Ladies.

[Patsy Stone]

http://www.landsend.com/cd/index/fp/0,,36617,00.html?sid=6086125415597123960 (RC)
http://www.josbank.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Merchant_Id=1&Section_Id=1540&pcount=&Product_Id=239313 (SH)
http://www.landsend.com/cd/fp/prod/0,,1_2_1931_51320_108608_87055_5:view=291,00.html?CM_MERCH=PAGE_51320&sid=6086125415597123960 (RC)
http://www.landsend.com/cd/fp/prod/0,,1_2_1931_27950_108625_87072_5:view=291,00.html?CM_MERCH=PAGE_27950&sid=6086125415597123960 (CR?)
http://bluefly.com/pages/products/detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=9752175&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2420563&N=989&Nao=9&Ns=Popularity%7c0%7c%7cProduct%2bCode%7c1&Nu=Product+ID (SH)
http://www.eu.forzieri.com/usa/product_view.asp?l=usa&c=usa&dept_id=17&pf_id=fz23023-011&id_valore1=&id_valore2=162&id_valore3=&id_valore4=&id_valore5= (GK)
http://www.eu.forzieri.com/usa/product_view.asp?l=usa&c=usa&dept_id=17&pf_id=fz23023-011&id_valore1=&id_valore2=161&id_valore3=&id_valore4=&id_valore5=(GK)

And mine:
http://www.raffaello-network.com/raffties/detail.php?itemid=27693&rangeid=343
http://www.raffaello-network.com/raffties/detail.php?itemid=27705&rangeid=343
http://www.raffaello-network.com/raffties/detail.php?itemid=27688&rangeid=343
http://www.raffaello-network.com/raffties/detail.php?itemid=27721&rangeid=343 (this one's really silly, but I like Moschino)
http://www.raffaello-network.com/raffties/detail.php?itemid=41390&rangeid=5
http://www.raffaello-network.com/raffties/detail.php?itemid=41352&rangeid=5
http://www.raffaello-network.com/raffties/detail.php?itemid=41345&rangeid=5 (same, but a different color)
http://www.raffaello-network.com/raffties/detail.php?itemid=40886&rangeid=5
http://www.raffaello-network.com/raffties/detail.php?itemid=40957&rangeid=5
http://www.raffaello-network.com/raffties/detail.php?itemid=27717&rangeid=343
http://www.raffaello-network.com/raffties/detail.php?itemid=15414&rangeid=343
http://www.raffaello-network.com/raffties/detail.php?itemid=27615&rangeid=343
http://www.raffaello-network.com/raffties/detail.php?itemid=27706&rangeid=343
http://www.raffaello-network.com/raffties/detail.php?itemid=27697&rangeid=343

There was no way I could post everyone's comments here. What do you say we add to this thread with any other suggestions and narrow it down on Monday when everyone's around?

[crispini]

1. LOL, Patsy.

I saw the thread on the Latest page and I knew exactly what it was. Hahahahahahahaha! Edit: Good job! :thumbsup:

We should assign them numbers for discussion purposes. Just a thought. :P OK, I really am leaving now! :hi:

[seito]

5. I second that suggestion

:thumbsup:

[Patsy Stone]

2. So much better

Although, I gotta say that thread is one for the ages. LOL.
:hi:

[gkhouston]

45. Mostly because we were a few ages younger when it started!!!

I just looked in out of curiosity after finishing the supper dishes, but I didn't really expect to find anything. Maybe I had one too many :beer: with the chili?

G.

[Clark2008]

3. I'm not a tie-picker-outer

Personally, I want to send him this for his b-day:



(Yes, that IS a tin foil Sox baseball cap. :) )

[seito]

4. LMAO

It would make a good prop for the show.

[Miami Liberal]

6. ROFLMAO! n/t

[Patsy Stone]

Very, very good.

LMAO. Now you're cooking with gas. Perhaps, if we all decide to actually make our own hats, we could send pictures and send this too. How do we make one of these?

[Clark2008]

8. The hardest part would be to get the impression of the "B"

in it - other than that, I don't think it would be too difficult.

[Patsy Stone]

10. We could

probably just buy some souvenir thingy with a hard, plastic life-sized "B" on it and make the impression. That's funny. :)

[troubleinwinter]

34. I made myself a hat

[Patsy Stone]

73. This is fabulous! n/t

[bunny planet]

271. Why indeed??? This is great, did you wear it to a protest, or will you?

[Patsy Stone]

7. dupe n/t

[cry baby]

9. Is this for my lover, Keef? n/t

[Patsy Stone]

11. No

and don't let anyone tell you otherwise. :)

[Clark2008]

14. Me-ow!!

Heh!

;)

[Patsy Stone]

16. That's not what I meant

I meant I'm not even sure if I was here or not. O8)

[Clark2008]

27. Oh- OK

I was just teasing you anywho!!

:hug:

[Patsy Stone]

95. That's adorable

I know you were. :) I was just working on plausible deniability. O8)

[seito]

29. Is that your kitty?

[Clark2008]

31. No. I have doggies

And no pictures of them on my new computer, I'm afraid.

I don't have my scanner software on here, either. Need to do that.

[Clark2008]

37. OK, I did find one of my son and one of our dogs online

My son was about 7 months old in this picture. They were watching Tennessee football. LOL!

[Shopaholic]

50. They're both adorable!

I'll ignore the orange. I went to the University of South Carolina. I have an aversion to orange. It has something to do with being over-exposed to Clemson Orange through the years. Well, that and I'm a redhead and I don't look that great in orange!

[Miami Liberal]

12. Get in line dear

:)

[RevCheesehead]

13. Oh, goodie!

I glanced through the comments from last night's thread, and I just want to state that I think we need to keep it simple.

Let's just stick with a tie. Anything else appears "stalker-ish" (apologies to Crispini in advance! :) ).
No shirt, please - that's a little more, ah, personal - and we'd be really guessing about size, etc.

[Patsy Stone]

15. Funny, you.

(apologies to Crispini in advance!:))

Pick out what you like or don't like, or feel free to add more if the mood strikes you.

:hi:

[Shopaholic]

18. Okay--here are my votes--

In Group 1: Ties 2 & 4. We need to kill the one from bluefly--turns out the design is little tiny turkeys!

In Group 2: Ties 3, 7, 9, and 10.

I found one today that had little tiny parrots all over it. I know how much KO loves the "dead parrot" routine from Monty Python and immediately thought it would be perfect for him but unfortunately, the parrots all appeared to be alive, not dead--LOL.

[WolverineDG]

41. they're not dead!

they're sleeping!


sorry, couldn't resist.... :evilgrin:

dg

[troubleinwinter]

17. It's called "Gold Neat"!!

http://www.josbank.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Merchant_Id=1&Section_Id=1540&pcount=&Product_Id=239313

[Miami Liberal]

19. So far, this one is my favorite as well. n/t

[Shopaholic]

20. I really, really, really like the one from Joseph Bank

It reminds me a lot of the bronze tie that he wears alot on-air. Some people think it looks orange on the air but I like it a lot and I notice that he wears that one on the air a lot. It seems to have a sort of sheen to it.

[troubleinwinter]

Yah! That's this one. I think Keef should be clothed in gold.

[RevCheesehead]

24. As much as I love that tie....

it looks an awful lot like the one Monica bought the Big Dawg.

Every time I see someone wearing it on TV, I think "oh, there's Monica's tie - Bill wears it to tell he he loves her!"

But then again, if that's your intended message....

:evilgrin:

[Miami Liberal]

28. Do you mean this tie?

I don't think the ties are similar.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/index/clinton/clin563.htm

[troubleinwinter]

30. That's an ugly tie. Ugly.

[RevCheesehead]

35. Oh, those darned internets!

Sure, prove me wrong!
No, I was thinking of a newscast I saw where BC was wearing a tie like the one I mentioned. I remember thinking, "that's an awfully common style - I think every Senator has one, too."

[Miami Liberal]

39. LOL!

I know what you mean, but it's the nicest one from that bunch. I think we will have a hard time agreeing on one tie.

Hmmm, I wonder what size boxers/briefs he wears? Maybe we could have a more unanimous vote on that one.

[gkhouston]

48. No. I categorically refuse to speculate on the man's undergarments.

WAY too personal. I hope he has some and changes them regularly. That's it. His mother can worry about the rest.

Gina

[Shopaholic]

72. He was asked this question in his Playboy interview from 1999 or 2000

The question was-"Boxers or Briefs" and he replied, "Both and sometimes neither." :evilgrin:

[Clark2008]

79. Faint

[Shopaholic]

83. He also said in a recent interview that he doesn't wear pajamas

Hmmmm---let's think about that for a minute shall we? :evilgrin:

[Miami Liberal]

85. I don't think I can handle it

[crispini]

86. I know, he really shouldn't say this stuff in interviews...

if he doesn't WANT to melt our brains... :evilgrin:

[troubleinwinter]

32. It wants a dark suit and charcoal shirt.

[troubleinwinter]

33. OK, it's UNANIMOUS! 'Gold Neat'!

[bear425]

49. Oh, that's my first pick from the examples provided.

It's really rich looking.

[cry baby]

21. My fave - we'll be able to tell he's wearing it for us. It's very

distinctive.http://www.raffaello-network.com/raffties/detail.php?itemid=27721&rangeid=343:loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[Catchawave]

67. I really like cry baby's raffaello....

We're not shopping at K-mart, are we?:loveya: :loveya:

(How fun to find a Keefer weekend thread!)

