Fashion Board 11-2-03 - 12-09-03 - Page 187

Replaced_Texan · 11-26-2003, 01:41 PM

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Originally posted by Shape Shifter
How romantic.

So what's the worst holiday present anyone has givin to/received from a bf or gf? I ran out of time while shopping one year in college and just grabbed something as the stores were closing. So I gave my then-gf a soapdish. She opened and said, "Oh. A soapdish." Fortuantely for me, she knew that circumstances had prevented me from doing any shopping that year. And it was a very nice soapdish.

One year, I was at an artsy craftsy type of fair, and I found this great lavendar scented pillow that I sent to my new boyfriend as a "it's a new relationship and I'm so in love, sleep on this when I'm not there so you'll always think of me" present. Turns out, his sense of smell was out of whack and it was a totally useless present.

str8outavannuys · 11-26-2003, 01:42 PM

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Originally posted by ltl/fb
Hope all y'all have a great time sucking down turkey or ham or pork or tofurkey.

Edited to add or head, because it seems appropriate given my avatar and it's suggestive.

Can I just be an ass and pipe up that I don't give a crap about the head of St. John the Baptist, and that I think your avatar sucks? And I'm sure that you don't give a crap about Jay-Z, Adult Swim, or many of my favorite topics either? But so it goes.
(I'd like to preemptively note in my own defense that I was an English major specializing in Shakespeare and Milton). I get a fair amount of edification out of much of what you write. Just, not that.

robustpuppy · 11-26-2003, 01:43 PM

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Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
One year, I was at an artsy craftsy type of fair, and I found this great lavendar scented pillow that I sent to my new boyfriend as a "it's a new relationship and I'm so in love, sleep on this when I'm not there so you'll always think of me" present. Turns out, his sense of smell was out of whack and it was a totally useless present.

It could have been worse if his sense of smell had been intact. Lavender is an old ladyish scent.

Edited to add, no offense to RT or any lavender lovers out there, it could just be me, but lavender gives me nursing home associations.

Connect_the_Dots · 11-26-2003, 01:43 PM

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Originally posted by dtb
Your new word?

Yes, I invented it. So Salmon off!!!

bilmore · 11-26-2003, 01:44 PM

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Originally posted by Shape Shifter
So what's the worst holiday present anyone has givin to/received from a bf or gf?

Worst given: A wonderful, soft, expensive, beautiful bathrobe, to which she turned out to be horribly, paralyzingly, disfiguringly allergic. It was a tough Christmas morning.

Best given: A light, easy-starting, high-quality chainsaw, suitable for a petite woman. Ten years later, she still uses it regularly.

NotFromHere · 11-26-2003, 01:45 PM

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Originally posted by Shape Shifter
How romantic.

So what's the worst holiday present anyone has givin to/received from a bf or gf? I ran out of time while shopping one year in college and just grabbed something as the stores were closing. So I gave my then-gf a soapdish. She opened and said, "Oh. A soapdish." Fortuantely for me, she knew that circumstances had prevented me from doing any shopping that year. And it was a very nice soapdish.

so was the breakup before or after New Years?

Connect_the_Dots · 11-26-2003, 01:47 PM

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Originally posted by bilmore

Best given: A light, easy-starting, high-quality chainsaw, suitable for a petite woman. Ten years later, she still uses it regularly.

It's romantic when serial killers find true love. A lid for every pot.

NotFromHere · 11-26-2003, 01:49 PM

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Originally posted by Connect_the_Dots
It's romantic when serial killers find true love. A lid for every pot.

This year's present...Hefty bags and cinder blocks.

Shape Shifter · 11-26-2003, 01:50 PM

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Originally posted by NotFromHere
so was the breakup before or after New Years?

It was after New Years, but the next one. I'm sure she waited for the make-up present to dump me.

ThrashersFan · 11-26-2003, 01:50 PM

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Originally posted by bilmore
Best given: A light, easy-starting, high-quality chainsaw, suitable for a petite woman. Ten years later, she still uses it regularly.

Best Given: This year to the husband. Last night I became the proud...oh so proud.... owner of an Atlanta Thrashers third sweater (sweater...jersey....ugh) signed by none other than Coach Bob Hartley. It set me back $650 but is well worth it after seeing how my husband almost came on himself when he met "The Coach" at the pre-season bash.

NotFromHere · 11-26-2003, 01:53 PM

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Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
One year, I was at an artsy craftsy type of fair, and I found this great lavendar scented pillow that I sent to my new boyfriend as a "it's a new relationship and I'm so in love, sleep on this when I'm not there so you'll always think of me" present. Turns out, his sense of smell was out of whack and it was a totally useless present.

They all have an out-of-whack sense of smell.

It's either non-existent (See Budweiser, Real American Heros "Mr. too much cologne wearer") or they're hyper-sensitive to anything with a scent (do you have to put that smelly crap in the crystal bowl in the bathroom) and it kills them to walk through the make-up department "because it stinks."

purse junkie · 11-26-2003, 01:55 PM

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Originally posted by dtb
Your new word?

This reminds me of the time my sister (who is much, much younger than I -- and this was a while ago, but not so long ago that this wasn't a total howler) was telling me about this "new band" called the Grateful Dead...

Hey, he's a gentile, give him a break.

taxwonk · 11-26-2003, 01:55 PM

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Originally posted by robustpuppy
Richard Miller, I think. Time for Martindale.

Edit: there are 6 in NJ and 5 in NY; there seems only to be one who's the right age, and he's a double barreled Rutgers man.

You've got a lot of nerve for a relative newbie, outing PLF like you just did.

Shape Shifter · 11-26-2003, 02:02 PM

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Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
One year, I was at an artsy craftsy type of fair, and I found this great lavendar scented pillow that I sent to my new boyfriend as a "it's a new relationship and I'm so in love, sleep on this when I'm not there so you'll always think of me" present. Turns out, his sense of smell was out of whack and it was a totally useless present.

What did it smell like to him? I've never met anyone (that I know of) with an out of whack sense of smell. But it really doesn't come up much in converesation, so I could be wrong.

Fugee · 11-26-2003, 02:02 PM

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Originally posted by Aloha Mr. Learned Hand
Who buys that much house and doesn't furnish it? For God's sake, man, buy less house or put some more on the mortgage to bring in a designer to help fill the place.

This is more common than you would think; it is called being "house poor." Whole suburban developments here in the Patch are probably fairly unfurnished. I think it is a combination of wanting to get the most house you can finance on your income, expecting significant income increases in the near future, and thinking this is the house you're going to grow old in (rather than one you can afford now and you'll move later if you need a bigger house). People stretch to the limit to get the McMansion and it goes unfurnished. Friends have a house 3 times the size of the Manor but their living room and formal dining room are completely empty and they live in their great room (combo kitchen, eating area and family room) with furniture from their old apartment.

So far my fave QE episodes are the mom-saving body builder and the postman/taxidermist. When he lost the aging rock star hair and the facial hair, he looked pretty good.