From: owner-chakram-refugees-digest@smoe.org (chakram-refugees-digest) To: chakram-refugees-digest@smoe.org Subject: chakram-refugees-digest V4 #91 Reply-To: chakram-refugees@smoe.org Sender: owner-chakram-refugees-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-chakram-refugees-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk chakram-refugees-digest Thursday, April 1 2004 Volume 04 : Number 091 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: [chakram-refugees] Re; Unattractive Xena [Lee Daley Subject: Re: [chakram-refugees] Re; Unattractive Xena At 11:58 PM 3/27/2004 -0500, you wrote: >Jackie wrote: > >"But my question here is whether we would've _wanted_ to watch a Xena who >was constantly overweight and unattractive? My theory, and the theory for >that matter of Madison Ave. and the media folks, is that we'd rather watch >someone who's "beautiful" and who's got it all (femininity, >self-sufficiency, and sexual attractiveness)." > > > >Yes people would rather watch sexy attractive people in escapist >entertainment. Sure, we watch/associate with non-sexy, unattractive people all day at work, in the supermarket, in the mirror (at least in my case) et. al, all day long. Why in our "fantasy time" would we want to watch the same? In our own fantasies each of us is probably several stone lighter, has better hair ............ >PS: There is however a very amusing fan fiction story by Ella Quincy that >does address the fact that Gabrielle may have fudged a bit about both Xena's >and Gabrielle's appearance and fighting abilities. In "homage" to the current election season, GABRIELLE INVENTED SPIN! This is a drive by posting from LeeD, Warrior Jester ========================================================= This has been a message to the chakram-refugees list. To unsubscribe, send a message to majordomo@smoe.org with "unsubscribe chakram-refugees" in the message body. Contact meth@smoe.org with any questions or problems. ========================================================= ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 21:23:56 -0500 From: Lee Daley Subject: Re: [chakram-refugees] Lucy in Celebrity Skin Issue #126 This hasn't aged long enough but........ At 11:30 PM 3/27/2004 -0500, you (IfeRae)wrote: >In a message dated 3/27/2004 5:00:56 AM Pacific Standard Time, >silenus@simnet1.demon.co.uk writes: > > > >Humph! I'm glad you and that bookstore kid got a good laugh. I'm still >waiting for the smut police to break down my door. No doubt they will get my two sons first, no doubt the recycling people enjoyed the collection when I cleaned out the "bathroom library". To paraphrase the exchange in "Fins Femmes and Gems" Gab: "That's not physically possible" Xena: after due reflection "Sure it is" > > > >In case you haven't noticed, that never stops us. Heck, KT answers stuff >that's grown mold. Rule of thumb -- if Xena could come back from the >dead, so >can any topic that's been discussed. Those of us who write a lot have >apparently dedicated our lives to supporting the resuscitation of anything >remotely >related to our favorite show. ROTFLMFAO As I always say "We will serve no wino before his time, and reply to no post before it's time". LeeD, Warrior Jester ========================================================= This has been a message to the chakram-refugees list. To unsubscribe, send a message to majordomo@smoe.org with "unsubscribe chakram-refugees" in the message body. Contact meth@smoe.org with any questions or problems. ========================================================= ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 22:39:29 EST From: IfeRae@aol.com Subject: Re: [chakram-refugees] Lucy in Celebrity Skin Issue #126 In a message dated 3/31/2004 6:19:35 PM Pacific Standard Time, leedaley@optonline.net writes: > No doubt they will get my two sons first, no doubt the recycling people > enjoyed the collection when I cleaned out the "bathroom library". To > paraphrase the exchange in "Fins Femmes and Gems" > Gab: "That's not physically possible" > Xena: after due reflection "Sure it is" > And to think Xena was known more for her physical prowess than her imagination. Hmmm.... I guess in this case, that could be one in the same. She did have many ... skills. - -- Ife ========================================================= This has been a message to the chakram-refugees list. To unsubscribe, send a message to majordomo@smoe.org with "unsubscribe chakram-refugees" in the message body. Contact meth@smoe.org with any questions or problems. ========================================================= ------------------------------ End of chakram-refugees-digest V4 #91 *************************************