british only?
― unicorn strapped with a unabomb (deej), Thursday, 10 December 2009 05:45 (fourteen years ago) link
Soaks all those spills, and is still kind on you
― 102. LJ: British. 5. (acoleuthic), Thursday, 10 December 2009 05:45 (fourteen years ago) link
btw when product marketers attempt to produce poetry or little short stories on their products, baby Jesus cries
― 102. LJ: British. 5. (acoleuthic), Thursday, 10 December 2009 05:46 (fourteen years ago) link
id rather gaze mysteriously toward the horizon
http://www.canvasreplicas.com/images/Wanderer%20Above%20the%20Sea%20of%20Fog%20Caspar%20David%20Friedrich.jpg
― lukevalentine, Thursday, 10 December 2009 05:49 (fourteen years ago) link
hitting a bunch of angles at once (yr too fat, men like bacon, FOR MEN ONLY)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3590/3538717595_b4010e8e3e.jpg
― a dimension that can only be accessed through self-immolation (contenderizer), Thursday, 10 December 2009 05:52 (fourteen years ago) link
dunno whether or not that's been posted, thread's hella long
― a dimension that can only be accessed through self-immolation (contenderizer), Thursday, 10 December 2009 05:53 (fourteen years ago) link
(deej - yeah, I think the man tissues are UK only. That's where I saw them.)
― ★彡☆ ★彡 (ENBB), Thursday, 10 December 2009 05:53 (fourteen years ago) link
im just thinking "sorted!" wouldnt really translate well here -- oh good theyve arranged the tissues within the box
― unicorn strapped with a unabomb (deej), Thursday, 10 December 2009 05:59 (fourteen years ago) link
omg man tissues, I'm dying here.
― kate78, Thursday, 10 December 2009 06:01 (fourteen years ago) link
Can someone explain "sorted" to me?
Somehow all I can think when I see Kleenex for Men is "it's okay to cry."
― Bay-L.A. Bar Talk (Hurting 2), Thursday, 10 December 2009 06:05 (fourteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaghba_DDbg
― 102. LJ: British. 5. (acoleuthic), Thursday, 10 December 2009 06:06 (fourteen years ago) link
What's the Aerosmith video that has a closeup of a man crumpling a tissue? I can't remember which one it is, but I remember the MTV VJ making jokes about it.
― Cronenberg sleazy (kenan), Thursday, 10 December 2009 06:07 (fourteen years ago) link
"sorted" - pretty much means taken care, all set, finished. Does that make sense?
― ★彡☆ ★彡 (ENBB), Thursday, 10 December 2009 06:08 (fourteen years ago) link
Just realized that it's probably short for "sorted out".
― ★彡☆ ★彡 (ENBB), Thursday, 10 December 2009 06:09 (fourteen years ago) link
ENBB is you a britisher? I never knew.
― Bay-L.A. Bar Talk (Hurting 2), Thursday, 10 December 2009 06:09 (fourteen years ago) link
No but I lived there for two years which is when I saw the tissues etc.
― ★彡☆ ★彡 (ENBB), Thursday, 10 December 2009 06:10 (fourteen years ago) link
"man tissues" is mystifying wtf lol. can't imagine anyone thinking that was a good idea in the states.
― a dimension that can only be accessed through self-immolation (contenderizer), Thursday, 10 December 2009 06:12 (fourteen years ago) link
then again, men could benefit
my wife and i lolled at man-size tissues boxes we saw in ireland
― velko, Thursday, 10 December 2009 06:12 (fourteen years ago) link
Totally bought a box the day I first saw them btw. Too good to pass up imo.
― ★彡☆ ★彡 (ENBB), Thursday, 10 December 2009 06:13 (fourteen years ago) link
btw I eat luna bars
― Bay-L.A. Bar Talk (Hurting 2), Thursday, 10 December 2009 06:15 (fourteen years ago) link
have fun growing a vagina
― ★彡☆ ★彡 (ENBB), Thursday, 10 December 2009 06:16 (fourteen years ago) link
(the dulce de leche ones are AWESOME)
― ★彡☆ ★彡 (ENBB), Thursday, 10 December 2009 06:17 (fourteen years ago) link
I mean mostly I eat CLIF BARS! but sometimes we run out and I eat the wife's Luna bars. Come to think of it it is fucking ridiculous that we actually buy his and hers energy bars.
― Bay-L.A. Bar Talk (Hurting 2), Thursday, 10 December 2009 06:18 (fourteen years ago) link
wait, luna bars are for women? fuck, no wonder jalabi chalabi behind the counter snickered whenever I bought one of those
― Spectrum, Thursday, 10 December 2009 06:23 (fourteen years ago) link
i usually keep a few in the trunk of my car
― velko, Thursday, 10 December 2009 06:25 (fourteen years ago) link
http://www.beautyheaven.com.au/article_images/2009/July/July-20/CliniqueSkinSuppliesForMenMaximumHydrator.jpg
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj242/donaldparsley/mcoversmall.jpg
not particularly funny, just the other side of the coin, for full cognitive dissonance
― a dimension that can only be accessed through self-immolation (contenderizer), Thursday, 10 December 2009 06:25 (fourteen years ago) link
Yeah are like the Lifetime TV of energy bars.
