Fashionistas you have arrived 3-25-03 - 10-3-03

[barely_legal]

Originally posted by bilmore
Sadly, this has turned into the All TV, All The Time, network.

Apparently, GA's just work and veg by the tube.

If someone develops a new model of GA that rafts, shoots, vedls, short swings, pops, rappels, wheelies, crashes and burns, or even just klitches, please call the rest of us. At that point, you are actually doing something with the short time that you have.

Until then, my god, you people are doomed.

To death, or boredom. I'm not sure which is worse. But, I think you all deserve better.

STOP THE TUBE SHIT!

When did you stop being funny and turn into a crotchety old fart?

Did you ever think that many of us actually have real firm jobs and we are still concerned about being outed so if we have really interesting hobbies, like say, visiting serial killers in prison or staying overnight in famous haunted houses, or even if we just went white-water rafting last weekend, we might not be able to talk about it on the board b/c we have actually mentioned these unique and interesting things to our co-workers?

I don't talk to my co-workers about tv. I talk to my on-line imaginary friends about it. And if you don't like it, you can hustle your ass off to a tv-free board.

Ass.

[robustpuppy]

Originally posted by barely_legal

... many of us actually have real firm jobs and we are still concerned about being outed ... we might not be able to talk about [certain things] on the board b/c we have actually mentioned these unique and interesting things to our co-workers.

This is exactly why I don't participate in the bikini wax discussions here.

[evenodds]

Originally posted by purse junkie
Speaking of cycling, but in the leisurely "let's cruise along on a flat surface then stop for a bottle of wine, some cheese, a baguette and some grapes" category, I have seen my dream 500-lb. one-speed steel cruiser at a bike show, and it is a pearly pink schwinn with a martini-and-cocktail-shaker design.

But I purchased Tangerine Sparkle Handbag-from-Heaven instead.

500 lbs., huh? It would have to be hooked up to a car for towing.

I still have my specialized sirrus, but it lacks the comfort of a true cruising bike.

Nor am I allowed to ride it outside. You know, you break one arm . . .

E/O

[taxwonk]

Originally posted by Oliver_Wendell_Ramone
And another poster is ruined for Paigow. And y'all are in the same town; she could run into your bobbing white ass on the street. Just so long as you aren't holding an umbrella at the time...

I would think if his white ass was bobbing up and down at the time, she'd be grateful for the umbrella. Not that 8-Track has a particularly unappealing ass.... It's just that the Princess is a creature of very delicate sensibilities.

[Mister_Ruysbroeck]

In addition to parenthetical comments being overrated, I would like to add to the list everyone's concern about being outted. (Not a poke at barely's latest post, it just prompted the comment).

I mean, what if someone found out who you were? Do you really think you would get fired? More likely they would make fun of you, which, in my mind, is not a big deal. People make fun of me for a lot worse reasons than the fact that I "hang out" with a bunch of internet geeks.

Anyway, that isn't meant to spark a debate or anything or to suggest that I don't take people's desire for anonymity seriously, because I do (and am bound to by the TOS), I guess it's more a comment on my own feelings about my own anonymity. In other words, I really don't care who does and doesn't know who I am.

The only reason I don't want you all telling everyone else who I am is so that I have a bargaining chip when people want to engage in a mutual outing.

Now, can we get back to the brazillian topic?

[taxwonk]

Originally posted by infinitytrack
Damn. And I was just going to send you a proposition by PM.

Don't bother. I've been trying for weeks and I haven't even been given permission to pet her puppies.

[Bad_Rich_Chic]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
We get it. You live life to the fullest. ... All of us who enjoy things that are different from what you enjoy are inferior and lead dull lives. ... Why do you care? Why do you think you can take such a paternal position? Why do you think what you enjoy is inherently better than what others enjoy? ... So why don't you stop being so damn snobby about it? We understand you lead a much fuller richer life than we can possibly imagine.

Dude, who pissed in your Wheaties this morning?

BR(anyone who still gets laid and watches television & movies not involving cartoons leads a fuller life than Bilmore, so why bother getting a bug up your bum?)C

[robustpuppy]

Originally posted by taxwonk
Don't bother. I've been trying for weeks and I haven't even been given permission to pet her puppies.

Wonkie, one PM hardly constitutes "trying for weeks."

[barely_legal]

Originally posted by Mister_Ruysbroeck
In addition to parenthetical comments being overrated, I would like to add to the list everyone's concern about being outted. (Not a poke at barely's latest post, it just prompted the comment).

