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Intellectual Whores | 65 comments (65 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Of course, I'm British, but pinstripes are perfectly appropriate for graduation ceremonies... ;-)

by Metatone (metatone [a|t] gmail (dot) com) on Sat Feb 18th, 2006 at 04:39:33 PM EST
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But you can't wear a striped shirt with a striped suit. It's one or the other (or none).

tens of millions of people stand to see their lives ruined because the bureaucrats at the ECB don't understand introductory economics -- Dean Baker

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Sat Feb 18th, 2006 at 04:43:06 PM EST
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I like the look, though. My father thinks it makes me look like I'm wearing pajamas, so I wear it deliberately for him, and with a striped tie at that. Plus, your name is Miguel, and people named Miguel are expected to dress properly, unlike we, the Crazy WASPs. ;)

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Sat Feb 18th, 2006 at 04:48:36 PM EST
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In the UK my name is Mee-well. I kid you not.

tens of millions of people stand to see their lives ruined because the bureaucrats at the ECB don't understand introductory economics -- Dean Baker

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Sat Feb 18th, 2006 at 04:57:12 PM EST
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Ha!

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Sat Feb 18th, 2006 at 05:55:35 PM EST
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That's right! Britons know it looks sharp.

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Sat Feb 18th, 2006 at 04:49:55 PM EST
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It's not as bad as a brown suit on a white guy. The only people who can/could wear brown suits are black folks, who can pull off just about any look, and Ronald Reagan -- Reagan being the only white guy who ever made it work.

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Sat Feb 18th, 2006 at 04:54:16 PM EST
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