[Patsy Stone]

76. What is this K-Mart of which you speak? :) n/t

[Catchawave]

186. LOL. C'ya'll tonight *floatie hearts* n/t

[RevCheesehead]

22. I like this one - I think it could "help" the gray suit.

or do you think it's too shiny? (might not work on TV)

http://www.eu.forzieri.com/usa/product_view.asp?l=usa&c=usa&dept_id=17&pf_id=fz23023-011&id_valore1=&id_valore2=162&id_valore3=&id_valore4=&id_valore5=

[Shopaholic]

23. We don't want to "help" the light grey suit-we want to burn it

or bury it or otherwise never have to see it again.

Here's the Parrot tie I was talking about.

http://www.josbank.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Merchant_Id=1&Section_Id=1540&pcount=&Product_Id=256665

It's way too busy but it just reminded me of the whole Monty Python dead Parrot thing he loves to quote on-air.

[RevCheesehead]

52. Did I hear "Monty Python"???

http://shopping.lycos.co.uk/6377en482.html (my favorite)

and

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Warwickshires-Wonders_Monty-Python-Ties_W0QQcolZ4QQdirZ1QQsclZallQQsotimedisplayZ2QQtZkm

[troubleinwinter]

61. Ya know, I do sorta like the red parrot tie.

[Shopaholic]

68. Yeah, the red one was my favorite too.

You could wear it with a blue shirt. We like blue on Keith.

[Miami Liberal]

25. Nothing could help that gray suit

Period.

[Clark2008]

26. OK. I like these:

http://www.landsend.com/cd/fp/prod/0,,1_2_1931_51320_108608_87055_5:view=291,00.html?CM_MERCH=PAGE_51320&sid=6086125415597123960

http://www.raffaello-network.com/raffties/detail.php?itemid=27688&rangeid=343

http://www.raffaello-network.com/raffties/detail.php?itemid=27717&rangeid=343

I also like these that aren't listed (I don't think)

http://www.eu.forzieri.com/usa/product_view.asp?l=usa&c=null&dept_id=1&pf_id=fz01024-052&id_valore1=&id_valore2=&id_valore3=&id_valore4=&id_valore5=

http://www.eu.forzieri.com/usa/product_view.asp?l=usa&c=null&dept_id=1&pf_id=rc01025-003&id_valore1=&id_valore2=&id_valore3=&id_valore4=&id_valore5=

http://www.eu.forzieri.com/usa/product_view.asp?l=usa&c=null&dept_id=1&pf_id=rc01025-006&id_valore1=&id_valore2=&id_valore3=&id_valore4=&id_valore5=

[RevCheesehead]

36. Of those last three, I like #1 and 3.

The orange stripe is growing on me. Orange for election fraud?



Picture it with a dark navy suit - yummy! :loveya:

[Clark2008]

38. There are four reasons I like this one

The first three are very real reasons and the last one is purely selfish! LOL!

1.) Orange for election fraud.
2.) Keith looks good in orange.
3.) The slate blue in it matches his eyes.
4.) My school colors are orange (see kid and dog picture above)

[gkhouston]

57. I also like #1 and #3 of the last bunch and I like this

family of ties:

http://www.josbank.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Merchant_Id=1&Section_Id=1540&pcount=&Product_Id=228869

The gold tie's my favorite, with the silver and the blue running a close second.

G.

[Stephanie]

40. OMG you are cracking me up!

Are you girls shopping for KO? What did he do to deserve a present?

*edit* I guess I need to get cable?

[RevCheesehead]

42. His birthday is coming up.

See the KOEB threads - especially last night's

[Clark2008]

43. He has consistantly covered the election fraud,

he's the only journalist that really reports news instead of spin anymore, he delivers the news with enough snarky commentary to keep even sheeple interested and because he looks like this:



Oh, man! Yum on a stick!! :hi: Stephanie!

[Stephanie]

44. i know you have been running fan threads on him

And I know he has been the best one in covering election fraud. But I did not know you all were now buying him clothes! Okay, I will get cable! :)



Speaking of TIES:

[RevCheesehead]

46. AAACK!!!! You polluted our thread!!!

I'll let it go this time -
but don't think of pulling that crap on a KOEB thread!!!

[seito]

58. Bwahahahahaha

What a ____________________. Does he ever appear publicly without making an *ss out of himself?

Never mind

[Straight Shooter]

65. Caption bush: "Go AHEAD. Pull my tie!"

Ewwwwwwww ....

[bear425]

47. I like...

This one:

http://www.josbank.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Merchant_Id=1&Section_Id=1540&pcount=&Product_Id=239313


or this:

http://www.raffaello-network.com/raffties/detail.php?itemid=27688&rangeid=343

These would work nicely with his suits. I would like to see some pink examples, though.

[troubleinwinter]

53. Of course ya like http://www.josbank.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Merchan.

I already said it is unanimous.

[gkhouston]

55. Not, actually. I'm not crazy about that gold. But I do like this one.

Check out the gold tie in this set. The gold is less shiny, and you don't have the small, regimented boxes that I'm afraid may pixillate on camera.

http://www.josbank.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Merchant_Id=1&Section_Id=1540&pcount=&Product_Id=228869

Actually, a couple of the ties in the family might go with his suits. Opinions?

Gina

[bunny planet]

273. I like the sage version of that tie in the grouping you just posted.

I also like Patsy's selection of the Moschino tie with the little men on it. I don't like Keef in gold ties, too predictable, too bankerish, not snarky enough.

[bear425]

56. Hello, I'm sorry - I did not read the thread before I

picked the one that I liked. Just so happened to be the one that most people picked, too. Didn't realize that you stated it's unanimous already.

[troubleinwinter]

59. I was kiddin' ya, bear. I was trying to use the logic I use on my husband

I just thought I could trick the gals into going my way. Sorry to say, there are still a few out there that disagree with the perfect Gold Neat. You DO have good taste!

;-)

[bear425]

69. It's quite obvious that you have impeccable taste, too!

The Gold Neat is a good color combination that works well with many of KO's dark suits. And besides, the design works on TV.

[Clark2008]

77. It's not unanimous.

I don't like the gold one. It's too "common." I see ties like that all the time.

Sorry to be the party pooper.

[gkhouston]

80. Yeah, it does remind me of a lot of ties I've seen...

but it's nowhere near as ugly as SOME of the ones I've looked at. Sheesh, men actually put these around their NECKS? :crazy:

[bear425]

157. I'm not the one who says it's unanimous

I merely gave my preference from the examples given. I'm certainly open to other choices. Which do you like?

edit: spelling

further edit: Oh, on reading thru the thread again, I see you like the orange stripey one. That's nice and certainly we would know it is ours when he wears it. Also, it's signifys election fraud - cool.

[bunny planet]

274. you are not clark2008, I don't like the gold one either.

[crispini]

51. LOL. This whole thread is making me giggle helplessly.

It's just too too funny! Esp. the tinfoilhats.... the underwear... the pix... That Chimpy pix is completely laugh out loud hysterical!

[troubleinwinter]

54. Thank Gawd we have something to do on the weekends... shop for Keef.

[noamnety]

60. hypothetical question

Let's say you were trying to describe the contents of the previous night's thread to your husband, being careful to emphasize that those other women were being crazy, and you explained that they were picking out ties for KO - but not you, you weren't the one voting for them, those other women were. And let's say you mentioned that the women were worried they would get a tie he could wear with the grey suit, and they hate that suit. And you made a Ken doll joke.

And then let's say there was a lull in the conversation and your husband suddenly gave you a piercing look, and asked "Do you hate the grey suit?" and you said "It doesn't matter to me what he wears" but there was a slight hesitation before you said it, on account of stopping to picture KO in the grey suit, and then in the dark suit.

If your husband looked at you accusingly and said "You hate the grey suit!" - what would you make of that?

Hypothetically, mind you.

[troubleinwinter]

62. I would ask him if he wants a sandwich and a beer.

I have been married 35 years. It works, I tell ya.

[noamnety]

63. Great idea, sadly wouldn't have worked

We were in the car heading out to a B.B. King concert. I think if he brings it up again, I will divert, and accuse him of having a man-crush on BB. I noticed he was giggling like a school girl during the concert.

I mean, um ... hypothetically. :D

[bleever]

64. OMG. As a man, this is a philosophy question, so...

I'm out.

:)

[Shopaholic]

66. Hypothetically, I would have told him,

"Well, as a matter of fact, I do hate the grey suit". And hypothetically, a full scale argument would probably have ensued.

I once had a boyfriend who refused to let me see any movie with Harrison Ford or George Clooney or any "hunk" in it. He couldn't stand it that I found other men attractive. The fragile, fragile egos on these men. . . .Seriously, we once stood in a line at the movie theater and argued for about 10 minutes about what we were going to see. We finally got to the ticket counter and the guy behind the window said, "Have you decided yet or do you need to argue some more?" BTW-we ended up seeing a movie that neither one of us wanted to see and that we totally proceeded to ignore while we necked like teenagers in the back row. :eyes: Okay, so maybe that wasn't the best example to bring up. . but see, an argument could possibly have reaped rich rewards for you later. :evilgrin: Hypothetically, that is.

[RevCheesehead]

81. Men simply do not appreciate the power of transferrence.

:evilgrin:

[gkhouston]

70. I would have told him a suit that light

makes KO looks flushed, as if he's knocked back a few right before the broadcast, and who wants to get their news from an lush? ;-) Swear to God, I think of Tip O' Neill, every time I see Keef in that wretched suit...

[noamnety]

71. I love it!

"I don't know why anyone cares what he wears, the man looks like Tip O'Neill no matter what."

