I do find myself wanting old school Adidas.
Slap my hand now!
Anya ,'Empty Places'
Natter 63: Life after PuppyCam
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.
Sue - Jun 05, 2009 10:44:42 am PDT #22946 of 30000
hip deep in pie
Burrell - Jun 05, 2009 10:50:37 am PDT #22947 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I would have thought that in 1961 or so, a man in a white shirt, no tie, and skinny trousers would have looked hip, even fashion forward, not nerdy.
amych - Jun 05, 2009 10:53:24 am PDT #22948 of 30000
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
I think they're all hip for their times -- icons, even -- but they're in styles that we would now consider nerdy. Except that it's more nerd-chic than actual nerd.
Kathy A - Jun 05, 2009 10:57:29 am PDT #22949 of 30000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I would have thought that in 1961 or so, a man in a white shirt, no tie, and skinny trousers would have looked hip, even fashion forward, not nerdy.
Back then, that would have been considered "casual Mod," wouldn't it?
Zenkitty - Jun 05, 2009 11:03:36 am PDT #22950 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Isn't "nerd style" an oxymoron, though?
Trudy Booth - Jun 05, 2009 11:13:10 am PDT #22951 of 30000
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Isn't "nerd style" an oxymoron, though?
Thinks back to High School...
I'm going to go with "yes".
tommyrot - Jun 05, 2009 11:25:06 am PDT #22952 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Energy Secretary Chu: "I Am A Nerd
WASHINGTON (Reuters) Even though he is 15th in the line of succession to the U.S. presidency, Energy Secretary Steven Chu still thinks he's a nerd.
brenda m - Jun 05, 2009 12:00:46 pm PDT #22953 of 30000
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
CNN is saying massive underground explosion in San Francisco, smoke pouring out of manholes. I trust all our SFistas are staying above ground today?
megan walker - Jun 05, 2009 12:03:26 pm PDT #22954 of 30000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
It's not too far from where juliana and I live, but I don't think she was planning any spelunking today.
Kathy A - Jun 05, 2009 12:06:44 pm PDT #22955 of 30000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Scary!!
Probably another infrastructure problem, like the steam that came from the NYC pipe a year or so ago.
I wanna go home now! I hate Friday afternoons at work, especially in the summer.