tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956830097495837473.post2101631984501578779..comments2023-10-14T13:18:37.330+01:00Comments on angels in marble: Avoiding "an Orgy of Value Destruction"hatfield girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12673905475452420002noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956830097495837473.post-35573891313641038302009-12-10T19:09:26.016+00:002009-12-10T19:09:26.016+00:00One hand comforting the other there, L.
There'...One hand comforting the other there, L.<br /><br />There's no kind explanation for any of this. It speaks volumes on a false notion of self. Tone it all down, drop the skirt length, get rid of the fussy finishes, lose the baubles, no full black - she's neither musician not Sicilian widow - stick with greys, charcoals, darkest blues, white used only in silk or elaborately finished undershirt that only just peeps out from darker outer clothes. Prettier shoes, sort out the weight of stockings, and get a bag.hatfield girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12673905475452420002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956830097495837473.post-10777015870016857842009-12-10T17:55:53.662+00:002009-12-10T17:55:53.662+00:00What a lovely list! Sarah wants a stylist for Chr...What a lovely list! Sarah wants a <a href="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/12/10/article-1234654-0789A9B9000005DC-282_196x573_popup.jpg" rel="nofollow">stylist</a> for Christmas..why else would she attend fashion awards?lilithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05011676751221508167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956830097495837473.post-4243570431529625542009-12-10T13:50:16.997+00:002009-12-10T13:50:16.997+00:00Get out there and spend money, Small, it's you...Get out there and spend money, Small, it's your economic duty, particularly now those who have been out there spending money when they hadn't got any have been laid low.<br /><br />No whimpering about 'but what if something bad happens and I need to have some resources'. What do you think Brown confiscates half the wages of working people for?hatfield girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12673905475452420002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956830097495837473.post-21126968348754275422009-12-09T13:32:48.201+00:002009-12-09T13:32:48.201+00:00we fail to consume what we desire and could afford...we fail to consume what we desire and could afford <br /><br />But if we had the things we'd have to stop desiring them, and that would be such a shame!<br /><br />I have so many things I desire and could afford, but not the time to go and choose. I think that's the real problem...Smallnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956830097495837473.post-41985128350501219512009-12-08T19:55:02.708+00:002009-12-08T19:55:02.708+00:00Wistful, we are entering economic theory minefield...Wistful, we are entering economic theory minefields, both of us. Why neither of us can afford a Kandinsky, and why we fail to consume what we desire and could afford are cutting edge.hatfield girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12673905475452420002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956830097495837473.post-11869348222325810492009-12-08T19:51:52.746+00:002009-12-08T19:51:52.746+00:00Circus, you're a killjoy.Circus, you're a killjoy.hatfield girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12673905475452420002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956830097495837473.post-25680269908124251322009-12-08T19:49:57.997+00:002009-12-08T19:49:57.997+00:00Peace on Earth, Anon? Certainly.
World peace - b...Peace on Earth, Anon? Certainly.<br /><br />World peace - bit of a crypto-communist slogan.hatfield girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12673905475452420002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956830097495837473.post-59948845098411854232009-12-08T11:34:59.361+00:002009-12-08T11:34:59.361+00:00HG,
The Drizabone a must have. If you wait a whil...HG,<br /><br />The Drizabone a must have. If you wait a while, we might even be able to provide the necessary dog to go with it, as Pig the Pig Dog is still intact with a view to passing on his magnificent genes. Also, one can pretend to be Omar of The Wire, strutting the mean streets of Great Elm, sawn off shotgun hidden under the cloak-draped Drizabone.<br /><br />Our UTE is the van, which is now splendidly bespattered with best Somerset mud, as it has been raining here for weeks without end. Pig very pleased with it, as it now has a 6'6" x 6' bed in it, which he believes to be his as we are yet to use it. Also it means he can make funny faces at any car behind us. <br /><br />A UTE, a Drizabone, and a fierce bloodthirsty hound, and you will be well set. And instantly recognisable down our way.<br /><br />(Bloodthirsty. One squirrel, and deer's left hind leg).<br /><br />Mr. HG. Grin and bear it is all I can say. You have a partner of no little taste, so play up, play up, and play the game man :-)Elby The Beserknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956830097495837473.post-34176432253660057382009-12-07T13:07:03.665+00:002009-12-07T13:07:03.665+00:00Greedy girl. Didn't you know that "less i...Greedy girl. Didn't you know that "less is more"?circus monkeyhttp://circusmmonkeysmirror.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956830097495837473.post-54711984930873720222009-12-07T09:29:27.286+00:002009-12-07T09:29:27.286+00:00HG What a fabulously sensual post. You are a woma...HG What a fabulously sensual post. You are a woman after my own heart. Linen sheets, silk underwear and cashmere blankets are the very stuff of life. When I was a young student, I knew I would feel myself successful and content if only I could have those three staples, afford to cook with extra virgin olive oil and have fresh flowers in every room. The reality now is that I could perfectly easily buy all those things but don't...... WHY NOT? <br /><br />Oh, not sure I could afford the Kandinsky even now, notwithstanding value for money arguments, but luckily that was not on my list as a student.Wistfulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956830097495837473.post-2351886675307850672009-12-07T03:51:29.126+00:002009-12-07T03:51:29.126+00:00You wouldn't settle for world peace?You wouldn't settle for world peace?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956830097495837473.post-13467347151083614622009-12-06T22:37:26.429+00:002009-12-06T22:37:26.429+00:00@Mr HG - I find marrons glaces to be seldom disapp...@Mr HG - I find marrons glaces to be seldom disappointing; but a Kandinsky might be better value for money.Botogolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17024057489361848870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956830097495837473.post-53848537443627631382009-12-06T19:35:22.603+00:002009-12-06T19:35:22.603+00:00Mixed feelings: Gulp! Wonderful! How Helpful! Will...Mixed feelings: Gulp! Wonderful! How Helpful! Will you settle for miniatures? You deserve all of these and much more, but we have a hard budget constraint.<br /><br />Actually, would you please rank these presents in descending order of their ratio between the satisfaction each is expected to provide, and its estimated cost? Then I would be able to go down the list as far as I can, and give you all I reckon I can afford, maximising your feasible happiness...<br /><br />You must have come across Joel Waldfogel’s Scroogenomics. See also his "The deadweight Loss of Christmas", http://homepages.nyu.edu/~ks120/DWL.pdf. He argues that we are worse at buying for other people than we are at buying for ourselves. As a result, each dollar spent on someone else generates less value than a dollar we spend on ourselves - about 18 per cent, estimates Waldfogel. On that basis you are expected to abolish presents altogether, not generate unlimited demands...Mr H.G.noreply@blogger.com