Originally posted by dtb
Now to answer your twice-posed question: I don't know, but I thought Washington & Lee (the undergrad part anyway) was still all-male.

Not since '85 or so. Now I think it's about 60-40, but I could be wrong.

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
Harvey Mudd is also on the list of not-technically, but pretty damned close.

I think there's a small private college in Virginia that is all-male, or was about 10 years ago. For real. And no, I'm not talking about VMI or the Citadel or whatever. It's name is I think some person's full name (like, John Mitchell College but it's not that). I met a couple guys who had gone there and it seemed like they were kind of being punished by their parents for being too "wild" and/or weren't smart enough to get into a better school. But I may be being judgmental.

[robustpuppy]

Originally posted by Adder
Actually, while fucking is when I care the least about the relative hotness of my partner.

This may be your pithiest post ever. Had you not started with "Actually," I would have given it a 10 on my effective writing scale.

[Shape Shifter]

Originally posted by ltl/fb
I think there's a small private college in Virginia that is all-male, or was about 10 years ago. For real. And no, I'm not talking about VMI or the Citadel or whatever. It's name is I think some person's full name (like, John Mitchell College but it's not that). I met a couple guys who had gone there and it seemed like they were kind of being punished by their parents for being too "wild" and/or weren't smart enough to get into a better school. But I may be being judgmental.

Sounds like Hampden-Sydney.

http://www.hsc.edu/

(spree: all-male action)