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February 03, 2014

"They Must Get In The Way"
— Ace

A video about a talented goldsmith and jeweler specializing in bespoke jewelry.

What's bespoke? I got this; I just looked it up last week. It means "spoken for" as in "per a specific client's request." Bespoke clothing is tailor-made per client request, as opposed to off-the-rack clothes.

As you will see in the video, she has no hands.

She says people wonder how she can make jewelry without fingers. She says she doesn't understand how people can make jewelry with fingers -- "They must get in the way," she says.

Posted by: Ace at 11:58 AM | Comments (203)
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1 Ace, I thought you were sick?

Posted by: Carol at February 03, 2014 11:59 AM (WPBmS)

2 bespoke = custom made

Posted by: EC at February 03, 2014 12:00 PM (GQ8sn)

3 What happened to the Kerry post?

Posted by: EC at February 03, 2014 12:00 PM (GQ8sn)

4 Stomp?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 03, 2014 12:01 PM (DHj6D)

5 I opened blog & saw this & accidentally closed it. Drew stompted it.

Posted by: Carol at February 03, 2014 12:01 PM (WPBmS)

6 "Of course she was asking for it-- she has a clitoris!"
http://preview.tinyurl.com/mpeywew

Posted by: Euthyphro T Jones at February 03, 2014 12:02 PM (1/4XQ)

7 I'm a baker without arms or legs. My co-workers use "Big Pedro" to put the holes in donuts.

Posted by: Michael the Hobbit who demands that you call him Chelsea at February 03, 2014 12:02 PM (vVMIQ)

8 Kerry gets in the way?
wut?
What difference, at this point, does it make????

Posted by: RolandTHTG at February 03, 2014 12:02 PM (QM5S2)

9 She didn't make that jewelry. Someone else made that happen.

Posted by: BlueStateRebel at February 03, 2014 12:03 PM (7ObY1)

10 I know Bibi is pissed @ Kerry.

Posted by: Carol at February 03, 2014 12:03 PM (WPBmS)

11 "Of course she was asking for it-- she has a clitoris!" http://preview.tinyurl.com/mpeywew - There is no right and wrong, only cultural differences.

Posted by: WalrusRex at February 03, 2014 12:04 PM (Hx5uv)

12 I admire her spunk, and positive outlook concerning a situation that would cause many of us to just give up.

But I got to ask....
How does she pick her nose?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 03, 2014 12:04 PM (DHj6D)

13 What happened to her hands?

Posted by: Soothsayer at February 03, 2014 12:05 PM (51dat)

If you've never had something, you really don't know that you are missing it.

Like a blind person or a deaf person - if you've never been able to see anything or hear anything, you can't even begin to conceptualize what that "sense" is.

I look at my daughter with Down syndrome and see so much that I think she is "missing"; the reality is that she doesn't miss ANY of that stuff, because she has no need for it.

I envy her that sometimes - her life is so much better in many ways than mine is, simply because she doesn't worry about things that in the long run really are stupid things to worry about.

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, TX (@Teresa_Koch) at February 03, 2014 12:05 PM (PZ6/M)

15 What's bespoke? I got this; I just looked it up last week. It means "spoken for" as in "per a specific client's request." Bespoke clothing is tailor-made per client request, as opposed to off-the-rack clothes.

You can get a nice bespoke suit in Hong Kong. They're not cheap anymore though.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at February 03, 2014 12:05 PM (8ZskC)

16 This check: Having great disadvantages, she succeeds. Kerry: Having great advantages, he fails.

Posted by: WalrusRex at February 03, 2014 12:06 PM (Hx5uv)

17 I'm using IPhone & do not see video.

Posted by: Carol at February 03, 2014 12:06 PM (WPBmS)

18 I don't care if she got no feet!

Posted by: Zombie Ty Cobb at February 03, 2014 12:07 PM (lq3Ak)

19 Guess whoos on CNN right now defending Chris Christie against traffic cone gate? America's mayor.

Posted by: Soothsayer at February 03, 2014 12:07 PM (51dat)

20 She says she doesn't understand how people can make jewelry with fingers Jewelry with fingers? I like mine with some fava beans and a nice Chianti.

Posted by: Hannibal Lector at February 03, 2014 12:07 PM (7ObY1)

21 I'm using IPhone & do not see video.

Flash based I think.

Posted by: EC at February 03, 2014 12:08 PM (GQ8sn)

22 I can't make a damn thing and I have hands!Way to shame me,handless woman.

Posted by: steevy at February 03, 2014 12:08 PM (zqvg6)

23 As you will see in the video, she has no hands.

Heh. How you doin'?

Posted by: Bob Filner, Graduate, Sensitivity Training Centers of Cleveland at February 03, 2014 12:08 PM (8ZskC)

24 Well now its confirmed. I'm not bad at creative stuff, my fingers just get in the way.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 03, 2014 12:08 PM (g1DWB)

25 Amazing what people can do when they have to.

Posted by: Vic[/i] at February 03, 2014 12:08 PM (T2V/1)

26 I'd hit it.

Posted by: Steevie Wonder at February 03, 2014 12:08 PM (8ZskC)

27 Is everyone still on books thread?

Posted by: Carol at February 03, 2014 12:09 PM (WPBmS)

28 Tommy Iommi of Black Sabbath is missing a finger. All the better for playing doomy riffs.

Posted by: BlueStateRebel at February 03, 2014 12:09 PM (7ObY1)

29 It's a British term for custom-made.

Posted by: SFGoth at February 03, 2014 12:10 PM (UHVnU)

30 So she makes anklets and toe rings?

Posted by: garrett at February 03, 2014 12:10 PM (jPete)

31 15 You can get a nice bespoke suit in Hong Kong. They're not cheap anymore though.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at February 03, 2014 04:05 PM (8ZskC)

I had two made when I was there. Only got to wear them a few times though because by the time I was in a position to wear them I had ate myself out of them.

