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Participanton watch chat groups, there is much discussion about fake watches.
some fake watches are very high quality today and most observers wouldnt be able to tell you had a fake.
many, probably the vast majority, watch lovers are disdainful, even hateful of fakes–but also, interestingly, feel they would never wear one because it would harm the way they feel about their own status.
in other words, even if everyone else thought they were wearing, say, a rolex, but they themselvesknew they weren’t wearing a rolex, they couldn’t wear the fake, because it would lower their status internally. they would not feel comfortable or happy wearing it.
if on the other hand, they were unknowingly sold a fake, but believed they had a real rolex, and wore it, they would feel good.
thus, there ware many websites devoted to distinguishing fakes from genuine. But mot seem to end up saying, hey, you’re probably not going to be able to definitely distinguish in the case of good copies, so take it to a jeweler or buy from a dealer….
http://www.bernardwatch.com/Fake-Rolex-Comparison
strikes me as interesting…
Participant[quote=Blogstar]I am going to squat 250 in a week or two and then my status will be secure. Actually, since I almost weight that much it won’t be, so I’ll buy a new watch. Of course, I can’t afford much of a watch, so I’ll get my kid to get better grades than your kid.
True, status seeking, or at least an attempt at pecking order status recognition is ubiquitous and probably instinctual. However, I like it when top dogs, like you squat250,manage to be pretty cool and interesting people despite all that.[/quote]
well, thanks. I was sitting outide my inlaws in the yard with my brother in law, his son, and another newphew, and my kid. Me and my kid were squatting on the ground on a concrete ledge. apparent submissive positions, althought hey could have been resting perches.
The brother in law, who is pretty much the alpha out of all of us at the house, was standing in a central position. his son and the other nephew were off to the side. When my brother in law went back inside, instinctively, his son moved from where he was standing to the “power position” his dad had vacated.
My son pointed it out to me–I hadn’t noticed. we were laughing about it after everyone had left for oh, about ten continuous minutes….
Participantwe usually don’t buy any christmas presents for any relative, even though they give us all gifts every year. They just won’t stop.
This year, I’m going to buy everyone a book. Hell, I get a free $10 coupon at barnes and noble for every $75 I spend. plus I like choosing books for people. sometimes they like the book you give them…i get a charge out of that.
probably this is the year they stop buying us gifts.
my super-baby-young nephew’s going to afghanistan this week leaving behind a pregnant wife. he was at t-giving at my inlaws. I bought him and his wife a book on improving your marriage and gave it to them at thanksgiving. The family was all sitting around reading passages from the book and howling with laughter.
uncomfortable laughter, sure, but laughter.
it was funny! glad I bought it for them. the laughs were worth it alone.
also got her WHAT T EXPECT WHEN YOURE EXPECTING. she didn’t have it. I thought everyone in america got that when they got pregnant…
Participantthis is my plain little watch, in case you’re interested.
occasionally I do have someone comment that i have a cool looking watch. I light up when i am praised for it.
Participanthttp://365daysofsquatting.blogspot.com/
now here’s a SQUATTER.
squatted every days for a year with heavy weight on the bar!
Participantamong squatters, 250lbs affords literally zero status. it’s almost zero. if I were hanging out wiht squatters, i would be redfaced at my incredible weakness.
my watch is too cheap and ordinary to give me any real status. I need more. I’d like a watch that signals extreme perfection.
This is that watch:
sure, it’s $4,000, and nobody would really know it wasn’t a $100 watch probably, but it just screams out to me that I am a superior status human.
i asked a friend about purse status. she says purses do indeed indicate status today. she says in the old days purses reflected personality, not status.
she says there is a website where you can rent purses to pretend to have status for an event. I would not be happy renting that watch. I have to possess it as mine.
my wife carries a hippie cloth purse witha peace sign on it. I think it’s from guatemala. I asked my friend what that meant. she says it means she is refusing to play.
I think it’s my kids that have been giving me the status feeling these holidays. I feel very reproductively successful.
Participantmy 1989 honda civic was disturbing to others because it rejected cars as status indicators.
I wasn’t playing along.
my new honda accord doesn’t really indicate high status, but at least it’s playing the game.
ParticipantFBI is busy closing down medical marijuana clinics. call back later.
Participantthe watch band is also important. i would say it is worth spending a lot of money to buy a watch band that is special, even if it costs as much or more than the watch.
Participantprinting money is non-partisan. im pretty sure if Willard Romney had won he woulda been printing too.
the word threadjack keeps making me think of montereyjack cheese.
threadjack cheese.
we have a cat named pinta we call weenta, and we always go around incorporating the phrase “weenta cheese” into virtually every single family conversation.
why don’t more people call willard by his real name?
some names never recover after a bad motion pic
Participanti am way stronger at 50 than I was at 20.
i think I could get the crabs or plumb.
I feel like I can pick up anything.
Participanti couldnt resist buying this book. partly out of guilt for getting so much free money.
good piggington required reading…
just a few chapters helped me achieve greater self awareness of why I am obsessed with watches. in fact, it may have cured me!!!!!
selfknowledge is power.
Participantyes the homeschoolers discount.
i have accrued $140 in free coupons.
feel about $100 worth of guilt.
up $40.00!
Participanti am in favor of no regulation of body covering. I can’t really get worked up about clothing laws, but I can get in a lather about shoe requirements. Shoes should absolutely be optional everywhere. Since I feel so strongly about shoes being wrong, I can sympathize with people who feel that way about all coverings. I say it’s a sad day when San francisco says put some clothes on.
Personally, i would feel kind of odd walking around temecula naked.
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