Anyone for Coffee? (no boys allowed)

[Niamh]

Anyone any ideas how i can turn back time and may today wednesday? :(

[Sapphire]

No, but if you figure it out please let me know - would be a very welcome feature over here too!

[PoeticPassions]

Anyone any ideas how i can turn back time and may today wednesday? :(

What's wrong, Niamh?

Hm, maybe the only way to do that is to forget what happened yesterday and then pretend like today is yesterday... amnesia perhaps... but of course that only turns back time in your own world...

[pussnboots]

My favorite hen died. She had an egg that was just too big and it killed her. :(

I just saw this post. Sorry to hear about your hen :(

[optimisticnad]

My favorite hen died. She had an egg that was just too big and it killed her. :(

I thought this was a joke at first!

I'm genuinely sorry, was it painful for her?

[motherhubbard]

Anyone any ideas how i can turn back time and may today wednesday? :(

http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/5244/64211bk6.jpg

[Niamh]

http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/5244/64211bk6.jpg

oooooooooooooooooo! thats brill!
today was my first day back to work after over a week off... hence the why cant it still be wednesday!

[Virgil]

I thought this was a joke at first!

I'm genuinely sorry, was it painful for her?

Isn't that rather obvious? ;)

Hey since so many women come into the male thread, I decided to barge into here. :p

[*Classic*Charm*]

Welcome aboard Virg!

Hi ladies! It's been a while, how's everyone doing?

[Niamh]

grand!

[*Classic*Charm*]

Glad to hear it, Niamh! :D

Sorry about your hen, MomH. That's terrible!

[Niamh]

how are you?

[Scheherazade]

She seems a little absent...

;)

[Niamh]

vanished in a puff of smoke...

[*Classic*Charm*]

Only to reappear! haha

I'm very well, thank you! Just busy with work, horses, and a lot of reading.

Tea, anyone? **passes around the pot**

[Sapphire]

I'd rather have some coffee, if that's not too much trouble http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc53/PicturesToLinkTo/beer_smiley.gif

[The Comedian]

*walks in with his blind-fold fast secured* . . . . .*stumbles around*

I have a question I'd like to ask those present. But first a story:

So, the other day our vacuum went kaput. To be honest, I was glad for it -- the thing hardly worked anymore. So, I went to a specialty store and purchased a dandy Electrolux, professional-grade vacuum at a good price.

And, as long as you don't tell the 'blokes' over yonder, I was excited to go home and give our house a good once-over with the new machine. However, before I could indulge in that delight, I had to prepare dinner for the family. For reasons unknown to me, I decided upon making a big "pot roast" with a beef shoulder roast, carrots, celery, garlic and some root vegetables. I assembled the these ingredients, dutifully followed the recipe, and put the pot roast an old cast-iron pot to bake in the oven at 300 degrees for 3 hours.

In no time the roast filled the house with pleasant odors of home cooking. Then I set to my next chore in full earnest. Vacuuming. I giddily turn on the new machines and gave the house a thorough twice-over , delighting in the pleasing combination of a clean home with dinner cooking.

Now, to the strange part and the question. During my second run over the carpets, I had a strange desire to don a pearl necklace, dress up a bit, and prepare a gin & tonic for my spouse who was due home from work within the hour!!

I refrained from the pearls, but carried the other desires to their fruition.

The question: Have you been taken by similar desires when enjoying the pleasures unhurried household chores? Or am I just a bit. . . .strange?

My thanks for your responses.

Good Hunting!

[The Walker]

:lol: this made me laugh so much!!
But I had felt the same way, you know (hehe yeah you dont :D), you feel accomplished and feel happy and feel good enough as to make it all complete-the dess up a bit, and the gin&tonic.

Now i know why you came to us :lol:
hey! but your wife should had been happy and surprised, right?

Take care comedian!

[Shalot]

*walks in with his blind-fold fast secured* . . . . .*stumbles around*

I have a question I'd like to ask those present. But first a story:

So, the other day our vacuum went kaput. To be honest, I was glad for it -- the thing hardly worked anymore. So, I went to a specialty store and purchased a dandy Electrolux, professional-grade vacuum at a good price.

And, as long as you don't tell the 'blokes' over yonder, I was excited to go home and give our house a good once-over with the new machine. However, before I could indulge in that delight, I had to prepare dinner for the family. For reasons unknown to me, I decided upon making a big "pot roast" with a beef shoulder roast, carrots, celery, garlic and some root vegetables. I assembled the these ingredients, dutifully followed the recipe, and put the pot roast an old cast-iron pot to bake in the oven at 300 degrees for 3 hours.

In no time the roast filled the house with pleasant odors of home cooking. Then I set to my next chore in full earnest. Vacuuming. I giddily turn on the new machines and gave the house a thorough twice-over , delighting in the pleasing combination of a clean home with dinner cooking.

Now, to the strange part and the question. During my second run over the carpets, I had a strange desire to don a pearl necklace, dress up a bit, and prepare a gin & tonic for my spouse who was due home from work within the hour!!

I refrained from the pearls, but carried the other desires to their fruition.

The question: Have you been taken by similar desires when enjoying the pleasures unhurried household chores? Or am I just a bit. . . .strange?

My thanks for your responses.

Good Hunting!


This is awesome. yeah - sometimes housework is like that. funny!

[Niamh]

Oh my Comedian! your a real housewife! :eek: :lol: (jk)
Chores... ugh!

[Scheherazade]

The question: Have you been taken by similar desires when enjoying the pleasures unhurried household chores? Or am I just a bit. . . .strange?

My thanks for your responses.

Good Hunting!I think you should have posted this here. (http://www.online-literature.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36313)

;)

[Stargazer86]

:lol:

Comedian- I know exactly what you're talking about. Seriously. When I do get in my real domestic motherly mode (once a week...Tuesdays usually), sometimes I do like to fix myself up since I'm usually a mess by the time I've finished cleaning and all. It's nice to feel good about yourself in your nice clean house. And its nice to do something nice for your significant other. My bf does that sometimes to surprise me when I get home from work (sans the pearls :P) The house will be clean (for all of an hour) and a yummy dinner on the table and everyone looks all nice and fresh. Lovely, but usually short lived

[*Classic*Charm*]

True for me too! I get into these really productive moods when I just go on a really satisfying cleaning frenzy. And then everything smells all nice and it just feels good when you're all cleaned up in clean surroundings. It's just nice!

And don't feel too awkward, Comedian. My dad kicked up a stink insisting that he be the one to pick the colour of our new vacuum. :rolleyes:

[Niamh]

I'm not really one for cleaning. I'm an organised chaos type o' gal. dont get me wrong i do tidy up but i aint a frenzy cleaner like others in my family.

[Shalot]

True for me too! I get into these really productive moods when I just go on a really satisfying cleaning frenzy. And then everything smells all nice and it just feels good when you're all cleaned up in clean surroundings. It's just nice!

And don't feel too awkward, Comedian. My dad kicked up a stink insisting that he be the one to pick the colour of our new vacuum. :rolleyes:

What is the deal with these guys wanting to make color decisions, or anything else that once seemed to be more of a feminine concern? They'll wear a grey shirt with khaki pants but then they care what color the vacuum cleaner is. Or whatever it might be. My husband has become rather critical of my decorating choices. He took issue with the curtains I got for the bedroom and was bothered by the positioning of a ruffle and I was taken aback by that one. Weird.

[The Walker]

:lol: shalot that made me laugh.
now, who understands men hu? they are complicated as well...

[Scheherazade]

But isn't the same thing true for us girls, too?

I have many friends who take pride in the fact that they can operate power tools or talk the car or football/soccer talk while scratching some unbecoming parts of their bodies and sipping their beer.

[The Walker]

haha very true. Women are indeed complicated I had to admit but we all, men and women, got complications...

[Shalot]

But isn't the same thing true for us girls, too?

I have many friends who take pride in the fact that they can operate power tools or talk the car or football/soccer talk while scratching some unbecoming parts of their bodies and sipping their beer.

Yeah, that's true too. Thanks for that last paragraph there - I got a nice visual on that one. :lol:

I guess the drape thing irritated me because he wasn't there at Target when I was buying them, and he didn't see that the drape selection was slim pickens. Then again, if he had been at Target with me, he might have annoyed me by either being disinterested or being too overly interested and fussy about what was purchased. I guess when it comes to decorating, there isn't a win/win in our house. He doesn't like the drapes but it's okay to keep the toolbox on the dining room table so I give up. And let me tell you about the the can of foot spray on my coffee table. Better Homes and Gardens wants to photograph our house for their magazine. NOT!

[*Classic*Charm*]

What is the deal with these guys wanting to make color decisions, or anything else that once seemed to be more of a feminine concern? They'll wear a grey shirt with khaki pants but then they care what color the vacuum cleaner is. Or whatever it might be. My husband has become rather critical of my decorating choices. He took issue with the curtains I got for the bedroom and was bothered by the positioning of a ruffle and I was taken aback by that one. Weird.

I know, right? My dad will wear khaki-coloured pants with black socks and brown leather shoes!!! COME ON!! He picked the vacuum to match the colour of his motorcycle- I can't decide if that makes it more or less legitimate. :rolleyes:

[Shalot]

I know, right? My dad will wear khaki-coloured pants with black socks and brown leather shoes!!! COME ON!! He picked the vacuum to match the colour of his motorcycle- I can't decide if that makes it more or less legitimate. :rolleyes:

yeah, guys don't know what color socks to wear EVER. My gramps used to go to the beach in his swim trunks and black socks and those slip on canvas shoes that old men wear. And my husband likes to wear his white tube socks to work with this khacki pants sometimes even though he has an ample supply of socks that go with Khacki pants. I watch in horror when he leaves the house, but then I remember that he works with other men who probably don't notice anyway.

