Fashion Board 2-3-04 to 3-5-04

[dtb]

Originally posted by SlaveNoMore
That was Queens, dear heart.

You know, where the riff raff grow up.

Come on... Queens is technically Long Island! It counts!

It's so hard to separate the riff from the raff, you know.

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
How does one start the process of getting an article or essay published in print? Not a law-related article, but rather a socio-economic essay on American culture, etc. Just send it out to anyone and everyone in the magazine industry? I know it's a long shot but, what the hell? Gotta at least try.

First thing you do is post it (or a synopsis of it) here. Then, go from there.

TM

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally posted by notcasesensitive
You look like a plumber? Must reformulate mental image now. Hard to reconcile plumberesque runner, but I'll do it I'm sure.

Trying to find a picture from the SNL skit where Dan Akyroid fixes the Loopner's old Norge refrigerator...

[Replaced_Texan]

Originally posted by NotFromHere
I so wish that there was a picture.

3 accused of putting hairpieces on cows
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Three livestock exhibitors at last year's Ohio State Fair have been disqualified for allegedly outfitting their Holstein cows with hairpieces.

State Fair inspectors said the three glued or painted hair from another part of the animal or from another animal to create straighter backs on the cows and enhance their appearance in the show ring.

There seems to be some sort of epidemic. When I was driving home yesterday, I heard a think on NPR about a scandal in the British dog show world, and two people resigning in disgrace. One of them was accused of running puppy mills in the 60s, and there was also suspicion that Danny the Pekinese, who won best in show last year, had some plastic surgery. The owners claim that the surgery was to correct some sinus trouble, but do we all buy that in this day and age?

CNN has also picked up the story.

http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe...eut/index.html

[c2ed]

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
great story about a nun

Heh. The most trouble I ever got in at school was 1st grade. Remember how at the beginning of school, each kid's parents needed to fill out an information card, mostly just with the kid's name, address, and who to contact in case of an emergency? My teacher left the room for about 5 minutes one day as most kids were playing with blocks and such. Being the curious one, I saw a stack of cards and thought they were vocab cards. Imagine my delight at being able to find out the middle name of all my friends instead!! I was on about the last case when she came back in the room, snatched the cards from my little hands and pulled me to her desk, soundly chastising me for snooping. (Um, you left them in broad daylight next to the guinea pig cage, sister! And I'm 6! What else should I do?)

I got in trouble (sort of) again about a month later when she told each child to bring in a book to read from home. I chose a biography of Sir Francis Moore (what can I say? My parents had an odd mix of books in the house... it was that or Pride & Prejudice). The teacher told me that I could not read it, that it would be too hard and that I had to pick another book. I brought in Green Eggs & Ham, finished that in about 5 minutes, pulled out the biography right after and read it at my desk, too.

C(small victory for the small kid)deuced


edited to fix code

[Not Bob]

Originally posted by dtb
Come on... Queens is technically Long Island! It counts!

It's so hard to separate the riff from the raff, you know.

Indeed. Those East Egg snobs (or is it West Egg snobs? E/O?) need to remember that Nassau and Suffolk are not alone. Queens and King counties are also part of the island.

[evenodds]

Tomorrow is apparently Glamour magazine's National Wear Red Day to symbolize something about solidarity to fight heart disease, a worthy cause to be sure.

Since Glamour is involved, you'll not find me in red.

Here is the press release from Gawker:
http://www.gawker.com/archives/bette...day_012722.php

[dtb]

When I first started reading the post quoted below, I just saw the avatar out of the corner of my eye and was thinking "Slave":

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
Sixth grade. I got in trouble becuase I got into an abortion debate with a nun. To the best of my recollection, I'd never heard the debate before, but it just seemed to me that there were extenuating circumstances that could forgive getting an abortion. so far, nothing to disabuse me of the notion that Slave is writing I think I'd recently started having my period, Here is when I start becoming confused.... and I knew that I could technically get pregnant at that point, and I knew that there was no way I was going to have a baby if I did.

[notcasesensitive]

Originally posted by Not Bob
Indeed. Those East Egg snobs (or is it West Egg snobs? E/O?) need to remember that Nassau and Suffolk are not alone. Queens and King counties are also part of the island.

Yes, but were you aware that The Bronx was named after a Dutch settler in the 1600s, last name Bronk (and his brother settled south of Albany, and his 1640s house still remains there), who built a large house there and used to throw elaborate parties? As in "we're going to the Bronk's house", later changed to The Bronx. It is also the only town name that has "The" leading off the official name. All very exciting to all of you, I'm sure.

Still not as good of a name as Gun Barrel City, Texas, but what can you do?

[baltassoc]

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
Sixth grade. I got in trouble becuase I got into an abortion debate with a nun.

I was kicked off the debate team for having a very public, very loud, very, very angry argument with the debate coach over whether it was appropriate for him to mandate to other team members that they wear the little feet pins that are the symbol of some anti-abortion group (Operation Rescue?). I took the dual position that it was inappropriate for a teacher to attempt to impose his ideology on students in this way (the arguement I believed in) and that it was unwise to possibly prejudice judges in competition (the arguement that almost prevailed).

In an interesting epilogue, as a freshman in college the next year I was roped into being a judge in a debate tournament sponsored by the college, since they were desperate for anyone with ANY debate experience at all. I sat on a judging panel with my former coach, and got to watch him seethe for an entire round.

Later, at a thank you party thrown for the students who volunteered to judge, I got to hear a story from a judge who just couldn't believe a contestant in one of her matches was wearing an anti-abortion pin, and she just couldn't get past that.


My only other run in with "the law" was receiving a paddling in fifth grade for possession of a contraband box of Sprees.

[Bad_Rich_Chic]

Originally posted by dtb
Come on... Queens is technically Long Island! It counts!

Good, 'cause Henry Fool is set in Woodside, and it was my favorite for a second choice.

Behind Love and D'eath, of course.

BR(the Mr. wants badly to make a pilgrimage to Woodside, for some reason. I like Hartley films, but not enough to trek to Queens)C

[greatwhitenorthchick]

Originally posted by notcasesensitive
It is also the only town name that has "The" leading off the official name. All very exciting to all of you, I'm sure.

I thought it was a borough, not a town. And on all the maps I've seen it on, it just says "Bronx". So I thought, being an unsophisticated Canadian, that "the bronx" was just what people called it, but it wasn't official. Please enlighten me.

[robustpuppy]

Originally posted by baltassoc
I was kicked off the debate team for having a very public, very loud, very, very angry argument with the debate coach . . .

My bet is that your debate coach would not have kicked you off the team for arguing with him on the merits (recockulous!) if you hadn't actually been correct. What a jerk.

Unless, of course, you called him a motherfucking cocksucking ideology imposing asshole. In that case, it could have gone either way, I'm sure.

[pony_trekker]

Originally posted by evenodds
Is minor league hockey entertaining enough to sit through just to see a band I love play a concert following the game?

Absolutely.

Originally posted by dtb
Come on... Queens is technically Long Island! It counts!

It's so hard to separate the riff from the raff, you know.

You can tell Slave that part of the film was in Longuyland. He married the yenta from Five Towns. remember? he doubledated with joe pesci who wanted to bang the jew broad? and then henry came home drunk to the mom and dad's house after being out all night and the mom started lecturing him? and the scene at Karen's club. ALl longuyland but thanks for playing