Slog - Comments on A Lesson in Architecture http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture This is a brick house: This is not a brick house:... Copyright 2008 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:53:19 -0800 Mon, 28 Jan 2008 07:35:49 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by blaire with an e where would I be without Charles' posts of beautiful women?

]]> blaire with an e http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904464 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904464 Architecture Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:58:22 -0800 Comment by NapoleonXIV They seem to be both fashionable women, Charles.

This is a brick house.

]]> NapoleonXIV http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904467 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904467 Architecture Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:59:44 -0800 Comment by Matthew I always thought the term was "built like a brick shithouse"

]]> Matthew http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904468 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904468 Architecture Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:59:51 -0800 Comment by Wowza Wild random question : perhaps different people have different tastes?

Incredibly precise thought : you are an absolute imbecile.

]]> Wowza http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904470 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904470 Architecture Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:00:57 -0800 Comment by Sargon Bighorn Both are attractive women; is boob size related to bricks? Is this a str8 male thyang? How do women feel about bricks?

]]> Sargon Bighorn http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904471 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904471 Architecture Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:02:09 -0800 Comment by J.R. Charles, did you take a vow to never say 'tits?'

]]> J.R. http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904472 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904472 Architecture Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:03:26 -0800 Comment by Lloyd Clydesdale I know what Charles means.

]]> Lloyd Clydesdale http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904477 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904477 Architecture Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:06:56 -0800 Comment by acuteally I have always wondered if " built like a brick shithouse" was a compliment like one lover told me??

]]> acuteally http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904481 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904481 Architecture Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:08:14 -0800 Comment by Lou Give the young girl a break; she's obviously got a few years to add a few more "bricks" to her "house" and catch up.

]]> Lou http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904483 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904483 Architecture Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:09:06 -0800 Comment by Jubilation T. Cornball Rosa Luxemburg wept.

]]> Jubilation T. Cornball http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904486 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904486 Architecture Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:10:11 -0800 Comment by Jessica Obviously, picture two is Angela Chase, and thus not a brick house.

Also, both women are hot, but in different ways.

]]> Jessica http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904490 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904490 Architecture Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:12:20 -0800 Comment by Dan Savage If the second one was a boy... he'd totally be my type.

]]> Dan Savage http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904491 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904491 Architecture Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:12:36 -0800 Comment by NapoleonXIV More to the point, what are they doing at the Golden Globe awards?

Brickhouse or not, what happened to Workers' Solidarity?

]]> NapoleonXIV http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904494 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904494 Architecture Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:14:07 -0800 Comment by keshmeshi The brick house is wearing a nicer dress.

]]> keshmeshi http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904497 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904497 Architecture Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:17:56 -0800 Comment by vooodooo84 Mudede is absolutely correct, the top of the second woman hangs off her like those magic Mormon underwear, small breasts can be sexy but only if worked with properly.

]]> vooodooo84 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904498 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904498 Architecture Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:18:01 -0800 Comment by Tlazolteotl Charles, you don't like blondes. We get it - really. But if you keep insisting on using SLOG to post your juvenile jack-off fantasies, me and the other ladies are going to come over the the Stranger offices and whack your pee-pee. And not in a nice way. It's worse than the ramblings about philosophy, or architecture, or economic systems.

]]> Tlazolteotl http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904501 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904501 Architecture Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:19:45 -0800 Comment by Big Sven Claire Danes = supernummy in "Stardust". Plus the fact that she's supposedly a home-wrecking bitch weirdly adds points.

Dan beat me to referencing the Schmader's Favre/Danes post. Of course. Damnit.

]]> Big Sven http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904504 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904504 Architecture Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:22:23 -0800 Comment by ahava I only see women. Where are the brick houses?

]]> ahava http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904515 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904515 Architecture Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:27:41 -0800 Comment by M Whack a pee pee!!!!

]]> M http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904520 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904520 Architecture Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:32:22 -0800 Comment by JMR I wish someone had gotten this "lesson" to the Supermodel of the World judges.

