The unswank support group [Archive]

tracilicious

01-11-2005, 06:19 PM

Hi, my name's Traci and I've never been swank. I drink out of plastic cups whenever possible to avoid doing dishes, I've never had a martini (but I will as soon as I can drink again), I'm wearing sleepy pants and a sweatshirt. I've also never said dig.

I wish I were swank. Sadly, I have no clue how to be. Join me if you aren't swank, or if you have tips for us unswankers as to how to be swank. We can get through this. Really we can.

MickeyD

01-11-2005, 06:20 PM

Hi, I'm MickeyD, and I'm unswank.

I'm really glad that this is An Adventure Thru Inner Swank because, really, if I have any swank at all, it's hiding deep, deep down inside.

Gemini Cricket

01-11-2005, 06:23 PM

Don't let anyone else define it for you, ladies. It's all about you and your own idea of inner-coolness.
:)

tracilicious

01-11-2005, 06:25 PM

Oh, so that's what I'm missing! Yeah, I don't have inner coolness. I only have inner self conciousness and exclusionary paranoia. :P

Ghoulish Delight

01-11-2005, 06:28 PM

Inner Swank it is. Don't get let some square's notion of swank be a bring down. At the LoT swank is about feelin' your groove, no matter what that groove may be. It's all barrelhouse here, baby.

We dig that not everyone gets our lingo, but you can slid your jib any way you like. And you can always keep one of these (http://members.aol.com/gethep/jive.html) handy, dig?

Hope you find your groove soon.

tracilicious

01-11-2005, 06:31 PM

The one thing I do get is the lingo. I just don't feel swanky enough to speak it.

innerSpaceman

01-11-2005, 06:43 PM

If the cool cat's got your tongue, don't let that sweat you none.

Don't be put off by the swank speak we cats in management spew. We're just havin' fun showin' everyone 'round the joint while sharing the style. But as long as you can read it, baby, you don't have to write it.

(Besides, how much longer can we keep it up? It's premier week and we're spreading the news - but even our tongues'll get tied up in time.)

Grumpy4

01-11-2005, 06:44 PM

Just get into the swank with a cool tune from Frankie and have yourself a dry martini. A swanky avatar can help you get in the groove. Otherwise, just go with the flow!

Grumpy4

01-11-2005, 06:46 PM

even our tongues'll get tied up in time.
Promise??? ;) :p

innerSpaceman

01-11-2005, 06:53 PM

I don't have to promise, chicky. When it comes to me and gettin' tied up, it's all out guaranteed.

UvaGirl

01-11-2005, 06:54 PM

I love this place already:D

Grumpy4

01-11-2005, 07:07 PM

I don't have to promise, chicky. When it comes to me and gettin' tied up, it's all out guaranteed.
heh heh heh and a tee hee hee :D
Just checking! :p

Gemini Cricket

01-11-2005, 07:26 PM

I don't have to promise, chicky. When it comes to me and gettin' tied up, it's all out guaranteed.
lol! :D Nice. :cool:

Cadaverous Pallor

01-11-2005, 07:48 PM

I don't have to promise, chicky. When it comes to me and gettin' tied up, it's all out guaranteed.What a trip...my lips are zipped, can you grip? :D

My verse to all those shakin' in their boots goes thusly:

Focus those glims here (http://members.aol.com/gethep/jive.html) for a moment, then riff away.

Translation: Read the beatnik dictionary a bit, then make stuff up.

You cats have no clue how un-hip I was just a few days ago! A regular Cylde. But it's far more fun on this side. :)

DisneyFan25863

01-11-2005, 08:46 PM

Hi, my name is Sean, and I'm so unswank I don't even know what swank means.

Ponine

01-12-2005, 09:30 AM

Good grief Charlie Brown...............
I'm sooooo unswank that even this thread has posts beyond my comprehension.
i'm just gonna sit back and watch... and press on the sides of my head and pray it makes sense soon.

