chabot@amber.DEC (L S Chabot) (11/27/84)
Someone in our group just came back from a meeting (held on work premises) run by a woman from ColoRight Ltd. The following is a handout from the meeting. THE 14 POINT SYSTEM FOR WOMEN ----------------------------- each color 1 point glasses 1 point (add point for chain) simple earrings 1 point (add 2 points for elaborate styles) red hair 1 point heavy eye makeup 1 point each chain 1 point bow on blouse 1 point buttons in contrast 1 point belt buckle 1 point tie at waist 1 point colored fingernail polish 1 point polished toenails 1 point watch 1 point each bracelet 1 point purse 1 point reinforced sandel toe 5 POINTS (in other words - don't) stocking that shows simple shoes 1 point (add point for open toe or heel) colored stockings 1 point any eye arresting feature 1 point Use maximum points for your best dressed look. Wear less than 14 points for understated look. For a business look, use a 9 point maximum. Wear a full 14 points for a party look. Practice counting before a full length mirror every day and it will become part of your life. + + + + + + + + + + + + No, my friend tells me there was no handout for men. Maybe the meeting was only for women? Who knows! The meeting announcement made no such restriction, but then it was printed on cute pink paper (I know--I stuffed one into *everybody's* mail box). But that doesn't seem fair: after all, the announcement declares "By wearing your colors you will always look and feel your best." I think everyone deserves to feel that good, don't you? Well, anyway, let's see... Gray sweater, blue and white striped oxford shirt, blue jeans--that's three colors so that's three points. Glasses. Watch. Turquoise cotton crew socks probably don't count as "colored stockings", and since you can't see them when I stand up, I probably can't count them as another color. Do Timberland moccasins with Vibram soles count as "simple shoes"? --likely not, they've got all these funny bumps and laces; but maybe they count as another color. Dragon belt buckle doesn't show, doesn't count. "Any eye arresting feature". Aha. Yes. Well. Probably not what they mean. Oh, oh, can I count my badge? Okay, this is 6 or 7 points. Does this mean I've got the "understated look" or "a business look"? Or both? If I want the "best dressed look" should I add chains to my glasses (no. I gave it up in 4th grade for good.), dye my hair red, and wear visibly reinforced "sandel" toe stockings? I don't know, I feel pretty good right now (for one thing, I feel warm). Should one feel better the more colors one wears? The more chains or bracelets (sounds like a conspicuous display of wealth)? How about you? How good do you feel? And how do you rate in the above system? (females, males, and wombats of any persuasion may apply) Or, what's your favorite inconsistency in-or-about the above system? "Practice counting before a full length mirror every day and it will become part of your life." Sound advice--"practice counting". At least, for four year olds. But before a full length mirror? At any rate, this is in direct contradiction with my theory about counting being bad for girls (remember, if they can count as well as boys this will destroy our way of life) :-) . Wouldn't it be better to count, say, sit-ups? L S Chabot UUCP: ...decwrl!dec-rhea!dec-amber!chabot ARPA: ...chabot%amber.DEC@decwrl.ARPA USFail: DEC, MR03-1/K20, 2 Iron Way, Marlborough, MA 01752 shadow: [ISSN 0018-9162 v17 #10 p7, bottom vt100, col3, next to next to last]
hollis@ucf-cs.UUCP (William ) (11/27/84)
I want to see someone come up with one for males...
William Kendall Hollis
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hollis.ucf-cs@Csnet-Relaytoml@oliveb.UUCP (Tom Long) (11/28/84)
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I think ColoRight is absolutely Wrong, at least in an engineering
environment. I am a 3 point, 43-year-old man, so my opinions are probably
both out-of-date and quite common.
The basic thrust of the 14 point system is sensible. I suggest aiming
at 4-5 points for women, with a 7 point maximum.
Lisa herself falls well within this range. I would count any number of
colors on a blouse as one point, unless it has a bold pattern. The badge
doesn't count at all.
Those of you who are interested in men's preferences should note that
men usually find women most attractive when the women are in their natural
state, which scores about 3 points (or 4 for long hair).
How many points should men aim for?
This is a fascinating topic. I hope Lisa's letter generates a lot of
responses. Does anyone agree with me that a 14-point woman suggests adjec-
tives like "bubble-headed", "garish", and "insecure"?
Tom Longken@ihuxq.UUCP (ken perlow) (11/28/84)
-- >> "Practice counting before a full length mirror every day and it >> will become part of your life." Sound advice--"practice counting". >> At least, for four year olds. But before a full length mirror? >> At any rate, this is in direct contradiction with my theory about >> counting being bad for girls (remember, if they can count as well >> as boys this will destroy our way of life) :-) . >> Wouldn't it be better to count, say, sit-ups? >> L S Chabot Actually, this color-by-numbers racket fits hand-in-glove (how many points for gloves?) with your girls-don't-count theory. Remember, you have to count up to 14, but woe unto her who counts to 15, the infamous evil number of the party-animal. The mirror is for good luck, until it breaks. And you're certainly better off counting before it than after--you might be waiting a long time. (Come on, speak up!) "Fourteen will be thy count, and the number of thy counting will be fourteen." Well, so much for reading hex dumps. :-) "Doesn't Louise count?" "Only to ten, Mudhead." -- *** *** JE MAINTIENDRAI ***** ***** ****** ****** 27 Nov 84 [7 Frimaire An CXCIII] ken perlow ***** ***** (312)979-7188 ** ** ** ** ..ihnp4!iwsl8!ken *** ***
jeffw@tekecs.UUCP (Jeff Winslow) (11/28/84)
This rating system reminds me of another of my favorite ( :-) ) magazines - The National Enquirer. (You knew it all along, didn't you, L S ?) To wit, how can anyone believe that stuff? Feeling peaceful for a change, Jeff Winslow
zubbie@wlcrjs.UUCP (Jeanette Zobjeck) (11/29/84)
Let me see if I have this right: A redheaded woman who wears glasses and uses a wristwatch starts out with 3 or 4 (her purse) points before she has even left home. Now since simple shoes are a point and either a belt buckle or a tie at the waist is a point she had better not wear any makeup if she wants some color in her wardrobe or she will never look business like. HMMMMM!!!! Sounds like the person who assemble that list was not a member of NOW......oops gotta go my boss wants a cup of coffee. -Jeanette Zobjeck