I mean, what if someone found out who you were? Do you really think you would get fired? More likely they would make fun of you, which, in my mind, is not a big deal. People make fun of me for a lot worse reasons than the fact that I "hang out" with a bunch of internet geeks.

Anyway, that isn't meant to spark a debate or anything or to suggest that I don't take people's desire for anonymity seriously, because I do (and am bound to by the TOS), I guess it's more a comment on my own feelings about my own anonymity. In other words, I really don't care who does and doesn't know who I am.

The only reason I don't want you all telling everyone else who I am is so that I have a bargaining chip when people want to engage in a mutual outing.

Now, can we get back to the brazillian topic?

You, of all people, should be terrified of being outed. Do you really want all your co-workers to know what you and your wife do with your tongues? I don't care what people do in bed, but I don't want to know about my co-workers sexual quirks. Ew. I mean, just ew.

edited to add that I do know of someone at my firm who was "outed" and who left the firm shortly thereafter -- I don't know if the leaving was related to the "outing" but I'm not willing to take that chance. I also know of other stories about unfortunate outings that I'm not at liberty to share, but trust me, they can royally fuck up a person's career.

[i]So why don't you stop being so damn snobby about it? We understand you lead a much fuller richer life than we can possibly imagine. Do you think after you say so we're all going to go out and buy a fucking snowmobile because you say you have one?

TM

It's been widely reported that Donald Rumsfeld watches no television, does not read fiction, and does not listen to contemporary music. That's pretty compelling evidence in favor of TM's argument.

[Mister_Ruysbroeck]

Originally posted by barely_legal
You, of all people, should be terrified of being outed. Do you really want all your co-workers to know what you and your wife do with your tongues? I don't care what people do in bed, but I don't want to know about my co-workers sexual quirks. Ew. I mean, just ew.

That's the thing, I don't really care. It's just an ongoing joke. No one knows what we REALLY do in the bedroom. It's all just hearsay. And even if it was true, so what? I guess I just don't have the same threshold of shame that other people have.

I don't get embarassed easily.

The word embarassed worked well in that sentence.

[taxwonk]

Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
I have read approximately sixteen million resumes in my legal career, and I am also much smarter and prettier than all of you, so I am supremely qualified to offer a little bit of advice. I should probably post this on some Law Students board, by I do not even know if there is one here, and it is not like I give a tenth of an ass of a fifth of a rat about any of those fuckers anyway. So, here is my advice: set yourself apart. The other day, I was reading a resume, and I look down to the "Personal Interests" section, and I see that this dude is into "travel." Whoooaaaa! Travel?!? Huh. So, like, this guy enjoys vacations! By some crazy freakin' coincidence, so do I! That is great interview fodder. "I couldn't help but notice that you enjoy travel. Fascinating. Tell me about all the trips you have ever taken." Here is another good one. "Reading." Unless you are the most voracious devourer of books I have ever met, and write book reviews on the side, putting on your resume that you like reading is the equivalent of writing "I am boring" in your interests section. Finally, I am conflicted about this one: "Spending time with family." I mean, O.K., I get it, you are a committed family member, and that is nice. But how many people who have families are not interested in spending time with them? How many of those people are willing to admit that in an interview, anyway? My point being, putting that on your resume tells me as much about you as if you put down "breathing." "Personal interests: I enjoy eating, breathing, and spending time with my family (with whom I live)." Thanks a lot. We're going to spend a fun half hour together.

People still actually put a "personal interests" section on their resumes? When I was more involved with the hiring process, that was usually the second "send it to the circular file" filter. The first filter was if the resume was done in crayon.

Originally posted by taxwonk
Not that 8-Track has a particularly unappealing ass....

Why thank you. I never knew you noticed.

[purse junkie]

Am I the only one who didn't take Bilmore dead seriously? I mean, for a guy who's condemned to live in the Patch and constantly defend his age, he seems pretty easygoing usually.

And having just seen the E! True Story about Dynasty, and unwillingly learning to my everlasting sorrow that Jeff is no longer hot, I am inclined to agree with his position and throw the damn thing out the window.

[SlaveNoMore]

Ritz
I was trying to find a sample resume - I think that I really did shred them. As I recall, they list things like "fraternity president," "head of pledge class," etc. If that is the highlight of your life, we don't need you here.

While I concur that it does not belong on a resume, if you actually think that any of the dredgery in all my years of practicing law was more of a highlight than my time spent as pledgemaster in my college fraternity, you are HIGHLY mistaken.

Revise resume:

Activities
Enjoy caffeinated beverages; chronic insomniac and early riser; like to proofread and correct verb tenses; enjoy being yelled at.

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