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You have to admire the marketing genius of Guess choosing Paris Hilton as their "demi-pornographic"*Guess Girl."Demi-pornographic" gives "pornography" a whole new spin. "Semi-pornographic" is more "ho" than "haute", if you know what I mean?  Anyone else know any other upmarket uses of the prefix "demi" ... defined thus [not as in "Demi Moore"]: "To some degree; part; partly: demigod." [A-H] * Read all about it on "Confessions of an Heirhead", or go to: http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/25/business/25guess.html?adxnnl=1&8hpib=&adxnnlx=1096120942-jyNCxoX1Kcz98cw2If5tuw[A little cross-promotional threading never hurts. ]
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Anyone else know any other upmarket uses of the prefix "demi"How about "demi-tasse", Grapho? If you tried to sell a "semi-tasse" at Starbucks, you could only get 1/2 price. "demi-pornographic" raises the price tag without raising the skirt [or at least removing it altogether]. You can sell haute couture in flimsey [or even in "floosie"] but not in nothing at all. There is something very perverse about this perversion of perversity, it seems to me.
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There is something very perverse about this perversion of perversity, it seems to me.Please try to avoid social commentary, Plutarch. I promised "themgmt" I would ease up on the Carpal Tunnels. Stick with the ancient greeks, why dontcha?
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I promised "the mgmt" I would ease up on the Carpal Tunnels.
Which particular "perversity" of the Carpal Tunnels did you have in mind, Grapho?
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Which particular "perversity" ... did you have in mind?
Don't get me started, Plutarch. If a Carpal Tunnel shows up around here, you're going to have to deal with it.
I'm just looking for upmarket uses for the prefix "demi".
"demi-tasse" was a demi-good start. So demi-up or demi-off. OK?
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If a Carpal Tunnel shows up around here, you're going to have to deal with it.
You're dreamin' in demi-color, Grapho. No self-respecting Carpal Tunnel would stick their demi-tasse into your thread.
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No self-respecting Carpal Tunnel would stick their demi-tasse into your thread.
Look, Plutarch, this is my thread. And I'm trying to demi-tize my image around here. So, please show some demi-class and stop demi-fying my charade. OK?
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stop demi-fying my charade
OK, that's it! Stop your demi-bitching or you can both get your demi-tasses out of here.
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you can both get your demi-tasses out of here
That's no fair, themgmt. Grapho was just trying to clean up his act. Everyone deserves a second chance! Even Grapho.
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Grapho was just trying to clean up his act
Maybe so. But that's no reason to blame Plutarch, Tang.
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