This makes me feel so stupid. :(

Must do real work.... payroll I can understand today.

sleepyjeff

01-12-2005, 10:01 AM

Every time I read "swank speak", I picture in my head that cool cat that inrod. Fred on the episode of the Flintstones where Fred was the happening thing for all the twisters in Bedrock :D

Twist, twist ;)

Cadaverous Pallor

01-12-2005, 10:59 AM

~MS~

01-12-2005, 11:06 AM

I figure as long as I don't need a translatore I'm good to go ;) but it's fun to watch the 'hep cats' groove.....

Ponine

01-12-2005, 11:24 AM

I figure as long as I don't need a translatore I'm good to go ;) but it's fun to watch the 'hep cats' groove.....
But if you find a translator, pass them on to me, I do need it. That or a babel fish...

wendybeth

01-12-2005, 11:50 AM

I thnk about that scene in "Hairspray" with Ric Ocasek and Pia Zadora. :cool:

http://www.usats.com/dale/thecars/graphics/beatniks.jpg

invader pearl

01-12-2005, 11:53 AM

Man, cool cats, do I feel unswank here in these parts.

But the colors of the board are quite soothing and feel really lounge-y. Does that make sense? Was that done on purpose?

Cadaverous Pallor

01-12-2005, 11:56 AM

But if you find a translator, pass them on to me, I do need it. That or a babel fish...http://members.aol.com/gethep/jive.html
That is my main source for all my hipster talk.

But the colors of the board are quite soothing and feel really lounge-y. Does that make sense? Was that done on purpose?You nailed it, pidgeon. We're here to groove on all mellow-like. :)

Eliza Hodgkins 1812

01-12-2005, 12:04 PM

Ah, my swank wardrobe.

Well, I've got these nifty brown cords on. Italian shoes with a nifty buckle. A sparkly raven colored sweater. Royal blue earrings and a blue Kanga hat I've had since I was 11.

Glasses, as per usual.

I feel more nifty than swank, but it's a look that works for me, I guess.

But, yesterday, phew. I was frump-ay!

And I can swear like a sailor, which usually sounds more crass than hip-hep-hooray.

Plus, I slouch. It's not very swanky to slouch.

NirvanaMan

01-12-2005, 12:15 PM

I like boooooobies. And tacos!

wendybeth

01-12-2005, 12:16 PM

Well, I wear all black, but nothing cool to speak of. I just got in the habit back in the punker years and am too used to it now. I slouch, too!

Ponine

01-12-2005, 12:20 PM

http://members.aol.com/gethep/jive.html
That is my main source for all my hipster talk.

Alas... it's a blocked page here at work. I'll check it from home.... when and if I get there. :eek:

Cadaverous Pallor

01-12-2005, 12:40 PM

Alas... it's a blocked page here at work.Really? Wow. I'll come up with an answer to that later. I may start my own definition page or something...

Not Afraid

01-12-2005, 12:45 PM

Maybe we can create our own swank dictionary. We'll link to it from the home page I'm creating.

You know, I love the freedom we have here. We can do ANYTHING!

innerSpaceman

01-12-2005, 12:56 PM

Anything but rain down nasty-a$$ ickyosity on one another. But that's a limitation I can dig to the mostest and live large with.

Gemini Cricket

01-12-2005, 01:01 PM

ickyosity
That's one for the dictionary. Good word.
:)

mamabot

01-12-2005, 01:06 PM

Ok, now I TOTALLY want to see that episode again! :D
May not be too hard if you have Boomerang. The character for the month of January is Barney Rubble. Really glad I have kids who like *shudder* retro cartoons.

Gemini Cricket

01-12-2005, 01:22 PM

Really glad I have kids who like *shudder* retro cartoons.
Seriously. I watch some of these anime or adult swin or Yu Ge Goh (?) cartoons and I'm not sure what they're saying, doing or even what certain characters are. I guess I'm just old-fashioned like that. When I sit on my rocking chair to watch cartoons, eating ribbon candy and drinking Nehi soda, I want wholesome Disney, Looney Tunes or Hanna Barera cartoons. :)

Kim

01-12-2005, 01:30 PM

Seriously. I watch some of these anime or adult swin or Yu Ge Goh (?) cartoons and I'm not sure what they're saying, doing or even what certain characters are. I guess I'm just old-fashioned like that. When I sit on my rocking chair to watch cartoons, eating ribbon candy and drinking Nehi soda, I want wholesome Disney, Looney Tunes or Hanna Barera cartoons. :)

Agreed there. My son loves YuGiOh! and I just don't understand it. If you think the cartoon is confusing, try playing the card game. It makes my head spin.....

blueerica

01-12-2005, 01:36 PM

I don't have to promise, chicky. When it comes to me and gettin' tied up, it's all out guaranteed.

