New Fashion Board 10-3-2003 - 11-7-2003

Originally posted by taxwonk
She refuses to do the overnight babysitter thing. I don't get it, but she's always been hinky about leaving the wonklets.

This is the kind of person I could not reproduce with. Eighteen years of never taking a night away from the house to get away from it all? I would have to get divorced. If thats what you are up against, I think you need to do the dinner and the theater thing but not the sleepover. Under no circumstancves do you bring those kids to the hotel. The whole point of this is to get away from it all and everybody would think you were a socially inept moron if you brought the kids. I personally would hate you for it if I laid eyes on em. And a room with you, the wife and kids? A W room which is a small room in the Ws I have been too? What a nightmare.

[leagleaze]

For God's sake Wonk, be a man. Tell the bitch you are putting your manly foot down, and as God directs she must obey you.

That should do the trick, you'll get plenty of evenings off then.

[robustpuppy]

Since today is so boring, I'm just curious: what Lawtalkers settings do you all use? I use Ravio Orange, and I have my page count set to 40.

While I have you, what about toothpaste? Right now, I'm really into Mentadent even though it's overpriced and gimmicky -- it just tastes really good.

And what kind of trash bags do you use? I prefer the handle tie kind. The ones without handles are just too hard to tie up.

Finally, this is not a question: the National Weather service is predicting for most of the North American continent a 33% chance of higher than normal precipitation this winter, a 33% chance of lower than normal, and a 33% chance of normal.

Wake me up when it's time for Happy Hour.

[rufus leeking]

Originally posted by paigowprincess
Under no circumstancves do you bring those kids to the hotel. The whole point of this is to get away from it all and everybody would think you were a socially inept moron if you brought the kids. I personally would hate you for it if I laid eyes on em. And a room with you, the wife and kids? A W room which is a small room in the Ws I have been too? What a nightmare.

the reality of kids isn't quite as black as the pre-kid thought of them. he could perhaps get a second adjoining room, for extra room. He doesn't need to bring people to his room, so the fact the kids are there could be kept from the others. he could make this work.

[notcasesensitive]

Originally posted by paigowprincess
This is the kind of person I could not reproduce with. Eighteen years of never taking a night away from the house to get away from it all? I would have to get divorced. If thats what you are up against, I think you need to do the dinner and the theater thing but not the sleepover. Under no circumstancves do you bring those kids to the hotel. The whole point of this is to get away from it all and everybody would think you were a socially inept moron if you brought the kids. I personally would hate you for it if I laid eyes on em. And a room with you, the wife and kids? A W room which is a small room in the Ws I have been too? What a nightmare.

Rooms in W Lakeshore are not too small. That said, Wonk should not bring the kids.

Bad Idea jeans commercial just popped into my head. So thank you to all who have perpetuated this thread.

[leagleaze]

Originally posted by robustpuppy
All sorts of boring questions

Wake me up when it's time for Happy Hour.

Why don't you just go home, or play a video game or something.

Videogames are good. www.miniclip.com

[Aloha Mr. Learned Hand]

Originally posted by evenodds
Go for dinner and the show, skip the hotel.

Simple solution: I'll use the room.

IIRC, the W's here have pretty normal (non-NYC) size rooms, as each was a different brand hotel previously...

[notcasesensitive]

Originally posted by robustpuppy
Since today is so boring, I'm just curious: what Lawtalkers settings do you all use? I use Ravio Orange, and I have my page count set to 40.

While I have you, what about toothpaste? Right now, I'm really into Mentadent even though it's overpriced and gimmicky -- it just tastes really good.

And what kind of trash bags do you use? I prefer the handle tie kind. The ones without handles are just too hard to tie up.

Finally, this is not a question: the National Weather service is predicting for most of the North American continent a 33% chance of higher than normal precipitation this winter, a 33% chance of lower than normal, and a 33% chance of normal.

Wake me up when it's time for Happy Hour.

normal (blue color setting), aquafresh whitening, glad handle tie tall kitchen (white)

thank you for contributing to the excitement level on the boards today.

[robustpuppy]

Originally posted by leagleaze
Why don't you just go home, or play a video game or something.

Videogames are good. www.miniclip.com

Not in my workplace they're not. Maybe I'll read the WSJ, that rag.

