Fashion Board 11-2-03 - 12-09-03

[Shape Shifter]

Originally posted by Not Bob
And I'll have you know that some of my best friends are Not Angles, Not Saxons, and Not Jutes.

Are you sure? They don't always look Jutish, you know.

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally posted by Tyrone_Slothrop
The funny thing about Schilling is that he doesn't have people. He's his own agent.

When did he drop Jeff Borris?

TM

[Not Bob]

Originally posted by Shape Shifter
Are you sure? They don't always look Jutish, you know.

Well, duh. I analyze many factors -- last names, willingness to eat bacon cheeseburgers, height of hair, etc. -- before I make that determination.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
When did he drop Jeff Borris?

Dunno. It says here that he acts as his own agent.

And just to be clear about what I said earlier -- I wasn't trying to accuse the press of being pro-Yankees. I think you have to be suspicious of all coverage about trades that don't happen.

edited to add:

When the Mavericks picked up Antoine Walker recently, David Aldridge said the Celtics got taken, and Peter May said they got the best deal out there. Who's right? Who knows? In this case, I'm inclined to believe May, since Aldridge wasn't explaining what the alternative was. But it's very hard to tell what's going on.

[bilmore]

Originally posted by Not Bob
Well, duh. I analyze many factors -- last names, willingness to eat bacon cheeseburgers, height of hair, etc. -- before I make that determination.

Your ugly and hidden anti-semickalism is starting to show. It's Not Pretty.

[SlaveNoMore]

SlaveNoMore
Are Peter Gammons and Jayson Stark now Yankees PR flacks?

Tyrone_Slothrop
Do you think they were in the room?

Why don't you ask Joshua Micah Marshall? He seems to know everything about everything, according to you.

[Atticus Grinch]

Oh, for God's sake. Here I was, looking forward to finally seeing the end of the Weightlifter With the Dislocated Elbow that has been featured prominently on my Yahoo start page for over a week now, and its inevitable replacement with festive boobage in time for Thanksgiving.

But no. Another, entirely different weightlifter dislocated his elbow on Friday* at the same international competition, and the joyous event was of course captured on film and is now immensely popular among readers of Yahoo News. My start page features two different photos of agonizing pain and freakish limb placement. I think I'll cancel this module and forego the festive seasonal boobage that alas remains merely a potential as yet.

I'm anxiously awaiting the end of this little elbow dislocation photography trend.

*Spree: Yahoo News. Not for the faint of heart, as before.

[idle acts]

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
Oooh. Sprint, possibly clued into the fact that I hate their service with the fire of a thousand angry suns*, has been sending me love letters for the last two weeks. The e-mail says stuff like "we're so glad you chose Sprint" and "We want you to know that you're a special customer." I am resisting switching right now, if only because I'm trying to find out which is the lesser of the evils out there and I've heard that there might be a 40% switch over failure rate in the first few weeks.

*possible exaggeration. It could be more the fire of a mildly pissed off nova or agitated quasar. I should have paid more attention in astronomy.

They telephoned me out of the blue* two weeks ago and asked if I was unhappy about anything. I told them I paid too much for the service and was thinking of switching, so they knocked 29.99 off my monthly rate on the spot, no change in any other terms of service. But I may still dump them, because I DO hate them with the fire of a thousand angry suns.


* euphemism for fear of losing all their disgruntled customers as a result of the new law

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally posted by SlaveNoMore
Why don't you ask Joshua Micah Marshall? He seems to know everything about everything, according to you.

Bilmore called. He wants his joke back.

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
You're overstating. I'm not looking for a complete defense. I just want you to acknowledge the Yankees' complete bargaining position relative to other teams.

So, basically you're saying 28 other teams know that George can play the sucker and overspend, either money or people-wise, and they try to make him do it. How does this differ from any sharp salesman?

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by Tyrone_Slothrop
Tuesday Morning Quarterback has yet another new home. That would be on nfl.com, home of the National. Football. League.

Nice. Is this the league's way of tweaking ESPN for continuing with the Playmakers?

[AngryMulletMan]

Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
more wacked dislocated elbow stuff

When it comes to tidbits of odd information, you are to this board what the Collyer Brothers were to Harlem.

[SlaveNoMore]

Tyrone_Slothrop
Bilmore called. He wants his joke back.

So you steal Paigow's schtick to flame me.

What a looser!!!!

[taxwonk]

Originally posted by Tyrone_Slothrop
I'm thinking about getting a new suit or two. In the recent past, I've always bought Joseph Abboud, not least because they fit me well. Any suggestions for other labels I should look at?

One word: Zegna.

If you can't bring yourself to pony up for the Zegna, then I can also suggest looking into Canali.

[taxwonk]

Originally posted by paigowprincess
I like ointment. oint is a funny sounding syllable. fleshy makes me shudder.

whats worse, trousers or slacks? If I ever make it onto the Inside the Actors Studio and James Lipton gives me the Bernard Peevo questionairre and asks my least favorite word, I am not sure which to choose. Titty? Fleshy? Trousers? I am trying to prepare it so it is totally off the cuff and in the moment sounding when it happens. This assumes you can get this honor when the only acting you do is fake orgasms.

Trousers are what a gentlemen wears. Slacks are what you get two pair of with a suit at Sears. Or they they are what Irv and Manny wear to the golf club in Boca Raton.