:cool:

mamabot

01-12-2005, 01:39 PM

There are some really super lame cartoons out there. The kids really enjoy watching The Flinestones, Looney Toons, Tom & Jerry, and Scooby Doo. They like the cartoons on Disney Channel, although I refuse to let them watch Gargoyles and Dave the Barbarian. (OK, we are somewhat careful about the TOm & Jerry cartoons we will let them watch.)

Brian looooves House of Mouse a whole lot. As the kids are waking up in the morning, their cartoon of choice is Baby Looney Tunes. I may be contrived, dumbed down with not so subtle moral of the story endings, but they really like it.

blueerica

01-12-2005, 01:40 PM

Agreed there. My son loves YuGiOh! and I just don't understand it. If you think the cartoon is confusing, try playing the card game. It makes my head spin.....

If YuGiOh was out walking around in the real world, he'd have been locked away long ago. That kat just doesn't know how to kool his jets!

Kim

01-12-2005, 02:24 PM

If YuGiOh was out walking around in the real world, he'd have been locked away long ago. That kat just doesn't know how to kool his jets!

You've got your boots on, birdie. :cool:

cirquelover

01-12-2005, 04:06 PM

Agreed there. My son loves YuGiOh! and I just don't understand it. If you think the cartoon is confusing, try playing the card game. It makes my head spin.....

OMG... I have to agree with you there! My son got the duel disk(?), the thing that goes on his arm and holds the cards. He always wants me to play the cards with him. I tell him we'll make a play date with his cousin and he can play all he wants!

I'm glad my boy enjoys the old cartoons.

Back on topic... I don't think I have ever been swank or hip in my life but it sures seems like a lot of fun :o

Kim

01-12-2005, 04:24 PM

That YuGiOh! stuff. Just color me confused. I don't see how the kids pick it up so quick.

And check out the swank dictionary thing that CP linked to in this thread. It helps when you want to put cool sounding words together. And Welcome!!!!!

Baileykat

01-12-2005, 04:27 PM

Agreed there. My son loves YuGiOh! and I just don't understand it. If you think the cartoon is confusing, try playing the card game. It makes my head spin.....

Oh dear Lord! If everything YuGiOh would suddenly be sucked into a deep abyss somewhere and never surface again, my life would be semi-normal!

Bailey is in utter devotion to all things YuGiOh...which is fine..except sometimes I worry about him. We're trying to steer him towards other things...but he has so many cards, he can't keep track..buys a pack of cards whenever he gets any money...has YuGiOh posters in his room, watches the cartoons, you get the picture!

Seriously though..I worry about kids and their YuGiOh...at Christmas..Bailey's list of wants was mostly YuGiOh rare cards...I had no idea how you got them..so I went into a Game Stop and asked the sales guy behind the counter. The guy is easily in his 30's, portly, no wedding ring..(you can paint the picture! No swank in sight!) Anyway..I inquire about how to best get the cards on Bailey's list...he tells me...
"Well, I might be able to help you. I am something of an expert. I just happen to be the 6 time YuGiOh City Dueling Champion."

Like this was suppossed to impress me!

Hopefully Bailey will further his interests into other things...but I'm sure it'll be awhile! :rolleyes:

Kim

01-12-2005, 04:35 PM

Seriously though..I worry about kids and their YuGiOh...at Christmas..Bailey's list of wants was mostly YuGiOh rare cards...I had no idea how you got them..so I went into a Game Stop and asked the sales guy behind the counter. The guy is easily in his 30's, portly, no wedding ring..(you can paint the picture! No swank in sight!) Anyway..I inquire about how to best get the cards on Bailey's list...he tells me...
"Well, I might be able to help you. I am something of an expert. I just happen to be the 6 time YuGiOh City Dueling Champion."