Posted by: Vic[/i] at February 03, 2014 12:10 PM (T2V/1)

32 Well there goes the opposable thumb theory.

Posted by: polynikes at February 03, 2014 12:11 PM (m2CN7)

33 Hands. Who needs 'em?

Posted by: Rex Ryan at February 03, 2014 12:11 PM (jPete)

34 28 Is it missing ?I thought it was cut at the first knuckle,just his finger tip.

Posted by: steevy at February 03, 2014 12:11 PM (zqvg6)

35 28 Tommy Iommi of Black Sabbath is missing a finger.

All the better for playing doomy riffs. Posted by: BlueStateRebel

Not quite -- I forget which hand, but one of his fingers is missing the last joint -- severed in an industrial accident. He's not missing that entire finger.

Posted by: SFGoth at February 03, 2014 12:11 PM (UHVnU)

36 In a way, this is a story about Obama, nothing has ever come easy.

Posted by: Dr Spank at February 03, 2014 12:11 PM (38LLM)

37 >>Tommy Iommi of Black Sabbath is missing a finger. So did Jerry Garcia. Now he's just missing.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 03, 2014 12:11 PM (g1DWB)

38 33 Hands. Who needs 'em? I know, right?

Posted by: Dick Morris at February 03, 2014 12:11 PM (7ObY1)

39 Radar from MASH has a screwed up hand.

Posted by: polynikes at February 03, 2014 12:12 PM (m2CN7)

She's never known the joy of smashing her thumb with a hammer.

<snif>

Posted by: Roland THTG at February 03, 2014 12:12 PM (QM5S2)

41 I saw America's Mayor on FNC last week defending Christie. Is he working for Krispy?

Posted by: Carol at February 03, 2014 12:12 PM (4BXhj)

42 I didn't watch the clip, but I'm going to claim I did.

Posted by: pep at February 03, 2014 12:12 PM (6TB1Z)

43 >>>what's bespoke?

"Dressed smart like a London Bloke.
Before he speak his suit bespoke."

Can't stand Kanye but I like the song "American Boy," I think because Estelle classes it up. Always thought that was a surprisingly clever couplet.

Posted by: LizLem at February 03, 2014 12:12 PM (ijXVY)

44 Sounds like a wonderful woman and the little bit of the jewelry shown was beautiful.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 03, 2014 12:12 PM (7kkQJ)

45 OT: NFL QBs on Facebook: "http://tinyurl.com/ltamul7"

My favorite line: "Russell Wilson's greatest trick was convincing the world he doesn't exist."

Heh. His 122 QB rating for the game says "Oh, heck yes!"

Prediction for next year: Seattle goes 18-1, and beats the Patriots in the Super Bowl, 34 - 17. Lone loss to SF in SF, 20 - 16.

Posted by: Sharkman at February 03, 2014 12:13 PM (TM1p8)

46 The drummer for Def Leppard's only got one arm

Posted by: The Bloodhound Gang at February 03, 2014 12:13 PM (ZKzrr)

47 Lucky she's not a teenage boy or she would be singing a different tune.

Posted by: polynikes at February 03, 2014 12:13 PM (m2CN7)

One can purchase a bespoke shotgun from Holland and Holland in England.

Or, one can purchase a house, either one.

Posted by: Vashta Nerada at February 03, 2014 12:13 PM (aq5Dc)

49 She got into jewelry when the piano lessons didn't pan out.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at February 03, 2014 12:13 PM (8ZskC)

50 Quite inspiring. 13 soothsayer Born that way.

Posted by: shredded chi - cereal killer at February 03, 2014 12:14 PM (KmwZx)

51 Pretty inspiring. Now, compare and contrast with the 20-30 million (probably a lot more...) able bodied mooches on welfare here in the U.S. that are constantly told by Democrats that they deserve the taxpayers hard earned tax dollars. I saw a semi truck driver that worked for a company called Western Express the other day that was missing both his arms from the elbow down... musta had his rig set up to be able to drive somehow.... pretty amazing... people who have the will to work.... will find a way to work... those that are told they are the States responsibility won't work unless forced off the dole.

