Death of "metrosexual"
 

And you wonder why our beloved metrosexuals have been calling for the pisco sour revolution.

Death of "metrosexual"
 

I thought it went out about the same time as Plated and Findlaw

And WTF ever happened to the poker.

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Death of "metrosexual"
 

I know what happened to the poker. You beat me badly.

Card shark.

Death of "metrosexual"
 

and plagarized by a german newspaper reporter (from the NY Times, of all places).

Plagiarism Witch Hunt Continues; CtD Starting to Worry
 

Could Japanese Author Be Dylan's Muse?

Doesn't surprise me. The entire B-side of "Blonde on Blonde" was lifted straight from the Tale of Genji.

Death of "metrosexual"
 

Yes but now the common usage is getting really annoying. Here's a Craig's List guy who claims to be an anti-metrosexual.

"You know you reap what you sew. Your example of public behavior and habits of faithfulness or lack thereof, will ultimately determine my behavior when big sister isn't watching. And that's cool, because if you can fuck other people, then I can make a porno with your little sister, because after all, this is America here.... "

Death of "metrosexual"
 

I'm not sure I understand what he's getting at with the first sentence, but it does show that he's got the confusion/merging of traditional gender roles down. Mary and Laura and Ma (and maybe even Nellie) sewed. Pa and Arthur (Arnold?) and the big guy who lived nearby reaped.

Death of "metrosexual"
 

My God, it's like he can see right through me. If I can just get over my silly hangups about pouring liquor on my tits like Elizabeth Shue and taking it up the ass, I think I will finally have found my soulmate.

Death of "metrosexual"
 

I've been on, but the only ones I've seen are notcasesensitive and her fella. I keep looking for you guys, but I don't see you on. We'll have to set a solid time--any nominations?

Death of "metrosexual"
 

I'm under your bed, waiting to pounce.

Beware the poker!

Death of "metrosexual"
 

how about 8 pm pacific time tomorrow?

death to drivers who hit cyclists
 

20 cyclists injured in St Petersburg, Florida

A motorist that ploughed into a Sunday morning bunch ride in St Petersburg, Florida has injured 20 cyclists, 14 of whom were hospitalised. The driver, Joseph D. Pastore (60), blamed "water in his eyes" for the accident, which occurred at 8:40 a.m. on 30th Avenue N just west of 53rd Street. The bunch contained as many as 40 riders, most of whom were part of the St. Petersburg Bike Club or the St. Pete Mad Dog Triathlon Club.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/?id=...l03/jul08news2

death to drivers who hit cyclists
 

I'm with you, E/O. Last week here in Stumptown an extremely drunk guy driving without a license (it had been revoked for previous bad behavior, including multiple DUIs) plowed into a group of cyclists while traveling at a high rate of speed (like, 70, on city streets). Of four, he managed to miss one. Two were thrown, one into the back of an SUV hard enough to do a couple grand worth of damage; he died. The other was thrown 395 feet while her bike was dragged under the van; she also died. The third survived with spinal and leg fractures.

The guy wouldn't have even stopped, but a cop a block away heard the crash and probably saw a body go flying by.

I think the guy should probably be locked up permanently.

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Death of "metrosexual"
 

I thought they plowed. But it's Bunny Month, sew let's not split hares.

Big Brother 4
 

I'm almost speechless, but not quite.

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I think Alison's story with her ex promises to be the most entertaining. Jun looks like she's going to be all sorts of fun. The older folks are going to be in trouble if the "vote off the ex" strategy falls apart. Oh, and when Erika was choosing that boyfriend, I think she shoulda kept on looking.

I predict the "vote off the ex" strategy lasts about until, um, now.

death to drivers who hit cyclists
 

Not to defend this guy, but he probably is just an idiot old driver who will hit kids and other cars with impunity.

the ones that get me, and they seem to inhabit the south in higher numbers, are the beer can chucking drivers who cut you off, swerve into you, throw things at you, flip you the bird, and so on. Is my bike in the breakdown lane that hard to avoid?

death to drivers who hit cyclists
 

Except for bike messengers - they have a friggin' death wish and I could care less if cars hit em. Especially given the number of times they've nearly hit me while I was walking through crosswalks.

Big Brother 4
 

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Is it just me, or can Dana look halfway decent in the camera sometimes, and yet at other times look kinda like Ralph Macchio with long hair?? I think Robert should start praying for immunity NOW. I think Jun is gonna turn out to be more bark than bite. And how soon until Michelle and David start sleeping together with their "newly rekindled" romance??

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death to drivers who hit cyclists
 

A witness claimed he accelerated and aimed for them. St. Pete has really terrific bike routes, so people from all over Florida head there to ride on their rails-to-trails routes (including MomOdds -- who drives faaaaaar from her home weekly to ride in relative safety from the old folks who cannot see over their steering wheels.)

Down here in Texas, we lose a few cyclists a year in hit and run accidents. People seem to pay a little bit more attention in Austin, since Lance and other pro cyclists live and train here. No one wants to be the dumbass who kills our local hero.

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You are so right.

I was hoping that they would have some exes who ended well. Allison looked like an emotional mess before her ex showed up, so she should hope she gets voted out (or leaves) soon.

Even(team time trial today!)Odds

Death of "metrosexual"
 

I don't think I can make that, but let me know how the game goes... If I get home early I'll check to see if it is still on. I am going out with the girls tonight (birthday celebration).

death to drivers who hit cyclists
 

Every time I hear about accidents like this, I can't help but think of fondly an incident from a couple of years ago in DC where a cyclist was hit by a car, pulled out a gun, and shot the driver.

