AI Fashion
 

Sorry if this has been discussed before, but what the hell is wrong with Ryan Seacrest and his stylist? He's looking like a strung-out jaundiced has-been "Where are they now?" candidate. Some hair colorist and stylist must be on drugs or have a sick sense of humor to let him appear like that - his hair looks like he's been acting as an embedded journalist in sandstorms, and his skin is sallow and so dry you'd think matte makeup was back.

And his outfits? Good gawd, that Phillip Something-or-other (the guy with the beret and pencil-thin mustache) must be working for AI. What is up with the gross dark grey (which make his skin look even worse) t-shirts, that look like he is about to go play softball or to the grocery store, covered up with an ill-fitting jacket? Is he truly strung out on drugs and getting bloated so they need to cover up his weight gain since last season?

C(and that denim suit was horrific)deuced

Analogies 101
 

Bilmore, I describe a mutually consensual fact pattern in which no one is being coerced but one person (my b/f) is incredibly turned on by my extremely fit ass, toned abs, and perky C-cup breasts with rose colored nipples. I exclaim, breathlessly, that I get way off on this, almost to the point of orgasm, but not completely because I do need at least a bit of direct clitoral stimulation. Something I am happy to help myself out with, but other times that I prefer my b/f to do, either manually or orally. I say I detect an element of sex is power in that, and that this is part of what gets me off (although not completely, because I do have to have at least a bit of the finger or tongue (or mole if he were so endowed) to complete the act)

You then compare that to a situation were you as a partner would coerce a female associate into a sex act to get favors at work.

It must be hard to be a lawyer when you are that bad at analogizing. No pun intended.

AI Fashion
 

I think they have him dressing like that to make the contestants look better.

Or, he is campaigning for Blackwell's list.

Barbi Benton Beav Style Poll
 

(a) what is a hitler stash? did i miss something in the extensive waxing/brazilian/chris discussions back in the day?

(b) for playboy "models" i assume playboy decides. you think those lovely ladies do their own makeup?

(c) apb: chicks talk. to one another. about stuff. now and again. plus they talk to their aestheticians . .. . .

cd

Reading Comprehension 101
 

Slave fantasizes about shoving his cock in a woman's mouth to shut her up and describes this fantasy in a post on an Internet bulletin board. That is a description of a violent non-consensual sex act. I tell him that he should see a therapist before he acts on his fantasies. That is why I called him a wannabe rapist.

I then describe a mutually consensual act and the genius known as ABBAKiss thinks that would qualify as a rape and calls me a wannabe rapist.

This leads me to realize many people who post on this board are stupid or not really lawyers. Or were absent or sleeping the day their Crim Law professor taught them about the elements of a rape.

I wish I was a little bit taller....I wish I was a baller
 

You people are out of your fucking minds.

Yez.

Yez.

Yep.

No question.

I'd let someone get away with arguing this one, but in my opinion, yeah.

Undoubtedly.

Please.

I'm talking about pure talent here. Some of those guys may have him beat in terms of the substance and message of their songs, but for pure skills, no one beats Biggie. No one. Period. End of Story.

Being a good hip hop artist means you have flow. Flow is hard to explain, but it's the ability to make the words you spit fit the music well. Eminem has flow. Rakim and Chuck D and Tupac had it too.

The difference between Biggie and everyone else (except maybe eminem and Tupac) is that he can flow on any type of beat. This is one of my biggest criticisms of Fifty Cent. Sure he sounds great on In Da Club and Wanksta. But those beats were built with his style in mind. Put him on a faster song, one suited to Outkast for example and watch him flounder. Rakim's songs all sounded somewhat similar in style. Mind blowing at the time, but he fell off because he can't switch style. Same with Chuck D. Same with countless others.

What separates Biggie from the best is that not only can he flow on any type of beat, he can switch his style a number of different ways on any given song. When he freestyles (underground tapes and live performances -- I've only seen a few), he blows your mind because not only is he making up the lyrics on the spot, but he switches his style back, forth, up and down at the same time. Enormous talent.

Puffy watered him down a lot because if there's one thing Puffy learned is that the more people can understand your artist, the more successful you are (see Mace).

And he's a great story teller. He can describe the scene and feel of a story better than anyone I've ever seen. Slick Rick had this ability. Biggie had it too. Difference is, he's got the whole package.

I've never heard a song Biggie did that was bad. He was on another level. Ask any hip hop head (who isn't from The South where they listen to almost nothing but crap) and they'll tell you he was the best or will put him in the top three.

TM

Reading Comprehension 101
 

I'm fantasizing about a woman shoving a big cork in your mouth? Is that equally problematic from a gender standpoint?

Actually, I'm fantasizing about an industrial accident in which you break both your hands. Or a blackout in your neighborhood. Ooh baby.

Barbi Benton Beav Style Poll
 

(a) The Hitler Stash is leaving a small wisp of hair at the top that Fla State girls think looks sexy.

(b) You misunderstand. My question was "Does Playboy set the standard for the style for all women at any given time?" not "How do the chicks in Playboy decide their style?"

(c) Aestheticians?

In defense of Elvis
 

Oh, for crying out loud. Bilmore, are you seriously suggesting that Monica was coerced into her relationship with Bill? Jesus H. Christ. Are you going to be talking about the Death List and the Mesa airstrip next?

And, yes, had she contended that she was coerced, the power disparity would make a great argument for her. The only problem with your attempt to bash NOW for a double standard on this issue is the minor detail that Monica never said that she was coerced into doing something that she didn't want to do. Quite the contrary.

Barbi Benton Beav Style Poll
 

Slightly related is one of The Onion's Prom Planning Tips:

Prom night is one of the most memorable nights of your life, so don't ruin it by neglecting to wax. No guy wants to go down on a gorilla salad.

Gorilla Salad - I nearly fell out of my chair...

The Husband's Using Porn! Goodness!
 

I am more than happy to have this board be all about me. It is paigow that is upset by that.


I feel sad for both this woman and this man. They are sexually mismatched. She is a prude and he is normal. They should divorce.

Oh, and Seb, there's an idea for you. You don't have to get your wife all cut-up and sucked out. You can just watch porn.

Reading Comprehension 101
 

No, I never said that anything you described would qualify as a rape. I said that your description of why you enjoy what you described reminded me of a wannabe rapist who, as you pointed out, isn't really in it for the sex.

The Genius Known As ABBAKiss

AI Fashion
 

He must be trying for worst dressed. Just take off the jacket, even, and go casual in the dockers and t-shirt. But with the jacket he looks like yet another producer trying to get into the porm industry. I think he's really hot, and should be wearing something besides dark grey. He looked great last season, and it didn't seem to have too much of a negative effect on the attractiveness of those contestants. Then again, there was still Brian Dunkleman to balance his hotness (if that's a word).

I also caught the last few minutes of the Bachelor last night (and will now ignore the show until the finale). Andrew needs to find shirts where the collar doesn't rise up so far above his jacket. Something about it seems really off. Is there a rule about how far above your jacket collar your chirt collar should be?

C(this season of the Bachelor seems made for meltdowns and catfights)deuced

Reading Comprehension 101
 

No, that is not. That is simply an act of violence, but not a rape because there is no sex act.

That just makes you a bad person. But I already knew that once I found out you live in Marin.

Perfectly acceptable. No violence, no fantasies of bodily harm.

I wish I was a little bit taller....I wish I was a baller
 

I agree that flow is crucial and that Biggie could flow.

Content-wise, I couldn't recall a single song with a memorable lyric.

Even(stop disrespecting the Dirty-Dirty -- if not for the South you wouldn't have "Me So Horny")Odds