Re: And The (Mostly) Posting Hiatus Is Over!

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Congratulations, I'll buy you a drink.


Posted by: washerdreyer | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 4:11 PM
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Congratulations!


Posted by: Amber | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 4:13 PM
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Congratulations! Excellent news.


Posted by: asilon | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 4:15 PM
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Most excellent news!


Posted by: NĂ¡pi | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 4:15 PM
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Woo LizardBreath hook 'em!


Posted by: Armsmasher | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 4:16 PM
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Okay, like, I'm glad you've got the job and all, but I'm REALLY glad that you get to start posting again.

Because I'm totally selfish like that.


Posted by: bitchphd | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 4:17 PM
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Hoorah!


Posted by: winna | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 4:22 PM
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Hurrah! Congrats LB!


Posted by: soup biscuit | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 4:23 PM
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congratulations.


Posted by: Lemmy Caution | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 4:25 PM
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Good work, LizardBreath.


Posted by: minneapolitan | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 4:27 PM
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For what little it's worth, I'd keep the pseud,. and make it clear that you prefer that people respect the pseud. And, again, hearty congratulations. It makes me quite happy.


Posted by: SomeCallMeTim | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 4:28 PM
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Freakin' awesome! Congratulations!


Posted by: Robust McManlyPants | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 4:30 PM
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Wow. Getting the news on a Friday. Have a great weekend!


Posted by: asl | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 4:30 PM
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What B and SCMT said.


Posted by: md 20/400 | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 4:31 PM
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Good for you!


Posted by: lw | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 4:32 PM
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Has anyone seen ogged and LB in the same room?


Posted by: foolishmortal | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 4:33 PM
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I know I already woo'd in the other thread but Woo!

And yay to LB posting again!


Posted by: Becks | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 4:34 PM
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And further woo.


Posted by: foolishmortal | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 4:36 PM
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Yay! Congratulations. Couldn't happen to finer lawyer.


Posted by: jim | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 4:36 PM
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Congratulations, LB. I raise a glass!


Posted by: Di Kotimy | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 4:37 PM
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Can't have enough woo'ing.

This & Cala's news make me silly happy.


Posted by: md 20/400 | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 4:38 PM
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Yay! congratulations, LB!! (Please don't put my employer out of business, I need the job.)


Posted by: mcmc | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 4:44 PM
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I'll still be playing defence. Unless you have a claim against the state of NY, you've got no need to worry about me.


Posted by: LizardBreath | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 4:48 PM
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Great news, but what's with the Friday afternoon news dump though? You know you are not supposed to roll out this kind of news unless it's at the top rather than the end of a news cycle!


Posted by: Yaks McNally | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 4:49 PM
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You knew as soon as I did.


Posted by: LizardBreath | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 4:50 PM
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Congrats and I agree with 11, keep the pseud unless you want to have your comments associated with you for now and forever. Take it from a veteran of the shocks of the advent of Alta Vista (and internet search in general) and dejanews/Google Groups. "They saved what? and you're saying it is the first thing that comes up when you search on my name?"

... yes, I was many were innocent and naive.


Posted by: JP Stormcrow | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 4:51 PM
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Redux woooooo!


Posted by: Cala | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 4:52 PM
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Congrats!

What was cala's news?


Posted by: ben w-lfs-n | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 4:53 PM
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Yes, LB, I post under my own name, which is why my posts are more cautious than I would wish.


Posted by: John Emerson | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 4:53 PM
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I see Cala's news. Congrats!


Posted by: ben w-lfs-n | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 4:56 PM
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Emerson is running a whole Straussian esotericism thing here on Unfogged.


Posted by: Bave Dee | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 5:04 PM
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Yay LB!!


Posted by: Not Prince Hamlet | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 5:12 PM
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Congrats, LB.


Posted by: teofilo | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 5:13 PM
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Boots are probably not business formal, are they?

LB, will this new job in addition to being awesome, allow a better work-life balance (i.e., not in on Sundays and such?)


Posted by: Cala | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 5:18 PM
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Congratulations, Elbie.


Posted by: Jesus McQueen | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 5:18 PM
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Yay for LB!


Posted by: Blume | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 5:21 PM
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Oh hurray, well done etc. I once knew a bloke who worked for a prominent but unnamed City partnership, who had been working five years on the just-below-partner level, and when I saw him in a nightclub two days after he resigned I literally didn't recgnise him because he looked about seven years younger. Sure you're feeling similar.


Posted by: dsquared | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 5:32 PM
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Boots. I wear them with suits, including to court. I'm wearing a pair right now, at a bus stop, bouncing up and down to a Jackmormons' concert from 2003.

Unless you want them to think you're a fringe type, I'd go with shoes.


Posted by: Napi | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 5:33 PM
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Wow, congratulations, terrific news.


Posted by: JL | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 5:36 PM
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I've previously expressed my woo, but you do know you've killed a promising gender thread, right? It could've been 1000 snide comments inevitably converging into attacks on personal character. But no, you had to bring joy to us all. I hope you're pleased with yourself.


Posted by: foolishmortal | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 5:48 PM
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LB, I'm SO GLAD for you! Congratulations!

(Although I kindof loved telling people my imaginary friend was a lawyer for Big Tobacco.)


Posted by: Megan | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 5:50 PM
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I'll still be playing defence. Unless you have a claim against the state of NY, you've got no need to worry about me.

Oh--I thought you were talking to the SEC. Never mind. But still awesome!


Posted by: mcmc | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 5:51 PM
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Congrats, LB.


Posted by: David Weman | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 5:52 PM
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Yay, LB!!!


Posted by: Sybil Vane | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 5:56 PM
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No, Cala. No boots.


Posted by: bitchphd | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 6:03 PM
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Woohoo!


