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

[bilmore]

Originally posted by robustpuppy
Of course, I wouldn't be caught dead driving a Ford Taurus, but that's a matter of style, not of status. I simply appreciate the finer engineering, handling, and styling of more expensive vehicles from the motherland.

Foreign car buyers piss me off. I feel the moral indignation rise in my throat when I see asshole yuppies driving them in my close-in neighborhood. And when I see the temp. tags on them I think I'm just going to lose it. To send our currency overseas at any time is appalling, but at this particular point is just the ultimate in selfish individualistic I don't give a shit-ism. I think people who need to signal their status with their cars are pathetic.

[robustpuppy]

I know you drive an SUV, Mister.

And FTR, the second paragraph was tongue-in, er, nevermind. You know what I mean.

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by bilmore
temp. tags

Pardon my ignorance, RP and bilmore, but I don't get the temp tag thing.

Unless the temp tags expired in Feb.

H2s are fugly.

WSJ's Weekend section today posted a review of various miniskirts. Without taking into account the models used, Banana Republic was best overall "hands down" (their words; not mine); Ann Taylor's stretch denim was declared best value (although I think it's horrid); bebe was third (but should have won, in my opinion)

The paper also ran an interesting article on why cars all of a sudden are getting uglier. (I suspect that the designers were simply trying to put a Fonda in the back of the Honda, but I'm not down with that. . .)

[robustpuppy]

When I see a temp tag it means the person strolled into the H2 dealer when we knew war was certain or when it had already begun; and after the price gouging of gasoline had begun. It's just so conspicuous and in-your-face. That's really the part that turns me off. A Suburban or a Tahoe doesn't make me quite that mad. As a grocery-getter or a regular commuting vehicle, it's a little recockulous, but for people with lots of kids, dogs, gear, active lifestyles and the whole bit, I see the appeal. Who wants to drive a minivan?

[Replaced_Texan]

Originally posted by robustpuppy
H2s piss me off. I feel the moral indignation rise in my throat when I see asshole yuppies driving them in my close-in neighborhood. And when I see the temp. tags on them I think I'm just going to lose it. To buy one of those fucking monsters at any time is appalling, but at this particular point is just the ultimate in selfish individualistic I don't give a shit-ism. I think people who need to signal their status with their cars are pathetic.

Of course, I wouldn't be caught dead driving a Ford Taurus, but that's a matter of style, not of status. I simply appreciate the finer engineering, handling, and styling of more expensive vehicles from the motherland.

Given the flood of 2001, I'm surprised that there aren't more H2s running around here. I know personally one couple that has one, and I give them hell whenever I can about it.

[Alex_de_Large]

Originally posted by bilmore
Foreign car buyers piss me off. I feel the moral indignation rise in my throat when I see asshole yuppies driving them in my close-in neighborhood. And when I see the temp. tags on them I think I'm just going to lose it. To send our currency overseas at any time is appalling, but at this particular point is just the ultimate in selfish individualistic I don't give a shit-ism. I think people who need to signal their status with their cars are pathetic.

Domestic car manufacturers piss me off. I feel moral indignation rise in my throat when I see asshole execs foisting crap upon drivers in my close-in neighborhood. And when I see them try to badge-engineer I'm just going to lose it. To sell us shitty machines at any time is appalling, but at this particular point is just the ultimate in selfish, government-tit sucking, I don't give a shit-ism. I think that companies that can't build qulity products yet expect to remain in business are pathetic.

edit: spelling

[Replaced_Texan]

Originally posted by bilmore
I think people who need to signal their status with their cars are pathetic.

Hey! There are enough maniacs on the road who fail to use their signals. Don't give them any excuses.

Originally posted by robustpuppy
Thanks. Totally missed it. Other than the fava beans bit, the line I remember best from that movie is when he digs at Clarice: "with your good purse and your cheap shoes . . ."

(I almost wrote "the most memorable line." Thank heavens I stopped myself.)

"It puts the lotion on!" - best quote

[purse junkie]

Originally posted by TexLex
Are you saying you don't find my mullet attractive?

-TL

For a loving and informative defense of the fine mullet, from Ancient Rome to Billy Ray Cyrus, try "Mullets: Hairstyle of the Gods," available on www.amazon.com.

Where I grew up, you had executive-in-training Wall Street hair or you were severely beaten. Which certainly made those guys assholes, but, as they rationalized, at least not rednecks.

[Not Bob]

Originally posted by ltl/fb
H2s are pretty expensive. Yet tacky and ugly. I think those little midget runt cars are not so expensive, but also are tacky and ugly (and seem to come in bright yellow not infrequently).

Perhaps you could do a Venn diagram for the class?

Apropos of nothing, thanks to whomever created the re line. I now have that song playing on my mental sound track. Little people like me enjoy that song.

And by "little people like me" I mean Dave Matthews and Fleetwood Mac and Jamaica liking proles. Not "little people" as in midgets. NTTAWWT. Unless you count dwarf-tossing, which is now illegal. And therefore "wrong" on some level. Despite the fact that it's consensual. Maybe it's wrong despite the consent thingy because it reflects a power disparity. After all, midgets can't toss Not Midgets. I mean, I guess they could if they were strong midgets. Or the Not Midgets were kids or something. But then you would have an age of consent issue.

[robustpuppy]

Originally posted by Alex_de_Large
To sell us shitty machines at any time is appalling, but at this particular point is just the ultimate in selfish, government-tit sucking, I don't give a shit-ism. I think that companies that can't build quality products yet expect to remain in business are pathetic.

edit: spelling

I think I love you.

r (so what am i so afraid of? your creepy avatars, that's what.) p

[purse junkie]

Originally posted by kafka_esquire
WSJ's Weekend section today posted a review of various miniskirts. Without taking into account the models used, Banana Republic was best overall "hands down" (their words; not mine); Ann Taylor's stretch denim was declared best value (although I think it's horrid); bebe was third (but should have won, in my opinion)

The paper also ran an interesting article on why cars all of a sudden are getting uglier. (I suspect that the designers were simply trying to put a Fonda in the back of the Honda, but I'm not down with that. . .)

I could never decide if that song was offensive and sexist because it was all about women's asses, or whether it was pro-woman and liberating because it was about big fat asses.

[taxwonk]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
She'd be yo' mama?

TM

Actually, it's a "sampling" of an old yiddish joke: Yeah, and if Bubbe had baytzim she'd be Zayde.

Translation: if Granny had balls, she'd be Grandpa.

Sheeeesh..... You schwartzes and your ignorance!

:poke:

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by TexLex
Are you saying you don't find my mullet attractive?

-TL

You are hotter than hell, but I am not fond of the mullet.

f(hate the sin, love the sinner)b