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Do you just put them back on after cleaning? I find that the combs never align this way. What I do is I spray with some starch to harden the area and pinch in the creases along the old comb fades first before wearing the jeans. Don't worry, I"m not trying to reform the combs this way, your legs will do it naturally once you finally do slip on the jeans after doing this. This is just to get the folds in the right orientation at least because sometimes wearing the jeans after a wash inverts the folds (what was out goes in and vice versa). Once the creases are at least pointing in the right direction because you've done this, go ahead and put the jeans on. Immediately your natural form and shape will cause the creases to set in again the way it was before.

Both of those look awfull and for the price you could get a great pair of raws.

But that's rather presumptuous of you to think that he would value raws highly.

we should ask his pedo teacher about it

No don't! He'd give you an unfairly distorted opinion because I was just a boy then and it was a lot smaller.

It only did stretch a little, not like other people say it would.

Ha, welcome to the club! My size 29 which is just one size down didn't stretch out as much as I needed to either. Sufu is not always gospel!

can't wait to see these

I've heard that speech is quite long. Has anybody here read The Jungle by Upton Sinclair? I seem to remember an extremely long speech towards the end of that book.

but i'm guessing that's not utterly repetitive like Galt's is though

Sent them to be hemmed. I'll post pics of the end results when I get them back. Meanwhile, I'm reminded of the one gripe I have with Warehouse. Are you guys ready for blasphemy as I dare to post a negative comment?...While understand that Warehouse caters to absolute purists who want their jeans with accurate vintage cuts and no frills, I as an unfortunate owner of two chicken legs cannot stand how they offer no slim or tapered cuts. I agree that their denim is the absolute best and normally I end up getting multiple cuts and models from brands whose denim I like. Sadly that 660 is the only pair I have and it's because the other cuts look ridiculous on me with the wide loose lower portions. I have tried on every cut besides the 660s that BIG carries and each have looked clownish on me -- almost like I'm wearing bell bottoms. It really pains me because the denim is so awesome and I wish I could wear more of it.

just started.

good move! its been on my list for ages and I did start it a while ago and struggled hard.

sometimes i feel the struggle is good, the books I breeze through in a couple of days are more often than not just forgotten, and the ones that were a bit more of a slog stick with me.

I dunno, I'm torn now that I'm a quarter into it and I'm absolutely hating it. I think there's a passage once every 8-10 pages that truly impresses me and the rest is like "oh please, stop showing off" There comes a time in your life where you cannot tolerate anymore things that don't interest you. I will probably finish it but I doubt I'll put too much effort into it.

Atlas Shrugged is an extraordinary book. I'm gonna be brave and confess that I actually agree with a lot of the philosophy there although I know it's not popular outside of the Texas billionaires' crowd. My favorite part was where she describes this factory where the workers all agreed on everyone dividing up the work and pay equally before it slowly disintegrates as the lazy ones try to take advantage of the others. Good luck to you during the John Galt speech. My English teacher once confessed to me that it's an open secret that no one really reads it all. Ha ha.

Also why are they letting coach people on the first\business class line.

This fucking pisses me off too!!! Not because I'm in business class but because I'm in coach and I know those bastards are going to take up all the overhead space by getting there first unfairly.

I wouldn't put it past them to do that. That is going to be a bitch to squeeze into the first few wears though.

^ you don't have any trouble peeing with a hardon? you should get your prostate checked.

ha! thanks but I edited the entire process of my morning peeing -- yes I do wait a bit for it to subside before I can pee. But usually that point is before the hard-on completely disappears and therefore needs the above described technique of sitting on the bowl to more easily aim downward.

perhaps this belongs in the superconfessional but regarding peeing sitting down -- i do it only in the mornings when i'm too groggy to stand and because I have a raging morning hard-on -- sitting makes it easier to point it down so that I shoot the stream inside the toilet bowl.

Awesome article recently appeared in the NYTimes recently about how people's friend-making skills change over the years of their lives -- essentially, it plain stops after college! In college, you're stuck together in a dorm, a floor, a frat, a class etc...the shared location and experience easily creates friendships. Also, as stressful as college may be, there really are no other distractions in life like jobs, mortgages etc. The article found that as people age, they just don't make the same commitment to making nor to maintaining friendships as you do in college. And as soon as they settle down and have a family, the friend making phase of their lives all but stops so the vast majority of our lifelong friendships were made in college. So take that in mind when you head into orientation. Expect your roster to change though. The person you will be in four years will be vastly different than what you are now.

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It's not about inferior quality or designer knock-offs. It's about finding nice, often simple items that shouldn't only be available in excessively expensive versions.