Posted by: Some Guy in Wisconsin at February 03, 2014 12:14 PM (B/3gr)

52 I'd like to see all the tools she can use via the wrist strap.

Posted by: 13times at February 03, 2014 12:14 PM (fGPLK)

53 Bet she gives a mean stump job.

Posted by: I apologize at February 03, 2014 12:14 PM (8GKDa)

54 I once met a man who had no bespoke jewelry...

Posted by: Countrysquire at February 03, 2014 12:14 PM (LSJmV)

55 We need a comment from Chtuhlu. Can he make things with tentacles?

Posted by: Soona at February 03, 2014 12:15 PM (ZDqnR)

56 So open thread or we should stick to things we do with our hands?

Posted by: weft cut-loop[/i] [/b] at February 03, 2014 12:15 PM (cxs6V)

57 I had a bespoke pizza the other day.

Posted by: Roland THTG at February 03, 2014 12:15 PM (QM5S2)

58 Dow fell 325 points.

Posted by: Carol at February 03, 2014 12:15 PM (4BXhj)

59 The other day, I saw a man with wooden legs but real feet.

Posted by: Vashta Nerada at February 03, 2014 12:15 PM (aq5Dc)

60 I miss the handys but her mouth is magic.

Posted by: Mr. Annette Gabbedey at February 03, 2014 12:16 PM (38LLM)

61 46 The drummer for Def Leppard's only got one arm Victor "Moulty" Moulton of The Barbarians was the original one-handed drummer. He lost it in an explosion when he was 14. They sang the 60s garage-rock classic "Are You a Boy or Are You a Girl?" They also did a song called "Moulty" about their one-handed drummer.

Posted by: Dick Morris at February 03, 2014 12:16 PM (7ObY1)

62 But will she make an engagement ring for a gay couple?

Posted by: garrett at February 03, 2014 12:16 PM (jPete)

63 I had two made when I was there. Only got to wear them a few times though because by the time I was in a position to wear them I had ate myself out of them.

Posted by: Vic at February 03, 2014 04:10 PM (T2V/1)

I have them made in HK when I'm feeling flush. Empire Tailors FTW!

In Vietnam I was offered a suit for $40. I passed on it but my buddy bought one. Turns out, for only $40 you can look like you spent $80.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at February 03, 2014 12:16 PM (8ZskC)

64 Off, toe-sucking bad analyst sock.

Posted by: BlueStateRebel at February 03, 2014 12:16 PM (7ObY1)

65 Wow. And I can't do shit with two hands.

Posted by: Vortex Lovera at February 03, 2014 12:17 PM (wtvvX)

66 I didn't watch the clip, but I'm going to claim I did.

Posted by: pep at February 03, 2014 04:12 PM (6TB1Z)

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I didn't either. But it was good, though, wasn't it?

Posted by: Soona at February 03, 2014 12:17 PM (ZDqnR)

67 Jake Tapper just flubbed and referred to Christie as Government Christie. Heh. I like that name for him.

Posted by: Soothsayer at February 03, 2014 12:17 PM (51dat)

68 My hairdresser had an "intern or apprentice" and she had only one hand, it was interesting to see how she did things,

Posted by: Patrick from Ohio at February 03, 2014 12:17 PM (b6koZ)

69 I think I saw her open for The Strokes.

Posted by: garrett at February 03, 2014 12:18 PM (jPete)

70 Pixy keeps eating my posts

Posted by: Vic[/i] at February 03, 2014 12:18 PM (T2V/1)

71 Brian Dennehy has two glass eyes.

Posted by: Soothsayer at February 03, 2014 12:18 PM (51dat)

72 Relevant -- armless guy loads and shoots a .45

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlMz2sCDCA4

Posted by: GnuBreed at February 03, 2014 12:19 PM (cHZB7)

73 Is this a thing?

Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at February 03, 2014 12:19 PM (oFCZn)

74 I had a glass jaw.

Posted by: Gerry Clooney at February 03, 2014 12:20 PM (7ObY1)

75 My dog has no nose.

Posted by: weft cut-loop[/i] [/b] at February 03, 2014 12:20 PM (cxs6V)

76 Isn't there an armless pitcher in MLB?

Posted by: grammie winger at February 03, 2014 12:20 PM (P6QsQ)

77 I have a glass cajone.

Posted by: Lance Armstrong at February 03, 2014 12:21 PM (7ObY1)

78 Laceyunderalls considers her an honorary Mexican, a.k.a. an untouchable.

Posted by: Dr Spank at February 03, 2014 12:21 PM (38LLM)

>>>A video about a talented goldsmith and jeweler specializing in bespoke jewelry...As you will see in the video, she has no hands.

In a way, her story is Obama's story...

Posted by: Lib Dbag at February 03, 2014 12:21 PM (ijXVY)

80 Cooney, wasnt it?

Posted by: Soothsayer at February 03, 2014 12:21 PM (51dat)

81 This man has no dick!

Posted by: Dr. Venkman at February 03, 2014 12:21 PM (jPete)

82 See? For presidentin', a brain just gets in the way!

Posted by: Barack Hussein Obama at February 03, 2014 12:21 PM (tv7DV)

83 Jeez. Just saw the forecast for OKC. Snow and cold followed by snow and cold.

Posted by: Soona at February 03, 2014 12:21 PM (ZDqnR)

84 Cooney, wasnt it? Yeah. Auto-Correct must have a thing for George Clooney.

Posted by: BlueStateRebel at February 03, 2014 12:22 PM (7ObY1)

85 Jim Abbot.

Posted by: grammie winger at February 03, 2014 12:22 PM (P6QsQ)

86 If were to have guessed, I would've thought bespoke was synonymous with betrothed. I would have been wrong.

Posted by: shredded chi - cereal killer at February 03, 2014 12:22 PM (KmwZx)

87 This may have been posted at the HQ before but it's cool. This man born without arms designs components for NASCAR racing using his feet: http://tinyurl.com/l9pwft9

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 03, 2014 12:22 PM (7kkQJ)

88 Ace? This is one of many "WTF?" threads you've posted lately.

I'm starting to begin to believe you're in some kind of ewok-in-the-woods-finding-himself stage.

