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   Message 531 of 2,235   
   Omixochitl to Alienthe   
   Re: Reflections on Gibson   
   12 Nov 03 01:11:17   
   
   From: Omixochitl2002@yahoo.com   
      
   Alienthe  wrote in news:3FAABB5B.2030402@hotmail.com:   
      
   > Omixochitl wrote:   
   >   
   >> Alienthe  wrote in   
   >> news:3FA6D417.1030301@hotmail.com:   
   >>>ghost wrote:   
   >   
   > [snip]   
   >   
   >>>>But why only market to women? I mean, men have put just as much into   
   >>>>style as women. Interesting that women are still almost exclusive to   
   >>>>the "gotta look good" aspect of everything and men still only get   
   >>>>black suits, white shirts and nylon laptop bags; or leather if you're   
   >>>   
   >>>Nothing screams evil as loudly as a sharply pressed dark suit,   
   >>>gruesomely starched white shirt and a dark, dark tie. Avoid   
   >>>dark shades, that would be downright unsubtle.   
   >>   
   >> But what if she in said dark suit and pressed shirt and shades is also   
   >> carring a big shiny fuscia laptop bag?   
   >   
   >   
   > This brings us to the recently discovered thin line between   
   > excuciating evil and unintentional humor... Perhaps shades   
      
   Heh.   
      
   > would be a good idea after all?   
      
   Depends on whether or not they're fuscia shades.  :)   
      
   >>>>ultra-cool(tm). Of course, I go with aluminum cases because my   
   >>>>laptops seem to take a higher than normal amount of abuse.   
   >>>   
   >>>Now, add a pair of handcuffs to the case and your writs   
   >>>for that chic courier look. With an ear plug you would   
   >>>be at the absolute cutting edge.   
   >>   
   >> Nah, ear plugS.  That way you get stereo.  :)   
   >   
   > One of these days I hope to see a picture where you actually   
   > try out these outfits. I am probably not the only one looking   
   > forward to that. It is all for casting purposes of course.   
      
   )   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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