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NMDemDist2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-01-08 06:18 PM
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my Husband just called my newest thrift store dress (and I quote)
"an unflattering sack of stupid"


:rofl:

wonder if it's the "siesta sombero man leaning on a cactus" appliqué that did it??
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madinmaryland Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-01-08 06:24 PM
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1. He has a reservation in the Hotel Garage??
:scared:
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NMDemDist2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-01-08 06:25 PM
Response to Reply #1
2. nah, I was laughing when he said it
he's my fashionista

:rofl:
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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-01-08 06:28 PM
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3. you must post a picture, any garment that inspires that name must be seen to
be believed.
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NMDemDist2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-01-08 06:59 PM
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4. if you insist
:rofl:

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MsKandice01 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-01-08 07:10 PM
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5. Ummm....
Yeah....

:rofl:
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NMDemDist2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-01-08 07:12 PM
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7. it was worth $1 for hanging around the house
IMO anyway

he has a problem with the yoke, claims my 'temeahs' look like they're around my waist

but they're not

:hide:
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MsKandice01 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-01-08 07:14 PM
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11. Hey, it looks better than
Some of the stuff I hang around the house in. At least it's hole-free.
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Elidor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-02-08 06:01 PM
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44. is THAT what a temeah is?
I've not heard this new slang.
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NMDemDist2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-03-08 06:49 PM
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57. what else should you call nipples but that? he's notorious
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supernova Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-01-08 07:11 PM
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6. Um... colorful?
:yoiks:
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NMDemDist2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-01-08 07:13 PM
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9. see? he wasn't being mean at all
:rofl:
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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-01-08 07:13 PM
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10. well that's festive and i guess with cinco de mayo coming up you'll be all set.
you know i love you!

Cinco OH My-O!

:loveya: :rofl: :rofl:
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NMDemDist2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-01-08 07:14 PM
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12. ROFL
it isn't the most flattering style for sure

:rofl:

( see the 'temeah' post above)
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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-01-08 07:16 PM
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15. yeah but i totally love you for buying it and wearing it, you have an excellent sense of humor
and whimsy.
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NMDemDist2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-01-08 07:17 PM
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18. no one can ever accuse me of taking myself too seriously
that's for damned sure

:rofl:
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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-01-08 10:23 PM
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27. Ay carumba!
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NMDemDist2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-01-08 10:40 PM
Response to Reply #27
29. arrrriiiibbbaaa!!
:rofl:
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Canuckistanian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-01-08 10:36 PM
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28. It must be.... umm. "retro"
Or something.

:rofl:
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NMDemDist2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-01-08 10:41 PM
Response to Reply #28
30. what it is is COMFY
but ugly as sin :rofl:
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sasquatch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-02-08 05:17 PM
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39. Well at least he has kindlin' for a fire
:rofl:
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NMDemDist2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-03-08 06:41 PM
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49. or something. I told him I'd make it a scarecrow for the garden but...
he's afraid the ASPCA and PETA will be on our doorsteps :hide:
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trof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-02-08 05:21 PM
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40. You could not have NOT bought it.
I mean...it's just a classic...something or other.
I love it.
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NMDemDist2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-03-08 06:39 PM
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47. right! it was too bizarre to pass up
:rofl:
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Lorien Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-02-08 05:45 PM
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42. Lol! OK, I think that hubby has a point.
;-)
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NMDemDist2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-03-08 06:43 PM
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52. sadly, I must agree
:cry:
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baldguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-02-08 05:57 PM
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43. I would say your husband is an intelligent & perceptive human being.
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NMDemDist2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-03-08 06:40 PM
Response to Reply #43
48. he *IS* the wise and wonderful Mr. Ketchup
and that's no joke hehehe

:evilgrin:
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jmowreader Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-03-08 07:52 PM
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59. Was the store tag still on it, by any chance?
I'm siding with your husband here: this is not a dress you want to wear out of the house.
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NMDemDist2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-03-08 09:41 PM
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60. hell there wasn't even a manufactor's tag
:hide:
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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-01-08 07:12 PM
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8. ...
:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:
:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:
:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:


Sorry, this just totally hit my funny bone. Especially the photo.

