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.... when companies use a video of someone flyfishing to sell their
products they very often use a model who has no idea how to cast? I just saw a advertisement clip for the BlackBerry cell phone -- the guy was nearly clipping the water with his rod on the backcast. They seem to pick some random person who "looks the part," dress him (or her) up in waders, a vest, and a hat, and send them into the water to flail about. Last year I was a model for a flyfishing brochure for a rafting company (owned by some friends) that had very little experience with flyfishing. They wanted a lot of line in the air, so I obliged, and the photographer (another close friend) shot away. The photo they picked showed an embarrassingly bad cast. I could supply a link, but I won't. :-) -- Cut "to the chase" for my email address. |
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On 9 Nov, 18:18, rw wrote:
... when companies use a video of someone flyfishing to sell their products they very often use a model who has no idea how to cast? I just saw a advertisement clip for the BlackBerry cell phone -- the guy was nearly clipping the water with his rod on the backcast. They seem to pick some random person who "looks the part," dress him (or her) up in waders, a vest, and a hat, and send them into the water to flail about. Last year I was a model for a flyfishing brochure for a rafting company (owned by some friends) that had very little experience with flyfishing. They wanted a lot of line in the air, so I obliged, and the photographer (another close friend) shot away. The photo they picked showed an embarrassingly bad cast. I could supply a link, but I won't. :-) -- Cut "to the chase" for my email address. Itīs tradition! :) Years ago, there was a film with Cary Grant, and I think Robert Mitchum, I canīt remember the title. Anyway, they go fly-fishing, and when one casts, the sound of a whining reel ratchet is heard! I always thought it was the funniest part of the film! TL MC |
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"rw" wrote in message m... ... when companies use a video of someone flyfishing to sell their products they very often use a model who has no idea how to cast? I just saw a advertisement clip for the BlackBerry cell phone -- the guy was nearly clipping the water with his rod on the backcast. They seem to pick some random person who "looks the part," dress him (or her) up in waders, a vest, and a hat, and send them into the water to flail about. Last year I was a model for a flyfishing brochure for a rafting company (owned by some friends) that had very little experience with flyfishing. They wanted a lot of line in the air, so I obliged, and the photographer (another close friend) shot away. The photo they picked showed an embarrassingly bad cast. I could supply a link, but I won't. :-) Cut "to the chase" for my email address. We already know you can cast.... What the heck, show the link, it's Friday! -tom |
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Mike wrote:
On 9 Nov, 18:18, rw wrote: ... when companies use a video of someone flyfishing to sell their products they very often use a model who has no idea how to cast? I just saw a advertisement clip for the BlackBerry cell phone -- the guy was nearly clipping the water with his rod on the backcast. They seem to pick some random person who "looks the part," dress him (or her) up in waders, a vest, and a hat, and send them into the water to flail about. Last year I was a model for a flyfishing brochure for a rafting company (owned by some friends) that had very little experience with flyfishing. They wanted a lot of line in the air, so I obliged, and the photographer (another close friend) shot away. The photo they picked showed an embarrassingly bad cast. I could supply a link, but I won't. :-) -- Cut "to the chase" for my email address. Itīs tradition! :) Years ago, there was a film with Cary Grant, and I think Robert Mitchum, I canīt remember the title. Anyway, they go fly-fishing, and when one casts, the sound of a whining reel ratchet is heard! I always thought it was the funniest part of the film! TL MC I think the answer is that a bad cast looks better to an untrained eye than a good cast. -- Cut "to the chase" for my email address. |
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On Fri, 09 Nov 2007 10:18:15 -0700, rw
wrote: ... when companies use a video of someone flyfishing to sell their products they very often use a model who has no idea how to cast? I just saw a advertisement clip for the BlackBerry cell phone -- the guy was nearly clipping the water with his rod on the backcast. They seem to pick some random person who "looks the part," dress him (or her) up in waders, a vest, and a hat, and send them into the water to flail about. Last year I was a model for a flyfishing brochure for a rafting company (owned by some friends) that had very little experience with flyfishing. And even less in choosing models, it would seem...oh, wait...was this collateral targeted at other rich ol' gals...who, the company hoped, didn't care about the cost of the raft? But I do have to say, I've seen your picture, and boy-oh-boy, do you ever, um, "look the part'... They wanted a lot of line in the air, so I obliged, and the photographer (another close friend) shot away. I bet you're glad all involved were your friends...I mean, if they had been strangers, you might have come out looking like an idiot or something... The photo they picked showed an embarrassingly bad cast. I could supply a link, but I won't. :-) A ruggedly-handsome, successful innertube model AND coyly modest...no wonder you're so popular with the studs down at the He Man Bar and Grill there in Ketchum, Jr....and thanks to your winsome appeal, the rafters, too, I'll bet...how about the trusses? Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know, you're calling code enforcement and your booking agent and if I don't watch it, you'll throw a phone at me, R |
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It is also a very good demonstration of inaccurate propaganda. The
movies invariably display what whoever is responsible considers the general public will imagine something to be. Anybody with any knowledge on the matter either finds it disgusting that peoplle can be so stupid, or just funny. The effect is also quite marked, and is responsible for a lot of people believing total nonsense. Television is even worse. TL MC |
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On Fri, 09 Nov 2007 10:52:42 -0700, rw
wrote: Mike wrote: On 9 Nov, 18:18, rw wrote: ... when companies use a video of someone flyfishing to sell their products they very often use a model who has no idea how to cast? I just saw a advertisement clip for the BlackBerry cell phone -- the guy was nearly clipping the water with his rod on the backcast. They seem to pick some random person who "looks the part," dress him (or her) up in waders, a vest, and a hat, and send them into the water to flail about. Last year I was a model for a flyfishing brochure for a rafting company (owned by some friends) that had very little experience with flyfishing. They wanted a lot of line in the air, so I obliged, and the photographer (another close friend) shot away. The photo they picked showed an embarrassingly bad cast. I could supply a link, but I won't. :-) -- Cut "to the chase" for my email address. Itīs tradition! :) Years ago, there was a film with Cary Grant, and I think Robert Mitchum, I canīt remember the title. Anyway, they go fly-fishing, and when one casts, the sound of a whining reel ratchet is heard! I always thought it was the funniest part of the film! TL MC I think the answer is that a bad cast looks better to an untrained eye than a good cast. So, Giselle, is that your professional opinion based upon years of experience in the trenches and focused study in the modeling sciences, or just an educat...hmmm...ah, OK... So, Giselle, is that the first thing that entered your pretty little head or is that the first thing that entered your pretty little head? Hey, hey - I am SO not trying to trick her - I just thought a multiple-choice test would be easier for her if A and B were equally correct...AND I typed very slowly, too... Sheesh, try to give a girl a break, and all you get is grief, R |
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On Nov 9, 12:52 pm, "Peter A. Collin"
wrote: For that matter, I get a kick out of when, in the movies, they shoot somewhere other than where the setting of the story is, and choose a locale that bears no resemblance. OMG, the worst case of that I've seen was the chick flick "Message in a Bottle". I don't even know if it's a good movie, because I was so distracted by the obviously wrong setting. The movie was supposedly North Carolina, but it was clearly shot somewhere (Maine, I think) with 10-15 foot tides and rocky shoreline. Everytime there was harbor scene, it was all I could do to not yell "bull****". Joe F. |
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Peter A. Collin wrote:
rw wrote: ... when companies use a video of someone flyfishing to sell their products they very often use a model who has no idea how to cast? I just saw a advertisement clip for the BlackBerry cell phone -- the guy was nearly clipping the water with his rod on the backcast. They seem to pick some random person who "looks the part," dress him (or her) up in waders, a vest, and a hat, and send them into the water to flail about. Last year I was a model for a flyfishing brochure for a rafting company (owned by some friends) that had very little experience with flyfishing. They wanted a lot of line in the air, so I obliged, and the photographer (another close friend) shot away. The photo they picked showed an embarrassingly bad cast. I could supply a link, but I won't. :-) For that matter, I get a kick out of when, in the movies, they shoot somewhere other than where the setting of the story is, and choose a locale that bears no resemblance. Like in "The Deer Hunter", when they are supposedly hunting in the Allegany mountains. There are craggy, snow capped peaks all around and mule deer and elk abound. I remember thinking "How did those guys drive from Pittsburgh to Idaho in one drunken night?" Yes! I remember that. It was hilarious. I suspect the reason is that the mountains of Idaho are more scenic (in a cinematic sense) than the Alleganies. -- Cut "to the chase" for my email address. |