[*Classic*Charm*]

yeah, guys don't know what color socks to wear EVER. My gramps used to go to the beach in his swim trunks and black socks and those slip on canvas shoes that old men wear. And my husband likes to wear his white tube socks to work with this khacki pants sometimes even though he has an ample supply of socks that go with Khacki pants. I watch in horror when he leaves the house, but then I remember that he works with other men who probably don't notice anyway.

My high school uniform had black pants, and all the guys wore white socks underneath. It's awful haha. How about brown shoes and a black belt or vice versa? :lol:

[Niamh]

I know, right? My dad will wear khaki-coloured pants with black socks and brown leather shoes!!! COME ON!! He picked the vacuum to match the colour of his motorcycle- I can't decide if that makes it more or less legitimate. :rolleyes:

Pmsl! Thats just wierd!

[qimissung]

and was bothered by the positioning of a ruffle and I was taken aback by that one. Weird.

:lol:

[Scheherazade]

I guess when it comes to decorating, there isn't a win/win in our house.Don't know if you are familiar with "Coupling" but I think you should watch this little section about "cushions":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lp0-8Ibkczc&feature=fvw

:D

[*Classic*Charm*]

Pmsl! Thats just wierd!

HAHAHAHAHA ironically, it's the exact colour of the font you chose!

Yes, I agree. It's very weird. :sick:

[Sapphire]

Coupling :D Grand show :)

How Jeff tries to chat up a girl who's reading (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BD1TRm0cZ5k). Who wouldn't fall for this? :lol:

[papayahed]

Sooooooo, how many pairs of shoes is too many?

[*Classic*Charm*]

Sooooooo, how many pairs of shoes is too many?

NO SUCH THING!!

p.s. my love of shoes is the girliest thing about me I promise!!

[Scheherazade]

Sooooooo, how many pairs of shoes is too many?One more pair than we happen to own at the time!

:D

[pussnboots]

I guess the drape thing irritated me because he wasn't there at Target when I was buying them, and he didn't see that the drape selection was slim pickens. Then again, if he had been at Target with me, he might have annoyed me by either being disinterested or being too overly interested and fussy about what was purchased. I guess when it comes to decorating, there isn't a win/win in our house. He doesn't like the drapes but it's okay to keep the toolbox on the dining room table so I give up. And let me tell you about the the can of foot spray on my coffee table. Better Homes and Gardens wants to photograph our house for their magazine. NOT!

I laughed when I read this :lol: It's no different in my house. My husband tells me I am the Captain of the house and I can do anything I want except he has to ok it. Our tastes in decorating are not the same. You should see some of the things he has picked up off the street that people were throwing out. YUCK!!!! but he thinks yhey were great pieces.

[applepie]

One more pair than we happen to own at the time!

:D

:lol: Good answer!

I tend to go with the 'If I can't afford to buy them then that would be too many' approach. On the other hand, this leaves open the possibility of finding a cheaper pair that I like too:D

[Sapphire]

There's always shoes out there which I really want to have, or shoes in my closet which I would like to loose :lol:

Money is definitely a limiting value... as is space...

[papayahed]

Alll riiiiigghhtttt. See my dilemmawas that my shoes were all over the bottom of my entirely too small closet, I had a small shoe rack but it wasn't enough. I bought two additional racks and rearranged my closet to accomodate the new racks.

Well, I still have some shoes floating around but I have room for one more rack I was trying to decide if I should thin the herd or just get another rack.

I'm on my way to pick up a new rack


whooo hooo

I also think I want a new job. As most everybody knows I work in a chemical plant where I wear steel toe shoes. Every day. Steel toes are not cute. I always see women going off to their offices in their cute shoes and I long to be wearing my cute shoes to work which would justify my need for all those shoes...

[Niamh]

whooo hooo

I also think I want a new job. As most everybody knows I work in a chemical plant where I wear steel toe shoes. Every day. Steel toes are not cute. I always see women going off to their offices in their cute shoes and I long to be wearing my cute shoes to work which would justify my need for all those shoes...

That is a justifiable reason for a new job! :D
Mine is that i cant hack it anymore and dont have the physical strength and the health for it anymore either. :(

[motherhubbard]

I just want a job.

My husband got a job offer today and he wants it, but it's a cut in pay. Other than the reduced pay it's a great offer.

[Niamh]

Even with the resuced pay, if its a great job he should take it. I know that if i left my job there is slim chance of me getting anything near what i earn now.
Oh and congrats on 3000 posts MH! :D

[motherhubbard]

Thanks, Niamh. I didn't realize I had 3000.

It's a job he loves to do. But, he left this field of work about 10 years ago (full time, he still does some occasional part time) because of the low pay and the "dark side" of the job. Everything has its down side.

Even with that I think he should take the job. It's a bit decesion with so many different things to consider. It's not like a 9-5 regular job.

[higley]

I cannot WAIT to get job searching in a few weeks. I don't particularly need anything in my field at the moment (I'm lucky enough I can pursue that from home), I just want to escape the coffee shop!

motherhubbard, good luck to your hubby in making his decision. And congrats on 3000 posts!

[Beautifull]

hello ladies, may i join your pleasant convo's?

[*Classic*Charm*]

I cannot WAIT to get job searching in a few weeks.

Really? I hated looking for a new job this summer! I get all nervous and insecure, though I think that's because for all my previous jobs, I never had to submit a resume or do an interview or anything. That whole process makes me very nervous.

[Joreads]

Really? I hated looking for a new job this summer! I get all nervous and insecure, though I think that's because for all my previous jobs, I never had to submit a resume or do an interview or anything. That whole process makes me very nervous.

Charm I always find that I do better in interviews when I am relaxed which is I know easier said that done. Hang in there

[jocky]

Aagh, Aagh, Achooooo! H1N1 its not funny. Head for the tamiflu girls, after all, the world is all about sharing! :) Love from Jocky.

[papayahed]

Hey, anybody shave their toes??

[Sapphire]

Hey, anybody shave their toes??
:eek: No ... It never came to my mind either! I think I could turn that into a blood bath very easily! :lol:

[qimissung]

U-m-m-m yes, every week. I'm sure my feet are the better for it, though they are not necessarily more beautiful! :D

And motherhubbard, good luck to your husband as he makes this decision. It's tough to get the offer of a job you'd like-but for less pay. Ugh!

[Weisinheimer]

Hey, anybody shave their toes??

nope. occasionally i'll tweeze 'em though.

[JuniperWoolf]

I'm pretty much the luckiest girl in the world - I don't have to shave my anything. Hair doesn't really grow on my body, just in peach fuzz (except on my head). I havn't shaved my legs in about a year.

[Niamh]

Hey, anybody shave their toes??

may i ask why you want to know? :p

[papayahed]

may i ask why you want to know? :p



Because I know I can't be the only one, plus it's quite liberating to talk about such things in defiance of the myth the beauty/magazine industry tries to ram down our thoats.

The other day I was out and about wearing my cute strappy sandals when I happened to bend down and noticed I forgot to shave the ol' toes. Mostly my big toes, the hair tends to be rather coarse and can grow quite long, one day I'm going to experiment and see just how long my toe hairs can get.

[Niamh]

Because I know I can't be the only one, plus it's quite liberating to talk about such things in defiance of the myth the beauty/magazine industry tries to ram down our thoats.

The other day I was out and about wearing my cute strappy sandals when I happened to bend down and noticed I forgot to shave the ol' toes. Mostly my big toes, the hair tends to be rather coarse and can grow quite long, one day I'm going to experiment and see just how long my toe hairs can get.

Dont worry you are not alone... thats happened to me a few times and then i get like "can people see that?"... think a lot of women have hair problems. :) I know some that have facial hair problems. we arent these perfect, hairless, smooth skin goddesses mags make us out to be. :)

[motherhubbard]

Wouldn't it be nice to have that lazer thing done- all over!

[Niamh]

Dont get me started! upper lip, arms, underarms, big toes, legs, bikini line, eyerbrow (shaped perminantly no more plucking!!!)... the lot!

[papayahed]

Wouldn't it be nice to have that lazer thing done- all over!

At the mall the other day they were selling an at home laser hair removal kit. :alien::eek: Somehow I don't think I would trust myself with that thing.

[Niamh]

At the mall the other day they were selling an at home laser hair removal kit. :alien::eek: Somehow I don't think I would trust myself with that thing.

OMG! Really! you can get those? :eek:

[motherhubbard]

I took care of my toes in the shower and thought of you girls

[papayahed]

I took care of my toes in the shower and thought of you girls

hahahahaha

[Scheherazade]

I took care of my toes in the shower and thought of you girlsThat's almost flattering... almost.

;)

[jocky]

Girls, I thought I had infected your site but you are obviously immune. Lets face it, anyone who can shave their toes is well worthy of male admiration. Its the little things in life that count. :)

[Nightshade]

Hey, anybody shave their toes??
Waxing rather than shaving it lasts longer :nod:

we arent these perfect, hairless, smooth skin goddesses mags make us out to be. :)

hehe This made me think of the John Ruskin. One of the stories relating to his annulment was that he was shocked at how 'disgustingly' hairy women's bodies are. He had only ever seen statues. :rolleyes:

My sister ( who is doing beauty therapy) charged me £3 to wax less than half my upper lip this morning... what is the standard price?

[Virgil]

Sorry for barging in, but toe hairs? :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:. LMAO!!!!