Posted by: Chopper | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 6:03 PM
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Congrats, LB - I know what it's like to work at a soul-sucking law firm and how wooooooonderful it is to stop. May your new job make you a very happy lizard.


Posted by: DominEditrix | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 6:09 PM
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Nice high heeled black boots are not business formal? I don't know anything about anything, but I used to think I knew how to dress up.


Posted by: Sybil Vane | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 6:10 PM
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They're fashionable, but not business formal, no.


Posted by: bitchphd | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 6:12 PM
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Only pumps then?


Posted by: Sybil Vane | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 6:14 PM
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How did revealing the blogging come about?


Posted by: ben w-lfs-n | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 6:15 PM
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Congrats, LB. I offer you my most sincerest envy.


Posted by: felix | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 6:18 PM
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How did revealing the blogging come about?

I read this in an entirely other manner than that in which it was no doubt intended.

Congratulations, LB!


Posted by: parsimon | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 6:18 PM
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Congrats, LB!


Posted by: Josh | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 6:24 PM
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Huzzah for LB! Mazl tov.


Posted by: Wrongshore | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 6:25 PM
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51: Yeah, I wondered about that. Do you mean your new employers know about this blog or just that you blog or none of the above?


Posted by: apostropher | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 6:27 PM
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Awright LB! I'm so happy to hear this!
I'm also wondering at what stage of the process you revealed the blog, and what that sounded like.
Way to go.


Posted by: Penny | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 6:29 PM
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50: Sort of. You could do something like this or this. But basically, yeah, "business formal"? Without pretty strong evidence to the contrary, I'd assume that means something in a pretty conventional preppish "lady shoe" style. And that if you want to be slightly unconventional, you should make it look expensive, and not try for more than "slightly."


Posted by: bitchphd | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 6:30 PM
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Yipee!

I'm trying to restrain my elation that you will be posting more so that I can simply feel good for you and your new work life, rather than for me.


Posted by: rob helpy-chalk | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 6:32 PM
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One of the things that makes me happiest about my job is that I wear jeans every day and spend most of the day with my shoes off.


Posted by: apostropher | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 6:34 PM
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58: Thanks, B. I'm good at looking nice usually, but a little clueless when it comes to standards if "nice" means "within this prescribed formula." And this is harder on essentially no budget.


Posted by: Cala | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 6:37 PM
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Just another woo hoo! and Congratulations, LB!


Posted by: Po-Mo Polymath | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 6:38 PM
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useful info for me too. I actually didn't know such a category as business formal existed. I've heard business casual, which, as I understand it, still doesn't include jeans? Is there just 'business,' or is that what 'business formal' means? I got an invitation for a party once that read 'cocktail casual' and it may as well have been a foreign language.


Posted by: Sybil Vane | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 6:39 PM
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Well, I don't think "business formal" really exists. But, interpreting it, I'm thinking "business"--okay, suits, office wear; and "formal"--okay, dressy, conservative.

"Business casual" means, like, separates rather than suits. Boots would probably be okay, if they're dress type boots rather than Doc Martens.

"Cocktail casual" is another nonexistent category that I'd interpret to mean "you'll be overdressed in a silk cocktail dress or something like that, but don't show up in jeans and a sweater, either." Again, maybe a cute skirt and sweater, or dressy-ish pants and a blouse, or that sort of thing.


Posted by: bitchphd | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 6:45 PM
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Let me be the first to offer you sincerest congratulations. I'm quite surprised noone has woo!ed you yet either, but I'll hold off so someone else can have that honor.

The hell I will: woo! Hook 'em!


Posted by: M/tch M/lls | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 6:46 PM
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And yeah, there used to be just "business", which meant "suit and tie." Then guys started to get sick of that, so now there's "business casual" which means "khakis and a sport coat, no tie". And, for women, "separates rather than a suit." Like, you could do one of those preppy sweater sets with a skirt instead. Or a jacket over a shell or nice tshirt, with a coordinated skirt or trousers.


Posted by: bitchphd | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 6:48 PM
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'formal' as 'conservative' is probably a good rule of thumb. And blouse is a funny term for me. It suggests something billowy.


Posted by: Sybil Vane | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 6:48 PM
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60: Oh yeah? Well at MY job I get to spend most of the day with my JEANS off too!


Posted by: M/tch M/lls | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 6:49 PM
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First blouse, now trousers. You are all over the clinical business dress terms today, B.


Posted by: Sybil Vane | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 6:49 PM
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Then there's Casual Business, Formal Relaxed, and You'll Look Like An Outsider No Matter What You Wear.


Posted by: Gonerill | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 6:51 PM
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Heh. "Blouse" to me means "shirt that needs ironing or dry cleaning." "Trousers" mean "pants that need dry cleaning."


Posted by: bitchphd | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 6:55 PM
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"Blouse" to me means "shirt that needs ironing or dry cleaning."

Wow, so it seems I own a lot of blouses.


Posted by: Gonerill | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 6:56 PM
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Sybil, Unfogged attempted to address such made-up dress codes previously.


Posted by: Otto von Bisquick | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 6:56 PM
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Do "slacks" and "trousers" differ?


Posted by: Otto von Bisquick | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 6:57 PM
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"Slacks" is a deprecated term because it evokes polyester double knit and "pants suits."

I suppose some shirts that need dry cleaning aren't "blouses"--e.g., silk knits and shit. But you know what I mean; it needn't necessarily have a collar, but it should be woven rather than knit, and prone to wrinkling.


Posted by: bitchphd | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 7:00 PM
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I thought blouse was a button-down, billowiness nonwithstanding. But I guess there are flowy billowy shirts w/out buttons that might need ironed (as we say in Pittsburgh).

slacks and trousers have to be the same. But I picture trousers with cuffs. I have funny ideas about things I think.