After the incident, cars seemed to be a little less agressive for about 6 months or so.

Drag Queen Name Generator
 

That's what guys with small dicks do. I'm still saving up for the Porsche so I have to use alternate methods for making myself feel better now.

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Post-Lawrence legal landscape
 

Interesting article in today's NY Times about Loren Loomis, a former lieutenant colonel who in 1997 was discharged from the Army "just one week shy of the 20-year career mark that would have entitled him to full retirement benefits after his home was burned and a firefighter found a videotape of him engaging in sex with other men."

In light of Lawrence, he is suing to have his discharge reversed and his record corrected.

This man was wounded in the Vietnam War, in which he won two Bronze Stars and a Purple Heart. The fire was started by an Army private who said was trying to destroy nude pictures he had posed for with Mr. Loomis.

Anybody know anything about military law and what his chances are? I hope he wins -- but my guess is his case won't get far. I'm wondering how a decision like Lawrence would inform the Uniform Code of Military Justice, which makes sodomy a court-martial offense, as well as how a subsequent change in constitutional law would alter a 1997 decision that affected this man's rights.

Poll: Best Casting Ever
 

Is that the time you guys were doing the typewriter fluid?

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An Orange You Can't Refuse
 

Has anyone else noticed that in Godfather and Godfather II there is a recurring theme of oranges (the fruit, not the color) whenever death or violence is near? I noticed it a while ago, and now, every time I see the movie (which is often, as my remote control will not permit me to pass it up whenever it's on) I notice another instance.

To wit: last night, I noticed (for the first time) that during the dinner with Tom Hagan and the movie producer, the centerpiece on the table is a bowl of oranges!

Other examples: when Salozzo attempts the hit on Don Vito, Vito is examining oranges (when he falls down, the oranges are spilled); when Don Vito is playing in the garden immediately prior to his death, he's eating an orange (and scares his grandson when he puts the rind in his mouth to make a funny face).

When Johnny Ola (sp?) comes to visit Michael in Tahoe on behalf of Hyman Roth, he brings him an orange; when Michael, Tom and Rocco (?) are trying to figure out how to get to Frankie Pentangeli, Michael is eating an orange. And I think that just prior to Fanucci's death (by the hand of the young Don Vito), Fanucci (La Mano Negra!) is also buying oranges -- but I can't remember that as clearly, and may be making that up.

So, what's it all about [Alfie]?

Now, if this is really obvious, and something everyone already knows about, please don't burst my bubble -- I thought myself quite the movie expert when I noticed this all by my lonesome!

Post-Lawrence legal landscape
 

I thought there was some extraordinary deference given to military decisions to discriminate based on the national security issue?

I am always blown away by folks who are treated like second-class citizens in this country and still love it enough to risk their lives to defend it. If anything, the military should be fawning all over citizens that selfless.

P(at a maximum, willing to be seriously dented for, but not die for, this country until women achieve equality)J

An Orange You Can't Refuse
 

You're apparently not the only one:

http://www.jgeoff.com/godfather/oranges.html

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Did a Google search, and there is much discussion of the symbolic use of oranges in the Trilogy - all relating to impending death.

An Orange You Can't Refuse
 

Well orange you the perceptive one...

The board is hurting (BORING!) this week and I'm adding to it...

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Death of "metrosexual"
 

And all along I thought you just wear what you sew.

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Death of "metrosexual"
 

If you plow but never reap, what do you eat? They never would have lived to see Laura marry Alonzo.

An Orange You Can't Refuse
 

Some of us are glued to the live updates of the just completed team time trial.

And the circle comes full turn
 

Like choking your chicken?

The Decline and Fall of The Y Chromosome.
 

My favorite chick columnist, Maureen Dowd (apropos of nothing, does anyone know if she really looks like this?)
http://graphics7.nytimes.com/images/...owd_new.75.jpg (kind of a Jackie O with an edge thing working for her there) has a theory as to why Penske wears Urban Decay polish on his toes (spree: it's the New York Fricken Times, for pete's sake).

From her column today:

The Decline and Fall of The Y Chromosome.
 

This was also the subject of debate in the FB-underrated Roger Dodger.

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I think the real reason behind the increase in men like Penske and Slave and the Flower living their lives as male fashionistas is that they can.

It's just more socially acceptable for men not in a hair band to wear leather pants and get facials. There are more products available than there used to be, and even the manliest men I know get pedicures and use night cream and eye cream. How do I know? They ask for product recs.

my underwear
 

One reason I'm in a good mood today is that I'm wearing some really terrific underwear. I'm kind of a connosseur of inexpensive cotton thong underwear and I think I really struck gold with this pair. They are white and have "Chick's Rule" in sparkly purple writing across the front. It's the kind of convergence of incorrect punctuation and superior comfort so often sought after in underwear and so rarely found. Well worth the 30 canadian dollars I shelled out for six pairs.

An Orange You Can't Refuse
 

Leftovers from the craft table that would otherwise go to waste.

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An Orange You Can't Refuse
 

Damn. Well, it unfolds a bit more quickly if one waits until the conclusion to read the updates.

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The only thing that made that justified was that it was a taxi driver, and given their driving skills in DC, chances are the messenger was actually in the right for once.

That said, with most of the messengers I want to do the Breaking Away thing, and stick a pump in their spokes. THe only thing worse than the bike messengers are the moped messengers, who apparently never learned that motorized vehicles are not allowed on sidewalks. Where's paigow to poke them with an umbrella?

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Edited to remove any semblance of a spoiler.