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

[greatwhitenorthchick]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
Is it because he's now around serious actors at the parties and awards shows that make him feel like he's less talented because he doesn't do drama?
TM

This is a huge sweeping generalization, but many Canadians have enormous inferiority complexes. There is this whole "in order to be successful you must not only be competitive with the Americans, you must do better than all of them as well" thing that is part of the Canadian psyche. He is a good example of this - he is not satisfied with being good at what Canadians think is a typical Canadian quality (being funny), he has to be good at what Americans are good at too (being serious).

Of course - this is not to say that Americans are not funny (they are!). - I am just trying to explain using vast generalizations why he may think the way he does.

[robustpuppy]

Originally posted by evenodds
Janice Hathy, a 55-year-old stress management consultant from Venice, Fla., has been promoting the Grump Out with a series of happiness exercises; she recently headed a "drive-by smiling" in which she and some local students stood at an intersection and flashed cardboard smiley-faces at passing motorists.

Does Janice Hathy look anything like this?

[Jesus_Just_Left_Chicago]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
You're stupid.

TM

Here is your first non OJ, golf or Jim Carrey post in far too long and this is what you come up with? You only call me stupid as you realize that my comments could equally apply to you. I'd suggest you borrow one of the tiaras Barely is having leagl "resize" for her, o' princess of the lowest common denominator, but I recall that you have exercised wit and originality in the past.

[purse junkie]

Originally posted by evenodds
If there were any doubt that cranks are under siege, consider that on Wednesday a group calling itself Smile Mania is putting on a national event called the Great American Grump Out, which aims to do for cantankerousness what the Great American Smoke-Out did for tobacco addiction. Janice Hathy, a 55-year-old stress management consultant from Venice, Fla., has been promoting the Grump Out with a series of happiness exercises; she recently headed a "drive-by smiling" in which she and some local students stood at an intersection and flashed cardboard smiley-faces at passing motorists. On the big day, she said, she and a "grump patrol" will don clown-noses, blow bubbles and hand out bananas. ("When you look at them sideways, they look like smiles," she explained.) They plan to establish "no grumping zones" in her hometown and to urge their fellow citizens toward positivity and optimism.

Full text: http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/25/fashion/25GRUM.html

These people are freaks. The world is a complex place, full of the great and the awful and everything in between. Why am I supposed to simper and giggle like a fucking Teletubby as if it's always sunshine and butterflies?

And a word to those senseless goons who helpfully tell strangers on the street to "smile a little"--it was probably not so helpful to say that to me when one of my parents was dying.

PJ

[robustpuppy]

Worry not, PJ. Think about it: the smile lady is standing on the side of the road in FLORIDA flashing distracting signs at motorists. What kind of drivers are there lots of in Florida? Geezers.* The smile lady's days are numbered.

[ThrashersFan]

Originally posted by purse junkie
These people are freaks. The world is a complex place, full of the great and the awful and everything in between. Why am I supposed to simper and giggle like a fucking Teletubby as if it's always sunshine and butterflies?

And a word to those senseless goons who helpfully tell strangers on the street to "smile a little"--it was probably not so helpful to say that to me when one of my parents was dying.

PJ

I agree. Fucking freaks. Who in the hell are they to tell me to "be happy?" Fuck you, my mood will reflect my current circumstances and if that means being a grumpy bitch then so be it. All of this happy-go-lucky stuff is bullshit. It takes no real effort or emotional investment on their part and society makes it easy to shame grumps so what the hell is the point? Why not go to St. Judes with those clown noses and try to cheer-up some terminal kids? Why not use their time to help a single-mom prep for her first real job interview? Leave us grumpy people the fuck alone and go help somebody that actually needs help -- of course, that would take more effort than these feel-goodies are willing to invest. Stupid fuckers.

edited because this stupid happy bitch got me so grumpy I forgot how to spell for a minute.

[Atticus Grinch]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
I always thought the Daniels' character should have been played by Farley.

I would happily give all of Jeff Daniels's roles to Chris Farley.

When Daniels got kneecapped in "Speed," I cheered. I finally knew true happiness when he got blowed up in the fourth reel.

[WARNING: PRECEDING PARAGRAPH CONTAINS 1994 SPOILERS.]

[robustpuppy]

Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
I would happily give all of Jeff Daniels's roles to Chris Farley.

I'm trying to picture Chris Farley in Terms of Endearment. Flap, indeed.

[soup sandwich]

Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
I would happily give all of Jeff Daniels's roles to Chris Farley.

Some of the drama of charging down Little Round Top in "Gettysburg" would be lost if Chris Farley were leading the charge.

[Not Bob]

As much fun as it is to watch Jesus Somebody (the dude with the ZZ Top avatar) argue with barely and TM, the Cup finals are here.

I look back and realize that my pre-playoff predictions, well, sucked. Granted that I don't think that anyone would have predicted that the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim would storm thru the Red Wings like Emilio Estevez thru a mound of Bolivian powder circa 1985, but still.