[jocky]

Waxing rather than shaving it lasts longer :nod:


hehe This made me think of the John Ruskin. One of the stories relating to his annulment was that he was shocked at how 'disgustingly' hairy women's bodies are. He had only ever seen statues. :rolleyes:

Ruskin was a genius, he was so clever and insightful he forgot to tell Millais to stop interfering with his wife. Then again, Millais was not so worried about pubic hair. Aaah the life of an artist. It almost makes you want to weep. :)

[QUOTE=Virgil;755735]Sorry for barging in, but toe hairs? :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:. LMAO!!!!

Go get em Virgil. :lol:

[JuniperWoolf]

Speaking of hair, I was just brushing a particularly difficult knot out of my head hair, when a HUGE clump was ripped out (like, REALLY huge)! :eek: What the hell?!? I hope my hair isn't falling out, like everyone said it would if I kept dying it weird colors!

[*Classic*Charm*]

Sorry for barging in, but toe hairs? :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:. LMAO!!!!

Yeah really, the things we do for you people! ;)

[Nightshade]

Speaking of hair, I was just brushing a particularly difficult knot out of my head hair, when a HUGE clump was ripped out (like, REALLY huge)! :eek: What the hell?!? I hope my hair isn't falling out, like everyone said it would if I kept dying it weird colors!

Youj naturally molt quite a lot, I think I rember reading somewhere, and sometimes its those hiars that get all caught up and become the knot, so you wouldnt normally notice the hair loss except that it got knotted

Something like that anyway...

[papayahed]

Girls, I thought I had infected your site but you are obviously immune. Lets face it, anyone who can shave their toes is well worthy of male admiration. Its the little things in life that count. :)

You can't come in here with a stinky little virus like swine flu, if you're coming in to infect you have to go big - bring on the plague, that may slow us down a little. :lol::lol:


Speaking of hair, what do ya'll think about bangs? (and why are they called bangs??)

[motherhubbard]

I have them then I grow them out then I cut them off... I'm never satisfied! Right now I have some in spots. Looks better than it sounds. It's working for me anyway.

[pussnboots]

I wear bangs. I'm always trimming mine which annoys my hairdresser.

[Tournesol]

HI girls!

I'M BAAACK!!!!

The wedding was a success, the honeymoon was even better...heh heh...and life is sweet. I can't complain at all.
I think it has a lot to do with the fact that my husband...ahem..my husband [no longer fiance!] and I are still on vacation from work. No matter, I'm enjoying it now while I have it.

How are you guys? I still won't be around as frequently, as yet, at least.

for those of you who want to see pics from the wedding, check the photo album on the profile page.

[Lynne50]

Oh, Tournesol, you made a very pretty bride. Your gown was lovely. And your husband is quite handsome, too. Best wishes for a wonderful life together.

[pussnboots]

for those of you who want to see pics from the wedding, check the photo album on the profile page.

The 2 of you make a beautiful couple. Wishing you years and years of happiness!!!

[Niamh]

You can't come in here with a stinky little virus like swine flu, if you're coming in to infect you have to go big - bring on the plague, that may slow us down a little. :lol::lol:


Speaking of hair, what do ya'll think about bangs? (and why are they called bangs??)
We call them fringes here so why you call them bangs i have no idea! :D

HI girls!

I'M BAAACK!!!!

The wedding was a success, the honeymoon was even better...heh heh...and life is sweet. I can't complain at all.
I think it has a lot to do with the fact that my husband...ahem..my husband [no longer fiance!] and I are still on vacation from work. No matter, I'm enjoying it now while I have it.

How are you guys? I still won't be around as frequently, as yet, at least.

Welcome back! will have to look at those photos!

[jocky]

Let me explain the difference between men and women once and for all. We never feel guilty and ashamed in the morning. I am now going on an extremely long vacation where I can only be reached by dog sleds. ;)

[papayahed]

Let me explain the difference between men and women once and for all. We never feel guilty and ashamed in the morning. I am now going on an extremely long vacation where I can only be reached by dog sleds. ;)

Who says we feel guilty and ashamed?:D;)

[jocky]

Who says we feel guilty and ashamed?:D;)

:D I might have known it papayahed, your worse then my kids an answer for everything. :)

[motherhubbard]

HI girls!

I'M BAAACK!!!!

The wedding was a success, the honeymoon was even better...heh heh...and life is sweet. I can't complain at all.
I think it has a lot to do with the fact that my husband...ahem..my husband [no longer fiance!] and I are still on vacation from work. No matter, I'm enjoying it now while I have it.

How are you guys? I still won't be around as frequently, as yet, at least.

for those of you who want to see pics from the wedding, check the photo album on the profile page.

I loved the pictures. beautiful!

[Virgil]

Yeah really, the things we do for you people! ;)

Have men ever asked women to shave their toe hairs? ;) These are all self imposed rules. It's you women who are competing against each other. :p

[jocky]

Have men ever asked women to shave their toe hairs? ;) These are all self imposed rules. It's you women who are competing against each other. :p

:D Keep it going Virgil, you have now achieved legendary status on the Bloke's thread. You have entered the lion's den and escaped unscathed, almost. Jocky will always be right behind you. :)

[kilted exile]

Jocky might be right behind you virg but I have a legitimate query: Did you just offer a preference for hairy toenails - I think the world needs answers. Are the female hobbits of the shire safe? :D:confused:

[JuniperWoolf]

Have men ever asked women to shave their toe hairs? ;) These are all self imposed rules. It's you women who are competing against each other. :p

I could post something long and arduous about societal norms imposed by male owned and operated media, but I won't because I've done that a million times, and I think that you can see where I'm going with it anyway. :sick:



Speaking of hair, what do ya'll think about bangs? (and why are they called bangs??)

I used to have them. They were nice and safe, in that you always had a hairstyle that looked like you at least put in some effort. They frame your face nicely. The problem is, they really hide your face. They change the whole dynamic of your appearance. I'm always amazed at how hair can do that. When I had bangs I always looked okay, but I never looked stellar. It was also a hassle to keep them flat and strait when I got out of the shower.
As to why they're called bangs, I was told that it was a reference to bangtailed horses (when their tail hair is cut just like bangs).

[jocky]

I could post something long and arduous about societal norms imposed by male owned and operated media, but I won't because I've done that a million times, and I think that you can see where I'm going with it anyway. :sick:



I used to have them. They were nice and safe, in that you always had a hairstyle that looked like you at least put in some effort. They frame your face nicely. The problem is, they really hide your face. They change the whole dynamic of your appearance. I'm always amazed at how hair can do that. When I had bangs I always looked okay, but I never looked stellar. It was also a hassle to keep them flat and strait when I got out of the shower.
As to why they're called bangs, I was told that it was a reference to bangtailed horses (when their tail hair is cut just like bangs).

JuniperWoolf, that has got to be the most comrehensive and utterly convincing explanation of bangs it has been my privelege to witness. Of course, I do not have a scooby what you are talking about, but you did it with flair and panache. There is always the male version of bangs, but this does not require such an in depth analysis. :)

[*Classic*Charm*]

JuniperWoolf, that has got to be the most comrehensive and utterly convincing explanation of bangs it has been my privelege to witness. Of course, I do not have a scooby what you are talking about, but you did it with flair and panache. There is always the male version of bangs, but this does not require such an in depth analysis. :)

She's right Jocky! The term comes from horse tails. Most people let a horse's tail grow long and flowing and uneven, but there's this process of cutting the hair at the bottom so it's level across (like female straight bangs are), and that is called a banged tail.

I have bangs! Their angled, not straight and I don't have any intention of growing them out. As Juniper said, they frame my face better and help balance my curls.

[plainjane]

I'd allowed my bangs to grow out, it was no fun at all! However, finally the flopping in my face got to me, I hate to have to pin my hair back, so I've cut myself some bangs again. Much thinner this time.
I have to say I prefer them on me.


Re toe hairs...don't worry, the older you get, the more the hair thins. :D One consolation of age. Less shaving. heh

[jocky]

She's right Jocky! The term comes from horse tails. Most people let a horse's tail grow long and flowing and uneven, but there's this process of cutting the hair at the bottom so it's level across (like female straight bangs are), and that is called a banged tail.

I have bangs! Their angled, not straight and I don't have any intention of growing them out. As Juniper said, they frame my face better and help balance my curls.

Far be it from me to get into a philisophical discussion on womans physogomies, but old Shaky got it right, God gave you one face and you made yourselves another, you amble, you lisp, need I go on? The problem with you gals is you cant escape the fact that us men are so good looking, we dont need artificial stimulants. Classic you really need to stop obsessing on bangs. That is Jocky's final word on the matter. :)

[*Classic*Charm*]

Far be it from me to get into a philisophical discussion on womans physogomies, but old Shaky got it right, God gave you one face and you made yourselves another, you amble, you lisp, need I go on? The problem with you gals is you cant escape the fact that us men are so good looking, we dont need artificial stimulants. Classic you really need to stop obsessing on bangs. That is Jocky's final word on the matter. :)

It's just all the random horse knowledge I have floating around in my coifed head :D:D

[Niamh]

Jocky might be right behind you virg but I have a legitimate query: Did you just offer a preference for hairy toenails - I think the world needs answers. Are the female hobbits of the shire safe? :D:confused:

:brow:

[jocky]

. Are the female hobbits of the shire safe? :D:confused:

Yes, as long as they dont take their shoes off. :lol:

This thread is strangely quiet tonight. Maybe my swine flu has worked after all. Here was I looking forward to a cosy chat on the subject of nail varnish, only to find empty cyberspace. What is the world coming to?

[papayahed]

This thread is strangely quiet tonight. Maybe my swine flu has worked after all. Here was I looking forward to a cosy chat on the subject of nail varnish, only to find empty cyberspace. What is the world coming to?


