Hey alright, if i get by.....

I bought gloves there, but that's about it.

We bought a ping pong table at Walmart the other day. The guy selling it to us, Juan, told us that he has 18 kids. "Not all by the same woman, because 18 kids would kill one woman."

Originally posted by Jaguar:

Originally posted by Surly Bonds:
I'll bet dollars to donuts that Rhett shops at Banana Republic.

Nah, that other big American (I mean Chinese) fashion retailer.

WAL-MART!

Originally posted by Steny Hoyer, Pubic Destroyer:
I can't believe I'm actually having this conversation with a man, but if you insist on asking…

not bad. i was just thinking as i was reading (do i have to buy him a christmas present now?)

for me?

well, for work i go with nothing but Jos. A Bank and Harry Rosen clothes. (brooks brothers if i can afford it) i have a fascination with cufflinks so i buy my shirts french cuffed…and suspenders, always, never a belt.

and when i go out, i have 12 hockey jerseys that i alternate ;)

Originally posted by Surly Bonds:
I get all my clothes on markdown from a fancy French store called Targèt.

Oui! Oui! I've been known to mingle amongst those racks myself.

I have never set foot in a Wal-Mart and plan to keep it that way.

Originally posted by Jaguar:

I have never set foot in a Wal-Mart and plan to keep it that way.

we think alike again. though, i have been in Wal-Mart before i can honestly say, not in the last 8 years or so, maybe more.

filene's basement is another fine store if you're looking for brand name clothes at a bargain price. there's actually one opening at the inner harbor next year sometime, underneath Best Buy.

Yeah, I heard about Filene's opening at the Inner Harbor. Maybe I'll actually go down sometime.

Actually, I'm more excited about the Loew's Landmark (or whichever) movie theatre opening down there. My only real problem with it is that it's too far from the Light Rail and there's no real free parking which will end up keeping me away. I really wish they would have put it up at Hunt Valley or some other area, even if much farther away from me, where parking wasn't such an issue.

Speaking of parking, Soundgarden (or maybe it's all of the Fells Points merchants) are offering free parking until Christmas! Gotta love them for that.

Originally posted by Jaguar:
Yeah, I heard about Filene's opening at the Inner Harbor. Maybe I'll actually go down sometime.

Actually, I'm more excited about the Loew's Landmark (or whichever) movie theatre opening down there. My only real problem with it is that it's too far from the Light Rail and there's no real free parking which will end up keeping me away. I really wish they would have put it up at Hunt Valley or some other area, even if much farther away from me, where parking wasn't such an issue.

Speaking of parking, Soundgarden (or maybe it's all of the Fells Points merchants) are offering free parking until Christmas! Gotta love them for that.

really? (on two accounts) Loews movie theatre? opening in Baltimore? i hadnt heard!! awesome.

and i didnt know Fells Point has free parking. and i work across the damn st. from soundgarden,haha. but i dont drive much and when i do i have a pass for the parking garage. but thats nice! merry xmas baltimore!

so jag, where did you hear of a movie theater in baltimore city? online? if so i would love a link.

its the biggest thing charm city is lacking these days!

From Soundgarden's newsletter:

FREE PARKING
NOW THROUGH CHRISTMAS!!
Stop by anytime between now and Christmas day and you'll find that our lot (in Baltimore) will be available to our customers, even Friday and Saturday nights! Don't fight with headaches that derive from shopping at the mall, come down to Fells Point and Armory Square and experience the wide array of unique shops that each community possesses.

I have no idea which lot they mean or if you have to get a ticket stamped or what. Not very clear but I guess you can call them.

Think I read about the Landmark Cinema in the Examiner but could have been The City Paper. This was months ago. Can't remember exactly where they plan to put it but seems to me on or near President St.. If I can find something about it online, I'll post a link. Should be great for you if you live around where I think. It's those of us in the suburbs who will have to weigh the extras of parking and such that will end up keeping us away when we would otherwise go. You know, like when you decide if you are going to see a show in DC or not.

i found a couple sorta articles. damn, its right by my work. yeah, at the end of president st (the VERY end) where that new circle is near Roys, City Sports, the Oceanaire, etc)

i wanna buy one of those condos they are building over there, but i seem to have lost that half a million dollars i was going to buy it with!

Okay, here we go.

Although my Target loving wife insists they are different, I see Walmart and Target as one and the same. They're pretty interchangeable to me.

Originally posted by Steny Hoyer, Pubic Destroyer:
Although my Target loving wife insists they are different, I see Walmart and Target as one and the same. They're pretty interchangeable to me.

i somewhat agree, though i dont hate Target, i only really shop there when i get the occasional generic gift card for Christmas.

i take pride in where i spend my money, which is why i dont have any!

Originally posted by Steny Hoyer, Pubic Destroyer:
Although my Target loving wife insists they are different, I see Walmart and Target as one and the same. They're pretty interchangeable to me.

