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February 29, 2008 2:38 PM Subscribe
This post was deleted for the following reason: a blog post about a friend-of-a-friend OH SNAP story? -- cortex
I don't believe in returning abuse, but this is a pretty good story.
posted by Deep Dish at 2:49 PM on February 29, 2008
posted by Deep Dish at 2:49 PM on February 29, 2008
what does en flambe mean? maybe French for, "the boy whom is aflame"? like a gay kid?
posted by Student of Man at 2:50 PM on February 29, 2008 [1 favorite]
posted by Student of Man at 2:50 PM on February 29, 2008 [1 favorite]
caffeinated mall wiccan has wish fulfillment fantasy
posted by fleetmouse at 2:50 PM on February 29, 2008 [2 favorites]
posted by fleetmouse at 2:50 PM on February 29, 2008 [2 favorites]
if you insult someone's appearance to their faces in public or tell a fat woman she should be on Atkins, it's considered "helpful advice." You don't know this woman, why she's fat, or anything about her life, but it's okay to be cruel, because obviously she's lazy and self-indulgent and you, as a skinny evangelist, have the right to say whatever you want if you think it's for her own good.
I don't know anyone who thinks this is remotely cool.
posted by desjardins at 2:52 PM on February 29, 2008
I don't know anyone who thinks this is remotely cool.
posted by desjardins at 2:52 PM on February 29, 2008
Am I the only one who suspects the author only *wishes* she was this witty? As someone who is very fat, this just doesn't ring true to me.
posted by Ragma at 2:57 PM on February 29, 2008
posted by Ragma at 2:57 PM on February 29, 2008
What is half an IQ? A D and a half Q?
posted by bunnytricks at 3:06 PM on February 29, 2008
posted by bunnytricks at 3:06 PM on February 29, 2008
Sounds a little like a case of literary l'esprit de l'escalier to me. Good story though.
posted by elendil71 at 3:09 PM on February 29, 2008
posted by elendil71 at 3:09 PM on February 29, 2008
The story lost me from the beginning when we got a description of the woman's outfit and purse and hair along with a conspiratorial: you know, the type of people you and I despise.
It sort of served as a warning flag I guess that a pat story about stereotypes was on its way.
posted by vacapinta at 3:15 PM on February 29, 2008
It sort of served as a warning flag I guess that a pat story about stereotypes was on its way.
posted by vacapinta at 3:15 PM on February 29, 2008
fat girl fantasy.
posted by verisimilitude at 3:17 PM on February 29, 2008
posted by verisimilitude at 3:17 PM on February 29, 2008
"I'm barely paying attention" she says although she did notice that the woman was"... standing there in her overpriced workout clothes--you know, the kind nobody wears to actually work out in, they just wear around town to make it look like they're oh-so-health-conscious. She has one of those stupid little pink leather purses that should have a dog in it, and an armload of magazines about pilates and yoga; her hair is that expensive streaky blonde that's all the rage in people trying to look young and hip".
It would have been a better read if she had actually punched the woman.
posted by Sailormom at 3:18 PM on February 29, 2008
It would have been a better read if she had actually punched the woman.
posted by Sailormom at 3:18 PM on February 29, 2008
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