Posted by: Sybil Vane | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 7:00 PM
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Is slacks really deprecating or just old-fashioned? That is, does it suggest something old-fashioned or just that the speaker is old-fashioned? My grandma says slacks for anything with a crease.


Posted by: Sybil Vane | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 7:02 PM
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73 reminds me that I don't pay hasn't been around for a while. I miss him.


Posted by: Wrongshore | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 7:03 PM
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I missed a lot of threads in the fall because of that totally fruitless and irritating job market run.


Posted by: Sybil Vane | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 7:06 PM
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78 - I've been missing IDP as well.


Posted by: Megan | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 7:08 PM
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I'd been thinking that, too. Where is IDP?


Posted by: Cala | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 7:10 PM
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Congrats LB!

When I was young I didn't realize that "skirt," "dress," and "blouse" meant different things. I learned that they were different when I learned the corresponding words in Spanish.


Posted by: Unfoggetarian: "Pause endlessly then go in." (9) | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 7:11 PM
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Slacks isn't *really* deprecated. It's just deprecated by me.

To me, "blouse" includes both button-downs and shells. But not, for instance, a flannel button down or some other kind of casual shirt that has buttons but that you would most likely wear sans a jacket.


Posted by: bitchphd | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 7:12 PM
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Blouse = a button shirt I would probably tuck in. Are there hard and fast rules on belts, btw? I was wondering this this morning, as I tucked into a pair of 'slacks' but no jacket, no belt. Dumb?


Posted by: Sybil Vane | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 7:15 PM
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82: I have a pretty clear memory of looking at a grade school Spanish text and wondering for the first time what the difference between a blouse and a shirt was.


Posted by: Otto von Bisquick | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 7:18 PM
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Shells?


Posted by: ben w-lfs-n | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 7:21 PM
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84: Yeah, that makes sense re. blouse.

Belts, if you have belt loops, wear a belt. (Not, obviously, necessary in everyday casual life, but if you're working for some place that's going to care if you show up in tennis shoes.) For "business formal" wear, wear one of those stupid narrow belts out of shiny leather or fake alligator pattern, etc., with a buckle of shiny metal or one that's covered in the same leather as the belt itself, like they sell at Ann Taylor. For "business casual" you can probably get away with something wider or with contrast stitching or some kind of pattern on it or that sort of deal.


Posted by: bitchphd | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 7:24 PM
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86: Shells.


Posted by: bitchphd | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 7:25 PM
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86: A loose-fitting, lightweight shirt, often sleeveless, meant for wearing under women's suits.


Posted by: Cala | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 7:25 PM
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In general, belts kind of piss me off; they cost so much fucking money it's ridiculous, unless they're made of some really cheap-ass plastic or something. But, like, $50-$100 for an accessory that has no actual functional value *and* isn't actually attractive in any way? So annoying.


Posted by: bitchphd | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 7:27 PM
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no actual functional value

You and I have very different bodies.


Posted by: apostropher | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 7:31 PM
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Women are generally wider in the hips and their pants fit more closely at the waist.


Posted by: Cala | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 7:35 PM
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$50-$100 for an accessory that has no actual functional value *and* isn't actually attractive in any way?

Strap a gun to it. Adds funtionality and asthetics.


Posted by: gswift | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 7:39 PM
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Dress belts neither hold one's pants up nor are they strongly enough made to strap guns to. They are useless strips of shiny leather no more than one inch wide. If your suit trousers require a belt to hold them up, at least if you're a chick, they're going to be way too baggy in the ass and look like crap.


Posted by: bitchphd | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 7:43 PM
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"Business casual" means, like, separates rather than suits. Boots would probably be okay, if they're dress type boots rather than Doc Martens.

This is still making me laugh: you mean I can't wear my Docs in a business setting?

I've possibly owned blouses and shells at various points, but boy do they and I not get along. It is best that we parted company.

No one should wonder why I'm now self-employed.


Posted by: parsimon | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 7:43 PM
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The buckle on my $60 reversible black-brown belt broke. Grumble. It's like losing two belts at once.

While we're on women's bodies and clothes, help me out. My girlfriend is sick of all her work clothes and wants new ones. She's petite-curvy up top and bootylicious below. Are there stock tips for the pear-shaped? I find she has a lot of poorly-tailored jackets that flare in such a way to emphasize her tush, and that long jacket-cut sweaters look very good on her. Advice?


Posted by: Wrongshore | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 7:44 PM
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Hey, I'm all for the jobs in which you can wear docs *or* a suit, as you like. I'm just saying, a lot of work places are all uptight and shit.


Posted by: bitchphd | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 7:45 PM
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Are there stock tips for the pear-shaped?

Avoid AAPL.


Posted by: ben w-lfs-n | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 7:46 PM
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98 is very funny.


Posted by: Wrongshore | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 7:47 PM
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Belatedly, hooray for LB! Many congratulations!


Posted by: Frowner | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 7:50 PM
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I can't believe you're all taking fashion advice from B.


Posted by: ogged | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 7:52 PM
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Congratulations, LB! I hope an entirely new class of lawyer is quivering in fear at the thought of you!


I hate belts and won't wear them. Do my dressier pants even have belt loops? I don't care if they do. Pants have to be sagging uncomfortably before I'll put a belt on, and even then I'll usually take it off before leaving the house.


Posted by: Jackmormon | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 7:55 PM
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96: The long jacket-cut sweater is a clue. (Though I've often seen knits hanging badly on women with nice asses, b/c the friction of a knit fabric will sort of "catch" at the top of the curve and cause the sweater to hike up in back.)

If you've got an ass on you, then either wear skirts or wear hip-length jackets (or jacket sweaters, depending on your workplace and preference, obvs) that aren't too nipped in at the waist. Lined jackets prevent the friction-induced problem, b/c the lining fabric is smooth; they also tend to wrinkle less when you sit down. Skirts (A-line is pretty much good on almost everyone) do a good job of not overemphasizing tummies or butts (unless they're those pencil-skirt things, which have the additional annoyance of being uncomfortable anyway). If she's not self-conscious about her butt, then there's no reason on god's green earth she can't wear a shaped jacket with a skirt, which I for one think is a totally awesome look on curvy women.

