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LatestBy
08/20/09

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Surely we all remember the cautionary tale of Mrs. Burke, her daughter Dale and the boy who goosed her...
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Breamworthy
08/19/09

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Wait, I'm confused by a magazine printing a picture of a woman in a bathing suit without either the words "BABY BUMP?!?!?" or massive arrows pointing to her thighs, stomach, etc.
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RodetheTrolleywithStanwyck
08/19/09

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Such contests were a valid form of entertainment back in the olden days. I know this because my great-grandmother and great-great grandmother had a vaudeville act which primarily consisted of having the audience guess which one was the mother.

Then they told bawdy jokes.
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Breamworthy
08/19/09

@RodetheTrolleywithStanwyck: That sounds awesome.
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applebrown-betty
08/19/09

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what is an ardent physical cuturalist?
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NellMood
08/19/09

@applebrown-betty: I think it just means that they're very active.
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Pizza!Pizza!Pizza!
08/19/09

@applebrown-betty: I'd be thrilled if it was an extremely delicate way of saying they have a lot of good, vigorous sex.
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pesematology
08/19/09

@HeatherNumber1: It means they're all Edna St. Vincent Millay.
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applebrown-betty
08/19/09

@HeatherNumber1: oooo new thing to add to my "things i want to be when i grow up" list!
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ritualtheory
08/19/09

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These are pretty wonderful. Given the nature of the magazine, healthy eating and exercise habits are emphasized, not surface beauty...And it's far less awkward than when my mom showed up in pigtails to visit me at sleepaway camp.
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NellMood
08/19/09

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I recommend that everyone click the link and go to the next page, because the pictures are pretty fab. And strange. The whole thing is kind of weird.
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undomesticgoddess doesn't sleep a wink
03/04/09

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I love perfume, but I tend to not go for major brands. Right now, I'm loving the brand Possets.
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staryberry
03/03/09

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Wow, I just read that whole article and I am dumbfounded that they decided to combine the application of perfume and the prevention of constipation into one informative narrative.

Why?!
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mariamariamaria
03/04/09

@staryberry: I know, that was a really strange turn it took. But at least the nutritional advice wasn't bad: eat whole grains, plenty of fruits and vegetables, drink lots of water.
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Hiroine Protagonist
03/03/09

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That woman has some srsly dirty feets.
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mariamariamaria
03/04/09

@Hiroine Protagonist: I know - GROSS! What, they didn't believe in mopping in the 30's?
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lijakaca
03/03/09

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I was thinking this was a perfume ad, when all of a sudden *boom!* constipation exercises!!

This is a deceptive story...but hilarious.

Also, I love this quote:

"For years we've been going about in this frank, post-war, careless flapper fashion, being just-myself-and-if-he-don't-like-me-he-don't-have-to. You know many's the woman that's waking up to the foolishness of this attitude. Being independent isn't so wonderful, we've discovered. The big thing in every woman's life, rich or poor, queen or peasant, is to get her man. And if it's illusion and femininity and glamour they want, it's up to each one of us to adopt that kind of a spotlight."

Mmhmmm....no comment.
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hippichx sez PEACE PLEASE
03/03/09

@lijakaca: i second your lack of comment... with a comment.
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tscheese
03/03/09

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Also, am I the only one who can't wear womens' perfumes?

I don't know what it is about the sweeter, floral notes in most womens' fragrances, but they turn into sour prison hooch on me. I don't really like the heavier, muskier, amber-y scents in womens' fragrances, either, because they just feel too old and after-shave-y on me.

My very best scents are very young, light, unisex or young-man scents. I swear to God I smell like spring and sunshine in cK One (lamest thing ever, I'm sure) and men's Acqua di Gio (also lame, I know.) Seriously, some of the lighter, planty, grassy, lemony, ocean-y young-man colognes turn into sunwashed linen and fresh green leaves on me.

Whereas most female scents smell beautiful on others, but on me they smell like boobsweat ketosis.

I am a strange creature.
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hellosunshine
03/03/09

@tscheese: Nope, it's all about chemistry. Slightly darker scents work on me, but damn, I smell PURTY in CK One.
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boxspelunker
03/03/09

@tscheese: That is women's deodorant on me! It stinks, man.
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meritxell: an erotic life
03/04/09

@tscheese: I will always have a fondness for ckOne. I seriously love straight up clean, fresh smelling perfume, which tends to be more guy-y. I don't like smelling like vanilla, frankly - super cloying.

Clinique Happy Heart has been my "signature scent" (when I can remember to put it on) for five years now for the clean-ness. But I totally think on Cool Water Woman (I know) fondly.
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mariamariamaria
03/04/09

@tscheese: I'm an equal opportunity fragrance slut. I say if it smells good, wear it. I also recommend Marc Jacobs for Men, Eau Sauvage by Christian Dior and Millesime Imperial by Creed.
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tscheese
03/03/09

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There is an exercise called "The Scissors" in this article, if you read all the way through it.

WHO WANTS TO PRACTICE THE SCISSORS WITH ME?!
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chritter is a nocturnal feminist mancatfish
03/03/09

@tscheese: Only if we finish it off with "The Pummeling." Cuz I loves me some "The Pummeling."
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TexasCrude
03/03/09

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For the record, the only fragrance I reek of is pizza and of needing a shower.

And it brings all the boys to the yard, strangely.
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rhymeswithfeather
03/03/09

@TexasCrude blames Gwyneth Paltrow: My boyfriend always pulls the "omg you smell SO good" when I haven't bathed in a day or two.

And as far as pizza-smell -- that's practically an aphrodesiac. Or at least that's what advertising tells me. Or was that tacos?
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jeepgirl
03/03/09

@heatherwritesstuff: I thought it was peanut butter
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jeepgirl
03/03/09

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I love Dolce & Gabbana (Red cap). Actually get complimented on it often.
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Le Kangourou de Kataroo
03/03/09

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I love perfume. I've taken to wearing one type as my "signature" perfume, just one spritz before I go out, and it smells heavenly. The boy loves it, and it kills him. The owner of the restaurant we ate at last night complimented me on it last night as well, which was nice.

Still, I didn't go to a perfume stylist. I went to Dillards and picked out the one I liked best after smelling it in a magazine.
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keldo
03/03/09

@Le Kangourou de Kataroo: Care to divulge the name? Everything smells like disinfectant on me after 10 minutes. If you need to keep it a mystery - I understand.
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rhymeswithfeather
03/03/09

@keldo: Could just be your body chemistry. My mom can't wear perfume because it smells like cat pee on her. So consider yourself lucky -- disinfectant is preferable to cat pee ;)
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keldo
03/03/09

@heatherwritesstuff: @feather_spin: I'm glad I'm not alone. I would love to wear perfume. The only one that works on me is Opium. Heavy but it works.
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hellosunshine
03/03/09

@Le Kangourou de Kataroo: I won mine from Allure - Chloe eau de perfume. It's lovely, but Hermes L'Eau Des Merveilles is my signature. (I'm out and broke, so Chloe works for now.)
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