NSFW - Proof That I Am Incredibly Shallow
I try to resist pop culture, but when pop culture pulls out a 2 x 6 and slaps me upside the head with it, I find it sort of difficult to ignore.
Ladies, I apologize for the inherent sexism in this post, but...damn! I mean, DAMN!!!
From the November Esquire, gentlemen, I give you Brittney Spears pulling down her drawers.
I don't care if she can sing. I don't care if she can dance. I don't care if 12 Photoshop artists spent 150 hours on this shot. I just don't care. Because I am shallow.
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Please. I'm sorry, as a red-blooded American heterosexual male, I do not by any means object to the presentation of women with little or no clothing. But I've got some standards. Britney spears? Ick.
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I know. I know. This is a case of "I really tried to tell myself she was just hideous, simply awful", but something more primal overrode my good sense.
I told you...I am shallow, and I now have proof.
What-ev-ar, KB. I would bone the shit out of her, take half an hour to recuperate, and then do it again. Good lord.
How is she hideous? She's an average girl of average intelligence that happens to be quite attractive in make-up. So her music isn't great. BFD.
I think I just jizzed in my pants.
Oops, I did it again.
some more here :)
if you need to make a deposit to the spank bank.
My compliments to the 12 photoshop artists.
Her singing and dancing abilities are amazing. The songs the record industry make her sing are really not that good.
Thank god those beads are there. Otherwise it would be pornographic.
Originally posted by SteveDallas
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But I've got some standards.
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And here it is...
:)
GBA
DNK
And a fine standard it is, too.:)
Steve,
Now, you may think what you want about Ms Spears talent and demeanor. The fact is, if she wasn't better than average looking, you never would have had the chance to make a judgement. That's been true in Show Business ever since "I'm ready for my closeup, Mr DeMille".;)
The latter chick is hot, that's true...but she's not wearing beads over her bulging breasts while pulling down her knickers, is she?
Not half shallow enough for me.
If my standards were lower, I'd fuck the shit out of Britney Spears regardless of how crappy her music is...b/c she is hot. But given what she does, that's a turn-off to me.
Standards, schmandards - a good-looking girl will give just about any straight male on this planet a solid hard-on.
Katie Couric, for example, is what, 40? She looked SO FUCKING HOT on Jay Leno the other night. Her legs are amazing!
Now Couric's brains might give me a telepathic boner, but Britney Spears rubbing her *shudder* breasts in my face would do, at that precise moment, the exact same effect.
I do believe, however, that everyone is beautiful in their own ways. I hardly ever turn down a female (except those big booty kind ;) ) - there's something about that feminine touch that always rubs me the right way. I'll admit that I'm extremely attracted to older women ... I've dated two in their 30s and I'm having a tough time going back.
moterbike_hers
Boy that's PC.
Originally posted by juju
Thank god those beads are there. Otherwise it would be pornographic.
Yeah, but what did she do to EARN the beads in the first place? ;)
Thanks DNK, good catch ;)
I don't object to Britney's lack of talent. I object to the way she's been packaged.
Originally posted by wolf
Yeah, but what did she do to EARN the beads in the first place? ;)
Whatever it was, I hope it was one bead at a time...
....I'm extremely attracted to older women ... I've dated two in their 30s......
Bwahahahahahaha!!:haha: :haha: :haha:
Originally posted by xoxoxoBruce
Bwahahahahahaha!!:haha: :haha: :haha:
I know, I know, that sounds ridiculous, seeing as I'm barely in my 20s. But a 15 year age gap is pretty lengthy, and my sliding scale continually expands as I get older.
My wife is 12.5 years older. Don't knock it....
Originally posted by SteveDallas
My wife is 12.5 years older. Don't knock it....
Not knocking it ... totally cool with me. :P
Originally posted by breakingnews
I know, I know, that sounds ridiculous, seeing as I'm barely in my 20s. But a 15 year age gap is pretty lengthy, and my sliding scale continually expands as I get older.
You don't have to explain, I understand completly. The scale will keep expanding, (along with debts, waistline, etc.) as you go. If you're really lucky it'll expand to include any age, if their heads in the right place.