― ★彡☆ ★彡 (ENBB), Thursday, 10 December 2009 06:26 (fourteen years ago) link
luna bars are a sorta rare instance of a product that's generally non-gendered having a special "for her" version. though i guess that's not uncommon in the health supplements industry...
― a dimension that can only be accessed through self-immolation (contenderizer), Thursday, 10 December 2009 06:27 (fourteen years ago) link
I don't see those kinda bars being non-gendered at all, though.
― sarahel, Thursday, 10 December 2009 06:28 (fourteen years ago) link
dulce de leche vaginas ARE awesome. xpost
― kate78, Thursday, 10 December 2009 06:29 (fourteen years ago) link
;)
― ★彡☆ ★彡 (ENBB), Thursday, 10 December 2009 06:29 (fourteen years ago) link
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women
― Richard Snorkeling (ice cr?m), Thursday, 10 December 2009 06:30 (fourteen years ago) link
http://web.lemoyne.edu/~freemams/index_files/bundy_ted_.jpg
― velko, Thursday, 10 December 2009 06:33 (fourteen years ago) link
is that in response to my Patrick Bateman post?
― sarahel, Thursday, 10 December 2009 06:33 (fourteen years ago) link
oh whoops - keeps women in the trunk of his car, duh.
― sarahel, Thursday, 10 December 2009 06:34 (fourteen years ago) link
I think he was saying luna's keys got locked in the trunk when he was going to meet her at a bar
― what fun it is to reign & sing a Slayer song tonight (Curt1s Stephens), Thursday, 10 December 2009 06:36 (fourteen years ago) link
I see little need to make this thread darker than it was to start with.
― Cronenberg sleazy (kenan), Thursday, 10 December 2009 06:37 (fourteen years ago) link
did she have a lot of junk in her trunk?
― sarahel, Thursday, 10 December 2009 06:37 (fourteen years ago) link
"jalabi chalabi"?? wtf
― Tracer Hand, Thursday, 10 December 2009 11:36 (fourteen years ago) link
considered but refrained from saying something about that
but yes
wtf
― a dimension that can only be accessed through self-immolation (contenderizer), Thursday, 10 December 2009 12:11 (fourteen years ago) link
I had a huge multiparagraph post that I wrote out on the train on my phone, but I had forgotten to log in and so the post disappeared. An attempted reconstruction:
Maybe one of the things that has pointed men away from dressing well is a need to feel frugal.
I googled the Missoni cardigan mentioned above and the garment costs multiple hundreds of dollars. I wouldn't pay over a hundred for anything other than a business suit, a winter coat, or shoes. I expect for many even that would seem overpriced. Ultimately, "dressing nicely" means wearing clothing of little utility in comparison with its cost.
I don't know to what extent this idea might be portrayed in advertising, but the thought struck me this morning and I kinda wanted to stick up for myself and the other slobs.
― kingkongvsgodzilla, Thursday, 10 December 2009 12:26 (fourteen years ago) link
Important corrollary to this is that haven't average household incomes decreased significantly since the Cary Grant postwar jetsetter era hailed above?
― kingkongvsgodzilla, Thursday, 10 December 2009 12:30 (fourteen years ago) link
I wouldn't pay over a hundred for anything other than a business suit, a winter coat, or shoes.
not even shoes, tbh
― Louis Cll (darraghmac), Thursday, 10 December 2009 12:36 (fourteen years ago) link
good pair of jeans, tho, maybe
I wouldn't pay over a hundred fifty quid for anything other than a business suit, a winter coat, or shoes.
― Colonel Poo, Thursday, 10 December 2009 12:40 (fourteen years ago) link
In relative terms, clothes used to be a bit more expensive 50 years ago so thrift came in the guises of a) more conservative dress sense and b) higher quality basics in the middle of the market - good wool suits etc. You'd spend the equivalent of a month's wages on a winter coat but wear it for 10 years minimum.
― special vixens unit (suzy), Thursday, 10 December 2009 12:42 (fourteen years ago) link
That is interesting info. Thanks, Suzy.
― kingkongvsgodzilla, Thursday, 10 December 2009 12:48 (fourteen years ago) link
It's true.
Which is why the suit would be down the pawnbrokers, and back out on payday.
― Mark G, Thursday, 10 December 2009 13:13 (fourteen years ago) link
Yeah I don't mean to be all KIDS THESE DAYS but back-to-school always used to be about one pair of shoes (and maybe one pair of sneakers) plus capsule wardrobe and is now about buying in bulk at Target/J Crew plus a gazillion pairs of cheapo/less cheapo shoes, depending on your income - and natural fabrics. That attitude carried on through life. My grandparents spent a great deal of their '70s/'80s small talk whining about synthetic fabrics and the false economies/tackiness of same.
This is why all of my Mad Men-era clothes inherited from various female relatives stay in perfect condition unless the moths get 'em, and why it's difficult to find good men's vintage suits - the jackets are always fine but dudes wore the butts/sacks out of the trousers.
― special vixens unit (suzy), Thursday, 10 December 2009 13:25 (fourteen years ago) link