Buahahahahaha

Now that is a perfect comeback to a husband - no matter who is being discussed. Bobby Kennedy Jr.? Looks like Tip O'Neill! Johnny Depp? Looks like Tip O'Neill!


(So, if I lied, but the husband knows I lied, and I know he knows ... that still counts as good communication skills, right?)

[Patsy Stone]

74. Big Kiss Time

He's down with it. And you do hate the gray suit. Be a strong woman and just admit it. :)

[Clark2008]

78. LOL... you know men...

Men have two emotions: Hungry and Horny. If you see him without an erection, make him a sandwich!

[gkhouston]

82. and if you see him with one...

make the sandwich QUICKLY... 'cause he'll be hungry in a little while, anyway. :smoke:

[crispini]

84. Bwah, Clark2008!

Hey, is that a new avatar? With Severus Snape? Yowsa, Alan Rickman..... :loveya:

[bunny planet]

276. I just ordered a bumper sticker for my car that says

'Republicans for Voldemort'. That one oughta spark some conversations.

[bunny planet]

275. lol, sage advice

[Patsy Stone]

75. Back for a second, just peeking in...

I'd go with the red (not dead yet) parrot tie, though if it's for that greeny gray suit, maybe the blue version?

I don't love "Gold Neat," but I am more than willing to bow to the majority. I'm a Utilitarian at heart. :)

Bill's Monica tie is hideous, just as was that whole event. Bill, what were you thinking? And, I was right over here all along...

Love the Moschino logo http://www.raffaello-network.com/raffties/detail.php?itemid=27721&rangeid=343
And this one too: http://www.raffaello-network.com/raffties/detail.php?itemid=27717&rangeid=343
This was better in gold-ish-es (and sort of orange for election fraud, too, Rev. That was an excellent idea. Also, I loved the Python ties.)

This tie is gorgeous, very newscaster-y and Cavalli. Nothing wrong there. Nice find, Clark 2008! http://www.eu.forzieri.com/usa/product_view.asp?l=usa&c=null&dept_id=1&pf_id=rc01025-003&id_valore1=&id_valore2=&id_valore3=&id_valore4=&id_valore5=
I agree with the gold one here: http://www.josbank.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Merchant_Id=1&Section_Id=1540&pcount=&Product_Id=228869
And I love this one. http://www.raffaello-network.com/raffties/detail.php?itemid=27688&rangeid=343

I have to go out now. I have to see an actual person. :) I'll check in later. This thread is very funny.

[noamnety]

87. I don't know about ties with squiggly waves

That sort of thing might make moire patterns on the tv.

Disclaimer: I'm saying this as a person with an interest in design, not as someone who is shopping for ties for Keith. :D

[Patsy Stone]

88. You are correct

and I wasn't really suggesting it, just offering an alternative to the blueish one. gkhouston and I had discussed it earlier (maybe on the other thread?) and figured the goldish was better. I actually like some others more. I have to go look at the other suggestions. Hi. How are you?

My hubby, btw, confirmed the need for a the gray suit's swift demise. :)

[crispini]

89. Re: disclaimer....

MMMMmmmmHHHmmmm, sure you are. We believe you. Of course we do! :evilgrin:

[bunny planet]

281. I like this tie, does it come in another color, say a sage green or earthy

tealish.

[BigMindTinyHead]

90. I'd rather be caught naked before caught wearing a tie

Ties are good for strapping down a load but not much else.

[crispini]

91. LOL.

self-deleted.... no sex threads. :evilgrin:

[Shopaholic]

92. I was thinking about this the other day--what is the purpose of ties

anyway? I mean, other than using them for uhm. . . recreational purposes?

[Patsy Stone]

93. None

What's the reason for pantyhose? :)

[Shopaholic]

94. To torture women?

I personally stopped wearing them about three or four years ago. Thankfully, I live in the Southeast and can get away with it. When it's cold, I just wear pants, or dresses with boots. I hate, loathe, and despise pantyhose!!!!

[Patsy Stone]

98. The worst

and clearly invented by a cruel, hateful man -- unlike the harmless naughty guys who dreamt up stockings and garters. :)
There is nothing worse then pantyhose and unless one is robbing a bank my advice is: stay away!

[bunny planet]

277. Do people actually still wear those things.

[BigMindTinyHead]

103. pantyhose? I use it to filter the dryer output

It humiditates the house keeping the static shock reduced and the warmth is needed this time of year.

[Shopaholic]

104. LOL-they're very useful for staking tomato plants

too.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

166. what do panyhose and Brooklyn have in common?

scroll down
























































FLATBUSH!
:7

[bunny planet]

278. roflmao

I love a good Brooklyn pantyhose joke.

[noamnety]

106. another pantyhose purpose

MacGuyver-like repairs of broken fan belts. This is why if I date a man with no mechanical skills, I insist that he at least wears stockings.

[Patsy Stone]

111. LOL

Or, if you're into Rocky Horror, fishnets. :)

[crispini]

96. To cover up a stain on one's shirt?

That's all I got. Other than... uhm... what you said. :evilgrin:

[noamnety]

97. A short history of the purpose of neckties

In China, back in the B.C. times, warriors used neckties to protect their Adam’s Apple, from which they believed they got their power. In modern times, they are useful for hiding the Adam’s Apples of transvestites, but it should be noted that this is of no relevance to Mr. Olbermann.

In the middle ages, neckties were worn again by the military, to identify which regiment a soldier belonged to, much as women nowadays use a particular patterned necktie to mark individual newscasters as belonging to them.

[crispini]

101. LOL.

Very nice.

[sparky_in_ma]

105. Hmmm....shouldn't Ann Coulter have to wear a tie.

My bad!:silly:

[Patsy Stone]

110. No, you're good.

And, which is tie do you choose? :)

[sparky_in_ma]

128. Gold neat or Gold bold stripe

The siver and gold was way too busy, tweed is not for tv. But...I also own a gray suit so I'm probably not the best judge. I need to watch more "queer eye for the straight guy".:)

[RevCheesehead]

159. Keith - it's not fair peeking into your birthday present thread!

But thanks for your imput, and it will be duly noted. :evilgrin:

[noamnety]

113. Sparky makes a good point.

Shall we redirect the funds to an Ann Coulter wardrobe adjustment? (not to be confused with malfunction, which nobody wants to see)

Wasn't there a turkey tie floating aroung here somewhere?

[gkhouston]

115. I'd be happy to send cement overshoes; know her size? nt

[Patsy Stone]

Not enough money in the world

can help. Some things one must just accept. Like death and taxes, it it impossible for that awful harpie to ever look good. It takes a lot of make-up to enable the undead to appear on camera anyway, and sometimes I guess they just run out of time in wardrobe. People can do only so much with the raw material. :)

[bettyellen]

327. yes!......... all your olbermanns belong to us !!

"much as women nowadays use a particular patterned necktie to mark individual newscasters as belonging to them."

we are busted, ladies.

this thread takes 15 minutes to load and or post on.... i think we need a new one before the show w/ narrowed down choices--
can we do a poll?
anybody up for that??

[seito]

109. I missed it

:(

[crispini]

99. I can't help but notice...

that we are about to produce a 100+ post tie-shopping thread....

GO US!

[Patsy Stone]

100. An Olympic Gold Medal -- and New World's Record? LOL. n/t

[Shopaholic]

102. Yeah us--

and thanks for sharing the history of neckties with us! See, I learned something here today!

[seito]

107. Kudos Ladies AND Gentlemen

[Patsy Stone]

108. 111 Posts, my friend

and still going.

:crazy:

[gkhouston]

112. actually...

I'm not anal-retentive enough to count which posts were about which, but we started talking about the ties in post #206 of that 440 post monster thread from Friday night... of course, we do seem to keep getting side-tracked... I can't imagine what's distracting us so... ah, jeez, I would be the only one around here without a pic handy. Imagine your favorite, ladies.

[Patsy Stone]

114. Hey gk?

It's about the "BS!" eyebrow here. :)

It's like we're just chatting. This is the coolest thing about this whole internet(s) thing. We've been having an ongoing conversation for 25.5 hours now. Wow. And, I think we've picked out some lovely ties.

I'm watching the Dog Show. I love the Dog Show. I tape Westminster so I can watch it when there's nothing on.

:hi:

[Shopaholic]

116. I love dogs

But I'm shallow so I'm watching the Golden Globes. It should start to get interesting here pretty soon. They let them drink like fish at this award show so by about Hour 3, the acceptance speeches get to be pretty interesting.

[Patsy Stone]

117. Was watching Globes, but

was distracted by the Terrier Group. I hope I haven't missed the Hound Group; I love them. That's a good photo. :)

[gkhouston]

118. We had a friend over last night and watched that.

Always amazing to see there are still a few breeds of dog you'd swear they're inventing, like maybe they had the Star Trek people stick some prostheses on a "regular" dog. That's a good KO picture. I think my fave is the one someone else described as him "just getting his snark on" -- he looks like he's just thought of a particularly juicy remark and is about to deliver it. It's not his most "handsome" photo -- the one you start the KOEB meetings with is probably that -- but it's so evocative of his personality.

[Patsy Stone]

120. The Dandy Dinmont?

I had a friend who freaked out everytime he saw one. He'd start pointing and screaming, "It's got an absolutely human head!" LOL

snarky = :loveya:

[gkhouston]

121. Scottish deerhound? an otterhound? n/t

[Patsy Stone]

123. Otterhound

I love the Otterhound. The only problem with that is, in my fantasy world, I have a little habitat out in the back for otters. I love otters. Can't have otters and Otterhounds, it's too "Trials of Life."

