> He did not have to "dress up" to have style. Yes. But he is not trying to have style. He transcends the need for STYLE, not merely expensive clothing. Style is dressing to impress. Bill does not need to impress. He is by definition powerful and impressive. I am claiming that Bill is deliberately dressing badly to rub that fact that he need not bother in people's faces.
More likely he just likes his grey sweatshirt, and has no other message. It was somewhat tongue in cheek. >> He does not care what you think >> about him. But you still wear your sunday best to church. > >No I don't. This should have read: God does not care what you think about him. But you care what he thinks about you. Otherwise you go to hell when you die. You do not have to be religious to understand the analogy. -----Original Message----- From: ChrissyR [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, April 16 2004 11:42 a.m. 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. ---------------------------------------------------------- Phil Scadden, Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences 764 Cumberland St, Private Bag 1930, Dunedin, New Zealand Ph +64 3 4799663, fax +64 3 477 5232 _______________________________________________ Offtopic mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/offtopic _______________________________________________ Offtopic mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/offtopic _______________________________________________ Offtopic mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/offtopic ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------- > _______________________________________________ > Offtopic mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/offtopic > _______________________________________________ Offtopic mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/offtopic _______________________________________________ Offtopic mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/offtopic