Yeah, almost. But if my understanding is correct, Wal-Mart excels in what they do so wrong.

Walmart loses the perception game. That's what they excel at. Otherwise, they're about the same.

That sounds like 90% of the 35-54 year old men I see going into office buildings in Rosslyn every day.

Originally posted by Steny Hoyer, Pubic Destroyer:
I don't really shop that much, really. When I do, I tend to go for non-pleated khakis and dress pants, dark Levis, dark and earth toned solid colored shirts, both long sleeve, short sleeve, and t's. Campers, Doc Martens, Kenneth Cole loafers and oxfords. A couple of tastefully funkier shirts from French Connection. Brooks running shoes only when running and hking boots only when hiking. Black leather and brown suede jackets (bad vegetarian, bad). A puffy coat when it's cold.

Originally posted by le sonick:

Originally posted by Steny Hoyer, Pubic Destroyer:
I can't believe I'm actually having this conversation with a man, but if you insist on asking…

not bad. i was just thinking as i was reading (do i have to buy him a christmas present now?)

for me?

well, for work i go with nothing but Jos. A Bank and Harry Rosen clothes. (brooks brothers if i can afford it) i have a fascination with cufflinks so i buy my shirts french cuffed…and suspenders, always, never a belt.

and when i go out, i have 12 hockey jerseys that i alternate ;)

Everyone thinks having a tailor is bourgeoisie but there's nothing better than having clothes that you "designed" from the feet up, and they fit you perfectly. And there are plenty of reasonable tailors (usually Asian) who do a great job and can bring it in at a price less than retail Banana, JOB or BB.

I get a lot of praise for my suits, and none of them cost more than $500, and most of them were around $300. And you can designate exactly what kind of collars, sleeves, pleats, colors, etc. you want.

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
That sounds like 90% of the 35-54 year old men I see going into office buildings in Rosslyn every day.

now now, ggw. rhett has claimed to be a lot of things, being unique was never one of them.

Why not sew them yourself?

Originally posted by Relaxer:

Originally posted by le sonick:

Originally posted by Steny Hoyer, Pubic Destroyer:
I can't believe I'm actually having this conversation with a man, but if you insist on asking…

not bad. i was just thinking as i was reading (do i have to buy him a christmas present now?)

for me?

well, for work i go with nothing but Jos. A Bank and Harry Rosen clothes. (brooks brothers if i can afford it) i have a fascination with cufflinks so i buy my shirts french cuffed…and suspenders, always, never a belt.

and when i go out, i have 12 hockey jerseys that i alternate ;)

Everyone thinks having a tailor is bourgeoisie but there's nothing better than having clothes that you "designed" from the feet up, and they fit you perfectly. And there are plenty of reasonable tailors (usually Asian) who do a great job and can bring it in at a price less than retail Banana, JOB or BB.

I get a lot of praise for my suits, and none of them cost more than $500, and most of them were around $300. And you can designate exactly what kind of collars, sleeves, pleats, colors, etc. you want.

Do I get a badge for assimilating properly?

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
That sounds like 90% of the 35-54 year old men I see going into office buildings in Rosslyn every day.

Originally posted by Steny Hoyer, Pubic Destroyer:
I don't really shop that much, really. When I do, I tend to go for non-pleated khakis and dress pants, dark Levis, dark and earth toned solid colored shirts, both long sleeve, short sleeve, and t's. Campers, Doc Martens, Kenneth Cole loafers and oxfords. A couple of tastefully funkier shirts from French Connection. Brooks running shoes only when running and hking boots only when hiking. Black leather and brown suede jackets (bad vegetarian, bad). A puffy coat when it's cold.

Originally posted by Jaguar:

Originally posted by Surly Bonds:
I get all my clothes on markdown from a fancy French store called Targèt.

Oui! Oui! I've been known to mingle amongst those racks myself.

I have never set foot in a Wal-Mart and plan to keep it that way.

I only go to Wally World occasionally. They have the liter sized hand sanitizer that Target lacks. But there are two distinct classes of people at both stores. The Mal-Wart peeps tend to be lower class. Women with those Xmas themed sweatshirts and men wearing hunting camo. Target people are more upwardly mobile. Particularly the women. You see a lot more broads shopping at Target. And they are a higher class of cuties than the the more trashy walmart chicks.

Yeah…target women are my type. That, and Devo did some Target commercials. The target nearest to me has a Starbucks inside. Has anyone ever seen a Starbucks at walmart? That is about as rare as finding a Confederate flag sticker on the back of a Volvo. Those starbucks women are my type too. It's too bad I'm married.

Funny thing…when I first left for Europe in 1989 there were no WalMarts in this area. When I returned in '93 they had sprouted all over like weeds. The good thing about my sojourn to Europe was that I missed the first Bush presidency entirely.