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Tom Nakashima wrote:
"rw" wrote in message m... ... when companies use a video of someone flyfishing to sell their products they very often use a model who has no idea how to cast? I just saw a advertisement clip for the BlackBerry cell phone -- the guy was nearly clipping the water with his rod on the backcast. They seem to pick some random person who "looks the part," dress him (or her) up in waders, a vest, and a hat, and send them into the water to flail about. Last year I was a model for a flyfishing brochure for a rafting company (owned by some friends) that had very little experience with flyfishing. They wanted a lot of line in the air, so I obliged, and the photographer (another close friend) shot away. The photo they picked showed an embarrassingly bad cast. I could supply a link, but I won't. :-) Cut "to the chase" for my email address. We already know you can cast.... What the heck, show the link, it's Friday! -tom Oh, OK. Here it is: http://www.therivercompany.com/idaho...llery/fish.php The REALLY BAD cast is #5 in the slide show. My fishing partner, Tatiania (we called her "Tits"), is a sweetheart. She's from Montana and she knows how to fish. -- Cut "to the chase" for my email address. |
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The scene in the movie version of The Sun Also Rises where Tyrone Power
and Eddie Albert attempt to flyfish in Spain is pretty funny. -- Cut "to the chase" for my email address. |
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"Mike" wrote in message
ps.com... Years ago, there was a film with Cary Grant, and I think Robert Mitchum, I canīt remember the title. Anyway, they go fly-fishing, and when one casts, the sound of a whining reel ratchet is heard! I always thought it was the funniest part of the film! There seem to be several such automatic errors. E.g. aircraft rubber tyres normally squeak at touchdown on a paved runway: and when aircraft touch down on grass in movies (e.g. Battle of Britain) the sound track usually supplies the tyre squeak (which does not happen on grass.) -- Don Phillipson Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada) |
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rb608 wrote in news:1194632044.730658.296800
@o80g2000hse.googlegroups.com: On Nov 9, 12:52 pm, "Peter A. Collin" wrote: For that matter, I get a kick out of when, in the movies, they shoot somewhere other than where the setting of the story is, and choose a locale that bears no resemblance. OMG, the worst case of that I've seen was the chick flick "Message in a Bottle". I don't even know if it's a good movie, because I was so distracted by the obviously wrong setting. The movie was supposedly North Carolina, but it was clearly shot somewhere (Maine, I think) with 10-15 foot tides and rocky shoreline. Everytime there was harbor scene, it was all I could do to not yell "bull****". Joe F. And we all watched the sun set in the East in the last scene of Green Beret. -- Scott Reverse name to reply |
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On Fri, 09 Nov 2007 10:14:04 -0800, rb608
wrote: On Nov 9, 12:52 pm, "Peter A. Collin" wrote: For that matter, I get a kick out of when, in the movies, they shoot somewhere other than where the setting of the story is, and choose a locale that bears no resemblance. OMG, the worst case of that I've seen was the chick flick "Message in a Bottle". I don't even know if it's a good movie, because I was so distracted by the obviously wrong setting. The movie was supposedly North Carolina, but it was clearly shot somewhere (Maine, I think) with 10-15 foot tides and rocky shoreline. Everytime there was harbor scene, it was all I could do to not yell "bull****". I disagree. Have you seen "Star Wars?" They keep calling what is obviously just the 3rd moon of Venutia "Plutonia"...oh, sure, I tried to have a suspension of disbelief, but I confess I felt a little sorry for how hard it must have been for Plutonians in the audience... If I'm at a chick flick, it's with a chick, and I'd offer that unless she is a film student (and there's a good chance even if she is), pointing out locale and continuity errors ain't the sweet nothings you ought to be whispering... TC, R Joe F. |
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rb608 wrote:
"Peter A. Collin" wrote: For that matter, I get a kick out of when, in the movies, they shoot somewhere other than where the setting of the story is, and choose a locale that bears no resemblance. OMG, the worst case of that I've seen was the chick flick "Message in a Bottle". I don't even know if it's a good movie, because I was so distracted by the obviously wrong setting. The movie was supposedly North Carolina, but it was clearly shot somewhere (Maine, I think) with 10-15 foot tides and rocky shoreline. Everytime there was harbor scene, it was all I could do to not yell "bull****". One of the movies screened for our annual Insect Fear Film Festival had a very young Peter Graves (Mission Impossible) battling giant radioactive something or other and he had to consult with a famous entomologist at the University of Illinois. He got in his car and started to drive from Chicago to Champaign through some of the most beautiful mountain scenery I've seen on film. Much hooting, hollering and guffawing ensued. ;-) That Film Festival in general is always a hoot. -- Ken Fortenberry |
