Contentious Statement: 'Sartorial' is blown.

[jmatt]

Originally Posted by Soph

I'm with Huntsman on this one. This thread has 'Creatures under a bridge impressions'.
Nah. The Original poster has 630 posts. I think it's just Friday night musings. Wait - is "musings" a pretentious word? For that matter, is "pretentious" a pretentious word?

Oh well - perhaps I'll go read about hats....

 

[itsstillmatt]

Originally Posted by Soph

I'm with Huntsman on this one. This thread has 'Creatures under a bridge impressions'.
IIRC, he is somebody who joined your "fanclub" during the jeans thread.

 

[Huntsman]

Originally Posted by iammatt

IIRC, he is somebody who joined your "fanclub" during the jeans thread.

Excuse me?

 

[itsstillmatt]

Originally Posted by Huntsman

Excuse me?
Bergdorf Goodwill took an interest in Soph during the Borrelli jeans thread. He seems to hold a carry a bit of a flame.

 

[Bergdorf Goodwill]

Originally Posted by iammatt

Bergdorf Goodwill took an interest in Soph during the Borrelli jeans thread. He seems to hold a carry a bit of a flame.

It is a lust that dares not speak its name.

 

[Teacher]

Originally Posted by Bergdorf Goodwill

I guess what I'm saying is this:

Think about real life, where you interact on a physical basis with objects and people (kind of like objects except they are more obnoxiously difficult to bend to your will). Think about saying the word "sartorial." Think about its journey from your mind to your vocal cords to its final exit. Think about the syllables that comprise the word, and the face they will elicit from the speaker. Think about how eminently slappable such a face is.

Is all I'm saying.

Okay, here's what I'm getting so far:

YOU ARE TAKING ONE WORD WAY, WAY TOO SERIOUSLY.

After that, I pretty much give up.

 

[Huntsman]

Originally Posted by iammatt

Bergdorf Goodwill took an interest in Soph during the Borrelli jeans thread. He seems to hold a carry a bit of a flame.

Ah. As I was in the quoted post, I thought, perhaps, that you meant me.

 

[Bergdorf Goodwill]

Originally Posted by Teacher

Okay, here's what I'm getting so far:

YOU ARE TAKING ONE WORD WAY, WAY TOO SERIOUSLY.

After that, I pretty much give up.

The only thing I take seriously is my whip game. Do you think my neighbors would be okay with an Acclaim, or do I need to show them up with the Tercel? For the record, they are living in a Festiva. While I like the relative roominess of the Acclaim for my living conditions, the import prestige of the Tercel would most appropriately convey the air of distinction and taste that I think best accompanies my bon vivant lifestyle.

 

[Tampan]

Originally Posted by Bergdorf Goodwill

The term "sartorial," ... has become increasingly cloying and reads poorly.

It depends whether it's-art-or-i-ally myself with the original poster. In this case, it reads horrifically.

But cloying? 'Cloy', from Middle English, meaning 'lame'. No, this post is lame. Chile makes some great Cab Savs, and I should be asleep.

 

[Teacher]

Originally Posted by Bergdorf Goodwill

To stop writing like some young guy trying to cut his teeth writing style articles for Cargo Magazine that he's primarily cribbed from blogs written by 17-year-olds who are themselves biting European fashion magazines, which are an instrument of fascism?

I guess what I'm saying is this:

Think about real life, where you interact on a physical basis with objects and people (kind of like objects except they are more obnoxiously difficult to bend to your will). Think about saying the word "sartorial." Think about its journey from your mind to your vocal cords to its final exit. Think about the syllables that comprise the word, and the face they will elicit from the speaker. Think about how eminently slappable such a face is.

Is all I'm saying.

So, how's that anger management therapy coming?

 

[gorgekko]

Originally Posted by Bergdorf Goodwill

I guess what I'm saying is this:

Think about real life, where you interact on a physical basis with objects and people (kind of like objects except they are more obnoxiously difficult to bend to your will). Think about saying the word "sartorial." Think about its journey from your mind to your vocal cords to its final exit. Think about the syllables that comprise the word, and the face they will elicit from the speaker. Think about how eminently slappable such a face is.

Is all I'm saying.

I guess we should ban all words that aren't commonly used on MTV. And I advise people not to slap me.

 

[odoreater]

Come to think of it, I don't think I have ever used, nor would I ever use, the word "sartorial" in real life. And, the more I think about it, if somebody used the word "sartorial" when speaking to me in real life, I would think them a huge nerd.

 

[j]

The problem is that there isn't a synonym in English. "Clothing-related"?

 

[odoreater]

Originally Posted by j

The problem is that there isn't a synonym in English. "Clothing-related"?

Yeah, but, come up with a sentence where you feel that you would really need to use the word sartorial to express what you are saying and that you would use in real life.

 

[Artisan Fan]

I think sartorial is a cool word. Then again I like artisan and artisanal as well.