Posted by: tangonine at February 03, 2014 12:23 PM (x3YFz)

89 I once met a wise latina with no legs. Believe her name was Consuelo.

Posted by: Countrysquire at February 03, 2014 12:23 PM (LSJmV)

90 59 Vashta-how is that possible or is it a joke? I apologize if spellcheck ruins your nic. I had to type it 4 times.

Posted by: Carol at February 03, 2014 12:23 PM (Qh0T+)

Valet also does not mean the guy who parks your car...

Archer Triple Play!!

Posted by: prescient11 at February 03, 2014 12:24 PM (tVTLU)

92 OT. Have they completely given up on making funny superbowl commercials nowadays? Cause those things sucked.

Posted by: irright at February 03, 2014 12:24 PM (8GKDa)

93 ROCK AND ROLL NEVER FELT SO GOOD http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpVHTfFMZN4

Posted by: GWAR at February 03, 2014 12:24 PM (jPete)

94 My dog has no nose. My dog has no arms.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 03, 2014 12:24 PM (ndIek)

95 Ace? This is one of many "WTF?" threads you've posted lately.

I'm starting to begin to believe you're in some kind of ewok-in-the-woods-finding-himself stage.

Posted by: tangonine at February 03, 2014 04:23 PM (x3YFz)

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Ssssshhhhh. He's sick.

Posted by: Soona at February 03, 2014 12:25 PM (ZDqnR)

96 Well, time to go to the oncologist to see if I can hang on to the few parts I have left. bbl

Posted by: grammie winger at February 03, 2014 12:25 PM (P6QsQ)

97 Oh, and thanks for some of the book recommendations on the last thread.... now, let's see if I can buy some of them and make the head ewok some cash through that there Amazon thingy.....

Posted by: Some Guy in Wisconsin at February 03, 2014 12:25 PM (B/3gr)

98 92 OT. Have they completely given up on making funny superbowl commercials nowadays? Cause those things sucked. I hear you. CommercialsIHate.com wasn't even worth reading this morning.

Posted by: BlueStateRebel at February 03, 2014 12:25 PM (7ObY1)

99 Posted by: Lib Dbag

I hope you're not going to claim you've read the comments.

Posted by: Dr Spank at February 03, 2014 12:25 PM (38LLM)

100 This sounds like a series of posts that will write themselves:

Wikipedia is Â‘very masculine,Â’ so feminists pledge to fix it

"To fix this, feminists at colleges around the country are launching another Â‘Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon.Â’ Next week, feminists are encouraged to change rewrite the online encyclopedia to make it less masculine, according to Campus Reform."

Posted by: weft cut-loop[/i] [/b] at February 03, 2014 12:26 PM (cxs6V)

101 It is a joke, borrowed shamelessly from Steven Wright

Posted by: Vashta Nerada at February 03, 2014 12:26 PM (aq5Dc)

102 Jim Abbot.

The first game I ever went to in County Stadium, he got his first major league hit. Ten-minute standing ovation. Probably the highlight of the game, Brewers were pretty bad that year.

Posted by: HR at February 03, 2014 12:26 PM (ZKzrr)

103 She's got a great, easy-going outlook on things. Nice video.

Posted by: t-bird at February 03, 2014 12:26 PM (FcR7P)

104 96 Prayers, grammie. On the way.

Posted by: shredded chi - cereal killer at February 03, 2014 12:26 PM (KmwZx)

105 Good Luck Grammie Winger. I'll say a prayer for you.

Posted by: Carol at February 03, 2014 12:27 PM (Qh0T+)

106 Best grammie.

Posted by: prescient11 at February 03, 2014 12:28 PM (tVTLU)

107 Wikipedia is Â‘very masculine,Â’ so feminists pledge to fix it There goes Hitler's mustache...

Posted by: t-bird at February 03, 2014 12:28 PM (FcR7P)

108 Horses must be natural born jewelry makers.

Posted by: UWP at February 03, 2014 12:29 PM (2hQRj)

109 My Dad lost the two middle fingers of his left hand in college- to a jointer. Had to switch from piano to trombone. He built boats all his life despite that. And other things.

Posted by: backhoe at February 03, 2014 12:29 PM (ULH4o)

110 105 Good Luck Grammie Winger. I'll say a prayer for you.

Posted by: Carol at February 03, 2014 04:27 PM (Qh0T+)

Aye! Prayers. Yer a good critter, you don't get to bail on some silliness like cancer.

That's a direct order.

Posted by: tangonine at February 03, 2014 12:30 PM (x3YFz)

111 Good luck Grammie. Prayers on the way.

Posted by: Countrysquire at February 03, 2014 12:30 PM (LSJmV)

112

Posted by: HR at February 03, 2014 12:31 PM (ZKzrr)

113 Apparently a Christie aide resigned today after getting a subpeona. Whacka Whacka dooo! Is there such a thing as Defcon Doughnut?

Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at February 03, 2014 12:31 PM (oFCZn)

114 I once saw Jim Abbott play catch. It was absolutely amazing.

He would catch the ball with the glove on his left (good) hand. Then he would toss the ball from his glove a few inches into the air; place his glove on the stump of his right hand; with his left hand grab the ball out of the air; then wind and throw; then slip his left hand into the glove to catch the ball as it came back to him.

