Does anybody remember a Langston Hughes poem about a pimp who can't afford a new pair of shoes to go with his new hat and suit?
Ah, yes, of course. The gypsies, they gave you your soul. The gypsies are filthy people. Ptui! We shall speak of them no more.
Ilona Costa Bianchi ,'The Girl in Question'
Natter 31 But Looks 29
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Betsy HP - Jan 05, 2005 10:02:21 am PST #3205 of 10002
If I only had a brain...
Jesse - Jan 05, 2005 10:03:29 am PST #3206 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I CANNOT believe the anti-pimp cup sentiment. Are you also against the bling? The pimp hat? The Courvoisier?!?!?
Your pimp cup does not have to match your shoes, but it should coordinate, IMPO. (ok, that was originally a typo, but I like the idea of having a Pimping Opinion.)
sarameg - Jan 05, 2005 10:05:03 am PST #3207 of 10002
I would like to state a strongly held opinion: I am anti-pimp cup.
shrift - Jan 05, 2005 10:06:12 am PST #3208 of 10002
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I'm somehow managing to bill a lot of work and process incoming stuff while randomly falling asleep at my desk due to the ick invading my lymph nodes. Is this what narcolepsy feels like?
I absolutely must pack it in after 8 hours, though, because my ability to think logically is about equal to somebody three sheets to the wind.
I'm half-afraid the next time I come into work I'll discover that I FedExed my stapler to Chicago.
lisah - Jan 05, 2005 10:06:59 am PST #3209 of 10002
Punishingly Intricate
Are you also against the bling?
Hey that reminds me...was there a word equivalent to 'bling' in the 80s?
msbelle - Jan 05, 2005 10:08:30 am PST #3210 of 10002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
it all ended for me after the bamboo earring and rope chains.
Jesse - Jan 05, 2005 10:13:18 am PST #3211 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I don't think there was, lisah.
brenda m - Jan 05, 2005 10:14:35 am PST #3212 of 10002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
I could use a new stapler, so it wouldn't be all bad.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 05, 2005 10:18:50 am PST #3213 of 10002
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Hmmm, we just got an updated outline of our benefits and work expectations today that seemed to say comp time (which replaced pay) is no longer being offered for overtime hours. Though by the time I got the e-mail (to my home e-mail address rather than my work one), apparently enough people had replied "SAY WHAT!?!" to subject the matter to further review.
I'm beginning to wonder if New Boss is going to start wearing men's suits in blue and styling her hair in V-shaped points.
Betsy HP - Jan 05, 2005 10:20:29 am PST #3214 of 10002
If I only had a brain...
was there a word equivalent to 'bling' in the 80s?
I believe we said "Jewelry".