Like this was suppossed to impress me!

Hopefully Bailey will further his interests into other things...but I'm sure it'll be awhile! :rolleyes:

I bet you just fell over in utter awe at this Dueling Champion! C'mon, admit it!!! ;)

Austin's Christmas list was very specific too about the YuGiOh stuff. I just don't understand it. I guess it's similar to the Pokemon craze from a couple of years ago. He gets so exasperated with me when he gets me to play. "No Mom, you have to play an attack card with three stars not a magic card with two." Or something like that. WTF????? How do you know what card is what and when to play them? I keep thinking "And this too shall pass." No way is going to be the City Dueling Champion at 30! :p

Baileykat

01-12-2005, 05:15 PM

Oh..you know I was practically wetting myself to have met him?! He was under that impression I think...very smug and very very proud!

Dude...get a life!

No way do I ever even try to duel with Bailey...he's brutal! Plus it hurts my head!
I'm so glad Kat finally got into Bratz dolls and girly makeup!

Kim

01-12-2005, 05:21 PM

No way do I ever even try to duel with Bailey...he's brutal! Plus it hurts my head!
I'm so glad Kat finally got into Bratz dolls and girly makeup!

My 4 y/o daughter is really into making things, painting, drawing. Just doing artsy stuff. This I can relate to. Video games and YuGiOh....at least my son has my husband to play with (although he's just as confused with the cards but plays it off better than I do.)

Baileykat

01-12-2005, 05:27 PM

Kids! Geesh!

IF he does grow up to be a 30+ YuGiOh City Duel Champion, with no wife, no husband, no anything but his cards and McDonalds drive thru...I'll still love him! :o

tracilicious

01-12-2005, 05:30 PM

Disneyphile

01-12-2005, 05:31 PM

I'd like to say the most "hip" thing about me is my ass. ;)

Prudence

01-12-2005, 07:27 PM

so I went into a Game Stop and asked the sales guy behind the counter. The guy is easily in his 30's, portly, no wedding ring..(you can paint the picture! No swank in sight!) Anyway..I inquire about how to best get the cards on Bailey's list...he tells me...
"Well, I might be able to help you. I am something of an expert. I just happen to be the 6 time YuGiOh City Dueling Champion."

Ooooh! And did he have a faux British accent? Or is that only for the warhammer stores?

Baileykat

01-12-2005, 07:49 PM

Hee hee! :)

Nope..this guy looked like he was born in Odessa, Texas and had only been to the big town of Midland (which is the same size..but 20 minutes away!)

It was kinda sad!

dsnylndmom

01-12-2005, 07:49 PM

Oh dear Lord! If everything YuGiOh would suddenly be sucked into a deep abyss somewhere and never surface again, my life would be semi-normal!

Bailey is in utter devotion to all things YuGiOh...which is fine..except sometimes I worry about him. We're trying to steer him towards other things...but he has so many cards, he can't keep track..buys a pack of cards whenever he gets any money...has YuGiOh posters in his room, watches the cartoons, you get the picture!

Seriously though..I worry about kids and their YuGiOh...at Christmas..Bailey's list of wants was mostly YuGiOh rare cards...I had no idea how you got them..so I went into a Game Stop and asked the sales guy behind the counter. The guy is easily in his 30's, portly, no wedding ring..(you can paint the picture! No swank in sight!) Anyway..I inquire about how to best get the cards on Bailey's list...he tells me...
"Well, I might be able to help you. I am something of an expert. I just happen to be the 6 time YuGiOh City Dueling Champion."

Like this was suppossed to impress me!

