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

[Bil Mo']

Originally posted by Gattigap
In the next couple of weeks, I'll be driving to the West Coast. Essentially, I'll have me, my car, and my CD collection. Though much of the time will (of course) be spent driving, I've got about 5-6 days to play with.

We've already done the road-trip CD collections, etc. So here's a slightly different question.

If you had to drive across the country, is there a particular place, thing, meal, or experience you would be sure to stop and see or have?

(I'm not thinking here of stopping to visit (say) your cousin Frank in Iowa City, primarily because having an imaginary internet friend visit your relatives would be unsettling to them, and confirm much of what they've already thought about you. Sure, there's probably some value in that -- but I have no desire to enmesh myself in your little family drama.)

Instead, I'm wondering about things like whether C2ed has a particular suggestion about the painted desert in AZ. Or if NotBob wishes to share the location of his most highly recommended Piggly Wiggly. Or if ShapeShifter has a suggestion for the best mammalian strip club in Tulsa. Etc, etc.

There's no fixed route as of yet, but know for general purposes that MapQuest tells me that in my trip from DC to LA, I should pass through PA, OH, IN, IL, MO, OK, TX, NM, AZ, and CA. Suggestions anywhere in the neighborhood are appreciated, and even ones that I can't use (like, say, Maine) would still be nice to hear about.

See you on the other side --

Gattigap

Another great midwestern destination: Carhenge

Slightly out of your way, but worth the trip.

I'm just trying to fill in the map for those of you living in parts of the country that will be underwater when the icecaps melt.

Originally posted by paigowprincess
YOu can get the organic, pig's feet free version at Whole Foods. I forget the brand name but they are in an altoids type tin, are callled "ginger snaps" and dont involve harm to any animals.

FUnny, I have some in my purse. They are "St. Claire's Organic Ginger Snaps". There is a nice scenic picture of flowers and trees, and there are "over 100 snaps per tin". My sister who lives on steak and cheese and pringles and is a bit overweight, LOVED them, so they are not just for the earth conscious. I think they are in the impulse purchase area near the registers butalso probably in the candy section. And they are not curiously expenseive

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally posted by ltl/fb
I think we all mostly agree this is mainly correct.*



*Or however that phrase goes. My undying gratitude (for at least the next, oh, 30 minutes) to anyone who can find me the original post with the phrase.

Didn't we agree you'd stay out of this side of the pool?

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
Didn't we agree you'd stay out of this side of the pool?

I don't recall. And it was way too good to pass up.

[bold_n_brazen]

Originally posted by Gattigap
[Road trip question]


MapQuest tells me that in my trip from DC to LA, I should pass through PA, OH, IN, IL, MO, OK, TX, NM, AZ, and CA. Suggestions anywhere in the neighborhood are appreciated, and even ones that I can't use (like, say, Maine) would still be nice to hear about.

See you on the other side --

Gattigap

Having made the trip from coast to coast several different times, here are my recommendations:

-Graceland. "There's a pretty little thing waiting on the King down in the Jungle Room."

-The Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City, OK. It's kitsch, but it's American Kitsch, which makes it fun.

-Vegas, baby. Because if you're that close, you just should.

-In LA, stay at the Viceroy in Santa Monica, eat at Chinois on Main or at Diaghilev, and get a tattoo at Sunset Strip Tattoo.

[robustpuppy]

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
Didn't we agree you'd stay out of this side of the pool?

Honey, if you pee in the shallow end, it will make its way to the deep end.

[evenodds]

Originally posted by paigowprincess
FUnny, I have some in my purse. They are "St. Claire's Organic Ginger Snaps". There is a nice scenic picture of flowers and trees, and there are "over 100 snaps per tin".

Those are excellent. I keep them on my desk. They are very spicy. The lemon ones are good, but ginger snaps are the best.

PP, Whole Foods is now advertising its vegan takeway Thanksgiving dinner. Great stuff.

Originally posted by ltl/fb
I don't recall. And it was way too good to pass up.

I dont knwo how to search on this thing but can tell you that the mostly agreed/mainly correct came up during one of our rousing head to heads on fake tits. So there are some search terms.

