Sorry. I think he has always dressed to look like an average persons
expectation a computer geek. Now maybe he looks like an architect geek. Its
a disguise.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ChrissyR [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: 16 April 2004 11:42 am
> To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Offtopic List
> Subject: Re: [DUG-Offtopic] Hmmmm
> 
> 
> > Exactly. The whole point is that it is as far from style as 
> possible. He
> > is saying "I transcend your pitiful concept of style. I do 
> not need to
> > dress to impress. But you plebs in the suits - you still 
> do. You need to
> > impress ME."
> 
> Have you seen the (now old) Harvey Wall Cladding's ad?  The one where
> they show stylish dresses and houses which have the same design theme.
> Things like a dress with a horozintally pleated section and a 
> house with
> a band of horozintal weatherboards.  I was, in my opinion, 
> one of the best
> ads ever to be shown on NZ TV.  It was saying style 
> trandsends form - and
> it does.
> 
> He did not have to "dress up" to have style.  Someone 
> mentioned an Amarni
> lable - that is not style.  The Amarni is considered stylish 
> is cos they are stylish
> and they do not produce THAT sweatshirt.  Their sweatshirt 
> would at least be
> in proportion.   
> 
> ..... and if you don't get that, you never will.
> 
>  
> > Like God. God wears a plain woolen robe. 
> 
> That robe does not lack style.
> 
> 
> > He does not care what you think
> > about him. But you still wear your sunday best to church.
>  
> No I don't.  
> 
> Chrissy.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Terry [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> Sent: Friday, April 16 2004 9:21 a.m.
> To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Offtopic List
> Subject: Re: [DUG-Offtopic] Hmmmm
> 
> 
> No, it's more like asking a cat about differential equations. A simple
> lack of comprehension.
> 
> But have you noticed that to be fashionable you have to 
> follow the herd,
> but to be cool you have to shun it?
> 
> Terry
> 
> James Sugrue wrote:
> 
> 
>  
> 
> Finally, someone gets what I was saying. I should have realized that
> posting
> 
> something about dress sense in a programmer's forum was like asking
> 
> environmentalists what their favourite Ferrari is ;-)
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> 
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 
> On Behalf Of ChrissyR
> 
> Sent: Friday, 16 April 2004 3:07 a.m.
> 
> To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Offtopic List
> 
> Subject: Re: [DUG-Offtopic] Hmmmm
> 
> 
> 
> Back to class and style - you can have both and not wear a 
> penguin suit.
> 
> The problem with what he is wearing is that it is a pale grey 
> (the least
> 
> classy and least stylish colour out) and in a crew neck 
> sweatshirt which
> 
> has over sized wrist bands.
> 
> 
> 
> Chrissy.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> 
> From: "Phil Scadden"  <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> 
> To: "NZ Borland Developers Group - Offtopic List"
> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> 
> Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2004 2:29 PM
> 
> Subject: RE: [DUG-Offtopic] Hmmmm
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>   
> 
> amoung the penguins? What says "I am so important that I don't have to
> 
>       
> 
> try
> 
>   
> 
> to impress you all, for my mere existence is enough" better 
> than a plain
> 
> grey sweatshirt?
> 
>       
> 
> Exactly. You WANT to wear penguin suit???!! (You might be mistaken for
> 
> a linux fanatic). When you are that important and don't need 
> to impress
> 
> anyone, then wear what you like. Comfortable would be my 
> first priority.
> 
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