Ok, my nail varnish is juicy tomato, what's yours?

[jocky]

Ok, my nail varnish is juicy tomato, what's yours?

What a daft question, tartan obviously! Its a nightmare to put on, but well worth the effort. Still juicy tomato sounds interesting. :redface:


It's just all the random horse knowledge I have floating around in my coifed head :D:D

That is what I have been longing to hear. With all that horse knowledge do you think you could find it in your heart to predict the winner of the group one classic at Glorious Goodwood tomorrow. The ground will be good to soft and all eleven go. I dont want to pressure you Classic but my house, car, marriage and kids are all at stake. :angel:

[papayahed]

What a daft question, tartan obviously! Its a nightmare to put on, but well worth the effort. Still juicy tomato sounds interesting. :redface:


Yeah, I musta been outta my head there for a moment!:redface::blush:

[Nightshade]

Have you ever noticed how happy males get if you asked them for help? I am just saying, when I cant reach the top shelf in a supermarket I would much rather ask a man than a woman for help because they always seem so very flattered and happy and it amuses me.
:D

[Niamh]

actually now that you mention it... i never actually noticed but... you're right!

[Nightshade]

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
I need a new handbag and Ive never gone handbag shopping before ( the most Ive ever paid is a fiver) and I dont know where to start. I want a nice bag, but one that can hold a minumum of 3 books without breaking.
help?!

[Niamh]

go to the bag shop... well if you have the bag shop in the UK. thats where i got mine. big enough to fit at least two trade paperbacks. had it for four years. :)

[papayahed]

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
I need a new handbag and Ive never gone handbag shopping before ( the most Ive ever paid is a fiver) and I dont know where to start. I want a nice bag, but one that can hold a minumum of 3 books without breaking.
help?!

you rang??? Do you have a prefence to color and material?

[Niamh]

Good questions!

[JuniperWoolf]

Have you ever noticed how happy males get if you asked them for help?
The guys in my town love it if you ask them for help with physical things ("will you teach me how to chop wood?") because they're ALL labourers, but the guys at my university hate it. The university guys like it if you ask them questions ("So what exactly WAS the bay of pigs?"). It's pretty funny how they fit right in with their respective stereotypes, but I have yet to find an exception.

As for the bag: have you considered a nice, sturdy book satchel? I've got a pretty cool one that my boyfriend stole from the army cadets. It's just like this, except more tattered:
http://images.productserve.com/preview/1230/8739291.jpg
(Hey Papaya, what do you think? Fashionable, no?)

[Nightshade]

Well actually I need several. I need a "nice" black one sop that I have one whenever I need to go out,. and an everyday one. I dont like it if they look plasticky or have wierd things hanging off them. and I like thge single short wide strap so I can keep bag safley tucked away from theieves under the armpit.
But it has to be bigger on the inside than the outside so I can stuff all my stuff in it.

On the bag shop niamh is your bag that I like leather? I may have seen the exact same one on the bagshop website for 60 quid. But that is rather too expensive for me.

[Joreads]

Nightshade you sound like me, I like having a bag for work, a bag for going out and you know a bag for whatever reason. I have more handbags than I have hands I really need to stay away from the shops. what is it with us girls and handbags?

[Nightshade]

hey! at the moment I only have like 7 of those canvasses bag for life shopping bag things. And 3 handbags one of which is no longer fit to be seen.

[Niamh]

Well actually I need several. I need a "nice" black one sop that I have one whenever I need to go out,. and an everyday one. I dont like it if they look plasticky or have wierd things hanging off them. and I like thge single short wide strap so I can keep bag safley tucked away from theieves under the armpit.
But it has to be bigger on the inside than the outside so I can stuff all my stuff in it.

On the bag shop niamh is your bag that I like leather? I may have seen the exact same one on the bagshop website for 60 quid. But that is rather too expensive for me.

link please! yes mine is leather, but i've had it for about four years. think it cost €30

[Scheherazade]

Night> Have a look at the bag at Next (I don't usually shop from there but they seem to have a good online sellection at the moment):

http://search.next.co.uk/search?p=Q&lbc=next&uid=434298359&ts=v7&w=handbags&af=gattcolour:black&isort=score&method=and&filter=subset:3003&nxtv=0&nxti=0

Tell us which one tickles your fancy.

I cannot say I really like any of them as such but if I had to choose, I would go for the Patent Tote Bag for £26 on the second page.

I always get bags with at least one outside zipped pocket so that I can find my keys and mobile without having to dive into the main compartment. And it needs to big enough to carry couple of books and a medium size pencil case.

Have you got a TKMax nearby, Night? Their bag selection is amazing and the prices are very, very good for brand items as well.

[papayahed]

But it has to be bigger on the inside than the outside so I can stuff all my stuff in it.


So you want a bag that bends time and space??:lol:

[papayahed]

http://images.productserve.com/preview/1230/8739291.jpg
(Hey Papaya, what do you think? Fashionable, no?)
haha I was kinda looking for a bag like that last semester..:banana: (I wanted something that looked rugged)

[Nightshade]

So you want a bag that bends time and space??:lol:
presisley. Or a MAry poppins bag, did you see the ammount of stuff she pulled out of hers? :lol:

Night> Have a look at the bag at Next (I don't usually shop from there but they seem to have a good online sellection at the moment):

http://search.next.co.uk/search?p=Q&lbc=next&uid=434298359&ts=v7&w=handbags&af=gattcolour:black&isort=score&method=and&filter=subset:3003&nxtv=0&nxti=0

Tell us which one tickles your fancy.

I cannot say I really like any of them as such but if I had to choose, I would go for the Patent Tote Bag for £26 on the second page.

I always get bags with at least one outside zipped pocket so that I can find my keys and mobile without having to dive into the main compartment. And it needs to big enough to carry couple of books and a medium size pencil case.

Have you got a TKMax nearby, Night? Their bag selection is amazing and the prices are very, very good for brand items as well.

Dont really like Too many of them they are too shiny ( iknow I am soundling like goldilocks :rolleyes: well actually having said that I like this one (http://www.next.co.uk/shot.asp?extra=sch&b=X44&p=342&s=9&n=Women&pid=485-414&exclude=00F00%7c00FZ00&returnurl=%2fshop%2fsearch2%3fnxti%3d0%26nxtv%3d0% 26isort%3dglobalpop&bct=%26quot%3bShop%20By%20Product%26quot%3b%26nbsp %3b%26gt%3b%26nbsp%3bBlack%26nbsp%3b%26gt%3b%26nbs p%3bBags%26nbsp%3b%26gt%3b%26nbsp%3bWomen) (it looks big enough, but I dont really like the handle and £85 on a handbag is that normal? ). This one (http://www.next.co.uk/shot.asp?extra=sch&b=X44&p=346&s=10&n=Women&pid=466-375&exclude=00FC00%7c00F00&returnurl=%2fsearch%3fp%3dQ%26lbc%3dnext%26uid%3d4 34298359%26ts%3dv7%26w%3dhandbags%26af%3dgattcolou r%3ablack%26isort%3dscore%26method%3dand%26filter% 3dsubset%253a3003%26nxtv%3d0%26nxti%3d0&bct=%26quot%3bhandbags%26quot%3b%26nbsp%3b%26gt%3b %26nbsp%3bBlack) but does that look black to you? and this one looks fun (http://www.next.co.uk/shot.asp?extra=sch&b=X44&p=346&s=6&n=Women&pid=456-328&exclude=00FC00%7c00F00&returnurl=%2fsearch%3fp%3dQ%26lbc%3dnext%26uid%3d4 34298359%26ts%3dv7%26w%3dhandbags%26af%3d%26isort% 3dscore%26method%3dand%26filter%3dsubset%253a3003% 26nxtv%3d0%26nxti%3d0&bct=%26quot%3bhandbags%26quot%3b)! But I think I feel a trip to manchester and TKMax coming on :D

link please! yes mine is leather, but i've had it for about four years. think it cost €30

http://www.thebagshopltd.co.uk/acatalog/handbags.html £57 after the pink lorenzo shoulder bags. ( its the 11th one down)

[Niamh]

thats nothing like mine. :)

This is the make of my bag. there are some sturdy enough bags like mine on the site. :)
http://92.67.144.146/asp_net/EnricoBenettiShop/english/main.html

[Scheherazade]

http://www.thebagshopltd.co.uk/acatalog/handbags.html £57 after the pink lorenzo shoulder bags. ( its the 11th one down)These are really over-priced, I think... All the bags I like +£50 :-/

This is the make of my bag. there are some sturdy enough bags like mine on the site.
http://92.67.144.146/asp_net/EnricoB...lish/main.html I feel officially old now. I would never consider buying something like this! :D

[Tournesol]

Have you ever noticed how happy males get if you asked them for help? I am just saying, when I cant reach the top shelf in a supermarket I would much rather ask a man than a woman for help because they always seem so very flattered and happy and it amuses me.
:D

Of Course!
Does anyone remember: in part one of the novel 'To The Lighthouse', when the professor and his family are on vacation, he had taken one of his students with them. The man accompanied the professor's wife to the village to do some shopping, and on returning, he literally begged her to hold the bags. He didn't feel fulfilled [egotistic] unless and until he was relieving that poor female of her burden! Virginia Woolf knew exactly what men are like!

And they're still like this!

[motherhubbard]

Sometimes I ask my husband for help just to make him happy. I do the same with the boys now that I think of it. I'll loosen a new jar and act like I can't open it then ask them if they could do it for me because I'm just not strong enough. Sometimes they just need to be the hero.

