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stevo · 04-04-2006, 12:22 PM

So the french are rioting again, seems to happen every month. Anyway, I'm not generating this post to discuss their riots, hence the reason this thread is not in politics. What I want to discuss is their fasion.

What kind of costume is this? Is this official rioting garb? or is this how this clown dresses every day? Hopefully he's kicking in a store window in order to get some new trousers. but somehow I doubt it.

Topper · 04-04-2006, 12:39 PM

aren't those just sweatpants that may be a little too short?

I've seen far worse here at work...

He also may need to work on his kicking form :P

stevo · 04-04-2006, 12:44 PM

are those sweat pants? they look like some kind of puffed out parachute-type with elastic ankle cuffs.

his kicks look like a fairy dance.

Carno · 04-04-2006, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by stevo

Hopefully he's kicking in a store window in order to get some new trousers. but somehow I doubt it.

Hahahahaha....

Yeah that definitely is a horrible outfit he's wearing. The thing I really can't understand is the lack of pockets. Where the hell is he going to put his plunder? I mean, the guy in the background looks to be carrying a helmet in which to store his loot.

Although I guess if you're going for a television then you don't really need pockets.

The_Jazz · 04-04-2006, 12:59 PM

I guess black shoes are in among Parisian rioters this year....

stevo · 04-04-2006, 01:03 PM

After the_jazz post I took another look at their shoes and notices a left leg in the background. He's got some bright blue pants on it with black socks, but his pants are pulled up like he's playing baseball or something. Maybe after the cops turn the fire hoses on them they'll be able to wade home with their cuffs bone-dry.

maleficent · 04-04-2006, 01:14 PM

Moved to nonsense as this is random silliness and not discussion...

Continue the fascion faux pas discussions

The guy behind the guy in the gray sweatpants looks like he's trying to do some syncrhonized kicking with the guy in gray-- and a one and a two... all together now boys..

The_Jazz · 04-04-2006, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by stevo

After the_jazz post I took another look at their shoes and notices a left leg in the background. He's got some bright blue pants on it with black socks, but his pants are pulled up like he's playing baseball or something. Maybe after the cops turn the fire hoses on them they'll be able to wade home with their cuffs bone-dry.

You shouldn't pick on that guy too much. He's obviously the geek of the group since he's only one in white shoes. He most likely is rioting because he's been mercilessly mocked in his local Cheese-Eating Surrender Monkey Club (Fromage-Manger Le Club De Singe De Reddition or FMLCDSDR). He deserves our pity, not our scorn.

Long live the FMLCDSDR and their black hoodies, black shoes and grey sweatpants!

SecretMethod70 · 04-04-2006, 01:52 PM

Just a quick note of seriousness...the people rioting aren't exactly from decent socio-economic levels of French society. It's quite possible their pants fit so poorly because they can't afford to get newer ones. Either way, making fun of someone's fashion when you can't spell it right...

Nonetheless, it is a funny picture.

World's King · 04-04-2006, 02:35 PM

Are you really gonna take your time to throw on your good clothes just to riot?

Carno · 04-04-2006, 02:54 PM

This is a good point that was somehow overlooked.

I certainly wouldn't put on my dress clothes to go kick in some windows.

ubertuber · 04-04-2006, 02:57 PM

I don't know - I'd prefer to look good for my mug shots. Seeing as how they could end up on The Smoking Gun in 20 years when I'm all famous.

It also looks like those chunks of plate glass could cut that guy's leg off.

maleficent · 04-04-2006, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by ubertuber

It also looks like those chunks of plate glass could cut that guy's leg off.

So much for safety glass...

I'd sue if i were him...

Zeraph · 04-04-2006, 03:10 PM

I like how they are all wearing their hoods up as if we identify criminals by their hair style.

The_Jazz · 04-04-2006, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Zeraph

I like how they are all wearing their hoods up as if we identify criminals by their hair style.

What, don't you? I can't tell you how many times I've saved my own bacon by crossing to the other side of the street whenever I see a guy with that ducktail/Elvis hairdo, especially if he's wearing a white t-shirt with a pack of smokes rolled up in a sleeve. Double if he's singing anything from "West Side Story".

Do they have Jets in France?

uncle phil · 04-04-2006, 03:54 PM

They're rioting in Africa.
They're starving in Spain.
There's hurricanes in Florida
and Texas needs rain.

The whole world is festering with unhappy souls.
The French hate the Germans.
The Germans hate the Poles.

Italians hate Yugoslavs.
South Africans hate the Dutch
and I don't like anybody very much!

