Darling, we're too old for ponchos. That's just the bottom line and we have to deal with it.

Besides, they do absolutely nothing for one's figure.
Eurotrash | Homepage | 11.11.04 - 4:16 pm | #

seeing as you're my bubbly.com sister (i'm the nest lady...), thought i'd wander over to your site. must say it's quite lovely. thanks for the laughs and pithy insight.

best,

grace
(designsponge.blogspot.com)
grace | Homepage | 11.11.04 - 4:31 pm | #

wtf? People are wearing ponchos over there? Fucking New Yorkers, never getting it right.
sac | Homepage | 11.11.04 - 4:33 pm | #

Along with cowboy boots sans hosiery and the now ubiquitous bare midriff irrespective of muscle tone an affront to human dignity.
la depressionada | Homepage | 11.11.04 - 5:03 pm | #

Oh my fuck! You didn't mention that they were MACRAME ponchos. Turn them upside down and you have a plant holder in my aunt's house during the 70s.
sac | Homepage | 11.11.04 - 5:26 pm | #

but then you get to play 'what's under the poncho'...
Frankenstein | Homepage | 11.11.04 - 5:32 pm | #

Resist Maccers, Resist, the poncho is just the new pashmina, and as you point out you'll get two for a tenner at odd job (or whatever they call it nowadays) in a couple of weeks when everyone has figured out they are just wearing an oversized coffee filter......
Will | 11.11.04 - 5:39 pm | #

Strictly speaking they're not macrame; they are crocheted (shell stitch). Excuse me, I just frightened myself.
la depressionada | Homepage | 11.11.04 - 6:49 pm | #

Unless you're living in Chile, or reside somewhere in Patagonia...NIX the poncho.

feckin' horrible this picture you put up.
Robotnik | Homepage | 11.11.04 - 6:50 pm | #

you must resist --
or
you must find the matching hat and bag.
blackbird | Homepage | 11.12.04 - 7:33 am | #

they look like table cloths. or tea bags, cant decide.
toiletgraffiti | Homepage | 11.12.04 - 8:57 am | #

fuck it, get one. get it from here:
http://www.ponchotora.com/
What's the sense of living in this city if you don't do this kind of thing.
a | 11.12.04 - 12:23 pm | #

I'm right there with you on resisting the poncho...They make even skinny girls look tent-like, and if you've got anything approaching a C-cup or above they make you look like you're wearing a muu-muu.
JM | Homepage | 11.12.04 - 1:10 pm | #

Ponchos are all part of the "We Want To See How Far We Have To Go Before Men Will Stop Fucking Us" movement.
L'Emmerdeur | Homepage | 11.12.04 - 1:34 pm | #

M. Deur

Yes. But the answer is ever thus: NEVER!
la depressionada | Homepage | 11.12.04 - 1:43 pm | #

I wore a poncho when I was four years old. Even then it was a stupid idea. Why the fuck would I wear one now?
Sarah | Homepage | 11.12.04 - 2:40 pm | #

One of my friends recently scoured Century 21, and came up only with a red poncho with bobble trim. I mocked her loudly, and sent her back to the store immediately. WTF?

Also, I recently saw a rather plump woman, wearing a nicely tailored suit, walking down the street with a fringey plaid blanket wrapped/thrown 'round her shoulders - an attempt at an impropmty poncho? Again, WTF?
mathematician | Homepage | 11.12.04 - 2:53 pm | #

The poncho was my best career move ever. Okay, time for donkey to fuck me--adios.
Juan Valdez | 11.12.04 - 3:28 pm | #

I thought you were making this up, but I'm in a coffee shop right now and there are two women wearing ponchos. Ai!
Sterling | Homepage | 11.13.04 - 4:45 pm | #

The thing is: Jessica Simpson started that trend.

I think it's a good rule to never, ever follow Jessica Simpson's style lead.
samantha | 11.23.04 - 6:45 pm | #