New Fashion Board 10-3-2003 - 11-7-2003

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally posted by Aloha Mr. Learned Hand
MTV actually dates to 1981, but yeah Boy is looking pretty scary. Of the others, Juliette Lewis (as I think Atticus was alluding to) seems like a total ditz. Mo Rocca and Michael Ian Black are still great, though. The segments on Weird Science, Fraggle Rock and North and South were pretty funny.

"How can I root against the South? They've got Patrick Swayze!"

As always, my 2nd favorite Chicago female musician (Mmmm, Nekoooooo) Liz Phair is looking h-hot...

Michael Ian Black on McSWeeny's: http://www.mcsweeneys.net/2003/09/19like.html


Is Wilco numero uno?

[Bad_Rich_Chic]

Originally posted by paigowprincess
Give me a motherjumpin huge stapler any day of the week, or parse the dox into smaller stapled units bound by a rubber band.

See, I am a huge copier. I copy everything, over and over again. I have stacks of extra copied sets of docs all over the place. Too many times I've discovered too late that the partner has raided my office and stolen my only correspondence/file copy of a document and scribbled all over it. So I HATE staples, because it makes it a bigger pain in the ass to copy stuff, and the doc gets all mangled pulling the staples out 3 or 4 or 8 times.

BR(and I like the colored plastic clips, too. Colorful clashing chaos is good, and they don't leave gray metal scrapings on the pages when you take them on and off)C

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by dtb
Just thought you might find amusing the response my friend wrote when I passed along your sage advice:

I'm wondering exactly how many exclamation points this guy was using to have that be worse than baby talk after sex.*

*I am assuming they did not meet in a baby talk sex talk fetish chat room.

[robustpuppy]

Originally posted by dtb
It's fairly dispositive evidence that it's over when someone's wardrobe starts to irritate you.

Having read this I now think your friend should use my advice.

And I need to know: did she only find out about the Hermes belt buckle after she fucked him, er, engaged in "romance" with him?

Originally posted by dtb
Just thought you might find amusing the response my friend wrote when I passed along your sage advice:

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Originally e-mailed to dtb from her one friend
Very very interesting. Its a very good point that there is never an acceptable reason and true if pressed I may go on a rant of: firstly, its the damn exclamation marks, secondly the baby talk after romance; The ubiquitous email signoff of "Have a Nice Day!"; the fact you, a man, have a "H" (hermes) buckle belt and have worn it in my presence; you don't get my jokes; you pushed me about [calling in a favor to get you free] baseball tickets; you pretend to be a [child-rearing] expert to manipulate my feelings; Your wardrobe "never goes out of style" -- etc etc.

It's fairly dispositive evidence that it's over when someone's wardrobe starts to irritate you.

Exclamation points? Tell me, does he also do punny re lines and consider himself a cognitive minority?

[spookyfish]

Originally posted by Aloha Mr. Learned Hand
MTV actually dates to 1981

I am rather glad you beat me to this. If you know that, maybe you know the answer to this question, because I honestly don't remember. What year did they get away almost entirely from playing music videos and become a more traditional network, with programs and whatnot?

[Say_hello_for_me]

Originally posted by ltl/fb
You have the ownership direction backwards. And I was talking about Shape Shifter, with whom I want to go on semiannual Carribean vacations. He's snaky.

and I'm just saying, I understand if Shape Shifter is yours. I'm sure Mr. Petch won't mind if you bring a pet with you.

Now run along sweetie. Gus is waiting.

[Aloha Mr. Learned Hand]

Originally posted by spookyfish
I am rather glad you beat me to this. If you know this, maybe you know the answer to this question, because I honestly don't remember. What year did they get away almost entirely from playing music videos and become a more traditional network, with programs and whatnot?

That would be "The Year They Began to Suck Ass"... Which really kicked off with "Remote Control", "Beavis", "Monkees" reruns and then went into high gear with "Real World", etc. Early 90's I believe...

