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

[SlaveNoMore]

Pretty Little Flower
"That is just what you wear. As for shirts, I simply wear white dress shirts, except on Friday, when I either wear a blue dress shirt or a golf shirt - usually a golf shirt now that I think about it. And (because this was a topic yesterday when I was wearing one), there is nothing wrong with short sleeve button down shirts in the summer, but you should only wear white unless it is Friday. I realize this may not be fashion forward or whatever, but men basically have no choice. That is what we have to wear to get away with business casual attire.

Life seems so quaint in Minnesota.

not7yS

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally posted by ThrashersFan
As I watch gaggle after gaggle of men head out to lunch through the parking lot I have a dilemma -- how do I resist the urge, without hurting myself internally or something (you know, like blue-balls), to go out and de-pants each and every one of them and burn their fucking Dockers?? And they all have cell-phones hanging from the waist-band. Oh the humanity.

You're just going to have to move to a more cosmopolitan city, where they clip their cell phones to their $400 trousers...

[bilmore]

Originally posted by ThrashersFan
When asked about becoming an attorney I make sure to tell prospective students not to do it for any of the following reasons:

For balance, you should know that there actually are lots of people out there who like the work, enjoy the money, and don't regret the choice. There are a lot of shit non-law jobs, too. Ask a securities sales-honcho how enamored they are of their life sometime.

(I just mean, don't give this potential newbie a completely negative view. It doesn't have to be THAT bad.)

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
There is nothing wrong with Dockers. With the advent of 5-day business casual, a guy basically needs to own at least three pairs of Dockers and a couple of pairs of khaki Banana Republic pants (or Gap, I suppose, if that is your thing - I think the BR khakis are a little classier). That is just what you wear. As for shirts, I simply wear white dress shirts, except on Friday, when I either wear a blue dress shirt or a golf shirt - usually a golf shirt now that I think about it. And (because this was a topic yesterday when I was wearing one), there is nothing wrong with short sleeve button down shirts in the summer, but you should only wear white unless it is Friday. I realize this may not be fashion forward or whatever, but men basically have no choice. That is what we have to wear to get away with business casual attire. Not that I am complaining. It makes shopping super easy, and I never really worry about what I am going to wear. I agree that wearing the cell phone hanging from the waist is not the most attractive, but the alternative - having this huge lump in your pocket - is worse, so I wear it in the little waist-band holster. I used to think it was dorky, but now pretty much everyone dies it - it is normal.

Again, this is work attire, not club wear. It is a different standard and guys just do not really have a choice as to what to wear. Just like on court days, we wear suits - duh!

Why is it that suddenly all pants are "relaxed fit"? I went to J Crew and searched the whole stroe a few days ago and could not find slim or regular fitting pants (I''m rather thin of leg and ass). So I went to Banana Republic. Same problem - no regular or slim fitting pants. So I go up to the counter and say jokingly "Are all your customers fat? Why no regular guy pants?" The salesman (a skinny guy) said to me "You know, I've been wanting to know the same thing. Its a real pain in the ass to find pants that aren't baggy").

I wound up buying these weird low cut pants because they're the only slim fitting pants I could find at BR. They're nice, but they only had them in one color, so I can't even get multiple pairs.

S(what's with this baggy pant shit?)D

[ThrashersFan]

Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
There is nothing wrong with Dockers.


Again, this is work attire, not club wear. It is a different standard and guys just do not really have a choice as to what to wear. Just like on court days, we wear suits - duh!

There is when they are wrinkly and worn everyday with a golf shirt. These are not lawyers I am seeing so I don't know if they are 5-day biz casual or not but they could at least wear a nice shirt and crease the pants a bit. And what is with not wearing socks?

With regard to a phone, well, I don't own one (I must be the only person on the planet so that is probably totally outable) but I used to and I got rid of it for just that reason -- people thought I was available all of the time, even at lunch. I guess if I had one now I would not take it to lunch because, well, it is my lunchtime not my worktime. That solves the bulge in the pocket versus hanging off the waistband thing. I don't think having the phone in a case is as bad as just clipping it to your pants.

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally posted by ThrashersFan

With regard to a cell phone, well, I don't own one (I must be the only person on the planet so that is probably totally outable) but I used to and I got rid of it for just that reason --

Land lines are so 1999...

[ThrashersFan]

Originally posted by bilmore
For balance, you should know that there actually are lots of people out there who like the work, enjoy the money, and don't regret the choice. There are a lot of shit non-law jobs, too. Ask a securities sales-honcho how enamored they are of their life sometime.

(I just mean, don't give this potential newbie a completely negative view. It doesn't have to be THAT bad.)

For balance, I love what I do. As I said earlier, I believe that if you love it the money, etc. will follow but it doesn't normally work the other way around. I find that most people thinking of becoming lawyers are doing it for reasons that might play on TV but don't in real life. This is why year after year the law schools graduate people with expectations of grandeur who soon become bitter and disappointed.

