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09/13/2006: "More word goofs"
Song of the Day: BT - The Anhtkythera Mechanism
I really seem to be hearing and seeing words incorrectly these days; on my way to lunch, a bus with a Snickers advertisement on its side passed me. The advertisement said, "Hungerectomy." I, amusingly, thought it said, "Huge erection." I'm not sure that the actual word made any more sense than my goof, but oh well.
Once again, at the start of a new season, I have to cringe at all the terrible fashion trends that are going around. Skinny pants? Leggings? What moron decided that was a good idea? I'm guessing it was someone who was unhappy with the size of his or her butt, who is now gleefully watching all the skinnier women walk around looking all huge-assed since these trendy pants are NOT. FLATTERING. AT. ALL. Common sense says that this unbalanced look draws all eyes to the now-widest point on your body - read: your hips and butt. The only way to avoid looking like you need a "Wide Load" sign on your back is to reduce yourself to Nicole Richie or Mary-Kate sized proportions (as in, stop eating and risk death).
I suppose it's just as well that I never buy into the whole This Is Hot Now And Everybody Who Is Anybody Is Wearing It, But You Won't Be Caught Dead In It Next Year thing. To paraphrase an episode of The Twilight Zone I caught last night, if you're the same as everybody else, isn't that just the same as being nobody at all?
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I am in complete agreement with the strike against the painful skinny pant trend! At no point in my life do I want to look like an ice cream cone! And how many people in this world does the skinny pant actually work for? I'm gonna guess about .25% of the population! This is also the population who can stand straight and tall and never have their thighs touch! Agh. Count me out of the "hip trends" this fall. :)Amy, Wednesday, September 13th
I once saw a van that said "Flower Fear", but when I read it again it said "Flower Fare"Babs, Thursday, September 14th
I was in the Gap today and was extremely attracted to the whole Audrey Hepburn thing. However, I know there is no way I can squeeze my butt into those little pants, and on the other hand, their adorable ballet flats were all too big for me. Bastards!Tara, Friday, September 15th