:)

[Shopaholic]

126. I'm a floppy-eared Hound lover myself

Dachshunds, Bassett Hounds--love 'em. I've had two Dachshunds--great, great breed. Fiesty, but sweet at the same time.

[Patsy Stone]

130. Very cute

I knew a miniature Dachshund once named Napoleon. He was pretty sure he was in control, too. :)

Actually, if I had to choose I'd have to narrow it down between five breeds: Jack Russell, Beagle, French Bulldog, Boston Terrier or Standard Poodle.

For a little while, in a most Python-like fashion, I wanted an English Foxhound, a Harrier, and a Beagle, so it would be the same dog in three different sizes. I thought it would be fun and it would look nice. :crazy:

[troubleinwinter]

141. Oh, Patsy, I have a Boston!

He is a total BUTTT! And 10 years old. He thinks he's 2.

Next time out... a French Bulldog. Hopefully a homely one. Gotta love them faces that only a mother could love.

[Patsy Stone]

152. Love Boston Terriers

I love the expressions on their faces. I know they're crazy (because they're terriers and all), but so what?

Here are some silly dog pictures. I don't know them, but they're cute. We have a cat, but I want a dog somethin' fierce.




The last one comes from a Japanese book of all kinds of dogs shot with a wide-angle lens. http://www.thedog-clubs.com/home.html
Please... Couldn't resist posting.

[Shopaholic]

184. PUPPIES!

Gotta love 'em. I love bulldogs, boston terriers and pugs. How can you not love a face like that?

[troubleinwinter]

228. My daughter has a pug, and I have a Boston. So we have a pretty

homely extended family.

After getting to know the pug, I have determined that pugs are genetically more closely related to guinea pigs than canines.

[Patsy Stone]

247. I love Pugs, too.

I love any "Mighty Dogs." :)

[noamnety]

132. fleshy but sweet

unfortunate misreading I had there. Reminds me of accidentally telling my landlords in Germany I was making dog soup instead of chicken soup (Hund vs. Huhn). :)

[DemReadingDU]

119. Checkin in with my tie vote!

I like the gold one from Joseph Bank too.

This is amazing, still carrying on about ties!



:loveya:

[Miami Liberal]

122. Who knew ties were so darn interesting?

I like this picture too, it's his serious news look. I wonder whatever happened to this suit and tie, we've never seen him wear this right?



:loveya:

[crispini]

139. No, he most certainly has not worn that recently.

But in spite of my avowed favor of the dark suits, me likey!

and how silly is this thread becoming! I LOVE IT! :thumbsup:

Edit: :loveya: KO!

[Shopaholic]

140. That shot was taken in 2003

during the initial invasion of Iraq. I haven't seen either that jacket or that tie before I saw this picture!

[Miami Liberal]

144. OH, me likey too!

He should replace the light gray suit with this one.

This thread is out of control! :toast:

[gkhouston]

124. Will the guys please give us some feedback?

I know the thread is currently labeled "Ladies" but could any of the gents brave enough to step into our girlie shopping spree please offer their opinions, too? We are, after all, trying to select a clothing item for someone with a Y chromosome so a little feedback from the males might come in handy... pretend for the moment that you have KO's appearance and wardrobe at your disposal -- which, if any, of these ties would you prefer?

[Shopaholic]

125. I'm going to try and post a pic here

But I tried earlier and it only led to a link. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v487/dnick13/KO_Iraq.bmp

On Edit--because Miami Liberal and I posted the same picture!--LOL!!:

[Miami Liberal]

127. I tried posting that same picture

on post #122 and it won't let me. :shrug:

[sparky_in_ma]

129. See #128 above

:thumbsup:

[Shopaholic]

131. Here's a pic from KO's baseball card.

[Miami Liberal]

133. What's this photo about?

Was he a baseball player?

[gkhouston]

134. LOL

Shopaholic, I know that's your usual sig ("Sure, I have emotional baggage, but it's really cute and it matches") but seeing it right underneath the baseball card, especially with KO's facial expression... too funny! Well, enough for tonight. I've got to do the evening chores.

G.

[Shopaholic]

136. Baseball card story--

He's a reknowned baseball card collector. Apparently he has one of the finest collections in existence. He never played baseball other than I think he said one at-bat as a freshmen in high school. Anyway, he came across an entire set of baseball cards that had never been released. A baseball card company re-released them and as a bonus, let KO appear on several of the shots. He autographed a limited number and they come up on Ebay from time-to-time. Here's another pose from that same series:

[Shopaholic]

137. Okay--you're right--I just looked up and saw my sig line under

KO's picture and well, it is damned funny!

[gkhouston]

135. wow, that was fast

I thought all the guys had wandered off for the evening. We won't tell anyone about your gray suit. You can always send it to Ann Coulter, you know...

G.

[Shopaholic]

138. Whole baseball card story including photos of KO in Vintage

Baseball attire at this link:

http://www.beckettinteractive.com/news/index2.asp?a=3678&s=2

[Miami Liberal]

145. Thanks shopaholic

:)

[troubleinwinter]

142. Good. Unanimous for Gold Neat, then.

[crispini]

143. LOL, troubleinwinter.

You know what would *really* help? If the fashionistas would pick out, oh, say, the top 5 or 6 really swell choices, and maybe upload them all to photobucket, so we could see them all at once, and prepare a poll for Monday night? Post-KO?

I don't think anything will get decided before Monday anyway, since we're not all here. And, IMO, choices go faster if you trim them down and give people a bit less of a choice instead of too many choices. </cat-herder>

edit: fwiw, I like 'gold neat' myself, but I think several others are nice also. :7

edit again: but would we be able to tell, on-camera, that it was "our" tie? I'm not too sure about that....

[Shopaholic]

146. Great Idea Crispini!

Who wants to volunteer for the job?

[noamnety]

147. Tie-ku

Underground, we plot
hunched over glowing laptops
counting vertebrae.

Warnings are issued:
NO MONICA TIES ALLOWED!
(interns volunteer)

We cast our golden
threads of votes down the black well
of auditless trails.

The Countdown begins -
a dark suit! the women swoon.
(the grey suit must die)

[crispini]

148. Bravo!

Very nice! :thumbsup:

[Patsy Stone]

149. Lady, you're a genius! n/t LOL

[gkhouston]

150. Amazingly funny

but you know what he's going to do, don't you? Just to be snarky...?

Wear the birthday tie with the light gray suit.

[noamnety]

151. the birthday tie with the grey suit?

This is precisely why the tie needs to be shipped to one of us, not to KO directly. It must be embedded with the special sensor threads that will absorb the portion of the light spectrum covered in the grey suit - and only that portion of the light spectrum.

With the absorption of the additional light, the sensor threads will heat up if they come in contact with the grey suit. This will cause the tie to expand, ever so slightly, which will form a connection between two imperceptibly small switches, which issues a small shock.

Please tell me you guys thought that part through already.

[Patsy Stone]

153. THAT SUIT MUST DIE! n/t

[gkhouston]

154. the switches would have to be embedded in the gray suit

and if I had access to the gray suit, we wouldn't need anything so high-tech as sensor threads; a pair of scissors would do nicely. We may have to resort to abject begging or ugly threats; what's your preference? Or, we could rely on his fashion sense (oops, he owns the suit) or his sweetness of nature ('cause the man's never done a smart-ass thing in his life, right)?

G.

[crispini]

155. Bwahahahaha!

You're right. If he wears it at all, that's exactly what he would do. It would be enormously funny.

[gkhouston]

156. You say that now...

I predict a thread flooded with :spank:

[Shopaholic]

158. He'd do it just to spite us

and we'd love him for it just the same, probably more so. He really isn't our grown-up Ken doll, after all and of course, one of the reasons we love him so is because of his independent streak and well, general snarkiness.
:thumbsup:

[Miami Liberal]

161. LOL!

You know, I think the reason he's not married is because he doesn't like to be told what to do. If we tell him to retire the gray suit he'd probably wear it more often. :)

[crispini]

163. You're right, which means we must all

immediately send him emails telling him how much we love the gray suit, and wish he would wear it every night of the week. :P

[Miami Liberal]

165. LMAO!

You're absolutely right!

[Miami Liberal]

160. Beautiful

<Sniff> brings a tear to my eye.

edited because I can't spell.:)

[bunny planet]

279. I didn't count the syllables but I'm very impressed.

You ladies are renaissance women.

[Miami Liberal]

162. Michael Musto on Countdown tonight

discussing the Golden Globe winners, Yay! He's always entertaining.

[gkhouston]

164. dat true

he's usually good for at least one apt but crude remark. Ever notice how KO's facial expression changes not at all, but you can catch a dull flush underneath the makeup when Michael lets go with a really good one?

[Miami Liberal]

167. Ha!

I hadn't noticed it with Musto but When Mo Rocca was discussing Kid Rock's song titles and mentioned "Balls in Mouth", KO seemed to have a moment there where he didn't know what he was going to say next. :D

[Patsy Stone]

195. Always :floatyhearts: for Michael Musto.

I'm not at work, so I didn't get the newsletter. Thanks for the update. :hi:

[troubleinwinter]

168. Here's a pitcha!

These seem to be the ones most mentioned.

I am concerned that #4 and #8 may cause moire on TV. And am concerned that he may not wear #6, as it might be "promoting a brand".

So how's about we vote, and can take write-ins as well?



I vote six times for #5 'Gold Neat'!!!!!

[Shopaholic]

169. Thank you sweetie for posting those for us.

[gkhouston]

170. nice job. thanks!

