My mother once went to a beauty parlor, and the girl working on her told her that she had worked on Elizabeth Taylor earlier that week. She said Elizabeth Taylor had the most beautiful natural skin she ever had seen.bipolarbear said:
To paraphrase a quote from "August, Osage County": "All women look better with makeup, dear. The only woman who didn't need makeup was Elizabeth Taylor and she wore a ton."
Kilgore is a two year school and only sophomores perform while freshman(36) are in training. A tremendous effort at the JC level for a school of 5,000. AFAIK nothing comparable in California JCs...roqmoq said:
Before TCU or even Ole Miss, there were the Kilgore Rangerettes. When there were only the 4 bowl games on New Year's Day, there was also the East-West Shrine game at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco. And if memory serves me correctly, the Rangerettes were the the half-time show.
I'm always happy to find out I'm not alone. Great stories. I had a girlfriend whose friends all said she was the best of any of them at making up her face. She was comparatively fast at it, too. The first time I saw her do it, she climbed up on her vanity cabinet and sat cross-legged there, to get close to the mirror, I guess. She once announced that I would never see her without makeup. Some time after we broke up we had occasion to get together for lunch. I picked her up at her place, and I almost didn't recognize her. She had no make-up on. I said, "I thought you told me I'd never see you without makeup." She had no answer. We had lunch and never saw each other again. My current girlfriend went to get a facial. I asked her, "you are already beautiful. Why are you going for a facial?" She replied, "Because I don't want to lose it"sp4149 said:Been there as well. I had a long time girlfriend who spent two hours a day looking natural. Naturally I had no idea until I witnessed it. I also told my future wife that she didn't need to wear so much makeup in the office to still be better groomed than anyone else. That delayed our relationship by months. She was a new employee struggling to live in the Bay Area and her monthly make-up expense was her largest expense other than rent. Trying to be helpful can be hazardous. We were married for five years before I was allowed to see herSFCityBear said:I too enjoyed reading this, and the previous comments about make-up and too much of it. Make-up is something a woman or girl uses to make herself look her best, or look better at least. Some women over-do it. Some women use none at all, and I'll get to that in a minute. In any case, make-up can be and is used by many women to attract men. It is a way of manipulating men, if done right, for some men, maybe even most men. It is an equalizer, because it gives the not-so-good-looking girl more of a chance than she had without it, in the playing field of the game of life where girls try to attract men, and the good looking girls usually get more of the fellas to pay attention to them. Tragic for some, but until we become more enlightened, that is how it is.sp4149 said:Or Granddaughter, My late wife attended LSU and graduated with an engineering degree and worked for the Navy as an Environmental Engineer. She spent over two hours a day putting on makeup. Drove me crazy, but it was the culture/environment where she grew up in a small town next to Baton Rouge. After twenty years of marriage we managed to get her make-up time down to 45 minutes and her 'tools' didn't need their own suitcase. Without makeup she was more attractive than any of the women I met in Cal's College of Engineering, there weren't that many back then and many of the Cal students were barely groomed and rarely clean. Until you have lived with one of these Southern girls you can get yourself in plenty of trouble suggesting their make-up is excessive.Troll said:
Just remember boys you are gawking at someone's daughter.........
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Now I think the granddaughters are more attractive wearing less make-up. But Lord the rest of the family incessantly comments on Facebook how beautiful they are. it would be suicide to tell a well armed host of
trump worshipers that they are mistaken. "Too much make-up?" them's fightin' words...
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... My roommate and I were starved, when two hours later she emerged, looking like she had no makeup on at all. (the breakfast was pathetic she did not know how to scramble an egg. I went into the bathroom, and her toolbox was still open. I looked inside and there were over a hundred little tubes of creams and things. I guess the proper combination of all those colors and thicknesses, is what gave her the "Look at me. I'm beautiful, I don't need to wear makeup" look.
One word of advice: Don't ever, ever tell a girl she is wearing too much makeup. And don't ever ever tell a girl she might want to try using a little makeup. Either one of those statements will get you at least a long freeze-out, maybe a big fight, and maybe lose you a girlfriend. As a supervisor, I once had some female employees. One of them wore excessive makeup. She came into my office one morning to ask my advice. She said she thought she was attractive, and could make a good companion and provide a good home for a man, but she had a lot of trouble meeting men. The conversation dragged on, and I had work to do, so I stupidly suggested that she might try using a little less make-up. She exploded, stormed out of the room, bad-mouthed me to all the other girls, so that it was a couple of weeks before I could get any work out of any of them. The woman never spoke to me again.
