Comments on: Power women http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/09/29/power-women/ Random samplings from a universe of ideas. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:08:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Clifford http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/09/29/power-women/comment-page-1/#comment-4299 Clifford Sun, 02 Oct 2005 08:01:10 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/09/29/power-women/#comment-4299 Folks, Hillary Clinton is obviously the most <strike>babelicious</strike> beautiful of all of them. Intelligent, in possession of a social conscience, powerful, and apparently not a nut-job (definitely ruling out at least one of the other two).... what's not to like? ... :-) -cvj Folks, Hillary Clinton is obviously the most babelicious beautiful of all of them. Intelligent, in possession of a social conscience, powerful, and apparently not a nut-job (definitely ruling out at least one of the other two)…. what’s not to like? … :-)

-cvj

]]> By: Clifford http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/09/29/power-women/comment-page-1/#comment-4298 Clifford Sun, 02 Oct 2005 07:52:49 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/09/29/power-women/#comment-4298 Jennifer (#1) That is an excellent caption! High on the list of the best we got. I should look at all of them and award a recognition prize soon! Maynard: The goatee observation is hilarious. I can't look at it without seeing it now... -cvj Jennifer (#1) That is an excellent caption! High on the list of the best we got. I should look at all of them and award a recognition prize soon!

Maynard: The goatee observation is hilarious. I can’t look at it without seeing it now…

-cvj

]]> By: Maynard Handley http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/09/29/power-women/comment-page-1/#comment-4297 Maynard Handley Fri, 30 Sep 2005 21:16:32 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/09/29/power-women/#comment-4297 I preferred Angeline before the goatee. I preferred Angeline before the goatee.

]]> By: x34T92 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/09/29/power-women/comment-page-1/#comment-4296 x34T92 Fri, 30 Sep 2005 17:30:34 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/09/29/power-women/#comment-4296 Angelina is the only one in the picture not wearing a pearl necklace. She's also the only one in the picture who's done full frontal nudity in a motion picture, and the only one in the picture who has any kind of integrity. I'm not sure how all these facts are related. Angelina is the only one in the picture not wearing a pearl necklace. She’s also the only one in the picture who’s done full frontal nudity in a motion picture, and the only one in the picture who has any kind of integrity. I’m not sure how all these facts are related.

]]> By: Moshe http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/09/29/power-women/comment-page-1/#comment-4295 Moshe Fri, 30 Sep 2005 15:16:00 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/09/29/power-women/#comment-4295 At least Hillary is her real name, and not some diminutive girlish-sounding nickname (apparently she is not celebrity enough to earn one of those). At least Hillary is her real name, and not some diminutive girlish-sounding nickname (apparently she is not celebrity enough to earn one of those).

]]> By: Suzanne http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/09/29/power-women/comment-page-1/#comment-4294 Suzanne Fri, 30 Sep 2005 14:40:12 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/09/29/power-women/#comment-4294 She meant Angelina... she continued by saying "I wouldn't know myself, but..." I'm with you serial catowner... She meant Angelina… she continued by saying “I wouldn’t know myself, but…”

I’m with you serial catowner…

]]> By: serial catowner http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/09/29/power-women/comment-page-1/#comment-4293 serial catowner Fri, 30 Sep 2005 12:56:12 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/09/29/power-women/#comment-4293 Call me old fashioned, but I liked it better when the photo would have been of Joan Baez, Jane Fonda, and Patty Hearst. If this is progress, you can have it. Call me old fashioned, but I liked it better when the photo would have been of Joan Baez, Jane Fonda, and Patty Hearst. If this is progress, you can have it.

]]> By: LuboÅ¡ Motl http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/09/29/power-women/comment-page-1/#comment-4292 LuboÅ¡ Motl Fri, 30 Sep 2005 12:07:01 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/09/29/power-women/#comment-4292 Did Ms. Rodham meant herself when she was speaking about a beautiful celebrity? :-) That's a pretty funny comment, indeed, because it sounds so. Did Ms. Rodham meant herself when she was speaking about a beautiful celebrity? :-) That’s a pretty funny comment, indeed, because it sounds so.

]]> By: Suz http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/09/29/power-women/comment-page-1/#comment-4291 Suz Fri, 30 Sep 2005 11:54:00 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/09/29/power-women/#comment-4291 I meant the "suit pants" etc for women... Suits appear to be the only option for men anyway, and I think men's suit styles generally look good. Yes, I know I have a sexism problem here with my fashion sense. I meant the “suit pants” etc for women…
Suits appear to be the only option for men anyway, and I think men’s suit styles generally look good.

Yes, I know I have a sexism problem here with my fashion sense.

