hipâ?¢ster - \hip-stur (s)\ n. One who possesses tastes, social attitudes, and opinions deemed cool by the cool. (Note: it is no longer recommended that one use the term "cool"; a Hipster would instead say "deck.") The Hipster walks among the masses in daily life but is not a part of them and shuns or reduces to kitsch anything held dear by the mainstream. A Hipster ideally possesses no more than 2% body fat. <P>Clues You Are a Hipster<P>1. You graduated from a liberal arts school whose football team hasn't won a game since the Reagan administration.<P>2. You frequently use the term "postmodern" (or its commonly used variation"PoMo") as an adjective, noun, and verb.<P>3. You carry a shoulder-strap messenger bag and have at one time or another worn a pair of horn-rimmed or Elvis Costello-style glasses. <P>4. You have refined taste and consider yourself exceptionally cultured, but have one pop vice (ElimiDATE, Quiet Riot, and Entertainment Weekly are popular ones) that helps to define you as well-rounded.<P>5. You have kissed someone of the same gender and often bring this up in casual conversation.<P>6. You spend much of your leisure time in bars and restaurants with monosyllabic names like Plant, Bound, and Shine.<P>7. You bought your dishes and a checkered tablecloth at a thrift shop to be kitschy, and often throw vegetarian dinner parties.<P>8. You have one Republican friend whom you always describe as being your "one Republican friend."<P>9. You enjoy complaining about gentrification even though you are responsible for it yourself.<P>10. Your hair looks best unwashed and you position your head on your pillow at night in a way that will really maximize your cowlicks.<P>11. You own records put out by Matador, DFA, Definitive Jux, Dischord, Warp, Thrill Jockey, Smells Like Records, and Drag City. <P>From the The Hipster Handbook<BR>By Robert Lanham
Are you a hipster???
I'm a hipster…not a breakbeat
SHiiiiiiite<P>Rhetts a hipster.
According to Matt Borlik of the Citypaper, that book mentioned the hippest place to hang out in DC was the "U District". <P>Anyone want to go walk in the "U District" with me tonight?<p>[This message has been edited by thirsty moore (edited 02-11-2003).]
Here's the article, concluding there are no hipsters in DC.<BR> <A HREF="http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/indc/candy/candy.html" TARGET=_blank>http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/indc/candy/candy.html</A>;
Ah, the Hipster Handbook, a friend of mine got that from work, very funny read.
Not true. At most maybe five of these apply to me.<P>And my body fat is at least 2 to the fourth power.<P> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial, Veranda">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by markie:<BR><B>SHiiiiiiite<P>Rhetts a hipster.</B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial, Veranda">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Rhett Miller:<BR><B>Not true. At most maybe five of these apply to me.<P>And my body fat is at least 2 to the fourth power.<P> </B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>I would say:<P>1,3,4,5,7,8,9,10,11<P>I think that is nine?<P>A very impressive tally!
Well maybe six. But 1,3, and 11 don't apply to me.<P> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial, Veranda">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by markie:<BR><B> I would say:<P>1,3,4,5,7,8,9,10,11<P>I think that is nine?<P>A very impressive tally!</B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>
No quoting Nietzsche is worse than William S. Especially if you never tried to read his works. And what of those of us with perfect vision, is it double points for wearing hipster glasses even though you don't need them (have a friend who does this).
Tsk Tsk, call him "Burroughs" please. <P> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial, Veranda">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Sir HC:<BR><B>No quoting Nietzsche is worse than William S.</B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial, Veranda">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Rhett Miller:<BR><B>Well maybe six. But 1,3, and 11 don't apply to me.<P> </B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>1, OK I was guessing…. Sorry!<P>3, I am sure you wore hipster thick rimmed glasses at some time in your life?<P>11, I am also sure you own or have owned at least one release by Matador.<P>Its Ok Rhett. Its Ok to be a hipster!<P>8/11……<P><BR>you 73% hipster you.
Yes, I do have at least one Matador release, but I can't think of anything I own on the other labels listed, and it was an AND question.<P>Yes, I have worn nerd glasses but never a messenger bag, whatever that is. That was an AND question as well.<P>How many do you match?<P> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial, Veranda">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by markie:<BR><B> 1, OK I was guessing…. Sorry!<P>3, I am sure you wore hipster thick rimmed glasses at some time in your life?<P>11, I am also sure you own or have owned at least one release by Matador.<P>Its Ok Rhett. Its Ok to be a hipster!<P>8/11……<P><BR>you 73% hipster you.</B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>
2,3,4,6,8,11<P>and that is at a push. I guess I am just not very hip. then again there are no lib arts colleges in the UK so that rules out #1 straight off.
I am so un-hip, only #1 and #2 apply to me…although I would never say "PoMo" that's just cheesy!
She's in denial about #8 and #9.<P> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial, Veranda">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Celeste:<BR><B>I am so un-hip, only #1 and #2 apply to me…although I would never say "PoMo" that's just cheesy!</B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>
Only 3, 4, & 11 apply to me. Although I do use "post-modern" but only as an adjective.<P>Isn't Matt Borlik the ex-bass player of Q and not U?
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial, Veranda">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Rhett Miller:<BR><B>She's in denial about #8 and #9.<P> </B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>what about #4?<P>everyone should be #4
Oh, she has many more than just one "pop vice".<P>I think mine is that I watch Joe Millionaire. Or that I'm a NASCAR fan.<P><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial, Veranda">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by markie:<BR><B> what about #4?<P>everyone should be #4</B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>
I have several "4"'s