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Post by Al Truest on Apr 10, 2005 0:02:07 GMT
In this thread please look for and post things that you have seen and observed that provide social perspective or emotional truth for example. Otherwise post observations that would be thought or comment worthy. I'll begin -
This morning as I drove through ''Governor's Club" (an exclusive community of million dollar plus homes with golf and other amenities), I noticed that several women were jogging. They were all young and quite attractive. As I continued to observe, there were several golfer's about to tee off. They all seemed much older and fatter than their female counterparts. What should I infer from this?
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Post by Adey on Apr 10, 2005 14:09:23 GMT
I noticed that several women were jogging. They were all young and quite attractive. As I continued to observe, there were several golfer's about to tee off. They all seemed much older and fatter than their female counterparts. What should I infer from this? 1) That women know golf is a good walk ruined. 2) That residents of this particular burg have much younger wives and (sugar) daddy's got the damn car again. 3) That the Club has a men only policy. 4) That affluence breeds excess and that new models need careful running in. 5) That you should keep your eyes on the road..
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Post by Al Truest on Apr 10, 2005 17:43:55 GMT
1) That women know golf is a good walk ruined. 2) That residents of this particular burg have much younger wives and (sugar) daddy's got the damn car again. 3) That the Club has a men only policy. 4) That affluence breeds excess and that new models need careful running in. 5) That you should keep your eyes on the road.. ;D Very good. It is apparent to me that there is superfluous charade going on there. Decadence served up as the fruits of success. When you comment though, you must share a new observation. So..... Why is customer service so poor at these places - * government agencies * businesses in poor neighborhoods * affluent clothing stores ?? Comments or additions wanted...
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Post by RA on Apr 10, 2005 19:21:05 GMT
These golfing types give off an 'air' of money don't you think? Money attracts a certain type of woman - the one to hang on your arm and look good in a convertable. It's a shallow life but someone has to do it. The above is my idea of a living hell yet I love luxury and pampering, but hate the false world that sometimes connects the two. Move the scene around and imagine 60 year old fat and pampered women with slavish young boys at their bidding. Yeah, it may make you laugh at first but isnt it quite sickening. I want to belong to a world where the inner beauty of people is what is shared and known and to leave superficial to superficial folks. Good subject though - where's my boy toy? RA
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Post by Iago on Apr 20, 2005 1:39:55 GMT
I want to belong to a world where the inner beauty of people is what is shared and known and to leave superficial to superficial folks. RA Me too. As long as they're not ugly.
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Post by saloldgal on Apr 20, 2005 22:21:06 GMT
I'll continue what Al started with a new observation... one that is also set in a "country club" community.
My son's school is located in the heart of a very well-groomed community where the property values are big and the lot sizes are small.
While taking him to school this morning, I noticed that three of the eight vehicles stopped at the drop-off area were spotless, shiny Hummers. All three were driven by petite women with flawless manicures (no, I can't spot a bad manicure from that distance, but I see these same three women all the time at school functions). After leaving the school grounds, all three Hummers turned onto residential side streets within half a mile of the school.
My husband tells me that Hummers were originally developed to supply the U.S. Army with an armored rough-terrain vehicle. He says that the original military model and newer/less expensive "civilian" models have been commercially available for the past several years.
What conclusions (if any) could one reach from this set of observations?
I'll start with this one: All three of these women must own step ladders.
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Post by madscientist on Apr 22, 2005 7:29:07 GMT
Two thoughts on the above.... 1. All 3 women have deeplly buried urges to join the army. 2. They have all got more money than sense!! Ergo, They drive large, expensive cars that do gallons to the mile to school, back, then on to the exclusive (read V.V expensive) Gym, where Clay, the personal trainer, charges hundreds per hour to attain the figure that could also be got through (lets think, to school and back twice) 2 miles walk per day!! MM That cloud looks like industrial waste!