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"rw" wrote in message m... Tom Nakashima wrote: "rw" wrote in message m... ... when companies use a video of someone flyfishing to sell their products they very often use a model who has no idea how to cast? I just saw a advertisement clip for the BlackBerry cell phone -- the guy was nearly clipping the water with his rod on the backcast. They seem to pick some random person who "looks the part," dress him (or her) up in waders, a vest, and a hat, and send them into the water to flail about. Last year I was a model for a flyfishing brochure for a rafting company (owned by some friends) that had very little experience with flyfishing. They wanted a lot of line in the air, so I obliged, and the photographer (another close friend) shot away. The photo they picked showed an embarrassingly bad cast. I could supply a link, but I won't. :-) Cut "to the chase" for my email address. We already know you can cast.... What the heck, show the link, it's Friday! -tom Oh, OK. Here it is: http://www.therivercompany.com/idaho...llery/fish.php The REALLY BAD cast is #5 in the slide show. My fishing partner, Tatiania (we called her "Tits"), is a sweetheart. She's from Montana and she knows how to fish. -- Cut "to the chase" for my email address. Nice Photo! It's not bad at all, love the composition and lighting. -tom |
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wrote in message ... If I'm at a chick flick, it's with a chick, and I'd offer that unless she is a film student (and there's a good chance even if she is), pointing out locale and continuity errors ain't the sweet nothings you ought to be whispering... If you are at a chick flick with a chick I'd offer that you shouldn't concern yourself so much with the precise content of the sweet nothings someone else is, or ought to be, whispering in her ear. No, I think there is an altogether different message you should be thinking about......the same one you receive here daily. Wolfgang |
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On Nov 9, 1:49 pm, Ken Fortenberry
wrote: One of the movies screened for our annual Insect Fear Film Festival had a very young Peter Graves (Mission Impossible) battling giant radioactive something or other and he had to consult with a famous entomologist at the University of Illinois. "Killers From Space"? Staying in the younger versions of actors in sci fi vein, I still have a hard time taking "Forbidden Planet" seriously. It's a classic, but I can't get past seeing Frank Drebin as the spaceship captain. g |
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"rb608" wrote in message ups.com... On Nov 9, 1:49 pm, Ken Fortenberry wrote: One of the movies screened for our annual Insect Fear Film Festival had a very young Peter Graves (Mission Impossible) battling giant radioactive something or other and he had to consult with a famous entomologist at the University of Illinois. "Killers From Space"? Staying in the younger versions of actors in sci fi vein, I still have a hard time taking "Forbidden Planet" seriously. It's a classic, but I can't get past seeing Frank Drebin as the spaceship captain. g Wow, this is like taking a trip with Mr. Peabody and Sherman in the Wayback Machine! When you're young enough (and I was), "Forbidden Planet" is scary. Monsters from the Id? Sounds like ROFF. AAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!! :( "The Day the Earth Stood Still," on the other hand.......well, the cast and crew did.....and a six year old boy couldn't stay awake. Wolfgang |
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"rb608" wrote in message ups.com... "Killers From Space"? Staying in the younger versions of actors in sci fi vein, I still have a hard time taking "Forbidden Planet" seriously. It's a classic, but I can't get past seeing Frank Drebin as the spaceship captain. g Danger Will Robinson! http://msnbcmedia3.msn.com/j/msnbc/C...d_3p.widec.jpg -tom |
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On Nov 9, 1:16 pm, rw wrote:
My fishing partner, Tatiania (we called her "Tits") I'm probably more PC than most, but I still gotta say, no matter how affectionately that's meant, no matter how funny it may be, and no matter how much that may not bother her, that's just wrong. I'll temper that opinion with the confession that on one of the blogs I frequent, I posted a diary railing against a toy manufacturer for what I though was an incredibly demeaning sexist marketing scheme for one of its toys. The blog is unquestionably on the "liberal" side of things, and I expected a sympathetic audience for my rant. I was wrong; opinion was split almost exactly 50:50. So what do I know. |