]]> JMR http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904524 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904524 Architecture Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:35:28 -0800 Comment by Gloria Guys, he's talking about architecture, right? He's talking about structure, balance, stability. Danes here doesn't have any of those, and Bellucci there has them all.

]]> Gloria http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904525 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904525 Architecture Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:36:14 -0800 Comment by unPC @16:
calm down.

is it not true that men are valid and valuable just as they are? and they deserve respect?

just like ...... women?

]]> unPC http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904530 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904530 Architecture Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:39:20 -0800 Comment by cali you know, brick is a relative term. in earthquake-prone regions of the world, brick is not flexible enough to withstand earth's tantrums. brick is therefore fragile. brick, therefore, tends to fall down.
it even tends to kill people at much higher rates than other construction materials and is seen as anachronistic, and inferior.

]]> cali http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904545 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904545 Architecture Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:50:15 -0800 Comment by D. And I thought he was just referring to the song "She's a brick house."

]]> D. http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904588 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904588 Architecture Mon, 21 Jan 2008 18:41:48 -0800 Comment by Clint At first I thought that there was a documentary in the works on the Amanda Knox murder. But, now I am beginning to think it is a real movie with a real celeb. If so, congrats!

]]> Clint http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904612 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904612 Architecture Mon, 21 Jan 2008 19:15:34 -0800 Comment by Fnarf The first woman is mighty, mighty. The second woman is not. I think it's posture more than anything.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904613 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904613 Architecture Mon, 21 Jan 2008 19:16:04 -0800 Comment by LT L Man, I had a huge crush on Claire Danes in high school. My So-Called Life remains a guilty pleasure.

]]> LT L http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904624 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904624 Architecture Mon, 21 Jan 2008 19:37:54 -0800 Comment by Jamey Their bodies seem very similar, except for cup size. Fnarf is right, this is just a difference of posture.

]]> Jamey http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904638 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904638 Architecture Mon, 21 Jan 2008 20:03:59 -0800 Comment by OR Matt Posture, maybe ... I have to admit I like the first one better. Is that Claire Danes? Maybe I grew up, she was totally my first crush in high school. I played guitar, wrote bad poetry (I had a hit every once in a while), and wanted to be the mysterious bad boy ... (I had to look it up, I couldn't remember)... Jordan Catalano. But when the girls said I reminded them of Brian Krackow, oh god I was SO crushed. In hindsight it's quite funny.

]]> OR Matt http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904647 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904647 Architecture Mon, 21 Jan 2008 20:23:19 -0800 Comment by Epimetheus @12 LOL, that's what I thought when I saw the pictures.

Charles does illustrate The Commodores' definition "She's a brick----house
The lady's stacked and that's a fact".

If we were in another part of the country, the day and the examples he chose would be poignant. But around here I'd probably be in trouble for even thinking that.

]]> Epimetheus http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904673 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904673 Architecture Mon, 21 Jan 2008 21:09:42 -0800 Comment by superyeadon meh to charles.

]]> superyeadon http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904684 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904684 Architecture Mon, 21 Jan 2008 21:25:10 -0800 Comment by vooodooo84 I think its the faces, the first is looking off-camera with sultry mystery, the second is staring off past the camera with a bored forced smile. Attitude is everything (and posture)

]]> vooodooo84 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904695 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904695 Architecture Mon, 21 Jan 2008 21:35:28 -0800 Comment by w7ngman Oh come on... that is NOT just posture. Even with a bit more support it wouldn't compare.

]]> w7ngman http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904699 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904699 Architecture Mon, 21 Jan 2008 21:41:33 -0800 Comment by Brick Layer Does anyone really believe that Charles would kick either of these women out of bed? I'd certainly tuckpoint either one of them.

]]> Brick Layer http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904710 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904710 Architecture Mon, 21 Jan 2008 22:02:49 -0800 Comment by COMTE Charles,

You and I have had our differences, and you KNOW I'd call bullshit on you at the drop of the proverbial hat -

- but, I have to say, for this one brief moment in time, I'm with you 110%.

There's just no comparison: Monica Bellucci is so hot in that photo, she could set a brick house (shit or otherwise) on fire!