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Post by Al Truest on Apr 23, 2005 1:20:59 GMT
'Adding my observations here Sal - I find irony in petite, well-manicured ladies driving shiny armoured vehicles that were originally designed for dirty off road and military functions by big burly soldiers. Maybe an empowered feeling is provided. Or maybe this is a bit of reverse penis envy.
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Post by tabatha on Apr 24, 2005 19:31:00 GMT
Completely random, but Foie Gras (the liver from which the famed pate is made) is supposedly one of the most delicious things to eat, and yet comes from the pain and mystery of another living creature.
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Post by Al Truest on Apr 24, 2005 22:03:19 GMT
....I was never really afraid of Frankenstein.
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Post by matanchik on Apr 25, 2005 12:58:11 GMT
....I was never really afraid of Frankenstein. what the connection between completley random to frankenstein . this forum gets obscure from day to day
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Post by Al Truest on Apr 25, 2005 21:56:33 GMT
what the connection between completley random to frankenstein . this forum gets obscure from day to day To be completely random would mean there is no connection. 'More self-amusing to me in a Christopher Walken kind of way. (actually I heard Kevin Pollack use the line while doing an impression of Walken. Totally off the wall and hilarious.
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Post by RA on Apr 26, 2005 6:51:45 GMT
I'm not quite sure what vehicles you are referring to, but guess they are the four wheel drive monsters?
If so, this is a true story from the UK. A leading Director recently said to me (female btw) that she loved her monster truck, complete with kangaroo bars, it made her feel "safer" and she commented that "if I'm ever in a crash, it would less likely be me who dies as a result now".
If that's the way people see life in modern England, then it's just a matter of survival of the 'fittest' (if not the brightest)!!
Army mentality has come to surburbia and personally I find it quite scary.
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Post by Al Truest on Apr 29, 2005 0:41:43 GMT
If so, this is a true story from the UK. A leading Director recently said to me (female btw) that she loved her monster truck, complete with kangaroo bars, it made her feel "safer" and she commented that "if I'm ever in a crash, it would less likely be me who dies as a result now". If that's the way people see life in modern England, then it's just a matter of survival of the 'fittest' (if not the brightest)!! Army mentality has come to surburbia and personally I find it quite scary. Conversely, some auto makers are thinking of making bumpers and body panels softer for pedestrians. However, those driving 'softer' fuel efficient small cars, as we should all strive to lessen our enviromental footprint, will continue to get bowled over by the larger and more gawdy vehicles. Not unlike how the U.S. Senate is trying to mow down the judicial branch of government here. [The Senate used to be a step above the House of Representatives. - 'No longer. The brash and brazen bareknuckle politics of today leave little room for thought and Statesmanship.] Now another observation. The first shopping Mall built in my City is about to be torn down. It seems like it has been here forever. Yet I was sitting in the parking lot today observing the area all around. A creek with an abundance of River Birch trees surrounded the mall parking lot like a fortress. They were there before the mall and, thankfully, will live on. Reverse 'Big Yellow Taxi' (ref. Joni Mitchell.
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Post by RA on Apr 30, 2005 9:25:24 GMT
It's great to hear this from an American, as I always think the UK is about a decade behind socially in some respects, although the US government certainly have some strides to take in relation to not wishing to master the planet and the environment. There seems to be little motivation to take the plight of Mother Earth seriously.
The shopping Mall thing is a big 'beef' with me. I was a first time visitor to The Mall of America last year and fully expected something wonderfully modern and advanced but was met with McDonalds and chain stores most of which can be found in any MALL in the UK. Every town and country one now visits is the same (with slight cultural observances). The only thing that made me aware that I was in the US during my time inside that lump of consumeristic plastic was the accents, that the coffee was drinkable, and that you could park.
In the UK, where motorways have been built and side roads let back to the hands of nature, I find it beautifully refreshing to find these old roads, all overgrown with weeds and dandelions - the past decaying beneath as mothers earth heals over.
I wish I had alterntives to driving a car. I no longer visit Malls unless I really have to and well - what about our planet !!
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