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"rb608" wrote in message ps.com... On Nov 9, 1:16 pm, rw wrote: My fishing partner, Tatiania (we called her "Tits") I'm probably more PC than most, but I still gotta say, no matter how affectionately that's meant, no matter how funny it may be, and no matter how much that may not bother her, that's just wrong. Well, yeah......um.....maybe.....if she's somebody's daughter. I'll temper that opinion with the confession that on one of the blogs I frequent, I posted a diary railing against a toy manufacturer for what I though was an incredibly demeaning sexist marketing scheme for one of its toys. The blog is unquestionably on the "liberal" side of things, and I expected a sympathetic audience for my rant. I was wrong; opinion was split almost exactly 50:50. So what do I know. What's distressing and oh so hard to understand isn't so much that we live in a world full of pigs and assholes, but that they are proud of it.....and amused by it......and that they get a great deal of respect for it. Wolfgang |
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On 9 Nov, 22:41, "Wolfgang" wrote:
What's distressing and oh so hard to understand isn't so much that we live in a world full of pigs and assholes, but that they are proud of it.....and amused by it......and that they get a great deal of respect for it. Wolfgang As a general observation, it is very hard not to agree with that. But here, there seems to be at least an element of tit for tat. MC |
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On Fri, 09 Nov 2007 13:23:50 -0800, rb608
wrote: On Nov 9, 1:16 pm, rw wrote: My fishing partner, Tatiania (we called her "Tits") I'm probably more PC than most, but I still gotta say, no matter how affectionately that's meant, no matter how funny it may be, and no matter how much that may not bother her, that's just wrong. You realize he's just trailing, right? Oh, "they" probably do call her "tits" and she may act like she thinks it's funny (or may even like it, but I'd have to, um, well, see 'em in real life to believe it...), but I'd offer that it's her call to make and, um, well, her hills to defend if she thinks they need defending. I'd be interested to know something. You say you are "PC," and are a "liberal," yet you'd categorically deny a woman the right to be called whatever she wished, yet you don't seem to have any opinion on when such involves one guy calling another guy something that parallels "tits." I'll temper that opinion with the confession that on one of the blogs I frequent, I posted a diary railing against a toy manufacturer for what I though was an incredibly demeaning sexist marketing scheme for one of its toys. The blog is unquestionably on the "liberal" side of things, and I expected a sympathetic audience for my rant. I was wrong; opinion was split almost exactly 50:50. So what do I know. Well, see, that's the problem with trying to be politically correct - everybody is with a different party or wing thereof...and I'd not call a "sexist" marketing scheme for _toys_ demeaning, I'd call it stupid - what do kids really know or care about sexism? Are you sure it was "sexist?" TC, R |
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rb608 wrote:
Ken Fortenberry wrote: One of the movies screened for our annual Insect Fear Film Festival had a very young Peter Graves (Mission Impossible) battling giant radioactive something or other and he had to consult with a famous entomologist at the University of Illinois. "Killers From Space"? ... Whoa, talk about knowing your movie trivia, what are you Joe, some sort of walking, talking Halliwell's ? ;-) This place never ceases to amaze. -- Ken Fortenberry |
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On Nov 9, 1:16 pm, rw wrote: My fishing partner, Tatiania (we called her "Tits") It's obvious it's short for Tatiania. -tom |
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On 9 Nov, 23:04, wrote:
On Fri, 09 Nov 2007 13:23:50 -0800, rb608 wrote: On Nov 9, 1:16 pm, rw wrote: My fishing partner, Tatiania (we called her "Tits") I'm probably more PC than most, but I still gotta say, no matter how affectionately that's meant, no matter how funny it may be, and no matter how much that may not bother her, that's just wrong. You realize he's just trailing, right? Oh, "they" probably do call her "tits" and she may act like she thinks it's funny (or may even like it, but I'd have to, um, well, see 'em in real life to believe it...), but I'd offer that it's her call to make and, um, well, her hills to defend if she thinks they need defending. I'd be interested to know something. You say you are "PC," and are a "liberal," yet you'd categorically deny a woman the right to be called whatever she wished, yet you don't seem to have any opinion on when such involves one guy calling another guy something that parallels "tits." I'll temper that opinion with the confession that on one of the blogs I frequent, I posted a diary railing against a toy manufacturer for what I though was an incredibly demeaning sexist marketing scheme for one of its toys. The blog is unquestionably on the "liberal" side of things, and I expected a sympathetic audience for my rant. I was wrong; opinion was split almost exactly 50:50. So what do I know. Well, see, that's the problem with trying to be politically correct - everybody is with a different party or wing thereof...and I'd not call a "sexist" marketing scheme for _toys_ demeaning, I'd call it stupid - what do kids really know or care about sexism? Are you sure it was "sexist?" TC, R Itīs basically just as funny as you calling people homos, nazis etc etc. What was it you said about irony? If you had either sense or manners you would not do it, so it is quite grotesque for you to comment on others in that regard. Very many children are raised and indoctrinated in sexist environments, which colours their subsequent views on such things very considerably. Quite a few people consider this to be wrong. Maybe you should have watched more movies instead of just trying to bull**** the "chick" beside you. MC |
