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

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by Aloha Mr. Learned Hand

Somebody already posted Robert Romanus' link on IMDB, but last I heard he was on a soap opera... He's working, and that's something in that business,

Yo, Str8, help a guy out and cut him in on your ticket biz.

[Pretty Little Flower]

Originally posted by notcasesensitive
A career limiter? Seriously? Maybe if your parents named you Jackass . . . .

I. Will. Never. Forgive. My. Parents. For. That.

[greatwhitenorthchick]

Originally posted by pretermitted_child
Having an unusual, not-obviously-pronounceable name is a career-limiter. And a major pain-in-the-ass.

That is sort of the kind of attitude that (at least this went on when I grew up) caused teachers to balk at pronunciation of any kind of ethnic name. I went to elementary school and some of highschool with two Bobs and a Sally. The two Bobs were Hindu and Sally was Muslim. I still keep in touch with one of the Bobs, who thankfully, is no longer Bob.

People are just stupid and won't take the time to learn how to pronounce someone else's name. I hope that the teachers take the time these days.

[taxwonk]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
Taxwonk is Fat! Thurgreed's Mom is a prostitute!

Atticus Pleaser.

[spookyfish]

E/O DISCLOSURE : THERE MAY BE SPOILERS IN HERE.

Originally posted by paigowprincess
A. Jennifer Hudson - - has a great voice, but when she isnt singing she has got to be the stupidest looking person and cross-eyed to boot, I have ever seen. Like a crack baby.

B. And thanking the jesus? Hey Jennifer, I think he is busy with other things, like promoting his movie.

A. I would only add to this that I disagree -- She looks positively frightening when she sings. Kind of wild-eyed and crazy.

Best line of the night -- When the voice coach told her she needs to cut down on the "gospel jaw". Fucking hilarious.

And, what the hell was with the pink toga? She looked like a wrestler in drag.

B. Very nice work.

You think Simon picks Matthew? That sounds more like a Paula pick to me. If George doesn't get America's vote (which he will), Paula would pick him instead.

I'm thinking Simon goes with either the first of the Barbie twins or the first black girl who sang. (Sorry, but remembering names isn't my strong suit, unless it's something cool like Semaj).

[notcasesensitive]

Originally posted by spookyfish
(Sorry, but remembering names isn't my strong suit, unless it's something cool like Semaj).

Or Charo. Hank, roll the "r".

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Since Rolling Stone is complete and utter shit, where can I go online to find decent reviews of music?

[Gattigap]

Originally posted by Sidd Finch
If they insist on the goofy name Semaj, suggest that they make James his middle name instead of doing the slash thing.

Concur. That way, if he likes that better, he can go by the wasp-ish D. Semaj [Doe][III]*. The "slash", while a nifty nickname for multi-position pro athletes, will suck under most any other circumstance.

And to Charo's point, while I suppose it would be nice to have the conversation revolve around you while you explain your name, that presumes that the story is interesting. A parent's apparent dyslexia is rarely a good icebreaker.



* Whether accurate or not, you gotta have a roman numeral. Explaining how dad was a Semaj too? Now *there's* an icebreaker.

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
That is sort of the kind of attitude that (at least this went on when I grew up) caused teachers to balk at pronunciation of any kind of ethnic name. I went to elementary school and some of highschool with two Bobs and a Sally. The two Bobs were Hindu and Sally was Muslim. I still keep in touch with one of the Bobs, who thankfully, is no longer Bob.

People are just stupid and won't take the time to learn how to pronounce someone else's name. I hope that the teachers take the time these days.

Yeh, Bill Nahasapetapelamana just doen't sound right.

One thing I can't figure out, though, is the ethnic derivation of names like Shaniqua or Laquisha. I thought it was Arabic, but that's wrong. I thought it was African, but that's wrong. I have no problem with names, but I'm curious... where'd they come from? I don't remember them existing until 10 years or so ago.

Edit: Dylan, Carter, Harris and the rest of those new names sound too contrived.

[notcasesensitive]

Originally posted by Gattigap
And to Charo's point, while I suppose it would be nice to have the conversation revolve around you while you explain your name, that presumes that the story is interesting. A parent's apparent dyslexia is rarely a good icebreaker.

Yeah. The backup story sucks. Kid would have to make up his own. Not that my story is great, but it isn't "because my parents were stupid people".

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
Since Rolling Stone is complete and utter shit, where can I go online to find decent reviews of music?

Blender isn't bad.

Spin used to be good, but is now more interested in the hipness of a band than the actual music quality.

[Oliver_Wendell_Ramone]

Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
Since Rolling Stone is complete and utter shit, where can I go online to find decent reviews of music?

Although they have a tendency to dry hump the college "it" band of the moment, CMJ is worth checking out . Sometimes I check out reviews at the Onion's AV Club . Pretty good reviews, plus movie, book, and dvd reviews and Dan Savage.

I still can't figure out how Rolling Stone gave the last Mick Jagger record 4 or 5 stars. Jan Wenner so wants to suck Mick's dick.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally posted by AnotherSarcasticSock
If you want to change the name, change it to Winthrop or something.

You mean "Winthorp".

[Pretty Little Flower]

Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
Since Rolling Stone is complete and utter shit, where can I go online to find decent reviews of music?

There are certain sites that I repeatedly run across when looking up bands that tend to give good, informative reviews. Pitchfork is one of them. I cannot think of any others off the top of my head.

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by Gattigap
Concur. That way, if he likes that better, he can go by the wasp-ish D. Semaj [Doe][III]*. The "slash", while a nifty nickname for multi-position pro athletes, will suck under most any other circumstance.

And to Charo's point, while I suppose it would be nice to have the conversation revolve around you while you explain your name, that presumes that the story is interesting. A parent's apparent dyslexia is rarely a good icebreaker.



* Whether accurate or not, you gotta have a roman numeral. Explaining how dad was a Semaj too? Now *there's* an icebreaker.

Why not make the less-well-known-name the middle name?

I long for a world of all easy-to-pronounce names. I hate having to spell my name to people all the time and keep an extra ear out for people stumbling over names at Baja Fresh and giving up and giving a fake name to put on the list at crowded noisy restaurants. My jackass parents didn't even do me the favor of giving me a normal middle name to use.