But we can be tranquil and thankful and proud
for man's been endowed with a mushroom shaped cloud.

And we know for certain that some lovely day
someone will set the spark off and we will all be blown away.

They're rioting in Africa.
There's strife in Iran.
What nature doesn't do to us
will be done by our fellow man.

stevo · 04-05-2006, 05:08 AM

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Originally Posted by SecretMethod70

Either way, making fun of someone's fashion when you can't spell it right...

the 'h' is silent, dude.

ubertuber · 04-05-2006, 05:28 AM

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Originally Posted by stevo

the 'h' is silent, dude.

And invisible, apparently.

stevo · 04-05-2006, 05:31 AM

silent, invisible, is there really a difference?

ubertuber · 04-05-2006, 05:37 AM

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Originally Posted by stevo

silent, invisible, is there really a difference?

I'm not sure - I can't hear what you typed. Can you type louder?

Ustwo · 04-05-2006, 06:00 AM

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Originally Posted by SecretMethod70

Just a quick note of seriousness...the people rioting aren't exactly from decent socio-economic levels of French society. It's quite possible their pants fit so poorly because they can't afford to get newer ones. Either way, making fun of someone's fashion when you can't spell it right...

Nonetheless, it is a funny picture.

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There is a considerable irony in the latest French riots, which are mainly by high school, college, and university students protesting a new law that allows employers to fire employees (without cause) during their first two years of employment, if the employee is under 26 years of age.

Nuh uhhh...

ShaniFaye · 04-05-2006, 06:14 AM

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Originally Posted by maleficent

The guy behind the guy in the gray sweatpants looks like he's trying to do some syncrhonized kicking with the guy in gray-- and a one and a two... all together now boys..

a new olympic event maybe?

jwoody · 04-05-2006, 06:17 AM

The French bloke is wearing the universal uniform of thuggery:

http://www.scallycentral.com/Postbag...Dec03Jan04.htm

Those elasticated jogging bottoms have been known as TWOC-er pants for as long as I can remember.

(TWOC = Taking Without Owner's Consent)

SecretMethod70 · 04-05-2006, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Ustwo

Nuh uhhh...

ah, well, it's good to know they fixed the poverty and discrimination issues in France so they don't need to riot about that anymore

Catalysts, such as this new law, are not the same as underlying causes. People don't just get up and riot because they don't like a law...even in France. The law exacerbates a problem which goes well beyond whether or not employers can fire people under 26 without cause.

ubertuber · 04-05-2006, 10:34 AM

Is this Tilted Politics' invasion of Nonsense?

The war is on!!!

Ustwo · 04-05-2006, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by SecretMethod70

ah, well, it's good to know they fixed the poverty and discrimination issues in France so they don't need to riot about that anymore

Catalysts, such as this new law, are not the same as underlying causes. People don't just get up and riot because they don't like a law...even in France. The law exacerbates a problem which goes well beyond whether or not employers can fire people under 26 without cause.

Maybe in sane countries, but we are talking about France. I'm sure those kid are rioting due to poverty and discrimination of the white middle class

maleficent · 04-05-2006, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by ubertuber

Is this Tilted Politics' invasion of Nonsense?

The war is on!!!

shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Ustwo · 04-05-2006, 11:32 AM

Yarrr!!

stevo · 04-05-2006, 11:59 AM

war, eh? Take this!

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I HAVE A PLAN TO DESTROY AMERICA
RICHARD D. LAMM

I have a secret plan to destroy America. If you believe, as many do, that America is too smug, too white bread, too self-satisfied, too rich, then let's destroy America. It is not that hard to do. History shows that nations are more fragile than their citizens think. No nation in history has survived the ravages of time. Arnold Toynbee observed that all great civilizations rise and they all fall, and that 'An autopsy of history would show that all great nations commit suicide.' Here is my plan:

I. We must first make America a bilingual-bicultural country. History shows, in my opinion, that no nation can survive the tension, conflict, and antagonism of two competing languages and cultures. It is a blessing for an individual to be bilingual; it is a curse for a society to be bilingual. One scholar, Seymour Martin Lipset, put it this way:

The histories of bilingual and bi-cultural societies that do not assimilate are histories of turmoil, tension, and tragedy. Canada, Belgium, Malaysia, Lebanon all face crises of national existence in which minorities press for autonomy, if not independence. Pakistan and Cyprus have divided. Nigeria suppressed an ethnic rebellion. France faces difficulties with Basques, Bretons, and Corsicans.
II. I would then invent 'multiculturalism' and encourage immigrants to maintain their culture. I would make it an article of belief that all cultures are equal: that there are no cultural differences that are important. I would declare it an article of faith that the Black and Hispanic dropout rate is only due to prejudice and discrimination by the majority. Every other explanation is out-of-bounds.