]]> By: Suz http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/09/29/power-women/comment-page-1/#comment-4290 Suz Fri, 30 Sep 2005 11:50:58 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/09/29/power-women/#comment-4290 As an aside, can I just pipe in how much I hate the power-suit look, especially suit pants, and especially in monochrome navy blue? (Angelina Jolie's outfit is stylish though.) My roommate insists that the only thing acceptable to wear to any interview of any sort is a suit ("it shows you care.") I think it shows you have no fashion sense. As an aside, can I just pipe in how much I hate the power-suit look, especially suit pants, and especially in monochrome navy blue? (Angelina Jolie’s outfit is stylish though.) My roommate insists that the only thing acceptable to wear to any interview of any sort is a suit (“it shows you care.”) I think it shows you have no fashion sense.

]]> By: Dissident http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/09/29/power-women/comment-page-1/#comment-4289 Dissident Fri, 30 Sep 2005 11:36:10 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/09/29/power-women/#comment-4289 To restate what I thought was glaringly obvious, I'm asking why the whole US seems to be on a first-name basis with senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, while respectfully referring to the former president by his family name. Yes, the question is rhetoric. (See? I can play the PC game too! ;) To restate what I thought was glaringly obvious, I’m asking why the whole US seems to be on a first-name basis with senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, while respectfully referring to the former president by his family name. Yes, the question is rhetoric. (See? I can play the PC game too! ;)

]]> By: Fyodor http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/09/29/power-women/comment-page-1/#comment-4288 Fyodor Fri, 30 Sep 2005 05:18:30 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/09/29/power-women/#comment-4288 Is there any truth to the rumor that the only place to read about physics on the web these days is at the website of Cosmopolitan Magazine? Is there any truth to the rumor that the only place to read about physics on the web these days is at the website of Cosmopolitan Magazine?

]]> By: The Pro-Clinton http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/09/29/power-women/comment-page-1/#comment-4287 The Pro-Clinton Fri, 30 Sep 2005 05:04:59 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/09/29/power-women/#comment-4287 <b>Dissident</b>: Huh? Dissident: Huh?

]]> By: Dissident http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/09/29/power-women/comment-page-1/#comment-4286 Dissident Fri, 30 Sep 2005 03:54:51 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/09/29/power-women/#comment-4286 I wonder: when talking about the Clintons, why is it always "Hillary" but never "Bill"? Seems strangely un-PC... I wonder: when talking about the Clintons, why is it always “Hillary” but never “Bill”? Seems strangely un-PC…

]]> By: Jennifer http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/09/29/power-women/comment-page-1/#comment-4285 Jennifer Fri, 30 Sep 2005 02:38:52 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/09/29/power-women/#comment-4285 I know, I know... I know, I know…

]]> By: Sean http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/09/29/power-women/comment-page-1/#comment-4284 Sean Fri, 30 Sep 2005 02:28:28 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/09/29/power-women/#comment-4284 Jennifer, trust me. It is difficult. Jennifer, trust me. It is difficult.

]]> By: Jennifer http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/09/29/power-women/comment-page-1/#comment-4283 Jennifer Fri, 30 Sep 2005 02:22:25 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2005/09/29/power-women/#comment-4283 Sean it is *terribly* difficult being a beautiful celebrity! Not that I would know either (hair flip), but I imagine it must be so. I like this photo sooooooo much. I detest reading too much into snapshots of human beings, as you know, but Angelina is simply screaming "integrity" here. At first glance, arms held carefully behind her back. Clearly not wanting to have physical contact with the grinning Condi. Taking a deeper look, you'll notice that her posture also suggests restraint, hands tied behind her back. She's posing against her will, a possible reflection of the morality of her co-speakers. Eyes narrowed, mouth closed, again suggesting the presence of treacherous creatures (snakes perhaps?) in the vicinity. I love it, love it. Also, a note for Clifford if he is reading, that I submitted a caption for the cartoon in the New Yorker, the one where the guy and his office furniture are all floating around in space? Here it is: "Shocked by the news, the gravity of the situation had yet to sink in." Personally, I thought that was kind of darling, but it didn't even make the semi-finals. :( Next time.... Sean it is *terribly* difficult being a beautiful celebrity! Not that I would know either (hair flip), but I imagine it must be so.

I like this photo sooooooo much. I detest reading too much into snapshots of human beings, as you know, but Angelina is simply screaming “integrity” here. At first glance, arms held carefully behind her back. Clearly not wanting to have physical contact with the grinning Condi. Taking a deeper look, you’ll notice that her posture also suggests restraint, hands tied behind her back. She’s posing against her will, a possible reflection of the morality of her co-speakers. Eyes narrowed, mouth closed, again suggesting the presence of treacherous creatures (snakes perhaps?) in the vicinity. I love it, love it.

Also, a note for Clifford if he is reading, that I submitted a caption for the cartoon in the New Yorker, the one where the guy and his office furniture are all floating around in space? Here it is: “Shocked by the news, the gravity of the situation had yet to sink in.” Personally, I thought that was kind of darling, but it didn’t even make the semi-finals. :( Next time….

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