And oh, yes. Current girlfriend wears makeup. She attracts men like flypaper attracts flies. Sometimes too much makeup. They don't care. Neither do I. It is the best policy.
'naked', aka without makeup...
The offseason is officially upon us. Let the bloodbath begin.Troll said:01Bear said:helltopay1 said:
Dear 01: Just got a private e-mail from cortez: She has just cancelled you as a potential VP. If elected, however, he has a new dept in mind called the Ministry of Silliness, Pomposity, Impertinence, Faux outrage, and mind-boggling youthful arrogance and ignorance . She would like you to apply for an internship. Thirty years in this ministry may qualify you to be "first alternate." Please see the movie, "The String. " And you went to what on-line law school??And, is the "school" still paying you for attending??keep your "pity." Instead, read the Federalist papers. Then buy yourself a pocket copy of the constitution. no fair keeping it in your pocket to impress folks. You must actually read it . Don't worry---you will be graded on a curve. A very, very long curve. Also, your arrogance has lots of company. I, too, used to think and talk and write like you. Then, my Mother washed out my mouth with soap and I then graduated from grammar school with new outlooks on life. I have not given up on you. I will refuse to hold your youth against you.
Dear Helltopay,
I've been "slammed" by folks who were much better at doing so than you. Seriously, your comments elicit little more from me than pity. I can't imagine how it must be to feel that the world has passes you by entirely and you are not only out of touch but also irrelevant. How scared and fearful you must be at a wold that no longer seems to have a place for you. Truly, I am sorry for you.
If it means anything to you, I'll say a prayer for you. I mean that seriously. I'll pray for God to alleviate your fears and fill you with the courage to find a new place in the world. For the desire and ability to continue learning and expanding your horizons. For God to comfort you.
Take care, fellow Bear.
Go Bears!
01Bear
Can't we all just get along......
These threads are always creepy to me in their unrelenting homogeneity. My beauty standards are much wider and deeper than most who comment on them (except, maybe Shocky). Which is why I usually try to abstain from commenting on the women.Troll said:
Is there something wrong with admiring someone's beauty? As long as you're not creepy about it! When I first met my wife I thought she was the most beautiful girl I have ever seen, 32 years later i feel the same way. So sit back watch the game and enjoy 10 second spots the cheerleaders get.
Fyght4Cal said:These threads are always creepy to me in their unrelenting homogeneity. My beauty standards are much wider and deeper than most who comment on them (except, maybe Shocky). Which is why I usually try to abstain from commenting on the women.Troll said:
Is there something wrong with admiring someone's beauty? As long as you're not creepy about it! When I first met my wife I thought she was the most beautiful girl I have ever seen, 32 years later i feel the same way. So sit back watch the game and enjoy 10 second spots the cheerleaders get.
Unfortunately, most women are not interested in me. In fact, only Asian and Asian-American women have evinced any interest in yours truly. It may be because I'm an Asian-American male* or it may be because I'm more of an acquired taste (like stinky cheeses or "aromatic" tofu). Regardless, although I find beauty in women regardless of race or ethnicity, they do not seem interested in returning the favor. That pecking order thing sucks mightily. The stereotypes are so virulently racist. It really pisses me off.01Bear said:Fyght4Cal said:These threads are always creepy to me in their unrelenting homogeneity. My beauty standards are much wider and deeper than most who comment on them (except, maybe Shocky). Which is why I usually try to abstain from commenting on the women.Troll said:
Is there something wrong with admiring someone's beauty? As long as you're not creepy about it! When I first met my wife I thought she was the most beautiful girl I have ever seen, 32 years later i feel the same way. So sit back watch the game and enjoy 10 second spots the cheerleaders get.
As I used to remind my friends in my younger days, I'm an equal opportunity lecher!
(Note: I initially included Shruggie at the end of my post, but the BI text rendered it i to \_()_/. Since that looked more like a skinny ghost singing in church, I deleted it.)
