This is the thread where the fringster comes back with teeth - Page 126

Sidd Finch · 08-25-2009, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by evenodds

The difficulty is this cultural issue that thin = good and that very thin = better.

There is a lot of societal pressure to be thin. If you work in pr, in entertainment, in media, or in fashion that pressure can be absolutely overwhelming. The images normally portrayed in fashion magazines and on television are unrealistic and unhealthy for women.

There is no balance with regard to body acceptance and there are very few places where normal women, who are not size 0 can see images that reflect who they are.

As I was saying last week, as a result of Pacman's heinous conduct there's a strip joint in Vegas that the fatties can go to for this.

Sidd Finch · 08-25-2009, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by ltl/fb

that's slave?!?!?!?!

poty.

Did you just call me Coltrane? · 08-25-2009, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Sidd Finch

It's also a good thing to have realistic goals. And that woman is not obese. She ain't svelte, but she's not obese by any stretch.

Ugh, she's fat, though. Cute in the face, but fat. Just being honest.

But then again, I bang models.

Hank Chinaski · 08-25-2009, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Sidd Finch

It's also a good thing to have realistic goals. And that woman is not obese. She ain't svelte, but she's not obese by any stretch.

fans of ANTM know that the "plus size models" are normal, not at all overweight, let alone "obese." still, I worry that this photo has been carefully set up, and that she might be larger than she looks.

Lots of big chunky ladies get a "Glamor" photo at their local photographer, and they always hide the majority of the roles.

Hank Chinaski · 08-25-2009, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?

Ugh, she's fat, though. Cute in the face, but fat. Just being honest.

But then again, I bang models.

maybe it's a definition all along the Western Lake michigan border states?

Adder · 08-25-2009, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Sidd Finch

It's also a good thing to have realistic goals. And that woman is not obese. She ain't svelte, but she's not obese by any stretch.

Absolutely not. "healthy normal-sized people" was meant to describe her.

The rest of my post was about the commentary on Jezebel, not about Lizzi Miller.

Replaced_Texan · 08-25-2009, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?

Speaking of perfect bodies, I bought one of these (AS SEEN ON TV!) for $30 at CVS:

For pull-ups, it's outstanding. Color me surprised. Then again, pull-ups are something I actually enjoy doing (I don't like most weight-lifting exercises). It's easy to assemble, and you can put it up and take it down in seconds. I will do pull-ups between sips of wine (not scotch).

The AS SEEN ON TV aisle is my favorite in Walgreens.

Tyrone Slothrop · 08-25-2009, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Adder

It's John Basedow, of fitness infomercial fame. Who is an excellent demonstration that physical fitness does not equal attractiveness, and a beacon of hope for less than perfectly fit men eveywhere who can take solace in being more bangable than John Basedow.

I thought he died in the tsunami.

cheval de frise · 08-25-2009, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by LessinSF

By this test, the list was deeply flawed by the omission of Stanford.

Given the weather there (and the campus), it can't be in the top rank of douchedom.

CDF

cheval de frise · 08-25-2009, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Replaced_Texan

The AS SEEN ON TV aisle is my favorite in Walgreens.

There's an entire "AS SEEN ON TV" store in the Palisades Center mall here. I've never been inclined to check it out. What am I missing?

CDF

Did you just call me Coltrane? · 08-25-2009, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Replaced_Texan

The AS SEEN ON TV aisle is my favorite in Walgreens.

I hope you haven't participated in a Snuggie pub crawl.

Replaced_Texan · 08-25-2009, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by cheval de frise

There's an entire "AS SEEN ON TV" store in the Palisades Center mall here. I've never been inclined to check it out. What am I missing?

CDF

Oh, all sorts of useless crap.

In related news, my boyfriend's sister registered for a pair of Snuggies for her wedding. We had them monogrammed.

Replaced_Texan · 08-25-2009, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?

I hope you haven't participated in a Snuggie pub crawl.

I haven't! But I know some guys in Chicago who organized one about a month and half ago or so. Did you run into them?

Did you just call me Coltrane? · 08-25-2009, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Replaced_Texan

I haven't! But I know some guys in Chicago who organized one about a month and half ago or so. Did you run into them?

No, but I saw ads/fliers for more than one earlier this summer.

About a year ago, we jokingly bought one for a buddy and brought it to his birthday dinner. He wore it out at the bars after dinner and was the most popular kid in school. He's normally about as cool as Adder.

Sidd Finch · 08-25-2009, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?

Ugh, she's fat, though. Cute in the face, but fat. Just being honest.

But then again, I bang models.

Fat. Obese. Very, very different.

I'd bang her before I'd even look at that tweaky bitch from the NYTimes fashion section (even using the pic that Atticus all hot and bothered).