And HOLY CRAP! She's 43 years old! That's TOTALLY in my age demo!

Sweeeeeet!

]]> COMTE http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904736 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904736 Architecture Mon, 21 Jan 2008 23:06:24 -0800 Comment by Sirkowski Beauty isn't relative, everyone who's sane prefers Monica Belluci. The rest are either crazy or just faking to sound cool.

]]> Sirkowski http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904746 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904746 Architecture Mon, 21 Jan 2008 23:36:37 -0800 Comment by derek Posture, facial expression, and how about camera angle?

Whatever it is, 100% agreed.

]]> derek http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904756 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904756 Architecture Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:32:50 -0800 Comment by Epimetheus @36, You are entitled to your opinion, personally I think "any anymore than a hand full is wasted", and of the pictures shown here, I like #2, but since you mentioned a name (I didn't know who either of them were) I looked up Monica Belluci and found Wikipedia has a picture of her in the same outfit as Mudede's "Women of Italy" post, perhaps from a little earlier in the evening, and, OK you are right "everyone who's sane prefers Monica Belluci", however, if you click, the Wikipedia picture and look at the full resolution image, you might, depending on your preferences, reconsider, she looks to me about my age, which I consider a plus, but unfortunately I am actually rather older. Considering that Martha Stewart (yes, I'm a freak) is 22years older than Monica, one might question Charles comments on the aging of Italian women, or maybe he's looking a about a foot lower than I am.

But to be pragmatic, the first picture looks like unless you are George Clooney you won't get a second look, but the second looks like she doesn't really want to be there, and if one offered to make her a cup of tea, draw her a bath and massage her feet, one might have a chance, well, not me, but someone.


I think I screwed up my last post, when I LOLed at @12, it was because when I first saw the picture, I thought, except for gender, that looks like Dan's type, (I like her as a woman). Except for reading his column, I don't even know Dan, which is what makes it funny, I wonder if 12 really was from Dan?.

]]> Epimetheus http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904779 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904779 Architecture Tue, 22 Jan 2008 02:05:46 -0800 Comment by Greg Ha-cha!

]]> Greg http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904810 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904810 Architecture Tue, 22 Jan 2008 07:54:18 -0800 Comment by John and Jim Belluci Danes looks like a less-hot Cameron Diaz, or like Billy Mumy with hips. http://www.uncleodiescollectibles.com/img_lib/Billy%20Mumy%20520%208-29-6.jpg

]]> John and Jim Belluci http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904827 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904827 Architecture Tue, 22 Jan 2008 08:28:03 -0800 Comment by Emily My god, I'm agreeing with Charles two days in a row. Someone hold me? Monica?

]]> Emily http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904846 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904846 Architecture Tue, 22 Jan 2008 08:54:57 -0800 Comment by ellarosa yes, collagen-injection does make one age better (take a closer look at monica'a lips). claire will probably be doing the same in 15 years.

]]> ellarosa http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904858 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904858 Architecture Tue, 22 Jan 2008 09:05:26 -0800 Comment by ellarosa i meant "monica's"

]]> ellarosa http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904859 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904859 Architecture Tue, 22 Jan 2008 09:06:20 -0800 Comment by The Commodores She's a brick----house
Mighty mighty, just lettin' it all hang out
She's a brick----house
The lady's stacked and that's a fact,
ain't holding nothing back.

]]> The Commodores http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904937 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c904937 Architecture Tue, 22 Jan 2008 10:07:07 -0800 Comment by Dougsf My God, just what the world needs - a Marxist Melissa Rivers.

]]> Dougsf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c905285 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c905285 Architecture Tue, 22 Jan 2008 13:20:28 -0800 Comment by A_tothe_k What would a high-rise apartment look like?

]]> A_tothe_k http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c905441 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c905441 Architecture Tue, 22 Jan 2008 14:39:53 -0800 Comment by Jessica aewdsa saf wefrasf adsf sdaf

]]> Jessica http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c910645 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/a_lesson_in_architecture#c910645 Architecture Mon, 28 Jan 2008 07:35:49 -0800