Forgive me...expanded ho-risin's. :D
You will reach that time in your life, about 30-35, when you will be checking out some hot chick in line at the grocery store, and also checking out her equally hot mom. The checker asked what I was so happy about...
So, Britney Spears. Don't really care about her music, and I'm not going to fight a billion years of evolution speaking to me.
P.S. the second chick is the babalicious Nikki Cox.
Originally posted by Uryoces
You will reach that time in your life, about 30-35, when you will be checking out some hot chick in line at the grocery store, and also checking out her equally hot mom. The checker asked what I was so happy about...
But I already do this ... heh. My best friend's sister AND mom are both incredibly hot (hot hot hot). He doesn't invite any of our friends over anymore because we flirt with them too much. :3eye:
P.S. the second chick is the babalicious
I have to say that as a woman I'm glad to see this and the other sentiments.
I would have said she is fat. I would have said that from seeing so many skinny women held up as the icons of all things hot.
It seems that you guys have been brainwashed far less about this then us women.
Hells yeah. I think the second example is pretty smokin' too. I like meat on the bones. As I've stated elsewhere numerous times, I don't like those super-skinny girls. EAT SOME FOOD!
Little bit of padding goes a long way. :)
Oh, I'm not skinny and probably never will be and in fact I am probably a bit thinner but not much than the babe. I bet I speak for many women though in saying that I always feel like I should be thinner.
Yeh, you guys need not worry about that. Any guy that doesn't like how you look isn't worth your time anyway, but most guys will, so you still have quite the selection to choose from.
Ooh, the weight/perception topic. I always find this interesting.
Recently I started making a concerted effort to lose some weight. Over 2 months I managed to lose about 29 lbs so far. Now, I had not intended to make this an experiment on human perception, but you would think I had, as now, almost everyone I interract with already acts differently toward me. But also, my attitude has certainly undergone revision as a result of my weight loss. Now, then my question is: Are they really reacting different to me because of my change in weight, or are they reacting to my change in attitude? Interesting thought. Is it the weight that matters, or the self attitude? Or might it be a combination of both?
Case
I think its because you're hot.
Honestly, though, I suspect its more about your attitude / body language. You're carrying yourself better, which is partly an effect of the weight loss, but more because your self-image is stronger.
Originally posted by breakingnews
Standards, schmandards - a good-looking girl will give just about any straight male on this planet a solid hard-on.
Katie Couric, for example, is what, 40? She looked SO FUCKING HOT on Jay Leno the other night. Her legs are amazing!
Now Couric's brains might give me a telepathic boner, but Britney Spears rubbing her *shudder* breasts in my face would do, at that precise moment, the exact same effect.
I do believe, however, that everyone is beautiful in their own ways. I hardly ever turn down a female (except those big booty kind ;) ) - there's something about that feminine touch that always rubs me the right way. I'll admit that I'm extremely attracted to older women ... I've dated two in their 30s and I'm having a tough time going back.
Whats wrong with a big booty???!!!!!
And I have to say - Britney Spears - as long as she keeps her mouth shut - YUM.
Originally posted by dave
Hells yeah. I think the second example is pretty smokin' too. I like meat on the bones. As I've stated elsewhere numerous times, I don't like those super-skinny girls. EAT SOME FOOD!
Little bit of padding goes a long way. :)
More cushin for the pushin?? I mean seriously - even the strippers that I have seen get better tips if they have more meat on their bones. I mean - who wants to bang something that is so skinny and boney that it feels like you are banging a concrete wall? This is my thing that I don't like about skinny guys too.
Hmmm interesting discussion (that I certainly never intended to start indirectly! :angel: )... and makes me wonder:
Are the women pictured in "women's" magazines skinnier than the ones pictures in "men's" magazines?
Originally posted by SteveDallas
Hmmm interesting discussion (that I certainly never intended to start indirectly! :angel: )... and makes me wonder:
Are the women pictured in "women's" magazines skinnier than the ones pictures in "men's" magazines?