[notcasesensitive]

Originally posted by Bad_Rich_Chic
If I was looking to dump someone, having them show my letters to others would give me a most welcome excuse.

edited for grammar but not spelling

Yes but you missed one. I point this out only because I spent a little time on grammar sites yesterday learning the rule on this subject. Not meant to torment Leagl, but it might be a nice side benefit.

[Bad_Rich_Chic]

Originally posted by dtb
It's fairly dispositive evidence that it's over when someone's wardrobe starts to irritate you.

I usually think that, for guys, wardrobe is something that is more easily fixable. So many guys just wear whatever seems innocuous and don't really take pride in having a "style" or standing out. Which leaves them very open to suggestions about what looks good (except about waistbands. No man ever took a hint that he was wearing trousers with a waist 4 inches too small).

But it sounds like this guy has an actual opinion on his wardrobe (e.g.: "it never goes out of style"). In which case it may indicate an unfixable annoyance.

BR(the Mr. had strong opinions about his clothes, even after I took to just buying him things I liked (inspiring some of his friends to loudly berate him in public and in front of me: "why are you wearing that shit instead of the nice thing Bad got you? Her stuff actually looks good. Why do you dress like a bum?" all to no avail). But I discovered that, once you get into a certain price range, even opinionated men will wear anything you buy them, especially $1,700 suits)C

[Atticus Grinch]

Originally posted by Aloha Mr. Learned Hand
Of the others, Juliette Lewis (as I think Atticus was alluding to) seems like a total ditz. Mo Rocca and Michael Ian Black are still great, though. The segments on Weird Science, Fraggle Rock and North and South were pretty funny.

Donal Logue is growing on me, too. The "Donal Logue's Unfinished Thoughts on . . . ." segment is pretty good. His unfinished thoughts on Superman were actually made better by the fact that he fucked up the fifth grade joke about the Invisible Man getting ass-raped by Superman. He is not, however, eligible for the office of Comely Nymph.

I hadn't though of Superman II for 20 years. "Sorry, world, you're screwed because Superman's gotta tap that ass." Kneel before Zod, and buy his comprehensive insurance against Acts of Zod.

[Bad_Rich_Chic]

Originally posted by notcasesensitive
Yes but you missed one.

Yes, yes, were. I'm usually pretty good with the subjunctive. My grammar fix was the more prosaic "posessive it's."

[Aloha Mr. Learned Hand]

Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
Donal Logue is growing on me, too. The "Donal Logue's Unfinished Thoughts on . . . ." segment is pretty good. His unfinished thoughts on Superman were actually made better by the fact that he fucked up the fifth grade joke about the Invisible Man getting ass-raped by Superman. He is not, however, eligible for the office of Comely Nymph.

I hadn't though of Superman II for 20 years. "Sorry, world, you're screwed because Superman's gotta tap that ass." Kneel before Zod, and buy his comprehensive insurance against Acts of Zod.

That was good. Rich Eisen's impression of Zod was hilarious. I like Donal Logue, too, especially before he went sitcom... Dao of Steve is a funny basically unknown movie.

The "What the Fuck" moments with Gilbert Gottfried are pretty good, too.

[Aloha Mr. Learned Hand]

Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
I hadn't though of Superman II for 20 years. "Sorry, world, you're screwed because Superman's gotta tap that ass." Kneel before Zod, and buy his comprehensive insurance against Acts of Zod.

Atticus, did you see the Zod tour T-shirt on that site? The "Tour dates" on the back are pretty funny.

A sample of the entries:

JUPITER - (Yes, we're playing two dates, it's a big fucking planet!)
URANUS - (Silence! This planet does not have a funny name!)
PHILADELPHIA - (Zod Loves Cheese Steaks!)

... on one date they are performing a special Sammy Davis Jr. tribute.

They have Zod thongs, too, BTW.

[Penske_Account]

Originally posted by notcasesensitive
I like the newfangled* plastic clip thingies. Although binder clips come in second in the What Thing On My Desk Should I Play With During This Conference Call competition.
*yes, I realize they aren't that new, however this sort of technology takes a while to move inland from the coasts.

Excellent, now I have some good ideas on what to get you for Valentines Day.