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
There is nothing wrong with Dockers. With the advent of 5-day business casual, a guy basically needs to own at least three pairs of Dockers and a couple of pairs of khaki Banana Republic pants (or Gap, I suppose, if that is your thing - I think the BR khakis are a little classier). That is just what you wear. As for shirts, I simply wear white dress shirts, except on Friday, when I either wear a blue dress shirt or a golf shirt - usually a golf shirt now that I think about it. And (because this was a topic yesterday when I was wearing one), there is nothing wrong with short sleeve button down shirts in the summer, but you should only wear white unless it is Friday. I realize this may not be fashion forward or whatever, but men basically have no choice. That is what we have to wear to get away with business casual attire. Not that I am complaining. It makes shopping super easy, and I never really worry about what I am going to wear. I agree that wearing the cell phone hanging from the waist is not the most attractive, but the alternative - having this huge lump in your pocket - is worse, so I wear it in the little waist-band holster. I used to think it was dorky, but now pretty much everyone dies it - it is normal.

Again, this is work attire, not club wear. It is a different standard and guys just do not really have a choice as to what to wear. Just like on court days, we wear suits - duh!

Wearing a pocket clip for your cell phone is a great way to repel all those women who'd otherwise throw themselves at your feet.

A white shirt is conservative and tasteful. A white shirt every day is a sign of OCD.

You're not the Professor are you? If you are, let introduce myself... I'm Thurston Howell's illegitimate son, and I know you know where he stashed his dough, so start talkin or I'll start suin.

PS: As to the suit, nothing says guidance counselor like a white point collar shirt. I suggest trying Thomas Pink or Charles Tyrwhitt online.

Your bird legs and flat ass aside, I sometimes wonder if you are bangable. I really have not a clue.

[SlaveNoMore]

sebastian_dangerfield
Why is it that suddenly all pants are "relaxed fit"? I went to J Crew and searched the whole stroe a few days ago and could not find slim or regular fitting pants (I''m rather thin of leg and ass).
S(what's with this baggy pant shit?)D

Stop doing preacher curls, show-off, and hit the squats already.

not7yS

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally posted by paigowprincess
Your bird legs and flat ass aside, I sometimes wonder if you are bangable. I really have not a clue.

Next I'm in your town we'll grab a drink.

Yes, I'm bangable.

[str8outavannuys]

Originally posted by notcasesensitive
Poor Gabe hasn't held up well humor wise. I much prefer the commentary from that Van Patten person (or whatever his name is) on WPT. The final referenced in the article isn't the same one I watched last weekend, and I'm not sure how chronologically it fits in, but I saw the World Series final that involved the threat of a shaved head of some famous Poker Dude. When was that really played? Anyone? Poker nerds?

IN 2002, Robert Valkroyni, an amateur, beat Julian Gardner to win the WSOP. When the final table began, Phil Hellmuth said that he'd shave his head if Valkroyni won.

In 2003, which I believe ESPN is starting to air now,

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Chris Moneymaker (yes that is his real name) won the $2.5 million final event, which he entered by winning a $40 super-satellite on an on-line poker room. Pretty impressive.

As an aside, if I were still gambling, the only way I would play online poker is tournaments. I think there's lots and lots of collusion going on in "live games" online. 3 friends get on the phone and talk to each other about their hands. When one of them has a great hand, the others raise and re-raise, trapping the unsuspecting other players at the table. It doesn't make winning a sure thing on every hand, but it sure helps in the long run. But at tournaments, they send people to random tables, which makes the above-described practice nearly impossible.

[bilmore]

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
Wearing a pocket clip for your cell phone is a great way to repel all those women who'd otherwise throw themselves at your feet.

Exactly. That's why I got mine. All the casual sex with gorgeous unnamed babes was taking up too much of my free time.

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

This may have been answered in the past, but what are peoples' opinions on strippering in Vegas (for a bachelor party)? Hire one for the suite? Or just go to one of the local establishments?

If we can get Kobe Tai (from "Very Bad Things"), then I'm going with the former...

[Aloha Mr. Learned Hand]

Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
This may have been answered in the past, but what are peoples' opinions on strippering in Vegas (for a bachelor party)? Hire one for the suite? Or just go to one of the local establishments?

If we can get Kobe Tai (from "Very Bad Things"), then I'm going with the former...

Previously, I would have said both options were fine, but with the recent crackdowns (no pun intended) on "dancing" at some of the Vegas establishments, the first option is sounding better and better... If you go that route, get at least 2 (preferably that "enjoy each other's company", wink wink, nudge nudge) and watch out for shower hooks...

Edited to say that: Of course, the public humiliation aspect of the clubs is always fun... Have a couple of club-provided incriminating Polaroids of some friends from there...