*Generally, Asian and Asian-American men are at the bottom of the dating pecking order for most women in the U.S.
LOL. Trust and believe, your real desires are well-known to its objects.82gradDLSdad said:
If I could ever figure out how to post pictures to this site from my phone I'd post one of Pam Grier right now and show you the breadth of my debauchery.
Each person has his/her own preferences for beauty. Different strokes for different folks. I can't imagine the folks posting on FG/BI agreeing on the time of day at high noon, much less beauty standards for women.Fyght4Cal said:
Refusing to be caged by predominant beauty standards makes the entire world a much more beautiful and inviting place.
82gradDLSdad said:
If I could ever figure out how to post pictures to this site from my phone I'd post one of Pam Grier right now and show you the breadth of my debauchery.
Admiring beauty is about as natural and instinctual as it gets...commenting on it (especially to the object of desire) can however get creepy and uncomfortable fast. I have 3 sisters and a bunch of girl cousins, including a state beauty pageant winner, so I've heard it. Ever wonder why some women, really beautiful ones, often don';t smile? It's because they don't want to invite that crap. My little sister had that going on. What it taught me is admire but STFU...and that actually helps,not being a creep. But good for you...sounds like you figured it out, or didn't need to.Troll said:
Is there something wrong with admiring someone's beauty? As long as you're not creepy about it! When I first met my wife I thought she was the most beautiful girl I have ever seen, 32 years later i feel the same way. So sit back watch the game and enjoy 10 second spots the cheerleaders get.
What State?Another Bear said:Admiring beauty is about as natural and instinctual as it gets...commenting on it (especially to the object of desire) can however get creepy and uncomfortable fast. I have 3 sisters and a bunch of girl cousins, including a state beauty pageant winner, so I've heard it. Ever wonder why some women, really beautiful ones, often don';t smile? It's because they don't want to invite that crap. My little sister had that going on. What it taught me is admire but STFU...and that actually helps,not being a creep. But good for you...sounds like you figured it out, or didn't need to.Troll said:
Is there something wrong with admiring someone's beauty? As long as you're not creepy about it! When I first met my wife I thought she was the most beautiful girl I have ever seen, 32 years later i feel the same way. So sit back watch the game and enjoy 10 second spots the cheerleaders get.
Stalker? Yeah, okay, Indiana...Chicago suburbs. She's a looker but she's way smarter.Bear19 said:What State?Another Bear said:Admiring beauty is about as natural and instinctual as it gets...commenting on it (especially to the object of desire) can however get creepy and uncomfortable fast. I have 3 sisters and a bunch of girl cousins, including a state beauty pageant winner, so I've heard it. Ever wonder why some women, really beautiful ones, often don';t smile? It's because they don't want to invite that crap. My little sister had that going on. What it taught me is admire but STFU...and that actually helps,not being a creep. But good for you...sounds like you figured it out, or didn't need to.Troll said:
Is there something wrong with admiring someone's beauty? As long as you're not creepy about it! When I first met my wife I thought she was the most beautiful girl I have ever seen, 32 years later i feel the same way. So sit back watch the game and enjoy 10 second spots the cheerleaders get.
I grew up in Indiana. Back in the day we would root for Miss Indiana to win the Miss America Pageant, which never happened. (There were only the three major networks & an UFH TV station in my town, so this was something different to see on TV).Another Bear said:Stalker? Yeah, okay, Indiana...Chicago suburbs. She's a looker but she's way smarter.Bear19 said:What State?Another Bear said:Admiring beauty is about as natural and instinctual as it gets...commenting on it (especially to the object of desire) can however get creepy and uncomfortable fast. I have 3 sisters and a bunch of girl cousins, including a state beauty pageant winner, so I've heard it. Ever wonder why some women, really beautiful ones, often don';t smile? It's because they don't want to invite that crap. My little sister had that going on. What it taught me is admire but STFU...and that actually helps,not being a creep. But good for you...sounds like you figured it out, or didn't need to.Troll said:
Is there something wrong with admiring someone's beauty? As long as you're not creepy about it! When I first met my wife I thought she was the most beautiful girl I have ever seen, 32 years later i feel the same way. So sit back watch the game and enjoy 10 second spots the cheerleaders get.
