tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post839370171093537561..comments2023-07-18T07:27:08.516+00:00Comments on Siren Voices: his businessSpence Kennedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11183848895584919812noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-45521072844283297722014-04-13T21:22:18.739+00:002014-04-13T21:22:18.739+00:00Well - you certainly paint an attractive picture o...Well - you certainly paint an attractive picture of Ren Faire (the bodices, not the codpieces so much). At least with a ruff you'd keep your shoulders dry in a shower. But if you wore a wide-brimmed hat at the same time, you might end up looking distressingly like a sandwich. Spence Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11183848895584919812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-74751468711386987552014-04-13T18:25:30.996+00:002014-04-13T18:25:30.996+00:00I wish there were some way to insert a picture.. t...I wish there were some way to insert a picture.. there's a pictograph dealie that I've got for you, Spence, that deals with exactly this pants-sagging thing. I saw it later in the day after I'd left this comment and I was like, AHA! Perfect!<br /><br />Yeah, ruff and rough… there's a REASON they're homonyms! LOL. Codpieces are not exactly something that makes me all hot and bothered. More like just bothered. The bodices now, that's something that is a sight for sore eyes. Cleavage!!! One of the best pats of Ren Faire :DCassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12407466438773284596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-84886860132830894692014-04-12T07:28:44.083+00:002014-04-12T07:28:44.083+00:00That's hilarious about the trouser-thing, Cass...That's hilarious about the trouser-thing, Cass. I bet that's not widely known...<br /><br />It's funny to think of the different fashions there are around - and have been, thru' time. I remember you talking about Ren Fair a little while back. That Elizabethan fashion for tights, codpieces, even ruffs. Mind you, I think I'd look good in a ruff. (Probably more like <i>rough</i>). Anyway - who'd have thought I'd be saying the word ruff so much. Prithee, I must lay myself down to rest...Spence Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11183848895584919812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-87502171132469033762014-04-11T19:01:54.557+00:002014-04-11T19:01:54.557+00:00Prison culture, yes. It was a little different tha...Prison culture, yes. It was a little different than that, though… Wearing your pants low, below your belt line, signified that you were available for male sex. Yep. That's what those tough thug kids are saying when they "walk" around like that. (I live in a predominantly Hispanic town, and there's not much "walking" to be done when the pants are sagged that low. It's more of a shuffling swagger that looks pretty silly, frankly.)Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12407466438773284596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-45493125870926931552014-04-06T08:29:15.600+00:002014-04-06T08:29:15.600+00:00I heard that came out of US gang culture. Wearing ...I heard that came out of US gang culture. Wearing your trousers low was a nod to felons in prison, who'd had their belts taken off them. (Which I don't understand, because don't they all wear orange boiler suits? Maybe it pre-dates that). <br /><br />It was truly amazing that our patient managed to stay upright, considering his trousers were round his ankles and his veins were full of heroin. It was an awesome victory against gravity (but a crime against common sense). <br /><br />Cheers Blair!<br />Spence Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11183848895584919812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-86250145689238534862014-04-06T05:44:11.263+00:002014-04-06T05:44:11.263+00:00Being bemused by the habit of some subcultures to ...Being bemused by the habit of some subcultures to wear pants below the hip, I laughed out loud when you described your patient's struggles. Not identical, and not overly sensitive, it was still an amusing picture. Blair Iveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03428917942590969429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-42581092725419319082014-04-05T21:07:11.153+00:002014-04-05T21:07:11.153+00:00I know! And it doesn't matter how long I'v...I know! And it doesn't matter how long I've done this job, I still find it shocking. :/Spence Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11183848895584919812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-66245094728359287542014-04-05T20:25:42.357+00:002014-04-05T20:25:42.357+00:00I hate that you guys routinely get shouted at and ...I hate that you guys routinely get shouted at and abused. The guys and girls in green are there to help!petrolheadhttp://www.emmaroyston.blogspot.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-26919225170248611612014-04-05T14:49:24.339+00:002014-04-05T14:49:24.339+00:00That would've been the perfect soundtrack. Tha...That would've been the perfect soundtrack. That, or 'It's a jolly holiday with Mary' from Mary Poppins - when Dick Van Dyke does the penguin dance... :)Spence Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11183848895584919812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-41488813277913787242014-04-05T07:18:04.961+00:002014-04-05T07:18:04.961+00:00I do hope that both you and Rae had the same thoug...I do hope that both you and Rae had the same thought when our friend was flailing away with his trousers around his ankles.<br /><br />Benny Hill music....jacksofbuxtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05420847156401984373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-8669788841627086982014-04-05T04:20:02.798+00:002014-04-05T04:20:02.798+00:00Thanks TV! Yep - 'shiner' is one way of pu...Thanks TV! Yep - 'shiner' is one way of putting it. Actually he was much more threatening & abusive than I put in the blog. It was only the heroin that was keeping him at all manageable. That bystander was quite right not to try to wake him up on her own. Ah well. <br /><br />It's probably worth pointing out that the rest of the shift, all our patients were lovely! :)Spence Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11183848895584919812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-81546560150289516332014-04-05T02:00:29.801+00:002014-04-05T02:00:29.801+00:00"His pupils are as small and hard as poppy se..."His pupils are as small and hard as poppy seeds."<br /><br />Brilliant. Did I already mention that this sentenca alone is brilliant? Because it is. <br /><br />Whieras the owner of the pupils is... another kind of shiner.TomVeenoreply@blogger.com