Re: Scarlett O’Hara’s father still smelled like the bog, and he owned slaves.
 

Congrats, you've re-created one of the gags from Coupling.

Re: Mother, mother, mother - there's too many of you crying.
 

I'm guessing he cut the store in for a cut and they gave him cash and a bunch of bullshit receipts.

TM

Re: Scarlett O’Hara’s father still smelled like the bog, and he owned slaves.
 

You have the most bizarre sense of "logic."

TM

Re: Scarlett O’Hara’s father still smelled like the bog, and he owned slaves.
 

You live outside linear time?

I want in.

Re: Scarlett O’Hara’s father still smelled like the bog, and he owned slaves.
 

They're underwear worn as outerwear. And they're uncomfortable. Too hot in summer, bunching around your feet. They add nothing to the wardrobe. And that recent style of wearing strange colored socks did nothing for me. It reminded me of those white-collared and cuffed but otherwise patterned or colored shirts. Why do that? The contrast just messes up an otherwise smooth look (if you've managed to match your clothes properly).

But yes -- nothing drives home a point like a warning that a certain behavior will result in involuntary celibacy. In fact, many here would agree, these are some of the only warnings that stick in a man's head. Since I've been old enough to sleep with them, women have told me I've failed to listen to this or that ("You're not listening to me.") If only they'd slapped the qualifier at the front, "If you do this, I [will not sleep with you]/[will sleep with you more]." The only thing that might attract more immediate attention, and action, would be, "Get out of the way of that missile overhead." The only statement that might stick more in the subconscious would be, "[Insert behavior] will cause your penis to Never Work Again."

The lizard brain associates the sock with sex preclusion. And so The Sock Goes. It's not terribly complicated. I don't have time for the terribly complicated. That portion of the brain belongs to gin, and arguing robot impacts on labor markets with Adder.

Re: Scarlett O’Hara’s father still smelled like the bog, and he owned slaves.
 

I have some advice for you:

1) Buy nicer socks.
2) If nobody can ever see your socks, the fit on your Dockers is WAY off.

Re: Scarlett O’Hara’s father still smelled like the bog, and he owned slaves.
 

Bamboo socks.

Sebby is the kind of person who doesn't realize he's supposed to laugh at Gatsby.

Re: Scarlett O’Hara’s father still smelled like the bog, and he owned slaves.
 

You can't affect Brahmin, dear boy. It's in the blood.

Re: Scarlett O’Hara’s father still smelled like the bog, and he owned slaves.
 

No. They're socks and they are worn under your clothes and in your shoes. What are you talking about?

What kind of socks are you wearing? I don't find socks uncomfortable at all. And in the summer, they're no more too hot than any other piece of clothing you're wearing. Do you have excessive foot sweat or something? If you do, I would imagine not wearing socks would be an even more disgusting experience.

They're not supposed to. They're socks.

Me either. Seems like a weird way to get attention, but it doesn't bother me when other people do it.

This look is not for me, but for some people it works very well. I can't explain what it is that makes it work, so I won't try. But, yeah. It's rare.

Someone telling you "Being naked except for socks isn't a sexy look," is many steps away from "You should never wear socks if you want to get laid." I didn't think that would ever be a sentence I would need to type.

Whatever works. But I wear socks all the time and have yet to find they were a hindrance* to getting laid.

TM

*This word should be spelled, "hinderance." English makes no sense.

Re: Scarlett O’Hara’s father still smelled like the bog, and he owned slaves.
 

They are neither outerwear not underwear. If they are uncomfortable, you need to buy nicer socks. If they are too hot and/or they bunch around your feet, you need to buy nicer socks and make sure they fit you. If your socks add nothing to your wardrobe, you need to buy nicer socks. This is not rocket science. I do not like the contrasting collar and cuff shirt either. Wearing nice socks is nothing like that. I beginning to wonder whether all stuff you said about collars, which I slavishly (*sniff*) adhered to, was not just all nonsense. In fact, I'm beginning to wonder whether the vast majority of what you write on this board is just nonsense.

Re: Scarlett O’Hara’s father still smelled like the bog, and he owned slaves.
 

Sounds like that was your "Melt Banana?"

Re: Mother, mother, mother - there's too many of you crying.
 

Gold Toe Over the Calf Windsor Wool. Buy 10 in black, 5 in light gray, 3 in brown. No need for the navy blue; the black works with navy suits.

A hideous look is the bare shin topping off a short, thin sock.

Flashy socks are ok for some but not for me.

Socks on a weekend seems wrong.

I bought a few colored or striped shirts with white collars and cuffs in the 80s. I then found that in my legal specialty, that was considered the private domain of Harvey Miller of Weil. Other insolvency people simply did not do this under penalty of being accused of sucking up to, or emulating Harvey. It simply wasn't done.

Re: Scarlett O’Hara’s father still smelled like the bog, and he owned slaves.
 

Okay, a year ago I didn't get in your face enough about the Hillary/3rd party nonsense. I cannot repeat that mistake.

I don't know this woman, but she is unique, has to be. Half the world walks around in open toed sandals now. Take a look at the men. Do you really think they look "better" naked showing that shit off, rather than wearing socks?

My feet are perfect, I could be a foot model. But unless I'm swimming, no one sees them. I know yours are much uglier. Do your wife a favor and AWS?

Re: Scarlett O’Hara’s father still smelled like the bog, and he owned slaves.
 

Gen. Lee didn't wear socks in summer.

Re: Mother, mother, mother - there's too many of you crying.
 