Hey, I thought "gold neat" was gold with black, but it's actually gold with dark blue, isn't it? That makes it a lot more appealing to me... yeah, I'm a fan of the blue shirt.

I also think we should eliminate 4, 6, and 8 for the reasons you stated. I like 7, but the blue's a little on the light side for my taste.

I know I originally suggested #1, but now I'm wondering what those textures would look like on TV.

I'll put my vote on #5 (in the long length, those extra inches could come in handy and I know this tie comes in two lengths). If we're doing run-off voting, my second-place vote goes to #2 and then to #3, simply because I think those are most likely to mesh with what I remember about his wardrobe.

[troubleinwinter]

171. On that site, they seem to have two tie lengths,

Ordinary, and "Long". 'Gold Neat' only comes in Long. }(

[gkhouston]

172. well, we wouldn't be wanting "ordinary" now would we? nt

[Shopaholic]

173. I go with Gold Neat too

although I still have a fondness for the parrot tie. :evilgrin: which wasn't one of our choices!

No, no, we cannot have our man wearing anything ordinary. It's either extraordinary or nothing at all. :bounce:

[Patsy Stone]

196. I like the red parrot tie. n/t

[Miami Liberal]

174. My vote is for #5 too

It just seems like a tie he would wear.

Do we even have an address where to send the tie to?

[Shopaholic]

176. Mail to:

MSNBC TV
One MSNBC Plaza
Secaucus, N.J. 07094

That's the address to send letters to via snail mail according to the MSNBC website. Obviously, it would be to Keith's attention!

[crispini]

177. OMG, that didn't take long, did it!

We are all far far too knowlegdeable about the Keef trivia. :)

[Shopaholic]

178. I like to think of it as being very well-informed as we are all

intelligent women who just happen to kick-ass as researchers!
We need to think of how we're going to pay for this and how we're going to sign our greeting/what we're going to say.

You know, I can't even remember now how we decided on sending him a tie. :shrug:

BTW-we're about to reach 200 posts on this discussion and we haven't even seen KO since Friday night!

[Miami Liberal]

179. I sent him so much e-mail

during the Election Fraud stories that I would be too embarassed to say my real name or DU name for that matter since I used both. :o

[crispini]

180. I think it was sort of like a snowball....

it went from "his birthday's coming up" to Clark2008's magnificent poem to much giggling and internet-tie-picking-out. :P

WRT paying for it, I'm a single woman (therefore answerable to nobody for what I buy) who is not in debt (therefore, it ain't gonna break me) and I wouldn't have any problem sticking it on my credit card. If folks felt like paypalling me a buck or two that'd be great, but it wouldn't be an issue either way. And, if someone else wanted to do the honors, that'd be fine by me, and I wouldn't mind paypalling them a buck or two. Or if there are alternate suggestions, that's fine too.

I realize there are internet trust issues here, but it's not like we're talking about huge sums of money, so I'm flexible. Besides, as someone who once flew out to California to meet up with a band of internet friends, :P I have my "trust" setting pretty high. I also have my "bullshit" detector set pretty high too, but the negative consequences of this working out -- the tie might not get there -- are not exactly earthshattering, so IMO, it's all good. :loveya:

[Shopaholic]

181. You've got a Paypal account? Super!

That would be a great way to get money to you without too much difficulty or fuss or muss. I'm a single gal too and also accountable to no one for what I buy or how much I spend. Good thing too (see my user name)!

[Miami Liberal]

182. Yep

I feel the same way. :)

[Miami Liberal]

183. dupe

[gkhouston]

185. Oh, lord, some of the things I have snowballed myself into over the years.

I'd be happy to go in on the cost of the tie. Why don't we agree on a simple message and then just say it's from the nightly review crew at DU... mostly harmless... mostly bonkers... geographically dispersed... whatever. I think the tie's going to have to go directly from the shop to MSNBC to get there in time, so the message shouldn't be too long; it'll just get munged.

G.

[gkhouston]

187. oh, and PS: get rid of the gray suit!!!!!! nt

[troubleinwinter]

191. Well, we SURE CANNNNNOT sign it:

"With many floaty-hearts from the DU KOEB"!!!!!

If we do choose #5 (seems it's leaning that way so far?), they send it two-day after one business day.

http://www.josbank.com/customer_center/more_info2.tem#shipping
"We ship all in-stock orders in 1-Business Day! We provide our customers in the continental United States with UPS 2-Day Delivery at the rate listed in chart"

It's $7.95

[gkhouston]

193. nope, no floaties. I'm not much of a floaty-heart type, even here.

Sure as hell not gonna do it to his face. 'Sides, there's the guys to think of, too. Could say something about appreciating his forthright newscasting and general snarkiness, but heck, it's a bday present, not a trophy cup.

DU yes.

KOEB no.

Happy Birthday yes.

floaties no.

probably shouldn't mention the suit even though I really want that thing to DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE!!!!

Why is this so hard?

[crispini]

203. LOL, "With many floaty-hearts from the DU KOEB"

That would be INCREDIBLY funny. And it's .... so ... US.

But no.

We will restrain ourselves, and write something "sivilized." :)

[troubleinwinter]

222. Ya mean "sillivized"?

[noamnety]

197. If I were involved in this (which I'm not)

I would write something like this on the note:

Compassion, Wisdom, Humor, Integrity - Thanks for everything.

Happy Birthday,

The ladies at the Underground

[gkhouston]

206. I like this; I'd only make a minor change in the sig line

'course if any of the guys want to be included, we could change "ladies" to "folks" or "your fans" or "your followers" or some such.



Compassion, Wisdom, Humor, Integrity - Thanks for everything.

Happy Birthday,

The ladies at DU

[noamnety]

208. Or, you know, option B

We got you a tie 'cause you're cute.

[troubleinwinter]

231. how 'bout "the ladies and gentlemen"?

[bunny planet]

283. great, I like it!

[troubleinwinter]

188. OK! So we can send ya some PayPal $$$?

If you'd PM me your PayPal ID, that'd be cooool!!!

As for internet relationships and friendships... my daughter (25, and a DU lurker) met her fiance online on a message board, and they have been together 5 years now. We adore him. They also met a group of great pals, and have traveled to gather together in California, New Orleans (for Jazz) and Chicago (for Blues).

How 'bout that!

[gkhouston]

190. ditto, crispini; you send ID; me send cash (grunt) eom

[crispini]

205. Sure, if everyone's cool with it being me.

'Cause I don't mind someone else doing it either. It's all good. :hi:

Oh, and I won't be there tonight! :cry: I will be celebrating MLK day at Dallas Dinner Table, which BTW, is an EXTREMELY cool idea and they should have one in every city.

So have fun without me, feel free to pick ties without me, and I'll come visit when I come back. (Here's hoping it's not a 500+ post thread, I'll still be loading it tomorrow morning, heh.)

[Shopaholic]

207. PM me too Crispini

We'll hook you up.

[crispini]

175. Good job, you go girl!

I think the ones that look like he'd be most likely to actually wear them would be #5, and #1, so there's my two cents. :)

[Patsy Stone]

189. Amazing job and thanks! Hi, everyone.

and I would have told you sooner but DU is acting all kinds of weird.

I do not like Gold Neat at all, but I am more than willing to go with it if everyone chooses it. #2 needs to be in the other color, the grays (IMHO)


and as I've said, I love #6 and #7.

#1, not!, but if you have to, get the greeny gray one to go with that suit.

I also like my original #1 to go with that gg suit:


Other favorites. I haven't read this thread in its entirety yet, so I'll be back.

[troubleinwinter]

192. OMG.

Now we hafta do Instant Run-Off Voting!

WTF is the blue one with the little men on it???!!! Hahahahaa!!!! Cute.

I like the gold one OK, but don't like totally colorless ones. Men gotta have some color, cuz the suits are always colorless.

I still go for 'Gold Neat'. But I am stubborn that way. I also stuffed the ballot box!!!

Yep, I was unable to get to DU awhile ago. The DU Yahoo Panic Room seems to say that DU was off-line for some time last night. Wassup with that?

[Patsy Stone]

194. Rove

Clearly it's KKK himself.

Honestly, I think Gold Neat looks like something a hotel clerk would be forced to wear. The colorless one was safe and it's not my favorite.

I just found the DUPanic Room and I had no idea. There's a discussion in the lounge now about what happened and if it was happening again. They don't seem to know much either, but that's where I found the link to the DUPR.

:hi:

[gkhouston]

198. we may a gender gap problem on the tie

I can understand why you think Gold Neat says, "Welcome to the Marriott" but Sparky seemed to like it. Could be that guys go for less adventurous ties that women do. And it's no good saying, "but my husband likes X," because maybe they wear the stuff we buy them because they've decided to suffer in silence!!

Gina

p.s. I must admit, I started liking the tie better when I realized the darker color in the tie is blue, not black. Makes it slightly less institutional.

As for the problems last night; no clue. Can't be a generalized problem but I'm not sure why last night/today would be a target date.

[Patsy Stone]

201. LMAO

"Welcome to the Marriott."

I knew it was navy, but bleeechh. And, as I said, if majority rules, I'll go with it. Nice save over in that other thread, btw. :)

[gkhouston]

202. Not what I'd pick for myself, but I'm not the one who'll be wearing

it, now am I? As for the save, a nudge is as good as a wink. Have you checked the parrot lately? It may be a little sickly; I think it's been eating the spam, spam, spam, spam...

[noamnety]

223. I do not like this tie

It screams "light gray suit" to me.

[troubleinwinter]

230. I call: "bland"

[Patsy Stone]

232. Then it's out

I was just going for a tie that was boring enough for MSNBC and would match the green/gray suit.