The other great trouser trick is if you can find a pair of pants that's cut in a sort of old Katherine Hepburn style--which is to say, that it falls in front pretty much straight from the widest part of the belly and hips, rather than curving back in underneath (and therefore looking bulgy), they look fucking *awesome*. We're talking pants with a fairly wide leg here all the way down. They can be fitting at the hips and waist, which is flattering, but because they fall straight you don't get the mama belly or the bulging booty.

Finally, depending on the specifics of her curviness and the formality of her office, the empire-style loose tunicy top (very trendy right now; basically there's a seam right under the bust and the bottom half of the shirt flows freely from there) might look good. It's a look that is crappy on me, but I've seen it look good on both skinny and curvy women, as long as they're relatively flat-bellied and not *too* busty.


Posted by: bitchphd | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 8:02 PM
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101: I wouldn't wear that to the *office*. Also, that's not the most flattering picture, as you do realize, Mr. Ogged.


Posted by: bitchphd | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 8:04 PM
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I want to love that empire-style. It looks so floaty and feminine on the mannequin. Then it meets my body and becomes maternity wear. Alas, alas, alackday.


Posted by: Cala | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 8:07 PM
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I think I like arguing in photos.


Posted by: ogged | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 8:07 PM
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105: Yeah, me too.

106: Nothing like being mean while maintaining plausible deniability, is there? Manipulative bastard.


Posted by: bitchphd | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 8:12 PM
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Plausible deniability? No, I posted that one because your tittieboppers look like they're about to break free and eat you.


Posted by: ogged | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 8:14 PM
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I think I like arguing in photos.

Man, I'm right there with you.

Nothing like being mean while maintaining plausible deniability

Dude, he's linked on the front page to a pic of me naked, hugging a dog.


Posted by: gswift | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 8:16 PM
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They're just boobs, ogged. They don't bite. And I think her outfit looks awesome.


Posted by: Cala | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 8:16 PM
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Ogged, of course, refuses to let himself be photographed.


Posted by: ben w-lfs-n | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 8:17 PM
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I am starting to be so pleased that I don't have any public pictures.


Posted by: Megan | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 8:17 PM
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They're just boobs, ogged.

They aren't just any boobs, though.


Posted by: ben w-lfs-n | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 8:18 PM
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(I mean, other than the carefully selected flattering ones.)


Posted by: Megan | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 8:18 PM
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113: No undetached mammary parts these!


Posted by: Cala | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 8:19 PM
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What are you saying, Cala, they've been detached?!


Posted by: ben w-lfs-n | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 8:19 PM
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Cala, how did you find clothes shopping on e-bay. Did you just know that a certain brand was likely to fit? Ann Taylor rarely fits me. I can wear Ann Taylor Loft for casual clothes, and proper blouses almost never work with my chest.

I need help from the mineshaft too.


Posted by: Bostoniangirl | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 8:20 PM
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Ogged, of course, refuses to let himself be photographed.

Hiatus explained.


Posted by: eb | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 8:24 PM
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Ogged's love of photos, the hiatus...

Ogged is Adnan Ghalib!


Posted by: gswift | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 8:28 PM
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I think I like arguing in photos.

Ogged is a high self-monitor.


Posted by: parsimon | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 8:28 PM
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117: I approach fashion a little weirdly. I don't buy things that I do not know will fit, or that can't be easily altered. So, e.g., the boots I bought via eBay I had tried on in a store so I knew what size to purchase. With the wedding gown, I knew that I liked gowns with very structured bodices and didn't care much about the rest, and that any gown would need to be altered. With suits, I try to buy natural fabrics in a size that will button, and figure the rest can be altered.

I am not picky about being fashion-forward because I wouldn't know if it were in my face and wiggling, and I tend towards satisficing, which helps.

BG, my way around the rack of doom problem has been to not wear shirts with buttons (problematic for business wear) or to wear button-up shirts that have a deep V for a collar. It changes where the buttons hit and eliminates the viking-boob-busting-forth problems.


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BG, my way around the rack of doom problem of hiding my awesome chestiness

Also, what the hell is this "too busty" B is talking about? Does not compute.


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120 is hilarious.

117: I spent most of my 20s figuring out what kinds of cuts and styles look good on me. Cala's right that women's button down shirts that do *not* have a placket all the way to the neck (like a man's shirt) but instead have a v-neck, are usually much, much more flattering. I'm also a big fan of wrap dresses and, where they can be found, wrap-style blouses, especially if they've got darts and actual shaping through the waist.

And yes, the button gap over the boobs is a serious irritation.


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122: Trust me. There are some styles that just make one's boobs look like a giant sausage strapped to one's chest. Or maybe part of one of those balloon animals, you know, with the crease and the bulging, but basically one long tube. Not attractive, and certainly not appropriate for work.


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Placket, that's what that's called. That which placks.


Posted by: Cala | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 8:38 PM
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Congrats, LB!


Posted by: essear | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 8:49 PM
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No undetached mammary parts these!

They mammatheth.


Posted by: Gonerill | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 8:51 PM
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Congratulations, LB!


Posted by: mrh | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 9:02 PM
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congrats, and to shorter hours


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124 is hott. But seriously, to the disemboobed among the commentariat, there exists a constituency that finds you attractive. I am among them. A great deal is made of tits, but in the final calculus, it matters little.


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But seriously, to the disemboobed among the commentariat, there exists a constituency that finds you attractive. I am among them

. . . laydeez.

Wanna come up to my place and see my ego wall?