Hopefully Bailey will further his interests into other things...but I'm sure it'll be awhile! :rolleyes:

OMG Yu Gi Oh is an evil presence that should be stopped!!! I hate Yu Gi Oh, I despise it, I cringe at the mention of it. Oh did I mention BOTH Kyler and Shawn collect Yu Gi Oh cards? MILLIONS of them! And they talk about $80 cards!! WTF!! That's INSANE. I refuse to buy them "rare" cards and tell then if they want them THEY buy them. We are working on YEAR 3!! with Yu Gi Oh around here and I'm sooooooooooo tired of it, soooo tired, bleech icky yucky patooey!!

Oh Dragon Ball Z is big here too, but I refuse to buy the cards, me evil mommy!

Not Afraid

01-12-2005, 07:54 PM

What an education the Lounge of Tomorrow is! I've never even heard of Yu Gi Oh before today. Hat's off to whomever it was that labeled this "thing" un-swank.

Baileykat

01-12-2005, 07:54 PM

OMG Yu Gi Oh is an evil presence that should be stopped!!! I hate Yu Gi Oh, I despise it, I cringe at the mention of it. Oh did I mention BOTH Kyler and Shawn collect Yu Gi Oh cards? MILLIONS of them! And they talk about $80 cards!! WTF!! That's INSANE. I refuse to buy them "rare" cards and tell then if they want them THEY buy them. We are working on YEAR 3!! with Yu Gi Oh around here and I'm sooooooooooo tired of it, soooo tired, bleech icky yucky patooey!!

Oh Dragon Ball Z is big here too, but I refuse to buy the cards, me evil mommy!

We'll have to start a support group! I'm digging your pain, girlie! ;)

Bailey gets cool cards...has a freak about them when he opens the package..goes to the trouble to even look them up to find out their value...then a week later..I find them under the seat in the car! :rolleyes:

So nope...no $80 cards here either!

dsnylndmom

01-12-2005, 07:58 PM

We'll have to start a support group! I'm digging your pain, girlie! ;)

Bailey gets cool cards...has a freak about them when he opens the package..goes to the trouble to even look them up to find out their value...then a week later..I find them under the seat in the car! :rolleyes:

So nope...no $80 cards here either!

Oh same here!! I walk into his room and here's 100 cards all over the place and I'm like "and you paid how much to walk on those cards?? Was it worth the money" and then he gets mad. and I laugh. it's fun

dsnylndmom

01-12-2005, 08:00 PM

What an education the Lounge of Tomorrow is! I've never even heard of Yu Gi Oh before today. Hat's off to whomever it was that labeled this "thing" un-swank.

It is utterly un-swank. But I'm think, there may be hope for Kyler. If I tell him that Zappp finds them truly distasteful maybe he'll back away, since he seems to think there is none truly cooler than him. (dorky kid ;) )

wendybeth

01-12-2005, 08:02 PM

It is utterly un-swank. But I'm think, there may be hope for Kyler. If I tell him that Zappp finds them truly distasteful maybe he'll back away, since he seems to think there is none truly cooler than him. (dorky kid ;) )

Tori, too. I think she's got a bit of a crush on him... Hey, Zapp- will you tell the Girl that Happy Meals are lame, and cool people eat their veggies?

innerSpaceman

01-12-2005, 08:10 PM

If I tell him that Zappp finds them truly distasteful maybe he'll back away, since he seems to think there is none truly cooler than him. (dorky kid ;) )
Man, have you that ZappCat's raps here at these digs? Kyler's been right all along. There's just none truly cooler than Zapp.

Not Afraid

01-12-2005, 08:14 PM

Zap is the coolest. But, he's not big on the vegetables. (Although he did eat the curried pumpkin soup I made without making faces!)

belleh5

01-12-2005, 08:22 PM

I think all the little one's have a crush on Zap.

Zap do you still have that pix of a you and ___ at the Grand Cal lounge last October?

sleepyjeff

01-12-2005, 09:13 PM

Oh same here!! I walk into his room and here's 100 cards all over the place and I'm like "and you paid how much to walk on those cards?? Was it worth the money" and then he gets mad. and I laugh. it's fun

Reminds me of my Sons bedroom....it's done in early Pokemon with modern touches of Yugio for accent. :rolleyes:

wendybeth

01-12-2005, 09:15 PM

Pokemom?