I think they're different.
I could be totally wrong, but women's magazines tend to have women that are overall stick-thin.
Male reading rags have chicks with huge tits n asses, who are probably consequently a little thicker. Of course, everyone carries the weight differently.
Shit - totally just got busted by my editor dickin around here ...
This is one of the reasons I like having an office, not a cubicle. I can shut the door and take a nap if I want, and the browsing is basically unmonitored.
Originally posted by breakingnews
Shit - totally just got busted by my editor dickin around here ...
Advise him that you are doing research.
We are an originally and still local group, after all, and we have our fingers firmly settled on the pulse of the nation (there's an anal pulse!!) ... you're a reporter, make some shit up!!
Originally posted by wolf
Advise him that you are doing research.
We are an originally and still local group, after all, and we have our fingers firmly settled on the pulse of the nation (there's an anal pulse!!) ... you're a reporter, make some shit up!!
Actually, I have in fact been using local forums and blogs for research and story ideas. If anyone is willing, I can post things I'm struggling with and see if y'all got any helpful input.
I'm working on a big package about clean energy - namely wind and hydrogen power. Biggest wind farm in PA was just opened up in Scranton, largest farm (currently operating) east of the Mississppi. Apparently there are hydrogen fuel cell development labs littered throughout the Philly region - some of the largest worldwide. And with Energy shit going on in capitol hill, has some timely significance too.
As of Friday I will be living within farting distance of Scranton...I can check it out for ya. Just tell me where to look and what you want. I got no press credentials, but I'm thorough and nosy. When I want to be that is. Plus I can offer the local take on it. You know, the human interest stuff like who'se farm went under and who is mad because of the truck trafic and so forth.
Brian
Good discussions of alternative energy always at USS Clueless,
here for example.
The gent is an engineer, although he has a communications background. But he does put a lot of thought into his pieces. That piece suggests you should ask the people in Scranton whether they think they'll kill birds, and whether they can help with the usage peaks on hot summer afternoons. And what the price is per kwh compared to other sources.
Windmills kill a small number of birds compared to the shit that pollutes our planet from coal burning or nuclear plants.
Pricing is now competitive with regular sources, and will only become cheaper as it grows. 0.01% of national energy is wind. 2% overall is clean energy sources.
Actually, farmers in midwest plains are making upwards of $10k per month (and more) for turbine placement. And it doesn't affect crop grwoth at all.
FUCK YEAH - I just got invited to try a new military combat flight simulator. Centrifuge that can spin up to 7 Gs. THat's cool as shit.
Originally posted by dave
Yeh, you guys need not worry about that. Any guy that doesn't like how you look isn't worth your time anyway, but most guys will, so you still have quite the selection to choose from.
Lawdha'mercy, it took me sooooo goddamned long to realize that. I was so busy worrying about what guys thought of me and how I looked because I'm overweight. Glad I got a clue later in life (ironically, right around the time I met Sycamore...see what good karma can do? LOL). :D
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Originally posted by breakingnews
Windmills kill a small number of birds compared to the shit that pollutes our planet from coal burning or nuclear plants.
Well that certainly sounds like a fact.
Originally posted by Elspode
Ladies, I apologize for the inherent sexism in this post, but...damn! I mean, DAMN!!!
Ah, at least you were honest about your shallowness (is that a word? lol).
Anyway, the pic is hot, IMO. People get so upset about her and her music and what not. I say who the fuck cares? There are more important things in life to worry about.
And damn is right: she may not be the greatest singer (and neither is Madonna), but they BOTH photograph well. :)
Madonna's teeth mortify me.
Mmmm. I find a diastima or slight malocclusion to be oddly attractive.
I love Jewel's snaggletooth. (She didn't fix it, did she? She looks like she's fixing everything else)
Originally posted by warch
Mmmm. I find a diastima or slight malocclusion to be oddly attractive.
Hey, hey..there's no need for that kind of language.:blush:
I just saw an interview with Tom Wopat and John Schneider about the new Dukes of Hazzard movie. They were asked if Britney would be a good choice to play Daisy Duke. Schneider commented that the "Madonna thing" disqualified her from consideration.