It sounds complicated and clumsy, but he did it absolutely fluidly, so, try as I might, I simply could not see the glove moving onto and off of his left hand. The grace of his movement was amazing.

There's a story about Abbott, when he pitched against Cuba in the Olympics. The first four Cuban batters bunted against him. He threw all four out. After that, no more bunting. After the game, he was asked about it, and he replied, "Other teams have bunted against me." No doubt, with a smile.

Posted by: Brown Line at February 03, 2014 12:32 PM (VrNoa)

115 Thinking of you, grammie winger.

Posted by: DangerGirl at February 03, 2014 12:32 PM (GrtrJ)

116 Well, time to go to the oncologist to see if I can hang on to the few parts I have left. bbl Posted by: grammie winger at February 03, 2014 04:25 PM (P6QsQ) Sending prayers your way, grammie.

Posted by: [/i][/b][/u][/s] Tami at February 03, 2014 12:33 PM (bCEmE)

117 Apparently a Christie aide resigned today after getting a subpeona. Whacka Whacka dooo! Is there such a thing as Defcon Doughnut? We are at Jellyroll 1. Repeat: We are at Jellyroll 1 people! This is not a drill!

Posted by: rickb223 at February 03, 2014 12:33 PM (ndIek)

118 Bankrupt, the story of Detroit : http://tinyurl.com/m25mh62

Posted by: Dr Spank at February 03, 2014 12:34 PM (38LLM)

119 Wikipedia is Â‘very masculine,Â’ so feminists pledge to fix it . ------------------------------ Truthiness require femenipulation of herstory.

Posted by: Femen Everywhere at February 03, 2014 12:35 PM (8GKDa)

120 I hate to "I told you so" but my VXX stock is off the charts.

Patience, and faith in the stupidity of people pays off:

http://tinyurl.com/mxfw9p5

Off to look at Ferraris....

Posted by: tangonine at February 03, 2014 12:35 PM (x3YFz)

121 There's a story about Abbott, when he pitched against Cuba in the Olympics. The first four Cuban batters bunted against him. He threw all four out. After that, no more bunting. After the game, he was asked about it, and he replied, "Other teams have bunted against me." No doubt, with a smile. Smart money would have stopped after two & tried to salvage an inning.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 03, 2014 12:35 PM (ndIek)

122 Is this the part where I make a deal with the Robot Devil for his hands?

Posted by: RoyalOil at February 03, 2014 12:35 PM (VjL9S)

123 Prayers coming your way, grammie.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 03, 2014 12:35 PM (7kkQJ)

124 94 My dog has no nose.
My dog has no arms.Posted by: rickb223 at February 03, 2014 04:24 PM (ndIek)
Sounds like a McCartney song.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at February 03, 2014 12:36 PM (HE8iY)

125 I hate to "I told you so" but my VXX stock is off the charts. Grab a shovel. I'll organize a hunting party. Market is down 326.05 to 15,372.80

Posted by: rickb223 at February 03, 2014 12:37 PM (ndIek)

126 So, did most everyone leave?

Posted by: Soona at February 03, 2014 12:37 PM (ZDqnR)

127 Now, bespeckled, there's a word.

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at February 03, 2014 12:37 PM (g4TxM)

128 Hugs and prayers, grammie -

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, TX (@Teresa_Koch) at February 03, 2014 12:37 PM (PZ6/M)

129 Wikipedia is Â‘very masculine,Â’ It thinks they're fat?

Posted by: --- at February 03, 2014 12:37 PM (MMC8r)

130 My dog has no nose. My dog has no arms.Posted by: rickb223 at February 03, 2014 04:24 PM (ndIek) Sounds like a McCartney song. Well, to be fair, he has 4 legs. Just no arms.....

Posted by: rickb223 at February 03, 2014 12:38 PM (ndIek)

131
I saw Robot Devil open for Black Sabbath at the Inferno in Phoenix in 74

Posted by: Sphynx at February 03, 2014 12:38 PM (OZmbA)

132 As in The Star Bespeckled Banner.

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at February 03, 2014 12:38 PM (g4TxM)

133 She is quite remarkable, both in attitude and ability.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 03, 2014 12:38 PM (DmNpO)

134 My dog has no nose. Posted by: weft cut-loop **Sigh, fine, I'll do it.** How does he smell?

Posted by: Hobbitopoly at February 03, 2014 12:40 PM (fk1A8)

135 My friends call me, Dick.

Posted by: Bespeckled Richard at February 03, 2014 12:40 PM (jPete)

136 So how are the feminazis going to feminize "aardvark"?

Posted by: Soona at February 03, 2014 12:40 PM (ZDqnR)

137 If you're a man and you're not getting at least some of your dress shirts made bespoke, you're doing it wrong.

Yes, it's expensive and takes time (six weeks from Hong Kong is about my average), but the fit, quality and longevity (custom shirts last for *years* longer than anything you get off the rack) is totally worth the premium in price. Granted, it's not worth getting them if you're on a "buy my suits at Target" budget," but it's definitely worth getting them if you're cross-shopping the likes of Banana Republic/J. Crew/Macy's etc.

(Oh, and bespoke suits are even better: for a few extra hundred bucks you don't look like a car salesman wearing your dead uncle's suit. The only downside to them is that I can't afford any more).

Plus, it's impossible to get bespoke and not feel a bit like James Bond. Like all (straight) men I hate shopping for clothes, but I must admit that being able to pick out British and Italian fabrics while tossing back a complimentary glass of scotch makes you feel like a boss.