I kinda feel where you're coming from because it kills me sometimes that I can't afford something but your sentiment, in a way, runs counter to the whole appeal of "fashion". I think a key component differentiating "fashion" from "clothing" is that fashion incorporates an element of luxury and fun. Without these components you just have clothing -- functional and practical only. When something catches your eye, it's the "fashion" appeal of it that's catching you and every component that makes it a luxury is what comprises that: the authenticity of it, the exclusivity of it...and yes...the expense of it. Think about it, when you WANT an item, do you want it for yourself or to show off? If your answer is the first, then you're not going to want anything else but that item, no matter how expensive. No knock off, no matter how close the mimicry, will satisfy you because you'll know it's not what you wanted even if the entire world is fooled. In that case, this thread is moot. If your answer is the second...then you really do want a "knock offs" thread. I derive pleasure from owning something that I want to own. If I want those Alden shoes you posted, I'm going to get it if I can afford it. IF I can't afford them, I'm not buying them or anything else like them. Anyone who is comfortable settling for a "similar" item, I believe, is being vain and dressing for others, not themselves.

anything self edge sells that isn't denim

Wow! I wish I could give you +10 rep for having the balls to say that here! I love that store's denim offerings but too many of their t-shirts, hoodies they carry (I'm looking at you Iron Heart) look like Urban Outfitter rejects. Yet the denimheads who love their understandable awesome denim go crazy about that shit. I don't care if it's meticulously made with the finest quality cotton, it's JUST a black t shirt that's ill-fitting and has "Iron Heart" written in a plain ugly font. I just don't get it...

agree with everything jerrylee said about the state of the denim phenomenon these days..but I'm not quite sure what he's suggesting this guy should do. What do you mean "cultivate a brand first" before a full launch? Isn't this thread part of the initial research that all companies go through when launching a product? I'm assuming of course... that he doesn't mean to take the winning cut, dismantle a pair and copy the exact same patterns.

doesn't really count as a "book" in the sense you're thinking but the super successful Alexander McQueen exhibit last year at the NY Metropolitan Museum of Art (the one that had 3 hour long lines going out the exhibit wing and out into the streets) released their companion book featuring the gowns and pieces featured in the exhibit.

I'm forcing myself through Ulysses because I tried years before and it whipped my ass. I'm determined not to let Joyce and his pretentious erudition get the better of me. Problem is, it's been a long time since I read the Odyssey so I have to read the corresponding chapters in the Odyssey just to understand Ulysses!

Some fucker in SF keeps passing toll booths without paying and I keep getting his tickets, while i'm in los angeles. We have virtually the same license plates, except switching an "e" for "f"(looks the same if you had supercaps on). He drives an audi, I drive a mazada. I have to pay for one of his tickets so I can renew my car registration, then contest it to get my money back.

Now I have to pay 15 bucks to get a customized plate because i'm tired of getting his tickets. What should I get?

whoa...wait a minute here...Sounds like you've tracked him down so can't you get the police to go after this guy or ...heh heh...even contact this guy yourself to start something? I would totally not let someone get away with that.

been seeing this girl who is in the same intern program as me. quickly realized that it was a really bad idea, this girl is pretty nuts. on multiple occasions she threatens to take a cab home on our dates, then quickly breaks down crying or whatever and insists on sleeping over, but thinks anything more than making out is "too sexual". Not sure how Im going to extract myself from this situation gracefully.

This is exactly the kind of absurd nonsense that makes me thank god every fucking day that I was born not liking gurlz. She doesn't put out yet she still makes you tolerate her insanity?? Are you insane yourself? I always thought guys put up with that shit just to get some.

Who is that Asian dude above???

This question is not for the purists whose answer I already know will be "don't touch!" These are the 660s that BIG purposely left long. I too am normally loathe to hem jeans but I've already cuffed them 3 layers worth to get them this length. Should I get them hemmed or should I honor the sanctity of the denim? I just think it looks stupid with cuffs that thick and bulky.

finally heard back from them on the 23rd saying they'd been shipped on the 21st. the delay was because of some sort of issue with the postal service. still haven't gotten them, so I'm guessing they didn't actually ship until the 23rd. what I'd figured would be a week and a half is going to wind up taking a month. fucking A.

I had the same problem with the postal service and was getting real frustrated too. Their craftsmanship though is pretty impressive so I stuck with them and will probably continue to use them. The guy was genuinely apologetic about it. Also I didn't mind too much because it's kinda fun when the main pair goes on vacation and you can wear another pair that has been patiently waiting in the rotation line.

hmmm....quite a lot to address here...lemme see...

1) I believe you that you don't think your jeans smell but did you know that humans have a built-in system to destroy particle-receptor complexes in our olfactory nerves after a while. We may have developed this to ensure that we're always ready to smell new odors. Regardless, after just a short while, odors that are still in our presence become unnoticeable. You may not smell anything but if it's gotten to a point where you're asking this question on the board, it may be worse than you think. Also, the power of social graces is amazing -- in my 4 years of med school we tolerated a classmate who *stunk* for 2 and half years before we started doing clinical rotations and a blunt surgeon told him he smelled. Two and a half years!! Your coworkers may not be saying anything but you never know.

2) That said, the only real way to address this problem is to kill the bacteria with heat and/or dryness. I've always been dubious of that freezing technique because freezing doesn't necessary kill bacteria. Remember that we put food in the freezer and fridge only to retard bacteria growth. Eventually food still goes bad in the fridge. From a purely speculative thinking, I would imagine the only way to kill bacteria without washing is to put it in the dryer at high temperatures.

Being an adult is all about eating that dessert whenever you want to or getting drunk when you're not supposed to, unlike what your parents told you. You will still feel like a teenager in your 30s and will totally freak out when you realize you're not like 19.

amen to that...i actually look back on my life as a teenager now and wonder why i didn't have the balls to do more than i did back then. i think as long as you have a good head on, it's good to go crazy and experiment while your body can still handle it and there aren't long lasting consequences

oy, was never knowledgeable about denime models but i always thought anything "66" was paper patch (to match detailing of a 1966 cut)

speaking of paper patch, any recommendations on preserving mine that has ripped in half? tape? :-)