III. We can make the United States a 'Hispanic Quebec' without much effort. The key is to celebrate diversity rather than unity. As Benjamin Schwarx said in the Atlantic Monthly recently:
... The apparent success of our own multiethnic and multicultural experiment might have been achieved! Not by tolerance but by hegemony. Without the dominance that once dictated ethnocentrically and what it meant to be an American, we are left with only tolerance and pluralism to hold us together.
I would encourage all immigrants to keep their own language and culture. I would replace the melting pot metaphor with a salad bowl metaphor. It is important to insure that we have various cultural sub-groups living in America reinforcing their differences, rather than as Americans emphasizing their similarities.

IV. Having done all this, I would make our fastest growing demographic group the least educated - I would add a second underclass: unassimilated, undereducated, and antagonistic to our population. I would have this second underclass have a 50% drop out rate from school.

V. I would then get the big foundations and big business to give these efforts lots of money. I would invest in ethnic identity, and I would establish the cult of 'Victimology'. I would get all minorities to think their lack of success was the fault of the majority. I would start a grievance industry blaming all minority failure on the majority population.

VI. I would establish dual citizenship and promote divided loyalties. I would 'celebrate diversity'. 'Diversity' is a wonderfully seductive word. It stresses differences rather than commonalities. Diverse people worldwide are mostly engaged in hating each other - that is, when they are not killing each other. A diverse, peaceful, or stable society is against most historical precedent. People undervalue the unity it takes to keep a nation together, and we can take advantage of this myopia. Look at the ancient Greeks. Dorf's World History tells us:
The Greeks believed that they belonged to the same race; they possessed a common language and literature; and they worshiped the same gods. All Greece took part in the Olympic Games in honor of Zeus and all Greeks venerated the shrine of Apollo at Delphi. A common enemy Persia threatened their liberty. Yet all these bonds were not strong enough to over come two factors: . . . (local patriotism and geographical conditions that nurtured political divisions . . .)
'E. Pluribus Unum' — From many, one. In that historical reality, if we can put the emphasis on the 'pluribus' instead of the 'Unum,' we can balkanize America as surely as Kosovo.

VII. Then I would place all these subjects off limits - make it taboo to talk about anything against the cult of 'diversity'. I would find a word similar to 'heretic' in the 16th century - that stopped discussion and paralyzed thinking. Words like 'racist' or 'xenophobe' that halts argument and conversation.

Having made America a bilingual/bicultural country, having established multi-culturism, having the large foundations fund the doctrine of 'Victimology,' I would next make it impossible to enforce our immigration laws. I would develop a mantra - that because immigration has been good for America, it must always be good. I would make every individual immigrant sympatric and ignore the cumulative impact.

VIII. Lastly, I would censor Victor Hanson Davis's book Mexifornia. — This book is dangerous — It exposes my plan to destroy America. So please, please — If you feel that America deserves to be destroyed — Please, please — Don't buy this book! This guy is on to my plan.
"The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very lively debate within that spectrum." — Noam Chomsky, American linguist and US media and foreign policy critic.

uncle phil · 04-05-2006, 04:39 PM

damn, i love this place...and is "fasion" really a word?

04-04-2006, 12:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
stevo Rail Baron Location: Tallyfla	French Fasion So the french are rioting again, seems to happen every month. Anyway, I'm not generating this post to discuss their riots, hence the reason this thread is not in politics. What I want to discuss is their fasion. What kind of costume is this? Is this official rioting garb? or is this how this clown dresses every day? Hopefully he's kicking in a store window in order to get some new trousers. but somehow I doubt it. __________________ "If I am such a genius why am I drunk, lost in the desert, with a bullet in my ass?" -Otto Mannkusser

04-04-2006, 12:44 PM	#3 (permalink)
stevo Rail Baron Location: Tallyfla	are those sweat pants? they look like some kind of puffed out parachute-type with elastic ankle cuffs. his kicks look like a fairy dance. __________________ "If I am such a genius why am I drunk, lost in the desert, with a bullet in my ass?" -Otto Mannkusser

04-04-2006, 12:59 PM	#5 (permalink)
The_Jazz Asshole Administrator Location: Chicago	I guess black shoes are in among Parisian rioters this year.... __________________ "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - B. Franklin "There ought to be limits to freedom." - George W. Bush "We have met the enemy and he is us." - Pogo

