Fashion Board--Penske . . . forever!

[bold_n_brazen]

Originally posted by patentparanyc
Everyone acts like what TM wrote is the gospel truth and size 12 is so ginormous and I *MUST* be gawd awful ugly, now I volunteered, certainly but I am sure, that everyone here that is a woman is like a size 6 and all the wives are trophy and no one is plain, and...they are all well dressed? right? right? Please. Like it was told to me in private, yes, he was too harsh, yes you are normal looking and well put together....and certainly not ugly.

Why am I going to bang my head against this particular wall? I don't know, but here goes. Even though so many others have done so before me.

Listen. No one cares what size you wear or what you look like. No one made it an issue. Except you. And no one is continuing to make it an issue. Except you. (And TM now too, since you pissed him off, and he's exacting revenge.)

I don't care what size you wear. I don't care if you are pretty or ugly. Whether you are pretty or ugly or slim or fat has nothing to do with whether I am pretty or ugly or slim or fat. They are unrelated.

I did not put myself out there for TM to evaluate for the board. You did. You didn't like what he had to say. Fine. We get it. You disagree with him.

But as we've all told you time and again, beauty is a subjective thing. TM did not find you attractive. Fine. Rather than trying to disprove his subjective findings, why don't you just accept them? Okay, so TM didn't find you attractive...big whoop.

What's happened here, however, is that you've become so focused on proving him wrong (by calling him too harsh, calling him a meanie, suggesting he's a liar, calling him unattractive, etc) that you've become a laughingstock. Not because you are unattractive or heavy, but because you are so self-absorbed and insecure that you actually care whether we think you are attractive and thin.

[Penske_Account]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
You are an exception. No one else here thinks for themselves. Everyone else here really wants her to post about the latest idiotic thing about purses that just popped into her fat little head. They just can't because they are scared I might post about what they all actually look like. You're so pretty, you're immune.

TM

I was listening to the remix of Ghostface's "Back Like That" the other day....

In the intro Neyo voices over:

"Ghostface
your getting fat now."

And Tony Starks replies:

"(Its the remix, got the fat stomach, I’m laid up
eating good now,
I got good girl now
other girl all stressed out,
my shorty got that fat ass
shorty mad pulling her hair out!..."

That's the type of shit I am scared you'll be posting. Again.

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by Shape Shifter
I look like Gallagher, apparently.


Hmph.

He's kind of furry, right? And stocky?

Maybe we can call pp* stocky?

*(nyc)

[J. Fred Muggs]

Originally posted by patentparanyc You are an embarassment, sir, to be a member of the bar.

In an effort to make PPNYC a useful contributor to the board, I am going to use this post as a jumping off point for a discussion that may prove to be interesting.

Ignoring the stupidity and bad grammar rampant in this post, does anyone think that "being a member of the bar" is something that requires us to somehow show kind of special compassion and dignity in our ordinary life? I can see that if you're in court you should act like a grownup, but outside of when I'm actually at work and working on work stuff, the fact that I'm a member of the bar doesn't impact my behavior. In fact, if I stopped practicing law (hi ltl/fb!!) I don't think that I would be able to display any less dignity in my personal life than I do now.

[SlaveNoMore]

barely_legal
So, I've been away for the past couple of weeks. Did I miss anything?

My best advice - take another month off.

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by J. Fred Muggs
In an effort to make PPNYC a useful contributor to the board, I am going to use this post as a jumping off point for a discussion that may prove to be interesting.

Ignoring the stupidity and bad grammar rampant in this post, does anyone think that "being a member of the bar" is something that requires us to somehow show kind of special compassion and dignity in our ordinary life? I can see that if you're in court you should act like a grownup, but outside of when I'm actually at work and working on work stuff, the fact that I'm a member of the bar doesn't impact my behavior. In fact, if I stopped practicing law (hi ltl/fb!!) I don't think that I would be able to display any less dignity in my personal life than I do now.

Yes, but you are a monkey (or possibly a chimp). I am dignifieder now because I have to set a good example.