Tsk Tsk. How provincial.
Odd.. It's the first thing BS's ever done publicaly that I wanted to see... Um... I guess this adds me to the shallow group...
The other two aren't as good.
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I'd generally avoided the culture swarming about Britney Spears before this thread.
Would that be the full Monty?
Isn't #2 the one I posted to start the thread originally?
Just means you got good taste, Ep.
whew, for a minute there, it looked like this thread was dissolving into a clean energy debate!
glad to see we can stay on topic.
yeah.... uh huh.... im shallow too.
I don't usually go for the barbie doll look, but el is right. that speaks to a hetero male at such a basic level, that it is irrellevant WHO it is. Also, that particular photo is very artful in its composition and, i suspect, even women would find it attractive.
great googly moogly
The photos are esthetically pleasing at first glance but after thinking about it for a minute or two, I'm pretty well convinced that they glued those beads to her boobs just to make it easier to get the shots. That has me feeling itchy in sympathy.
Ever notice how women think that they know whether or not other women are cute, but they really don't? Men and women have very different ideas about whether or not women are attractive. And yet, I have never, ever convinced a single woman of this. They always say that they know whether or not a woman is cute, and that is the end of it.
Originally posted by lumberjim
great googly moogly
Liberty Meadows fan? At least that's the only place I've ever heard/seen that expression.
Great comic.
The pop culture origin of "great googly moogly" is the Snickers teevee ad where the old guy paints the name "CHEFS" on the football field. A classic in all regards.
Zappa has used it a number of times as well. What's the year of the Snickers TV ad?
Then I would place the origin of "Great Googly Moogly" with Zappa. From 1974's "Apostrophe" album.
great googly moggly has also been given a rebirth by the childrens show on nickelodeon called "maggie and the fierocous(SP?) beast"...the beast says it alot and my 3 yr old finds it terribly amusing.
Originally posted by Undertoad
The pop culture origin of "great googly moogly" is the Snickers teevee ad where the old guy paints the name "CHEFS" on the football field. A classic in all regards.
yeah, thaths the one...best commercial ever
also, my son watches some cartoon where a character always says this
From Juju:
Ever notice how women think that they know whether or not other women are cute, but they really don't?
I'd say you and the women you have talked to are both partially correct. Cute is being misused a bit here. When speaking of being attracted to a woman I've noticed a few terms to describe the woman that are similar yet different: cute, hot, fuckable and attractive.
Cute: Interested but not in awe of the chick. Time to find out what her personality is like.
Hot: Looks awesome, though unless her personality matches she's usually just a trophy or eye-candy.
Fuckable: She just makes you want to fuck her, though most of the guys I know will run like hell afterwards since most of these chics are a few fries short of a happy meal.
Attractive: I think this has more to do with fashion sense and body language than anything else. Sparks an interest in finding out what her personality is really like.
Now with terms defined, I'd say women understand attractive almost always, usually hot, sometimes cute but almost never fuckable. Maybe it's cause they do spot these chics as nutjobs as quickly as we men do and don't see the draw?
Disclaimer: I don't mean to suggest that men don't seek sex with any of these groups, just speaking in longer terms in most cases.
Dave is correct..."Great Googly Moogly" is an expression spouted by Nanook in "Don't Eat the Yellow Snow" from "Apostrophe".
Actually, it was in "Nanook Rubs It."
Ah...the circular motion. Yes, it comes back to me now, vaguely, through the haze of a thousand doobies of my tender youth.
Don't sweat it Ep...I looked it up this morning when Dave was talking about it.
Strangely, that is a Zappa CD I actually own. Just haven't played it in many years.
The confusion comes from the fact that "Nanook Rubs It" was later combined with "Don't Eat The Yellow Snow" (first done by a radio DJ - Zappa liked it so much that he did his own mix) and then released (most recently on 1995's "Strictly Commercial", which I own). So it is indeed in "Don't Eat The Yellow Snow", but not the version on Apostrophe.
