Ooh, I also bought this tie at Ross since I don't have any black ties. I think it was the most expensive tie on the rack, at a whopping $12.99.
Jilli! I saw the GCS book in Games of Berkeley yesterday. I was excited.
We use the latest in scientific technology and state-of-the-art weaponry and you, if I understand correctly, poke them with a sharp stick.
Dr. Walsh ,'Potential'
Natter 67: Overriding Vetoes
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, nail polish, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Polter-Cow - Jan 09, 2011 5:35:02 pm PST #15815 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
§ ita § - Jan 09, 2011 5:35:54 pm PST #15816 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
A black suit looks either mafiosi or gummint.
Or angel!
Or, really, completely normal. I see them all the time.
Atropa - Jan 09, 2011 5:36:01 pm PST #15817 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Oh, I need to take advantage of the buffista shopping service/hivemind! Help me find a purse like this: [link]
(Yes, I would sew a skeleton hand onto it. What?)
Amy - Jan 09, 2011 5:36:10 pm PST #15818 of 30001
Because books.
Crap! I forgot to watch/record BOTH The Cape Downton Abbey! Argh.
§ ita § - Jan 09, 2011 5:36:32 pm PST #15819 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I forgot to watch/record BOTH The Cape Downton Abbey! Argh.
One of those, I think, is worse than the other.
Atropa - Jan 09, 2011 5:36:33 pm PST #15820 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Jilli! I saw the GCS book in Games of Berkeley yesterday. I was excited.
Yay! Man, I have hopes of earning out my advance and making royalties on it. Someday.
erin_obscure - Jan 09, 2011 5:38:23 pm PST #15821 of 30001
Occasionally I’m callous and strange
I always learned that everyone wears black to a funeral as a sign of shared mourning. Those men who didn't have black suits would wear a black tie or armband. Apparently my grandmother got upset with a distant relative who wore dark blue at my grandfather's funeral, like that was not on.
eta: I was only 2 so i don't recall the incident, but mom used to talk about it chidingly, like grandmother had no business being upset about such a silly thing since not everyone has a nice black dress and dark blue is clearly the next most mourning-appropriate choice. I recall thinking "WTF? Who doesn't have a nice black dress?"
Polter-Cow - Jan 09, 2011 5:39:54 pm PST #15822 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Or, really, completely normal. I see them all the time.
Right?? I thought black suits were the Platonic suit.
DavidS - Jan 09, 2011 5:40:51 pm PST #15823 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I loathe taupe, but it's probably just me.
No, I hate taupe too.
Seriously, P-Cow, black suits are not uncommon on the West Coast.
Also, I have a black tie you could borrow if you want.
DavidS - Jan 09, 2011 5:41:55 pm PST #15824 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Right?? I thought black suits were the Platonic suit.
No, they're a more recent development rather than Classique.
But they've been in regular rotation for a good fifteen-twenty years now, aside from funeral wear.