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
Ah, so the author seems to think that gold-digging is the appropriate route for women since a career is out of the question if marriage is the ultimate goal. Interesting. My property professor in law school said that traditional marriage was just legalized prostitution, and I agree and also think traditional baby-raising is slavery, so I think I may like the cut of this guy's jib, in a roundabout sort of way (not that I have read the article or anything -- that would require some work).

I don't think he made the first conclusion you cite. I think he was trying to just compare having a wife to getting hookers for sex, but didn't have the guts to write it like the blunt locker room conversation in which it usually comes up. He chickenshitted into a stupid discussion of market forces.

This seems to be a trend. A lot of writers these days posture their observations as ruminations on the effect of market forces. This allows the reader to avoid the consideration of the real issue, which is that people do rotten shit for selish reasons all the time. I'm a fan of the market, but I hate this "the market made me do it" crap.

[J. Fred Muggs]

Originally posted by patentparanyc
YOu know what Sidd? If you were a visiting atty here and I saw you in the hall you know you'd check my Ann Taylor Thomas Pink wearing ass out. So can it dude.

He'll admit to that. He (and most of us) will check out the ass of anyone under a size 20 and under 50. It doesn't mean we'll look twice.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by J. Fred Muggs
In an effort to make PPNYC a useful contributor to the board, I am going to use this post as a jumping off point for a discussion that may prove to be interesting.

Ignoring the stupidity and bad grammar rampant in this post, does anyone think that "being a member of the bar" is something that requires us to somehow show kind of special compassion and dignity in our ordinary life? I can see that if you're in court you should act like a grownup, but outside of when I'm actually at work and working on work stuff, the fact that I'm a member of the bar doesn't impact my behavior. In fact, if I stopped practicing law (hi ltl/fb!!) I don't think that I would be able to display any less dignity in my personal life than I do now.

Hypo:

Outside of work, you go out drinking with non-work friends. Driving home you are arrested for DUI. Does your state bar require you to report this completely non-work related offense?

[Penske_Account]

Originally posted by barely_legal
So, I've been away for the past couple of weeks. Did I miss anything?

New thread title....

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
I don't think he made the first conclusion you cite. I think he was trying to just compare having a wife to getting hookers for sex, but didn't have the guts to write it like the the blunt locker room context in which it usually comes up. He chickenshitted into a stupid discussion of market forces.

This seems to be a trend. A lot of writers these days posture their observations as ruminations on the effect of market forces. This allows the reader to avoid the consideration of the real issue, which is that people do rotten shit for selish reasons all the time. I'm a fan of the market, but I hate this "the market made me do it" crap.

And the simplistic versions that so often are out there are really just stains on the whole law & economics type stuff. I mean, really. I took a class on the economics of family, and Becker's book (I think it was Becker) was much more subtle than this assjack's article. Economics does not mean cash. Markets do not mean just money. Stupidasses. Poopieheads.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
I don't think he made the first conclusion you cite. I think he was trying to just compare having a wife to getting hookers for sex, but didn't have the guts to write it like the blunt locker room conversation in which it usually comes up. He chickenshitted into a stupid discussion of market forces.

This seems to be a trend. A lot of writers these days posture their observations as ruminations on the effect of market forces. This allows the reader to avoid the consideration of the real issue, which is that people do rotten shit for selish reasons all the time. I'm a fan of the market, but I hate this "the market made me do it" crap.

You spend an awful lot of time in locker rooms to still be so doughy. There to meet new people?

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
Hypo:

Outside of work, you go out drinking with non-work friends. Driving home you are arrested for DUI. Does your state bar require you to report this completely non-work related offense?

Anything legal involving a lawyer is by definition work-related. But that's not about dignity.

Have you become less tolerable lately, or am I short on tolerance and patience?

[greatwhitenorthchick]

Originally posted by SlaveNoMore
My best advice - take another month off.

This is the best advice ever.

[J. Fred Muggs]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
Hypo:

Outside of work, you go out drinking with non-work friends. Driving home you are arrested for DUI. Does your state bar require you to report this completely non-work related offense?

Answer: I don't know. Furthermore, criminality and dignity are different.