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

[notcasesensitive]

Originally posted by Adder
Actually, i think she looks kinda good in that picture, in an uber-slutty, Christian Aguilera kind of way.

Of course, I have always been sort of drawn to slutty....

too bad then that slutty hasn't always been drawn to you.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
I think that what Sebatian is proposing is not really a fat tax, but is more aptly characterized as a white trash tax.

So fat black people are okay, but fat white people are bad*? Maybe you can get a job at American Idol.


*Everyone likes fat Asians, I think its a buddha thing.

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
I think that what Sebatian is proposing is not really a fat tax, but is more aptly characterized as a white trash tax.

Well, I danced around the words, but yes, that's exactly what I propose. If these waterheads can't learn how to eat nutritiously on their own, teach them through their wallet.

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield


Is there a fat tax?

There was a junk food tax in DC. It was repealed, I believe because they realized it wasn't soaking the rich.

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
There was a junk food tax in DC. It was repealed, I believe because they realized it wasn't soaking the rich.

What we also need is a mumu and sweat suit tax. I used to suffer night sweats when the secretaries used to be able to wear sweat pant type outfits at the pinnacle of the late 90s corp casual revolution. "No!!!! For the love of Christ... I'll come out and get the letter myself! Do not walk into my office!!!"

The horror, the horror.

[spookyfish]

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
Well, I danced around the words, but yes, that's exactly what I propose. If these waterheads can't learn how to eat nutritiously on their own, teach them through their wallet.

Oh shit, I'm breaking my promise here.

Dude, I understand your concern about the fatties, but that kind of tax would be regressive as hell. A lot of people eat shitty food because that's mostly what they can afford to eat or have time to prepare, if they prepare it at all.

First, the government subsidizes agriculture, allowing them to overproduce this shit. Food producers use it because it's cheap and helps their margins. I'm not so sure you don't use the tax to disincentivize the use of this crap in food production, rather than the other way around. If it's not cheap to use, for example, hydrogenated vegetable oil as opposed to a healthier alternative, food producers won't use it, In the alternative, maybe the gov't should just cut some of the ag subsidies.

Okay really, enough.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
What we also need is a mumu and sweat suit tax. I used to suffer night sweats when the secretaries used to be able to wear sweat pant type outfits at the pinnacle of the late 90s corp casual revolution. "No!!!! For the love of Christ... I'll come out and get the letter myself! Do not walk into my office!!!"

The horror, the horror.

Ever work in Government? We had one secretary who had these hips that came straight out of her sdies- I believe she could have carried a flower pot on them and so we called them "flower pot hips."

One guy she worked for would have grease stains on his files. Lack of fat deposits on work product wasn't in the evaluation form, so he had no good way to complain.

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
What we also need is a mumu and sweat suit tax.

Not really. Just an outright ban. At least on the plus sizes. But really, you have to start with spandex when you start banning sizes XL and up.

And while I'm on my sebbyesque train, now that spring is here, ladies, I will tell you that there are few things more fetching than an attractive woman jogging in only a jog bra. But, before you break out that outfit for me, jog a couple days with the t-shirt on until you get that fine tone back in your arms. To recap: running in a jog bra: hot; running in a jog bra when you still have the residual winter fat we all put on: not hot.

[spookyfish]

Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
Not really. Just an outright ban. At least on the plus sizes. But really, you have to start with spandex when you start banning sizes XL and up.

And while I'm on my sebbyesque train, now that spring is here, ladies, I will tell you that there are few things more fetching than an attractive woman jogging in only a jog bra. But, before you break out that outfit for me, jog a couple days with the t-shirt on until you get that fine tone back in your arms. To recap: running in a jog bra: hot; running in a jog bra when you still have the residual winter fat we all put on: not hot.

Wouldn't you be sort of discouraging the fatties from getting out and exercising if you elimnate plus size sweatsuits?

I for one, don't want to see your jog-bra scenario played out by a fat person who suddenly realizes that they have to also exercise in order to lose some tonnage.

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by spookyfish
Wouldn't you be sort of discouraging the fatties from getting out and exercising if you elimnate plus size sweatsuits?

The term "sweat suit" is notional. Leisure-wear is more accurate for the group we are talking about.

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
Ever work in Government? We had one secretary who had these hips that came straight out of her sdies- I believe she could have carried a flower pot on them and so we called them "flower pot hips."

One guy she worked for would have grease stains on his files. Lack of fat deposits on work product wasn't in the evaluation form, so he had no good way to complain.

I gave a presnetation to govt board a few years back and one huuuge dude had a ketchup spot right dead center of his shirt. It was distracting as hell. I wanted to stand up and say "Aw, for fuck's sake man, show me a little fucking respect. Its hard enough being a young associate."

Originally posted by tmdiva
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HA! Jon Peter was America's pick, and you all gave me such a hard time when I said I liked him. Just give up now--I am the only one who truly has my finger on America's pulse.

I was happy to see that all three of my picks went through. I would rather have had Suzy than Leah, but oh well.

Interesting sex makeup of the finalists--8 women and only 4 men. But I like 75% of the men and a much smaller percentage of the women.

Now the real fun begins.

tm

Actually, I think it means that mormoms have less to do than the average american. see, for example, the mormon no talent chick from last season.

my questions is - 22% of the vote? Is that sufficient to indicate he actually won the vote and the judges then picked from who was left (not that there would haveb een overlap) or could George theoretically have pulled in 23 percent but a judge picked him so they wen to the most voted for who wasnt picked by a judge?

[Pretty Little Flower]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
Ever work in Government? We had one secretary who had these hips that came straight out of her sdies- I believe she could have carried a flower pot on them and so we called them "flower pot hips."

One guy she worked for would have grease stains on his files. Lack of fat deposits on work product wasn't in the evaluation form, so he had no good way to complain.

You all are such elitist fucks. I almost feel bad drinking my vegan, organic, gluten-free, calcium-fortified, Apricot Mango cultured soy drink. Actually, it mostly makes me feel like I may have gone to one to many spin classes.

[spookyfish]

Originally posted by paigowprincess
my questions is - 22% of the vote? Is that sufficient to indicate he actually won the vote and the judges then picked from who was left (not that there would haveb een overlap) or could George theoretically have pulled in 23 percent but a judge picked him so they wen to the most voted for who wasnt picked by a judge?

I wondered about that too, but 22% is a pretty big number when you're choosing among eight finalists. My guess is that the vote probably forced the judges' hands. I mean, why would they waste their vote on somebody they wanted, if they had already been selected by the voters?

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
I think that what Sebatian is proposing is not really a fat tax, but is more aptly characterized as a white trash tax.

Tobbacco is already highly taxed.

And of course there are state lotteries.

Thanks White Trash!!