Posted by: Dave at Garfield Ridge at February 03, 2014 12:41 PM (MPIX5)

138 aardvagark

Posted by: Sphynx at February 03, 2014 12:41 PM (OZmbA)

139 My late father-in-law gave me two bespoke suits for a birthday in the late 80's from Chittleborough & Morgan. He apparently didn't care for my previous wardrobe.

Posted by: jwest at February 03, 2014 12:42 PM (u2a4R)

140 55 We need a comment from Chtuhlu. Can he make things with tentacles? Posted by: Soona at February 03, 2014 04:15 PM (ZDqnR) Yes. Hentai.

Posted by: Buzzion at February 03, 2014 12:44 PM (fOYYv)

141 "They Must Get In The Way" What every A cup woman says about a D cup woman

Posted by: kbdabear at February 03, 2014 12:44 PM (aTXUx)

142 136 So how are the feminazis going to feminize "aardvark"? Posted by: Soona at February 03, 2014 04:40 PM (ZDqnR)

Patriarch misogynistic rape monkeys.

Posted by: DangerGirl at February 03, 2014 12:44 PM (GrtrJ)

143 Posted by: jwest at February 03, 2014 04:42 PM (u2a4R)

The odd thing about you, jwest, is that I believe you actually think you're clever.

Posted by: tangonine at February 03, 2014 12:45 PM (x3YFz)

144 how are the feminazis going to feminize "aardvark"? *** Ummm... moistvark?

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at February 03, 2014 12:45 PM (g4TxM)

145 "To fix this, feminists at colleges around the country are launching another Â‘Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon.Â’ Next week, feminists are encouraged to change rewrite the online encyclopedia to make it less masculine, according to Campus Reform." I believe in Newspeak this is called 'wikitrue.'

Posted by: Bevel Lemelisk at February 03, 2014 12:45 PM (eiJIn)

146 I like to bespoke cards on my bicycle and go Vroom! Vroom!

Posted by: Joey Biden at February 03, 2014 12:46 PM (8GKDa)

147 Reminds me of the old story. I felt sorry for the man with no shoes, till the man with no feet came by. The human spirit is amazing.

Posted by: Nip Sip at February 03, 2014 12:47 PM (0FSuD)

148 *ponders all the petty shit in my life about which I whinge* *shuts the fuck up*

Posted by: alexthechick - Come to us, oh mighty SMOD at February 03, 2014 12:47 PM (VtjlW)

149 How does he smell?

Posted by: Hobbitopoly

I lied. I don't have a dog.
*sniff*

Posted by: weft cut-loop[/i] [/b] at February 03, 2014 12:47 PM (cxs6V)

150 "The odd thing about you, jwest, is that I believe you actually think you're clever." Posted by: tangonine at February 03, 2014 04:45 PM (x3YFz) What's not odd is that I don't believe you are clever or even marginally intelligent. I hope that comes across clearly.

Posted by: jwest at February 03, 2014 12:48 PM (u2a4R)

151

I first saw the term "bespoke" in Archer's book.

What a shame it is that his television show has turned to dreck. He's a gifted writer, and of course a snappy dresser.

Posted by: BurtTC at February 03, 2014 12:48 PM (TOk1P)

152 I lied. I don't have a dog. *sniff* Posted by: weft cut-loop Oh, FFS! LOL!

Posted by: Hobbitopoly at February 03, 2014 12:48 PM (fk1A8)

153 I felt sorry for the man with no shoes, till the man with no feet came by. You should see the guy with No Mouth.

Posted by: Harlan Ellison at February 03, 2014 12:48 PM (eiJIn)

154 thalidomide? She seems too young for that.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at February 03, 2014 12:48 PM (aDwsi)

155 139 My late father-in-law gave me two bespoke suits for a birthday in the late 80's from Chittleborough & Morgan. He apparently didn't care for my previous wardrobe. Posted by: jwest at February 03, 2014 04:42 PM (u2a4R) Men's Warehouse is not big in the UK. Ha ha!

Posted by: Nip Sip at February 03, 2014 12:49 PM (0FSuD)

156 Having just started learning how to make jewelry last fall, she has created some quite handy workarounds for her condition, especially the vise. I love her attitude! I have found the learning and creating both fun and challenging. My female relatives are my first victims for foisting off my projects as gifts. Working now on a spinner ring for my goddaughter / niece and completing a bracelet for my mother.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars™ [/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at February 03, 2014 12:49 PM (HsTG8)

157 There is a really great doc out there called "Men of the Cloth," that follows several Italian master tailors, in Italy and in the US, and shows the skill, dedication and beauty needed for such a craft. I thought it was wonderful that someone thought to put this to film. A dying art form.

Posted by: LizLem at February 03, 2014 12:51 PM (ijXVY)

158

137 -

You're missing out on the adventure of shopping "off the rack," which is to say that special joy you get from finding something that actually fits, without having to pay an arm and a leg (apologies to the post's subject) for it.

Posted by: BurtTC at February 03, 2014 12:51 PM (TOk1P)

159 148 *ponders all the petty shit in my life about which I whinge*

*shuts the fuck up*

Posted by: alexthechick - Come to us, oh mighty SMOD at February 03, 2014 04:47 PM (VtjlW)

Yup. I'm surrounded by a world borne of some hard work but mostly just fortunately being born in the right place at the right time.

