Fashion Board 3-5-04 to 4-6-04

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
I've seen it mostly with young kids, but I have also seen it - once - with an older person (son was in late teens).

Kiss the boys on the cheek. Thats ok.

What exactly is the problem? There is nothing sexual in the kiss, especially with young children. It is an expression of your familial love. Like I said, for me, there probably will come a point where it doesn't feel right. But I don't understand why you think it's so nasty.

TM

[robustpuppy]

Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
Love and sex are completely unrelated.

Thanks for the explanation, but my response was not connecting the frequency with which you say I love you and the frequency with which you have sex. It was simply carrying your scarcity argument into another context that is as likely to involve your girlfriend.

Reading comprehension, dearest love.

[str8outavannuys]

Where's the chatter on ANTM?

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It was predictable to see Shandi go, but it still made me sad. I think she was a lovely little caterpillar who turned into the leggiest sluttiest butterfly ever. The shots of her in her glasses make for one of the most incredible before/after shots ever. When it came down to the final two, I thought it was pretty clear that Yoanna was golden. The prize is a fashion spread and a Sephora cosmetics line, and it was pretty clear that Yoanna was better suited for those, even if Mercedes was great on the runway. Plus, fat girl becomes supermodel is a better hook than Lupus girl becomes supermodel.

Great show, just a great great show. Well done.

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally posted by robustpuppy
Thanks for the explanation, but my response was not connecting the frequency with which you say I love you and the frequency with which you have sex. It was simply carrying your scarcity argument into another context that is as likely to involve your girlfriend.

Reading comprehension, dearest love.

Hence my second paragraph.

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
What exactly is the problem? There is nothing sexual in the kiss, especially with young children. It is an expression of your familial love. Like I said, for me, there probably will come a point where it doesn't feel right. But I don't understand why you think it's so nasty.

TM

I hear you. I also don't like seeing old people kiss. Its a wierd personal phobia.

[Pretty Little Flower]

Originally posted by Dave
Just curious -- Does the change in signature line indicate a newfound acceptance of Flower-hating?

No. But, by this point, the people who have not learned to hate the game and not the player are the same types of people who still think it is classy and even a bit avant-garde when a restaurant starts featuring the iceberg wedge as a salad.

[str8outavannuys]

Originally posted by dtb
I have decided to take a stand on an issue I feel strongly about. Those of you who agree with me, I invite you to join me in this stand-taking, though our fight may be long and arduous, winning this battle will be well worth the effort.

You know how on e-bay you're supposed to leave feedback once you complete a transaction? Well, as a buyer, I feel that once I've made my prompt payment, the seller should leave his or her feedback immediately, as I have complied with my part of the bargain. So many sellers won't leave feedback until I've left mine. I say, That is BULLSH*T !! Feedback for the buyer should not be conditioned upon receiving good feedback from the buyer.

So, my line in the sand from now on will be -- NO FEEDBACK for sellers who don't leave it for me first. I know this is a tough thing to take a stand on, but someone had to do it.

Oh, and I found out last night that an old friend (that is, a friend I've had for a long time, not an elderly friend) is leaving her husband for a woman. Who knew?!?

DTB: As someone who's done more selling than buying (hi Paigow!), I always leave feedback for buyers who pay quickly as soon as the pay. Then I send off the tickets and trust them to do the right thing. They sometimes do, they sometimes don't, but I've got 100% feedback and don't really care if I have 50, or 100, or 200 stars. (Currently 50, but who cares).

[robustpuppy]

Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
Hence my second paragraph.

Please. The argument was embedded in my one liner. Your second paragraph was just a drive-by. You took your chance to say you once had multiple opportunities for sex with different women. Someone here (not I) might be impressed if those opportunities were not just for discrete sexual encounters.

[Gattigap]

Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
Good for you.

I have an e-bay story. I was trying to sell something. I said it was used, I said no returns, and I said I don't accept credit cards. Some wackadoo bought it using buy-it-now. (it was only $30). Then, he decided he didn't want it because it was used. So he sends me this hilarious e-mail that it was very "odd and suspicious" that I wouldn't accept returns and don't accept credit cards, and "we would NOT BE DOING BISINESS" (his caps and spelling) and furthermore, he was an attorney.

So rather than go all through the hassle with ebay for non-paying buyer, just for a lousy $30, I let it go and I donated the item to the salvation army.

But just to say selling on ebay can be a pain in the ass.

Has anyone used the Ebay consignment companies, like Auction Drop? If I understand it correctly, the company will take possession, do the photo and writeup, manage shipment to the buyers, etc., and take care of all of the hassles, all in exchange for an exhorbitant consignment fee.

I know it's probably an expensive way to sell online, but I'm considering it because I need to offload some stuff, think it's worth enough that donation isn't that attractive, don't care a tremendous deal exactly how much I garner for it, and like the idea of avoiding the administrative stuff.

Any experience with this stuff?

[Replaced_Texan]

Originally posted by str8outavannuys
God, I find myself agreeing with Sebastian more and more. Scary. But this is in fact what we do. Unfortunately, Briscoe usually votes for sleeping in the sun-patch by the window, and Sesame casts his vote for dunking Q-tips in his water dish to watch them expand.* So we find ourselves no closer to a resolution. But it makes us feel all inclusive and shit.

*yes, he actually does this. It's very strange.

Holy shit, the Displaced Dog does that with gummi bears. Those suckers get to be six or seven times their size when left in a waterbowl for a day.

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally posted by str8outavannuys
God, I find myself agreeing with Sebastian more and more. Scary. But this is in fact what we do. Unfortunately, Briscoe usually votes for sleeping in the sun-patch by the window, and Sesame casts his vote for dunking Q-tips in his water dish to watch them expand.* So we find ourselves no closer to a resolution. But it makes us feel all inclusive and shit.

*yes, he actually does this. It's very strange.

We have a snotty Maine Coon Cat and a big fat stupid tabby. He hisses and whines about everything and she'll vote yes to anything that includes treats. They cancel each other out on every vote.

The fat one is beginning to scare me. I picked her up yesterday and think I threw a disc. She's like a fucking rugby ball around.

[robustpuppy]

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
I hear you. I also don't like seeing old people kiss. Its a wierd personal phobia.

What's the word for fear of age, decrepitude, and death?

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally posted by robustpuppy
Please. The argument was embedded in my one liner. Your second paragraph was just a drive-by. You took your chance to say you once had multiple opportunities for sex with different women. Someone here (not I) might be impressed if those opportunities were not just for discrete sexual encounters.

You know I'm not trying to impress anyone. There isn't a guy on this board that hasn't gone through the 6-month-dry-spell becomes-a-torrential-downpour at least once.

[str8outavannuys]

Originally posted by ABBAKiss
I refrain from saying "I love you" because it is confusing between erotic love, agape love, and whatever that other kind is.

Agape love? Is that what happens after too much tequila?

[notcasesensitive]

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
We have a snotty Maine Coon Cat and a big fat stupid tabby. He hisses and whines about everything and she'll vote yes to anything that includes treats. They cancel each other out on every vote.

The fat one is beginning to scare me. I picked her up yesterday and think I threw a disc. She's like a fucking rugby ball around.

It is amazing with your cat fancy that fringey doesn't like you more. Have you been hiding this side of yourself under a bushel?