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greendiamond · Marc Jacobs

Why do they exist?

Tati · Chanel

- why the heck do crosswalks signs exist when pedestrians don't even bother paying attention to the rules of when there's a red hand up that means "NO WALKING"!!!!!!!

sorry, I had to stop traffic making a right today because a dummy decided to do that!

-cigarettes. they are legal but they kill the smoker and the one's around them. get your teeth yellow and wrinkle faster. yuck.

sorry if any of you smoke.

Kelly · Hermes

-peep toe boots. I have yet to fully understand how or when anyone would ever wear them. Or why.

The white bra thing gets me, too. Granted, I have a couple white bras. But they're lacey junk, and I guess I can understand that a lot more (I mean, I will buy a pink or purple or blue bra because it's a fun color, and I like white so that's a fun color for me too). But the smooth, seamless bras meant to be worn under thin shirts - why make those white? It can't be part of beautifying the design, because those aren't pretty bras to begin with. They're utilitarian!

Elle · Hermes

Ha - I personally think diamonds set in yellow gold are ugly! Silver looks the same as white gold which looks the same a platinum (at least to me), so I think it's a modern look, and one that reduces the price of a piece nicely too!

Tati - I'll see your red-hand-means-no-walking and raise you this - cross walks that exist without the benefit of an intersection (even though there is one 25 yards away) where cars are just supposed to stop randomly in the street to let people who feel like crossing at the obscure crosswalk go. We have a few of these downtown, when I believe they were intended to span roads were there was no other logical place to put one and people needed to cross. Downtown. Where there's a crosswalk on every single block.

greendiamond · Marc Jacobs

I wouldn't call diamonds set in yellow gold ugly, but it isn't my style.
I can understand the idea of reducing price, but I think of diamond jewelry as something I'll have forever. When I think of 'grandma's silver' I think of silverware, not a necklace!

ttara, I hear ya on the peep boots.

Suasoria · Chanel

Veggie burgers with bacon.

Fruit juices with sugar (or applesauce, for that matter). Fruit is already sweet. If it isn't sweet, it's inferior or unripe, so don't process it and sell it to me.

ViViDogWear · Kate Spade

- dangling suspenders?
- mittens - i mean i can't do anything with my fingers are wrapped together
- wire-only bras.

i have to disagree on the diamond setting in silver [tone]. I think of most diamonds having a cool undertone, so white gold and platinum is my preferred choice. i don't think I've ever seen a diamond set in sterling silver if that's what was meant?

tara t · Marc Jacobs

this is random and i'm not sure if it fits here but here goes...

i'm not sure which cleaning product i saw this on, but i think it was something to remove mildew.. like scrubbing bubbles...

it said "please use in a well ventilated area" well, if it were well ventilated, there wouldn't be mildew, so is it suicidal/dangerous to use the product???

Suasoria · Chanel

tara t wrote:

well, if it were well ventilated, there wouldn't be mildew

BWAHAHAHA!!! So true.

ViViDogWear · Kate Spade

tara t wrote:
this is random and i'm not sure if it fits here but here goes... i'm not sure which cleaning product i saw this on, but i think it was something to remove mildew.. like scrubbing bubbles... it said "please use in a well ventilated area" well, if it were well ventilated, there wouldn't be mildew, so is it suicidal/dangerous to use the product???

OMG - soo funny! and soo true!

travelgirl · Kate Spade

I don't get those Ugg handbags at all. The ones lined with shearling...just don't know why someone would need that at all or what is attractive about them.

greendiamond · Marc Jacobs

ViVi, I did mean diamonds set in Sterling Silver. I love them in white metals, but I think a fine stone deserves fine metal. It kills me when I see a diamond with a clarity/color rating set in sterling.

Su, I've never seen a veggie burger offered with bacon. But, it does infuriate me when I'm at a Mexican restaurant and I order the veggie option and after taking a bite of the beans/rice I can taste lard/pork/chickenbroth. The vegetarian special with non-veg sides doesn't do me much good.

AllieGurl · Marc Jacobs

ViViDogWear wrote:

tara t wrote:
this is random and i'm not sure if it fits here but here goes... i'm not sure which cleaning product i saw this on, but i think it was something to remove mildew.. like scrubbing bubbles... it said "please use in a well ventilated area" well, if it were well ventilated, there wouldn't be mildew, so is it suicidal/dangerous to use the product???

OMG - soo funny! and soo true!

I was just thinking about that yesterday! I bought that damn shower scrubbing bubbles stuff and I was reading the directions and thought "well ventilated area? In a shower? "

BargainQueen · Marc Jacobs

I thought of this yesterday...

- A toilet lid cover. Why would you want to have a cover for the lid that covers the toilet? My mom had them when I was little and I accidentally peed on it in the middle of the night cuz I was still half asleep! :/

Suasoria · Chanel

greendiamond wrote:

Su, I've never seen a veggie burger offered with bacon. But, it does infuriate me when I'm at a Mexican restaurant and I order the veggie option and after taking a bite of the beans/rice I can taste lard/pork/chickenbroth. The vegetarian special with non-veg sides doesn't do me much good.

One of my college roommates worked in a campus cafeteria and the gardenburger with bacon was their most popular item. We could never figure that one out.

Italian restaurants are bad about that, too. Since I don't eat eggs I can't usually have pasta, so I try for risotto - but they all seem to make it with chicken stock instead of vegetable stock.

And now back to our regularly scheduled program:

I could never understand clear purses. Unless you visit a lot of prisons or something, why would you want everyone to see what you're packing?

Dizzy · Marc Jacobs

Interesting. Almost every guy I've ever dated has had a real thing for white bras, and I've always liked them. They look and feel clean to me. Diff't strokes, I guess :)

I second the clear purses, and add Clear Shoes. They make your toes look squished, and I always think they must look disgusting if you wear them for any length of time. Yick.

Tati · Chanel

Dizzy wrote:

Interesting. Almost every guy I've ever dated has had a real thing for white bras, and I've always liked them. They look and feel clean to me. Diff't strokes, I guess :)

I don't like white bra's either. BUT my husband does....but I'm pretty sure he likes it because it can be naugthy/sexy. He loves white undies and the bra, maybe guys feel like its a virgin color?

Suasoria · Chanel

Could be. I dated a guy who had a thing for little white socks.

luckyclover · Dooney & Bourke

Suasoria wrote:
And now back to our regularly scheduled program:

I could never understand clear purses. Unless you visit a lot of prisons or something, why would you want everyone to see what you're packing?

Several department stores require employees to have a clear purse to prevent inside theft. You can buy one from them usually but I used to look for them other places so my bag didn't look like everyone else's. Sadly, there are also several public schools that won't let kids bring a bag at all unless it is see through, mesh or clear for security purposes.

Suasoria · Chanel

So noted! A way better explanation than prison visits.