Posted by: M/tch M/lls | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 9:51 PM
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Fie on fashion, I will Woo! to LB's paradise regained. And Woo! again!


Posted by: Mo MacArbie | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 9:55 PM
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131 is low. Seriously though, you can't all have huge tits and be as intelligent as you are. Statistics would shit itself. All I'm saying is that breasts aren't the end all and be all.


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you can't all have huge tits and be as intelligent as you are

Of course they can. It's part of what makes this blog a Very Special Place.


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All I'm saying is that breasts aren't the end all and be all.

I'm sure the ladies are very reassured that you care, FM.


Posted by: bitchphd | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 10:34 PM
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Total change of subject (and don't you dare make any tit jokes; this is my beloved niece I'm talking about here): what kind of thing does one get a 13 yo girl for her birthday? She has an iPod. But she's at that odd age where she wants grownup stuff, yet I can't quite bring myself to give her a makeup kit or some crap like that. She's not a big reader. She has a horse. She's a somewhat creative/crafty type, but I did the crafty gift at Xmas.

Ideas? Anyone, anyone?


Posted by: bitchphd | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 10:37 PM
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A Serbian dagger.


Posted by: ben w-lfs-n | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 10:38 PM
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That is not helpful, Ben.


Posted by: bitchphd | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 10:41 PM
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Is there a tack shop she frequents? Gift card maybe?


Posted by: gswift | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 10:42 PM
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Not that I don't appreciate what I'm sure was a sincere attempt to offer a useful suggestion.


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139: Maybe, but I'd have to arrange it long-distance. I'm kind of hoping for something I can laze out on here and order online.


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(After a desultory google search, check out the hideous page of crap I found, just for kicks.)


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136: Doesn't equestrianism imply accessories? I dated a horsey girl for three years and she had all kinds of equipment. I never had occasion to buy her any, because anything I could think of, she had, but maybe you could strike early.


Posted by: foolishmortal | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 10:53 PM
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She has a horse.

She has a horse?


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142: I like the $139 salad bowl.


Posted by: teofilo | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 10:54 PM
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She has a horse?

Probably lives in a rural area, or is rich.


Posted by: teofilo | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 10:55 PM
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Probably lives in a rural area, or is rich.

From what I recall when B and her sister were posting their budgets, neither one is true. And boy howdy did her sister get a raft of shit from the commenters about the horse.


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From what I recall when B and her sister were posting their budgets, neither one is true.

So where do they keep the horse?


Posted by: teofilo | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 10:59 PM
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So where do they keep the horse?

Nu, she just put the horse in to make it harder.


Posted by: mrh | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 11:01 PM
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wow, that is one hideous page of crap.


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And boy howdy did her sister get a raft of shit from the commenters about the horse.

Twits. Sure it's a hobby dominated by rich people (at least in areas like So. Cal), but it's not impossible to pull off for upper middle class.


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anything I could think of, she had

Yeah, this is my worry.

They board the horse. They aren't rich; they're comfortably middle class, but live quite modestly by comfortable middle class standards. They have a horse, a second car that's probably 15 years old, no game system or expensive electronics, a very small house, and don't travel much (my brother in law travels for his job, but that's different).


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150: Did you notice the perfume at the top of the page that was "inspired" by a horse??


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it's a hobby dominated by rich people (at least in areas like So. Cal)

They aren't in So Cal; I am. They're in Atlanta.


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I had never heard of a tack shop, and wondered whether it was a shop that sold tacky items, and apparently it is.


Posted by: Otto von Bisquick | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 11:11 PM
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This isn't really helping me with the "what to get my niece for her birthday" question, though.


Posted by: bitchphd | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 11:12 PM
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They aren't in So Cal; I am

Yeah, I was referring to my mom. She's had a horse for years down there. Pulls it off much the same way. Frugal with their money, drive cheaper cars, etc.


Posted by: gswift | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 11:13 PM
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Does she ride English or Western? Does she show? People who show Western tend to appreciate ring-appropriate jewelry, hair clips, etc.


Posted by: Amber | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 11:14 PM
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Give her Stanley's horsey sweater.


Posted by: ben w-lfs-n | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 11:17 PM
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If she has a horse, improving its living conditions is probably high on her list of priorities.A contribution ensuring a daily lick of sugar to the stable looking after her would probably be appreciated .


Posted by: foolishmortal | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 11:19 PM
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English. I *think* she shows? Not sure. Stanley's sweater would be awesome, but I actually gave her a horsey sweater last year.

Obviously what I should do is call my sister tomorrow and ask her. Which would also give me a chance to apologize for not calling on her birthday (my sister's) and to thank her for the really lovely letter she wrote me for mine. But that would be like the classy thing to do, so chances are slim.


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This isn't really helping me with the "what to get my niece for her birthday" question, though.

Get her the $139 salad bowl. Either that or another horse.


Posted by: teofilo | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 11:19 PM
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I *think* she shows?

Get her some Plan B.


Posted by: ben w-lfs-n | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 11:21 PM
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Get her Teo.


Posted by: Ari | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 11:22 PM
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Oh wait, you said no crass humor. Sorry. The sugar thing sounded nice. Do that.


Posted by: Ari | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 11:22 PM
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Get her Teo.

I know folks 'round here don't care much about age differences, but ten years seems a little extreme.


Posted by: teofilo | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 11:23 PM
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I didn't actually understand the sugar suggestion.

Also, Ben, you are so going to get slapped the next time I see you.


Posted by: bitchphd | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 11:23 PM
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but ten years seems a little extreme.

If there's grass on the field, play ball!


Posted by: gswift | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 11:24 PM
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OT: B, why has nobody commented on that awesome post at your site? It's freaking me out, like a pall.


Posted by: Ari | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 11:24 PM
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Dammit, Ari, now I look like a jerk for going along with your crass humor.