Our asses got moved to the Lounge! Funny! :hi:

[bunny planet]

282. I also do not like gold neat but will not make a fuss if it is picked.

Since he reads the thread he will appreciate how much agida we have gone through in making a decision (and fun too).These bottom three moschino's are my faves so far. The one with the little men is most distinctive and recognizable on air, tres snarky. It is still my fave. Goes great with a
a dark suit too.

The light gray suit btw, is to be set on fire, and run over repeatedly with an all terrain vehicle. Not while he's wearing it of course. Maybe we can get perky girl to smuggle it out of wardrobe for us.

I also have a paypal account so whoever is doing this, pm me and I will send bucks.

[bunny planet]

285. I love the bottom one, it's not your garden variety stripe, nice color too

The green one with the dots is hellacious and groovacious. Me like it, but it might strobe like a mofo. Still love the snarky little men tie the best. Doesn't anybody else like it as much as I do. Patsy, don't you like the snarky little men tie?

[bunny planet]

280. I like no#1 in sage. Gold neat is nice but non-snarky, too Republican.

#6 is fun but a bit too much of a statement. Don't like the exaggerated houndstooth. #8 is a nice pattern, don't like him in that color so much, that goes for 5 too.

Just to confuse things, I might go looking for some ties in awhile if I have the chance.

Lesson: don't ever go shopping with a Virgo.

[Patsy Stone]

199. BTW

I posted a pic of KO in that other "Where's Olbermann?" thread. I just didn't like the tone of it... First, there weren't enough :loveya:

Crispini, I responded to your post. :)

[gkhouston]

200. I believe that was my cue... nt

[troubleinwinter]

204. Ohfergawdsakes. Give us a link.

[Miami Liberal]

209. Here it is

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=203x287546

[troubleinwinter]

212. Awwwww.... y'all did a right nice job of straightening that place out!

WTF??!!! The mods done gone & moved us to the lounge. Uh-oh. I never check the Lounge! How will I find our KOEB threads???!!!

[Shopaholic]

210. Here's the parrot tie

'cause he's a big Monty Python fan, although these parrots aren't dead or even sleeping for that matter.


and here's a closeup of the pattern on the red one:

[Shopaholic]

211. Did y'all realize that the moderator locked our forum and moved it to the

Lounge????????

[Book Lover]

214. And we Lounge Lizards are horribly confused about it!

Looks like we stumbled into a private conversation here, but now that yer in the Lounge, I have to ask: what do ties have to do with the thread subject line, Ladies?

[Shopaholic]

216. Because the members of the KOEB are mostly female--

although we welcome males too. BTW-which tie do you like the best?

[Book Lover]

217. Oh, gotcha

But what's the KOEB? Also, I like the Raffaelo Moschino personally, but I think my husband wuld want something a bit warmer and redder...

[Shopaholic]

218. Keith Olbermann Estrogen Brigade

KOEB. We love KO.

[Book Lover]

219. Ah! Now the light goes on

I agree; he's a cutie :-)

[Shopaholic]

234. Join us Book Lover--

we're a fun group. Slightly demented but fun.

[Patsy Stone]

238. I could be wrong

but I don't think they'll move our other thread. We do actually discuss the news (unlike this wacky weekend-long shopping excursion). Just in case though, we many need to think about moving to Media, even though we're all gonna end up taking over there too.

I like the red parrot tie.

[troubleinwinter]

240. Red parrot is my second choice if we hafta have a runoff!

[troubleinwinter]

241. I think we are up to three "fuzzy votes" for parrots!

[crispini]

267. LOL, we got moved to the lounge

and we're confusing the natives. Tee hee! I love this thread, it's too damn funny. :)

[noamnety]

220. LMAO I can't believe it took this long

I was dying laughing when I first saw the thread title, I knew it had to be for the ties. I thought we'd be in the lounge in 20 minutes, tops.

[bunny planet]

286. Do they have a crunchy frog tie????

[Miami Liberal]

213. We've been moved to The Lounge

Aren't ties considered General Discussion? :P

[Shopaholic]

215. Apparently not. How much do you wanna bet they move our nightly KOEB

to the Lounge too? I hate the Lounge, it moves too fast and we'll get lost in here. This SUCKS. I guess now the KOEB stands for the Keith Olbermann EXILED Brigade.

We need to pick out a NEW home in another forum I guess.

[Miami Liberal]

224. Exiled, LOL!

Haven't we been on GD with the KOEB threads for over a week? I don't think they'll be moving us if they haven't already.

[troubleinwinter]

221. It isn't about TIES, it is about

acknowleging the ONLY MSM person to give ANY real coverage to our issues. He interviewed Blockwell and Conyers.

It's about picking tie candidates for us to vote on.

It's about voting for ties with instant run-offs.

It's about the problems of ballot stuffing in voting for ties.

It is about advocating for OUR candidate tie.

It does not belong in the Lounge.

[Miami Liberal]

225. Amen! n/t

[sparky_in_ma]

226. LOL

Great arguments. :) So....do you ladies come here often? What's your sign? Can I buy you a drink?:smoke:

[Shopaholic]

233. I'd like a screwdriver please.

and I'm a Virgo--can't you tell--because I'm perfect!

[sparky_in_ma]

239. Screwdriver coming up

Of course you're perfect, all the ladies on the KOEB are.:toast:

[Shopaholic]

242. Thank you kind sir.

Many thanks.

[noamnety]

236. Don't you have a show to prepare for? (nt)

[sparky_in_ma]

243. : )

Certainly wish I did;-)

[noamnety]

245. very convincing :)

Oh, and I'll have a guinness please, if it's not too much trouble.

[sparky_in_ma]

246. No trouble

coming right up. :toast:

[noamnety]

251. thank you sir

I tried to find a "Gold Neat" drink/tie joke, but it just wasn't happening.

[troubleinwinter]

302. "Cuervo Gold, neat."

[troubleinwinter]

237. I got tons of arguments!

I am argumentative! Just ask my husband!

There are political aspects to ties:

There is the ORANGE tie.

There is the issue of the tie incorporating the brand-name in its design being shown on a NEWS program on TV.

There is the tie with parrots. Would this be seen as promoting a particular British TV show (Monty Python)? Would/should there be an investigation relating to it?

These issues are worthy of discussion within a political forum.

Not into astrology, being the daughter and grand-daughter of astronomers. Thanks, a glass of Cabernet would be lovely!

[sparky_in_ma]

244. Cabernet is brought to your table

But no parrot ties!! The orange is political,as is the blue. Very good arguments.:-)

[troubleinwinter]

248. Thank you very much for the cabernet!!! But

I have never argued for orange or blue. I want Keef swathed in spun gold.

I take back my vote for red parrots. NO RED.

You have not voted yet. Your vote is important. No standing in line.

[sparky_in_ma]

249. I did in #128

The gold neat. Understated yet classy.:)

[troubleinwinter]

250. Why on earth would you have a gray suit???!!!!

[noamnety]

252. Let's give Sparky the benefit of the doubt here

He probably traded his own nice dark suit to a destitute stranger about to get engaged, in return for their grey one because he's such a charitable sweet guy.

[sparky_in_ma]

254. LOL

I kept the dark blue one. Hey...I wear suspenders with both.:-)

[troubleinwinter]

255. Ooooooo.... suspenders!!!!!

[sparky_in_ma]

253. Light gray

Good in the summer, and some people said I really looked good in it. Of course they had been drinking screwdrivers at the time.

[troubleinwinter]

256. Uh-huh, "some people say". We don't buy that kinda stuff here.

[sparky_in_ma]

257. Once demopedia

is back up, I'll post a pic in the gray suit. If I can figure out how. You can vote electronically.:)

[troubleinwinter]

261. And we should look it up under...???

heh heh.

[troubleinwinter]

227. Well, it's also about

:loveya: :loveya:

[Patsy Stone]

235. LOL! Voting Reform and Issues! Not Lounge material. LMAO n/t

[Patsy Stone]

229. Weren't we "generally discussing" ties?

Why are we here? What is GD for if not to discuss things in a general way? :) LOL.

ed: for better rhetoric

[RevCheesehead]

258. I think, my dear, you should voice your discontent in the ATA>

Perhaps a rather trigger-happy mod wanted to get rid of us...

But really, isn't Election 2004 going rather slow lately? What would be the harm, really? Or do we need our very own GROUP?

(I'd do it, but I've been bugging Skinner about other things).

PS - "Gold Neat" would be OK, I guess.
I still like the orange stripe tie.

[bleever]

259. One last suggestion, cuz I think he'd like it....

no...no...not gonna say it out loud. crispi, I'm gonna PM you and you check with the other co-conspirators (especially bunny, who might be our go-to receiver on this one).

Not. Hiding. Anything. Keef.


:)

[troubleinwinter]

260. Crispi or bleever... pass it on!

[noamnety]

262. I feel left out

As an uninterested bystander who is not involved in this entire fiasco, I think I should be in on the fun, also. :D

[Shopaholic]

263. We're not Republicans

LWFern--everyone gets to vote. No voter supression here on this website or in this KOEB group!

[noamnety]

268. No voting here. no no no no no

Once I cast a vote, I've crossed that nebulous line from amused bystander to ... well, being one of you. :D

[gkhouston]

269. notice the water all around you...

that ship has sailed... grab a life preserver... it doesn't have to be heart-shaped. :-)

[Patsy Stone]

264. Can I just hop up and down

and hop around on one foot and scream for a minute about our having been ROYALLY BUSTED!?!

:bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce:

[Shopaholic]

265. I'm still blushing.

Like a kid who has been caught with their hand in the cookie jar.
You'd think that at the very least he could weight in on which tie he likes the best.

[Patsy Stone]

266. Unnn-believable

Yet, completely expected and believeable. :)

You're right. Really, c'mon, it's the least he could do. I think a Moschino would be great and I think he has the sense of humor for it. The little men or the big houndstooth make me smile and they'd go with all of the suits -- not that gray one, but it's a goner, anyway. I haven't seen it in about a week, have you? I think, since they're reading this, they done got rid of it already. I do like the inner insanity of the red parrot tie, though. That's funny.

[Shopaholic]

272. I think I want to change my vote to the Parrot tie

with the "Hi, I work at a hotel" tie as my number 2 choice. We know he loves Monty Python. We know he tries to work in Parrot references whenever possible. It's red--okay, so red state is not a good thing where we're concerned, but it would be eyecatching on camera, and it does have blue in it so he could wear it with blue shirts, which we love. It's quirky and funny and he's quirky and funny and so are we. I just am so torn at this point. Gold neat or the Parrot tie?????

[bunny planet]

270. omg, I didn't have time to check this last night. Look how frigging long

this is, I'll be in menopause before we decide on a tie. Once the estrogen goes, I won't be able to decide on anything, let alone haberdashery. OK, I'm going to scroll down and read this puppy. I expect lots of yuks as well as cravat suggestions.

[Shopaholic]

284. Yeah--we're Democrats all right

look how unorganized we are and how long it's taking us to make up our minds--and look at the intense discussion we have to have about it! LOL!

[troubleinwinter]

287. Think it's time

to set up a poll:

Gold Neat
Parrots

???

They seem to be the two favored ones. But we really should have a third candidate.

[gkhouston]

288. let's see what crispini and bleever are up to...

I haven't heard yet. Damn... are we going to have to form a private mailing list once a year just so we can do a little scheming in private?

G.

[Shopaholic]

289. Bleever thinks we need to make him a tinfoil tie

I kind of like that idea! But not being crafty. . . . .

Hmm--wanna pick a striped tie of some kind (maybe one of the orange ones to indicate voter fraud) or a blue stripe (for obvious BLUE reasons) as our third choice and start a new thread????

[crispini]

290. Yes, that was the "secret" PM referenced earlier on this thread.

Sorry I didn't PM everybody about it before but by the time I got home, watched KO and finished reading the thread, I was wiped! :) So, now that the proverbial cat is de-bagged, :evilgrin: we can just talk about it here anyway. Bunny, being the artist, would be the logical, well, artist, eh? thoughts, Bunny?

re: the actual tie itself, consensus seems to be hovering around gold neat and parrots, with some for orange stripe and some for blue stripe. IMO we should narrow it down to top 5 or 7 and do a poll... New thread might not hurt....

and no, we're not indecisive, we're having fun! :loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya:

Do ya'll really the teeth-whitening thing was a shoutout to us? I'm still grinning... :D

[Patsy Stone]

291. Yes. It totally was. :)

Unless the FR girls are sitting around and discussing this. :)
OMG, still laughing and blushing.

[Shopaholic]

292. It was discussed both here and in the QuickTopics KO newsgroup

so it's possible he could have seen it in either place but I tend to think he's more likely to cruise DU than to cruise a topic forum devoted totally and solely on himself (at least I hope he's got better things to do than that). Anyway, yes, I do indeed think that it was a sort of shout-out to us or else someone on his staff saw it and was needling him about it and that's how/why it came up on air. I'm still blushing myself since I was the one who brought it up in the first place. I'm sorry but oral hygiene and white teeth (and non-smokers) are important to me. Of course, I do have a history of dating smokers though. . . .go figure.

[Shopaholic]

294. Okay--I just read at the Quick Topics forum where someone who

knows someone who works on KO's staff (or else works for KO themselves--I haven't totally ruled that part out)--anyway, they say that his staff does indeed read the QT forum so I guess if they'd take their time to read that, then reading DU is probably totally within the realm of possibility. I was already about 99.9% sure that either he or his staff read DU because they just pick up on too much of the same topics that we talk about and do such a fine, outstanding job of covering news that the rest of the MSM is afraid too (yes, I'm sucking up here). Again--if anyone on his staff is reading this-please weigh in when we post our poll later on the tie choices. That is all!

[gkhouston]

296. didn't somebody come in here last night

and get you girls all liquored up? Hmmm....

[Shopaholic]

297. Sparky.

You gotta keep your eye on him. He tried to liquor us up and then he talked to us about suspenders and such. :evilgrin:

[gkhouston]

298. obviously trying to get you all hot and bothered

he didn't like the parrots, I note.

[troubleinwinter]

300. It doesn't really matter if he likes parrots or not.

This is a democracy. We are going to vote. He gets one vote, and can vote against parrots if he wants. He can campaign against parrots, and try to bring others around to his way of thinking, but he must come up with some compelling arguments.

[gkhouston]

310. I don't know if Sparky's got any but I have one

I don't recall seeing Keith in a red tie. Maybe he's got one, but he hasn't worn it often enough to stick in my mind, which tells me he may not be too enamored of the color. I think the parrot tie is cute, but I'm not sure I want to go with "cute", especially given the background color choices. And it's a little on the garish side, close up.

Bunny, I think, argues for the parrot tie on the grounds that it's snarky and KO should have some clothing with a little attitude. I'd say almost the opposite. To me, it's funnier for KO to be dressed like a "normal" boring newscaster and be snarky. And really, despite all the snarky humor in Countdown, it's got a higher signal/noise ratio than the network news broadcasts, IMHO, because Keith is willing to ask the awkward questions that others tend to skirt around. He jokes around, but he's doing a professional job with the news, and I don't think the parrot tie looks professional.

Gina

[troubleinwinter]

313. Compelling, thought-out arguments.

Think I'll stick to the Gold Neat elegant one.

[crispini]

311. Or, better yet, chip in with your two cents!

LOL, why would they subject themselves to our drivel night after night? Ok, it's some funny shit, but it's pretty much the cyber-equivalent of a pajama party.

Ok, on the offchance they are around, I'll have to work this into the next few KOEB threads: I wish they would freakin cover the DNC race, and in some depth too. I know about Dean, Frost, and Rosenberg, but I don't know BOO about the others. Some footage from one of the DNC regional chat sessions would be most welcome, so I'd know who to nag my DNC members for. There is, after all, only so much one can find out on the internet.

Or, it'd be a good blog topic for him.

Ooo, they should cover that inaugural mylar balloon thingy. That was hysterical.

[gkhouston]

312. "cyber equivalent of a pajama party"

in that case Keef and his jammies are definitely welcome... :smoke:

What about the balloons?

[crispini]

315. LOL, houston!

:snicker: ~ self-deleted -- no sex threads! ~

the balloon article is here:
http://www.buckfush.com/SpecialReport.html

it's very dry -- but HYSTERICAL.

[gkhouston]

317. oh, my

I wonder what the weather's going to be like. Depending on which direction the wind's blowing, it could be almost impossible for them to stop people from releasing balloons somewhere outside the ring of steel...

[crispini]

319. Ah, if only one lived near DC...

:evilgrin:

Seriously, you couldn't pay me enough to go to this inauguration. However, I suspect it will go well just because there's so much security.

Which is very sad, that there has to be that much security.

[gkhouston]

330. I expect most of the locals will STAY THE HELL AWAY

I know we did, four years ago, although I can't recall what we did do. The munchkin was only a couple of months old at the time, though, so I was still in that breastfeeding-around-the-clock-what-is-this-thing-you-call-sleep phase of mommyhood. I have the general impression, though, that it's a LOT more security than they used for the last inauguration, and I don't think that has a damned thing to do with 9/11. I think * realizes he's not wanted and is getting paranoid about assassination attempts. Hell, for all I know, there are kooks out there that have actually made threats, although I haven't heard any whispers to that effect.

G.

[troubleinwinter]

314. You are sooooo right on the DNC issue.

I am new to that part, but am thinking Dean.

A profile (maybe one per evening) on each would be an interesting series. Get some of them up for interviews and let em tell us what they are about.

It IS a vitally important issue- "Which direction will the Democratic party go in the immediate future?" And something that is difficult (impossible) to get info. from TV/MSM. Very worthy of attention and coverage.

[crispini]

318. The person at the QuickTopics forum

later confirmed they read DU, heh. In the context of "fangirly" threads, so I belive that's a yes to reading the KOEB too. Hmmm... Well, I guess it's vaguely amusing to see what the peanut gallery has to say. :evilgrin:

[gkhouston]

322. I think we can survive the ANGUISH and SHAME!!!!

Seriously, we have no idea who dips in, nor how deeply they drink. Maybe they read every single entry every night (doubt it). Maybe they skim a few times a week, or after certain hot topics are covered, or when staffer X has the time to spare. Doesn't really matter. We should talk about what we want to talk about. If they want to eavesdrop, they can take the rough with the smooth; that's the fate of any eavesdropper. 'Sides, I think they've already figured out that we know how to play rough. }(

G.

[Miami Liberal]

293. I may not be at the KOEB meetings

in the next few days but please PM me so I can send the $$ for the tie. :)

[gkhouston]

295. Same goes for me...

my husband's out of town so I get to be single mom for a few days; my appearances here will be brief and oddly timed. (As opposed to merely being odd.)

So, bunny, how many chickens did you hatch last night over the tooth whiteners? I thought of you and Shopaholic. It was all I could do to keep a straight face in front of my husband. (He knows about the birthday tie and the gray suit but not the tooth whiteners discussion; I don't give him the full play-by-play; it would take far too long to explain!)