As I sit, comfy at my desk and type, I also realize there are billions (not millions) of people who've had a much harder go at life than I have had.

Humbling, it is.

Posted by: tangonine at February 03, 2014 12:51 PM (x3YFz)

160 Best Twitter of the night? Poor Peyton Manning! The last time I saw a white Bronco in this much trouble it was being driven by OJ Simpson.

Posted by: Nip Sip at February 03, 2014 12:51 PM (0FSuD)

161 I am reminded of this for some reason: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katawa_Shoujo

Posted by: 手塚琳 at February 03, 2014 12:51 PM (XvHmy)

162 Hobbitopoly? My current dog- Cole-boy, the late wife's Border Collie-- has no smell, far as I can tell. Then again, I inhaled flames in a chem lab accident so my nose is kind of rude.

Last dog Emily and I had before? Taffy-girl? Had a faint odor of clean straw, like in a fresh broom. Very pleasant.

And yes, all my dogs and cats slept with me. They had all the immunizations. We did not let them roam. As I've said elsewhere? "They are/were cleaner than some of the human beings I have had the misery to know...."

Posted by: backhoe at February 03, 2014 12:51 PM (ULH4o)

163 Wykypedya.

Posted by: --- at February 03, 2014 12:52 PM (MMC8r)

164 Whenever I'm in SE Asia, people tell me I need to get a suit(s) made. I don't because I never wear them. I've got one hanging in my closet that hasn't been worn in ten years. It's a nice one too.

Posted by: Soona at February 03, 2014 12:52 PM (ZDqnR)

165 OT: I thought this was interesting given our little dust up about the legal profession a couple of threads ago. http://tinyurl.com/myj249j

Posted by: WalrusRex at February 03, 2014 12:53 PM (Hx5uv)

166 Whoops I was responding to Dave at #137

Posted by: LizLem at February 03, 2014 12:53 PM (ijXVY)

167 OK, one more before I leave for the bar. http://tinyurl.com/ouzgosx

Posted by: Nip Sip at February 03, 2014 12:53 PM (0FSuD)

168 I saw White Bronco open for Seattle Slew..., just yesterday

Posted by: Mike Hammer at February 03, 2014 12:54 PM (aDwsi)

169 147 Reminds me of the old story. I felt sorry for the man with no shoes, till the man with no feet came by. Posted by: Nip Sip at February 03, 2014 04:47 PM (0FSuD) I cried because I had no hair until I met a man with no head

Posted by: Joe Biden at February 03, 2014 12:54 PM (aTXUx)

170 Wykypedya. Posted by: --- at February 03, 2014 04:52 PM (MMC8r) *** Nice!

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at February 03, 2014 12:54 PM (g4TxM)

171 OK..., the cat is chasing a stink bug around the room. Is an intervention called for, or should I allow the cat an object lesson?

Posted by: Mike Hammer at February 03, 2014 12:55 PM (aDwsi)

172

160 -

Not as good as the one's purportedly from the late P.S. Hoffman that said something to the effect of "well at least I didn't have as bad a day as the Broncos."

Posted by: BurtTC at February 03, 2014 12:55 PM (TOk1P)

173 Whenever I'm in SE Asia, people tell me I need to get a suit(s) made. I don't because I never wear them. I've got one hanging in my closet that hasn't been worn in ten years. It's a nice one too. Have one suit. Black. Wear it for marryin's & buryin's.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 03, 2014 12:55 PM (ndIek)

174 o/t

boner rankings http://bzfd.it/1lxwUoT

morning wood's ranking is a little low but fun read

Posted by: The Dude at February 03, 2014 12:55 PM (bStrg)

175 or should I allow the cat an object lesson? Posted by: Mike Hammer I'd stop him, unless you want to participate in said object lesson. Ew.

Posted by: Hobbitopoly at February 03, 2014 12:56 PM (fk1A8)

176 I cried because I had no hair until I met a man with no head Posted by: Joe Biden at February 03, 2014 04:54 PM (aTXUx)

Yeah, mirrors are a beast.

Posted by: LizLem at February 03, 2014 12:56 PM (ijXVY)

177 Just FYI, we may have exaggerated the whole AQ is on the run thing. Just a bit. Maybe a lot.

Posted by: Ole Horseface at February 03, 2014 12:56 PM (Aif/5)

178

Time for a new thread so Americana trivia time .

We all know the first man to walk on the moon, Neil Armstrong. Who was the last man to walk on the moon?

Posted by: polynikes at February 03, 2014 12:56 PM (m2CN7)

179 171 OK..., the cat is chasing a stink bug around the room. Is an intervention called for, or should I allow the cat an object lesson?

Posted by: Mike Hammer at February 03, 2014 04:55 PM (aDwsi)

Lessons learned hard are lessons learned best.

Let it play out.

Posted by: tangonine at February 03, 2014 12:56 PM (x3YFz)

180 Have one suit. Black. Wear it for marryin's & buryin's. Posted by: rickb223 at February 03, 2014 04:55 PM (ndIek) Black suit? You an undertaker? Blue or Grey.

Posted by: Nip Sip at February 03, 2014 12:57 PM (0FSuD)

181 OK..., the cat is chasing a stink bug around the room. Is an intervention called for, or should I allow the cat an object lesson? Posted by: Mike Hammer ------------------------------ Never mind..., the cat just barfed the bug up.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at February 03, 2014 12:57 PM (aDwsi)

182 @178 Michael Jackson?