04-04-2006, 01:03 PM	#6 (permalink)
stevo Rail Baron Location: Tallyfla	After the_jazz post I took another look at their shoes and notices a left leg in the background. He's got some bright blue pants on it with black socks, but his pants are pulled up like he's playing baseball or something. Maybe after the cops turn the fire hoses on them they'll be able to wade home with their cuffs bone-dry. __________________ "If I am such a genius why am I drunk, lost in the desert, with a bullet in my ass?" -Otto Mannkusser

04-04-2006, 01:14 PM	#7 (permalink)
maleficent Junkie Moderator Emeritus Location: Chicago	Moved to nonsense as this is random silliness and not discussion... Continue the fascion faux pas discussions The guy behind the guy in the gray sweatpants looks like he's trying to do some syncrhonized kicking with the guy in gray-- and a one and a two... all together now boys.. __________________ Free your heart from hatred. Free your mind from worries. Live simply. Give more. Expect less.

04-04-2006, 12:39 PM	#2 (permalink)
Topper Tilted Location: Seattle	aren't those just sweatpants that may be a little too short? I've seen far worse here at work... He also may need to work on his kicking form :P

04-04-2006, 01:52 PM	#9 (permalink)
SecretMethod70 Human Administrator Location: Chicago	Just a quick note of seriousness...the people rioting aren't exactly from decent socio-economic levels of French society. It's quite possible their pants fit so poorly because they can't afford to get newer ones. Either way, making fun of someone's fashion when you can't spell it right... Nonetheless, it is a funny picture. __________________ Le temps détruit tout "Musicians are the carriers and communicators of spirit in the most immediate sense." - Kurt Elling

04-04-2006, 02:35 PM	#10 (permalink)
World's King Here Location: Denver City Denver	Are you really gonna take your time to throw on your good clothes just to riot? __________________ heavy is the head that wears the crown

04-04-2006, 02:54 PM	#11 (permalink)
Carno Junkie	This is a good point that was somehow overlooked. I certainly wouldn't put on my dress clothes to go kick in some windows. __________________ http://how-to-spell-ridiculous.com/

04-04-2006, 02:57 PM	#12 (permalink)
ubertuber spudly Location: Ellay	I don't know - I'd prefer to look good for my mug shots. Seeing as how they could end up on The Smoking Gun in 20 years when I'm all famous. It also looks like those chunks of plate glass could cut that guy's leg off. __________________ Cogito ergo spud -- I think, therefore I yam

04-04-2006, 03:10 PM	#14 (permalink)
Zeraph Banned Location: The Cosmos	I like how they are all wearing their hoods up as if we identify criminals by their hair style.

04-04-2006, 03:54 PM	#16 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	They're rioting in Africa. They're starving in Spain. There's hurricanes in Florida and Texas needs rain. The whole world is festering with unhappy souls. The French hate the Germans. The Germans hate the Poles. Italians hate Yugoslavs. South Africans hate the Dutch and I don't like anybody very much! But we can be tranquil and thankful and proud for man's been endowed with a mushroom shaped cloud. And we know for certain that some lovely day someone will set the spark off and we will all be blown away. They're rioting in Africa. There's strife in Iran. What nature doesn't do to us will be done by our fellow man. __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

04-05-2006, 05:31 AM	#19 (permalink)
stevo Rail Baron Location: Tallyfla	silent, invisible, is there really a difference? __________________ "If I am such a genius why am I drunk, lost in the desert, with a bullet in my ass?" -Otto Mannkusser

04-05-2006, 06:17 AM	#23 (permalink)
jwoody Shackle Me Not Location: Newcastle - England.	The French bloke is wearing the universal uniform of thuggery: http://www.scallycentral.com/Postbag...Dec03Jan04.htm Those elasticated jogging bottoms have been known as TWOC-er pants for as long as I can remember. (TWOC = Taking Without Owner's Consent) __________________ .

04-05-2006, 10:34 AM	#25 (permalink)
ubertuber spudly Location: Ellay	Is this Tilted Politics' invasion of Nonsense? The war is on!!! __________________ Cogito ergo spud -- I think, therefore I yam

04-05-2006, 11:32 AM	#28 (permalink)
Ustwo Pissing in the cornflakes	Yarrr!! __________________ Agents of the enemies who hold office in our own government, who attempt to eliminate our "freedoms" and our "right to know" are posting among us, I fear.....on this very forum. - host Obama - Know a Man by the friends he keeps.

04-05-2006, 04:39 PM	#30 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	damn, i love this place...and is "fasion" really a word? __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.