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Whatever happened to appearances and when did it happen?
Self | July 24, 2014 | Billhilly

Posted on 07/25/2014 11:06:44 AM PDT by billhilly

Appearances matter. All of our lives we were told that by our mothers, school teachers, employers and etiquette books.


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To: billhilly

Cynthia the mannequin might deserve her own thread.


81 posted on 07/25/2014 12:18:37 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: GeronL
...Laz would agree...


82 posted on 07/25/2014 12:19:12 PM PDT by RckyRaCoCo (Shall Not Be Infringed)
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To: GeronL

That’s kinda kool that Cynthia was given her own TV show in the thirties. What did people watch it on?


83 posted on 07/25/2014 12:20:24 PM PDT by billhilly (Its OK, the left hated Bush.)
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To: txrefugee

You can thank “Honey Boo Boo” and her family for that.


84 posted on 07/25/2014 12:21:38 PM PDT by Chuckster (The longer I live the less I care about what you think.)
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To: GeronL
Now days it seems people use government to determine their moral code (or lack thereof). Government is their god, their moral authority. So when the beast.gov law says "x" is legal, well all riiiighty then.. Sodom on parade and all the rest.

Case in point is that degenerate Willis daughter (Scout?) who walked around NYC sans top to "prove" some point about photo censorship (instagram?). Because it was legal to wander around topless...

Geez. All she proved was that she has a screw loose, is lacking self-respect and dignity, and has no regard for others who had the misfortune of crossing her path. How sad is it when someone uses the standards of Gotham as a moral code? What else to expect from a daughter of a ho of Babylon (Demi).

85 posted on 07/25/2014 12:22:22 PM PDT by Ezekiel (All who mourn the destruction of America merit the celebration of her rebirth.)
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To: Ezekiel

exactly


86 posted on 07/25/2014 12:24:22 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: billhilly

I was wondering the same thing


87 posted on 07/25/2014 12:24:43 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: jsanders2001
This is a picture of my Mom being a tourist in the 60s. It is also a pretty good picture of how she looked going to the store to buy groceries:

Now, here is the First Lady of the United States, on vacation:

For the record, my Mom grew up very poor, and was only allowed to wear shoes to school after the first frost each year. She was a high school graduate, with 12 members in the senior class. My parents' favorite recreation was going bowling. We owned one car when I was growing up, and the homes we lived in were typically around 1000 sq ft. But even when she was old, she never went to buy groceries without touching up her hair, putting on makeup and making sure she was 'presentable'...

88 posted on 07/25/2014 12:25:03 PM PDT by Mr Rogers
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To: billhilly

It’s like the person who wrote that didn’t even bother to read the articles from 1937 very thoroughly or even understand that TV was hardly a thing then. Still very experimental.


89 posted on 07/25/2014 12:26:42 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: billhilly

Well I’ve made more than one hiring decision on the basis that an interviewee did not feel the need to provide the position any respect by showing up unshaven, unkempt, and underdressed.


90 posted on 07/25/2014 12:28:36 PM PDT by reed13k (For evil to triumph it is only necessary for good men to do nothings)
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To: GeronL

The guy taking the food.

Is that a young Richard Nixon??


91 posted on 07/25/2014 12:30:00 PM PDT by qam1 (There's been a huge party. All plates and the bottles are empty, all that's left is the bill to pay)
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To: BenLurkin
Never understand grown men wearing shorts on a nice day.

If it gets over 90, OK, but otherwise what man would want to wear shorts when they could be wearing pants?

I wear shorts every day. I work at a hardware store and I like the cargo shorts with extra pockets to carry a tape measure, utility knife, cell phone, etc. When the temps hit 80 as a high in Texas, it is shorts every day except for church.

92 posted on 07/25/2014 12:30:06 PM PDT by Arrowhead1952 (The Second Amendment is NOT about the right to hunt. It IS a right to shoot tyrants.)
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To: GeronL

Did that kid apply for a job with you?


93 posted on 07/25/2014 12:32:45 PM PDT by morphing libertarian (Advanced technological development.)
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To: billhilly
Watch any episode of Leave It To Beaver. Everybody is always dressed nice. Wally called The Beave a slob because his shirt was not tucked in.
94 posted on 07/25/2014 12:33:52 PM PDT by 4yearlurker (Some people say that experts agree!!)
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To: billhilly

Turns out they don’t. At least not most of the time if you play your cards right.


95 posted on 07/25/2014 12:34:58 PM PDT by discostu (Villains always blink their eyes.)
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To: morphing libertarian

lol

nah

Unfortunately I just chose a generic representative of America with that pic


96 posted on 07/25/2014 12:36:37 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: GeronL

Plenty of walmart shopper pix on the ole www


97 posted on 07/25/2014 12:37:46 PM PDT by morphing libertarian (Advanced technological development.)
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To: billhilly

uh oh,,, I wear shorts & tshirt to work about 3/4 of the year sitting in a cube and cruising the halls...
Fellow employees fought hard to gain this privilege many years ago,, and many still participate.
But I draw the line at unkept hair,facial tats,body piercings and stinkyness..


98 posted on 07/25/2014 12:45:48 PM PDT by ßuddaßudd (>> F U B O << "What the hell kind of country is this if I can only hate a man if he's white?")
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To: BenLurkin

Because shorts are more comfortable, so long as it’s not cold out.


99 posted on 07/25/2014 12:49:41 PM PDT by discostu (Villains always blink their eyes.)
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To: meadsjn

All my clothing except underwear are bought 2nd hand or free from exchanges - it doesn’t take much money to look appropriate - and yes don’t get me started on the piercings, ear lobes crap and cheek or lip jewelry - Yuck and Yikes - LOL


100 posted on 07/25/2014 12:50:08 PM PDT by Pilated
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