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To: Crocodile who wrote (41791)	11/14/1999 6:10:00 PM
From: melinda abplanalp	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71178

Not me....I just want a painter.

To: Crocodile who wrote (41791)	11/14/1999 6:15:00 PM
From: Gauguin	Respond to of 71178

LOL! That is the funniest thing I have read all day. So really ~ who DO they sell them to? And fer what? Does Cosmo REALLY (I haven't read it) tell a woman or "girl" who doesn't know how, how to drive a man crazy? Ya get that out of a magazine? I'd think you might get it from a man.

To: Crocodile who wrote (41791)	11/14/1999 6:15:00 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71178

Helen Gurley Brown was on TV the other night, talking about sex, about her book, "Sex and the Single Girl," which she wrote in the 1960's, I believe, and about how it had a liberating effect on women. I felt somewhat ironic, hearing that, as she is, I believe, in her 70's, but was dressed up a la Cosmo girl, with lots of make-up, big hair, big jewelry, and a (I kid you not) leopard-print dress with lots of cleavage. She did not appear "liberated" to me. Liking sex is one thing, dressing like a trollop is something else, entirely. And, yes, "at her age" was certainly part of it. If you look at women's magazines objectively, they are all about meeting men, attracting men's interest, and keeping it, with the ultimate goal of marriage, and living happily ever after. Nothing wrong with that, but not exactly "liberated." The real problem, which nobody seems to explain to these girls, is that women want to commit too soon, they try to form permanent attachments too young. Even old Helen Gurley Brown doesn't have the decency to explain THAT, because how would she sell magazines? "Live your life, have a good time, date around, Mr. Right isn't ready to get married, yet, he'll show up when he is." "Climb mountains, go to Tibet, feed the homeless, do anything else but wear that stupid makeup and waste your life sitting by the telephone." Nope, no money in that.

To: Crocodile who wrote (41791)	11/14/1999 6:23:00 PM
From: Rambi	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 71178

isn't that what we all want... a totally crazy madman? Naw- I had one of those once and it was awful. I think everyone of those Cosmo women looks exactly like the one before. They may even be the same one- she may not even be really alive. I don't think I've ever bought a Cosmo. I buy the magazines that advertise- How to lose 15 pounds by eating only Godiva Chocolate and Lay's Potato Chips How to make a complete three course dinner in 1 minute and 13 seconds without entering the kitchen. How to clean your house while lying in bed reading. How to take 20 years off your age using Elmer's Glue and Scotch tape

To: Crocodile who wrote (41791)	11/14/1999 7:33:00 PM
From: Jacques Chitte	Respond to of 71178

Well, it's the same principle that has men buying copies of Road and Track, y'know, the annual Top speed Shootout issue in which stroked Vipers and Lamorghinis and breathed-on Porsche Turbos and whatnot compete for the title. Sort of the automotive Swimsuit Isuue. And these men neatly roll up the magazine and tuck it into the passenger seat of their Camry/Caravan/Dakota.

To: Crocodile who wrote (41791)	11/15/1999 1:35:00 AM
From: ZinMaster	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71178

I'm not sure who buys Cosmo either.... When I'm standing in line, wondering about LOVEMAKING SECRETS OF THE GEISHA GIRLS I find that it is either impossible to find the table of contents, or I can finish reading the article before the checker starts ringing up my bread, eggs, and juice. I read fairly quickly, but it's hard to imagine that the geisha are really able to fully convey their secrets in a minute or two. In fact, I'd like to have them explain in detail for several hours.