U.S. or Salvation?

Wade on September 25, 2007 at 10:08 AM

Neither, actually (I’m retired AF). Just having a little fun.

Oh, and LL Bean jeans are good for us “mommy jeans” wearers.

My wifes record is 5 years for returning a shirt. She has a parka from Bean that is >10 years old that has a semi-broken zipper and keeps threatening to send it back for a new one.

I like their stuff – jeans, shirts, camping gear. It just works for me. As for customer service – the people on the phone are great. And if you’re in the neighborhood – the store in Freeport is worth the visit.

Here’s the Wikipedia article on L. L. Bean. It’s a company in Maine. Bean was a hunter and fisherman. They sell lots of outdoor clothing, boots, camping supplies, dog beds, etc. The look is classic New England outdoor/casual (hence ridiculed above). They are one of the few companies whose catalog models don’t pose with the jaded, bleary-eyed look. I have owned Bean slacks, skirts, dresses, coats, jackets, sweaters, boots, ice skates, blankets, etc. They know warm. (I love their Polartec stuff). I used to go to their outlets for discounts all the time when we were in the NE. Here’s their website. The flagship store is open 24/7.

Now I’m going to have to make a call about that sales commission.
:-)

No, silly. I meant that he was shipped off across the universe and used as a slave, out of sight and out of mind. Besides, the other replicants had a range of physical attributes. Perhaps they would have lived longer if the engineers had given them bullet-proof ribs.

As a UK reader of this site, what is LL Bean? I assume it’s a kind of store that sells ultra-square clothing, along the lines of a golfing store.

A statue that was donated to the city by the owner of the Portland Seadogs was met with stirring controversy.

The monument, on the sidewalk outside the city-owned ball park, consists of four statues depicting a boy wearing a baseball glove, his father with sunglasses and camera in his pockets, and a mother carrying a baby girl and a teddy bear.

Oh no!

The vice chairman of the committee declared that he was not enthused with designs featuring “white folks on pedestals.” Another committee member said Portland already had too many statues depicting “white, Anglo-Saxon people.” The committee also didn’t like the fact that the “family” wore clothing with the Portland Sea Dogs logo.

That’s when everything was made in the USA. Today, the shirts are from Bulgaria and wear out in six months.

Still, any minority group should save their ire for Abercrombie & Fitch. Bean may be “shallow preppy,” but A&F is revolting! If a Klansman sent his kid to Yale, that’s where the kid would shop.

baldilocks, I thought you got all your clothes courtesy of the Army.

otcconan on September 25, 2007 at 12:11 AM

U.S. or Salvation?

haha, Hollister is just a poor man’s Abercrombie and Fitch, really. BTW A&F could certainly have been substituted for LL Bean for this ‘report’!

I remember making note of that the other day that I don’t I’ve ever met anyone named Leon who isn’t black. I’m going to name my first son Leon… if he’s white.

frankj on September 25, 2007 at 12:19 AM

Growing up in Mississippi way back when (I think Dad just killed the last Tyranosaurus), I had a friend named Leon. And, yes, he was white.

Well, there was Leon from Blade Runner, played by Brion James, an actor who was frequently cast as a redneck. Admitted Leon from Bladerunner is a fictional character. And he was metaphorically black.

To be accurate, Leon in Blade Runner was a replicant, an artificial “humanoid” with exceptional strength, limited brainpower, and a very short lifespan.

You wanna call that “metaphorically black” then YOU go right ahead, not me.

I’d comment more on the Blade Runner universe right now, but I gotta go online and buy some more stuff from LL Bean.

Well, there was Leon from Blade Runner, played by Brion James, an actor who was frequently cast as a redneck. Admitted Leon from Bladerunner is a fictional character. And he was metaphorically black.

Leon Blum? Leon from Leon / The Professional?

He just realized who his daddy is.

Boat shoes with bling!