July 29 2010
Choice Links for Girls, Ladies and Other Womankind
posted by Ana Samways at 11:25 am
Tips for Single Ladies: 1938 was a minefield of female relationship etiquette. Go here for more tips to hook a man.
Worst romance hero? Bodice ripper Dangerous Magic by Jayne Ann Krentz is set in the 80s and uses the fun premise of sexual harassment as the basis for its romance. According to Jezebel.com, we meet Wade and Elissa in his CompuSystem office, where he’s denying her a well-earned promotion – he’s convinced she’s been trying to sleep her way to the top with a married superior, which isn’t the case at all…
“I merely pointed out that you picked the wrong man to sleep with in your efforts to secure the promotion. You should have tried your wiles on me. Not Martin Randolph.”
“There’s a term for women who use their bodies to get what they want on the job. Several terms in fact, none of them particularly flattering!”
Read the full entry at Jezebel.com…
I want: A shark oven mitt.
Video Link: Napital helps ladies in the 50s go to sleep, but be warned – there are some side effects…
Picture this #1: Kids’ story with a non-fairytale ending.
Picture this #2: Surreal wedding photography.
Video: Chuck Palahniuk’s novel Fight Club as a Regency romance written by Jane Austen. “The first rule of fight club is one never mentions fight club. No corsets, no hatpins, and no crying.”
July 30th, 2010 at 8:24 am
Most unladylike
July 30th, 2010 at 12:16 pm
Pretty funny, although given the era “Pugilism Menagerie” would have been a better name.
July 30th, 2010 at 2:57 pm
Actually all the original fairy tales were like that. They weren’t childrens stories at all, and the shoes were a common punishment back then.
August 3rd, 2010 at 2:40 pm
I love how she had to dance in the deadly shoes! Torture isn’t really torture unless it’s humiliating!
August 3rd, 2010 at 6:02 pm
That shark oven mitt is awesome.