[evenodds]

Originally posted by robustpuppy
Since today is so boring, I'm just curious: what Lawtalkers settings do you all use? I use Ravio Orange, and I have my page count set to 40.

While I have you, what about toothpaste? Right now, I'm really into Mentadent even though it's overpriced and gimmicky -- it just tastes really good.

And what kind of trash bags do you use? I prefer the handle tie kind. The ones without handles are just too hard to tie up.

Finally, this is not a question: the National Weather service is predicting for most of the North American continent a 33% chance of higher than normal precipitation this winter, a 33% chance of lower than normal, and a 33% chance of normal.

Wake me up when it's time for Happy Hour.

You saw the new board motto, didn't you?

It was a comment, not a request.

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally posted by dtb
However, if you're talking about people with whom you socialize and/or go on dates with (which is what I was assuming for purposes of the question), one hopes that the question pops into your mind with less alarming frequency. If you think you're so much smarter than all your friends, I suppose you should be asking yourself why you're such a retard that you can't find more intelligent people to hang with.

Why are lawyers who dress up their dogs in frilly little dresses and pink crowns so fucking stupid?

I don't date, but I would imagine that the dating pool reflects the stupidity of the general population.

Originally posted by dtb
(And TM, when you ask why people are so fucking stupid, I just KNOW you're not talking about me...)

I'm not going to answer that until you untie that sweater from around your neck.

TM

[barely_legal]

Originally posted by paigowprincess
No spoiler bc I think this is from last week's episod.e Again I missed it last night bc of the ballgame. But I thought Rupert was the deadhead- you know, the troubled teen counselor guy? Who is Jon? Is there a pic of him I can see?

and what happened last night?
From Salon


Shocking indeed that the Drakes didn't opt to vote out brutally irritating hippie Jon, but at least we've all been granted another week to hate him with impunity. The smug "I'm such a trickster!" grins, the creepy little gestures, the drunken stand-up routine ... He's like that one guy at a Dead show who no one really wants to pass the bowl to.


He looks like patchouli smells. You can almost see him at a party with his guitar, putting one foot up on the coffee table and affecting a scratchy voice for a soulful, conversation-halting rendition of "Tangled Up in Blue," or pulling a mushy grilled-cheese sandwich out of his back pocket and eating it while doing that awful, boneless Deadhead dance to "Fire on the Mountain." Even den mother Probst had trouble hiding his scorn for Jon during tribal council, glaring at him and calling him out for being drunk.

The reviewer isn't talking about Rupert, the big guy with the beard who is the troubled teen counselor. He's talking about the misogynist with curly blond hair who showed up drunk to the last tribal council. This guy:



and





SPOILER SPACE






Last night Michele, the little student on Drake got voted out after screwing up at the I.C. by refusing to pretend that it was difficult for her to drink a octupus and razor clam smoothie. Idiot.

[notcasesensitive]

Originally posted by paigowprincess
No spoiler bc I think this is from last week's episod.e Again I missed it last night bc of the ballgame. But I thought Rupert was the deadhead- you know, the troubled teen counselor guy? Who is Jon? Is there a pic of him I can see?

and what happened last night?

here is Jon (he looks even hippier on the show, but no shower, etc. might explain that)



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I watched but missed the last 15 mins and I am confused. Drake lost immunity because one of the women couldn't handle eating a whole sardine in a tie-breaker for the Eat Gross Stuff contest, which was surprisingly mild this time (lotsa shellfish blended up in a blender). But apparently a different girl than the sardine gagger was voted out - Michele, who was strong on the drink gross stuff contest was sent packing. Someone who saw the end will have to explain why.


And barely just did. Perhaps Michelle was wearing Bad Idea jeans during the challenge.

[Not Bob]

Originally posted by taxwonk
She refuses to do the overnight babysitter thing. I don't get it, but she's always been hinky about leaving the wonklets.

Aren't your kids older? I have the impression that the princess is in her early teens and the boy is at least a kindergartener.

Anyway, it doesn't sound like you have any good options. The fact that the missus is being arguably unreasonable doesn't really mean anything. She feels the way she feels, and you just have to live with it. E/O's suggestion of doing the dinner and show while skipping the hotel is about the best you can do.

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally posted by Tyrone_Slothrop
Go back to Texas
300+ victories
but you're no winner

Texas is on hold
Some fans speak too soon, no?
Rogah still workin'

TM