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"Ken Fortenberry" wrote in message
news:qT4Zi.19618 This place never ceases to amaze. I *should* just accept the adulation and amazement and keep my mouth shut, but I have to admit I looked it up. :-) Joe F. |
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wrote in message
I'd not call a "sexist" marketing scheme for _toys_ demeaning, I'd call it stupid - what do kids really know or care about sexism? Are you sure it was "sexist?" FWIW, the product was Hasbro's "Rose Petal Cottage". The TV ad that set me off was within typical norms of little girls playing with dolls & doll houses; but the voiceover of "inspiring your imagination" while showing a little girl putting landry into a washing machine was way past acceptable for me. |
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rb608 wrote:
On Nov 9, 1:16 pm, rw wrote: My fishing partner, Tatiania (we called her "Tits") I'm probably more PC than most, but I still gotta say, no matter how affectionately that's meant, no matter how funny it may be, and no matter how much that may not bother her, that's just wrong. Well, she actually has a sense of humor, and I'm sure that how you feel about her nickname is of no concern to her. You should hear some of the stuff she called her friends. The river guides around here are a pretty profane bunch. -- Cut "to the chase" for my email address. |
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On Sat, 10 Nov 2007 01:01:57 GMT, "rb608"
wrote: wrote in message I'd not call a "sexist" marketing scheme for _toys_ demeaning, I'd call it stupid - what do kids really know or care about sexism? Are you sure it was "sexist?" FWIW, the product was Hasbro's "Rose Petal Cottage". The TV ad that set me off was within typical norms of little girls playing with dolls & doll houses; but the voiceover of "inspiring your imagination" while showing a little girl putting landry into a washing machine was way past acceptable for me. MY GOD!! Little kids playing house and doing laundry! The exploitive *******s! So, I'm curious...do you and your family simply throw away that day's clothes, have the servants do it, send it out, or ??? Me personally, I have a staff of course, but don't you common people have to do menial things like that? I mean, I was in a grocery once (hey, I needed ice for cocktails, and the machine in the Roller was on the blink...) and I saw all sorts of that stuff the help puts in that thing with the window, so I figure at least SOME of you folks do it...laundry, not landry...although if it were Ali, I'd be game to give her, er, it a go... Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know, you're calling the Maytag repairma...er, repairperson, R ....I mean, they didn't show 'em ridin' the dryer or anything, right? |
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Saw a news report the other night about all the F-15's being
grounded. They led off with an aircraft taking off from a carrier. Even the wiff was calling them a bunch of idiots (for the uninitiated, F-15s are land-based, USAF fighters. They don't do well with carrier landings. No Starbucks on the carrier). Frank Reid |
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rw wrote:
rb608 wrote: On Nov 9, 1:16 pm, rw wrote: My fishing partner, Tatiania (we called her "Tits") I'm probably more PC than most, but I still gotta say, no matter how affectionately that's meant, no matter how funny it may be, and no matter how much that may not bother her, that's just wrong. Well, she actually has a sense of humor, and I'm sure that how you feel about her nickname is of no concern to her. You should hear some of the stuff she called her friends. The river guides around here are a pretty profane bunch. BTW, when I wrote that "we" called her Tits I wasn't referring to just me and the other guy in the raft. I was referring to ALL of her circle of friends in Stanley, probably at least half of whom are women. Unfortunately, the rafting company was sold last year and most of the staff left. I really enjoyed hanging with that crowd, even though they were half my age. -- Cut "to the chase" for my email address. |
