Ermm, question from a woman. Is it normal to have a mirror right next to a urinal? What are you supposed to be looking at? Os is that just a really narrow arch? But then, the question would remain for me. WTF?
@6, it's two urinals with a narrow no-gay partition between. The perspective with the wall in the foreground right may have you thinking the space must be smaller.
I spotted what I think was Dan's head during the part of the White House live feed I saw - square in the middle of the audience listening to someone at the podium thank MTV for something. The speakers that followed all were academics before I cut away.
@9 thanks. It's kind of embarrasing to think that something that frequent could be so alien. It's the right wall that fooled me.
I HOPE those aren't in the White House, because there sure as hell are more interesting bits to photograph, but I suspect they are because of the complaint about "paper hand towels".
After the fun and games please come back and give us a full report Dan. Pretty please!
Did you touch Obama or michele? Pics or it didnt happen. were you wearing that ratty shirt you wear on your tv interviews or did Terry get you into something nicer?
Dan looks nice in that snap. I'm guessing that is as dressy as he gets. This is someone who wore a button-down shirt and jeans to his and Terry's celebration, and were married in jeans and a T-shirt (possibly due to the time crunch) if I remember correctly.
@4 ok i'll bite.. dan shouldn't show pictures of urinals because50% of people on the planet are different and don't use them ? i don't use tampons,bidets, osteoporosis meds, or morning after pills, but there are very important people in my life that do. so....
And this is why, Kim, that you've got your book early... ;)
I've recovered from the sartorial incident slightly, after eating a mini cupcake that isn't on my low-carb diet, listening to A Chorus Line on my iPod, and having a wee little lie-down on the sofa. Some people mentally undress people...I mentally dress them, in this case, in a lovely black wool Zegna or Ford suit, with a sweet, sweet tie. But whatEVAH. Must remind myself that the reason he's there is the important thing...trying...
First, I should disclose that as a woman from a number of generations ago, I have more delicate sensibilities and am not always used to the coarseness and nuances of many of the Slog postings and comments. But these urinal shots are not posted by Jen Graves, so there’s no art nuance involved at all. Yes, all sorts of delicate byzantine women’s issues are discussed on Slog, but pictures of urinals are slightly below my sense of decorum -- especially since there’s no interesting text about it to read. In essence, this urinal thing is an inside joke, that I, simply don’t get. But I’m in the minority on this and gladly accept that.
@28..miss phoebe..decorum ? heard you loud and clear.
yes uh huh.. you and i are are probably closer in generations than a lot of folks here (..i remember sputnik ). i totally get your sensibility. the babies do have different ways of seeing and doing things. they didn't discuss sanitary napkins let alone have commercials for them in our day.but really the only inside joke is that of locker rooms bathouses, sticks, snails, and puppy dog tails. prurient and anthropological.
You and I agree that he'd look lovely in a suit, because we find suits sexy. He on the other hand does not seem to think they're sexy. So imagine a beautiful suit covering an uncomfortable man, and, poof, no longer sexy. I happen to think men (and women) are their sexiest and most charming when they feel like themselves. Plus, I remind myself that it Is no-one's job to make themselves attractive for me. And, if you haven't seen Dan in drag then you are missing out, check Slog early 2010.
Checked back here to make sure you got it, Canuck. Isn't it just great! See, not all his outfits are Home Depot Supervisor as today's...thanks for the memories, Kim.
I'd forgotten Dan calling out Gary Locke for using him to pander to the right-wingers Locke was trying to woo from Craswell at the time. And it worked, of course, Locke won the governorship handily, much more recently having been Obama's Secretary of Commerce and now is about to be Obama's U.S. Ambassador to China. (See what you get when you wear a damn suit to the White House...)
Anyway, that reminded me of an article Dan wrote eleven years ago, about Locke and another of his conservative challengers, that first made me think, holy fuck, what an analyst, what a writer. He doesn't write like this much any more (it doesn't pay as well, for starters), and for some reason I thought you might like to read it, I don't know... http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/hes-n…
I miss the good stuff with the hour time difference and a 6:30 alarm! Just finished reading it, wow, kind of makes me wish he'd write more of those longer pieces, perhaps on national issues as well? (or, a regular column in Vanity Fair would be fine, or the Walrus, if he wanted to be paid in gift cards from Tim Hortons.)
Urinal cakes are very toxic, like a lot of fragrances. Here's a gap in the market -- the NONtoxic urinal cake. OK there's the idea, someone can get rich. Think of how many urinals there are in the world. Chlorophyll might work... Remember you owe me a cut!
@4: Too many jokes to choose from.
MORE PICTURES PLEASE!
I spotted what I think was Dan's head during the part of the White House live feed I saw - square in the middle of the audience listening to someone at the podium thank MTV for something. The speakers that followed all were academics before I cut away.
Look forward to the juicy details!
I HOPE those aren't in the White House, because there sure as hell are more interesting bits to photograph, but I suspect they are because of the complaint about "paper hand towels".
After the fun and games please come back and give us a full report Dan. Pretty please!
That's exactly what Dan is showing you here. Or did you mean that you would rather not look at such things?
(and maybe you could answer one of Michelle's dilemma's on today's SLLOTD??)
(going to cleanse my visual palate by listening to A Chorus Line...)
Bremerton looks at making public urination a civil infraction, not a misdemeanor.
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2011/mar/0…
You see what the other men are wearing Dan? It's called a tie. Men wear them when meeting the President.
At this rate you'll marry Terry in a t-shirt too :-(
Although it would be nice to see Dan in a sexy suit one of these days!
I've recovered from the sartorial incident slightly, after eating a mini cupcake that isn't on my low-carb diet, listening to A Chorus Line on my iPod, and having a wee little lie-down on the sofa. Some people mentally undress people...I mentally dress them, in this case, in a lovely black wool Zegna or Ford suit, with a sweet, sweet tie. But whatEVAH. Must remind myself that the reason he's there is the important thing...trying...
First, I should disclose that as a woman from a number of generations ago, I have more delicate sensibilities and am not always used to the coarseness and nuances of many of the Slog postings and comments. But these urinal shots are not posted by Jen Graves, so there’s no art nuance involved at all. Yes, all sorts of delicate byzantine women’s issues are discussed on Slog, but pictures of urinals are slightly below my sense of decorum -- especially since there’s no interesting text about it to read. In essence, this urinal thing is an inside joke, that I, simply don’t get. But I’m in the minority on this and gladly accept that.
yes uh huh.. you and i are are probably closer in generations than a lot of folks here (..i remember sputnik ). i totally get your sensibility. the babies do have different ways of seeing and doing things. they didn't discuss sanitary napkins let alone have commercials for them in our day.but really the only inside joke is that of locker rooms bathouses, sticks, snails, and puppy dog tails. prurient and anthropological.
I would have linked it but was on the phone. This is one of those times that it pays to have a photographic memory (but sometimes it sucks).
gus...I had no idea, he looks awesome! Wow, completely impressed. Lovely arms, too...
http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archive…
I'd forgotten Dan calling out Gary Locke for using him to pander to the right-wingers Locke was trying to woo from Craswell at the time. And it worked, of course, Locke won the governorship handily, much more recently having been Obama's Secretary of Commerce and now is about to be Obama's U.S. Ambassador to China. (See what you get when you wear a damn suit to the White House...)
Anyway, that reminded me of an article Dan wrote eleven years ago, about Locke and another of his conservative challengers, that first made me think, holy fuck, what an analyst, what a writer. He doesn't write like this much any more (it doesn't pay as well, for starters), and for some reason I thought you might like to read it, I don't know...
http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/hes-n…