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at February 03, 2014 12:57 PM (g4TxM)

183 Never mind..., the cat just barfed the bug up. Posted by: Mike Hammer Ah, cats. Nature's little pranksters!

Posted by: Hobbitopoly at February 03, 2014 12:58 PM (fk1A8)

184 Lileks says goodbye to Jasper:

http://lileks.com/bleats/archive/14/0214/020314.html

Posted by: Waterhouse at February 03, 2014 12:58 PM (RUvjp)

185 OK..., the cat is chasing a stink bug around the room. Is an intervention called for, or should I allow the cat an object lesson?

Posted by: Mike Hammer at February 03, 2014 04:55 PM (aDwsi)

--------------------------------------------

Had a tomcat that caught one once when we were camping. He foamed at the mouth for two hours. He never chased another bug.

Posted by: Soona at February 03, 2014 12:58 PM (ZDqnR)

186

I whine about people who say "whinge."

Wah.

Posted by: eleven at February 03, 2014 01:00 PM (fsLdt)

187 Bonus: Nasty hairball came up also. Yummy.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at February 03, 2014 01:00 PM (aDwsi)

188 Have one suit. Black. Wear it for marryin's & buryin's. Posted by: rickb223 at February 03, 2014 04:55 PM (ndIek) Black suit? You an undertaker? Blue or Grey. Posted by: Nip Sip Black suit, white shirt, red tie, black Justin Ropers for weddings. Black suit, white shirt, black tie, black Justin Ropers for funerals.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 03, 2014 01:00 PM (ndIek)

189 Those hairballs are worth thousands of dollars.

Posted by: eleven at February 03, 2014 01:01 PM (fsLdt)

190

Black suit, white shirt, red tie, black Justin Ropers for weddings.
Black suit, white shirt, black tie, black Justin Ropers for funerals.

You've cracked the code.

Posted by: eleven at February 03, 2014 01:02 PM (fsLdt)

191 Those hairballs are worth thousands of dollars.

Just gotta mount it on a canvas and give it a pomo title.

Posted by: HR at February 03, 2014 01:02 PM (ZKzrr)

192 Those hairballs are worth thousands of dollars. ------------------------------------ Really!! I cough up about one a week!

Posted by: Joey Biden at February 03, 2014 01:02 PM (8GKDa)

193 I guess this is one of those days when Ace is busy editing his Poop Magazine.

Posted by: Soothsayer at February 03, 2014 01:03 PM (51dat)

194 OMG, OT but...Utah woman kept methadone in a Gatorade bottle, accidentally gave some to her three kids, one of them died, was 2 years old. Tragic and incredibly stupid.

http://tinyurl.com/mdl4mqx

Posted by: LizLem at February 03, 2014 01:03 PM (ijXVY)

195 Black suit, white shirt, red tie, black Justin Ropers for weddings.
Black suit, white shirt, black tie, black Justin Ropers for funerals.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 03, 2014 05:00 PM (ndIek)

-------------------------------------------------

Never go to weddings anymore. Just a little too cynicle for it.

I go to family funerals with gray slacks and a black sportcoat and gray tie. Family funerals, my family anyway, turn out to be a lot of fun.

Posted by: Soona at February 03, 2014 01:04 PM (ZDqnR)

196 I guess this is one of those days when Ace is busy editing his Poop Magazine. Said earlier he was feeling poorly.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 03, 2014 01:04 PM (ndIek)

197 cynicle=cynical

Posted by: Soona at February 03, 2014 01:04 PM (ZDqnR)

198 "Black suit? You an undertaker? Blue or Grey. " No, black and grey are ok for the suits. But you need a blue sportsjacket (off the rack Dunhill) that you can wear with everything including blue jeans.

Posted by: jwest at February 03, 2014 01:05 PM (u2a4R)

199 I have one suit left. From the "Helen era" of seven, seven million dollar lawsuits against me. Yes, she was a fine woman. Her family? Dirty rotten SOB's. Fine "old Southron families." Best part of them in the ground- like turnips.

Yeah, they are rich- and I am poor. Do not give a damn.

Posted by: backhoe at February 03, 2014 01:07 PM (ULH4o)

200 I read some of that Lilek's link, and started feeling sad. Then I remembered how he often jokingly refers to skinning or torturing cats, and I thought well "Fuck You".

Posted by: Chris M at February 03, 2014 01:07 PM (k3w9p)

201 One of the comments at the link: A heartwarming antidote to competitive victimhood.

Ha! I like that phrase 'competitive victimhood.' Very descriptive.

Posted by: Retread at February 03, 2014 01:24 PM (cHwk5)

202 >>>I guess this is one of those days when Ace is busy editing his Poop Magazine. is it a day that ends in -day?

Posted by: ace at February 03, 2014 01:51 PM (/FnUH)

203 194 OMG, OT but...Utah woman kept methadone in a Gatorade bottle, accidentally gave some to her three kids, one of them died, was 2 years old. Tragic and incredibly stupid.

http://tinyurl.com/mdl4mqx

Posted by: LizLem at February 03, 2014 05:03 PM (ijXVY)

Some days you just want to throat punch people back into the womb.

Posted by: tangonine at February 03, 2014 01:57 PM (x3YFz)

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