{"id":1225,"date":"2009-06-02T18:47:00","date_gmt":"2009-06-03T01:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2009\/06\/what-really-grinds-my-gears\/"},"modified":"2017-05-05T14:36:06","modified_gmt":"2017-05-05T18:36:06","slug":"what-really-grinds-my-gears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2009\/06\/what-really-grinds-my-gears\/","title":{"rendered":"What Really Grinds My Gears"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve mentioned my love for the animated series <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2008\/11\/giggity-giggity-gigapan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Family Guy before<\/a>. On one episode, Peter Griffin gets his own segment on the local news called &#8220;What Really Grinds My Gears.&#8221; Take a look.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.adultswim.com\/utilities\/embed\/bZsDUhiuRDa3r08c5W5YBg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p>The incest\/period portion of that clip isn&#8217;t relevant to my post today. I don&#8217;t even have a brother, for God&#8217;s sake! You people and your perverted minds. I love you anyway. But I&#8217;ll tell you what really grinds my gears. A designer named <a href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/life-style\/fashion\/features\/spirit-of-the-eighties-cult-designer-pam-hogg-is-back-in-the-spotlight-1622651.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pam Hogg<\/a>. She specializes in designing shiny catsuits best worn by pop stars and <a href=\"http:\/\/uk.fashion.popsugar.com\/3146526\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">celebrity spawn<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/stylefrizz.com\/200811\/could-you-wear-pam-hoggs-leggings-and-catsuit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342904442692901106\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 316px;\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/SiXPSF-RGPI\/AAAAAAAAH1Y\/rJRBs57iyRc\/s320\/pam-hogg-leggings-catsuit.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 85%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Image from <\/span><a style=\"font-style: italic;\" href=\"http:\/\/stylefrizz.com\/200811\/could-you-wear-pam-hoggs-leggings-and-catsuit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stylefrizz<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<p>You regular gals who don&#8217;t want to look like <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/C-3PO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">C-3PO<\/a> on the stroll can get the more conservative dress version of the look for 795 pounds at Browns.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.brownsfashion.com\/product\/designers\/index\/women\/pamhogg\/97854.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342905467783245138\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 259px; height: 320px;\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/SiXQNwu2bVI\/AAAAAAAAH1g\/_vJ6ZGx8JcM\/s320\/pamhogg.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 85%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Click the photo for more info<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p>The mere existence of this stuff doesn&#8217;t grind my gears. What bothers me is that gorgeous blogger and fashion adventurer <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stylebubble.co.uk\/style_bubble\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Susie Bubble<\/a> boldly modeled some of the Hogg catsuits for a fun post &#8212; only to have <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stylebubble.co.uk\/style_bubble\/2009\/06\/hogg-roasted.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hogg&#8217;s people complain that it was &#8220;bad publicity.&#8221;<\/a> Susie, being the nice person that she is, took the original post down. I, being the bitch that I am, say, &#8220;Welcome to the world of bad publicity, Pam Hogg!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I also want to say to you peeps that there are a lot of designers who are thrilled by your enthusiasm for their work. I am always honored when customers or admirers post photos of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">my jewelry<\/a>. I started a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Wendy-Brandes-Jewelry\/83866321152?ref=nf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fan page on Facebook<\/a> just to share those pictures. Basically as long as you&#8217;re not stealing my designs &#8212; or making off with one of my rings (that can only be forgiven once, <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2007\/07\/britney-spears-stole-my-ring-yall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Britney<\/a>) &#8212; take as many pictures as you like and let the world know how awesome I am! I know my designing friends <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/category\/christian-francis-roth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Christian Francis Roth<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/category\/zang-toi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zang Toi <\/a>feel the same way. So if you&#8217;re going to spend your money, spend it with those of us who appreciate your fine asses! Do we have a deal? I think we have a deal! Just don&#8217;t buy stuff, wear it and return it. Now THAT will piss me off.<\/p>\n<p>UPDATED TO ADD: <a href=\"http:\/\/racked.com\/archives\/2009\/06\/02\/controversies_british_blogger_susie_bubble_chastised_for_trying_on_a_catsuit.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Racked.com<\/a> posted on the topic with two of Susie&#8217;s photos. Susie looks like a beautiful robot, no? My <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2009\/01\/going-back-to-cali\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">robotic Hogan shoes<\/a> would complete the look.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/SiXrd3oNq2I\/AAAAAAAAH1o\/fFO2cibYwLI\/s1600-h\/2009_06_bubbleinhogg.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342935431326313314\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/SiXrd3oNq2I\/AAAAAAAAH1o\/fFO2cibYwLI\/s320\/2009_06_bubbleinhogg.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 85%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Photo from <a href=\"http:\/\/stylebubble.typepad.com\/style_bubble\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stylebubble<\/a> via <a href=\"http:\/\/racked.com\/archives\/2009\/06\/02\/controversies_british_blogger_susie_bubble_chastised_for_trying_on_a_catsuit.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Racked<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p> <\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve mentioned my love for the animated series Family Guy before. On one episode, Peter Griffin gets his own segment on the local news called &#8220;What Really Grinds My Gears.&#8221; Take a look. The incest\/period portion of that clip isn&#8217;t relevant to my post today. I don&#8217;t even have a brother, for God&#8217;s sake! You&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2009\/06\/what-really-grinds-my-gears\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12,65,519,5,144,39],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1225","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-blogs-and-bloggers","7":"category-designers","8":"category-family-guy","9":"category-insanity","10":"category-rants","11":"category-tv","12":"entry"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1225","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1225"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1225\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1275,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1225\/revisions\/1275"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1225"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1225"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1225"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}