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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.


TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: optics
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To: GeronL

At this rate their won’t be a next generation. Sucked right into the Abyss... darn, there go all the Wally World PJs!


61 posted on 07/25/2014 11:56:36 AM PDT by Ezekiel (All who mourn the destruction of America merit the celebration of her rebirth.)
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To: dfwgator

That was all they had in wardrobe.


62 posted on 07/25/2014 11:57:17 AM PDT by Jim from C-Town (The government is rarely benevolent, often malevolent and never benign!)
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To: TexasCajun

What ever became of that hideous skank?


63 posted on 07/25/2014 11:59:23 AM PDT by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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To: BenLurkin

If she is currently working on anything besides “Vagina Monologues” I would be surprised


64 posted on 07/25/2014 12:00:38 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: Bratch

EVEN at the gaming tables???? Most casinos in Europe won’t admit you unless you’re wearing a jacket and tie. For some, it’s a tuxedo. Gambling was once considered a gentleman’s game.


65 posted on 07/25/2014 12:01:17 PM PDT by IronJack
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To: Ezekiel

Yes. The institute of marriage is destroyed and the next generation won’t even know what that was.

Same with standards of any type. “You can’t judge me!”


66 posted on 07/25/2014 12:01:36 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: GeronL

That is a mannequin at the head of the table, isn’t it.


67 posted on 07/25/2014 12:01:47 PM PDT by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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To: BenLurkin

It does look that way. I wonder if it was a movie still


68 posted on 07/25/2014 12:02:28 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: Jim from C-Town

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?


69 posted on 07/25/2014 12:03:55 PM PDT by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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To: GeronL

That is so sad.....but I laughed so hard!

Well....it’s Friday.


70 posted on 07/25/2014 12:05:12 PM PDT by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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To: billhilly

Yes, but - your norms are not everybody’s. Rocket scientists, e.g., normally look like heck. Check out a photo of Einstein. I got a haircut yesterday, and damn near got thrown off of the missile range. Nobody knew who I was.


71 posted on 07/25/2014 12:08:28 PM PDT by patton (“Really? Have you tried chewing cloves?”)
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To: BenLurkin

Slacks are nice on a hot day


72 posted on 07/25/2014 12:08:39 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: billhilly

Yeah. Just the other day, I saw some hillbilly in black tie before 6 p.m. He didn’t even look embarrassed at all.

What are things coming to?


73 posted on 07/25/2014 12:08:57 PM PDT by Publius Valerius
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To: BenLurkin

Men who desire comfort.


74 posted on 07/25/2014 12:11:05 PM PDT by Jim from C-Town (The government is rarely benevolent, often malevolent and never benign!)
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To: Publius Valerius

Appearances - Keep them up.

75 posted on 07/25/2014 12:12:36 PM PDT by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
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To: Publius Valerius

Appearances - Keep them up.

76 posted on 07/25/2014 12:12:36 PM PDT by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
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To: Pilated
It matters to me. Every day I am disgusted and offended by the way some people dress out in public.

Some of them might complain that they can't afford to dress better. Maybe not, but many of my "dress" shirts come from a second-hand store.

Then there are people who PAY MONEY to put bones in their noses; or whole baboon-sized shoulder sockets in their earlobes.

77 posted on 07/25/2014 12:12:49 PM PDT by meadsjn
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To: patton

This has been a very interesting thread. My intent was to highlight the change in usage from Appearances to Optics. Then a surprise happened that made it an even better discussion thread.


78 posted on 07/25/2014 12:14:14 PM PDT by billhilly (Its OK, the left hated Bush.)
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To: BenLurkin

http://life.time.com/curiosities/life-with-cynthia-the-world-famous-mannequin/#1

A very famous star in 1930’s was a mannesquin... Cynthia.

“In 1937, LIFE magazine launched the career of an up-and-coming starlet in a multiple-page photo spread that, overnight, made “Cynthia” a household name. In very short order she became an A-list celebrity; was given her own television talk show and starred on the silver screen; was sent jewels and dresses by top fashion houses; was briefly engaged to one of radio’s biggest stars; and became one of the most recognizable faces in the fashion world.

There was just one minor catch: Cynthia was a mannequin. Not a mannequin in the way a runway model is a mannequin. But a mannequin mannequin. A made-of-plaster mannequin.”


79 posted on 07/25/2014 12:15:32 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: Psalm 73

Cynthia was a famous mannequin

Read more: Cynthia the Mannequin: A Curious Star Is Born in 1930s New York | LIFE.com http://life.time.com/curiosities/life-with-cynthia-the-world-famous-mannequin/#ixzz38VdnZbdc


80 posted on 07/25/2014 12:16:26 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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