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Macho Macho Tree Town Men

Jo Mathis’ latest column, in which prominent Ann Arbor men list some of their favorite things, probably isn’t going to dispel any stereotypes about A2 testosterone levels. Writer Ronald Ahrens is a fan of “[o]rdering flowers from Calyx & Corolla…They offer exotic blooms like Bordeaux Miniature Calla Lilies and different kinds of orchids (as cut flowers!) and lovely unique vases,” while Mayor Hieftje prizes k.d. lang’s “Hymns of the 49th Parallel.” Oh, and we find out that Police Chief Dan Oates uses Microsoft Outlook.

22 Responses to “Macho Macho Tree Town Men”


  1. Laura Ingraham?!

    yetchh.

    (insert rude wank comment about Ann Coulter here)

    posted by OFW insurgent on January 25th, 2005 at 7:45 pm

  2. It will be noted that Mr. Curry is from Ypsi. As a fellow Ypsilantian I can report that “Uniball Deluxe Micro Pens with the ultra-fine point and the water-based ink that flows so smooth[-ly, sic]” are wildly popular in Ypsi as a whole. Even among the proles.

    posted by Laura on January 25th, 2005 at 8:28 pm

  3. No, seriously, those pens are really great. Too bad I always seem to lose them.
    /office supply dork

    posted by js on January 25th, 2005 at 8:34 pm

  4. That’s it; Hieftje is a damn Canadian spy.

    posted by Dave on January 25th, 2005 at 8:37 pm

  5. Those pens are foinnnnn. Much better than flowers and all that other crap.

    posted by srah on January 25th, 2005 at 9:22 pm

  6. (”Stuck for Valentine’s Day ideas?”)

    posted by Laura on January 25th, 2005 at 10:08 pm

  7. I prefer the Pilot G-2 ultrafine, myself.

    posted by RDS on January 26th, 2005 at 8:19 am

  8. I go for Sharpies, myself. None of this pansy “ultrafine” crap.

    posted by Murph on January 26th, 2005 at 8:28 am

  9. Holy sh*t, twice in one week! I agree with JS about the pens, too!

    posted by Anna on January 26th, 2005 at 9:19 am

  10. Anna, I respect you as a fellow poster, but really. This unfaltering devotion to me is just a little over the top. And the naked pictures of yourself you’ve been sending? Indeed. I just think we may need some time apart.
    /grin.

    posted by js on January 26th, 2005 at 11:35 am

  11. Those pens are ace, I use them for illustration work when I don’t feel like going Micron and using different sizes.

    But couldn’t just ONE of those guys have said something about his favorite sports team? Even just a bland Wolverines reference would have been nice. Sometimes I think this town is slowly killing me and all I hold dear to my heart.

    posted by art student on January 26th, 2005 at 12:22 pm

  12. One translation of “pansy ultrafine crap” is “cultured refinement.”

    posted by Laura on January 26th, 2005 at 12:55 pm

  13. I actually like ‘em more than Microns, which always feel, I dunno, stiff in my hand. I mean, for inking I would probably use a Micron (though I don’t have much call for that), but for just free-hand, I feel like I have better control with one of the Uniballs…

    posted by js on January 26th, 2005 at 3:29 pm

  14. Do all the cool people in Ann Arbor hang around in office-supply stores?

    posted by srah on January 26th, 2005 at 7:08 pm

  15. (tries to think of a suave pickup line for an office supply store)

    posted by Laura on January 26th, 2005 at 8:52 pm

  16. I’m into pencils so I can erase my mistakes.

    posted by sammy on January 26th, 2005 at 9:37 pm

  17. I love Microsoft Outlook, kicks in the crotch …

    posted by Tim on January 26th, 2005 at 10:21 pm

  18. It doesn’t seem like a good idea to go announcing weaknesses like MS Outlook use in the newspaper like that. “I use MS Outlook. Oh, and I’m ticklish on the backs of my knees, too, if anyone’s trying to figure that one out. And kryptonite cripples me.”

    posted by srah on January 27th, 2005 at 12:03 am

  19. Pick-up line: “My penis bigger than that one… Oh, sorry, I meant ‘pen is’.”

    Thats all I got. And I don’t even have a penis. So much for that.

    Hey, look, descent into debauchery. Glad I could be here.

    posted by srah on January 27th, 2005 at 12:06 am

  20. i’m surprised ahrens didn’t succumb to the temptation of saying he liked to order roses with raindrops from calyx & corolla.

    posted by Joy on January 27th, 2005 at 12:09 am

  21. Ya js, definitely better coverage on them than the Microns, and a smoother delivery, but Microns are much better for precision work and, as a craptastic scientific illustrator, precision is da bomb.

    See how cool Ann Arbor is, kidlings? We’re all about the pens.

    posted by art student on January 27th, 2005 at 12:07 pm

  22. I think Jo Mathis needs to get out of the office a little more often.

    posted by JennyD on January 27th, 2005 at 2:51 pm