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  • Ask the MB: Pinkie Ring OK?

    Ask the MB: Pinkie Ring OK?

    Q: I reject the MB's stance against pinkie rings at all cost. I wear a simple, small, stainless steel one because of what it represents. I'm an engineer from Canada (ya make all the jokes you want to prove your American insecurity, eh) and it represents a solemn expression of intent, a reminder of the humanity and responsibility involved in the profession. Keep that in mind when the guy-from-out-of-town drinks you under the bar while wearing one. Plus the ring follows the MB mantra, lack of utility coinciding with obscurity.
    --Ethan

    A: The other day we were watching a television advertisement for a national restaurant chain and witnessed a customer wearing a pinkie ring (and exhibiting PDA). The restaurant was Applebee's. Our challenge to you, Mr. smart engineer guy: calculate the degree incline of the uphill battle you're fighting.

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    11.17.08

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  • Pinkie Ring

    Pinkie Ring

    Increasingly erratic Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis provides yet more evidence against the pinkie ring. And wiping saliva from the corner of one's mouth during a press conference.

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    10.1.08

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  • Ask the MB -- Pinkie Rings

    Ask the MB -- Pinkie Rings

    Q: In a March critique of an Iraqi insurgent's magnificent bastard-dom, you note: "Pinkie ring acceptable only if starring in Scorsese mob picture." With an astute sense of style, I think one could pull this off. I'm thinking Jude Law in The Talented Mr. Ripley (approx. 24 minutes in), with a jade/gold pinkie ring. In almost every situation, I would stay away from gold, but I found a similar ring in Egypt -- very simple and understated, with a small piece of turquoise in it -- if anything, more understated than the film. If done in good taste (not the least bit Rush Limbaugh-esque), would the MB endorse such a ring? Thanks.
    --Colin

    A: We'll see your Talented Mr. Ripley and raise you an Idiocracy (where writer/director Mike Judge puts everyone in Crocs), featuring 5-time Ultimate Smackdown Champion and U.S. President Dwayne Elizando Mountain Dew Hector Camacho, in a gold pinkie ring.

    Let's keep jewelry to an absolute minimum.

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    6.26.08

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  • Egads!

    Egads!

    Ask the MB -- Wedding Rings

    Q: I am getting married in the summer and I want to know what kind of wedding band an MB wears. I want something simple but a little different. I'm not a fan of gold, I was thinking tungsten or platinum.
    --Spencer

    A: Spencer, your instincts are strong. Your question got us to make a wedding band/ring chart, from zero to maximum magnificent bastard-dom. As you can see, no ring is at the top. It's simple, a little different, and communicates clearly that you are, and always will be, your own man. And there's nothing more Magnificent Bastardly than that.





    Wedding Ring Guide

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    4.15.08

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  • Top 10 Ways To Look Like A Total Toolbag — #4 Gold Chain

    Top 10 Ways To Look Like A Total Toolbag — #4 Gold Chain

    May we suggest tucking that in? Or maybe taking it off and sticking it in a drawer somewhere?

    Check in later this week for the complete Top 10.

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    7.31.07

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