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

[purse junkie]

Originally posted by ms. naughty diplomat
david bowie was found in bed with mick jagger long before he co-wrote "china girl." in fact, i'm pretty sure from reading the book "please kill me" that david bowie was also found in bed with his co-writer of that song, iggy pop.

not that disputes your point.

ms. naughty diplomat

More to the point, why would anyone who looks like David Bowie deign to nail either of those hideous dessicated skanks?

[Atticus Grinch]

Originally posted by ThrashersFan
JWs don't do the cross thing -- JWs believe that it was a stake (not a cross) or, in Hebrew, stauros.

If this tipped you off rather than his preoccupation with muff-shaving, your sockdar is calibrated to the wrong frequency.

[Greedy,Greedy,Greedy]

Originally posted by Tyrone_Slothrop
You know who I miss? Lady Val. I wish she'd come back. Or a tribute sock, at least.

Strange that a Laydie Val was just registered as a new member. Anyone know anything about that? Can I call first to blame Penske?

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
From a libertarian and logical perspective, I cannot really figure out why prostitution is illegal.

Because the externalities are (putatively) large. Commodifying sex in that way would affect a great number of other people in a way that they don't like.

I'm not saying I necessarily agree, but I think that's the intuition.

[notcasesensitive]

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
That said, the chance for immediate tramatic injury here seems a lot higher than the risk of injury from fucking for cash. I imagine these chicks are either (a) uglier than sin, (b) paid ungodly sums of money or (c) high as hell the whole time and paid in dope. No one with any sense would get into that line of work unless they had a head full of dope.

S(of course, nothing topped "Bumfights")D

The women are paid something like $2500 per game if they come out clean and $500 per game if they get hit (guess the incentive of if-I-get-hit-it-will-hurt-like-hell wasn't thought of as enough). My numbers could be off (heard this on the radio when I was still groggy one morning), but it sounds like it could be good cash if you are quick...

and stupid.

[purse junkie]

Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
If this tipped you off rather than his preoccupation with muff-shaving, your sockdar is calibrated to the wrong frequency.

Being a complete priss and going door to door having atheists and heathen hell-bounders slam doors in your face all your life has got to be utterly demoralizing. Is it that surprising one could believe that they'd go a little obsessive in the search for a dollop of earthly joy?

[ThrashersFan]

Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
If this tipped you off rather than his preoccupation with muff-shaving, your sockdar is calibrated to the wrong frequency.

I was gone for three hours and was trying to catch up -- I think I skimmed over the muff thing, although I don't think that JWs would be against trimming the cooch so I don't think that is an absolute indicator. The cross and tat, however, are. I don;t know why it pissed me off so much -- I guess cuz I respect my friend for her strong beliefs and evern more for putting up with my sorry ass (without trying to convert it). Fuck, she is the only person I will not swear in front of.

[Penske_Account]

Originally posted by Aloha Mr. Learned Hand
You were thinking, that's the problem... The Dao of Steve says that if you're thinking about her she'll pick up on it and you're dead. The way to go is not only to appear disinterested, but to BE disinterested. Works for me (either that or I'm just a psycho-magnet).

I live and die by the Dao of Steve. That dude rocks!

[Atticus Grinch]

Originally posted by ms. naughty diplomat
david bowie was found in bed with mick jagger long before he co-wrote "china girl." in fact, i'm pretty sure from reading the book "please kill me" that david bowie was also found in bed with his co-writer of that song, iggy pop.

Ahem. I clearly said he was alleged to have indulged in the buttlove with Jagger after co-writing "China Girl." "Let's Dance" was released in 1985. The allegation about Jagger occurred on May 4, 1990 on Joan Rivers's talk show. I made no further comment about timing, because post hoc ergo propter hoc is a logical fallacy I wanted to avoid in making my case.

I agree that Jagger is a skank, BTW. I lost respect for him after hearing that he ate a Mars bar out of Marianne Faithfull's vagina. People who eat junk food are skanky.

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by Tyrone_Slothrop
Because the externalities are (putatively) large. Commodifying sex in that way would affect a great number of other people in a way that they don't like.

I'm not saying I necessarily agree, but I think that's the intuition.

If the economists were arguing it, that might be it. But I don't think Pat Robertson et al. are really worried about the externalities that prostitution imposes on society's sense of women.

[Penske_Account]

Originally posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy
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Originally posted by Tyrone_Slothrop
You know who I miss? Lady Val. I wish she'd come back. Or a tribute sock, at least.
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Strange that a Laydie Val was just registered as a new member. Anyone know anything about that? Can I call first to blame Penske?

Yes. Congratulations on that call! However, I deny any involvement. I quit socking.

I do miss the JRUSS-Paigow sock wars though and the supporting cast of Mario, dumpyrhodes, maudelebowski, porky pigcow et al.

Those were the days..............

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally posted by Aloha Mr. Learned Hand
You were thinking, that's the problem... The Dao of Steve says that if you're thinking about her she'll pick up on it and you're dead. The way to go is not only to appear disinterested, but to BE disinterested. Works for me (either that or I'm just a psycho-magnet).

I think Mike Damone would disagree:

Mike Damone: I mean don't just walk in. You move across the room. And you don't talk to her. You use your face. You use your body. You use everything. That's what I do. I mean I just send out this vibe and I have personally found that women do respond. I mean, something happens.

Mark Ratner: Well, naturally something happens. I mean, you put the vibe out to 30 million chicks, something is gonna happen.

Mike Damone: That's the idea, Rat. That's the attitude.

Mark Ratner: The attitude?

Mike Damone: Yeah! The attitude dictates that you don't care whether she comes, stays, lays, or prays. I mean whatever happens, your toes are still tappin'. Now when you got that, then you have the attitude.

[NotFromHere]

Originally posted by Aloha Mr. Learned Hand
You were thinking, that's the problem... The Dao of Steve says that if you're thinking about her she'll pick up on it and you're dead. The way to go is not only to appear disinterested, but to BE disinterested. Works for me (either that or I'm just a psycho-magnet).

Could you be wrong? Maybe she was giving you the number to her hair stylist or personal shopper. How did you look that day? Maybe she was trying to sell you an MP3 player - portable CD's are so 1999.

[Shape Shifter]

Originally posted by Tyrone_Slothrop
Because the externalities are (putatively) large. Commodifying sex in that way would affect a great number of other people in a way that they don't like.

Using the word "putatively" while discussing prostitution makes me giggle. I'm just sayin' . . .

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally posted by Tyrone_Slothrop
Because the externalities are (putatively) large. Commodifying sex in that way would affect a great number of other people in a way that they don't like.

I'm not saying I necessarily agree, but I think that's the intuition.

I understand the public interest argument, but I'm not sure that wins the day. On a coldly analytical level, the criminalizing of prostitution actually hurts a great many people. Were it to be legal, a great many otherwise unskilled and therefore unemployable people who subsist on govt benefits and lead reckless lives trading their wares on the black market would be legitimized and allowed to make a living. I believe destigmatizing the act of being a "John" may allow people who might otherwise commit sex crimes or go to black market diseased hookers to instead patronize licensed brothels which live up to rigorous health inspection standards (of course, this is easier said than done, as Thailand proves). I also think if sex was made a commodity that people would probably default to it rather than a lot of other unhealthy behaviors. I that regard, legalizing sex trade would be like legalizing marijuana - if people were satisfied with something that makes them sedate and is easily procured, chances are they won't seek more dangerous avenues of satisfaction.

S(I've always believed the chief fuel behind all untoward acts is sexual frustration - so why not remove the fuel?)D