@GreyCat: Yes, that's the point I was trying to make. Calling this "throwing 2 million pounds down the toilet" would be more accurate...except for the fact that we live in a society where the concept of making "investments" in one's wardrobe is not generally considered an oxymoron.
Methinks spending that much on kids clothes is sheer folly and/or a sign of a psych disorder in one or both parents.
As someone who spends their entire day in a medical setting, I'm used to a good 60%-70% of my co-workers running around in them.
I've tried a few pairs on, and, apart from being aesthetically displeasing, they've consistently proven to be uncomfortable, flimsy, and, frankly, dangerous on wet floors (always a problem in a hospital).
My tennis shoes have always served me well while wearing scrubs. Please, someone explain to me why people like them.
@ithacabaron: I was forced into buying a pair when I was in Disney World and my sneakers were giving me blisters ..... They were more comfortable to walk in than sneakers, and this was while walking, oh, everywhere. Its not like I'd ever wear them out somewhere, but if I'm just running to the store or something, I throw them on. They're definitely ugly, but for me at least, they're super-comfortable. And more supportive than flip-flops.
@ithacabaron: I find them ridiculously comfortable. My boyfriend hates them and constantly threatens to steal/burn/hide them, but they're great in the rain or when you need something more substantial than flip-flops.
i got my first pair when I was running a camp during the summer and we had to wear close toed shoes with a back - they're comfy to handle the miles of walking and vented to handle how hot it was. Plus, they float in water.
They make great camp shoes when you have to pee in the middle of the night, and they were feet-savers after I did the 3-Day (60 mile) walk for breast cancer.
@suck_it_monkeys: I think he actually says, "Anna, the winter(Wintour) gets cold; en (in) vogue with your skin out." I just caught this reference at the gym this morning. Part of the long tradition of hip hop "metaphors" that don't entirely make sense, but can be clever (like this one) or lame (like countless others).
@suck_it_monkeys: It makes sense -- the whole verse is about young women who come to New York all innocent and get caught up in the high life. So take the lyrics as written, and he's just continuing to paint the picture: those girls you see huddled outside of clubs in mid-January wearing miniskirts and sexy little jackets, freezing their asses off while they wait for some guy to hail them a cab. Now take the lyrics as they sound, and it adds another layer: they're models, or they want to be, they're just fashionable accessories and all people value them for are their looks. Bonus points for magazine title wordplay in a song about New York, which, at least if you're in the industry, can feel like it lives and breathes magazines.
I just noticed that yesterday when I was listening to that song! It made me laugh aloud, and the guy walking next to me gave me a sidelong look and slunk farther away. Hee.
Isn't Brett Favre the existing face and butt of Wrangler? Did I hallucinate the past several NFL seasons and their attendant commercials? (God, if you are a Raiders fan, please say yes.)
Oh Jon Gosselin. Christian Audigier associated himself with the Rock of Love contestants, but offers you no clothing line? What does this say about you? Is this maybe a clarion call for some serious soul-searching?
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As a lifelong Mainer, my heart warms every time L.L. Bean is mentioned outside of my home state. It gives my blueberry-picking, lobster-cracking, potato-farming soul a pick-me-up. I mean, the store is hilariously over-priced and over-run with people, but it is near and dear to me all the same. Huzzah for Maine!
@ProjectZoe: LL Bean jeans on sale are a sweet sweet thing. Every summer, my gfs are all "we have to go shopping for khakis and jeans" and I'm like "no I don't" and they say "again?" and I nod smugly, saved once again by the Bean catalogue from the torture of stores in the summer.
@ProjectZoe: My parents live in Massachusetts and every time I visit, I make them drive me two hours north to Freeport. Love LL Bean! I bought a winter coat from the store and brought it to DC for the inauguration. I stayed toasty all day from 6am on, even in 20-degree weather. Their cold-weather gear rocks.
@badmutha: They feel like housecats, too. I found an ocelot coat at a garage sale once. I touched it and my stomach turned. I'd rather have fur on live, purring, shedding kitties.
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And "valued" at $3.6 million? Since when is baby clothing anything more than a depreciating asset, at best?
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Methinks spending that much on kids clothes is sheer folly and/or a sign of a psych disorder in one or both parents.
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As someone who spends their entire day in a medical setting, I'm used to a good 60%-70% of my co-workers running around in them.
I've tried a few pairs on, and, apart from being aesthetically displeasing, they've consistently proven to be uncomfortable, flimsy, and, frankly, dangerous on wet floors (always a problem in a hospital).
My tennis shoes have always served me well while wearing scrubs. Please, someone explain to me why people like them.
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i got my first pair when I was running a camp during the summer and we had to wear close toed shoes with a back - they're comfy to handle the miles of walking and vented to handle how hot it was. Plus, they float in water.
They make great camp shoes when you have to pee in the middle of the night, and they were feet-savers after I did the 3-Day (60 mile) walk for breast cancer.
Yes, they're hideous, but they feel so good.
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