[Annamariah]

Of Course!
Does anyone remember: in part one of the novel 'To The Lighthouse', when the professor and his family are on vacation, he had taken one of his students with them. The man accompanied the professor's wife to the village to do some shopping, and on returning, he literally begged her to hold the bags. He didn't feel fulfilled [egotistic] unless and until he was relieving that poor female of her burden! Virginia Woolf knew exactly what men are like!

And they're still like this!

I just wish I'd had some man to carry my bags today, for they were quite heavy and I had to carry them all the way from the parking lot to the third floor where I live (and make several journeys because I couldn't get them all at once) :D

[Nightshade]

huh I hit my cousin with my bag when he tried to take it off me then staggered under its weight, because though hes the athlete Im the one that was sent on a manual heavy lifting course from work. Now I just make sure we split bags evenly and evryone is happy. :rolleyes:

[JuniperWoolf]

They can teach you how to lift heavy things?

[Niamh]

Most jobs that involve lifting do manual handling courses to show you how to lift weight properly to prevent hurting your back JW. :) When i was an archaeologist, i had to do an actual safety course before i could work on a site.

[Nightshade]

Yup health and saftey courses we actually had one where they stood us in a rrow siad right see that? That window-wall thing ( its a seventies shoebox bilding with a glass frnt ) is glass dont try and walk through it - that will hurt! back to work now :rolleyes:

[jocky]

Of Course!
Does anyone remember: in part one of the novel 'To The Lighthouse', when the professor and his family are on vacation, he had taken one of his students with them. The man accompanied the professor's wife to the village to do some shopping, and on returning, he literally begged her to hold the bags. He didn't feel fulfilled [egotistic] unless and until he was relieving that poor female of her burden! Virginia Woolf knew exactly what men are like!

And they're still like this!
Seemingly her garden parties would make a manly gardener blush.:)

[jocky]

Leonard made me do it, do it, do it. Leonard made me slip and fall. Leonard made me do it , do it, do it, till I had no luck at all. The Bloomsbury Road Set, YEEHAAAAA.

[Annamariah]

I got to help a man with physics last time I was at work. He was trying to calculate how far a cannon ball would fly if it was shot at a certain direction at a certain speed, but I had to help him understand the equation :p

Yippee, three years of agony in physics class in upper secondary school didn't go to waste after all :banana:

[Sapphire]

Have you ever noticed how happy males get if you asked them for help? I am just saying, when I cant reach the top shelf in a supermarket I would much rather ask a man than a woman for help because they always seem so very flattered and happy and it amuses me.
:redface: I never thought about that! I always want to do things by myself :lol: I guess this might explain why one of my friend gets a bit annoyed when I wear the bags while shopping... I might remember this and give in when he offers to take them, next time :p

[Niamh]

Okay guys so, i've a wedding to go to in three weeks. Its celtic themed, and i havent a clue A) what to wear (really cant afford a new dress) B) what to get as a wedding presant!

[Sapphire]

A celtic themed wedding... that could be fun :D

On what to wear:
Can't you use some accessories to make it "celtic themed"? I have no idea what's in your closet, but maybe you could put something together like the girl left (green sarong) on this site (http://www.kilts-n-stuff.com/Womens_Clothing/celtic_sarongs.html). Though of course the question rises whether that's fit for a wedding... Maybe "just" an "unthemed" dress you already have with a belt with celtic crosses and a special hairdo...
Any idea how much efforts other people that are going put into it? I mean, I once went to a wedding in jeans without being out of place... ;)

Wedding present:
I never know what to get either... Do they like to read? Why not a book about a famous "celtic" love affair? :p It has to end well, of course ...

[Niamh]

Actually that IS an interesting thought about the sarong! if only i was that skinny though! :(
I've a dark green dress i'm thinking of wearing, and i've considered buffing it up with celtic style jewellery... but what type is another task. :rolleyes: should be able to get some cheap stuff around the city.
I dont think a book would be the right thing to get them...

[Nightshade]

I like the thing with the green sarong!
Maybe they went in for some kind of gift list.

[Niamh]

nope! no gift list.

[papayahed]

For weddings I always just give a card with money.

[Niamh]

might have to do that...

[Scheherazade]

There are companies which deliver fruits for a year (weekly). You can get something like that to ensure that the newly weds never run short of fruits!

:D

[Niamh]

I got them a lovely pair of Tipparary Crystal Candle sticks. they were half price at €55!!
http://www.giftvenue.ie/images/2617_Tipperar.jpg

Still not sure what i'm wearing though....

[Niamh]

I think i'm going to wear my green dress and i saw a black shawl with a celtic pattern on it here in the airport that i might buy to throw over my shoulders! :D

[dramasnot6]

Be sure to take photos,Niamh! That outfit sounds lovely.

[zanna]

Ooh, a wedding! I'm going to get married next summer, but it's going to be really plain. The Celtic wedding sounds like a cool idea; I have a friend who would go for that. :) Hope you have a nice time Niamh!

[higley]

How exciting zanna! Congrats :)

I love looking at wedding dresses and hair. I just went to a friend's wedding, which was on the afternoon of a big football game we were all psyched up for. So after the party we all threw on our jerseys and went out to tailgate/house parties or whatever to watch the game that night. Tailgates are the best, such good food..

[Annamariah]

I love looking at wedding dresses and hair.

Me too :) When a friend of mine is getting married, I guess I'll have to go shopping wedding dresses with her and maybe try a couple of them on, just in case I'll never have the opportunity to shop one for myself :lol: I wouldn't want to miss the experience of dressing up completely just because I'm unable to find myself a husband :rolleyes:

[papayahed]

Anybody have any good vacuum recommendations?? My vacuum crapped out but it was never very good, my hair has proven too much for it.

[Scheherazade]

I prefer the bagless ones... though I doubt if you can find the same brands over there.

[Shalot]

I prefer the bagless ones... though I doubt if you can find the same brands over there.

I have a bagless one. They're better I guess. but you do have to take it apart and clean out the filters and stuff and wash out the dirt catcher out. I didn't think of all that when I got it - I thought it would be real simple and all you'd have to do would be dump the dirt out of the plastic dirt catcher thingie and pop it back in and is like that most of the time.

[papayahed]

See, I have a bagless but it's not that great. I've cleaned the filter made sure the roller thing was free but it still won't pick up hair. I don't remember having this much trouble before.

[Scheherazade]

Maybe you are losing more hair than usual?

:p

[kilted exile]

*Steps in wearing his vacuum cleaner salesman hat*

what you want is a shark infinity (http://www.canadiantire.ca/AST/browse/3/HouseHome/3/CleaningToolsVacuums/UprightVacuums/PRD~0436298P/Shark%2BInfinity%2BPet%2BLite%2BVacuum.jsp)

*leaves quickly*

[Scheherazade]

How much do you spend on your vacuum?

[papayahed]

Who was that hatted man?????

[Buh4Bee]

Hope you don't mind if I join.

I just threw away a ten year old bagless after fixing it twice. I have a second hand bagless that I a friend gave me. It works well for now, but the Shark looks good.

[Niamh]

*Steps in wearing his vacuum cleaner salesman hat*

what you want is a shark infinity (http://www.canadiantire.ca/AST/browse/3/HouseHome/3/CleaningToolsVacuums/UprightVacuums/PRD~0436298P/Shark%2BInfinity%2BPet%2BLite%2BVacuum.jsp)

*leaves quickly*

thats an expensive vacuum cleaner. (almost wrote hoover, which is what we call them here...)

[papayahed]

Hope you don't mind if I join.

I just threw away a ten year old bagless after fixing it twice. I have a second hand bagless that I a friend gave me. It works well for now, but the Shark looks good.

of course , the more the merrier:wave:


thats an expensive vacuum cleaner. (almost wrote hoover, which is what we call them here...)


check out a Dyson (http://www.amazon.com/Dyson-DC25-All-Floors-Upright-Cleaner/dp/B0014E3GM0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1253974332&sr=8-1).

[Niamh]

of course , the more the merrier:wave:




check out a Dyson (http://www.amazon.com/Dyson-DC25-All-Floors-Upright-Cleaner/dp/B0014E3GM0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1253974332&sr=8-1).

:eek2: okay nevermind!! :eek:

heres a pic from the wedding everyone! I went with the green dress and a cream pashmina i own that has a paisley design. I wore my green Guess shoes with the matching bag. :D But you cant see either!

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/niamhking/Ine%20and%20Heins%20wedding%2009/IneHeinsWeddingBruges185.jpg

[Nightshade]

We have a water one its AMAZING but they are very expensive, this is the newest model http://www.amazon.com/E2-Rainbow-Canister-Bagless-warranty/dp/B000VNX4RC

( obviously we got ours much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much cheaper than that I think we might have got a massive discount because the seller used it as payment for medical bills) But its brilliant because it doesnt through dust up intyo the air and is easily cleanble and the motor has so much power it makes your teeth shake so brilliant for the asmatha filled family. Also can be used to dispese air fresherner, blow up ballowns, shampoo carpets, steam clean fridge and with a few alterations steam clothes.

[Annamariah]

We have a water one its AMAZING but they are very expensive, this is the newest model http://www.amazon.com/E2-Rainbow-Canister-Bagless-warranty/dp/B000VNX4RC

( obviously we got ours much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much cheaper than that I think we might have got a massive discount because the seller used it as payment for medical bills) But its brilliant because it doesnt through dust up intyo the air and is easily cleanble and the motor has so much power it makes your teeth shake so brilliant for the asmatha filled family. Also can be used to dispese air fresherner, blow up ballowns, shampoo carpets, steam clean fridge and with a few alterations steam clothes.