Heh heh.....

dsnylndmom

01-12-2005, 09:18 PM

Reminds me of my Sons bedroom....it's done in early Pokemom with modern touches of Yugio for accent. :rolleyes:

Oh fun :rolleyes: My son's is a frightening combo the Good, the Bad & the Ugly
The Good--Disney
The Bad---Yu Gi Oh
The Ugly--Dragon Ball Z

Aren't I lucky?

sleepyjeff

01-12-2005, 09:18 PM

Pokemom?

Heh heh.....

:o

wendybeth

01-12-2005, 09:20 PM

The Girl still has a lot of Pokemon stuff, but now it's ballerina's and dance stuff and pink, pink, pink everywhere!

sleepyjeff

01-12-2005, 09:21 PM

Oh fun :rolleyes: My son's is a frightening combo the Good, the Bad & the Ugly
The Good--Disney
The Bad---Yu Gi Oh
The Ugly--Dragon Ball Z

:eek: ..........My Son watches that show, but so far has not developed a mania for it(crossing fingers)

dsnylndmom

01-12-2005, 09:21 PM

The Girl still has a lot of Pokemon stuff, but now it's ballerina's and dance stuff and pink, pink, pink everywhere!

I love pink :( all I have is stinky boys.

wendybeth

01-12-2005, 09:25 PM

I like boys- the stinkier the better! My nephews are the best. Well, except when they really smell, then it's back to mom!

Kim

01-12-2005, 09:54 PM

We haven't reached the DragonBallz stage at our house yet. Hopefully we won't. My son uses his YuGiOh cards for carpeting too. So no $80 cards at our house either.

dsnylndmom

01-12-2005, 10:04 PM

We haven't reached the DragonBallz stage at our house yet. Hopefully we won't. My son uses his YuGiOh cards for carpeting too. So no $80 cards at our house either.
When the yu gi oh movie came out, I REFUSED to take them, I made hubby do it :p

Kim

01-12-2005, 10:08 PM

My husband was the poor sucker that ended up taking a group of boys. No way was I sitting through that. He got me back though......made me go watch SpongeBob with him. :rolleyes:

wendybeth

01-12-2005, 10:10 PM

We saw Spongebob, too. Patrick in fishnets and stillettos- I want to find a pic of that for my avatar.

dsnylndmom

01-12-2005, 10:17 PM

I actually was planning on taking them to Spongebob but they went with their Dad when I had my girls weekend in Sac. I got Lemony Snicket though! :D

Kim

01-12-2005, 10:28 PM

Hey I got Lemony Snicket too. I liked the biter. ;)

dsnylndmom

01-12-2005, 10:34 PM

Hey I got Lemony Snicket too. I liked the biter. ;)
I LOVED Sunny!!! She was my favorite thing about the movie(besides the artwork, specfreakin'tacular!!) Our favorite line around here now is "Someone's been to Crazytown" and "uh oh someone's the mayor of crazytown" LOL!!! :D The boys loved when she babbled with Count Olaf too.

Kim

01-12-2005, 10:41 PM

She was cracking me up with the babble and the expressions. I loved all of the monkey comments. Too funny. Agree with you about the artwork~amazing. Jim Carey was too much for me but I thought the kids did a great job. Just loved Sonny though.

dsnylndmom

01-12-2005, 10:50 PM

I absolutely LOVED "aunt josephine" too!!! She was WONDERFUL!! I mean it was like she was just pulled straight from the book . Snaps to Meryl Streep!!!

wendybeth

01-12-2005, 11:21 PM

I LOVED Sunny!!! She was my favorite thing about the movie(besides the artwork, specfreakin'tacular!!) Our favorite line around here now is "Someone's been to Crazytown" and "uh oh someone's the mayor of crazytown" LOL!!! :D The boys loved when she babbled with Count Olaf too.

A friend of mine has a two year old named Megan- she is so much like Sunny it was scary! I'm tempted to tell her I don't speak monkey next time I see her...:D

(But I love her dearly, so I won't!)