Despite what should have been the humbling experience of picking teams for the finals that were gone so long ago that it seems hard to remember that they actually made the playoffs, here I am.

So, who does Not Bob like? Not Bob hates the Devils. He hates Pat Burns, both with and without a mustache. He hates Scott Stevens. He hates the NJ version of the Niedermayer. He hates Scott Gomez. He hates Puddy from Seinfeld with the stupid face paint and the "go Devils!" chant. He likes Martin "no, I didn't bang my wife's sister -- it was her brother's wife" Broduer. He likes John Madden and Joe "a groin injury by any other name still hurts like a sumbitch" Nieuwendyk. But he hates the Devils.

So, I will root for the Ducks. Despite the fact that they were created by some suit merely as a part of some bizarre Disney synergyistic marketing plan. Despite the fact that they play in the hockey Mecca that is Southern California. Despite the fact that I know that poor Jiggy is overdue for a bad game, and that the hated Devils will break my heart by skating the Cup yet again, with Puddy screaming "go Devils!" in the background.

[ThrashersFan]

Originally posted by Not Bob
Rant by Not Bob about the Devils.

I too shall root for the Ducks. Among other reasons, seeing the Ducks in the Cup finals gives me strength to continue my "Thrashers win the Cup for the '03-'04 season" fantasy. Anyway, I only liked to Devils during that too brief period when Jim "the Sabres rawked when I played for 'em" Schoenfeld was coach in 1988, "when he took the reins of a New Jersey Devils team languishing in last place in January and led it not only to its first playoff berth, but an upset win over Washington and a heart-stopping seven-game loss to Boston in the Eastern Conference Finals."

excuse me while I take a moment to collect myself.

[Replaced_Texan]

Root canals suck. (Imagine this post with a numb right side of my mouth).

Three day weekends do not suck. For the first time in a long time, I saw no movies this holiday weekend. I did spend time in antique stores, restaurants, being filmed for a friend's documentary, on the road, and with hot gay male models who were stripped down and being painted.

My mild distaste towards H2 drivers has escalated to hatred on sight. While I, like everyone, have always made gross generalizations about people based on what they drive, I cannot recall feeling as much venom towards someone just because of their car. I fear that one day my not-so-latant road rage will turn into some sort of bezerker frenzy, and an H2 driver will be the victim. Perhaps I'll use a gun. Apologies to any H2 drivers on this board. Here's hoping we never meet on the road.

Speaking of guns, I rely on the Displaced Dog and my alarm system for home security. So far, so good.

Originally posted by Bad_Rich_Chic
I went to LS in a coastal city, having come from the patch, and found the same thing. And I, too, came from heavily suburban patch, not the back woods. This could be outable, but I remember having to explain to my torts class once how bird hunting differed from deer hunting in terms of weaponry and technique. I've never been hunting in my life but ... damn. (I had another patchy friend who had to explain deer platforms and why they are often illegal.) City people can be pretty dumb.

My (Yankee) mother relates the story of the first time she snooped around my (Texan) dad's D.C. apartment when they were dating. She said she opened his closet and found two things she'd never thought she'd see. A pair of cowboy boots and a shotgun. My dad explained that you never know when an opportunty to go duck hunting may arise.

[evenodds]

Originally posted by Not Bob
Despite the fact that I know that poor Jiggy is overdue for a bad game, and that the hated Devils will break my heart by skating the Cup yet again, with Puddy screaming "go Devils!" in the background.

As for the other playoffs, I have one thing to say:

Go Spurs!

Even(tonight, game 5)Odds

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally posted by Jesus_Just_Left_Chicago
Here is your first non OJ, golf or Jim Carrey post in far too long and this is what you come up with? You only call me stupid as you realize that my comments could equally apply to you. I'd suggest you borrow one of the tiaras Barely is having leagl "resize" for her, o' princess of the lowest common denominator, but I recall that you have exercised wit and originality in the past.

Actually, I was playing off of this quote: "I only meant to point out the hypocrisy of calling someone "stupid" for being "ignorant' while crying that the community had become too judgmental." I was being judgmental, hypocritical and using your favorite word all at once. I'm surprised that someone as brilliant as you missed it.

And, good reply. I'm not sure the "what you post about sucks even though all my posts have consisted of roughly nothing" approach works that well, though.

But that's enough from you. I think you're JRUSS and don't really feel like bothering whether you are or aren't.

TM

[Replaced_Texan]

Originally posted by Bad_Rich_Chic
However, the same (that you are more likely to be hurt yourself or your loved ones) doesn't appear to be true of carrying a concealed handgun, per the federal violent crime stats.

Anyhow, it's hard to argue that gun safety classes, or at least a safety exam, shouldn't be mandatory for getting a gun license.

Gun safety classes are mandatory for the issuance of hunting licenses to minors and concealed weapon licenses in the state of Texas.