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

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally posted by Bad_Rich_Chic
I refer back to my three brilliant and foolproof weight loss diet plans:

Eat nothing you don't cook yourself.
No between meal snacks.
Eat nothing that is not presented on a proper place setting at a table in front of you which excludes any plastic or paper.

Jon Carroll, a columnist for the SF Chronicle, proposes a diet whereby you eat only the food that you have in your house until you run out of food in your house. We try this every once in a while, and it really works -- I don't want to eat most of that stuff that's been loitering in our kitchen.

[spookyfish]

Originally posted by robustpuppy
In quoting you I was not blaming you. But since I have you, does that sympathy makes you feel superior, or would it do so only if it inspired altruism ("free broccoli for everyone!")?

Almost everything makes me feel superior.

[notcasesensitive]

Not following in the footsteps of the Mtv reality crowd, The Apprentice chicks turned down Playboy... at least for now.

realityblurred:

The shrewd business sensibilities of The Apprentice contestants Ereka, Amy, Krista, and Katrina has led them to turn down $250,000 offers to pose for Playboy. Instead, they decided to pose for the much classier FHM -- for free. Ereka Vetrini told the New York Post that "[Posing for Playboy] is unprofessional. It wasn't something I ever wanted to do beforehand, so with the money, I just thought I was selling myself out." Instead, they chose FHM, where "It's the four of us, no nudity." Well, sort of: "We started out being like, 'Oh, we're going to be clothed, right?' And then, by the end of the shoot, we were taking it off!"

classy.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally posted by spookyfish
Unfortunately, look at the shelf space in most grocery stores and probably upwards of 95 percent of it is processed and has additives.

I learned last weekend that most grocery stores lose money on their sales to consumers, and make their margins selling shelf space to their suppliers. This is why the soda aisle in most grocery stores is so huge. This is also why Wal-Mart is going to eat their lunch -- its business model is based on making money from consumers by lowering prices.

Originally posted by Tyrone_Slothrop
I learned last weekend that most grocery stores lose money on their sales to consumers, and make their margins selling shelf space to their suppliers. This is why the soda aisle in most grocery stores is so huge. This is also why Wal-Mart is going to eat their lunch -- its business model is based on making money from consumers by lowering prices.

[Pretty Little Flower]

Originally posted by robustpuppy
Is this our cue to protest?

Is that my cue to chuckle politely?

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally posted by paigowprincess

Everyone use little letters and we won't wake her up.

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
Educating is not hard.

Lesson One: "You're not getting laid because you're fat."

Congrats, you've graduated!

That tends to do the trick.

I find it amazing that every. single. issue. you've ever discussed or put any thought into whatsoever, results in you bringing yourself to that conclusion. It blows my mind. It's like if you can't reduce whatever someone is talking about to whether or not it will get you laid, you simply can't understand it.

But here is lesson one for you: Fat people get laid. People who don't know how to dress get laid. Rich posers get laid. Poor white trash gets laid. Religious people get laid. People who have weddings with no open bar get laid. Girls with J Lo asses get laid. Girls with bad breasts get laid. Lawyers who like their jobs get laid. Hell, I bet even Hank gets laid.

Get a new theory.

TM

Originally posted by Tyrone_Slothrop
Everyone use little letters and we won't wake her up.

That isnt the I am sleeping or I am bored icon. that was they "holy shit, I did NOT know that". icon.

and the icon menu is NOT popping up which is unfortuante since the icon is making a comeback for the spring 2004 season.

and this icom reminds me of thrashers fan wherever she is.

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
I find it amazing that every. single. issue. you've ever discussed or put any thought into whatsoever, results in you bringing yourself to that conclusion. It blows my mind. It's like if you can't reduce whatever someone is talking about to whether or not it will get you laid, you simply can't understand it.

But here is lesson one for you: Fat people get laid. People who don't know how to dress get laid. Rich posers get laid. Poor white trash gets laid. Religious people get laid. People who have weddings with no open bar get laid. Girls with J Lo asses get laid. Girls with bad breasts get laid. Lawyers who like their jobs get laid. Hell, I bet even Hank gets laid.

Get a new theory.

TM

I think what he meant was "fat people cant get laid by Brooke Burke" or "fat people cant get laid by a nice tight ass owner"

but good observation. I look forward to his retort. In fact, this reminds me, the neck fat sucking admin never made the "greatest hits" link. I would enjoy reading the mainly correct post again. Just for fun.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally posted by paigowprincess
That isnt the I am sleeping or I am bored icon. that was they "holy shit, I did NOT know that". icon.

The guy who told me that predicted that half of the grocery chains in the country are going to go out of business in the next five years.

[bilmore]

Originally posted by Tyrone_Slothrop
I learned last weekend that most grocery stores lose money on their sales to consumers, and make their margins selling shelf space to their suppliers. This is why the soda aisle in most grocery stores is so huge. This is also why Wal-Mart is going to eat their lunch -- its business model is based on making money from consumers by lowering prices.

So, the grocers are selling below cost, and WalMart will beat them by losing more?

(Won't work until the wholesalers decide to sell to WalMart for less than they sell to grocers.)

[spookyfish]

Originally posted by Tyrone_Slothrop
The guy who told me that predicted that half of the grocery chains in the country are going to go out of business in the next five years.

Uh oh, there goes the Piggly Wiggly account.

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...ties_that_rock

"PITTSBURGH - The Steel City apparently rocks.

Pittsburgh tops the list of Esquire's "Cities That Rock" in its April issue. The list excludes New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago and Austin, Texas, which are widely cited for their music scenes."

Speaking of music scenes, last night I went out to bOb. It's a cool little bar on the lower east side that has been around forever and plays hip hop and a little reggae.

I haven't been there in a long time and mostly remember it as a place where black people would go to just chill without being subjected to booty music and all the club crap that goes on in black (or any) clubs.

Last night, I was overwhelmed by the number of asians in the jurnt. The ratio was like 8-1, asian to non-asian. Is this a new phenomenon? No complaints. Same vibe, really, as the last time I had been there. Just different looking people. It was kind of cool.

Anyone else notice this in other spots?

TM

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally posted by bilmore
So, the grocers are selling below cost, and WalMart will beat them by losing more?

No.

(Won't work until the wholesalers decide to sell to WalMart for less than they sell to grocers.)

This is exactly what Wal-Mart is famous for, so I wouldn't bet against it.

If thinking about the revenue streams is confusing, think about it this way: Many grocery stores put products on their shelves in a way calculated to please their suppliers. Wal-Mart puts products on their shelves in a way calculated to please their customers. Which business model would you rather invest in?