Fashion Board 4-6-04 to 5-7-04

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
His swing is completely different.

I wouldn't say "completely." But here is an excellent article outlining the differences.

http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/maste...ory?id=1776900

TM

[Oliver_Wendell_Ramone]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
I wouldn't say "completely." But here is an excellent article outlining the differences.

http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/maste...ory?id=1776900

TM

I suppose this move could be part of the problem with his "swing."

[Bad_Rich_Chic]

Originally posted by notcasesensitive
Do flight attendants still give the schpeil? On American they play the video. In english and in spanish. I'm learning spanish this way. So far I know seatbelt and floatation device. I'm sure it will come in handy at some point.

I practice spanish by reading subway ads, myself. ("buenos abogados, buenos amigos!")

Incidentally, am I the only person who deals with these travel rudenesses/annoyances/presumptions simply by lying? I lie through my teeth. I would have flat out told the portly-putting-up-the-armrest guy that I had a medical condition in my shoulder joint that required me to use an armrest when sitting, and if that was inconvenient for him he should perhaps request a different seat. The only person who gets away with overflowing into my seat is the Mr., and not even him if I'm cranky.

Someone else's bag under my seat would have ultimately resulted in a "medical condition" lie again, though first I would have pulled out the bag, taken it to the front of the cabin and announced to whomever appeared to be in charge that "I found this under my seat and it's not mine - this unattended bag needs to be removed by airport security," something I've also done when people in the airport departure lounges leave bags on one of the 5 seats at the bar to "reserve" them and then vanish to talk on their cellphones or check in. If my "please remove this bomb" and sciatica schemes failed I would have taken the thing myself and walked it to the dead back of the plane to find some horrid little overhead hole into which to squish it. If I couldn't find one, and my stuffing my own coat, shoes, hat, books, whatever under the seat and then handing the offending bag to the FA with a request to check it because I was using the underseat space myself also didn't get results, it probably would have resulted in my riffling through the bag during the course of the flight (If I had kids on the flight, I'd let them do it, of course after eating something really, really sticky). eta: eek, just remembered getting to my seat once and finding that the guy next to me had already stuffed his shit under my seat so that HIS underseat space could stay clear so he could stretch out his legs. That was handled pretty easily.

And I wake up sleeping aisle sitters without hesitation. Repeatedly. And who wouldn't? Anyone sitting on the aisle knows that they've agreed to get up every time someone needs to get out of their seat, it's hardly like they can be annoyed or surprised - and if they are, by god I discover I have a weak bladder.

But I admit that I get pretty vindictive with people who act rudely and inconsiderately (or marginally illegally) on the assumption that there won't be consequences because people are too polite to insist on decent behavior, if you haven't noticed.

BR(fondly remembering a planeload of people applauding when a chick complaining that nothing else could go in an overhead compartment because her coat was in it and it was "really expensive and their stuff will wrinkle it" was handed her coat to hold on her lap for the entire international flight)C

[Dualit]

Originally posted by Gattigap
(Out-weird 'em, is what I say. Works for me, even when I don't mean to.)

Feign a Michael Jackson obsession.

Originally posted by tmdiva
I didn't watch last night's episode, but I did catch Trump, the old-looking blond woman, Omarosa, Heidi and Ereka on Oprah yesterday. Man, Omarosa is a piece of work. She still insists that Ereka called her the N-word (and I believe Ereka's statement that the word is not in her vocabulary--who says that any more, other than Archie Bunker types and rappers?).

She also says that the way she appeared on the show was due to reality-show editing "consistent with the way African-American women have been portrayed on reality TV." Okay, but has there been any other African-American woman on reality TV who came across as badly as Omarosa did? RW Coral is the only one I can think of who comes close, but only in terms of bitchiness. And all the other people on the Apprentice who hated her didn't hate her because of edited footage--they were dealing with her in person. Even Trump and blond helmet-head said that she lacked credibility.

One thing I wish they'd pointed out is how dumb she looked when she tried to accuse Ereka of racism based on her "pot calling the kettle black" comment (which is only racist if you happen to be a kettle). That's stupider than the folks who freaked out because of "niggardly" a couple of years ago.

Okay, rant over.

tm

I believe the black chick from the first season of surviver aws also portrayed as lazy and work evading.

And no I dont think Omarosa and Nick are plants. They are both abrasive assholes so no planting needed. I think Omarosa's attitude toward her gig was something along the lines of "Make me check the flights and pick the white bitch up bc I am the black woman. Apparently slaveery is alive and well in New Jersey. Even my own brotherman Kwame is giving me the lowest job bc he does not love the sisters and probably has a white girlfriend"

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally posted by paigowprincess
First time there was no seat and she hovered until the one next to me opened. To keep herself entertained, she started talking to the guy onmy right, who was alone, saying shit like "you guys should talk to each other". "you guys seem like you would like each other". Yes she did.

Example please of how guys lay into the annoying guy until he leaves. And how this would translate if the annoying person is a babbler without a clue.

I don't know if the example will be relevant b/c I don't know very many guys who mean well but are extremely annoying. Usually the guy is annoying b/c all he talks about is himself and/or money, and someone will finally chime in with "is that all you can fucking talk about? Jesus." or "Shut the fuck up already about your portfolio. We don't care." It's a direct group.