Posted by: teofilo | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 11:24 PM
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169: It just went up a little bit ago, and it's kind of late?

Plus my site doesn't have the same kind of "24/7 community of geeks" commentariat that yours and this one do.


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B, why has nobody commented on that awesome post at your site?

Racism, obviously.


Posted by: teofilo | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 11:26 PM
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I'm crafty that way, Teo. I'm all about looking good relatively. As you get older and wiser you'll learn to surround yourself with really crass people. Then you'll shine.


Posted by: Ari | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 11:26 PM
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As you get older and wiser you'll learn to surround yourself with really crass people. Then you'll shine.

Why do you think I hang out here?


Posted by: teofilo | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 11:27 PM
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I'm gonna send it to my peeps at postbourgie. Or is that racist?


Posted by: Ari | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 11:27 PM
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168: I have not, and will not, inquire as to whether or not my beloved niece, the first child I really fell in love with, has begun to grow pubic hair yet.

You people are sick.


Posted by: bitchphd | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 11:27 PM
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You are quite the prodigy, Teo, I have to say.


Posted by: Ari | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 11:28 PM
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175: Go for it. I love those guys. Be sure and tell them that their "know your history" series has been cracking my shit up.


Posted by: bitchphd | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 11:28 PM
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Or is it that guy? I can't remember if PB is a group blog or not.


Posted by: bitchphd | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 11:29 PM
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I thought kids were entering puberty when then were ten and eleven now.


Posted by: Ari | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 11:29 PM
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She likes horses, so maybe she likes other animals too? Maybe get her a couple of these, if she doesn't have any already?


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179: group blog. Either three our four people. Three, I think. And the Know Your History thing is hilarious. I'd link to them every day if I didn't think it would completely tarnish their brand. You have more street cred than we do, though, so they might enjoy that post.


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181: If I click that link, will I have to throw away my computer?


Posted by: Ari | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 11:31 PM
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Crass? I try io share with you people my experiences with horsey girls and you get all precious. Hidden Secret: Horsey Girls like Tack.


Posted by: foolishmortal | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 11:32 PM
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183: The avian flu virus is not known to affect computers.


Posted by: M/tch M/lls | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 11:33 PM
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The girl I had the date with on Wednesday (and, btw, have a second date with on Monday) has a horse.


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185: The last time I clicked a link here, it was something Apo put up. So I'm trying to be a bit more careful.


Posted by: Ari | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 11:36 PM
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186: Second date! Try not to be crass. Unless she likes that kind of thing. Also, isn't it a long commute to Atlanta?


Posted by: Ari | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 11:37 PM
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186: Does she have any, um, birds of the family Paridae?


Posted by: M/tch M/lls | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 11:38 PM
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I'm not going to dignify 188 with an answer.


Posted by: teofilo | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 11:38 PM
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189 either.


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Will you dignify 189?


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What about 192?


Posted by: M/tch M/lls | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 11:39 PM
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193: Guess.


Posted by: teofilo | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 11:41 PM
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See, Teo, you're totally learning. Like I said: a prodigy.


Posted by: Ari | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 11:44 PM
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It's so strange to think that M/tch is actually older than ten.


Posted by: ben w-lfs-n | Link to this comment | 02- 8-08 11:44 PM
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1. Flocke, 2008's Knut, gets cuter every day.

2. Ari, apologies if you've addressed this already, but does Davis really count as the edge of the American West? You're still a good 75 mi from the ocean, no? Or do those of us on this side of the Berkeley Hills not count as Real Americans?


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You're quake-bait, Otto. So it's only a matter of time until we're the real edge. Eric just named the site prospectively: he's a futurist and a pastist.


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I can't believe M/tch got no love for 181. That was clever, M/tch.


Posted by: Jesus McQueen | Link to this comment | 02- 9-08 12:14 AM
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You people are all very, very bad men, and I'm sorry I ever even mentioned to you that I *have* a niece.


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103 is very helpful. Thanks, B.


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I can't believe M/tch got no love for 181. That was clever, M/tch.

Too subtle, though.

I'm sorry I ever even mentioned to you that I *have* a niece.

You'd think you'd have learned by now...


Posted by: teofilo | Link to this comment | 02- 9-08 12:26 AM
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...have you ever seen those Hepburn pants in a particular store?


Posted by: Wrongshore | Link to this comment | 02- 9-08 12:28 AM
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I can't believe M/tch got no love for 181.

Just got around to clicking on that. Good times.


Posted by: gswift | Link to this comment | 02- 9-08 12:32 AM
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Too subtle, though.

Nu, you think he should have used this photo instead?


Posted by: Jesus McQueen | Link to this comment | 02- 9-08 12:41 AM
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205: Yes, that would have done nicely.


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Stanley's sweater would be awesome, but I actually gave her a horsey sweater last year.

Just chiming in to exclaim my relief. I should probably insure that sweater already. It's heavenly.

Also: tonight I learned that frat dudes will pay you a lot of money to do very, very little work. Thanks. This has been StanlEcon 101.


Posted by: Stanley | Link to this comment | 02- 9-08 1:01 AM
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Oh, and I never gave a "woo!"

LB: WOOOO! Congrats.


Posted by: Stanley | Link to this comment | 02- 9-08 1:02 AM
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I can't wait for StanlEcon 102.


Posted by: teofilo | Link to this comment | 02- 9-08 1:29 AM
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I hear that's MacroStanlEconomics, all about the things that Federal Reserve Bankers will pay Stanley to do.


Posted by: teofilo | Link to this comment | 02- 9-08 1:36 AM
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Close. That's the one where I tell you about how drum heads are wicked cheap 'cause China makes 'em—fer like nothin' on the dollar!


Posted by: Stanley | Link to this comment | 02- 9-08 1:38 AM
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Althought "Bernanke" does suggest itself for all sorts of untoward sexual puns, the nature of which are beyond my scope at the present hour.


