Fashion Board 12-09-03 through 1-08-04

[notcasesensitive]

Originally posted by ltl/fb
I thought Tom Wopat was way cuter than John Schneider.

As if this is a controversial stance? Or, in other words, Duh.

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
The following is a link to a skyline ranking page:

http://www.library.tudelft.nl/~egram/skylines.htm

The amazing stat is that Hong Hong has FOUR times as many buildings over 90 meters as NYC.

And the poll on this page has Chicago ranked ahead of NYC:

http://www.library.tudelft.nl/~egram/skypoll.htm

1. That's because you get a bunch of credit for having the tallest building in the US.

and

2. Chicagoans probably feel the need to actually vote for their city, while New Yorkers already know we have the best skyline in the country (and maybe the world -- although Hong Kong really is spectacular, especially when you fly in).

I love your city and skyline, but come on. It's only almost as big as downtown for us:

[AngryMulletMan]

Originally posted by robustpuppy
Although I would never bar my man from the bed over the issue of presents. Why punish both of us?

Man pleaser!

[Aloha Mr. Learned Hand]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
Chicago skyline

Good picture, but that's only really the area around the Hancock Center and totally omits the Loop...

Regardless, as a Chicagoan with NYC relatives, there really is no contest... Chicago is definitely the Second City in this battle.

While some of our most notable buildings in height and architectural significance match up well with NYC's best, for sheer numbers, square mileage covered, and that impressive canyon effect you get in Midtown, NYC takes it.

[Shape Shifter]

Originally posted by notcasesensitive
As if this is a controversial stance? Or, in other words, Duh.

I applaud your collective good taste.

[Penske_Account]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
Enough. The conversation was lame enough the first time. We don't need repeats.

TM

Tally ho!

[Anne Elk]

Originally posted by Shape Shifter
The ice skating song from Merry Christmas, Charlie Brown is stuck in my head. It's a difficult song to hum.

I've got it playing in my office. It's been such a crappy day, I needed some memory music to bring back happier, carfree times. Charlie Brown music brings me back to age 10 or so. Ahhh, the good old days, before my life was caught up in the web of Big Law. If I had the energy I'd go one with a Sebby-esque this job sucks rant but we've all heard it before. I wonder if Lego land is still hiring?

[Greedy,Greedy,Greedy]

Originally posted by str8outavannuys
Overrule. Have you tried to watch an episode of Max Headroom since it was first on (I think it was on Trio or A&E for awhile)? Unwatchable, on a Square Pegs level (which I also caught an episode of recently).

You are too young to appreciate this. Max came before things like the internet, back in cave man days.

[notcasesensitive]

Originally posted by Shape Shifter
I applaud your collective good taste.

Was is the operative word. Lizzard.

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally posted by Fugee
How about this (as it pertains to my BIL):

I am his only hope for my sister letting him into bed ever again, which she may not if he doesn't buy her a decent Christmas present (as well as one for her upcoming birthday) after coming into an unexpected mid-six-figure inheritance.

How about this:

He should dump your sister.

TM

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
Skyline Stuff + photo

I agree.

But that pic leaves out some of the skyline.

[Sidd Finch]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
{TM loves Seinfeld}When it started getting stupid, they decided to end it (unlike Cheers and MASH).

Ugh. The masturbatory final episode alone is grounds enough to disagree. I think once they started running shows about the show, the series should have been euthanized.

I vote for Northern Exposure. Can't vote for MASH because the last three years or so were so dismal.

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by notcasesensitive
Was is the operative word. Lizzard.

Perhaps in retrospect, from a mature perspective, Tom Wopat is the obvious choice. At the time, however, I was quite the iconoclast in my little social circle.

[notcasesensitive]

Originally posted by ltl/fb
Perhaps in retrospect, from a mature perspective, Tom Wopat is the obvious choice. At the time, however, I was quite the iconoclast in my little social circle.

You were hanging out with the wrong crowd. Don't beat yourself up over it though, it happens to all of us sometimes.

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
I agree.

But that pic leaves out some of the skyline.

Is the Sears Tower even in that picture? If it isn't, I start to think Thurgreed hasn't been to Chicago, because he appears to know of it's existence but nevertheless posts a picture, purportedly of "the" skyline, that omits the tallest (or is it 2nd-tallest now?) building in the world.

It's more likely that he was being characteristically sloppy.

I further note that, while that's a pretty picture, the skyline pictured isn't one that anyone would see with any regularity. (I'm assuming that the vast majority of people leave off regular boating during at least a significant chunk of the 8-month winter.)