Girl Power 2010 Style

[riotgrrl]

The artiste Alexandra Burke has had a massive hit single in the UK, the premise of which is:

All the ladies tell the fellas we can do what they can do
We can do it even better in broken heels


I doubt the factual veracity of the claim, but let's assume it's a metaphor.

I am troubled by this.

[trubble]

I don't understand the broken heels bit but if it's going to start a fashion for wearing old broken shoes I am ready for it. I thoroughly enjoyed the chipped nail polish fashion, it was so relaxing, and I am hoping for a laddered tights trend to kick in.

[Weyland]

Feb 27, 2010 12:33:47 GMT @riotgrrl said:

The artiste Alexandra Burke has had a massive hit single in the UK, the premise of which is:

All the ladies tell the fellas we can do what they can do
We can do it even better in broken heels

I doubt the factual veracity of the claim, but let's assume it's a metaphor.

I am troubled by this.

I am troubled by not being able to work out what it could possibly be a metaphor of. I hate to miss stuff.

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what an unusual thing to say.
the thing about broken heels i mean, not wot Weyland said.

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ps who is Alexandra Burke? :/

[riotgrrl]

She is a woman who sings songs for a living Costal. She won a TV talent competition (The X Factor) in 2008 and has had a successful career ever since singing songs.

It's interesting that the Spice Girls 'girl power' message is still being promoted, only now with added high heels.

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broken high heels thou. what does that signify? cheap shoe-ery, probly.

incidentally, i am getting a banner advert up above for chiara.co.uk.. it has some pictures of some nice shoes on it.

[everso]

There used to be a saying that Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did but backwards and in high heels. However, I have to say that Fred was the better dancer really.

Sorry? Is this not appropriate?

[Weyland]

Mar 2, 2010 15:23:36 GMT everso said:

There used to be a saying that Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did but backwards and in high heels.

A bit like Lionel Blair?




. . . I'll get me cummerbund.

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i always thought Lionel Blair had a really dusty sounding sounding voice. and he reminded me a bit of a lion. i only really remember him from the tv show 'give us a clue' thou.

[Weyland]

Mar 2, 2010 15:27:09 GMT everso said:

As I said above, I'm a rabid anti-smoker, but, like Bets I feel that smoking should be allowed in places like pubs (although definitely not restaurants) so long as there is a room put aside for this. I hate to see all these hunched figures in doorways desperately taking a drag on their fags. It makes the place look so untidy.

A problem I can see with that is that every pub would have to have a smoking room. All the pubs around here already have sheltered outside seating areas, which works fine except in the bleak mid-winter.

I say let the buggers suffer.

(Haven't had anything to do with tobacco since 1982, except that I can still roll the perfect tab for those that ask me. Used to smoke a pack of Dutch shag a day, usually Samson. With liquorice papers.)

[everso]

I gave up smoking in 1991, and, like Costal says, if I'VE given it up then so should everyone else. ;D

However, there is a small part of me that feels sorry for people who just are too weak-willed to be a successful ex-smoker. They are obviously not as strong mentally as me.

heh heh heh

The sun's still shining, but I'm starting to feel less generous.

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ok, im confused..is this on the wrong thread? :/

[aubrey]

Mar 2, 2010 16:03:15 GMT Weyland said:

Mar 2, 2010 15:27:09 GMT everso said:

As I said above, I'm a rabid anti-smoker, but, like Bets I feel that smoking should be allowed in places like pubs (although definitely not restaurants) so long as there is a room put aside for this. I hate to see all these hunched figures in doorways desperately taking a drag on their fags. It makes the place look so untidy.

A problem I can see with that is that every pub would have to have a smoking room. All the pubs around here already have sheltered outside seating areas, which works fine except in the bleak mid-winter.

I say let the buggers suffer.

(Haven't had anything to do with tobacco since 1982, except that I can still roll the perfect tab for those that ask me. Used to smoke a pack of Dutch shag a day, usually Samson. With liquorice papers.)

God, Samson - the one with the twigs.

Only the pubs that want to have a separate room - it wouldn't be compulsory, would it?

[riotgrrl]

Mar 2, 2010 16:17:53 GMT @costal said:

ok, im confused..is this on the wrong thread? :/

Yes, it is.

Everso is living proof that stopping smoking makes you post things on the wrong threads on message boards.

I rest my case.

[riotgrrl]

Actually, Weyland started it.

And he's ANOTHER former smoker.

QE fegging D

[Weyland]

Mar 2, 2010 16:19:55 GMT aubrey said:

God, Samson - the one with the twigs.

Only the pubs that want to have a separate room - it wouldn't be compulsory, would it?

Certainly no twigs in Samson. At least not in the stuff they don't export. Perhaps you're thinking of French rolling tobacco? Mostly dust, but with the occasional dried-up baulk of pis-en-lit.

I meant that they'd feel obliged to have a smoking room, or lose customers. At least now it's a level playing field.

[Weyland]

Mar 2, 2010 16:27:58 GMT @riotgrrl said:

Actually, Weyland started it.

And he's ANOTHER former smoker.

QE fegging D

I blame chilli depletion . . . haven't had a decent dose of capsaicin since that Nepalese place in Shepherds Bush the other week -- a truly wonderful experience.

Even better that the waiter made very sure that I knew what I was ordering. At that point I knew that I was indeed in the right place. My companion had a wishy-washy bhuna-ish thing, and stood by, just in case.

Pain on entry -- pain on exit. That is truly gourmet eating at its best.

[everso]

Everso and Weyland are of a certain age and, as such, should be treated with respect.

Now, where did I put my Fred and Ginger DVDs?

[Weyland]

Mar 3, 2010 0:50:31 GMT everso said:

Everso and Weyland are of a certain age and, as such, should be treated with respect.

Hear, here!

Mar 3, 2010 0:50:31 GMT everso said:

Now, where did I put my Fred and Ginger DVDs?

I only have one of those -- Ginger Does Dallas. Some great moves, though Fred doesn't join in until the very last scene. The music is tacky, and the plot is almost non-existent, but it doesn't seem to matter. It was nominated for Best Supporting Stagehand.