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frat dudes will pay you a lot of money to do very, very little work

They come quickly, huh?


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Way late, B, but maybe tickets to a show? The Fox is the cool old theater downtown where they have the best productions. I remember thinking that sort of night out was cool was I was that age. Do they do/have they done the aquarium? It's a cool day, you could get passes if it would be novel. I'll keep thinking about local event-type things.

In other semi-related news, could you email me and remind me what your sister's first name is? I'm trying to get my kid into her preschool again this year.


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Another thought: I spent some time working for New Moon magazine, a feminist mag for girls and run by girls which I totally adored, and I now see they are launching a new project for girls 13 and up. Maybe you want to sign her up? http://www.orb28.com/


Posted by: Sybil Vane | Link to this comment | 02- 9-08 5:54 AM
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101: ogged, stop being a dickwad.


Posted by: alameida | Link to this comment | 02- 9-08 6:09 AM
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Congratulations, LB! Pretend I'm buying you a drink.


Posted by: OneFatEnglishman | Link to this comment | 02- 9-08 6:17 AM
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Congratulations, LB!


Posted by: redfoxtailshrub | Link to this comment | 02- 9-08 7:18 AM
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I'm also a big fan of wrap dresses

I've always wondered how other people wear wrap dresses without feeling like they're exposing themselves up to the level of a micro-miniskirt with every step. Clearly there is something wrong with either my attitude or my method of wearing wrap dresses, because I just can't do it.


Posted by: redfoxtailshrub | Link to this comment | 02- 9-08 7:19 AM
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yay yay yay, go LB!

Happy for you.


Posted by: JRoth | Link to this comment | 02- 9-08 7:33 AM
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Oh, and B, get your niece a nice bike like yours, and tell her to quit wasting time on that impractical horse.


Posted by: JRoth | Link to this comment | 02- 9-08 7:34 AM
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Yay, LB. Sounds like a great move.


Posted by: politicalfootball | Link to this comment | 02- 9-08 7:36 AM
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Did I miss the fashion talk? I have strong opinions.


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The girl I had the date with on Wednesday (and, btw, have a second date with on Monday) has a horse.

Teo wished for a date...and a pony.


Posted by: PGD | Link to this comment | 02- 9-08 8:31 AM
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Just to answer the how come I'm out of the closet, I got the job through bloggy connections. Scott Lemeiux of LGM knows S3th F4rber who blogs at The Talking Dog, who works in the office I was applying to, and who moved my resume to the top of the stack. (I find the absolute necessariness of connections for job hunting depressing, but what do you do. Also, woo Scott! Woo Seth!)

Seth's out at work, so I came into the initial interview as "Someone who knows Seth through blogging."


Posted by: LizardBreath | Link to this comment | 02- 9-08 8:32 AM
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That's so crazy, LB.


Posted by: JRoth | Link to this comment | 02- 9-08 8:40 AM
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Weird, isn't it.


Posted by: LizardBreath | Link to this comment | 02- 9-08 8:41 AM
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I've met the Talking Dog! He's very nice, very passionate, and has an exceedingly cute daughter. I think he might lurk here, not to read the comments, but he might be familiar with your posts; I say this because it wasn't necessarily just the social connection with Lemieux.


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Passionate about human rights and the perfidy of the Bush administration, I mean.

And his daughter is like eight years old, so be nice, people.


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And his daughter is like eight years old, so be nice, people.

On this thread, at least, that horse has left the barn. So to speak.


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226: that is classic strength of weak ties stuff. I always thought it was a blogging connection that would rescue you from big-firm hell (although I realize there is no credit for retrodiction).


Posted by: PerfectlyGoddamnDelightful | Link to this comment | 02- 9-08 8:58 AM
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101: ogged, stop being a dickwad.

B is the one on the left, everyone.


Posted by: ogged | Link to this comment | 02- 9-08 9:15 AM
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Who is on the right, incidentally?


Posted by: Sybil Vane | Link to this comment | 02- 9-08 9:17 AM
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I got the job through bloggy connections

This is amazing. Congrats, again.


Posted by: ogged | Link to this comment | 02- 9-08 9:17 AM
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Who is on the right, incidentally?

Alameida.


Posted by: ogged | Link to this comment | 02- 9-08 9:20 AM
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Though Alameida is never incidental.


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Oh. That makes your 233 more sensical.


Posted by: Sybil Vane | Link to this comment | 02- 9-08 9:24 AM
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I got the job through bloggy connections.

I knew there was a conspiracy.


Posted by: felix | Link to this comment | 02- 9-08 9:31 AM
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Since I have a total blind spot for the works of Black, Drum, etc., encountering TD was my first indication that American political blogging was any good. Should be an interesting workplace.


Posted by: OneFatEnglishman | Link to this comment | 02- 9-08 9:42 AM
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Woo! Congrats!

And the bloggy in at the new job is quite funny.


Posted by: Pantene | Link to this comment | 02- 9-08 9:48 AM
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I know I'm late, but I'm home with the flu. So:

1) Congrats, LB! I am unutterably happy for you. (OK, and a little for us.)

2) Gifts for a 13-year-old: Does she like experiences? If you lived in the same city, I'd follow up on the theater suggestion and say you should take her out somewhere. But even long-distance -- a play? A concert (like, a grown-up one)? High tea at the Ritz (if she's into that sort of thing)? A spa day?

Or, along the horse lines, does she need a really nice pair of jodhpurs? A new helmet? Boots? All of these are fairly high-ticket items; maybe a gift certificate to a non-tacky tack store as a partial contribution to one of them?

Is she a perfume-type kid? When I was 13, perfume definitely said "grown-up" to me. I think I had a sample of Chanel No. 5 and some other classic. In reality I didn't like either of them that much, but the idea of having a tiny glass bottle with an elegant scent was very cool.