Sounds like something I saw on TvShop, I think I've even heard those exact words before :lol:

[*Classic*Charm*]

heres a pic from the wedding everyone! I went with the green dress and a cream pashmina i own that has a paisley design. I wore my green Guess shoes with the matching bag. :D But you cant see either!


You look beautiful Niamh! I always love your jewelry!

[Niamh]

You look beautiful Niamh! I always love your jewelry!

Thanks. :) I bought a new necklace while in Bruges to go with my amthyst beads. :nod:

[Niamh]

wine anyone?

[papayahed]

A nice Kabinett would be delightful.

[Niamh]

*hands Papaya her wine* I'll stick with the faustino v rose. Need a glass or twelve.

Why do *insert nasty word* in suits think its okay to mistreat their elders?

[papayahed]

Why do *insert nasty word* in suits think its okay to mistreat their elders?


Because they're jackasses.

Thank you for the wine, now may I have a refill?:angel:

[Niamh]

i think jackass is an understatement.
*hands papaya the bottle*

[papayahed]

Nice, I do get a kick out of drinking straight from the bottle.

[Niamh]

hahahaa
I was giving it to you so you could keep refilling your glass but if you wanna drink from the bottle be my guest! :p

[papayahed]

ohhhhhh, :redface:.haha just kidding I was getting a glass.

[Niamh]

sure! *hands Papaya a clean glass.*

[*Classic*Charm*]

Evening ladies.

**looks around** :goof:

NIAMHIE AND PAPAYA ARE HAMMED!!

**runs away giggling** :lol:

[Niamh]

Well i was anyway. :p

[Scheherazade]

NIAMHIE AND PAPAYA ARE HAMMED!!I just want to know how one gets "hammed"...

:p

[*Classic*Charm*]

I just want to know how one gets "hammed"...

:p


:D It's colloquial for hammered, which is colloquial for drunk, which is colloquial for inebriated. Apparently people just keep getting more and more dumb...:idea:

[Niamh]

I just want to know how one gets "hammed"...

:p

one drinks a copious amount of alcohol. :p

[kasie]

Or one hangs oneself up in a chimney and gets gently smoked from the wood fires beneath. Or is that getting baconed? Or am I just egging you on?

[Scheherazade]

one drinks a copious amount of alcohol. :pOf course, what counts as "copious" amount is debatable! :p


Or one hangs oneself up in a chimney and gets gently smoked from the wood fires beneath. Or is that getting baconed? Or am I just egging you on?Thank you! I was just picturing people wrapping themselves up with giant slices of ham to detox their skin... Now I am picturing them hanging upside down from chimney wrapped up with giant slices of ham getting gently smoked from the wood fires beneath! :D

[higley]

Sweet dreams :sick: haha

[papayahed]

Ok, I realize I don't work with the hippest group of guys on the planet but still, if you see a woman with dark nail polish do you automatically think "goth" ?

[motherhubbard]

well, I try not to. Sometimes I do. If there is dark polish and one other thing like black hair or black clothing or some kind of spiked belt or something I probably would. BUt, you can't get less hip than me.

my sister came over for lunch today. I cooked a huge meal. when it was over she didn't even offer to help me take the dishes to the kitchen. It kind of bums me out.

[papayahed]

You didn't do the "Hey, can you grab that for me?"?

[motherhubbard]

No, I think that would have been like a lead balloon.

[papayahed]

So I guess my original thought of "get of your butt and help" would have been a little too much?

[motherhubbard]

more like the Hindenburg

Bailey had the darkest purple nail polish, but she doesn't look goth

[papayahed]

I thought (and still do) that is is just cute polish. I wouldn't have thought anything of it but 3 guys independently said almost the exact same thing - are you goth now. I didn't even think these guys knew what goth was..Is goth still even a thing?

[motherhubbard]

yes, it's huge. Only I think that it's more EMO now, I don't know. I live in a tiny town so things don't even get here until it's over everywhere else.

[papayahed]

hahahahaha, I'm picturing Becca and Baki laughing at this conversation..

[motherhubbard]

Anyone would. Sucks being to old to talk about stuff.

[Niamh]

Black nail polish is not goth. In fact, its actually in fashion right now. so next time they say it just reply, "no i'm not goth, i'm just in fashion." :p

[higley]

Black polish has gotten so trendy, I see it everywhere. So tell those guys to get with the times!

[Sapphire]

You know, there are actually quite a few guys who wear black nailpolish :p though that might just be the line to cross to be considered goth or emo ;) For a girl, I would never think her so. But then again, being labelled like that depends on so many things...

[Scheherazade]

my sister came over for lunch today. I cooked a huge meal. when it was over she didn't even offer to help me take the dishes to the kitchen. It kind of bums me out.In such cases, when my guest is unlikely to offer help, I also leave everything to be done later on. When I realise that I will have to rush about clearing and tidying while they simply watch me (especially with someone close), I just say, "let's have tea/coffee in the living room" and leave the dishes on the table.

I'd much rather do it when they are gone if I am going to end up doing it on my own anyway. :)

[Shalot]

Ok, I realize I don't work with the hippest group of guys on the planet but still, if you see a woman with dark nail polish do you automatically think "goth" ?

my husband is like that...he gave me that crap when I would get my nails done in black. Actually, I prefer the darkest purples. And, it is a trend now that has nothing to do with goth and I'm seeing people who are not "goths" wearing it. Still, my mother was on my case for my purple/black polish on my toes and she suggested that I might be passed over for promotion at work because of my choice in nail polish. :rolleyes: If I don't get a promotion at work, the nail polish is not why. That place promotes who they want black nail polish or not.

[motherhubbard]

I think anything goes with toes!

[Shalot]

I think anything goes with toes!

exactly. expecially for me since my short stubby fingers look funny with nail polish unless it's something light.

[Scheherazade]

Shalot> It is still good to be able to say "They didn't promote me because of my nail polish!" :D

[papayahed]

Shal - your Mom sounds like my Mom. Last time I was home she remarked that my polish was a little dark, then asked me why i don't wear dresses to work.

The polish I had on was OPI's Lincoln Park After Dark.

Anyways, it's no hope. This morning we had a conversation about why I don't own overalls.:eek2:

[motherhubbard]

did you tell her that dresses don't go with tube socks :)

I hate dresses. Well, it's the pantyhose that I hate.

[Idril]

I wear black polish on my toes all the time...well...not quite all the time but often. I don't wear polish on my fingernails because I wash my hands so often at work and I can't deal with the chipping and flaking. I really don't think black polish has the meaning it once did, just as tattoos and piercings are becoming more commonplace and acceptable.

[motherhubbard]

I don't polish my fingernails because I have short fingers and I don't want to draw attention to my man hands. And, when I do laundry, garden, or scrub pots they end up breaking and chipping. Looks like crap. I hate rubber gloves!

I'm trying to choose between black toenails with spider webs painted on or orange with pumpkin faces. I'm thinking orange big toes and black on the rest. What do you think? I could go with left and right feet

[Idril]

I would go with black with the spiderwebs because I don't look good in orange but if you can pull it off, I say go with the orange, it's much more festive!

[papayahed]

How about black big toes and the piggy's in orange?

[Niamh]

I only paint my toenails... i vary from two colours... both rimmel colours. Black Cherry and a really nice pearlesent teal green that i really happen to love right now.

[Scheherazade]

I would go for the black as well... Pumpkin is cute but I think children would get a better kick out of the spiderwebs.

[higley]

Momma Hub, I have hands like a thirteen year old boy. I know how you feel! But I like painting them wild colors so they at least look more girlie :)

Black with spiderwebs!

[motherhubbard]

My hands look so strange with nail polish. I've never been one to polish. You can tell so much about a person by their hands. Mine look like they belong in hot soapy water or work gloves, and they always have. I had a friend in high school who said that I had a mother's hands. That made me feel better about it. Both of my girls have long slender fingers. They are lovely.

I'll stick with the toes

[*Classic*Charm*]

Momma Hub, I have hands like a thirteen year old boy. I know how you feel! But I like painting them wild colors so they at least look more girlie :)



My hands look so strange with nail polish. I've never been one to polish. You can tell so much about a person by their hands. Mine look like they belong in hot soapy water or work gloves, and they always have. I had a friend in high school who said that I had a mother's hands. That made me feel better about it. Both of my girls have long slender fingers. They are lovely.

I'll stick with the toes

Don't worry ladies- I have a friend whose thumbs look exactly like toes. You know how they're differently shaped? They're short and wide at the end and stubby like toes. It's really, really strange.

I'd love to have long, slender fingers. I have really tiny child-sized hands that match my tiny feet. And I never wear nail polish.
a) it just gets ruined being at the barn
b) I used to bite my nails and for some reason, polish makes me want to chew on them again. :blush:

[Niamh]

i also agree with the spiderwebs. :nod:
I've small hands, but my fingernails are a decent length... my toemails on the other hand, some are tiny.

[motherhubbard]

my toes are tiny, not my big toes but all the rest, so I let them grow just a little or there wouldn't really be any nail at all. when I was dancing all of my toenails would bruise and then fall off. After a while there just wasn't much quick left anymore. They have never really been the same. And my toes are still strange looking, three on each foot have scars from all of the blisters. But, I think they are so far down that people can't really tell what they look like so I show them.

[Bajerox]

Hi I am brand new and am privileged to have an account and it would not have worked if it wasn't for Schehrazade.
I am in Year 6 and I am about to go to the Junior College next door to the Primary.

I come from New Zealand and am very happy to have Schehrazade as a friend
so I give this Thanks to SCHEHRAZADE

[soundofmusic]

Hi I am brand new and am privileged to have an account and it would not have worked if it wasn't for Schehrazade.
I am in Year 6 and I am about to go to the Junior College next door to the Primary.

