Category Archives: Fashion

Third Eye

Posted on 7 March 2015 by Larry Russwurm

It’s only in the last couple of years that I’ve been privy to the info that the red dot some Hindus wear on their foreheads is supposed to represent a third eye. It’s not that I’ve never thought about the … Continue reading →

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Just How Mutated Were Cinderella’s Feet?

Posted on 24 January 2015 by Larry Russwurm

For the sake of argument, lets assume that Cinderella’s feet looked like those of a normal young woman. If that is the case, the only way her foot would be different than the other subjects of her country would be … Continue reading →

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A Nice Day for a White Wedding

Posted on 26 July 2014 by Larry Russwurm

Let’s say that a couple bonded around the sport of tennis. So they could have their wedding in that sport’s shrine -say Wimbledon- for sheer, high class points. Right after the tournament is over and the rest of the crowd … Continue reading →

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Most Beautiful

Posted on 19 July 2014 by Larry Russwurm

Unmentionable magazines are fond of generating publicity by having a list of the most beautiful or sexiest people in the world. It drives magazine sales, produces a lot of link love and just plain old publicity for the publication. Indeed, … Continue reading →

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Horizontal Stripes

Posted on 14 June 2014 by Larry Russwurm

Jails started the erasure of the stereotypical image of doing time. They no longer clothe criminals in horizontal black and white striped garb, complete with a number. For some reason they chose a new image. That new image was of … Continue reading →

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Lime and Alcohol

Posted on 22 September 2013 by Larry Russwurm

It was a number of years ago when I first tried a lime wedge pushed into the neck of a bottle of beer. I think it was Corona beer that was promoting this method of annoying beer bottle reusing programs … Continue reading →

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Newfoundland Houndstooth

Posted on 16 March 2013 by Larry Russwurm

When I was a kid, houndstooth patterns were in style, although I never heard the term. The pants I had my mother just called a checkered pattern. But now larger houndstooth patterns are in style (shown here) so I noticed … Continue reading →

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The Laziness Maker

Posted on 30 January 2013 by Larry Russwurm

If only I could have thought about this as a kid – I might have avoided work my entire life. You might ask ‘What’s the trick to being acceptably lazy?’ If you’re on board I’ll tell you the secret. It’s … Continue reading →

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It’s 2013, Now We Can Bat our Lashes

Posted on 2 January 2013 by Larry Russwurm

One of my biggest disappointments of 2012 is that I didn’t come up with the bat moustache/soulpatch/goatee that came in Bob Kane versions and the stylized latter day Batman design. But this is a new year and I can try … Continue reading →

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Loopholes for the No Nose Picking Rule

Posted on 20 October 2012 by Larry Russwurm

It was a few years ago when it finally dawned on me that “Hey,” all the people with nose rings, nose studs and other such piercings had found a loophole to the no nose picking rule. Of course they have … Continue reading →

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