My initial solution to this problem involved playing a very entertaining but cruel game. We frequently played it w/one frat brother. Unfortunately the game is unavailable b/c your bar is so crowded.

No one knows when the game starts, but you know when it ends: when you're the last person sitting or standing with the mark. And then you excuse yourself and go to the bathroom. People individually excuse themselves until there is no one left. All of the sudden the group has moved to another area of the bar. If the mark comes back, the game starts over. Except this time, everyone knows the game is on and it gets more creative. Usually the mark takes the hint.

Like I said, this is only done to assholes/jerks, not people who genuinely mean well but are annoying. So I really haven't helped you at all.

[sunnybunny]

Originally posted by paigowprincess
what to do with annoying chick

She might not get this, but I'd send her a respnse saying the following:


Yes, I'm planning to go, but I'm meeting friends there [who I want to spend some time with] so I'll have to catch up with you another time.

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally posted by Sidd Finch
TM, if you are going to rehash yesterday's news then at least get it right. BnB's story had nothing to do with the safety presentation ("this is the oxygen mask, this is the life vest"). In her story, the FA asked her and the other people seated in the exit row if they understood what someone seated in an exit row may be called on to do, she nodded her head, and the FA said she needed an audible response.

Good fucking grief, Finch.

BnB: "Once, while seated in an exit row, I had the FA do the "you are seated in an exit row" speech. At the end, she asked us if we all understood. We all dutifully nodded our heads."

"Suppose you are on a flight with Mrs. Finch. You and she are chatting and the FA begins her safety features demonstation. You know how to operate the seatbelt, the oxygen mask and you have already located the exits nearest you. As you and the Missus continue to chat, the FA stops her demonstation, taps you on the knee and says 'Sir, I really must insist that you pay attention.'"

What the fuck are you talking about?

I concede that the second paragraph may be a hypo to get you to the place where she was. But it seems more logical to me that the FA's "you are seated in an exit row" speech and resulting question came after the presentation.

No matter what your response, please use this as my next response: Whatever.

TM

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally posted by paigowprincess
There is this restaurnant slash bar I sometimes hit on the way home for a cocktail at happy hour. anways, once this chick started talkingt to me (straight to my knowledge) who I picked up on as being weird. She asked for my contact info and I gave it to be polite. Then Isaw her at Cosi (forgot about her), and she invited me to something. then she called and invited me to something else. I declined on both counts. Then I saw her at the bar AGAIN, this time I was withfriends, and she sat down and proceeded to just prattle on and she provbed to be absofuckinglutely insane. Ten minute story about snowflakes. She just emailed me asking if I was going to the restaurant/bar tongithg, which I had been planning on, but now I dont think so. What should I do? Is she gonna ruin my favorite bar for me?

(Just for Finch.) Translation: Sis is in town.

TM

[Dualit]

Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
My initial solution to this problem involved playing a very entertaining but cruel game. We frequently played it w/one frat brother. Unfortunately the game is unavailable b/c your bar is so crowded.

No one knows when the game starts, but you know when it ends: when you're the last person sitting or standing with the mark. And then you excuse yourself and go to the bathroom. People individually excuse themselves until there is no one left. All of the sudden the group has moved to another area of the bar. If the mark comes back, the game starts over. Except this time, everyone knows the game is on and it gets more creative. Usually the mark takes the hint.

Some of my friends would do this, except instead of moving to a different part of the bar, they would leave. The mark gets stuck with the check.

[bilmore]

Originally posted by paigowprincess
First time there was no seat and she hovered until the one next to me opened. To keep herself entertained, she started talking to the guy onmy right, who was alone, saying shit like "you guys should talk to each other". "you guys seem like you would like each other". Yes she did.

Example please of how guys lay into the annoying guy until he leaves. And how this would translate if the annoying person is a babbler without a clue.

Tell her (depending on whether you're alone or not) "I'm sorry, but I come here to sit quietly and gather my thoughts and I don't feel like talking right now"/"I come here to meet up with these friends of mine because we hardly ever see each other, so I just want to talk to them right now".

Do this enough times, and even the dense will get it.

[bilmore]

Originally posted by Bad_Rich_Chic
And I wake up sleeping aisle sitters without hesitation. Repeatedly. And who wouldn't? Anyone sitting on the aisle knows that they've agreed to get up every time someone needs to get out of their seat, it's hardly like they can be annoyed or surprised - and if they are, by god I discover I have a weak bladder.

You're mean. Do people actually PICK the aisle seat? I know I don't - I do the night-before check-in just so I can get a window - and so your assumption that I've given up my right to sleep is just . . . scary.

[Sidd Finch]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
Good fucking grief, Finch.

...

I know that you're not this stupid, so I can only assume that you want to bang BnB really badly.

Good luck.

[leagleaze]

Originally posted by numerous people
suggestions suggestions suggestions

Jesus Christ people. Paigow just tell the woman you want her to go the fuck away and be done with it.

[sunnybunny]

Originally posted by Dualit
Some of my friends would do this, except instead of moving to a different part of the bar, they would leave. The mark gets stuck with the check.

that's actually a great idea...why don't you just keep asking her if she can start a tab because you forgot your credit card/cash at home...after a while she'll find you annoying, or if not, at least you'll be drinking for free.