I come from New Zealand and am very happy to have Schehrazade as a friend
so I give this Thanks to SCHEHRAZADE

Welcome Bajerox:banana::wave::)

[papayahed]

argh!!! Dillards is having a sale where you bring in an old purse and get $40 off a new purse!!!! I can't find any purse I like enough to buy!!!!!:flare::flare: Why do I feel like I'm being cheated somehow???

[Niamh]

Thats sucks!!

Oh btw... I love the Avy!! :D

[qimissung]

argh!!! Dillards is having a sale where you bring in an old purse and get $40 off a new purse!!!! I can't find any purse I like enough to buy!!!!!:flare::flare: Why do I feel like I'm being cheated somehow???

Condolences papayahead! I, too, would feel cheated! I would probably just buy a purse I wasn't that crazy about just because it's such a good deal! Or at least I would consider doing so. :D

Second that on the avy!

[Granny5]

my toes are tiny, not my big toes but all the rest, so I let them grow just a little or there wouldn't really be any nail at all. when I was dancing all of my toenails would bruise and then fall off. After a while there just wasn't much quick left anymore. They have never really been the same. And my toes are still strange looking, three on each foot have scars from all of the blisters. But, I think they are so far down that people can't really tell what they look like so I show them.

I'm a little late on this but Motherhubbard's toes are just plain ugly! They really don't have much nails left from all the times the fell off while she was dancing. Once, after a performance, she was so stinking tired so she slept without taking her bloody wrappings off. The next morning when we removed the tape (after a long soaking) all the nails came off with it. She danced that night anyway. It was hard to watch. Her toes might be stubby and ugly, but man can she pinch with them! And she never bends down to pick up anything. She just takes her shoes off and picks it up with her toes.

[motherhubbard]

that tape was stuck to the skin that wasn't really attached any more. I didn't want to tell you because you were always so freeked out about that. I would have had to cut the skin off to get the tape off.

that night my toes bled through my shoes, but I never felt it.

[Granny5]

that tape was stuck to the skin that wasn't really attached any more. I didn't want to tell you because you were always so freeked out about that. I would have had to cut the skin off to get the tape off.

that night my toes bled through my shoes, but I never felt it.

Where did you come from? Really??? Love ya!

[motherhubbard]

Where did you come from? Really??? Love ya!

from you, momma! where else? You're just a little sissy. If your mother had been as tough on you as you were on me you wouldn't have spit that rabbit out!

[Granny5]

My mamma believed in grocery stores! The rabbit was delicious, really, but I know I've petted that one before...I think her name was Ethel! And I never make you eat Hank or Abe or Sarge...now did I?

[motherhubbard]

I think abe would have been tough, but he sure would have made a big meal!

[Granny5]

Abe was a good dog...I think he would have tasted like a big 'ol Christmas ham!

[soundofmusic]

Don't we all??? Thought pink hair was one for the requirements of becoming a member on this site!

:goof:

:lol: i'm doing blue; it goes more with my age. Do you remember all of the blue-haired aged ladies before dye came to it present perfection:wave:

[qimissung]

Granny5 and motherhubbard, thank you for sharing this loving mother-daughter exchange! :lol:

But motherhubbard, in this day and age, it's just WRONG to eat something that you've named! :bawling:

[papayahed]

But motherhubbard, in this day and age, it's just WRONG to eat something that you've named! :bawling:


hahahah, I agree.



New question:

Say you have a butt load of hair product and promised that you wouldn't buy anymore until you used up the old stuff. Seems like a good idea but what if you don't like the products that you have. Do you 1) suck it up and use the bad product until it's gone or 2) toss out bad product to make way for new product?

[soundofmusic]

Say you have a butt load of hair product and promised that you wouldn't buy anymore until you used up the old stuff. Seems like a good idea but what if you don't like the products that you have. Do you 1) suck it up and use the bad product until it's gone or 2) toss out bad product to make way for new product?

I'd definately throw the old hair products out; at least once a year, six months for open hair dye products. It sucks being bald:sick:

[Weisinheimer]

hahahah, I agree.



New question:

Say you have a butt load of hair product and promised that you wouldn't buy anymore until you used up the old stuff. Seems like a good idea but what if you don't like the products that you have. Do you 1) suck it up and use the bad product until it's gone or 2) toss out bad product to make way for new product?

I'm a major cheapskate, so I'd use the product I already have (unless I really hate it).

[Scheherazade]

Say you have a butt load of hair product and promised that you wouldn't buy anymore until you used up the old stuff. Seems like a good idea but what if you don't like the products that you have. Do you 1) suck it up and use the bad product until it's gone or 2) toss out bad product to make way for new product?Depends how much I dislike the products... If they are really not helping, I would go and get something new... but first I would do a little soul searching to see if I am just in the mood for some hair product shopping and making excuses.

[*Classic*Charm*]

Throw it out!!!

My hair is my favourite (physical) thing about myself. It gets better quality products than I get quality food.

[Shalot]

Speaking of coffee...Starbucks has the seasonal Peppermint Mocha Latte...I want one NOW. Why is Starbucks closed for Thanksgiving. uggh.

[qimissung]

If I disliked the hair product, I would throw it out and get something new. But if I disliked that I would probably suck it up and use it. There's only so much throwing out one can do, alas.

And Shalot, I'm sorry Starbucks isn't open today, especially since they are a soulless corporation, having sold their tiny little souls to the devil long ago, probably for less than the price of a seasonal Peppermint Mocha Latte.

[Shalot]

If I disliked the hair product, I would throw it out and get something new. But if I disliked that I would probably suck it up and use it. There's only so much throwing out one can do, alas.

And Shalot, I'm sorry Starbucks isn't open today, especially since they are a soulless corporation, having sold their tiny little souls to the devil long ago, probably for less than the price of a seasonal Peppermint Mocha Latte.

It's okay. I'm surprised they weren't open. It used to upset me when I worked in a store that was open on Thanksgiving day. I would be pissed that I had to work. Someone was telling me that Starbucks was actually a good company to work for, in that industry. I was just whining last night - that's all. I'm actually glad Starbucks was closed. The only places that should remain open on Holidays are hospitals, police stations and fire stations. The rest of the world should take time off. Unfortuanately, that's not how it is in 24/7 America.

Salon Hair Care Products: Do you feel obligated to buy them? I always get told that I need to use certain salon hair care products when I get my hair done. My hair is too dry so I need to spend $45 on the Bumble and Bumble Creme De Cocoa shampoo and conditioner combo. My hair has been colored so I need to buy "Color Preserve" shampoo and conditioner. I need to buy the volumizing mouse as well....How do you deal with these add-on-sales at the end of a salon visit?

I know that the stylists are probably told that they have to push the product...if they weren't told that then I wouldn't be "prescribed" products every time I went to the salon. But I get to the point where I dread getting my hair done. I have prepared several defense tactics for this. One of them involves not going to the same hair stylist...that way they can't figure out how to counter my reasons for not buying whatever overpriced salon product they're trying to push on me.

I'd state what they are here, but then I'm afraid some hairstylist might read them and then they'd know what to tell clients in advance in response to their excuses as to why they (the clients) don't need to buy what they're pushing.

For instance, I was in the chair and the girl asked me what kind of shampoo I had and I told her that I was using a product that they sold in that salon and that I had just bought it so I had plenty. Then she told me why I needed to not use that product and use a different kind that they also sold in that salon. She said that with my new color it would be best if I used such and such because it would help me maintain the color longer.

Another time, a stylist told me what I was using stripped hair color and and was cheap and that I needed to buy what they were selling.

I just feel pressured every time I go. I'm tired of buying hair products.

[kasie]

Salon Hair Products - Just Say No.

Well, say No, thank you, not this time - with a smile, of course. But then, I was born awkward - if someone tries to push something on me that I don't want, I can dig my heels in and keep on saying 'No': the smile gradually fades, then look out...

Would I throw out stuff that was actually not doing my hair any good? Yes, after giving it another try, just to be sure. :) Same goes for make-up: it is with great regret that the Aloe Vera stuff I bought from the Body Shop a few months back is being gradually pushed binwards - it suddenly seems to be making my skin itch, no visible rash, I just want to scratch it when I've got it on. Has Aloe Vera had the same effect on anyone else? Ah well, back to Boots Botanics.

[samercury]

Speaking of coffee...Starbucks has the seasonal Peppermint Mocha Latte...I want one NOW. Why is Starbucks closed for Thanksgiving. uggh.

That's one of the very few drinks that Starbucks makes that I actually like- probably going to get one today :D

[qimissung]

Yeah, I think Starbucks offers benefits, which for companies where the people are probably working for minimum wage is very good indeed. I was just trying to be humorous, the idea being that all corporations are soulless.

As to hair care products, I just say "No thanks." It usually works.

[papayahed]

I always sound like a dumbass when I get pressured at the hair salon. I always pretend like I don't remember the name of the products I'm using, I'll say something like "I can't remember what I use but it's in a blue bottle and I love it". Perhaps I should be a little more straight forward. Next time I think I'll try "Oh I'm set on hair products, thank you"?

[JuniperWoolf]

Tell them that you wash your hair with bar soap.