And on weekends, I disagree with Fraiser's father, where I presume he adhered to his personal credo of "semper ubi sub ubi."

Re: Scarlett O’Hara’s father still smelled like the bog, and he owned slaves.
 

I was wrong earlier. You’re Richard Simmons + Joy Behar.

Re: Scarlett O’Hara’s father still smelled like the bog, and he owned slaves.
 

Look, Mr. Spitzer, just because you bang the Mrs. in socks...

Re: Scarlett O’Hara’s father still smelled like the bog, and he owned slaves.
 

Every theory I offer is based on the work of numerous esteemed scienticians.

Re: Scarlett O’Hara’s father still smelled like the bog, and he owned slaves.
 

I wear loafers or mocs unless in a suit. You can’t put socks on with a pair of nice loafers or mocs. Ruins the look, and the feel. I like being aired-out.

I don’t know what socks I wear. I get them as presents from family members who share your views (except for dear old dad, who doesn’t wear them much).

They’re nice. Quite silky. I’m reminded of this by those relatives when I refuse to wear them. My brother in law thinks the sockless thing is a louche look.

It should be spelled hinderance.

They are overwear, because they can be seen when seated. This is half of the problem.

Re: resoxio ad absurdum
 

Generally, I'm fine with whatever you people want to do in the bedroom (or on the kitchen floor, if that floats your steamer).

But if you're looking at each other's socks, I'm sorry, you're doing it wrong.

You could really be a Beau Brummel, baby, if you just gave it half a chance.
 

As usual, I agree with ferrets.

I’ve never done the contrasting collar shirt thing myself, but like TM, I have seen a few people pull it off. (I have also seen exactly one friend pull off a bow tie.)

My version of ferrets’ story re Harvey Miller’s look was suspenders (excuse me, “braces”) at my old firm. The head of litigation wore them, and no one else was allowed to by unwritten but clearly understood law. This was also the guy who, when business casual was introduced, sent a a memo (printed, not by email) to all of the associates in his department that those who wished to dress in business casual had to notify him in advance so that he could confirm that they had no client meetings, appearances, etc. that day. This made the troops sullen but not mutinous, and it took a long time for that policy to change.

Re: You could really be a Beau Brummel, baby, if you just gave it half a chance.
 

At the firm I was at for that shift, the battle was between the partners who were concerned about what their clients would think if the lawyers were wearing business casual, and the lawyers who were afraid about what their clients would think if they weren't.

Why I never take Uber
 

Re: Scarlett O’Hara’s father still smelled like the bog, and he owned slaves.
 

This is an oxymoron.

Re: Mother, mother, mother - there's too many of you crying.
 

"Nice loafers" is not an oxymoron. "Nice ascot", "Nice codpiece", and "Nice argyle socks with your plus fours" are oxymorons.

Re: Scarlett O’Hara’s father still smelled like the bog, and he owned slaves.
 

This isn't the Fashionable Board, which is being kept alive by TM's boobs and butts posts (much appreciated). This is the Politics Board, a place where you swore you wouldn't post. I just wish you weren't a liar.

Re: Mother, mother, mother - there's too many of you crying.
 

I remember sitting at a hotel bar in Detroit with the managing partner of my old firm after some depositions. He complimented my suit and I jokingly said it was an Oxxford, at which time he revealed that his suit actually was.

ETA: apparently Rod Blagojevich spent over $200k on Oxxford suits. His salary as governor was $160k.

Re: Scarlett O’Hara’s father still smelled like the bog, and he owned slaves.
 

Disagree here. I loves me some loafers. AE makes some good ones.

Re: Scarlett O’Hara’s father still smelled like the bog, and he owned slaves.
 

Nice codpiece.

Re: Mother, mother, mother - there's too many of you crying.
 

You never admit that to a higher up or joke about it as they are may be so naive as to take you seriously. It's always "Filene's basement" or "Century 21."

Re: Scarlett O’Hara’s father still smelled like the bog, and he owned slaves.
 

Did you know that The Rock eats 2.3 lbs of cod per day?

Re: Mother, mother, mother - there's too many of you crying.
 

Do either of those stores still exist?

Re: Scarlett O’Hara’s father still smelled like the bog, and he owned slaves.
 

I'm not a liar. I stated that I would never post here and I never have. This board is a bottomless well of vitriol, an endless geyser of toxic venom spouted by losers. SAD #sad :( Posting here is and will forever be a pointless exercise in self-indulgent absurdist theater of visceral, non-thinking primal scream anti-therapy. You're the puppet.

Re: Scarlett O’Hara’s father still smelled like the bog, and he owned slaves.
 

This is so right. I'm glad I never post here either.

On the other hand, what's wrong with primal scream anti-therapy?

Re: Mother, mother, mother - there's too many of you crying.
 

STRANGER THINGS 2

SPOILER



















So Max and her family had to leave California "because of what happened." But we never hear anything about that, do we? And the brother seems pretty racially motivated in hating the kid, I mean it was more than just hating the sister's BF? I could see that coming from the dad, but it was never explicit, was it? Weird threads to leave untied, or for season 3?

Re: Mother, mother, mother - there's too many of you crying.
 

Who is Sam?

Re: Mother, mother, mother - there's too many of you crying.
 

Max. GAH!!!

Re: Scarlett O’Hara’s father still smelled like the bog, and he owned slaves.
 

A bottomless well custom made by Kiton.

Re: Scarlett O’Hara’s father still smelled like the bog, and he owned slaves.
 

I'm just waiting for Sebby to tell us again all about how Russia is a big nothing burger with extra (under the patty) cheese.

TM

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