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NMDemDist2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-01-08 07:15 PM
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14. hehehhe
ever of service

:hi:
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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-01-08 07:18 PM
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19. that pic is awesome, it says "Here i am, hmmmm?"
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LisaM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-01-08 07:15 PM
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13. What I really like about that outfit
is the shoes.
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NMDemDist2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-01-08 07:17 PM
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16. OMG
I'm dying here

:rofl: *gasp* *wipes_a_tear*

funny lady !! :yourock:
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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-01-08 07:17 PM
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17. Pfffft.
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-01-08 07:19 PM
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20. I honestly do not know whether to
:spank: you or :* you!

:D
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Robeson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-01-08 09:36 PM
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23. That's pretty good....
...:spray: :rofl:
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YDogg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-02-08 06:16 PM
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46. I LOLd.
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Manifestor_of_Light Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-01-08 09:26 PM
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21. It's colorful and creative!
I like it! Those mexican dresses with the appliques on them are COOL!!!

Does hubby have access to an airconditioned doghouse??? :rofl:
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NMDemDist2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-01-08 10:16 PM
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24. I don't think it's the pattern it's the way the yoke/collar area fits
and it does make me look about 10 years older and 50 pounds heavier

:hide:
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Cabcere Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-01-08 09:28 PM
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22. "An unflattering sack of stupid" - sounds like something
I would call GWB when trying to be polite. ;)
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NMDemDist2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-01-08 10:17 PM
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25. yuppers!
:rofl:
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stuntcat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-01-08 10:18 PM
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26. I think it sounds hot
I just saw a lady out the other day with a picture appliqued all over her skirt and I thought it was darling!
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NMDemDist2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-01-08 10:42 PM
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31. did you see the pic?
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stuntcat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-01-08 10:45 PM
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33. right on!
It is 100% cool, I love it :headbang:
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NMDemDist2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-01-08 10:50 PM
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34. LOL I thought so too n/t
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Critters2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-01-08 10:42 PM
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32. It's worth $1. Not a Vera Wang original, but definitely worth a buck. nt
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NMDemDist2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-02-08 04:37 PM
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35. yup, and I'm gonna wear it just to be stubborn now
:rofl:
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Midlodemocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-02-08 04:39 PM
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36. Well, *I* think it's cute.
and not because I have the same dress in yellow.
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NMDemDist2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-03-08 06:43 PM
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51. ROFL!!!
and perfect for Bunco night right?

:hi:
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hippywife Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-02-08 04:39 PM
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37. For a buck to
hang around the house and garden in, it's perfect. But, yeah...he's pretty much nailed it. :rofl:
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NMDemDist2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-03-08 06:44 PM
Response to Reply #37
53. yeah, he's got *much* better fashion sense than I
obviously

:crazy:
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Gormy Cuss Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-02-08 05:02 PM
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38. Send it to bi_baby
as a "What Not to Wear" in this thread:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=7699615&mesg_id=7699615


Such a find. It looks like it's never been worn before. Quelle surprise!
:rofl:
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NMDemDist2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-03-08 06:42 PM
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50. I offered it to her, for some odd reason she declined my gracious offer
:shrug:



:rofl:
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bicentennial_baby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-03-08 06:45 PM
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55. Blue just really isn't my color...
:rofl:
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NMDemDist2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-03-08 06:51 PM
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58. maybe Midlo will loan you hers?
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UndertheOcean Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-02-08 05:23 PM
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41. well , your husband seems to be an honest fellow
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NMDemDist2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-03-08 06:46 PM
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56. bless his heart
:rofl:
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sarge43 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-02-08 06:01 PM
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45. More like an arts&crafts project gone terribly, terribly wrong. n/t
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NMDemDist2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-03-08 06:45 PM
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54. hey, that's the ticket!! I'll make pillows out of it!!
Perfect!!

:thumbsup:
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texanwitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-03-08 10:16 PM
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61. I have some old pink, glass bookends that have that same design.
I think the now bookends were lamps at one time.

I think the dress is cool.
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