[soundofmusic]

I remember this great hair product back in the 1970's; it made my hair so shiny and gave it so much body. At some point I looked up the ingrediants and found it was made from animal afterbirth:sick:

[Shalot]

I always sound like a dumbass when I get pressured at the hair salon. I always pretend like I don't remember the name of the products I'm using, I'll say something like "I can't remember what I use but it's in a blue bottle and I love it". Perhaps I should be a little more straight forward. Next time I think I'll try "Oh I'm set on hair products, thank you"?

omigod, when did it become okay to say a*s*s on litnet?
man, I sound like dumbass pretty much all the time, not just in the salon. What's really dumbass is the hair product "prescription." That just irritates me. I don't know if anyone else has ever encountered a hair products "prescription" but the place I've been going to (for their reasonably priced quality services) has printed out a prescription pad for their stylists to use...oh it's the stupidest thing. the hair stylists take out this little pad and write down what they used on my hair and then they present me with the prescription. If I were a hair stylist, I would feel stupid doing that.

Anyone else here ever receive a "prescription" for hair care products? :rolleyes:

[The Comedian]

*The Comedian walks in, blindfolded, so as to maintain the modesty of all involved*

So I ask my wife, "Is there anything you want for Christmas?"

She replies: "You don't need to get me anything".

Could any of you translate her reply from "female" into "male"?

Thanks!

[kasie]

Sure, Comedian. no problem, though a lot depends on tone of voice in the actual exchange.

1 You have a lot to think about right now - don't waste your valuable time thinking up something for me.(Careful here - there might be a hint of irony or worse still, sarcasm, in this interpretation...)

2 Look, I know funds are low - just a nominal little something will do.

3 How long have we been together? And you still don't know the sort of thing that will surprise and delight me?? Which leads to:

4 If I tell you, it won't surprise and delight me on The Day.

5 Any little thing that shows you have been taking note of my most casual remark, one that even I have forgotten making, that you have been cherishing to yourself to give me a wonderful surprise when I open it - it's not the content of the gift that matters, it's the fact that you marked and remembered my passing thought.... This could carry the hidden implication '...which clearly you have not done.' And this in turn leads to:

6 What's happened to the time you could read my mind? Aren't we in tune anymore?

7 That question should have read: What would you like for Christmas? (which makes it sound as if you are pampering me and spoiling me by granting my every whim) not What do you want for Christmas? (which makes me sound like a whining, demanding child.)

There are no doubt many other interpretations - personally, I'd go for a combination of 2 and 5. Cultivate the secret, even smug, smile that says 'I was only asking for form's sake - I know just what will please you, my lady...' and make sure you present her with something she would not indulge in for herself, beautifully wrapped, of course.

Easy, isn't it? You make it sound as if we were speaking a different language, or from a different planet. Tsk, men....

[Niamh]

Speaking of coffee...Starbucks has the seasonal Peppermint Mocha Latte...I want one NOW. Why is Starbucks closed for Thanksgiving. uggh.

Peppermint Mocha Latte???? :eek: they dont have that one here! no fair! We've Gingerbread Latte, Darck Cherry Mocha and a Toffee Nut Latte but no Peppermint one! fancy sending some my way? I'll love you for ever and ever! :angel:

[papayahed]

omigod, when did it become okay to say a*s*s on litnet?
man, I sound like dumbass pretty much all the time, not just in the salon. What's really dumbass is the hair product "prescription." That just irritates me. I don't know if anyone else has ever encountered a hair products "prescription" but the place I've been going to (for their reasonably priced quality services) has printed out a prescription pad for their stylists to use...oh it's the stupidest thing. the hair stylists take out this little pad and write down what they used on my hair and then they present me with the prescription. If I were a hair stylist, I would feel stupid doing that.

Anyone else here ever receive a "prescription" for hair care products? :rolleyes:


Oh goodness, I've never heard of a hair prescription before. Is this an Aveda Salon?




S
There are no doubt many other interpretations - personally, I'd go for a combination of 2 and 5. Cultivate the secret, even smug, smile that says 'I was only asking for form's sake - I know just what will please you, my lady...' and make sure you present her with something she would not indulge in for herself, beautifully wrapped, of course.


I agree, 2 and 5 combo.

[Haunted]

*The Comedian walks in, blindfolded, so as to maintain the modesty of all involved*

So I ask my wife, "Is there anything you want for Christmas?"

She replies: "You don't need to get me anything".

Could any of you translate her reply from "female" into "male"?

Thanks!

The female version is always the direct opposite of the male counterpart.

Translation: You really have to get me something...I ain't telling. Go figure it out!

[Shalot]

Oh goodness, I've never heard of a hair prescription before. Is this an Aveda Salon?


No not Aveda. But if I recall, the Aveda place I went to always pushed products but the girl who did my hair managed to do it in such a way that I didn't feel pressured. I still ended up buying shampoo from her, and I ended up liking what I got so it wasn't totally horrible. She did have to write it down for me on a card, but it didn't say "prescription" on it.


Peppermint Mocha Latte???? :eek: they dont have that one here! no fair! We've Gingerbread Latte, Darck Cherry Mocha and a Toffee Nut Latte but no Peppermint one! fancy sending some my way? I'll love you for ever and ever! :angel:

Really? No peppermint mocha??? that is so unfair. but that Dark Cherry Mocha sounds really good and we don't have that. I'll trade you. We do have the Gingerbread Latte and I'm not a fan. I'm not sure on the Toffee Nut though.

[kasie]

My local Starbucks was advertising Egg Nog Latte yesterday so, remembering another thread here, I ordered one. (You see how influenced I am by what is posted here?) Alas, the lady apologised, I don't have that flavour. But you have it heavily advertised. Yes, but the flavouring hasn't arrived yet. Oh - disappointed - well, what do you recommend? How about the Dark Cherry Mocha, is that nice? Hmm, I'd go for the Toffee Nut myself, it's yummy. So I did - and it is. But I didn't see Peppermint.

Sadly that could be my last trip to that particular Starbucks - it's upstairs in Borders and there's talk of Borders closing. :eek: Where will I go for a quiet browse round a shop that has real books, not virtual, on-line ones? Still I can't say I haven't done my bit to help it stay solvent, especially yesterday in their 20% off, Everything Must Go sale.

[The Comedian]

Sure, Comedian. no problem, though a lot depends on tone of voice in the actual exchange.

1 You have a lot to think about right now - don't waste your valuable time thinking up something for me.(Careful here - there might be a hint of irony or worse still, sarcasm, in this interpretation...)

2 Look, I know funds are low - just a nominal little something will do.

3 How long have we been together? And you still don't know the sort of thing that will surprise and delight me?? Which leads to:

4 If I tell you, it won't surprise and delight me on The Day.

5 Any little thing that shows you have been taking note of my most casual remark, one that even I have forgotten making, that you have been cherishing to yourself to give me a wonderful surprise when I open it - it's not the content of the gift that matters, it's the fact that you marked and remembered my passing thought.... This could carry the hidden implication '...which clearly you have not done.' And this in turn leads to:

6 What's happened to the time you could read my mind? Aren't we in tune anymore?

7 That question should have read: What would you like for Christmas? (which makes it sound as if you are pampering me and spoiling me by granting my every whim) not What do you want for Christmas? (which makes me sound like a whining, demanding child.)

There are no doubt many other interpretations - personally, I'd go for a combination of 2 and 5. Cultivate the secret, even smug, smile that says 'I was only asking for form's sake - I know just what will please you, my lady...' and make sure you present her with something she would not indulge in for herself, beautifully wrapped, of course.

Easy, isn't it? You make it sound as if we were speaking a different language, or from a different planet. Tsk, men....

*shouts from outside the thread* Wow -- I need to read more Jane Austen to get a better handle on it. This women's talk is complicated stuff.

Thanks a bunch for the advice. Now if only I'd paid attention earlier. . . .

[Niamh]

Really? No peppermint mocha??? that is so unfair. but that Dark Cherry Mocha sounds really good and we don't have that. I'll trade you. We do have the Gingerbread Latte and I'm not a fan. I'm not sure on the Toffee Nut though.

Deal!!! :D I'm not sure about the Toffee nut one either. :sick: the Eggnog Latte is to die for! :D

[papayahed]

I'm slightly offended by the "different sense of distance" but I'm kinda intrigued by the whole thing:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8432887.stm



A shopping centre in China's Hebei province has built a car park with wider spaces that it says is designed especially to suit women drivers.
The women-only car park in Shijiazhuang city is also painted in pink and light purple to appeal to female tastes.
Official Wang Zheng told AFP news agency the car park was meant to cater to women's "strong sense of colour and different sense of distance".
The parking bays are one metre (3ft) wider than normal spaces, he said.
The Wanxiang-Tiancheng shopping centre had also "installed signs and security monitoring equipment that corresponded more to women's needs", he said.

[Virgil]

I see they have the same problem in China. :p And they are not politically correct to admit it. :D

[soundofmusic]

:banana::banana: :wave: Now this is an unusual change; the gentleman have left their caves to visit our "curtain trimmed, chaise lounged domains...I hope Comedian brought us some orchids and beer...What has Virgil come to the coffee house with...something more concrete than enlightened conversation? Perhaps wrapped in a great bow, a belated Christmas gift:santasmil

[Virgil]

:.What has Virgil come to the coffee house with...something more concrete than enlightened conversation? Perhaps wrapped in a great bow, a belated Christmas gift:santasmil

:D Well, I want to wish all you ladies a wonderful New Year. may all your endeavors come to fruition. And here's my gift: http://www.youtube.com/user/virgil015#p/f/6/YFI0rFFp8j8

[soundofmusic]

:D Well, I want to wish all you ladies a wonderful New Year. may all your endeavors come to fruition. And here's my gift: http://www.youtube.com/user/virgil015#p/f/6/YFI0rFFp8j8

That is wonderful, I love Fred, Ginger and Nat........Thank you, Virgil

So, what did you get your wife, Comedian?

[papayahed]

I love my new vacuum!!!!! Love it!!!! It's a little heavy but I just can't help looking at my floors and smiling.


Somebody quick - Are my ovaries showing?