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tonight I learned that frat dudes will pay you a lot of money to do very, very little work

Good to hear that posting-to-CL-to-clean-house-nude thing from the other thread worked out for you. Way to take one for the team.


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Flocke, 2008's Knut, gets cuter every day.

I used Spiegel Online's Flocke videos for the first day of German class this semester and they were a big hit. But now I've got twice as many students as any of the other sections! I should rethink this doing-cool-stuff idea.


Posted by: Blume | Link to this comment | 02- 9-08 11:06 AM
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congratulations


Posted by: bob mcmanus | Link to this comment | 02- 9-08 11:36 AM
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And boy howdy did her sister get a raft of shit from the commenters about the horse.


Posted by: TJ | Link to this comment | 02- 9-08 12:00 PM
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I met Mr. Talking Dog when I visited NYC for the first Unfogged meetup there. A great guy! (Should his name be Googleproofed?)

Unfogged really isn't an activism site at all, but I know of at least four or five Guantanamo activists with a connection here.


Posted by: John Emerson | Link to this comment | 02- 9-08 12:09 PM
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Hrm. Maybe. I'll do that.


Posted by: LizardBreath | Link to this comment | 02- 9-08 12:13 PM
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The tapir has the longest penis in relation to body size of any mammal.

NSFW?

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Posted by: John Emerson | Link to this comment | 02- 9-08 12:13 PM
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Mammals are wimps.


Posted by: OneFatEnglishman | Link to this comment | 02- 9-08 12:16 PM
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Others may prefer this video.

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Posted by: John Emerson | Link to this comment | 02- 9-08 12:17 PM
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Argentine ducks are impressive too.

Someone dear to us had to go all feminist about duck penises.

For future study


Posted by: John Emerson | Link to this comment | 02- 9-08 12:25 PM
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Cassidy's shirts arrived!


Posted by: apostropher | Link to this comment | 02- 9-08 12:27 PM
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b, just to thank you for bringing into my world that perfume inspired BY A HORSE, here is an etsy shop i found that sells saddlepads.

and these are also kind of great. and! no more internet time anymore for me. but, i hope these are useful. p.s. you were so right in the hillary supporters photo thread, esp. 60.

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248: He's publicly identified with The Talking Dog, but the Lizardbreath connection might be touchy.


Posted by: John Emerson | Link to this comment | 02- 9-08 12:28 PM
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those are great baby clothes.


Posted by: Sybil Vane | Link to this comment | 02- 9-08 12:31 PM
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Y'all, I can't figure out what key strokes to use on my ibook to get the right diacritical marks in Zizek. Who knows?


Posted by: Sybil Vane | Link to this comment | 02- 9-08 12:31 PM
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My romantic sexy crazy friend has a new girlfriend who has ten horses and two 19 year old twin daughters. Her first criterion for a boyfriend was that he not be a Republican. It looks like this one might work. The second was no drunks. Guess what he ex-husband was?

Learning to ride horseback when you're 60 doesn't sound fun, though.


Posted by: John Emerson | Link to this comment | 02- 9-08 12:33 PM
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a new girlfriend who has ten horses and two 19 year old twin daughters

Dear Penthouse Letters,
I never thought this sort of thing would happen to me, but...


Posted by: apostropher | Link to this comment | 02- 9-08 12:36 PM
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The daughters have the nerve to be huffy with a mom who keeps them supplied with horses. Most girls don't even have one horse and must settle for boys or men.


Posted by: John Emerson | Link to this comment | 02- 9-08 12:38 PM
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Both horses and 19-year-olds can be extremely manipulative and seductive, and what are you going to do?


Posted by: John Emerson | Link to this comment | 02- 9-08 12:50 PM
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In the old word.com "gig" series, there was a great bit where a cowboy explained why he preferred horses to people; I do wish those were still online.


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I guess it was called "work," but the book that collected them was called Gig. Now you know.


Posted by: ogged | Link to this comment | 02- 9-08 12:59 PM
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B. For your niece maybe a camera would work. There are some good inexpensive digitals out there.


Posted by: md 20/400 | Link to this comment | 02- 9-08 12:59 PM
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Are you aware that you have all been insulted in rhyme (well, he calls it rhyme) by one Captain Trollypants?


Posted by: mcmc | Link to this comment | 02- 9-08 3:35 PM
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Villanelles, fire!


Posted by: mcmc | Link to this comment | 02- 9-08 3:35 PM
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Sestinas, ignite!


Posted by: mcmc | Link to this comment | 02- 9-08 3:36 PM
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I saw that, mcmc. I had a hard time figuring out what the desired response was.


Posted by: A White Bear | Link to this comment | 02- 9-08 3:41 PM
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Congrats, LB!


Posted by: Anarch | Link to this comment | 02- 9-08 4:15 PM
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Thanks for all the suggestions! I like the Etsy idea and the tickets to something idea especially.

And thanks, Alameida, for telling Ogged not to be a dickwad, even though obviously it had zero effect.


Posted by: bitchphd | Link to this comment | 02- 9-08 4:56 PM
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Oh, *and* Orb23--I'll definitely look into that. Sibyl, I remember you telling me you'd worked for New Moon, but I'm not sure I still know your email addy--email me and I'll email you back? (Although I'll tell you here that my sister's first name is the same as the redhead in Scooby Doo.)


Posted by: bitchphd | Link to this comment | 02- 9-08 4:58 PM
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dee oh eye enn eee eee duh tee oh ess pee ell ell eye tee OUT FOR YOU?

I'M PRETTY SURE UNF-OGGED RHYMES WITH DOGGED, JUST LIKE YOU RHYMES WITH POO!!!!!!!!

Feel the burns, slappers.



Posted by: Capt. Trollypants | Link to this comment | 02-11-08 3:25 PM
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