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You know what Dick? So do I. That's why you're in Idaho nursing that emotional bruise and Lehman's just a faded memory.
You see, the few times I've actually run something, I've not had any of my charges punch me in the face because I'm doing too good of a job. In fact, I've never been punched in the face by any underling because (I hope) I haven't fucked up on the scale that you did.
09/08/09
I hate to burst this bubble, but if memory serves me correctly, didn't that face-punching incident turn out to be apochryphal?
06/04/09
When I would catch 'Cribs' it always struck me what an incredible waste of money celebrity houses were, and considering the fickleness of fame, what an incredible gamble.
06/04/09
Owning a $32 million house is a way of saying, "Look, I have so much dough that I can plunk down $32 million on the house without blinking." It's gross.
05/20/09
With this crisis (and what they did to help) they should thank god if they can get 10M for it.
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The Second Man
THIS may be a house footman exclusively; or, as is most frequently the case, it can be one who, besides assisting the butler, appears on the box of the mistress' carriage when she drives, serving then in the capacity of carriage groom and wearing the regular livery of a carriage groom or over his house livery, in cold weather, he puts a long coat such as the coachman wears and dons gloves and hat to match the coachman's. The second man in the house assists the butler by answering the door bell when that functionary is off duty or busy, by washing dishes in the butler's pantry and washing windows; by building and tending the fires, caring for the front steps and veranda, polishing brasses and taking part in the care of the silver. At dinner and for luncheon parties the second man aids the butler also in waiting at table. He should be clean-shaven and wear his hair closely trimmed. His shoes are such as the butler wears, and his livery is not changed in the evening. This consists of coat and trousers of one color; the coat is swallow-tail in cut and is ornamented on the tails, on the cuffs, and down the front with brass or silver buttons. Both coat and trousers should be of the livery color chosen by the heads of the house-dark green, blue, brown, or deep plum color, with the outside edge of the trouser legs piped in yellow or red. A waistcoat of Valencia striped in lateral, alternate bars of dark green and yellow or dark brown and red, in accordance with the two colors that appear on the coat and trousers, shows between the open fronts of the coat, and buttons high. White linen, a standing collar, and a white tie are worn with this costume."
You need to watch more Upstairs/Downstairs I guess.
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Because I don't care about the condition of the floor or furniture, it's a good location for frozen daiquiri parties that somehow evolve into naked water balloon tossing.
05/19/09
/sobs
05/19/09
In fact, I have a vague memory of daiquiris and water balloons in a shabby chic interior from back when I was in college. And as I think of it, it occurs to me that the host was named Smith...
05/20/09
Oh-oh. A little too close to home, Lily. If this party was at Yale, then perhaps we've met.
05/20/09
Hmm... Well, if you were the Smith(himself) in question, at least you were a gentleman. Can't say the same for all of your friends...