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Dear Ms. [Redhead],

Thank you for your e-mail regarding our current Banana Republic models.
We always want to know how our advertising is being received, and your comments are appreciated.

We regularly evaluate our ads for effectiveness and reach because we want to make sure our advertising is appropriate for our customers and our brands. Feedback like yours is an important part of this process, and we have forwarded your concerns to the marketing managers who are
responsible for these decisions. We are sure they will be interested to hear your thoughts on this matter as well.

Again, thanks for bringing your concerns to our attention. We hope you will continue to let us know how we are doing.

Sincerely,

Robert
Customer Service Consultant



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Dear Banana Republic,

I was happily shopping on the BR site today when I came across the photograph to illustrate the "Geometric Shift Dress." The model wearing it is WAY more than thin. She looks like she has spent the last nine months on a life raft surviving only on water and Correctol. She doesn't look good - she looks sick (and very, very hungry). Please restore some sanity to your products by avoiding using models that are underweight.

Kind Regards,

[Redhead]
Santa Cruz, California

What was your favorite part about kayaking?

Other fair favorites

Block o'fries














Casually insane quilting.














Wall o'jam.















SWINE BARN!!













The "Pig Parts" poster.

Blogging temporarily suspended while I obsess over television history in the making.

When I saw these roses at the fair, the first thing I thought was, "These would be perfect for a Happy Pride Day bouquet for your favorite gay."

Be careful, though. Make sure the recipient is really "out." Could be awkward.

Lolotter

Scrumpy-isms

My mother stayed with us for a few days this week. I casually refer to JFJ by my nickname for him, "otter."

Scrumpy: Do you call him 'otter' because he is so sleek?

Me: No, otters are his favorite animal... um, did you just say
he's sleek?

Scrumpy pretends not to hear me, rummages in her purse.

September 11, 2007

It would be pretty crass of me to post multiple times today and not even mention the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Six years later, it's hard to accept the additional bloodshed that resulted from the so-called "War on Terror:" the 3,762 members of the U.S. Armed Forces killed in Iraq, the 374 killed in Afghanistan, 70,000+ Iraqi civilian casualties and God knows how many Afghani civilian casualties. Not to mention the journalists and military contractors who have also lost their lives, the amputees and other casualties, and the soldiers who come home whole in body but with a broken mind.

How will we explain this to our children? What has been accomplished? Al Queda is growing in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq, Osama's still out there spreading his message of terror. The events of September 11 brought Americans together in a remarkable way. As a nation we mourned together and resolved to be strong, to be united. Today, we are united again, this time wondering, collectively, what went wrong. And looking to our country's leadership for answers.

"Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a
tooth: But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite
thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also." Matthew 5: 38-39

What the kids say these days.

Cottaging
Discreet acts of buggery performed in a toilet cubicle. Often anonymous.

Mouse arrest
Getting grounded from the family computer.

Butt dial
When your cell phone accidentally calls someone you did not mean to while on your person.

Work hot
A person that may or may not be hot, but is the most attractive person in the set of people you work with so you lust after him/her.

Typeractive
Someone who is overly talkative on emails or text messages.

Pregret
The feeling of regretting something you're about to do anyway.

iPerbole
The hype surrounding any product Apple unveils.

From Urban Dictionary.

Tales from the library

The inscription on the front leaf of a book on fine art reads:

"To John - Marry my mother or give it back!"

And now your heart will explode from the sheer cuteness.

New additions to the celebrity shit list.

Kelly Clarkson: I am a good singer, so I can't possibly be a good writer. Women can't possibly be good at two things.

Hillary Duff: I'm not, like, a crazy feminist. I think women definitely need men. Like, I couldn't imagine having a girlfriend!

Brooke Shields: I'm so naive about finances. Once, when my mother mentioned an amount and I realized that I didn't understand, she had to explain, 'That's like three Mercedes.' Then I understood.

Britney Spears: I've never really wanted to go to Japan, simply because I don't really like eating fish, and I know that's very popular out there in Africa.

The Internet is really great today.

FromOverheard in the Office

Customer: Do you have a copy machine?

CSR: Um, no... This is a book store.

Customer: Yeah, but I just want to copy this book.

CSR: We sell books.

Customer: But I don't want to buy it, I just want to copy it.

CSR: Then maybe you should try a library. We sell books.

Customer: But I'm here now, and I want to copy this book.

CSR: Look, okay, buy the book take it down to Kinkos and copy it, then return it.

Customer: I think that's illegal. I'd like to report you to your manager.

Bookstore
Pensacola, Florida

Boom boom, chicka chicka boom boom*

Continuing in the vein of this week's posts about hetero relations, posted below are some images from the book "Porn for Women" available at fine purveyors of humorous literature everywhere. My friend CMW got this book for me for my birthday. Also, Brie sent me the images by email.**

*That's supposed to be porn music.

**Yes, these are obviously pirated and used completely without permission.

CNN Breaking News: Men like hot chicks!

It's a good thing we have long-term scientific studies to help us figure this stuff out.