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wrote in message ... On Fri, 09 Nov 2007 13:23:50 -0800, rb608 wrote: On Nov 9, 1:16 pm, rw wrote: My fishing partner, Tatiania (we called her "Tits") I'm probably more PC than most, but I still gotta say, no matter how affectionately that's meant, no matter how funny it may be, and no matter how much that may not bother her, that's just wrong. You realize he's just trailing, right? Oh, "they" probably do call her "tits" and she may act like she thinks it's funny (or may even like it, but I'd have to, um, well, see 'em in real life to believe it...), but I'd offer that it's her call to make and, um, well, her hills to defend if she thinks they need defending. Thus explaining the need for you to enter yet another conversation with nothing to add to it.......right? I'd be interested to know something. You say you are "PC," and are a "liberal," yet you'd categorically deny a woman the right to be called whatever she wished, yet you don't seem to have any opinion on when such involves one guy calling another guy something that parallels "tits." I'm going to guess that I'm the only person here who missed your proof that the woman in question (or any other, for that matter) has been denied her right to be called whatever she wishes. Could you (or anyone else) please repost that? Thanks, awfully. I'll temper that opinion with the confession that on one of the blogs I frequent, I posted a diary railing against a toy manufacturer for what I though was an incredibly demeaning sexist marketing scheme for one of its toys. The blog is unquestionably on the "liberal" side of things, and I expected a sympathetic audience for my rant. I was wrong; opinion was split almost exactly 50:50. So what do I know. Well, see, that's the problem with trying to be politically correct - everybody is with a different party or wing thereof... No, that's not the problem. In fact, it's not even "a" problem. and I'd not call a "sexist" marketing scheme for _toys_ demeaning, Surprise, surprise, surprise! I'd call it stupid - As some of us would you. So? what do kids really know or care about sexism? They learn their first lessons in sexism before they can speak. If you think about it, this puts them well ahead of you......on a great number of issues. Are you sure it was "sexist?" Imbecile. Wolfgang |
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"Tom Nakashima" wrote in message ... On Nov 9, 1:16 pm, rw wrote: My fishing partner, Tatiania (we called her "Tits") It's obvious it's short for Tatiania. Moron. Wolfgang |
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"rw" wrote in message m... rw wrote: rb608 wrote: On Nov 9, 1:16 pm, rw wrote: My fishing partner, Tatiania (we called her "Tits") I'm probably more PC than most, but I still gotta say, no matter how affectionately that's meant, no matter how funny it may be, and no matter how much that may not bother her, that's just wrong. Well, she actually has a sense of humor, and I'm sure that how you feel about her nickname is of no concern to her. You should hear some of the stuff she called her friends. The river guides around here are a pretty profane bunch. BTW, when I wrote that "we" called her Tits I wasn't referring to just me and the other guy in the raft. I was referring to ALL of her circle of friends in Stanley, probably at least half of whom are women. Well.....gosh.....how charming. Unfortunately, the rafting company was sold last year and most of the staff left. I really enjoyed hanging with that crowd, even though they were half my age. Surprise, surprise, surprise! Wolfgang |
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jeffc wrote:
"rw" wrote in message m... Last year I was a model for a flyfishing brochure for a rafting company (owned by some friends) that had very little experience with flyfishing. They wanted a lot of line in the air, so I obliged, and the photographer (another close friend) shot away. The photo they picked showed an embarrassingly bad cast. The more curling line swirling about in the air, the better. Irt makes for an interesting photo for someone who doesn't know what they're looking at. -- Cut "to the chase" for my email address. |
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rw wrote:
jeffc wrote: "rw" wrote in message m... Last year I was a model for a flyfishing brochure for a rafting company (owned by some friends) that had very little experience with flyfishing. They wanted a lot of line in the air, so I obliged, and the photographer (another close friend) shot away. The photo they picked showed an embarrassingly bad cast. The more curling line swirling about in the air, the better. Irt makes for an interesting photo for someone who doesn't know what they're looking at. "Irt" = "It" :-) I'm the next-to-worst typist in ROFF. -- Cut "to the chase" for my email address. |
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On Dec 3, 1:03 am, "jeffc" wrote:
"rw" wrote in message m... Last year I was a model for a flyfishing brochure for a rafting company (owned by some friends) that had very little experience with flyfishing. They wanted a lot of line in the air, so I obliged, and the photographer (another close friend) shot away. The photo they picked showed an embarrassingly bad cast. The more curling line swirling about in the air, the better. I cast cast reasonably well.... when no one is looking. However, the instant a tourist whips out a camera, I am DOOMED! The line gets sloppy and everything just screws up, it a wonder I don't catch myself more with all the cameras around here in the summer months. |
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