I sitli think leagl shoudl archive truly classic posts such as this. I remember Ty wrote afterwards that SD's argument was a real "tour de force". So use that

[Bil Mo']

Originally posted by evenodds
Those are excellent. I keep them on my desk. They are very spicy. The lemon ones are good, but ginger snaps are the best.

PP, Whole Foods is now advertising its vegan takeway Thanksgiving dinner. Great stuff.

There are also a number of interesting slaughter houses that are worth a visit; try outside of Chicago or outside of Omaha.

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally posted by leagleaze
Not at all. According to dictionary.com

Cynic:

"A person who believes all people are motivated by selfishness.
A person whose outlook is scornfully and often habitually negative."

That's you boo bear. Or rather, the you as you present it on the boards.

Are all people not motivated by selfishness? Seems to be the human condition I witness day in day out.

You're right... I am not motivated strictly by selfishness. You've properly disconnected the message from the messenger.

[pony_trekker]

Although it is out of your way a little, 80 West of Nebraska is phenomenal. Everyone should take it once in his life. 70 Right outside Denver I recall as being pretty hip also.

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by Bil Mo'
There are also a number of interesting slaughter houses that are worth a visit; try outside of Chicago or outside of Omaha.

Colorado has some good ones too, according to a friend in Denver.

[leagleaze]

Originally posted by paigowprincess
I dont knwo how to search on this thing but can tell you that the mostly agreed/mainly correct came up during one of our rousing head to heads on fake tits. So there are some search terms.

I sitli think leagl shoudl archive truly classic posts such as this. I remember Ty wrote afterwards that SD's argument was a real "tour de force". So use that

They are there on their own, I don't need to archive them. Just click on search. Choose the forum you want to search. Make sure you choose Show as Posts. Type in whatever you want to search for.

[notcasesensitive]

Originally posted by paigowprincess
Wall Drugst1ore.

Sorry thats in SD.

How about this? Be sure to hit Prescott, AZ right at sunset and travel down that windy road from the high desert to the low desert real slowly and enjoy the most beatufiful sunset vista you will ever see in your life. Go slowly bc it might be real easy to fall off th road a la Toonces.

Try to hit Santa Fe in a thunderstorm if possible. And there are some neat ruins near the Four Corners in SW Co and NW NM- pueblos.

And be sure to catch Siegfried and Clay in Vegas.

I'm sure you realize that you will be getting more scenic suggestions in western states than you will for the midwestern states. As far as quaint goes in Indiana, there is a artsy town called Nashville in Brown County south of Indy that has typical artsy town stuff (playhouse, shops, country restaurants). It is also close to (I believe) the only ski slope in Indiana, but that isn't really much of a draw. Southern Indiana and Kentucky are far more pleasant to drive through because of rolling hills, etc. than any part of Ohio or the northern parts of IN. Red river gorge in KY is pretty, but if you've ever done stuff in VA (since you live in DC), that will not be dissimilar enough for it to matter...

There is nothing pretty in the parts of TX you will likely see. Lots of boot shops in Amarillo though, if that is your thing. And TX cops love to pull over out-of-staters driving through. Obviously northern AZ, including the painted desert and the Grand Canyon are must sees. If you have extra time, you might consider driving up to Zion/Arches or some of the other Utah/western Colo parks. They differ from the AZ ones in that they include much more reds/oranges and there are tons of monuments (stand-alone rock formations).

[str8outavannuys]

Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
If you count me among that collective, blame Pierre Capretz. Aside from teaching me the thing about the black man in the brown three-piece suit, he also taught me that French women are very tolerant of inveterate skirt-chasing, which distracts from the French-learning. Ah, Mireille!



I especially like the parts where she has sex with those two chicks in Bangkok, and goes on to travel the world having lots of 1970s-style interracial bisexual humpee. Those Yale profs really know how to integrate culture into language courses.

Damn Atticus, beat me to the punch with pictures of Mireille! Most of the people here probably think you're kidding about your last paragraph. Vive la "French in Action!" Vive Pierre Capretz! In many ways he symbolizes everything that's good and right about the FB. Higher education, foreign culture, and braless teenage blondes.