The Guild 7-19-2002 The History of Shoes

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[daisyscarlett]

Welcome Hackshaw...A friend of Mountaineer's is a FRiend to all of us. I read the Guild regularly and it is really tickling my funny bones today too. Actually we have a lot of knee slapping threads. You should come by often....

[daisyscarlett]

I must be cynical for a minute here. Do you guys think Hillary really got mad spontaneously or is she reacting to polls that say she is "too nice". Remember, her fundraising is down so maybe she is changing her public personna. Maybe to keep up with "Give 'em heck Gore". Ya think?

And my goodness, I crack up when I think of El Reno on the dance floor......I mean she will literally be on the dance FLOOR....What is she, nuts or something?...Never mind...

[Hacksaw]

Hi, nice to see you here! (To everyone else - hacksaw and I freeped Janet Reno a couple years ago when she gave a graduation address at a nearby college, so please give him a big welcome).

Hello - I have been involved in local politics lately. I ran for committee chair for my borough, and to my horror, I found out that I was the only Pub who ran and was elected. I am not sure how familiar you are with recent Pgh politics, but I live in Brentwood and there was a huge grudge against B Cranmer. I was finally able to build up the committee and get a more agressive person to chair it. And Mr. Cranmer is helping out, as he is a good organizer. But I do not support what he did to Mr. Dunn.

I still have a hard time believing that Acker invited Reno for a graduation speech. Remember that loony that yelled at us?

[mountaineer]

I hope Jackboot Janet leads her supporters in a frenzied dance number to "All Shook Up." Once she gets going, they may think an earthquake is occurring.

[mountaineer]

Yes, I remember both that wild-eyed woman who screeched at us protesters, and how Cranmer turned against Dunn. I forgot about those guys after Roddey and the county council were elected. Congrats on your election. As for WJU, at least Acker isn't there any more, although I hear things aren't going terribly well under his successor.

[Hillary's Lovely Legs]

"Do you guys think Hillary really got mad spontaneously or is she reacting to polls that say she is "too nice".

Where was this poll taken? On Mars?

[Endeavor]

Best line of the day.

[DaughterofEve]

You WOULD post this on a day my shoes killed my feet in Manhattan. I had to go to Duane Reade, and buy bandaids, sit on a doorstep on East 40-something street, take off my knee-highs under my jeans, and bandage 3 of my toes in order to limp to my destination.
Naturally, no one even GLANCED at me!

[Hacksaw]

Well, IMO there needs to be a good purge in the Church. Too many politicians and businessmen, and not enough genuine leaders.

I am still planning on buying a home in Weirton and commuting here - the taxes are so much lower. However, there are no doctors - I read in NR that the last neurosurgeon is now gone from WV.

I also read that Wise was elected with the help of the trial bar. For some trivia, a guy that writes for the Charleston paper that did a major hit piece on the doctors was a dorm mate of mine. I hope his insurance bills are exploding.

[mountaineer]

Perchance was that writer Chris S., former N-R reporter? The Charleston papers hire only biased reporters.

Yes, you can exchange the high taxes of Allegheny County for the doctorless environs of the Northern Panhandle, but you'd still probably come out ahead.

[BigWaveBetty]

You don't suppose that some of Janets "supporters" showed up just to be on camera do you?

Democratic candidate for Florida governor, Janet Reno (R) shakes hands with supporters at 'Level' nightclub in Miami Beach's trendy Art Deco District, July 19, 2002. Inspired by a television skit that spoofed Reno as the gawky host of a basement dance club, the former U.S. attorney general threw a real-life 'Janet Reno Dance Party' at the nightclub to raise money for her gubernatorial campaign. (Colin Braley/Reuters)

Janet Reno supporters dance at the Reno Dance Party fund raiser in the trendy nightclub, Level, in Miami Beach, Fla., Friday, July 19, 2002. (AP Photo/J. Pat Carter)

Janet Reno tells supporters at her dance party fund raiser Friday, July 19, 2002, why she should be elected governor of Florida at the Miami Beach rally. (AP Photo/J. Pat Carter()

Janet Reno, a candidate for Governor of Florida, addresses the audience at her dance party fund raiser at the trendy South Beach night club, Level, Friday, July 19, 2002, in Miami Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/J.Pat Carter)

Awwww, dang it! Janet didn't wear her blue Dance Party dress. Oh well, black in Miami in July is just so chic!

[mountaineer]

Janet Reno plays the fool excellently, having been born to the role, although I am surprised she didn't wear the trademark blue outfit. I almost hope she wins her primary, regardless of my antipathy, as she won't stand a chance against Jeb.

[mountaineer]

Sign of the times hurl alert:

IN their never-ending quest to promote "Tadpole" - about an affair between a 15-year-old boy and a 40-year-old woman - the geniuses at Miramax are trying to convince the media that "tadpoling is the hottest new trend on the American sexual landscape."

A press release from Miramax states that tadpoling is "defined as the act of an older woman pairing up romantically with a man at least 10 years younger." Of course, it neglects to mention that the term "tadpoling" did not exist until Miramax flacks invented it. rest of story, Page Six.

[Iowa Granny]

In my neck of the woods,, the term Tadpoling refers to seining the creek for bait.

On second thought, there appear to be some similarities.

[mountaineer]

New thread is coming down the pike (currently hung up at a toll booth for lack of correct change) - please be patient.

[mountaineer]

New thread

[Hacksaw]

Perchance was that writer Chris S., former N-R reporter? The Charleston papers hire only biased reporters.

No, Larry M. Are you familiar with him at all?

[Hacksaw]

Welcome Hackshaw...A friend of Mountaineer's is a FRiend to all of us.

Thank you for the welcome!

[mountaineer]

No, I don't know him. The "Chris" I mentioned rattled around your alma mater (along with several other institutions of higher ed) before landing at the N-R and the Daily Mail.

[Hacksaw]

No, I don't know him. The "Chris" I mentioned rattled around your alma mater (along with several other institutions of higher ed) before landing at the N-R and the Daily Mail.

Well, Larry did a series of hit pieces on doctors in WV, stating that they have it much better than they were making out. It was so egregious that National Review mentioned it without mentioning Larry by name. Larry then wrote to NR to complain about it, whereupon the authour trashed Larry again, this time by name.

Larry was actually a nice guy - I suppose he has been "assimilated" by the media.