G.

[crispini]

304. I won't be here tonight either.

:cry: I have a HOA meeting. (an HOA meeting?) But when the tie gets chosen I will order promptly and PM everyone in this thread who has asked to be PM'ed with my paypal info!

And, I couldn't help noticing that Sparky doesn't like the parrots.... we may have to scratch that one, heh.

[troubleinwinter]

299. Are these the ones we want to poll on? Add one that has a 'following'?

I'm gravitating from the Gold Neat to the red parrots, too!

[crispini]

308. I think those are all very good choices.

Thanks for doing the heavy lifting with the images! And there's room to add a couple more, but I'm getting the impression from this thread... someone correct me if I'm wrong.... that those are the most popular.

Although I am still not 100% sure about the parrots. He doesn't usually wear small patterns like that, does he?

[Lavender Brown]

301. What is goin' on in here?

:shrug:

[troubleinwinter]

303. Oh, nuthin'.

Just trying to pick a b-day present for KO.

[Lavender Brown]

305. Is there a party?

Because KO and I share a birthday. He is exactly 20 years older than me. :)

[troubleinwinter]

306. It's always a party when we get together to talk about our KO!

Plus, 'Sparky' bought us drinks last night! :+

Happy B-Day! :party:

[troubleinwinter]

307. What do you think about #299?

[Lavender Brown]

309. I like the parrots

I think Keith would get a kick out of that one. :)

[Shopaholic]

316. I think the blue parrot tie would be great.

I hereby officially change my vote to the blue parrot tie.

[Shopaholic]

320. More on the Quick Topics thread. Apparently KO was not happy with our

swooning and such here on DU over him. The source says that they believe that he thinks we focus too much on the swooning and not enough on his talents as a journalist. Of course the reason why we love him so much is that he DOES cover the stories that no one else will and covers them in-depth and because he does ask the hard questions. And well, he has William Hung and Michael Musto on regularly. What's not to love? It just doesn't happen to hurt any that he's easy on the eye, snarky, and funny as hell. Jesus-aren't men ever happy? They bitch if you don't pay them any attention and then they bitch if you do. Okay KO--we get it--you're a serious, intelligent guy and you are indeed very much appreciated for your journalistic talents. Speaking solely for myself, I'll try not to floaty-heart you so much in future posts. And again, feel free to weigh in on the tie choice.

[Shopaholic]

321. Who knows how to create a poll so we can repost the choices?

[Miami Liberal]

324. How reliable is this source?

I can't imagine KO reading through these threads everynight.

[Shopaholic]

325. Don't know really how reliable they are but so far they haven't posted

anything really scandalous or unbelievable. They seem sincere. But of course, once you've learned to fake sincerity, the rest is easy, right?

[gkhouston]

326. well, if it is true, look at it this way...

You do a good presentation for a meeting at work and most the feedback you get consists of comments on your personal appearance, sexual attractiveness, and sense of humor. How do you feel? Granted, we aren't his co-workers, but still... maybe he wants to be treated as a journalist and not as a celebrity.

G.

[crispini]

329. Well, you make a good point, BUT,

here's the diff: I'd never write anything similar to our threads in any letter directly to Countdown or KO -- and I can't believe Catchawave's been sending them, LOL. We are, of course, all here to enjoy the mad news skillz of Countdown and KO, but we are ALSO all here to have a nice drinky, let our hair down, rewind and relax after a long day, and hang out and gossip with our silly internet girlfriends. Real, substantial critiquing of other people's work? That's no fun, and anyhoo, I get paid for dat shit! :evilgrin:

[troubleinwinter]

331. We are talking this stuff AMONGST OURSELVES!

We don't send silly stuff to KO. We yack once a day (and for 4 days over a tie), I think as relief from the serious issues we deal with most of the time... it's a way of blowing off a little steam and having some laughs together. It is NOT INTENDED for KO or his staff, and is not a message to them.

Most of our yacks happen during commercials while we WATCH the show, and discuss the issues he discusses. We watch BECAUSE of the issues he covers. The fact that he is appealing and snarky is just an extra, it's not WHY we watch.

[Patsy Stone]

333. Correct

and, if they don't like it, we can all turn our TV sets off. Also, someone please remind him that he used to be a sportscaster. Another thing, I'm not sure it's just that the people on QT don't like us. And want us to stop stealing their act.

KO, we do watch you for the news. We even watch when you're not on. So, there. And, which tie is it? :)

[crispini]

334. LOL, Patsy.

And wouldn't it be funny if it were in fact QT people playing head games with us? OMG, I *love* the internets. This shit is so much more fun than soap operas.

Edit: Should I skip my HOA meeting tonight and hang out with ya'll? I feel verrrrry lazy.............

[troubleinwinter]

336. What's QT, anyway???

[crispini]

337. Quick Topic forum...

I'm sure if you google it you'll find it.... can't find the link now that I redid my bookmarks....

[gkhouston]

332. and there's part of the problem

we didn't know that a pointer to the threads was being sent to Countdown, which was, in effect, an invitation. That may have given the false impression that this was a place to get the sort of remarks that are made to your face in the conference room. In reality, it's closer to the sort of remarks you hear in the ladies room between sessions. :-)

Maybe we could cut back on the floaties just a little and strive for a balance... say the sort of stuff you talk about at a semi-working lunch with co-workers you really enjoy... part serious, part silly?? It might get a few more of the guys back into the game on a regular basis. They're fun to have around, but once the floaties get above a certain level, we might as well be talking about tampons... the guys scatter like cockroaches...

Gina

[troubleinwinter]

335. Mmmmmm....NO.

When I talk here, I am talking to the Duers that are participants in the thread.

Anybody who doesn't like what we write doesn't have to read it, but I won't edit my comments for the whole outside world. Nor do I care if certain people scatter. We even had two concurrent threads one time... one with floaties, and one without. It was fun to visit both.

I am not huge with posting the floaties myownself, but I sure have gotten a thousand well-needed laughs outta these threads. Fun now & then to have a little adult female fun.

If the pointer thread caused 'em to think the thread was silly, SO WHAT? I'm sure they'll stop reading KOEB thread and move on to the more serious political threads that we post all over the place.

I don't care to change my behavior until the Mods of this site say I must. Aint done anything wrong, just having some humorous fun and blowing off some steam, which I think we very much need. Beats the damned ugly "bashing threads"!

[gkhouston]

338. Adult women. LOL.

I love the KOEB threads, but the thing they remind me most strongly of is passing notes in study hall in eighth grade.

I do care if the guys scatter because I value their input. As much as I like the KOEB threads, I think the Countdown threads were the most fun back when we were in the Election forum and everybody played. Some nights, bleever and Sparky and a few of the other guys drop by, but it seems like they don't stay long on those nights when the hearts are flying the thickest. Our loss, not just theirs, because those guys are funny, too -- and frankly, the funniest stuff I remember from last week isn't swooning, but somebody calling Chertoff "Nosferatu" and Crispini saying, "give that man a sandwich". And, of course, Bunny perpetually running up and down the stairs. Now there's a dedicated blogger!

As for the Countdown staff, the more I think about that, the funnier it gets. On the one side is KO (or a proxy) who comes to the KOEB thread because it's the only place in DU specifically talking about his broadcast every night, only to find the thread awash in giggling schoolgirls. On the other side are the "swooners" -- women who have made thoughtful, moving posts in other forums who seem determined to wear their most vacuous faces in the one place their idol is most likely to see their words on a regular basis! It's like something out of Gilbert and Sullivan.

And no, I don't think we should banish all floaties and start publishing nightly theses on political events of the day. I just wish it didn't look like we were having a contest to see who has the best Christmas lights on the block. Then again, I also get tired of the puking smilies, so I may just be suffering from graphics overload.

Gina

[noamnety]

339. Battle Plan/Potluck

Titling our threads the estrogen brigade might not be the best way to lure the menfolk back. Don't get me wrong, I think it's funny as hell, but maybe we should try something else for a while.

KOTB? (testosterone?) We could try it out for a night. We'd have to act all manly, maybe instead of posting floaty hearts we could grunt occasionally. And belch ... I dunno, I forget what all men do in groups.

The poker references are good, I say we keep them. Instead of trashing the women that Keith interviews, which I seem to notice a lot of lately, we could randomly interject: She's hot, I'd do her.

And let's talk about sports a bit more. KO likes everything to be a sports metaphor - so if you talk about the condi hearings, you use sports words more, like "he really gave her a pummeling" (is that right? maybe that sounds like vaulting/gymnastics ... too girly). Alright, you all would have to handle that, I can't do sports. I'll occasionally comment on how people salute, and Clark2008's boy can back me up. I'm also good for some snippy foreign policy remarks. What all can you guys contribute?

[gkhouston]

340. ROTFLMAO

Us acting manly... oh man, I almost spit my lunch on the keyboard. lwfern, you are wicked.

How did things work out between you and the hubby last night?

[noamnety]

344. me and who?

I mean, fine. All worked out fine. I ignored him, and eventually he stopped trying to talk to me during the show. :D

[Shopaholic]

323. Hey what do you know--turns out I know how to do a poll--

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x2454839

[troubleinwinter]

328. OMG. See comments on the poll site...

It's why I was reluctant to do a new poll thread!

[crispini]

341. Let's have a fresh tie thread.

I think it will focus discussion....

[gkhouston]

342. Good girl. You wanna start it?

I just put message in the KOEB thread to head back to the lounge... was that bad?

[crispini]

343. Just did:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x2461089